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Wednesday, January 24, 2001
Clackamas Community College
Volume XXXIV, issue
Oregon City, Oregon
10
Where do you want FRC celebrates new win
to go tomorrow?
CORINNE RUPP
Opinion Editor
CCC will host college represen
tatives from around the state for
the annual Transfer Day Monday,
Jan. 29 from 10-2 in the Gregory
Forum.
This drop-in col
lege fair pro
vides an op
portunity
for
stu
dents to meet
with college and
university repre
sentatives in order to
learn more about their
schools. Most in-state schools
will be present at this event and
will have representatives from in
dividual programs, such as busi
ness and education, on hand.
Academic advisor Brian Mills
recommends that anyone thinking
about transferring to an in-state
school should come and talk to
some of the representatives. Go
ing to Transfer Day, according to
Mills, helps you get a four year
picture.
Transfer Day provides an oppor
tunity for students to question in-
dividual schools about their spe
cific transfer process. Everything
from when applications need to be
turned in to housing options can
be discussed at length at the
event.
“It is important to make a con-
nection to the university
you are attend
ing as soon
as
pos
sible in
rder to
stay
on
track," Mills
said.
Mills also rec-
ommends Transfer Day for unde-
cided students as a way of becom
ing more familiar with their educa
tional choices.
“You can pick up fliers and cata
logs from all over, but mostly in-state
schools,” said Mills.
Colleges and universities will be
side-by-side during this event.
This gives students the chance to
compare the various programs
schools offer in order to find the
best fit.
The Scholarship Commission will
also be present at the event to an
swer questions about financial aid.
PHOTOS BY MIKE POLLOCK I Clackamas Prin
A grand opening celebration for the
Elizabeth McClung Brod Family
Resource Center's new wing was
held yesterday. The childcare
program there is a collaboration
between the college and the YMCA.
Donors and supporters of the
project were honored at the
celebration.
Donna Krewson, (above) "Mother
Goose," brings out her magic wand
to perform a magic show for the
children.
Community College Day
College leaders to visit
Legislature next week
going to provide plants for a dem
onstration. Oregon Community
Feature Editor
College Association will schedule
President John Keyser and appointments for college advo
other leaders from Clackamas will cates to meet with state legislators
be attending this year’s Commu and discuss their concerns.
nity College Day,
“We
which will be held
can take a team
in Salem, Jan.31. It
of three to each
"All the
will give college ad
legislative of
vocates the chance
ficer and tell
colleges
to meet with state
them how im
be
legislators and dis
portant it is that
cuss issues, such
we get a bud
as rapid statewide
get allocation,”
Corky Kirkpatrick
enrollment growth
director of community
explained
relations
and problems as
Kirkpatrick.
sociated with a lack
In ad
of funding.
dition, lawmak
“All the commu
ers and the
nity colleges in the state will be general public will get a chance to
there,” said Corky Kirkpatrick, di
learn how colleges train high-tech
rector of community relations. “We workers, health care providers and
reserved a lobby where we will other professionals. They will also
have tables set up so that we can
learn about distance learning via
have demonstrations and be really the Internet, adult basic skills edu
visible.”
cation and a wide variety of ser
Colleges will be showing off vices that colleges provide to the
their products. Clackamas’ horti state’s businesses and industries.
culture students; for example, are
Karen Martini, director of development, college advancement,
(left) makes a hand print on a piece of fabric during the FRC
party; the prints will be hung in the new wing.
Student Maribel Lopez, (above right) spoke about the benefits she
and her daughter have received at the FRC; her daughter is in
childcare there, and Lopez attended the Young Parent
Opportunity Program.
MAGGIE JIRASEK
commu
nity
in the
state will
there."
Auto mechanic, friend passes away
STEVE NIELSEN
News Editor
Charles “Fred” Bellmore, a CCC
graduate and auto parts merchan
diser at the college, died of heart
related problems last Saturday, Jan.
20, at the age of 61.
Bellmore lived in Portland with
his wife Mona, and is also survived
by their three daughters, one son
and nine grandchildren.
Health problems made it neces
sary for Bellmore to leave his job
as an independent mechanic. He
attended Clackamas from 1994-97.
After Bellmore graduated from
the college with an associate de
gree and received a certificate in
parts merchandising, he started
working part-time in the automo
tive program as an auto parts mer
chandiser, supplying parts for auto
body, auto service and manufac
turing.
“He was a great guy,” said Auto
Body Instructor Wayne Austen.
“He was a really easy guy to talk
to and got along with all the stu
dents.”
“He never met a stranger,” said
Jim Neufeld, an instructor in the
automotive program and close
friend of Bellmore. The two were
also both avid fishermen and
used to fish together regularly.
“He was happiest with a
fishing pole in his hand,”
said Neufeld. “I was sorry
to see him make his last
cast.”
Bellmore’s family is planning to
gather at Drift Creek, near
Waldport, for a time of remem
brance sometime in early fall.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Charles "Fred" Bellmore, auto
parts merchandiser at the
college, died of heart problems
last Saturday.