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About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1990)
FEATURE THE CLACKAMAS PRINT January 17,1990 Herrmann named Man of the Year out there with a couple shovels, Before the fish could sur gave them to us (the art class) and vive Herrman had to enhance told us we were going to change the water quality. the ponds.” “We had to take the old Herrmann was a student at drainage ditches on campus and Clackamas studying pre-landscape modify them to make them into architecture when he became spawning streams.” involved in creating the ELC. Newell Creek is one of the “Not only Leland but some of largest of the 38 urban streams the sculpture instructors gave me in the Portland area. It origi ideas for form and shape,” nates on campus and flows Herrmann said. “At one time, this through the ELC. There are also area was called the three-acre sculp ponds on the ELC that were ture by the art department.” formed by the creek, that are Two thousand cubic yards of now homes to ducks and other soil were moved ... animals. onto thesiteofthe one l,me’ <n,s area Herrmann Page 3 Program for parents with infants offered by Angela Wilson Feature Editor A program to educate par ents with 0-12 month old infants has received funding from the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon. Parrott Creek Family Serv ices and Clackamas County Health Department are collaborating on the program which will educate parents in the areas of infant de velopment, babies’ temperaments, and nutrition. The parents will also learn the appropriate tech niques to help in their infant’s growth and development. elc 15 years ago was called the three- is also involved “I’m going to be directing different parent-child bonding to get everything acre scu|pture bV thein thcc°nserva- started. Now, the r J tion of re- activities,” said Brita Gould, proj Haggart observa- art department •**____ sources. The ect coordinator. “The main thing is to have fun with the child.” tory and the Lakeside Education new recycling museum that is There will also be time spent Hall sit on the same land that now open across from the ELC with the parents alone, so they Jerry Herrmann, ELC director, has been named Man of the Year Herrmann and his art class dug up was put together by Herrmann can discuss different methods of and the ELC staff. by The Clackamas County Review. Herrmann helped in the with shovels. stress and anger management and Two of the main focuses of Herrmann proves that re original organization of the construction of the ELC. other related activities. Herrmann and the ELC include cycled plastics can be used effi Photo by Lane Scheideman “At the end of each session urban streams and the conserva ciently, by using simulated wood we will offer snacks for the fami tion of resources. that is made from recycled plas lies and there will be time for “Newell Creek is the real focus tics. By Lane Scheideman done with the ELC. Some of these everyone just to hang out and talk,” “About 80 percent of the StaffWriter acts include organizing the origi for us, because we want to make Gould said. “Just to talk with other The John Inskeep Environ nal construction of the ELC in sure it remains a productive fish Lakeside Hall and about 90 per parents is a wonderfully suppor mental Learning Center (ELC) 1975 and starting a recycling pro and wildlife resource,” said cent of the observatory is made tive thing.” from the simulated wood,” ac finished off a great decade when gram for area McDonald’s restau Herrmann. Nutrition and health questions Salmon and Steelhead have cording to Herrmann. its director, Jerty Herrmann, was rants in 1989. will be answered by Women, In Herrmann also commented named Man of the Year by the “Leland John (art instructor) been raised and released in New fants, and Children (WIC), a pro on how well the wood stood up Clackamas County Review, • was the person who started this ell Creek at the ELC. gram with a professional staff of “Up to date 80,000 fish have to the wind storms we encoun Herrmann received this award whole thing,” said Herrmann. “I nurses that works through Clacka tered by last week’s storm. for- the extensive work he-J&uk- I still remember how Leland came been raised,” said Herrmann. mas County Health. Participants in the class must be involved in \ the WIC program at Clackamas O' County Health. The Parrot Creek Family Services offer family counseling and parent education for families with children ages six to eighteen. V/ The idea for child abuse preven tion and early education of family planning for parents with infants was in the discussion stages when the Children’s Trust Fund had set up a grant for a program of this sort. "We realize that there is a need for a program of this sort," said John Deihl, project director. "Our main focus is bonding, at tachment, and abuse prevention." •J, “All parents, regardless of their socioeconomic status, want to do what’s best for their chil dren,” Gould said. “We are trying to give them alternatives to do that. “We realize that something has to happen* earlier in the area of intervention, when it can really make a difference,” said Gould. Volunteers are needed to assist in class. They will help the stu dents with the babies during group sessions and provide child care A when the babies are not partici 111 515 Molalla Ave. pating in the class. Contact Kathy Oregon City Walter, volunteer coordinator, at 635-3671. 655-4300 I The first set of classes started Not valid with any other special offer. Limit one pizza per coupon, Expires 2-9-90 J last week. They will last for ten weeks, and are expected to con tinue after the first set is finished. Theclasses are held in the Clacka I mas County Public Health Build I ing in Oregon City. For further I information on the program, con I tact Brita Gould at 635-3671. z Welcome Back Come warm yourself with NORM'S Hot Coffee! r A WINTER TERM SPECIALS! r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ L 655-4300 MON * TUE * WED SPECIAL 10%OFF ANY PIZZA iffer. Limit one pizza per Coupon. Expires 2-7-90 I ■ $1.00 OFF MEDIUM PIZZA $1.50 I I L OFF LARGE PIZZA 655-4300 Not valid with any other special offer. Limit one pizza per coupon, Expires 2-9-90
