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FEATURE October 28, 1987 Page 7 Orlando and husband build dream house by Tom Golden Staff Writer___ Why are English instructor Emily Orlando, a self proclaimed “East coast person and apartment baby,” and her husband Charlie Foster, a man with no formal training in ar chitecture, building a house? “I saw how important it was for him... for his sense of being,” said Orlando. “He wanted something he could look at; a piece of him that would be around after he’s gone. The house has become a lasting memorial.” If people look at the house as a memorial to Foster, they sure ly will remember him as a uni que man. The house, which Orlando anticipates will be ready for Christmas, is done in an, “old fashioned post and beam construction style,” which involves cutting notches into, “massive beams,” and crossing them. They’ve been working on the house for two no gables.” The house has a years. “His dream was to build passively solar efficient kitchen, something unique; to challenge two bedrooms, a television himself into doing something room, and an office, “with a this massive.” Orlando solid oak floor; that was what I describes the house as, “a mini whined for,” said Orlando. Orlando has had to do more Timberline.” Foster’s toughest challenge than whine. Her husband owns came before he felled the first a saw mill which he used to cut tree. “Probably the hardest the trees he felled into posts, thing he did was convincing me beams, and other wood pro that this was right!” said Orlan ducts. He did the wiring, the plumbing and the cabinets in do. Once he got past that, he had the kitchen. As Orlando said, many more hurdles to overcome “I’ve been right there; pouring before beginning the actual con concrete and learning things struction process. With no for I’ve never wanted to learn.” mal construction background, How did Orlando find time to Foster first had to do some help build a house and still teach research. Then he drew up the classes? “It’s really hard to divide plans and got Clackamas Coun my time. I’m positive my classes haven’t suffered. I don’t have too ty’s approval. The house is 1500 square feet much fun time. We’ve had to with two floors. It has a solid refuse a lot of invitations. I rock foundation and chimney. would never do it again, but I In his design Foster decided that would never want any other the house would be energy effi house.” cient or as Orlando says, “I got Rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing, skiing... Instructor enjoys adventurous outdoor activities by Christopher Curran Deaign/Sports Editor________________ The first impression many people get when they hear the name, Don Shula, they think of a football coach marching up and down the sidelines leading the Miami Dolphins to victory. Traveling across the country from Miami to Oregon City, you find another Don Shula. The two are second-cousins. The second Don Shula is an instructor at Clackamas Com munity College teaching classes ranging frdm economics to high school science. But, Shula’s love is the outdoors. “If it’s outdoors, I like it,” stated Shula. “I like being out where you can look out and see everything.” Shula has been white water raf ting steadily since 1980 when he took a class entitled “Live, Learn, and Teach” at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. “There is a natural beauty of being on the water,” said Shula, who also kayaks and mountain climbs, among other outdoor ac tivities. He said that ever since he read “Huck Finn” and saw the river trips that Huck and Jim took he has been interested it raf ting. One thing Shula enjoys about rafting is taking people out who have never tried it. “I want to share the experience of rafting... to take people out in nature and appreciate it,” explained Shula, “and to create some happiness in their lives.” Shula also enjoys mountain climbing. “It’s more work than rafting,” he said, “as I get older I float more rivers and climb fewer mountains.” Shula said that he has climbed many of the peaks many times. He started climbing in 1965 in Arizona. Scuba diving is another activity that Shula has ventured into. “It’s like going to another planet,” he said, “If you really want to see what the world is like go down into the ocean.” He said that he had scuba dived in the Florida Keys, the Cook Islands, and Fiji, among other places. Shula, who has just started his tenth fall at Clackamas, said he is looking forward to next year when he will instruct a wilderness class in addition to the teaching he is doing now. He is hoping to include handicapped students and he would like to work with foreign students to teach them about Oregon. When it comes to Clackamas Community College he feels that tire quality of instruction, namely the English department, is better than many people give it credit for. He said that just because it is a community college doesn’t make it a second rate school. Shula is hoping to have a stu dent orientation, such as an out door trip, to meet other students. “Everybody going to the college will enjoy it more.” Shula has two sons, an 18 year old freshman at Oregon State University and a 14 year old freshman at Corvallis High School. When they were ages eight and four, Shula took them and climbed the south sister of the Three Sisters in central Oregon. Originally, Shula passed through Oregon on his way to the University of Washington, and something drew him back. According to Shula, it was the beauty of the state. Coupon Served ****** Special 7am-10:30am Mon-Fri #1. 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