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Polk County News 14A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 14, 2015 Award: Latty still recovering is recovering from his in- juries. He suffered nerve dam- age in his right hand and is waiting for the feeling to re- turn before coming back to work, Wolfe said. Continued from 1A The impact sent Latty’s patrol car into a ditch in a position that blocked him from getting out the driver’s side door. Rodriguez, Hamilton, and Halleman joined Gib- son in trying to prevent the car from igniting — it land- ed near a patch of dry grass on a very hot day — while waiting for firefighters to ar- rive. A blaze started in spite of their efforts, and Gibson urged Hamilton to get Latty out of the vehicle immedi- ately. He did. Hamilton forced the pinned driver’s door open as much as he could. He then cut Latty out of his seatbelt and pulled him out of the burning vehicle, with the assistance of Gibson and Halleman. Rodriguez contin- ued to try to battle the blaze. Latty, who was taken to Salem Hospital in serious condition and required sur- gery after the accident, still “They deserve it. Words don’t ex- plain it. I love these guys.” — Deputy Shon Latty There’s no timeline for Latty’s return because nerve damage healing can be un- predictable, he added. During the presentation on Oct. 7, an appreciative Wolfe credited the four m e n’s b ra ve r y, n o t i n g Hamilton’s “brute strength” and Halleman, who “risked his own personal safety without being asked to as- sist,” for Latty’s survival. Three Reasons We Are Here... price, selection and our customers! School: DCS already has a waiting list Continued from 1A So far, the startup has gone smoothly with only a few hiccups, Schultz said. “The kids, when they come in, they are pretty ex- cited about being here,” he said. The school’s focus is cre- ating educational plans for individual students while still staying accountable to Common Core standards like other all public schools. Education guides Julie Rain, who called DCS “a dream school” and Reinky couldn’t be more excited about the possibilities. “The format of it is so wide open and it caters to the kid,” Rain said. “It doesn’t have the constraints of a regular school… We can meet the kids exactly where they are.” Students who attend the optional morning classes have a say in what they learn. They can bring course work to complete under the supervision of a teacher and work on group projects. So far, Rain’s group has learned about the solar sys- tem and why leaves turn color in fall. Reinky’s stu- dents were making glow-in- the-dark slime on Thursday. “They come up with ideas,” Rain said of her stu- dents. “They will vote and JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer Rebecca O’Dell, left, and Haddie Rogers get a pointer from educational guide Cheri Reinky during a Thursday morning session at Dallas Community School. that’s what we will study. As long as I keep it accountable to the standards, I’m good. It’s really self-directed. There’s a lot of talk of me- dieval knights right now, so I’m thinking we might be going into King Arthur.” Of course, whether they decide on it or not, students learn the basics — reading, writing, and math — at home or in class. But the curriculum and guides try to make those les- sons fun. Mission accomplished with Haddie Rogers, 9. Her favorite subject? Reading. “I can’t explain it,” she said. “It’s just really fun.” Haddie added that she likes that she only has to be in school for half a day, so she can have more free time. Rebecca O’Dell, 11, said her favorite part of going to DCS is that she doesn’t have as much homework. “You have more free time and you can work at your own level,” she said. Schultz said the school has 125 enrolled with a wait- ing list. DCS, which is spon- sored by the Dallas School District, could grow by 25 6 A n n i v e r s a r y ! t h S a t . 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Old New In Between ■ ■ Layaway Program Available Tues - Sat 10:30 - 5:30 Sun 12:00 - 4:00 • Mon Closed 857 Main St, Dallas 503-831-3100 ■ students a year, but the b o a r d h a s n’t d e c i d e d whether to pursue that yet. Schultz said the priority dur- ing the first year will be im- plementing and then fine- tuning the board’s vision. He said, much in-line with the mission, that process will in- clude plenty of input from parents and students. “We’ll plan to touch base with our parents,” he said. “We will probably do that before the Christmas break, start getting feedback about the things that are working well and the things we need to think about.” Sheriff post to be filled By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer POLK COUNTY — Two candidates are seeking ap- pointment as interim Polk County sheriff and inter- viewed for the job Tuesday. Polk Detective Sgt. Mark Gar ton, of Dallas, and Yamhill County Patrol Sgt. Todd Whitlow, of Sheridan, both applied for the tempo- rary post and went through interviews with the Polk County commissioners Tues- day. Both have filed to be elect- ed sheriff in the May 2016 primary, as well. The candidate the board picks will take over the job on Dec. 1, after current Sheriff Bob Wolfe retires on Nov. 31. The interim sheriff will serve in that capacity until January 2017, when the newly elected sheriff takes over. The board is to make a de- cision by Tuesday (Oct. 20). Whitlow was hired as a full-time patrol deputy in Yamhill in 2001. He’s served in patrol, marine patrol, and jail divisions. Currently he’s a patrol ser- geant supervising 10 deputies and overseeing con- tracts for the cities of Sheri- dan, Willamina, Lafayette and Dayton. “I want to see the Polk Sheriff's Office prosper, its employees to be proud and feel secure working there, and the citizens of Polk County believing in the Sher- iff's Office and supporting it to the fullest,” Whitlow said. Garton has worked in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, starting as a cadet at the age of 17. He’s worked in the jail and patrol divisions of the office. Now he’s a detective sergeant overseeing the Polk County Major Crimes Team and has also been the supervisor of the Polk County Interagency Narcotics Team (POINT). “People deserve to feel safe and secure in their homes and during their trav- els throughout Polk County and, as your next sheriff, your safety is my priority,” Garton said.
