The INDEPENDENT, January 18, 2012
Wash. County Sheriff’s Office now
recruiting new Reserve Deputies
Do you know someone who
would make a great Reserve
Deputy Sheriff? The Washing-
ton County Sheriff’s Office is
recruiting for men and women
to join our volunteer ranks in
these important positions.
Reserves are highly trained
volunteers who assist regular
deputies with their duties on
patrol and in the jail; they also
assist with many community
events and special enforce-
ment projects.
Applicants must be at least
21 years of age by December
31, 2012, and be free of felony
convictions. This is a lengthy
and competitive selection
process that includes written
and physical tests, oral inter-
views, a background investiga-
tion, job shadows, and medical
and psychological testing.
Once selected for the pro-
gram, reserve candidates must
attend a 300- to 350-hour train-
ing academy that runs annually
from January to June during
weekday evenings and on
some weekends. Much of the
training is the same as we pro-
vide to regular deputy sheriffs,
and it is provided to Jail and
Patrol Reserves free of charge
in exchange for their volunteer
service. Following training,
each reserve is expected to
provide at least 20 hours of
service monthly for patrol re-
serves, 15 hours for jail re-
serves.
Please encourage men and
women of the highest integrity
to apply by April 30, 2012. Visit
our Patrol Reserve and Jail Re-
serve pages to apply online at
http://www.co.washington.or.us
/Sheriff.
Washington County works on homelessness
Banfield Charitable Trust
has awarded Washington
County’s Project Homeless
Connect a grant for $6,292 to
offer a free, day-long veterinary
clinic for pet owners who are
homeless or at-risk of becom-
ing homeless. Since 2007, the
Good Neighbor Center, a
Tigard-based, non-profit home-
less shelter, has applied for the
funding to enable the veteri-
nary clinic to operate at Wash-
ington County Project Home-
less Connect (PHC).
Demand for the veterinary
clinic has steadily grown each
year with the worsening econo-
my. The number of pets served
has grown each year, and this
year they hope to serve up to
75 pets.
What the clinic offers is pre-
ventive health care which can
prolong and improve the lives
of pets. Vaccinations provide
protection against diseases for
the homeless pet and for other
pets with whom they come into
contact. The provision of pre-
Winter driving tips not just for Columbia Co.
The Columbia County Traffic
Safety Commission is remind-
ing residents to be prepared for
winter driving by offering the
following safety tips:
1. Winter Readiness Kit.
Making a winter preparedness
kit is always wise when you
know you are going to be out
on the road, even for short
trips. Here is a list of the items
drivers should have with them:
Bottle of water and some food
(backpacking meals, food bars,
etc), tire chains and ties,
jumper cables, small tarp to
kneel on and for many other
uses during an emergency,
space or wool blanket, flash-
light, road flares, small shovel,
gloves, first-aid kit, a sandbag
or two full of sand, and a good
book…
Other vehicle tips include
making sure your vehicle is in
good running order and the
battery is good. Always keep
the gas tank at least half full
when traveling, and make sure
someone knows where you are
going. For more ideas on how
to be prepared, google Winter
Driving Kit on the internet.
2. Plan Your Trip. It is a good
idea when you plan your trip to
check out road conditions be-
fore your leave. One very
handy website is Tripcheck.
org.
3. Rain. Remember that rain
can make roads slick by reduc-
ing tire friction in two ways – by
mixing with oils on the road to
form a slick solution, and/or the
water can float (hydroplane)
the tires off the road surface if
the tire (vehicle) speed is great
enough. This can occur at
speeds as low as 35mph.
4. Frost. As the temperature
drops to near freezing (32° F)
roads can develop frost crys-
tals, even though they appear
to be bare and dry, so slow
down and watch for sparkles
from the ice crystals on the
road and the road’s shoulder.
Again, If you see ice crystals,
slow down.
5. Black Ice. Black ice can
be extremely dangerous be-
cause you can’t see it! When
temperatures are near freez-
ing, be cautious of any location
on the road that appears wet
(the pavement will appear
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black). If you are driving in con-
ditions where there might be
black ice, do not make quick
changes or jerking movements
of the steering wheel, hitting
the brakes, etc. Try to “glide”
through the location making no
quick movements.
6. Elevation. Typically, as
you gain elevation the temper-
atures drop. Depending on oth-
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ventive health care makes
pets’ lives more comfortable,
and can prevent the on-set of
more acute health issues, pro-
viding for longer term health.
Project Homeless Connect
has become a nationwide
movement to increase access
to services for the homeless
and engage the community in
finding a solution for homeless-
ness. The mission of Project
Homeless Connect is to bring
communities together to create
and promote tangible solutions
that remedy the homelessness
of their neighbors.
The Sixth Annual Washing-
ton County Project Homeless
Connect is scheduled for Fri-
day, January 27. The event is
located at Sonrise Church in
Hillsboro. Through this one-
day, one-stop model, which in-
cludes a key leaders briefing,
we aim to achieve the following
goals:
• To engage the community
to be a part of the effort to end
homelessness,
• To connect Washington
County homeless to needed
services in a “one-stop” model,
• To connect volunteers to
Washington County’s home-
less for this day of services as
well as future opportunities to
help people in need,
• To connect service pro-
viders with each other in order
to serve the homeless in a new
and different way,
• To demonstrate broad
community support to those ex-
periencing homelessness in
Washington County, and to
provide human connections to
people who feel and are typi-
cally alienated.
Washington County Project
Homeless Connect is organ-
ized by Sonrise Church in part-
nership with Vision Action Net-
work, Hands On Greater Port-
land, Pacific University and nu-
merous additional community
partners.
For more information please
go to www.phcwashco.org .
Town Hall with State Senator
Betsy Johnson in Banks
State Senator Betsy Johnson will hold a Town Hall meeting
on Monday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Elementary
School cafeteria.
Subjects will include what to expect in the upcoming Febru-
ary Session, budget issues, and education. Also on hand will be
Ben Cannon, Governor Kitzhaber’s Education Policy Advisor.
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