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The Clackamas Print
February 27, 2003
Student shaken up after accident
Cory Price, staff writer for the
Print, and Steve McCaffrey,
Clackamas student, were in an
auto accident Jan. 27 on
Maplelane in Oregon City. The
following is a first person account
of the accident, written by Price.
Staff Writer
They say your life flashes before
your eyes. My life never did that. In
my case, things slowed to. a near
halt, then everything went black as
night.
When I awoke moments later I
was upside down with no clue as to
what happened. I looked over to see
my friend Steve mumbling unknown
words and rambling. I immediately
realized what, had happened. My
jeep went off the road and rolled
down a nearly vertical 25 foot drop
off.
Unable to comprehend what was
going on, I crawled out of the win
dow. As 1 went up the hill to get help
my back was in excruciating pain,
CORY PRICE Clackamas Print
Student Cory Price mangled his Jeep Wrangler in an acci
dent he and Steve McCaffrey were involved in on Maplelane
Road Jan. 27.
and I felt blood dripping down my
face. When I got to the road I saw no
one but a strange man down the road
walking our way. With no warning
at all Steve regained his ability to
speak and started to yell frantically
for help.
I ran and slid down the hill to see
if Steve was alright. He was thrash
ing and trying desperately to escape
from the car, but he was tangled in
his seatbelt. I tried to calm him
down but he wouldn’t listen.
Suddenly I heard a car coming
down the road. Hastily I crawled
back up the hill to flag down the
motorist. He almost didn’t stop but
when he realized how hurt I was he
came to a halt and jumped out of his
car to come help. He and I went
back down the hill to help Steve,
who was still yelling. A few minutes
passed and then a few more. It felt
like hours waiting for the para
medics.
Finally, I heard the sirens blar
ing, but they still sounded far away.
A police officer showed up first,
then a whole barrage of fire trucks
and ambulances. They secured a
rope that pulled me out of that hole
for the last time. As I pulled myself
out of the ravine I was greeted by a
paramedic who strapped me to a
board and loaded me into the ambu
lance. I was rushed away from the
scene with no clue as to how Steve
was doing.
When I arrived at the hospital I
was examined by what felt like
every doctor there and poked at like
a lab rat. They where very concise
in their evaluations of me and dis
covered that I had a compressed
fracture in my back. It took them
two different x-rays to find that, and
I worried that if they did any more I
would start to glow. They kept me
overnight for safety’s sake, and
released me the next day.
Steve was kept for five days due
to bleeding on his brain, which they
drained off. The doctors said that he
will recover fully. I, on the other
hand, have to wear a back brace for
two months.
I was very lucky to survive such
a horrific accident and to be able to
walk away from the crash with only
a back injury, and I am grateful for
that. It has taught me many things,
and it has changed me for the better.
Every time I get into the car now I
am a more defensive driver. I have a
new respect for life, and every night
before I go to sleep I stop and thank
God for giving me another chance.
The bad things are the nightmares
that I have to endure. It feels like
every night I have a dream that I am
getting into a car accident, thus caus
ing me to always be tired and unable
to concentrate. Those are things that
come with a traumatic incident, and
it will take time for me to heal. But
the important thing is that I am still
alive and able to share what Ffeel is
a miracle and blessing from God.
ASG President Molly Stanley: dedicated to future
Molly's passion for scholarships is driven by family encouragement
Staff Writer
Molly Stanley’s passion for scholar
ships has shaped specific goals for not
only her future, but also the future of
Clackamas Community College. This
passion, she claims, has been inspired
by her family’s encouragement and sup
port throughout her transition into adult
hood.
“I had never been outgoing before,”
Stanley said. “But now I’m having peo
ple come up to me for advice and the
position I hold has really stretched me.”
Her position happens to be the pres
ident of Clackamas’ Associated Student
Government (ASG).
“I’m the youngest of four daughters
who all came to Clackamas. They were
involved with student leadership and
gave me a lot of good advice based on
their experiences,” Stanley said.
Stanley grew up in a small town just
outside of Estacada, where she was
home schooled, then attended the
Portland Christian High School, where
her father teaches.
tion. She assures that she can speak for
the entire student government when she
claims that helping students succeed is
the best part of being involved with
ASG.
“It’s so good to know that we are
providing a meaningful service,” said
Stanley.
One of the significant programs that
the ASG has revised and organized this
year is child care. Spending on average
10 hours a week in the Student’s
Activities Office, she and her team
make grants available for specific needs,
such as single mothers in need of sup
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port.
“Another thing, (ASG is) proud to
have made Randall’s room 101 avail
able for students and clubs to utilize,”
Stanley said. “Everything we accom
plish adds to our learning and growing
experience, we’re all very dedicated.”
Several legislative visits to Salem
are scheduled to occur during the spring,
Stanley’s last term here. With those vis
its, she and her team want to express (he
concerns that many students have in
regards to the future of our education,
especially after the failure of Measure
28.
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ASG President Molly Stanley
“Both of my parents have been
strong role models in my life, even
though they are [strict] once in a while,”
said Stanley.
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Covell: Speaker makes custom tank
tion because a perfectly fine piece of
metal can easily be ruined. There is
no way to fix or patch a hole that has
been melted.
The main approach Covell took
was the shape and stretch technique.
He had a cutout of what one half of
the motorcycle tank was going to
look like made out of aluminum
sheet. Laying the cutout on a sand
bag, Covell used a hammer to shape
his tank. The first hit was made in the
center of the cutout to get the design
started. He followed with a series of
hits, pounding out the rough shape he
wanted. The product looked like
shrapnel from a train wreck. He then
brought the piece over to his stretch
ing machine where he manually ran
his project through what appeared to
be two moving cylinders. Covell
moved the cylinders close together to
fit his piece of metal and then began
smoothing out his tank. After about
10 minutes of smoothing he had a
Western Oregon after this spring to
complete my degree in elementary edu
cation.” she said. “I’d like to teach either
first, second or third grade.”
Stanley first recognized her interest
in influencing children when she
worked as a counselor at an Estacada
based summer camp. “I really enjoyed
it! I love to motivate young children
because they are most impressionable at
that age. It is extremely important for
the rest of their lives,” she said.
Now that she is leader of
Clackamas’ student government, it is
her goal to continue promoting educa
beautifully- shaped first half of a gas
tank with no dents.
After a half-hour intermission
and treats, the crowd reassembled for
the second half of the presentation,
which continued demonstrations on
the aluminum sheet metal.
This fun-filled evening came to
an end with great results. People who
knew nothing about motorcycles
before attending this show left with
the knowledge needed to, start their
own projects. Overall the event was
very successful as it has been for the
last three years.
Covell will hit 17 other locations
nationwide this year performing,
workshops. He may be back next
year for his fifth Clackamas appear
ance.
For more information about
Covell or questions regarding auto
motive information, contact Pam
Brown or the auto department at ext.
2354.
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