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Thorp, Palacios,Poff join ASG By Shelley Ball Of The Print Students Roy Thorp, Henry Palacios and Connie J. Poff were selected by a five- member committee May 6 to round out the executive cabinet of the Associated Stu dent Government (ASG). Thorp was chosen as assis tant to the president, Palacios as activities director and Poff as administrative assistant. The five-member committee which selected them was com posed of ASG President-elect Daniel Hilts, Vice President elect Shawn Watterberg, Stu dent Activities Director Deb bie Baker and two students-at- large. A total of six people applied for the three cabinet positions. Watterberg said choosing bet ween them was difficult. “They were all excellent,’’ he said. Thorp is a physics major and has a background in organizing various fund raisers and fee collections. In his application he states he is “primarily seeking to serve the public and also obtain valuable experience in contact with the College student body.” Palacios, who was a con tender for vice president in the elections, is a mathematics major and has served as assis tant to the president senator. Two of his job duties as senator involved working on blood drives with the College and suggestion boxes. In his application, Palacios said he wanted to be more involved in ASG. “I believe this would help me with my future endeavors and plans,” he said. Poff is majoring in secretarial science with em phasis in accounting and is a member of Phi Beta Lambda, Pi Eta Chapter at the College. Her qualifications include secretarial experienceas the club’s secretary. “I feel ¿he position of administrative assistant would be a good lear ning experience and that I could contribue certain secretarial and organizational skills which would benefit ASG,” she stated on her ap plication. the Clackamas¡ CommunityCollege Print i.. ELC celebrates 10th anniversary on May 11 By Shelley Ball Of The Print In honor of its 10-year existence, the John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center (ELC) at Clackamas Communi ty College will be holding a special 10th Anniversary Celebration and Dedica tion May 11 from 2-5 p.m. ELC Director Jerry Herrmann said the celebration is commemorating “the fact we’re still around, the fact we were able to get this far with this program.” Another big aspect of the celebration includes the official dedication of the center’s regional, fish rearing faciltiy and Stream Enhancement Program. The facility is currently raising a batch of 15,000 Coho salmon, the second batch the center has raised. Winter Steelhead are also being raised at the ELC. The faciltiy is a project of the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP), of which the ELC was chosen as a regional demonstration site by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Some of the Coho salmon will be released into the College and center headwaters of Newell Creek as part of the ceremony. The fish rearing tank will be christened with a flask of Willamette River and Abernathy Creek water, which will help the fish get used to it in commencing their three-year journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. Assisting in the christening will be newly-selected College President Dr. John Keyser. In addition to the fish facility dedication there will be numerous awards presented to all those who have aided the ELC in one way or another. Framed certificates will be presented to various area groups, organizations and individuals by Bonnie Robertson, Col lege Board of Directors’ chairperson and ELC Association President Mike THEN AND NOW--ELC site (above) Below is completed tank that will be with fish rearing tank in foreground. dedicated and christened May 11. Photo Courtesy ELC Striecher. Prey exhibit. Awards for business and industry In order to see how far the ELC has will be jointly presented by Dale come, Herrmann said that in the Harlan, Clackamas County Commis center’s first year of operation it raised sion chairman and State Senator Joyce $3,000 and the College contributed Cohen from the Senate Energy and En $5,000. Now the College contributes vironment Committee. $28,000, while the ELC raises Other participants in the celebration $110,000. Most of the center’s funding include Congressman Ron Wyden, comes from contributions, recycling State Senator Steve Starkovich and and landscape consultation, Herrmann Bob Maben, regional supervisor of the said. Sponsoring businesses also help Oregon Department of Fish and to develop special projects, and some Wildlife, all of whom will give ad newly-acquried sponsors of the ELC dresses. include Publisher’s Paper in Oregon There will be hors d’oeuvres in the City, Pacific Northwest Bell and form of a salmon bake, refreshments Portland General Electric. and musical entertainment will be pro ELC membership has increased vided. A tour of the ELC grounds will from 75 members to 400. Herrmann also be given, and will include a said the members provide almost 5,000 demonstration of the center’s Birds of (Continued on Page Six)