Vol. XXIX No. 3
Wednesday, October 25,1995
AT A GLANCE
Clackamas Community College
Bomb scare turns out to be armadillo
Compiled by Cori Kargel
Business Manager
Visit 200 colleges and suffer no jet
lag! Students can talk with representa
tives of colleges from across the country
at the 1995 Portland National College
Fair. Come research for your college
future Fri. and Sat., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
in the Memorial Coliseum Exhibit Hall.
For more information, call Anne Price at
768-7053.
CCC’s next Author’s Night will fea
ture fiction by Hawaiian authors
Kathleen Tÿau and Graham Salisbury.
Come experience the work of these tal
ented writers tonight, at 7 p.m., in the
Gregory Forum. For more information,
call ext. 2538.
The Career Market welcomes
various occupational professionals onto
the Clackamas campus to talk with in
terested individuals about their careers.
Come talk to these experts today, from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Gregory Forum.
For more information, call ext. 2396.
The financial workshop, Under
standing Your Financial Statements,
will guide participants through the Bal
ance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement.
Cost is $20. The three-hour workshop
is Sat. for more information, call ext.
2688.
All women are invited to participate
in Quilt Talk, a special Lunch and Learn
discussion about quilts that “talk.” The
session will focus on story, memory and
friendship quilts. Join the discussion to
morrow, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in the
Gregory Forum. For more information,
call ext. 2526.
Visit the ELC Open House and
meet new director Vaughn Brown. The
Nursery, Recycling Center and Observa
tory will be open. The Birds of Prey ex
hibit will open at 2:30 p.m. The Open
House will be this Sat., from 2 to 5 p.m.,
at the ELC. For more information, call
ext. 2351.
The suspicious package
(above) was found to con
tain the stuffed armadillo
and several photos (right).
A message inside the
anonymous package read,
"Rodney visited many Or
egon spots this summer
and had a lot of fun. En
closed are pictures of his
vacation. It was a pleasure
taking him around this
summer. Sincerely, Rod's
Friends."
Pamela Sirianni
Staff Writer
A suspicious package,
thought to be a bomb, resulted in
the evacuation of the Pauling
Center from 3:15 to 6 p.m. on
Monday.
As it turned out, the package
contained a once-alive, now
stuffed armadillo. Until that was
determined, the mysterious pack
age caused a lot of anxiety for
college staff and students.
Director of College Services
Gary Dirrim said that precaution
was taken because “an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of
cure.” For safety reasons the
building was evacuated and all
photo is one of 17 sent along with the armadillo
evening classes were canceled.
The package, addressed to
the Biology Department, was re
ceived by a faculty member in the
Pauling Center on Monday. The
package was considered suspi
cious for three reasons, according
to Dirrim: there was no return ad
dress; the postmark on the pack
age was from Troutdale, and this
is not a location where any pack
age was expected from; and fi
nally, the package was suspi
ciously wrapped in duct tape.
The staff contacted public
safety. At 3:15 p.m. a public
safety officer came and deter
mined that the package appeared
suspicious. The Clackamas
Lady of Sorrows School. Experience
over 3000 sq. ft. of fright in the dungeon,
this Fri. and Sat., from 7 p.m. to mid
night and Sun. and Mon., from 6 to 10
p.m., at 5239 SE Woodstock Blvd, in
Portland. Admission is $4 per person.
Not recommended for children under 8.
Includes covered waiting area with full
refreshment stand. For more informa
tion, call Wendy Hanken at 771-3592.
Register now to participate in the
Halloween 8K run and two-mile fun
run/walk, hosted by CCC. First- and
second-place awards will be presented to
men’s and women’s division winners in
a number of age categories ranging from
elementary to 60+. Mail-in entries must
be' received by Fri., at 4 p.m. Fee is $5
without race T-shirt and $12 with race
T-shirt. For more information, call ext.
2211.
the meetings every Weds., from noon to
1 p.m., in B112. For more information,
call Kate Gray at ext. 2371.
various parts of the country or the
state. The person had taken a pic
ture of the armadillo at the beach,
the armadillo here, the armadillo
there. They included the pictures
along with the armadillo, and
were returning th? critter to its
home.”
Due to the delay of the arrival
of the bomb squad, Dirrim said
that “it was impossible to inform
everyone” regarding cancellation
of classes that evening.
Since there was only an
anonymous note with the pack
age, college officials do not know
who sent the armadillo, Dirrim
said.
Exchange allows
education evaluation
Come to this year’s Dungeon of
Terror, the annual haunted house at Our
Chrysalis, the CCC women’s
writing group is now meeting. Join in
County Sheriff Bomb Squad was
called, but they were unavailable.
Then the City of Portland Bomb
Squad was called. They were de
layed for an unknown reason and
finally arrived at Pauling at 6 p.m.
Dirrim said the Portland
Bomb Squad examined the pack
age.
“They concluded that it
wasn’t threatening . . . they
opened it up, and this is when they
found a stuffed armadillo,”
Dirrim said.
“What happened is that
someone had stolen that little crit
ter from the college some time
ago, and had taken it around to
photo by Chad Patteson
A German exchange student learns about American
automotive technology with CCC instructor Jerry Cook.
Fifteen students and teachers from Germany
visited Clackamas Community College this Monday to
compare the education programs in Germany and the
U.S.
Bettina Gehle is one of the three teachers who
visited CCC. She has been trying to find some way of
getting a job in America. Her expertise is in accounting
politics, administration, business and sports.
Gehle hopes to find a teaching job before her
temporary visa runs out.
“I hope that I can stay here longer than a
year,’’says Gehle.
The group that came to CCC consisted of twelve
apprenticeship students and three teachers who spent
one week visiting local businesses and campus
instructional programs.
“The visitation was enjoyable because we were
around people our own age,” says Gehle.
Learn how to produce professional
print materials with modest resources.
Topics include deadlines, basic layout
techniques and budget content. Join this
workshop Oct. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost
is $50. For more information, call 656-
4447.
Attention all Native American
students! Several Native American stu
dents and staff members have begun a
groupjustforyou! Get involved. Help
this new venture be a success. For more
information, call Marie Feddern at ext.
2556, or Sylvia Ollgaard at 632-4619.
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Coming to Portland,
"From America
With Love"
Highlights of
Norma Paulus'
visit to CCC