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------------------ News _____________ L V^fresdAy, MAy 1, 2002 Children have fun, explore future opportunities • Internet scavenger hunt and ELC activities entertain kids and adults during annual event FRANKJORDAN News Editor The 10th annual Take Our Daughters To Work Day took place on the Clackamas campus last Thursday, April 25, with girls and boys following their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends through a fun-filled day. The event, sponsored nation ally by Ms. Magazine and locally by the Clackamas Community Col lege chapter of the American As sociation of Women in Commu nity Colleges and the Ms. Foun dation, helps celebrate “the girls, parents, mentors and communities that have helped girls stay strong and confident over the last de cade.” The children who took' part in the event got some idea what the grown-ups in their lives do at work, and how they can explore the op tions for their grown-up lives. Although most of the children were still young enough to wait a few years before entering workforce, there were a couple of teenagers in the group, and at least one has already accomplished some of her goals. Mandy Caldera, daughter of welding instructor Sue Caldera, has already picked up an Associate’s Degree in Automotive Technology. “I’ve had a really good time to day, watching all that goes on in my mom’s life here at the college,” said Mandy. “It’s not quite what I want to do, but my mom loves what she does.” Next year, the name of the event nationally will change to Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day, to help include boys who may have felt slighted by not being named in this national event. That was never the intent of the event’s na tional organizers, thus the change in the title for next year. “We had a pretty good turnout this year, probably not as good as in some years past,” said Linda Durham, an instructor in the Young Persons Opportunity Program at the Family Resource Center. “We usually fill the room for the lunch, but we still have a great group of people this year.” In all, 37 people enjoyed the pizza, salad and beverage lunch put on by Fine Host. The kids took part in an Internet scavenger hunt in Streeter Hall earlier in the day, and after lunch, the kids and adults alike went over the Environ mental Learning Center for some more hands-on activities. Lynn Ahem, a horticulture stu dent at Clackamas, brought her six- year-old daughter, Carley, to the luncheon and to the ELC after wards. “Carley was not feeling very well today, but she really wanted to come to this,” Ahem said. “It was really neat for her to see what her mother does here at school, and to see what kind of opportunities the future does hold for her.” To reach Frank Jordan e-mail fmj68@hotmail.com or drop by B-104. Lynn Ahern (front right), Clackamas horticulture student, helps her six-year-old daughter, Carley, with her art during the lunch at the Take Your Daughters To Work Day gathering in the Gregory Forum last Thursday. Local fundraisers scheduled to help find missing girls SALENA DE LA CRUZ Design Editor May 9 will mark four months since Ashley Pond vanished on her way to the school bus stop and two since Miranda Gaddis disap peared, and still there are no solid leads in the ca'se. But it is not without great effort that the search continues. On findmiranda.com and findashley.com, users are banding together in throngs to plan events, fundraisers and show support to the families of these missing girls. On April 27, a pancake feed was held to raise money for the fami lies. A concert with Christian mu sic will be held Saturday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the New Hope Commu nity Church, located at 11731 SE Stevens Road just off Sunnyside Rd at 1-205. The featured acts in clude Ten Talents from Corvallis, Joshua Rocks from Portland and Rescue from Portland, which has been voted the best Christian a cappella group the last two years in a row. They are well known lo cally, and are becoming well known across the nation. In a continuing effort to find the girls, volunteers will be getting to gether on May 4 to again search the surrounding area of Newell Creek Apartments. During the search that occurred on April 20 remains were found pf an adult. The remains were found to be of a white male, approximately 30 years of age and 5-foot- 9 inches tall. The remains is suspected to be at least one year old, and tests are still be ing conducted to determine the identity of the remains. The searches will continue ev ery other weekend until the girls are safe at home, according to Billy Crabtree of PC Projex, who has worked diligently and closely with the families to update people on the forums and help search out tips. Since the forum opened up, there have been more than 35 tips that have been forwarded by Crabtree to the FBI. Volunteers are needed to make donations and participate in the searches. For more information go to findmiranda.com or fmdashley.com. To reach Salena De La Cruz e-mail wonderwoman41477@vahoo.com or drop by B-104. If you're planning to transfer, check out Washington State University Vancouver. Conveniently located just 10 miles north of the Columbia River, WSU Vancouver offers 13 bachelor's and 7 master's degrees, small classes and opportunities to work with Ph.D. faculty on research. In-state tuition opportunities exist for Oregon residents*. For more information... ■ Call the WSU Vancouver Office of Admissions - 360-546-9779 ■ Visit www.vancouver.wsu.edu ■ Visit campus - Off of 1-5 or 1-205 just 10 miles north of the Columbia River at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue * Clackamas, Gatsop, Columbia, Multnomah and Washington county residents pay in-state tuition when enrolled in 1 -8 credits. W ashington S tate U niversity ^VANCOUVER * World Class. Face to Face.
