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Parks and Open Space Newsletter Due in Area Homes August I <br /> The summer/fall 2003 issue of Eugene Outdoors!, a publication of the Parks and �Eugene Division, is due in homes by August 1. This issue features people actively fr <br /> ecreating in Eugene's parks and includes articles about new playgrounds, unique '` Outdoors! <br /> recreational opportunities, and volunteers at the Alton Baker dog park, Stream Team ■wa1M <br /> native plant nursery and NeighborWoods tree planting program. The issue also � <br /> includes several valuable resources, such as a calendar of late summer and fall =-� = <br /> events in area parks and lists of many of the recreational activities available in - - ---- <br /> Eugene parks, upcoming construction projects in parks, and organizations that - - -- --____ <br /> coordinate a variety of sports teams and leagues. <br /> The newsletter is available now online at <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/parks/summer03.pdf, and copies of the newsletter will be ---_ <br /> placed in next week's council packet. For more information, contact publication <br /> editor Therese Picado at 682-4814 or Parks and Open Space Division Director „_ <br /> Johnny Medlin at 682-4930. ffi <br /> Volunteers Graduate from Seniors on Patrol Academy <br /> After attending a 40-hour academy followed by an additional 40 hours of street training, members of the Eugene Police <br /> Department's second recruit class of Volunteer Seniors on Patrol graduated last week. With six new recruits on board, <br /> the total number of Seniors on Patrol team members has increased to <br /> eleven. <br /> Members of Seniors on Patrol function as an auxiliary unit of the n <br /> department by assisting with crime prevention and community policing <br /> efforts. Providing a highly visible presence, these volunteers observe -_ <br /> , ' ' <br /> and report suspicious activity while patrolling bike paths and streets, ► - <br /> conduct home vacation checks, and assist sworn officers with `mss <br /> nonhazardous duties. Working in pairs, they drive specially marked, <br /> 'eadily identifiable vehicles. They wear uniforms that identify them as ! f <br /> • <br /> 4ipti -t-10 <br /> police volunteers and, for their safety, are equipped with police radios. .. <br /> Volunteers do not take enforcement action and have no powers of arrest <br /> beyond those of a private citizen. — <br /> /1111111111111 All <br /> Seniors on Patrol is a component of the Eugene Police Department's Volunteers In Policing Program which partners <br /> citizens and police to better serve the community. The department is recruiting volunteers for the next Seniors on Patrol <br /> Academy. Retirees who are age 50 and above are encouraged to apply. <br /> For more information, contact Volunteers In Policing Program Coordinator, Carrie Chouinard at 682-5355 or Seniors on <br /> Patrol Coordinator Sandra Koubele at 682-5757. <br /> Eugene Paramedic to Receive Lifesaving Medal <br /> On December 26, 2002, Jean Woodrich was called from her residence in Tenmile, Oregon by a neighbor who knew she <br /> was a Paramedic with Eugene Fire & EMS. The neighbor reported than a relative was unresponsive, apneic, and <br /> pulseless and had been down about three minutes. Paramedic Woodrich gained access to the patient, who was in a <br /> small restroom, moved the patient to the living room, and began CPR. When Winston-Dillard Fire District paramedics <br /> arrived on the scene a few minutes later, they found that the patient's pulse and breathing had been restored. Paramedic <br /> Woodrich continued to assist with the care of the patient, who, after a 30-minute transport to Mercy Medical Center in <br /> Roseburg, had regained consciousness and was talking with staff. <br /> For her actions in this incident, Paramedic Woodrich has been selected by the Oregon Department of Human Services to <br /> receive a Lifesaving Medal at the EMS Awards Banquet on September 12, which will be held in conjunction with the <br /> Oregon EMS Conference in Redmond. The award recognizes life-saving medical intervention performed while off-duty. <br /> As a department, it is an honor to be represented in this fashion, and Paramedic Woodrich is to be commended for her <br /> quick action and professionalism. To make arrangements to attend the awards banquet, or for additional information, <br /> please contact Richard Straw, EMS Chief, at 682-7104. <br /> C <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />