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
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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