THE PRINT
Vol. XXII No. 16
Wednesday, March 1,1989
Clackamas Community College
Work on observatory completed
by Brianc Dotson
News Editor
Construction oh the Haggard
Memorial Observatory has been
completed at the Environmental
Learning Center, according to ELC
Director, Jerry Herrmann.
The observatory dome was
donated by Darcy Haggard of
Redland, in memory of her hus­
band Harold Haggard who was an
astronomy enthusiast Haggard had
constructed his own observatory
at his home during the 1950’s. At
that time it was the largest obser­
vatory in the Northwest.
Mrs. Haggard was planning
to selling the house and thought
the house would -be worth more
without the dome, so she decided
to tear it down. Jerry Herrmann
Photo by Eric Olson
heard about the dome and asked
Environmental Learing Center Director Jerry Herrmann looks if the ELC could have it; Haggard
over the telescope in the newly completed observatory.
agreed. The dome was taken down
and brought to the campus and
reconstructed.
Ninety percent of all the
material used in building the ob­
servatory is recycled material The
floor and the steps going up to the
the board first,” said David observatory were salvaged from
by Angela Wilson
Dickson, assistant to the presi­ the bleachers in Randall Gymna­
Staff Writer
sium. The structural supports were
The issue of alcohol use by dent.
The college is receiving in­ made from reclaimed telephone
groups that perform on campus is
currently being studied by the formation from other colleges on and power poles. Parts of the old
their guidelines concerning this Smuckeris Building were alsoused.
Clackamas board.
There are currently no guide­ matter, and the situation is being The dome was made over forty-
two years ago out of aluminum
lines for this issue, but a list of studied.
At Centralià Community from airplane wings.
guidelines is being formed. Alco­
“The reason for using recycled
hol use on campus is pot allowed. College alcohol is allowed at spe­
“Currently alcohol is not al­ cial functions under the Founda­ material is to prove that materials
lowed on campus. If any excep­ tion’s control. Beer and wine are can be reused,” said Herrmann.
The largest telescope is a
tions are made for performing
twenty-four inch reflector tele­
groups they must be approved by see ALCOHOL - page 6
Use of alcohol at
CCC investigated
scope. Four other telescopes sur­
round the bigger one.
The observatory will not only
be used for astronomical purposes,
it will also be used to observe
wildlife. Twenty people at a time
can use the observatory.
“Animals don’t fear you when
you .are in the air because they
don’t think of you as a human,”
said Herrmann.
Bill Holbert, a local meteor­
ologist, donated a weather system
complete with a rain gage, wind
gage, and temperature gage to the
observatory. With this system, the
ELC will report the weather
conditions to the weather bureau.
The steps up to the observa­
tory are being called the “Stair­
way to the Stars” and sold at $250
each. Thirty-six of the forty steps
have been sold. Companies or
individuals can buy these steps
and will have their name placed
on the back of the step. The “Stair­
way to the Stars” has already raised
over $10,000.
A video imaging system has
been linked to a television in the
Lakeside Hall to allow people to
view the stars while still on the
ground.
The goal of this observatory
is to draw over 40,000 people a
year. Oregon City has given the
ELCa trust grantof $1,600, which
will go to make brochures to help
promote the Haggard Observa­
tory.
The observatory is open for
public viewing Wednesday, Fri­
day and Saturday an hour after
sunset.
Ryan to retire after 22 years at Clackamas
by Briane G Dotson
News Editor
Administrative Dean of Col­
lege-Services and Planning Bill
Ryan will be retiring from Clacka­
mas Community College June 30.
Ryan came to Clackamas af­
ter selling the Thriftway store he
owned in Multnomah, Oregon.
Originally Ryan applied for a
position at Mt. Hood Community
College, but was turned down.
The business manager, Larry
Oslund, told Ryan of a new com­
munity college that was being built
in Oregon City and to try and
apply there,
Ryan contacted then-Clacka-
mas Community College Presi­
dent Roy Mikelson. Mikelson told
Ryan that if the bond levy passed
to call him Monday morning be­
fore 9 a.m. The bond levy passed
so Ryan called and was hired.
“I called up Oslund after Igot
the job here and told him to go to
hell,” said Ryan. “Over the years
though Larry (Oslund) has be­
came a good friend. I’m indebted
to him; he has given me a lot of
help.” B
Ryan recalls that when he
started during the 1966-67 school
year at the college, the offices were
on McLoughlin Avenue in Oak
Grove, and classes were held at
Gladstone High School at night.
The only people that had been
hired when Ryan started was the
president and the president’s sec­
retary.
Ryan says that his most
memorable moment was selling
the bond issue in March of 1968
which allowed the college to start
building the current campus.
“I’ll miss the people, the
friends I’ve made, and the cam­
pus. I have seen it from when it
was nothing towhat it is today,”
said Ryan about leaving.
After his retirement Ryan
plans to take his grandchildren to
Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo,
the grand canyon, and Salt Lake
City, UT. Ryan also plans to put a
new roof on his house.
Ryan feels good about the
acceptance of the college by the
community and the financial suc­
Photo by Jule Church
cess that the college has been.
“I have a lot of good memo­ Assistant Dean Bill Ryan (left, with Grounds Service Supervisor
ries,” said Ryan about his work at Carol Patterson), an original staff member at Clackamas, will be
calling It quits at the end of the school year.
Clackamas Community College.
Oregon City, Oregon
News
Digest
President s
wife to give
presentation
Deputy Secretary of
State for Oregon Marilynne
Keyser, wife of Clackamas
Community College Presi­
dent John Keyser, will be
one of two featured speak­
ers at a Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
Business Showcase.
Keyser and Marshall
A* Stevens, the founder of
Oil Can Henry’s, will give
presentations at the show­
case, scheduled for March
8 at New Hope Commu­
nity Church. There will also
be a buffet lunch.
The showcase itself will
begin at 10 a.m. and last
through 4 p.m. Cost for the
seminar presentations and
the buffet lunch is $25 per
.individual.
Instructor
atPSU
displays art
Portland State Univer­
sity Art Instructor Ray
Grimm will display his work
in the Pauling Gallery from
March 8 to April 7.
On March 8 from 7-9
p.m. in the gallery, an art­
ist’s talk and opening re­
ception will take place.
The hours for the
Pauling Gallery are 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m. from Monday
through Friday and by
appointment on weekends.
Ensemble
to perform
The Clackamas Com­
munity College Wind En­
semblewill perform a free
concert in the Community
Center Mall at 2:30 p.m.
The concert, set for
March 5, is put on by the
Clackamas Music Depart­
ment.
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