News
May 31,1989
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Page 5
Observatory sets summer hours all welcome
Photo by Jillian Porter
The Haggart Memorial Observatory will be open this summer
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from dusk to midnight for
public viewing.
by Rick Piller
Business Manager
This summer the Haggart
Memorial Observatory will be open
for those astronomy buffs, and
those who are not astronomy buffs
that want to see the heavens at
night The observatoiy will be open
on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sat
urdays from dusk, around 8:30, to
approximately midnight.
The observatoiy was built from
the donated dome of local astrono
mer Harold Haggart. His wife,
Darcey Haggart donated the dome
after her husband passed away.
The dome is said to have been
built from the skins of WW II
bombers. The observatory is the
largest structure built in Oregon
for it’s purpose.
The 24 inch Newtonian re
flectortelescope, the second larg
est in the northwest, is the main
stay of the observatory. Positioned
on a Dopsonian style mount the
telescope is both steady and easy
CCC budget set for next year
by Briane C. Dotson
News Editor
Next year’s budget has been
approved by the President’s Coun
cil, but has not yet been adopted
by the Board of Clackamas Com
munity College according to Act
ing Administrative Dean of Col
lege Services and Planning Gary
Dirrim.
There were over 130 decision
packages submitted for the Gen
eral Fund at a cost of over $1
million. Of these 130 packages,
nine were approved which will cost
$149,863. Most of these will pay
for the increased cost of utilities
and tuition waivers.
The General Fund receives
most of its revenue from local
property taxes, tuition and stale
reimbursement for full-time
equivalent. The revenue for the
General Fund has increased over
6.5 percent or $1,113,712. The
reason for the increase in the
General Fund is property taxes in
Clackamas County. The increase
in tuition created a $172,765 in
crease for the General Fund, other
fees and reimbursement from the
full-time equivalent also helped.
However, miscellaneous revenue
decreased by $187,182.
The reason for the low num
ber of decision packages being
funded is that this General Fund
is a maintenance budget. The 1989-
90 budget is 6.5 percent higher the
current budget.
“The board was worried that
only nine of the 130 proposed
packages were passed; however, if
the college gets more money from
the state the college could get more
funds,” said Dirrim.
Of the General Fund over 52
percent is going into the cost of
staff and programs for instruction.
The instructional budget has in
creased over $445,000 since last
year’s budget to over $9 million.
The Environmental Learning
Center along with community
ON-CAMPUS DAY CARE
Carpp Fire Community Day Care provides a
developmentally appropriate program for
children 6 weeks to 6 years old.
* Convenient Orchard
Center site
* Monday-Friday,
7 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
* Full-time and part-
time care
* Non-profit, United Way
agency
* Financial assistance
available
* Servicing the non
college and college
community
Camp Fire
Mt. Hood Council
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recreation activities will also re
ceive money through the commu
nity services package for $87,635.
The instructional support
package which funds the library,
audio visual, the Dean of Instruc
tion, the off-campus assistant dean
and staff development will receive
a cut of $169,000. Most of this is
attributed to a reduction in per
sonnel cost of $139,000.
Dean of Students, registrar,
counseling, student activities,
career development and place
ment, health services, student
support services, and high school
relations fall under the Student
Personnel Services package. This
packages cost is over $1 million.
College services, which deliv
ers services directly to college staff
and indirect services to students,
is at over $2 million.
Plant operations and mainte
nance which provides for mainte
nance on college buildings, equip
ment, and the grounds has re
mained practically the same as last
year’s budget, increasing only about
$6,000. The reason for the slight
increase was that fire insurance
dropped $27,000 but utilities in
creased over $58,000.
Financial aid will receive
$327,520 next year. Financial aid
covers two areas: to support the
college’s financial assistant pro
grams, grants and waivers. The
second, transfers which are made
to Student Financial Aid Fund to
serve as a institutional match of
federal financial assistance funds.
Another package will be for
remodeling and major mainte
nance, like the replacement of
roofs. This package is at a cost of
$215,723.
The last package includes
things which did not fit in with
other packages.
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to move around at the same time.
Along with the large telescope are
four other telescopes that are
placed outside on the deck of the
observatory for viewing while
waiting to use the large telescope.
There is an eight inch Classical
Cassagrain, a four inch refractor,
an 80mm refractor and a two and
one half inch refractor.
For $1.50 viewers now and
for the next few weeks can see
such sights as the largest planet in
the solar system and one of the
first observed by Galileo, Jupiter.
They can also see the “Red planet”,
Mars, and perhaps the most spec
tacular, Saturn, with its large rings
of ice and dust. After that time the
moon will not be up in the night
sky and then the telescope will be
swung towards such sights as the
Horse head Nebula and distant
Galaxies out side our own. Other
bodies that will be viewed this
summer are Mercury, the closest
planet to the sun, and Venus,
named after the Greek goddess of
love. Neptune and Uranus will
also be viewed this summer.
The next big purchase that
the Environmental Learning
Center wants to make for the
observatory is a video imaging
system thatwillshow, in real time,
what is being seen through the
telescope onto a large screen T. V.
in the classroom below the obser
vatory. They also will be able to
show video tape from the Viking
and Mariner probes.
The ELC is also looking for
volunteers to be Guide Astrono
mers. Volunteers who wish to apply
can contact the ELC and talk to
either Gerry or Nan Herrmann.
“The Word is getting out,” said
Gerry Herrmann of the fact that
this is the only observatory in the
immediate area. The Observatory
will be open every night during
the Oregon Trail Pageant, July 13
- August 5.
AAWCJC gains
foothold at CCC
by Staci Beard
Staff Writer
The American Association of
Women in Community and Jun
ior Colleges is just beginning to
develop a foothold in Oregon and
five members of it are from Clacka
mas.
“It is a group that helps to
provide professional development
and a chance to do some network
ing with other women who are
involved incommunityand junior
colleges,” stated a participant in
the group’s activities, Karen Stone,
director of Business Development.
Chapters of the association
in Oregon are just beginning to
meet and support one another.
But their second conference took
place on Nov 31 and Dec 1 in
Portland and 114 women attended.
Topics in workshops included
Unlocking Creativity, The Tao of
Leadership, Pathways to Empow
erment and Building Community
in a Changing Environment.
Along with the workshops
were some keynote speakers. Betty
Roberts, the former Oregon Su
preme Cou rt Justice, talked of the
road to equality through money.
Clackamas’ President John Key
ser urged the group to become
“global thinkers”. The President
of the AAWCJC Dr. Jacquelyn
Belcher told of the equal level
triangle.
Another large part of the
group is their Leader’s Program.
It is a workshop where women
develop ideas of how to change
the image of women in commu
nity colleges. There are mentors
who then help to gain support
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from the administration to start
the programs.
The program is open to all
women in community colleges,
from students to faculty to admin
istrators.
“There are not many students
\involved but there are a lot of
good role models for the students
to see. The people there are open
io talking to people about career
development,” commented Stone.
'
If you are interested in be
coming a member contact Karen
Stone or the Oregon Chapter
Treasurer Julie Baker at Lane
Community College. There are
fees but they depend on the indi
vidual’s income.
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Three weeks ago Ron Rud
ishauser, a maintenance employee
and cabinet maker, suffered a
stroke.
Rudishauser was hospitalized
and suffered paralyzation on one
side of his body. He has since been
moved to the VA Hospital in
Vancouver, Wa.
At the switchboard they be
gan a money tree to raise money
forawheelchairanda rampwhich
Rudishauser will now require.
As of now $140 has been col
lected but more is needed to cover
thecdst of the items. Ifyou wish to
contribute the money tree is still
open and can be found at the switch
board.
Rudishauser has been a
employee here since Feb 5,1987.
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