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4________ News WedNEsdAy, M ay 16, 2001 The CI ac I camas P rint ELC bursting with springtime activities ________ JENNY CHAVEZ________ Copy Editor Spring is here and with it comes diverse ELC activities including a river cleanup, nature workshops and the opening of the Haggart obser vatory. Clackamas River Cleanup A scenic rafting trip down the Clackamas River between McIver and Barton Parks is the natural re ward for participating in the Spring Clackamas River Cleanup Saturday. The cleanup is sponsored by the ELC and the Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLV) organization. SOLV, a statewide organization pro moting environmental awareness, provides plastic garbage bags and helps with advertising. The State Park employees help as well and dis pose of the bags of trash that vol unteers collect. Instructor Don Shula has been a big contributor to the event for at least three years. “We have had as many as 65 people help, including the scouts,” he said. “ We have found a motor cycle engine, PVC pipe, indoor/out- door carpet and litter from people who party on the river. Sometimes we take masks and snorkels and dive down finding tires and cans.” Shula, who also runs a white wa ter rafting business, donates rafts and life jackets for the event. “I’m a concerned citizen and do this as a community outreach,” he said. “A good thing is that every year we find less trash. I think people are being more careful and becom ing more aware of the environment.” Though this event is full, two more trips are scheduled in July and September. Call Don Shula at ext. 2324for registration and information. ELC Workshops Signs of Spring nature journey at the Environmental-Learning Center, led by Francesca Woodruff and Karen Olsen, will be held Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Adults and ages 7 to 10 lead ing them in an ex ploration of pond and creek insects and plants while collecting samples to view under mag nifiers. The Bugs! Insect Exploration for Girls will be held 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the ELC. The cost is $6. Animal Tracks workshops will be held at the Lakeside Educa tion Hall at the ELC MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fri Haggart Observatory is now open. day, May 25 and 9- 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26. The children will discover blooming flow ers, ducklings and goslings, sunning workshops focus on the explora turtles and bustling insects. The tion of animal tracking and learn ing to identify various animals and cost of the workshop is $6. Francesca Woodruff will follow their behavior. The $10 cost in up the day with a workshop for girls eludes both workshops and ma adly, the real world isn’t nearly as forgiving as the in the practical and pragmatic just as solidly as the college world. theoretical and academic. S The nice people at the IRS don’t point out your mistakes Where knowledge comes not only from textbooks and cheerfully refund your money. Challenges in the and lectures, but from actual experiences working in workplace don’t come in a convenient multiple-choice your field. format. And you can’t just blow off Friday because the siren song of the Thursday night kegger beckoned. A place that fully prepares you to exit the cozy envi rons of college by arming you with crucial skills in The real world is different. communication and teamwork and critical thinking Fortunately, there’s a university that recognizes this that the not-so-cozy real world demands. fact. And its entire approach to education has been The university is Portland State. And if you’ll visit www.pdx.edu or call (503)725-9983 we’ll be happy to designed to respond to it. How? By inventing a curriculum thats grounded tell you how you can, quite literally, learn more. terials. For more information about ELC activities, call 503-657-6958, ext 2351. Haggart Observatory The Haggart Observatory has been open since May 5, and clear Saturday evening skies have re warded visitors with celestial sights. The official opening cer emony won’t be until fall, but vol unteers are currently running the observatory on Saturday nights. An expert answers visitors’ ques tions while other volunteers greet people and share information about the observatory. “There is still some small touch- up work like painting to do,” said Francesca Woodruff, “ but we are definitely encouraging people to come now. We are up and run ning.” There is no charge to view the skies at the Haggart Observatory but donations are accepted. For those who want to join the Satur day viewers but wonder about vis ibility due to weather, call ext. 2672 for observatory information. Second Ar ts Fair features disabled JENNY CHAVEZ Copy Editor I f college is supposed to prepare you for the real world , HOW COME THE REAL WORLD ISN'T MORE LIKE COLLEGE? Magic shows, martial arts, bands and art exhibits are just some of the many activities planned for the second annual Arts Awareness Festival and Community Fair on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Bill Brod Community Center and Randall Hall. This year’s event features dis abled artists, musicians and per formers and is sponsored by the ASG, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and Oregon City News and Executive Copy Printing. Money raised will be donated to the CCC Students with Challenges Club. Other activities include theatre performances, a barbecue, healing arts exhibits and a silent auction. A theatre group made up of mem bers of the National Alliance of the Mentally III will also perform In A Different Light. Local business owner Jerry Ryan, a board member of the Para lyzed Veterans of America, was an instrument in helping organize the first Arts and Awareness Festival. “My whole focus is to integrate the disabled and the able-bodied,” he said. “I don’t want people to be afraid of people with disabilities. It’s the awareness I’m trying to build.” For more information, call 503/ 657-6958, ext 2245.
