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Admission Director explores terrain Climbing, skiing, rescue excites Adams By Kari Gassaway Of The Print has shown longtime interest in mountain climbing and I’ve been involved in it for about 30 years now,” Adams said. area, but I am usually the one called first if there is an emergency, because they do it alphabetically,” Adams said. Ever wanted to climb a mountain? Chuck Adams, director of admissions and records at Clackamas Com munity College wanted to and did. “Mountain climbing was just something I wanted to try,” “These Situations (rescues) can get pretty beastly but Adams said. Adams has you can’t give up. You just have to keep plugging climbed Mt. Hood 26 times and other peaks such as Three away.” Finger Jack and Mt. St. Helens “before it blew up,” Adams said. Adams is a member of the “My responsibility as coor The thing Adams enjoys American Alpine club. “The most about the Alpine Club is dinator is to figure out on the purpose of the American the speakers. “It gives you the spot what the weather and Alpine is to promote scientific opportunity to meet and talk other conditions are and how exploration and work for the with those guys who are doing many rescue people are need best interest of American the peaks and lets you share in ed. Once at the mountain, a mountaineering,” Adams said. the fun.” he said. base camp is set up and then a “The club is to mountaineers Adams is also a member game plan is decided on. The what the National Geographic of the Portland rescue unit, a rescue unit acts under the Society is to science, and team of approximately 112 sheriff’s legal authority,” he membership is by invitation skiers and climbers who come said. and qualification only,” Adams to action when someone is lost “These situations can get said. or an accident has occurred on pretty beastly but you can’t give “I suppose what qualified a mountain. up. You just have to keep plug me is my years of experience The role Adams plays in ging away,” Adams said. “A climbing, leading climbs and the rescue unit is as rescue typical rescue on the southside teaching. What the Alpine club coordinator. “There are seven of Mt. Hood takes between 12 is looking for is someone who rescue coordinators in this hours and two-and-a-half days, News Flash Stress issue dealt with Community members wishing to recognize stress and do something about it are welcomed to the Stress Management workshop at Clackamas Community Col lege Thursday, Nov. 4, 7-10 p.m, in CC 101. The workshop will teach the students how to recognize stress and learn mechanisms that will prevent it in the future. The seminar will deal with ways to relax such as progressive relaxation, imagery, self hypnosis and thought stopping. The course is taught by Nancy Macklin, a counselor who has had extensive practice in the field and is now involved in private counseling. Her other experience includes a Master of Science in alcohol and drug counseling from the University of Arizona. She then was a group and individual counselor for Clackamas County Mental Health. College has CPR course Several courses concern ing basic life saving skills will be offered to Community members through Eastmoreland General Hospital and American Heart Associa tion. Clackamas Community college will host a life saving class dealing with the techni ques for heart attack and choke victims. The American Heart Association will sponsor the event and a CPR certificate will be given upon successful com pletion of the class. It will be held in Barlow 204, and a fee of $5 will be charged. For more information call ext. 233 at the College. Actualization class slated Integration and Actualiza tion is the title of a nine-hour self-awareness workshop of fered through the community education program at Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center. The class, scheduled November 9, 10, and 11 from 7-10 p.m. will be held in the Nursing Education Building, 2255 N. W. Northrup. Exploration of mind-body connections, focusing on the ways in which emotions and at titudes towards oneself and others may influence one’s physical health will be offered along with guidance and counseling. ' Cost of the course is $40. For more information call Mary Anne Harmer, 229-7205. Aid given to elderly Something new has been added to the lives of the elder ly. A new program to assist the elderly who are home-bound Wednesday, November 3, 1982 but we did have one that lasted 13 days.” Most rescues begin during the night, he said. Although Adams does not have much free time with his responsibilities at the College, church and a ski mail-order business that he and his wife run, he did manage to get away on a few cross country ski trips and do a little downhill ski- ing. “1 plan to get some skiing in this winter,” Adams said. As for the mountaineering he is not sure when he’ll take on another peak. “It is really fun being on the top of Mt. Hood when it is clear,” he said. Adams is speaking on cross country skiing Nov. 16 at noon in the Community Center Fireside Lounge. ASG OK’s overhang The Associated Student Government meeting on Oct. 26 discussed the possibility of a motorcycle overhang on cam pus to help protect motorcycles from the weather. ASG Senate member Don Porter investigated the possibility of situating the overhang behind McLoughlin Hall where the building makes a natural overhang. He estimated that the cost of this would run around $50 as op posed to building a separate unit to house the cycles. A separate unit is estimated to run up a cost of $20,000. The $50 for the McLoughlin proposition would and those who need some ex be to pay for signs to instruct tra income has been funded by motorcyclists where to park. Action and coordinated by The ASG voted Clackamas Community Col unanimously to support the lege. The Senior Companion motion at the December Col Program is designed to delay lege Board of Directors the aging process for the elder meeting. It was announced by ly. Low income seniors can receive a stipend from Action, David Buckley, student ac meal and mileage reimburse tivities supervisor, that No On ment, liability insurance, sick Ballot Measure No. 3 yard leave, vacation time and a signs were available in health screening, in exchange Clairmont Hall and that the for spending 20 hours a week Association of College Unions with several seniors in need of international workshop would assistance. be held Oct. 28-30. Those who are interested He also reported on the please contact the proqram. IBM copy machine’ in the stu- ext 436. dent activities office. It was an nounced that free copies would be available for the remainder of the week. Response to the machine was reported as good and the possibility of a perma nent machine was discussed. Paul Nastari, ASG presi dent announced that the Com munity Colleges of Oregon Associations and Commissions membership dues were raised to provide money for student lobbyists. He also said that CCOSAC’s summer goals were as of yet unapproved, Activities director Steve Vohs also discussed the Hallo ween^ week’s activities; and Emma Espinal, assistant to the president, announced her committee goals would be out soon. ASG Vice President Jay Schaller showed that pool and foosball tables had grossed $625 for the week of Oct. 18-25. Committee reports were asked for and it was reported that the ways and means, sug gestion box and campus club committees would be arranged soon. It was decided that the elections and constitutional revisions committee would meet immediately at the start of the winter term. Elder class scheduled Alcohol and substance abuse will be the topic of the third workshop in the Fall Ag ing Program series. Judy Smith is the coor dinator of this four-part pro gram. The discussions will be, on the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol by seniors. The goal of this program is to reduce drug and alcohol problems which seniors face, and to help resolve their pro blems with no assistance from drugs or alcohol. This program will be at the Milwaukie Center from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9; Tuesday Nov. 16; Thursday Nov. 18 and Tuesday Nov. 23. Each session is $3, or free with a gold card. For more informa tion, contact the Aging Pro grams department, ext. 436. F 70% OF CLACKAMAS county voters turned out yesterday, including 601 at the College (Please see story, page 1). page 3
