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NEWS The Clackamas Print Page 3 Wednesday, April 26,1995 Class travels to experience parts of Oregon Brendon Neal Staff Writer Last Thursday, John Snively took members of the Malheur field trip class and the bird iden tification class to the Malheur Wildlife Refugee in Eastern Or egon. The 22 students went to Malheur Wildlife Refugee which is located 35 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon. Malheur is the one of the nation’s largest fresh water wildlife refuges. They stayed four days and three nights at the old field station. Snively has been leading the trip for 24 years. Besides the trips, .he also has experience with the refuge because he has taught Students from the Malheur class and the bird identification and taxonomy class observe the Keyhole Crater, part of the Diamond Crater’s lava complex. TheWambli classes on the refuge during the summer for 12 years. The cost of the trip was $77 per person which covered room and board at the field station. The trip started with snow both going over the mountains and once in Central and Eastern Oregon. However, the snow didn’t stick and the weather turned nice once they got to the refuge. The colder weather did cause one problem in that many of the birds were not there yet. But, they did still see about 110 species of birds. While there, they studied some of the history of the refuge, which is located on what was the P Ranch. The P Ranch was head CCC students pose for a group photo in front of the “Round Barn,” in the Malhuer National Refugee. The barn was used by Peter French, ‘The Boss of the Blitzen,’ for breaking horses in the winter time. French was one of the nations best ranchers. National day rewards everyone Hoyun Choi Staff Writer National Bring Your Daugh ter To Work Day is tomorrow. Ev ery year, children are given a chance to see what their parents, neighbors, relatives and friends do when they go off to work or school each day. This national day opens up the workplace for children to get a close-up view and experience what life can be like after they fin ish school. This is a great oppor tunity for the kids to perhaps get a grasp or a feeling of what kind of a career they would like to pur sue in their future. Although this day is entitled Bring Your Daughter To Work Day, it does not mean that it is reserved just for parents and their daughters. It’s open to anyone who is interested in bringing someone to not just their work place, but also into their class room. Fathers are welcome to bring their sons as well as their daugh ters. Students are encouraged to bring their children, cousins, neighbor’s kids or a child of any age. Becky Carnahan, one of the organizers of the day on campus, emphasizes, “Last year, we had Money For Everyone Native American Story Tellers and Dancers An interesting presentation about the Lakota Culture. Wednesday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to noon in front of the Community Center. Sponsored by Student Activities quarters for the Peter French cattle empire, which existed back in the 1870’s. The sta tion staff also talked to the stu dents about nature photogra phy. They visited Diamond Craters, an area that is known for its volcanic activity. They spent most of a morning exam ining the volcanic activities and the plants and animals that live in the area, some of which are rare. On the return trip, they stopped at the Wizard Fish Hatchery which is near the town of Sisters. They stopped and watched birds for awhile to break up the long trip home. NATIONAL PARK JOBS. Forestry workers, park rang ers, firefighters, lifeguards, and volunteer and government positions available at National Parks. Excellent benefits and bonuses! Over 25,000 openings! For more info, call: 1-206-545-4804 ext. N60571 FREE Financial Aid! Over $6 Billion in private sector grants and scholarships is now available. All students are eligible regardless of grades, income, or parents income. Let iis help. Call Student Financial Services: 1 -800-263- 6495 ext. F60571 fathers bringing their daughters, and there were children of all ages. Bring Your Daughter To Work Day is open to any child who will benefit from this expe rience.” Right here on our CCC cam pus will be a luncheon in honor of this day. It will be held tomor row in the skylight room from 11a.m. to noon. The luncheon will be filled with fun activities for both the children and the adults to take part in. There will be a few singers followed by a sing-along. A complete collage of all the attendees’ names will be made. To fit the purpose of Bring Your Daughter To Work Day, there will also be some activities dealing with setting goals. At 1:30 p.m., there will be a tour of the cam pus. If you are interested in at tending these events, please R.S.V.P. This day is a rewarding op portunity for both the children and the adults. The children ex perience part of the “real world,” and the adults will have brought at least one child closer to look ing into his or her future goals. If you know of any kids who are interested or eager about col lege, bring them to class with you and give them a taste of what all college and life has to offer.
