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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.