6 Feature
Clackamas Pri
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
There is a cure
for the summer-time blues
Can’t-miss summer events to keep lazy keisters off the couch
C.J. Ciaramella
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The Clackamas Print
S ummer vacation is fast approach
ing, and besides getting a summer
job, that means time to enjoy the
finer things Oregon has to offer.
Here are some activities and events
that no summer would be complete
without.
First of all, summer is a great time
to get outdoors and enjoy the beauty
of the Pacific Northwest. Lucky for
the avid adventurer, there are an
enormous amount of parks, trails and
rivers to explore, so get out and soak
up the scenery, as well as the sun.
Rafting on the Clackamas
For those itching to channel their
inner Huckleberry Finn, pack a cou
ple rafts or inner-tubes, a few friends
and some appropriate snacks and
head to Barton Park near Estacada.
Once at Barton Park, hit the river
and spend three or four hours lazily
drifting down tire Clackamas. Along
the way, make sure to contem
plate the eternal wisdom of Huck’s
words:
“You feel mighty free and easy
and comfortable on a raft.”
Eventually, you’ll reach Carver
Park where you can pack up and
head back to Barton to retrieve you
car. However, if you’ve got the
nerves, climb up nearby Frog Rock
and take the 200 ft. plunge into the
river below to finish the day in style.
Surf’s up
The Oregon Coast is not exact
ly surfer-friendly, but Short Sands
Beach holds some of the best waves
to be had this summer. Located in*
Oswald West State Park south of
Canon Beach on Highway 101,
Short Sands offers six-foot swells in
a picturesque cove.
After renting a board and wet
suit from Canon Beach or nearby
Manzanita, head to Oswald West
State Park. It’s a bit of hike down
to die actual beach, but you’ll be
rewarded with an idyllic day of surf
ing, whether you’re experienced or
a beginner.
Finally, after you’re done, drive
to Manzanita for a bite to eat (surf
ing builds up a wicked hunger). The
small town still has the charm that
Canon Beach lost when it became
an uber tourist-mecca, and it has
excellent food.
Three members of The
Clackamas Print, Adam J. I
Manley (life jacket), C.J.
Ciaramella (Hawaiian shirt),
and Elizabeth Hitz (hat) |
enjoy the nice weather
at Clackamette park near
Gladstone.
Concerts
There are also many major con
certs and festivals will be taking
place this summer that offer some
thing for everyone.
The Oregon Zoo Concert Series
starts June 21 and runs until August
23. The premium concerts include
The Indigo Girls, Chris Isaak, Bruce
Hornsby and Portland’s own Pink
Martini. The Wednesday “Plus” con
certs arc mostly world music acts
including Ska Cubano, Daby Toure,
Kekele and Baaba Maal. Admission
ranges from $9.50 to $26.
Pet Aid 2006 is being held at
River Amphitheater in Aubun
Washington. Tickets range fra
$95 to $135.
Another major music festivl
The Warped Tour, will be hittii
the Columbia Meadows on Jul
16. Some of the bands performil
include NOFX, Rise Against, A m
Flag, Thursday, Less Than Jal
The Living End and Joan Jett aj
the Blackhearts. Tickets cost $33
Fans of stand-up comedy mil
be interested in seeing Bill Mai
July 22 at the Schnitzer Coni
Hall in Portland. Admission rani
from $37.50 to $47.50.
Photos by Matt Olson Clackamas Print
the Oregon State Fairgrounds on
August 26. The concert features
Cake, Violent Femmes and The
Decemberists. This is a concert
indic-rock fans won’t want to miss.
Admission is $22.50.
For the metal heads, Slayer will
be coming to the Salem Armory with
guests Children of Bodom, Lamb
Find a summer job that doesn't suck
Michael Kimberling
The Clackamas Print
The necessary evil of summer
for students is locating and landing
a job that possesses two key char
acteristics: one; they are willing to
work with students, and two, the
job pays enough to be worth the
student’s time.
With tuition rates, the cost of
textbooks, gas prices, bus fare,
credit- card debt and little things
like eating and having a roof to live
under, a student entering into sum
mer break has much to consider.
Newspaper ads are tried and true
for jobseekers, and The Oregonian
provides ample service in both its
newsstand edition and online ver
sion. There are a few problems with
the newspaper and online counter
part. One, there are very few jobs
for students fisted, and the ones
that advertise themselves as “stu
dent friendly,” betray their worksite
ethic - namely that the pay is bad
and the workforce consists of high
school dropouts.
Even more frustrating is that a
lot of good paying jobs are not listed
in the newspaper. On craigslist.com
a job opening was listed for Salty’s
of Portland, an upper-class seafood
restaurant, but the same listing was
not found in the newspaper or any
where else online.
Other places do not advertise at
all, or if they do, they do so rarely.
Selling new and used cars during
the summer can bring in a lot of
quick cash to an ambitious and
persuasive student, but if there is no
available listing a student might not
know they are hiring. A good rule
of thumb for a job selling cars is to
apply where there are no advertised
openings. These car lots generally
don’t need to advertise, because
anyone who knows the business
knows they want to work there.
Some don’t take on students, but
many will if a student can “sell”
themselves well enough. Dress up,
shirt and tie and drop in and apply
in person.
Warehouse work, such as UPS
and Weyerhaeuser, can also bring
in a considerable amount of cash
if a student is willing to labor for
long hours in an unpleasant envi
ronment. These jobs, though not
glamorous, can ease worries over
a student’s up-coming expenses.
Weyerhaeuser hires through a temp
agency called Manpower, while a
UPS application can be accessed
and completed online.
The tried and truest of all student
jobs might still be the easiest and
most rewarding, and that is waiting.
Being a waiter or waitress gives the
advantage of cash at the end of each
shift on top of hourly pay. Oregon is
a great state to work*in for a waiter/
waitress because on top of tips the
server also gets minimum wage, so
take advantage of it
These are only a few ideas of the
decent paying summer jobs that are
out there for students. Sales jobs of
any kind bring in worthy pay while
sharpening people skills and build
ing resumes. Labor jobs should not
be ignored, as some companies,
such as Weyerhaeuser, will bring
the same student back for any sea
sonal break, which opens up the
possibility for future career oppor
tunities. Being a waiter/waitress,
though starving student cliche, is an
exceptional job in this region. For
future career minded students, walk
into places you want to eventually
work in, be it hospitals, accounting
firms, law offices, banks or strip
clubs, and tell them your ambi
tions.
If they won’t hire you, remem
ber their face so that when you
graduate and become their boss,
you can fire their ass.
Top ten things
that aren’t Jimmy
Buffet
When it conies to sum
mer, you can’t go wrong
with Jimmy Buffet.
Unfortunately, there are a
lot of things around that
aren’t Jimmy Buffet. To
help everybody have a
better summer, we here at
The Print have compiled
a list of the top ten things
that aren’t Jimmy Buffet.
10. Yo Momma
9. Yoyo Ma
8. Bombing of Dresden
7. Japhn
6. “Battlefield Earth”
5. Morrissey
4. donotputthebaby.com
3. Ayn Rand
2. String Theory
1. Dan Brown
of God and Mastadon on July 15.
Tickets are $39.
One of the biggest music festi
vals will be hitting the Northwest
on June 29, The Ozzfest. The con
cert features Ozzy, System of a
Down, Disturbed, Lacuna Coil
and Hatebreed among others.
Ozzfest will be held at the White
Portland IndyMedi
drinking game!
Two of our favorite pastimes here at 77re Print are reading the
news and getting sloshed. Logically, we always wanted a way to
combine the two. Well, necessity is the mother of invention after
all, and from our loins sprang the Portland IndyMedia drinking
game!
For those who don’t know, Portland IndyMedia
(http://portland.indymedia.oig) is an open-publishing newswire,
allowing everyday citizens to become the media. So of course it
becomes a forum for every fringe group and paranoid whack-job
out there. We began to notice a trend in stories being "published,”
and saw a perfect window of opportunity.
So we assigned a certain number of drinks to key themes,
making the first summer drinking game to embrace technology
and conspiracy theories alike.
(Disclaimer and stuff: Ok, seriously, don’t try some of these
... unless you have an extra liver or two on standby. Don’t even
think about trying to make it past the first page, and if you’re a
speed reader... for the love of God man, have some bread near
by. Drinking is a dangerous business, so please do it responsibly.)
• One drink every time the Bush Administration is referred to
as a “regime,” “junta” or “cadre”
• Two drinks if ealled a “reich”
__ __
• One drink every time Bush or USA is spelled with a dollar
sign (Bu$h or U$A)
• Ctae drink every time “America” is spelled with a “K”
• One drink for claims of police brutality/oppression
• One drink every time “the corporate media” is maligned
• One drink for coverage of protests
• Two drinks for post-protest criticism
• Two drinks for 9/11 conspiracy theory
• Two drinks for call to secession
• Two drinks for call to revolution
• Three drinks for call to violent revolution
• Three drinks for Skull and Bones conspiracy
• Four drinks for chem-trail conspiracy
• Beer bong 40 oz. for illuminati/freemason/zionist conspiracy
• Beer bong bottle of Jack for H.A.A.R. .P. and/or brainwave
conspiracy
- Compiled by Ben Maras and CJ. Ciaramella