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Friends needed Friends In Need, a local group that services human needs, will meet at Kath^hea’s home Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Shea wants persons who would be interested in working with Friends In Need contact her at 656-2995 or 632-4091. Friends In Need was started by former College student Ken Shea, who died in January of cancer. Read today Parents, grandparents, and others who care for young children, are invited ’ to a seminar titled “Read Today—for Tomorrow” Feb. 28, to 10 p.m. in the com munity Center, room 117. “Reading aloud to your preschool child is an invest ment in the future,” according to Gale Shonkwiler, a part-time children’s librarian. Shonkwiler will provide guidelines for determining which books to read and pur chase at each stage of a child’s development. Group par ticipation will be encouraged during the informal demon stration of the techniques and benefits of sharing books with children from birth through the preschool years. Fee for the seminar is $1. For more information and registration, call 656-2631, ext. 208. Noodles A free spaghetti dinner is being offered for low income persons interested in learning more about Oregon Legal Ser vices and help set program goals. The dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the advisory meeting following at 7:30 p.m. at the Oregon City View Manor Administration Building, 200 Longview Way, Oregon City. Child care will be provided. For further information or tran sportation, phone 655-2518. Any volunteers? The Tri-County Respite Care program, which coordinates short term relief care of men tally retarded developmentally disabled individuals, has a great. need for people to give care in their own homes or family homes for overnight and vacation situations. Respite Care, located in the Aloha office of the Washington County ARC, serves families in Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. Parents or guardians wishing a break, or respite, for a few hours, a weekend, or longer may also take advantage of the Respite Care program. For more information on either becoming a volunteer, or using the program’s services, call 642-1721 or 649-7185. Board awards The College board meeting on Feb. 14 was highlighted by the presentation of awards to several College and com munity members. Brooks Jensen, community education instructor, received a certificate of achievment for prowess in the field of photography. Roger Smith, College women’s track and field coach, received a special achievment plaque com memorating his expertise as a coach. Wayne LaFarge, former Clackamas County treasurer, received a special achievement plaque in recognition of his service in the county treasury office. Andy Rice, College lan dscape architecht, entered into a separate contract with the College in which he will con tinue to provide the College with landscaping services. The Board named the firm of ROMA as the prime college ar chitect. Kidnapped KENT, Ohio (CH)-A Kent State University student wan ting to avoid taking final exams “kidnapped himself” to another state, according to police here. him to 90 days in jail for ob structing official business. The jail term and $500 of the fine were suspended. The final still awaits him. College meets with codes would like to be of service to these' students. “Many are not telling us of their disability, and they! should. It is no disgrace to be disabled and there are many services that CCC can provide to the disabled students,] Hakanson said. Hidden handicaps are not asl easily detected as many physical disabilities. Students with learning disabilities, for example, may go unnoticeJ and may not get the help they! need. He urged students with any kinds of handicaps to contact his office or the Handicapped! Student Resource Center! located in Trailer D on campus! The College is currently looking for a director for the Handicapped Resource Cen ter, according to Larry Fori sythe, human services director! Forsythe said that a director for the Resource Center should be found byi' the end of this week! and by Monday the Center will be in operation. Forsyth! requested that those handicap! ped students who hava problems or needs contact him] at 656-2631, ext. 244 or 317.1 By Dean L. Seibert Of The Print Petition now The College is moving ahead of the other colleges and Any student planning on universities for being in com completing a degree or cer pliance with the Handicap tificate program winter or Rehabilitation Act of 1973, spring term should file a Section 504, according to John petition to graduate and meet Hakanson, college president. The act is federal legislation with a counselor to review tran sfer and admissions that was signed into law by requirements for their par former President Gerald Ford in June 1977. The act, Sec ticular program. tions 503 and 504, states that Petitions can be picked up at no person shall be the Admissions window, discriminated against on the located in the Community basis of handicap in the areas Center. of academics, employment or It is not too early to petition access to public buildings. The College is doing more for spring term and any student planning to graduate winter this year to comply with Sec term should contact the Ad tion 504 and 503 by making missions office at 656-2631, the art building accessible . to handicapped students. This in ext. 262, immediately. cludes installing an elevator and making the classrooms ac cessable. Construction on the art building is scheduled to be completed by the fall term, On Friday the College will 1979 according to Hakanson. Hakanson said there are host the Clackamas County Regional Skills Contest. High many “hidden handicapped” school students from ail over students and that the College Clackamas County will com pete in 10 skill areas. The individual contests are being designed and managed by College instructors in their respective areas. Contest areas are marketing, coor located at the Holly Farm Mall on dinated by Mel Hostager; elec S.E. McLoughlin Blvd, behind the tricity/electronics, coordinated Copper Kitchen Restaurant by Bob Lehman; drafting, Dave Madsen; welding, Clarence Lasley; job interview, Marv Thornley; automotive Gold Filled mechanics, Larry Noonan; and 14 K business education, Pat Reinert; life science, Virginia Gold chains Webber; mathematics, Jim for men and Streeter and photography, women. John Bohan. The purpose of the contest is to provide the students with Beautiful Pendants exposure to competion. Skill Olympics I Crown Jewelers and Earrings. The 21-year-old student reportedly took a bus to Cleveland, and then another to Cincinnati where he stayed for three days before turning up in Lexington, Ky. He had then reported three men had kid napped him for “apparently political reasons” but were unable to carry out their plans. Courtship, Engagement and I Wedding Rings I ALWAYS 10% OFF ON ALL NON - SALE JEWELRY FOR Clackamas Community College Students with a current student body card. The Lexington police and the FBI, which were both in vestigating the alleged abduc tion, did not press any charges, but a Kent judge fined the student $750 and sentenced classifieds personals To the one who knows: Page 8 Remembering the way we were, and the first time. Love,The one who cares. Saturday was great! Let’s do it again. Signed, Hot Lips Mark 1 its late. Love, Charlene To the sexy sportscar driver: 171 Triumph T-120 650cc, rebd engine, new tires, chain, quit $1300 firm. Contact Gray Rouni B-255. 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