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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1979)
Ride exchange open for student use By Mike Koller ride exchange program better Beavercreek, Canby, Colton, this school year. Estacada, Milwaukie, Molalla, For those College students “The program has been Mulino, Oak Grove, Oregon who live in the far-lying out going on for about five years City, Wilsonville and southeast posts of Clackamas County like and every year the senate re Portland. Yellow cards, for Colton, Mulino, or Wilsonville, evaluates the program, but students who need a ride to tiansportation to and from the nothing much ever gets done. and from school, and pink car campus can be a problem. The We hope to make the program ds, for students who can give (Associated Student Gover more effective this year,” Por rides, are available for students nment’s ride exchange ter said. to fill out and place by the area program could be a solution to in which they live. their commuting headaches. A ride exchange board is ASG President Don Porter posted in the Community Cen According to Porter, finding Would like to see a serious ef ter by the ASG office. The students who live in the same fort on ASG’s part to make the board lists such areas as area is not nearly as much of a Of The Print problem as the schedule and time-factor elements involved. “It’s hard to find students with the same exact schedules. So, if someone wants a ride bad enough, they usually have to make sacrifices in their time schedule to make the program work. You might have to get up a little earlier and be on campus a couple hours before your class, but you can always use the time to study,” Porter stressed. Porter also said that ASG is planning a “Ride Exchange Day” sometime in the future in hopes of stirring more interest in the program. “With gasoline prices con tinuing to rise, the ride ex change program is a very good idea for those who still drive alone to school,” Porter said. Further information on the ride exchange program can be obtained by calling ASG at ext. 245. Wednesday, November 7,1979 Nursing home guide helps seniors By Leanne Lally mation. This is not the only thing the A comprehensive program Senior Council has done. The for the elderly is now available non-profit organization also has for those living in the Tri a grocery delivery system County area, including a nur organized in Sandy. Retired sing home guide initiated by persons phone in their grocey the Senior Citizen Council, part orders and volunteers do the shopping and deliver the groc of which is located on campus. The booklet is the first of its eries to the citizen. Then, the kind in the state. Bill Anton, store bills the persdn, so the senior does not have to worry president of the Clackamas about leaving his or her home. County Senior Citizens Council Anton talked about another and College development of program in Oregon City in ficer, met with Governor Victor which a sticker is placed on the Atiyeh and State Represen mailbox of a senior citizen. If a tative Ted Achilles on Thur mailman sees that the mail has leach combers walk along the beach at Short Sands. This upcoming three day sday to present the publication. not been picked up, he can reekend may be a good time to go to the beach and watch a winter storm. Photo by Anton said that the governor contact the council and, in Juffy Coffman. would like to see other counties turn, the council will make sure use the guide as a model for the person is all right. their individual programs. Anton said the program The guide includes every operates totally on a volunteer nursing home and retirement level, and at the moment has home in Washington County, 200 members. Anyone can be Multnomah County and a volunteer. “We’re all going to The services of the New Deal Busy days were in store for By Ramona Isackson Clackamas County. It includes be seniors someday,” said An Of The Print all of the representatives who Rhythm Band were obtained a map to locate the 70 homes ton, “and I want to become in Four Associated Student attended. Their days were by the College at a reduced listed, and a run down on what volved before I need help.” Government members traveled spent attending various sssions rate through a process known each home includes. It also in The nursing home guides are Io Idaho State University in such as, A to Z concert as block booking. When block cludes a patient’s bill of rights, a available to anyone and can be Pocatella, Idaho, last week for programming, Indoor booking, several colleges in an checklist for evaluating homes, purchased by sending $5 to i joint conference of the Recreation, Recreation Center area hire tne same group ror covering such areas as safety, Clackamas County Senior Association of College Unions- Promotion, Philosophy of consecutive performances, food services, social services Citizens Council, Inc., P.O. which reduces the cost of travel bternational (ACU-I) and the Student Activities, Film Series Box 102, Marylhurst, Oregon and other areas. National Entertainment and Programming, Selection and for the performers and thus, The guide also states the 97036. They will also be Campus Activities Association Orientation and Training of cuts the rates for the em Oregon State Laws governing available in libraries, doctors of ployers. The New Deal the skilled nursing home and fices and social service agen Student Leaders. JECAA). Rhythm Band will be appearing ( It was the first time the two In the evenings, they par where to go for more infor- cies. organizations have held their ticipated in the showcasing at Lower Columbia Com program where professional munity College, Chemeketa meetings concurrently. Representatives from 55 dif entertainers demonstrated their Community College, Clark ferent colleges were present at/ talents and the various Community College and the lie four-day conference. At representatives had an oppor Oregon College of Education The College speech team Pronty, Bernice Lee and Gayle ting from the CCC student tunity to look at them for per in Monmouth, as well as here tested its skill against other Nor Schmidt broke finals in their Jovernment were Don Porter, formances at their respective at Clackamas. Students who attended this thwest colleges during a tour respective categories. Pronty w president; Michele Miles, colleges. Due to this program, studen conference said they learned a nament at the University of placed first in oratory, and Lee # director; Mark Matthews, second in novice oratory. Wivities director ahd Ginny ts the College will be able to en lot and came back with Oregon last week. The tournament, which took As a whole the College team ®ggs, acting media director. joy the music of John Bayley broadened experiences. “We got a lot of new ideas," place Nov. 1, 2 and 3, hosted placed third. Uso attending were Jim come January, and in commented Michele Miles, speech students from Oregon, On Nov. 16 and 17, the Hoberts, associate dean of February, the New Deal Idaho and team will compete in the Went activities, and Debbie Rhythm Band will offer their ASG art director. “But it’s Washington, when we apply them that we’ll California. Columbia Smelt Classic at Lin per, student activities coun- College speakers Karen field College. know how good they are.” talents here. nr. Of The Print Student representatives see new alternatives Speakers successful CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARCHIVES