Year: 2008

We have 2 trees near the barn that block sun to the vegetable garden and make it difficult to use the tractor to clean out the stalls so we decided […]

As part of our summer chores, chopping wood is always a high priority….

Brad and Jodi are starting the EMT program in September at Clackamas Community College and wanted to get some exposure to medical calls before classes start. We have volunteered for […]

The pager toned out at 6am Sunday morning for a mutual aid brush fire in Estacada. Brad and I quickly made our way to the Elwood station, got all geared […]

Today Brad had his first experience with a major medical problem. About 11:30am a page came out for a gunshot wound to the head and, since the only other person […]

Cindi, Jodi’s mom, came up for a visit and was ready to get right to work. This time she used Bob to help level out the driveway so that we […]

Every year the Elwood Community comes together for food and fun. We meet in the center of the Elwood area, which just happens to be the cemetery! This year Jodi […]

Our neighbor Rhonda organized our first annual rafting trip on the Clackamas River. As expected, the water was cold (60 degrees), but the weather was perfect – sunny and 85. […]

As part of the weekly Colton Fire Department drills we had the opportunity to train with Life Flight, the helicopters and emergency personnel that respond to extreme medical emergencies and […]

The Colton Rural Fire Department receives an average of 330 calls each year. Only about 10% are actual residential fires. The remaining calls consist of public assistance, medical emergencies, motor […]