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.
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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