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Kids go bananas over monkey Organ grinder visits drop-in ce A group of children went "bananas" over a monkey named Pizza Pete and an organ grinder who performed at the childrens drop- in center at Clackamas Community College Tuesday, May 3. Vicki Boki, who has been on the "To Tell the Truth" show, is the world's only woman organ grinder. She works in promo tions for the Organ Grinder Pizza Parlor in Portland. Boki keeps and trains six monkeys in her home. When she first started working for the Organ Grinder Pizza Parlor she agreed to take care of two monkeys. Since that time she has added four more. "The first six months was really hard," said Boki, "but I read every book I could find on monkeys. When you live with them you learn fast." Boki performs for senior citizens groups, plays, fairs, carnivals and fund raising activi ties for charitable organizations. Boki uses different monkeys for different occasions. Since Pizza Pete gets along with children well she brought him to the drop-in center along with a Hurdy Gurdy which is said to be over one hundred years old. Pizza Pete is a Capucion Monkey, some times called a ring tailed monkey, and he can use his tail as he would his hands to pick up objects. Boki said that Pete was six years old and one child commented that she had a sister about the same age. Boki explained to the children how the monkey used his hands and how his ears and hands were similar to human ears and hands. She also said that Pete eats fruit, vegetables and sunflower seeds. One of Pete's tricks was taking sunflower seeds out of the childrens' pockets which produced many smiles and giggles from the children. Pete also seemed to enjoy himself except when one of the children produced a stuffed animal. For some reason, Pete is afraid of stuffed animals. Boki asked for a big hug from Pete and one of the children informed her that small monkeys can't give big hugs. The children all took turns at turning the handle on the Hurdy Gurdy and each of them got to pet the monkey and receive an Organ Grinder pencil. Photo by Jennifl Pizza Pete gives trainer Vicki Boki the biggest hug a little monkeycan during] to the child development center at CCC. Police jobs open for worn If you were female, 5'1" and weighed 105 pounds soaking wet, could you con sider becoming a policewoman? Yes, said Durwood Thomas, department chairperson of police and fire sciences. "The key for the woman is to be an expertin defense tactics," said Thomas. A woman using martial arts can easily down a man more than twice her size, according to Thomas. In the police science classes at Clackamas Community College, about 10 per cent of the students are women. "There are more women enrolled here than ever before," said Thomas. The women enrolled are interested in different types of police work such as work ing in correctional institutions and working with juveniles. There is one woman who eventually wishes to be an assistant district attorney. She is taking police science in order to learn about all phases of police work. Women who have attended t police science program have succes tered the job market. Nancy Blumenhagen, the fill woman hired in Clackamas County CCC. She is now working for thi City Police Department. According to Thomas, women only have to work hard at learning skills, but also at their mental "My personal opinion," said The that women will have to be morel In police work you have to beag| I think the women will be as goo man if they train themselves, he sal While Thomas thinks women fine as police officers, as firefight would be some difficulty. Basil problem is physical strength. All has to haul 150-pound bundlesol "Would a woman be able to run third floor of a burning building out an unconscious man?" said Thi CCC law enforcement program pays oil Gordon Huirás .head of evening security Page 2 Clackamas Community College's Law En forcement program paid off for Gordon Huirás. Huirás, 1976 ASG President, is now head security policeman on graveyard shift at CCC. Huirás needs two more class hours be fore he receives his law enforcement de gree. He has been attending the college for four years and has a general study degree. Police work keeps Huirás busy. He atten ded Oregon State Cadet Training last sum mer and is a reserve officer for the Oregon City Police Department. "As a reserve we have all the privileges of a regular cop such as writing ticl we don't get the pay. However,il experience," said Huiras. Huiras said he would like to police officer rather than an Orel Policeman because the city policed "write tickets, investigations, and else comes along.” "CCC has a good law entorcen gram. They teach a lot of the san we learned in Oregon State Cadefl but it's all necessary and importa Huiras. Thursday, May
