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ir- EVENTS CALENDAR Wednesday, April 6 Human Services Coalition 3*5 p.m. CC101 I I I I I I I I Thursday, April 7 Friday, April 8 Seminar: “Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior” Open Recreation 7-10 p.m. 6'9 p.m. Small Dining Room Randall Gym I I I I I I I I I I | 1 Saturday, April 9 Tuesday, April 12 Dance Festival Workshop: “Goal-setting” 8 a.m.-4 p.m, R 101, 11, 12, Randall Lobby, Gym 1................................... . . 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Holly Farm Mall ......................... Community Colleges Voters nix four of seven school levies By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print Seven Oregon community colleges went before the public with funding requests last week. Three schools passed their levies, while four others were handed defeats. The three community col leges that won their funding fights were Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Chemeketa of Salem and Clatsop of Astoria. All three schools presented “A” ballots only. An “A” ballot is a request for funding to maintain current services, as opposed to a “B” ballot, which is used for building and program expan sions. The Blue Mountain Com- munity College ballot was pass ed by a margin of 5,391 to 3,987, with 57 percent in favor. Chemeketa’s funding re quest was passed 13,060 to 12,151 for 51 percent. The voters in Clatsop County pass ed their college’s ballot by a margin of 2,905 for and 2,576 against, or 53 percent in favor. The colleges which went down in defeat were Treasure Valley of Ontario, South western Oregon Community of Coos Bay, Linn Benton of Albany, and Lane of Eugène. SWOC and Linn Benton both presented “A” and “B” ballots, all of which met defeat. SWOC’s “A” ballot was denied with 4,188 for and 6,463 against, or only 39 per cent of the voters in favor. Their “B” ballot received 3,970 for and 6,807 against, for a mere 36 percent. Linn Benton’s “A” ballot garnered 9,036 votes for and 9,807 against, for 47 percent. Their “B” ballot went down in defeat 7,999 to 10,728, or on ly 42 percent of the voters in favor. As of press time, no final results were tabulated for Treasure Valley or Lane. However, Roger Bassett, chairperson of the Oregon Community College Associa tion, said early estimates in- dicated Lane lost by approx imately a two-to-one margin. “It sounds bad, but I’m a little surprised that three schools won,” Bassett said. Last year, six Oregon com munity colleges pleaded their cases before the voters. Five of those schools were turned down. Clackamas Community College must go before the voters next year Lane Community Col lege’s funding request came in the form of a three-year maintenance serial levy. Clackamas prepares for 1984 levy battle Seven of the Oregon com munity colleges presented fun ding requests to the voters last week, with only three of the seven schools meeting success. Next year, Clackamas Com munity College’s current levy will run out, and plans are already underway for that bat tle. Dr. John Hakanson, president of the College, said letters to voters were already being produced, to supplement the continued public relations program. Hakanson feels confident that the College stands a good chance of passing its next levy. “Our record for levies is better than average,” he said. The College is, and will continue to be, a major part of life in Clackamas County, Hakanson feels. He explained that the number of students at tending the school has not dropped with the declining economy. In fact, enrollment is up. “We’ll probably have the same number of students next year, but that’s because we dropped the Timberlake Job Corps program, which equall ed about 180 FTE (Full Time Equivalency) students,” he said. Hakanson sees three reasons for the increased popularity of community col leges. First, four-year schools School board elections: Johnson in, Groener out in O.City, Gladstone zone DR. JOHN HAKANSON said “Our record for levies is better than average.” and universities have con often encourage other high tinually increased tuition, mak school graduates ts attend the ing it hard for poor and middle two-year schools. class students to attend, and Three, current forecasts making the lower tuition seem indicate a pick-up in the more appealing. nation’s economy. As more Second, more students jobs become available more job from the area high schools are training will be needed, as attending community colleges technology has continued to and finding the level of educa mutate the country’s industry. tion acceptable. These students Community colleges specialize Area voters turned down Ralph Groener’s re-election bid for the Clackamas Community College Board of Directors last week, opting in stead for Jim Johnson of Oregon City. The seat being fought over was the fourth district representative. There are seven zones in the school district. Zone 4 encompasses Oregon City, Gladstone, and the unincorporated areas in between. Groener has held the position for 12 years and is a Clackamas County Commis sioner. Johnson, 41, has been a member of the File Photo in job training. With all these factors in mind, Hakanson estimates the College’s enrollment will dou ble by the year 2000 to approx imately 6,500 students. He feels the county will continue to grow as well. Housing starts in Clackamas County for 1983 already equal the total number of starts in 1982. Oregon City City Council for the past two years, and recently came into the limelight with his suc cessful battle against the proposed, and now defunct, Resource Recovery Facility. The election was a close one, and brought out only 14 percent of the county’s voters. Johnson won the contest with 1,584 votes to Groener’s 1,478. “My major goals are to have better use and accountability for public funds, and to break down the barriers of communication between -------------- -(Please see story, page 3)—'