First and foremost a life saving unit, SAR (Search and Rescue) has evolved into much more. It is the premier mentoring program in Linn County, serving countless teens in its over 30 years of operation. The youth of SAR work shoulder to shoulder with the deputies of the Linn County Sheriff's Office. In fact, all of the adult leaders of SAR are full time Linn County Sheriff's Office deputies.

Since records have been kept, beginning in 1990, the young men and women of Linn County SAR have dedicated over 100,000 man-hours to the citizens of Linn County, Oregon. Alumni of our program have gone onto careers in law enforcement, computer programmers, architects, business owners, nuclear physics, and as members of the armed forces.

We are extremely proud of the young people we turn out. They are the future of our communities.