strator questions need
hletic seating facilities proposed
By Happie Thacker
Staff Writer
Clackamas Community College
ng on March 8, the CCC Board
approved $12,200 to be spent
tiedepartment for "Remodeling
Ictator Seating)."
[age's outside physical education
'facilities are used very exten-
the budget proposal submitted
Monroe, Dean of Student Ser-
¡ough we have some bleacher
iomodate the public for many
lequate spectator seating is not
large attendance events.
ount of money is earmarked for
development of spectator seat-
Lest bank overlooking the track
I field. Failure to provide ade-
|gin the near future will, in all
According to Chuck Hudson, CCC ath
letic director, more seating is needed for the
home football games to be held here in the
future.
"We haven't had football here in the past
because we didn't have a score clock, field
or places for people to sit," said Hudson.
"We're going to start with a little seating
and do a little more each year until we have
lots of seating for all sports."
"It (this seating) could appeal to the
community as a whole, not just school
activities," said Ann Nichol, budget com
mittee member. "We have a very large com
munity potential for people to use these
bleachers to watch their husbands, fathers
or whatever running on the track.
"Temporary structures are never com
pletely secure. This permanent structure was
a combination of low cost facility and com-
patability with community events," said
Nichol.
"I don't presently have a feel of the need
for this facility," said Roger Rook, a CCC
board member who originally voted to delete
the measure.
"I have not historically been a supporter
of football and have tried to see that all
expenditures have been rational. But my re
call of this matter is not that good and I
don't feel that I am prepared to vote on it
at this time," said Rook.
"This budget has not been adopted,"
said Groener. "Now is the time for student
and voter input on any item on it."
The CCC budget again goes to the polls
on May 24.
limit the use of our facilities for
lies," said Monroe in the budget
mtoJohn Hooley, division chair-
manities and social sciences, the
old this would be the first phase
ilium.
lied to the public repeatedly,
would never build a stadium,"
iy, "The bleachers we have are
and they are not set up right for
lanyway."
table bleachers approved by the
Lar are situated on the east end
k . However, all track events start
In the west side.
■feels Monroe is the main force
nis budget item. However, Monroe
[thereare plans to build a stadium.
II be permanent mass-attendance
mo way is this intended to be a
las some people have assumed,"
¡roe, "All well do is pour a little
Id put boards on it."
rational seating will consist of an
■200 to 300 seats for spectators
west bank overlooking the athletic
[Monroe.
don't need additional spectator seat-
■Hooley. "The seating we have is
¡fitwere situated better."
rang to Hooley the public doesn't
ley spent on athletics and 90 per
me faculty and administrators want
Iwithfootball anyway.
honey should go for other things,"
r
■ feels that the money spent on
■"permanent mass-attendance seat-
fey be justified.
fa been specified by the board of
■that we make facilities available
Immunity as a whole," said Monroe,
feeneed places for people to sit."
lout have too many mass-atten-
Ints but we can't expect people
|he ground in the rain. The money
■on seating will more than be made
I money people will save on colds
|ss if they don't have to sit on the
■therain," said Monroe.
e board didn't want permanent type
k' said Ralph Groener, CCC board
■It was our understanding that the
pould be moveable bleachers of the
[already have, the kind that can be
land moved."
p later said that he was not at the
■eting where this item was dis-
B that he really didn't know any-
|tit.
Photo by Jenni Wheeler
Organ grinder Vicki Boki and partner Pizza Pete enthrall enthusiastic group of children
at drop-in center with tricks of the trade. The two made their visit to CCC last Tuesday.
(See related story on page 2.)