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.
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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)