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The Arts ELC’s recycling wizard shares resourceful tips transformed these fixtures into lights which are now being in stalled along the unlit roadway to the ELC. 1979. Now Edwards said he is not able to work full-time, but Of The Print he does work 20 hours a week The sign read “No Smok at the ELC. Edwards explained that he ing,’’ but a cigarette hung out of the side of his mouth as he got his job through the na< bent over his work. His denim tional, non-profit Green jacket and overalls were stain Thumb organization. Green ed with oil. A pair of lenses Thumb develops jobs for covered his eyes for protec qualifying low-income citizens tion; they were secured with aged 55 years old and over. Jerry Herrmann, ELC red wire and hidden by his director said Edwards is “a light blue cap. The small shop area he prime example of an older per works in is cluttered with his son still being productive.” He work: racks, rebuilt said he does some incredible machinery, garbage cans and things at little or no cost. Around the ELC site are light stands. An assortment of used metal parts are stacked in Edwards’ many projects. His corners awaiting work ranges from barbeques transformation—old chairs, scattered along the paths at the buckets, light fixtures. Outside ELC to rebuilding a small of the shop sits more of his pick-up truck. With the help of Herrmann, work and more metal waiting to be transformed by his rugg Edwards constructed two ed hands into some kind of salmon hatchery tanks which are now used at the ELC. Last useful product. Steve Edwards has worked year 35,000 salmon and in the shop at the John In steelhead were hatched in one skeep Environmental Learning of the tanks and released into Center (ELC) for more than Newell Creek, which rims two years. He used to through the ELC, Herrmann fabricate metal at a foundry said. When Clackamas Com before he suffered back in juries and a heart atack in munity College’s lighting Edwards’ projects don’t stop at the ELC though. Herr mann said part of ELC’s pur pose is to provide landscaping and land renewal projects, and much of Edward’s work is us ed in this program. One useful project is the truck Edwards rebuilt. It now has a lift bed which is used for landscaping, agricultural classes and the recycling program. By Amy LaBare Part-time employee at the ELC, Steve Edwards, has become a valuable asset to the ELC by recycling the College’s abandoned materials into useful items. For example, Edwards uses wasted light fixtures to make trash receptacles. system was replaced two years ago, the light fixtures were thrown out. Edward’s has since turned those into gar bage cans whi.ch are also being used at the ELC. He also Music review Survivor Peterik and Sullivan wrote every song on the album, in cluding the second ballad “Everlasting.” Jefferson Star ship lead vocalist Mickey Thomas helps out with background vocals and his high voice helps create the illu sion of a seemingly unlimited vocal range in this song. The album ends with two rock and roll.hits “I See You In Everyone” and “It’s The Singer, Not The Song.” I guess Jamison proves the last song’s point fairly well, but we have to remember that even Jimi Jamison needed a good band to back him up before he could shine. To make my point, quick, can you name off one song that Cobra was famous for..? By J. Jason Of The Print Ralph Wells from the Portland Opera Association speaks with Lonnie Cline after the workshop at the College Feb. 21. Page 4 The group Survivor has finally lived up to their name. After one lone hit, way back in 1982 with “Eye Of The Tiger,” this five-member group seemed to drift into obscurity. The group based itself on a superb middle to hard rock sound with somewhat average vocals. Enter Jimi Jamison, the savior of this surviving group. The former lead vocalist for the defunct heavy metal outfit Cobra, Jamison has also helped out Krokus with background vocals. Jamison’s vocals are featured on Survivor’s latest release, “Vital Signs.” The ballad “The Search Is Over” is the best song on the album, due mainly to Jamison’s smooth vocals and the songwriting talents of Keyboardist Jim Peterik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan. The songwriting duo of John Parr Yes, John Parr sounds like a cross between Eric (“Sucker For A Pretty Face”) Martin and Sammy Hagar. This com bo seems to work; at least on side one of this debut album called “John Parr.” Edwards said metal fabrica tion is all he has ever done, and he enjoys it. But he said “I can hardly make it on these wages.” He said it would be impossible to make the payments on his mobile home in Estacada by himself without splitting them with a friend he lives with. Most of the materials Ed wards uses for his projects come from the recycling bin at the ELC. Herrmann said using the thrown-away articles before they are taken to be recycled saves more money than would be saved if they were recycled. Edwards also remodeled the inside of the recycling trailer to accomodate the collection of recyclables. The songs were all written by Parr with a little help from his friends. Meatloaf helped him write “Magical,” another of the potential hits on side one. Parr’s voice is at it’s peak on the song “Love Grammar” although the lyrics are somewhat lacking in originali ty. The song starts out as a ballad, but reaches the hardest rocking point on the entire album. Percussionist Graham G.B. Broad is another surprise on this nine-cut album. His drum sound has the tightest beat since the invention of the drum machine. He also gets credit on the album jacket for helping Parr create the “African sounds.” The rest of the album is listenable and imaginative, yet falls short of being a master piece. Bassist Brad Lang, Keyboardist John Cook and guitarist Chris Marra round out Parr’s band. Parr himself does much of the guitar work and should be commended for an above-average debut album. Wednesday, February 27, 1985