SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017
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“We are still working at getting the
costs down for pulling the buildings
down, but in the end, we are pretty con-
fident that replacing the dry storage
with camping will provide the same
amount of revenue.”
Dina McClure said all the dry stor-
age tenants would receive a 60-day
notice.
“We have been talking about this for
a while, so (the tenants) are well
aware,” she said.
Leskin said he would have a propos-
al to the commission on how to move
forward at the Jan. 30 work session.
During the manager’s report, Leskin
said that recent storms had washed away
as much as another foot of embankment
along C-Row in the campground and
that Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and other agency
repair approvals should happen soon.
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These are qualities Greene
believes will serve their classmates
well during the rest of the school
year.
“It is my goal to give students with
leadership skills the opportunity at a
young age to develop these skills,”
she said. “What we practice at a
young age can make a lifelong
impression, setting in motion a direc-
tion for the future.”
Greene said she feels that the
process the students went through
was a learning experience on a num-
ber of levels. It was not just about
familiarizing themselves with the
election process or with the issues
that were discussed. It also required
thinking about what was important to
them as individuals and then articu-
lating those thoughts.
The ability to consider differing
Siuslaw Elementary School staff, parents and students take the
Pledge of Allegiance Friday.
ideas and thoughts on a particular
subject is sometimes challenging for
young people.
“I hope that all of my students will
gain confidence in their ability to
make a difference in the world, now
and as adults,” Greene said. “I want
them to discuss real-world problems
and develop positive attitudes
towards solving them.”
Grace was given the Oath of
Office by a former third-grade presi-
dent, Siuslaw High School 11th-
Grade Class President Kyle King,
who spoke briefly on the importance
his election had in his life.
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Other students spoke during the
ceremony about what democracy
meant to them and their community.
Grace then gave a short acceptance
speech detailing the class’s accom-
plishments to this point in the year
and her plans for the class during the
remainder of the year. The conclu-
sion to her speech was both insightful
and inspiring.
“Our classroom is a democracy.
Every voice counts, and we can
vote.”
The students in Dolly Greene’s
class aren’t the only ones to come
away from this process with a life
lesson,
“I have learned that when students
are given the opportunity to enact
real-life scenarios through role play-
ing in the classroom, they grow in a
way that is deep and meaningful,”
said Greene. “Providing these oppor-
tunities is demanding, but critical for
the development of the child.”
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Murphy has expanded his
volunteer position to help
personnel at Western Lane
Ambulance District and the
Florence Police Department
as well.
As a chaplain, Murphy
sees his role as helping not
only the victims and their
families, but also the fire-
fighters, emergency medical
technicians and
police person-
nel who deal
with emergen-
cies and death
on a regular
basis.
“I’m basically
taking care of
people — taking
care of the fire
department, the people
who work in the office. I
work with Western Lane
Ambulance. I’m basically
their chaplain too. Whenever
there are calls, I go with
them. On real bad calls, I will
check with the police dis-
patcher to make sure they are
OK,” Murphy said.
Death calls, whether from
accidents, natural causes or
violence, is one of the most
challenging
aspects
of
Murphy’s job.
“Over the years, I have
made myself available for
what ever needed to be
done,” Murphy said. “A lot
of it is going out on death
calls, being with the family
until they are comfortable.
Most of the time I stay until
the funeral home comes to
remove the body.
“I see one of my key func-
tions as being an information
person for them.
“I explain, ‘Your loved-
one has died and since it
was an in-home death and
wasn’t witnessed, the police
are going to have to
come.’ Sometimes people
panic and think, ‘Am I going
to be investigated? Do
they think I killed them?’
“I explain that the police
have to come and do their
report. After the report, they
have to get a hold of the med-
ical examiner and the med-
ical examiner will determine
if they want to release the
body or take the body to
Eugene to have it looked at.
Then they will call the funer-
al home. I try to stay through
this whole process.”
This can be especially
daunting for
people living
outside city
limits.
According
to
Murphy,
it can take up
to two hours
for the Lane
County Sheriff’s
Office to respond
from Eugene.
Murphy is on call 24-7
to assist the fire department,
ambulance or police regard-
less of the incident.
Langborg said, “It is
important to us, because that
allows us to focus on what
we need to focus on without
worrying about a family
member or bystanders.”
“I want to be on scene, but
I don’t want to be seen,”
Murphy said. “I want to be in
the background. If they need
me, I want to be there.”
SVFR Recruiting and
Retention
Officer
Pete
Warren said, “I’m trying to
find a replacement or two,
or three, to fill the shoes of
the best chaplain you could
have. It’s going to be really
hard.”
Warren said the Tuesday
meeting will be informal and
sandwiches and refreshments
will be served. He encour-
ages anyone interested in the
chaplain position to attend.
Murphy will also be on
hand to share job duties and
experiences, and to answer
questions.
For more information, call
Warren at 541-997-3212.
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