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‘Winterkill’ opens public readings
By Thad Kreisher
Entertainment Editor
By Bret Hodgert
Staff Writer
and
Dave Holmes
Editor-In-Chief
Do you have some extra
blood that you think you
could stand to part with? If so,
ASG and the American Red
Cross are sponsoring a blood
drive.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12,
from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, they
will be in the Fireside Lounge
collecting blood donations.
The Red Cross needs 515 units
of blood a day to support the
patients of local hospitals.
With your generosity and
cooperation, you can help the
hospitals provide for these
needs.
At noon, a representative
nurse from the Red Cross will
be giving a short lecture on the
myths of AIDS and giving
blood in conjunction with Sex­
ual Awareness Week. It will be
informative, and dispell many
of the fears that potential
blood donors have. All are in­
vited to attend.
If you have any questions,
or would like to donate blood,
and have not yet signed up,
call the ASG office at ext. 247.
This is one instance where
your loss becoming another
person’s gain is a definite turn
for the better.
Sexual Awareness Week will
cover much more than the
topic of AIDS. “(The idea)
turned into something that I
feel will be informative and
educational for students,”
said ASG President Daniel
Hilts. “The focus will be on
sex and sexually related pro­
blems, both physical and
psychological.”
Following is a run-down of
the events sceduled for Sexual
Awareness Week:
Feb. 10:11 a.m. to noon -
“What Every Man Should
Know About Birth Control,”
a lecture by Dr. Donald
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Craig Lesley with his book Winterkill.
Powell in the Small Dining
Room.
Noon to 1 p.m. - Mr. and
Ms. Legs contest in the CC
Mall.
Feb. 11: 11:30 a.m. -
Open forum on “Dating in the
80’s”
1 p.m.-“What Every
Woman should Know About
Birth Control,” a lecture in
the Small Dining Room.
Photo by Dan Wheeler
Feb. 12: 9 a.m. - Blood
Drive.
Feb. 13: Noon - “What
You Don’t Know Can Hurt
You,” a presentation on sex­
ually transmitted diseases in
P104.
Feb. 14: Noon - “The
Dating Game” in the CC
Mall. Shawn Watterberg will
host.
Novelist Craig Lesley will
open the Oregon Writers
Series Tues., Feb. 4 with a
reading from his award­
winning novel, “Winterkill.”
Winterkill, the story of an
aging Indian rodeo rider, and
his struggle to regain his
estranged son and himself
before it is too late, was first
released in March of 1984. It
has since gone on to sell out
the first two printings and win
numerous awards, including
the Western Writers of
America’s “Golden Spur”
award for the best novel of
1984, and the award for best
first novel. Lesley’s novel was
the first ever to win both
awards.
Currently, Lesley, who has
taught here at the College for
the past twelve years is work­
ing on a second novel with the
same characters. The sequel is
reportedly, “off to a good
start.”
Furthermore,
“Winterkill” is slated to be
released in paperback
sometime in March of this
year.
The Oregon Writers Series is
a series of readings by several
successful local Northwest
writers. It was initiated by
Community Services Coor­
dinator Dr. Karen Lever.
Following Lesley in the
series will be poet/journalist,
Judith Barrington. Barrington
has just wrapped up a 16-city
national tour of readings and
will be reading selections from
her latest publication, “Trying
To Be An Honest Woman.”
Literary artist Cecilia Hagen
will be featured on Feb. 18
reading from her manuscript,
“Snake Oil.” On Feb. 25,
Joyce Thompson, author of
“Conscience Place,” will read
from her latest project,
“Rainy Days.”
A panel discussion with all
authors is scheduled for
March 4. College English in­
structor Annette Andre will
mediate the discussion. Topics
of discussion will range from
how to relate to editors and
publishers to the current state
of the local writing industry.
The series will take place in
the Fireside Lounge beginning
Feb. 4, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., and
is free of charge.
ELC gets eggs
By Toni Madsen
Staff Writer
The College’s Environmen­
tal Learning Center received
15,000 Coho salmon eggs
Tuesday, January 21.
The eggs arrived earlier than
expected, as the original date
the eggs were to arrive was
January 29.
Thé 15,000 salmon eggs will
be used in the hatchbox pro­
gram, which is one of a
number of programs under the
Salmon Trout Enhancement
Program (STEP). This pro­
gram is to restart eggs that are
found in streams in under­
utilized areas.
The salmon eggs are self-
feeding and may be kept in the
hatchbox until they hatch in
about three to four weeks and
released into the stream. They
will then stay in the fresh
water for about a year before
migrating
out.
After
migrating, they will live in the
ocean until they are fully
mature. The eggs are original­
ly from the Sandy Hatchery
and transported to the ELC.
This is the third year for the
program at the ELC, and it
has been very successful so
far. Over the three years, the
ELC has obtained more than
55,000 Coho eggs, which have
had a 95 percent survival rate.
The center has also been suc­
cessful with 30,OCX) steelhead
over the three years. Last spr­
ing, 15,000 unfed fry were
brought to the ELC as well.
Photo by Dan Wheeler
James Dalton, ELC biologist, displays new salmon eggs.
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