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New ______ 3 Safety concerns force observatory closure í I he CI ac L wias P rínt Wednesday, October 14, 1998 ROBERT SCHOENBURG Editoren-Chief The Haggart Astronomical Observatory, located on the John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center (ELC) grounds was closed down last week because of structural problems in the timber bdams that make up the observatory’s platform. An examination by a struc tural engineer prompted the college to close down the ob servatory on September 28. Next March will mark the 10th anniversary of the observatory’s opening. The problem was discovered by CCC Plant Services after a woodpecker attempted to build a home in one of the timbers and the engineer noticed that the wood inside the timber was rotting. runs up through the center of Observatory director Ken the dome. On top of the column Cameron first heard is the array of telescopes about the closing on including a 24” Monday. Newtonian reflector “It’s quite a blow,” telescope. The column is Cameron said. more like a tall table that “About 1500 people isolates the telescopes a year visit the ob year visit ' from the rest of the servatory. It’s a truly structure to eliminate the unique educational possible vibration. observatory. facility.” On October 5 at 4 p.m. Cameron has been It's a truly the college will hold a with the observatory meeting to examine the since the beginning unique problem at the observatory. and said it was built educational The meeting will include mostly by volunteers the Science Department, facility, j and with contributed the ELC and Cameron. materials. The observatory is one “The timbers used of only a few in the area, Ken for the platform and is the only observa Cameron came from the old Director tory in the state open all Smuckers cannery,“ year long, said Cameron. said Cameron. “I hope we are up and Part of the struc running next spring for ture is a concrete column that the anniversary,” he said. TIMOTHY BELL / Clackamas Print The Haggart Astronomical Observatory, located at the ELC, will hopefully be up and running for its anniversary next spring. Garden:Nature reveals Eyes: Land clearing for agriculture Continued from page 1 hidden remedies Continued from page 4 The young stems and leaves, collected before the plant reaches a foot in length, can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Care should be taken not to col lect them after they get much taller than a foot, because the plant can accumulate heavy met als from the soil and become somewhat toxic. As with any wild plant gath ered for consumption, positive identification should first be made. This can only be done with practice and skill. As far as medicine goes, Touch-Me- Not has long been used as an itch reliever for Poison Oak and Poison Ivy. The leaves when crushed become slimy, or mucilaginous, and can be rubbed directly on the affected area. This simple but effective application has been used for centuries, by Native Americans and European settlers alike. When you pass through the Garden, stop and take a look as Autumn begins to settle in. Keep your eyes out for the subtle blooms and last-minute flings of nature. Enjoy. Choir set to kick off JOEL SHEMPERT I Copy Editor Clackamas’ vocal music pro gram is entering its 1998-99 sea- |son, and on 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the community at large can find out what the all the [fuss is about. I The Choir Fundraising Kick- !off at Gregory Forum will fea ture selections from the Clacka mas Chamber Choir and the Male ¡and Female Choirs, as well as yocal jazz groups Mainstream and Straight Ahead, with what [choir director Lonnie Cline de scribes as “various and sundry solos” by vocal music students— a “choral sampler” of sorts. I The music will be a prelude to a presentation on the choirs’ up coming Eastern Europe tour next ■summer, with the aim of selling [attendees on the significance of this endeavor to students’ lives. I “We want to sing a little bit, put the main thing that we want to do is discuss our trip .to Es tonia, and the cultural ex change and concert tour,” said Cline. I Cline encourages family, friends, and anyone else inter ested in supporting music stu dents in this cross-cultural ven ture to attend. His desire is to create a booster organization for the various choirs’ financial sup port. The event will include the aforementioned singing compo nent, a speech by a representa tive of the Portland-Tallinn Friendship City Association (an organization of Portland’s Esto nian community^ testimonials of Clackamas students and alumni who have visited Estonia in the past, and presentations by repre sentatives of various fund-rais ing groups. The event will be the first of many Music Department events this term, including the Instru mental Jazz Night on Nov. 18, the Chamber Singers’ perfor mance of J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Sinfonia Concertante Orchestra on Dec. 4, the Chamber Singers’, Male Choir’s, and Female Choir’s Christmas by Candlelight, and the Fall Alumni Vocal Jazz Night on Dec. 11. Further information on these events will be forthcoming as the term commences. According to Battalion Chief Ken Frentress of Clackamas County Fire District #1, the man who was burning ‘slash’ on his property adjacent to Clackamas was operating without a permit. “He mislead the Fire Protec tion Office [FPO],” said Frentress. Normal procedure for slash burning, which Frentress defined as“land-clearing for agricultural use,” would be to obtain a free license from the Clackamas County Fire District #1 office. This process would also in clude an inspection of the prop erty by FPO officials, who may impose restrictions such as mak ing sure that water is available. Instead, the man who was burning reported that he only had a small brush pile the size of a Volkswagen. This would fall un der the category of backyard burning, which only requires a phone call to the Fire District to get permission. As a result of the complaints from the college, the Fire District has revoked any current burn per mits and all future burn permits to the property owner. 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