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WEdNEscky, OcTobER 11, 2000
Wheelathon
takes over gym
Intel aids microelectronics program
TAM OLIVER
Feature Co-Editor
TAM OLIVER
Feature Co-Editor
A partnership with Intel has
given the Microelectronics System
Technology Program at Clackamas
Community College a boost this
year. -
The two-year, Associate of Ap
plied Science (A.A.S.) degree pro
gram prepares graduates for entry
leveljobs in the field of microelec
tronics that may pay up to $40,000 a
year. Additionally, many of the cred
its are transferable to the Oregon In
stitute of Technology (O.I.T), which
offers four-year degrees in electri
cal engineering and manufacturing
technology. Yet in spite of numer
ous advantages to the degree pro
gram, it didn’t attract many stu
dents its first year, 1999.
“We didn’t have the money
necessary to push forward the
program,” explained Department
Chair of Manufacturing Technol
ogy, Scott Giltz. “We needed
someone who had the
time to promote it.”
Then last summer,
Intel, the world’s largest
producer of microchips,
came to the college to see
what it could do to help the
college recruit students for the
program, Giltz said. By the year 2015,
Intel plans to hire 6,600 new work
ers for its Hillsboro plant. Intel has
indicated that most of these new
workers will have to come from out-
side the state unless more Oregon
residents become trained.
As a result of Intel’s visit, the col
lege applied for and received a grant
from the Semiconductor Workforce
Consortium (SWC). The money was
used to buy commercial
spots on television in
August and September
and to pay salary and
benefits for a new fac
ulty position.
The classrooms
are full this year, and Giltz
credits “heightened aware
ness” for the increase in enrollment.
He also considers Sanda Nedelcu,
the new instructor from Romania,
the “champion of the program” that
was needed.
New look, new food, new mood
CORINNE RUPP
Staff writer
Hungry students looking for
lunch will find lots of exciting new
changes in the cafeteria. Along
with a long-needed remodel have
come a new food service company
and an innovative new manager.
Remodeling took place this sum
mer, with the goal of opening up
the once dark cafeteria to more
light. New linoleum lines the cash
ier stands. The drinks were moved
to the old salad bar area instead of
being a space-hogging island in
the middle of the room.
But not all the changes were
to the space itself. Gone is the
heaping plate of salad for $2.99,
traded instead for a weighed dish
of greens at 25 cents per ounce.
Gone too is the burrito bar and
Pacific Rim cuisine. In its place
is a new sandwich bar, homemade
soup station and espresso ma
chine.
Perhaps the biggest change of
all is the new manager. New to her
company and new to the college,
Anne Grassi is no stranger to
change. She was hired in August
by Fine Host, our new food ser
vice provider, to run the day-to-day
operations at Clackamas. This
daunting task of making over 1000
meals a day did not overwhelm
Grassi.
“I came with the background of
being a chef and catering manager
at the Mallory Hotel downtown, so
the numbers didn’t frighten me,”
she explained.
Almost everything in the cafete
ria is made from scratch, using sea
sonally fresh ingredients, from the
two daily soups and entrees to the
pizza specials and ever-changing
wraps.
“I have never been one to cook
from a can,” Grassi stated.
Bom in the United States, Grazzi
was raised in the Milan region of
Italy, where food is an integral part
of daily life. She returned to the U.S.
in 1969 with a deep affection for
the kitchen.
“I definitely got my love of good
food and cooking from my family,”
Grazzi said.
Her new position as manager
keeps her out of the kitchen for
now, but she has a lot of confi
dence in her new, handpicked
staff.
“It’s new for everyone here,
but it has been working out re
ally well,” she said.
The Fine Host staff also ben
efits from the new association
with the college.
Patricia
Guttierez is a cashier for the
company as well as a student in
the advanced English Studies pro
gram at CCC.
“I save time,” Guttierez com
mented. “I study in the morning
FINE HOST
CORPORATION
and work in the afternoon.”
Don’t expect the changes to stop
any time soon. Grazzi said that
working with Fine Host gives her a
lot of flexibility with the menu, and,
along with head Chef Chris
Mayhew, she is preparing to take
off with it. More sandwich top
pings and more salad ideas are just
the beginning of an on-going pro
cess to expand choices in the caf
eteria.
Grassi plans to add a few more
healthy alternatives to the menu.
Expect to see fresh fruit smoothies
popping up, along with more veg
etarian and vegan (egg and dairy-
free vegetarian cuisine) meal op
tions.
“We have endless possibilities
here,” Grassi said, describing her vi
sion. Eventually, she would like to add
made-to-order pastas to the lineup.
But don’t worry- not everything will
be turned to tofu and sprouts. The
most popular order from the grill?
“That would still havetobethe ham
burger and fries,” remarked line cook
James Wrathall.
Rippey: service set for Saturday
Continued from page 1
Linda Davis, a cashier at the col
lege, has known Rippey for 16
years. She remembered her as
“outspoken and so supportive of
everything that CCC stands for;
she gave so much of herself both
inside and outside of the college.”
Davis knew Rippey outside of
the college through Rippey’s vol
unteer work with the Riders of the
Cascades, a horse club.
“Her knowledge and experi
ences over in financial aid will be
a tremendous loss,” Davis com
mented. “Her death is a real
shock and she will be greatly
missed.”
A memorial fund has been es
tablished in Ruth Rippey’s name
through the college foundation
office. If you would like to con
tribute to the fund contact Suzy
Alexander at503-657-6958 ext 2401.
Rippey is survived by her hus
band, R. Wayne, two daughters,
and four grandchildren.
Diana Scrivner, Steve Nielson,
Maggie Jirasek and Dana Palmer
contributed to this article.
Randall Hall’s gymnasium was
filled with shouts and laughter Sat
urday as WOW, Winners-On-
Wheels, celebrated their annual
wheelathon.
WOW, a group for children be
tween the ages of four and 15, is a
group formed for children who
“must use wheelchairs at least part
time for mobility,” according to
their literature.
Meetings, which occur twice a
month, give them a chance to work
on crafts, sports, community ser
vices, safety, and other projects.
Additionally, the children are given
the opportunity to interact with
each other and increase their lev
els of independence.
Bethany Maughan, while watch
ing her daughter navigate the
gymnasium in a mobile-prone
stànder, explained why she and her
three-year old daughter,.Makalan,
flew down from Spokane for the
event.
“This is a great opportunity for
her to meet other kids,” she said.
The stander, which allows chil
dren to move about on wheels from
a standing position, had just been
given to Maughan by one of the
other parents. Teryl Hoffmann-
Figgins, WOW leader, often puts
parents who have wheelchairs that
their children have outgrown in
touch with parents who have need
of that size wheelchair.
The wheelathon started with
tennis lessons on College courts.
Then the kids and parents enjoyed
a potluck before going to the gym
nasium to play wheelchair soccer.
This game, which at times re
sembles a gigantic free-for-all, drew
participants from WOW members
as well as able-bodied guests who
wanted to experience playing
sports in a wheelchair.
Oregon Congressional candi
date, Brian Boquist, was in the
middle of the fray. He received first
hand experience in some of the
problems disabled people encoun
ter.
Following the soccer, Steven
Roberts, a four-year-old golfer
from Vancouver, Wash., demon
strated his golf skills. Steven,
who has been playing golf since
he was two, will be flying to Cali
fornia in November to play in a
benefit tournament for the Os
teogenesis Imperfecta ¡Founda
tion.
The WOW event ended with
wheelchair races. Kelly Abbott,
a student at Clackamas, watched
her ten-year-old son, Zachary, as
he raced around the court fol
lowed closely by a child in a par
ent-powered wheelchair.
“One of the great things about
these events is that it gives par
ents a chance to really get in there
and play with their children,” she
said.
For more information about
WOW contact their local web-site
at www.angelfire.com/ab/wowor/
index.html or Teryl Hoffman-Figgins,
Clackamas alumni and WOW leader,
at www.woworegon@aol.com.
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