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I eature Clackamas Print Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 3 istoric tree: Students graft the Klootchy Giant to revive it said Horticulture Department Chair Elizabeth Howley. While on a trip to the coast, ,'he tree will now die,” LPaul Reis of the Oregon Howley took cuttings of the grand wnent of Forestry in the tree to be used as grafts in Bruce Nelson’s Horticulture 133 practi- zine^Vew West. ,:is’ thoughts on the historic cum course. The class was about 1 demise may have been said to learn about the very subject of aturely, however, due to the tree grafting on Jan. 23. “Many of our students in this mention of Clackamas’ own class carried out grafting to see if Culture department. Jt was still attached to the tree,” we can get some viable trees from the historic Sitka Spruce,” Nelson said. Grafting is a process of plant propagation in which a healthy, live and rooted yearling plant of a certain species has a section cut away, and then a plant of another species has a similar cutting done in the same angle as the first. The two plants are ultimately joined together. This is done with the hope that the two plants will bond in the cut area and form a new connec tion that will stand without the aid of bonding material such as twine and grafting tape. “I always stopped [to see the Sitka Spruce] when I was in town,” said stu dent Lisa Gunion-Rinker. Emily Walters Clackamas Print Gunion-Rinker and se-up of the grafts shows the other horticulture students different trees joined together. used the grafting technique iued from HISTORIC TREE, Page 1 known as “veneer meth od” to con nect the Sitka Spruce to a Norwegian Spruce. To cover the cut between the two trees, they used sawdust and other media to help close the exposed area. “We did 20 or 30 of Kyle Steele Clackamas Print that particu lar plant,” ABOVE: Horticulture 133 prepares to go outside and collect cuttings for class. G u n i o n - BELOW: Instructor Bruce Nelson displays the Sitka grafts done by his students. Rinker said. The next step in the Sitka’s rebirth is now a waiting game. Spending time in the cam pus greenhouse, students will watch the plants’ water level, humidity and other factors that are crucial to the plants’ chanc es of survival. “We probably won’t know if the graft takes for a month, month and a half,” student Bev Ashenden said. When spring rolls around, the grafts that took will be planted just like any other tree. The portion of the Sitka Spruce will be 100 percent DNA- related to its fallen brother in Seaside. Emily Walters Clackamas Print Jelaware of United States' deadliest killer: heart disease S^ruary hosts a dedicated to Protection of the ,^e that has made : Valentine’s Day’ Ptgkrtant: the heart nttea Sln,i|son he Clackamas Print ’ÿsSt-------- ----------------------- Mgst people take for antetf the gentle thump that ourlheart beating in and t'every day of our lives. For the majority, that beat steady, strong and sure, it for Americans living th heart disease, it is not vaysSo dependable. In‘1963 Congress first fe||jÎ|the president to clare February American fHMnonth. The goal of 9HKn Heart Month is to |H|||e information about gMHtisease and stroke, ^Bgse funds for further and education. 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About every 26 seconds, an American will have a cor onary event, and about one every minute will die from one.” “In 2008, an estimat ed 770,000 Americans will have a new coronary attack. ” F « « Chartwell Hours Mon-Thurs 7:30AM-7:30PM Fri 7:30AM-2:30PM disease affects men and women from all walks of life, black men and women are at a higher risk. February is Black History Month, and in addition to being a time to look back in history, it is also a good time to focus on one of the greatest threats facing black men and women today: stroke. Stroke is the third lead ing cause of death among African Americans. “African Americans are at a particularly higher risk for stroke because of their increased risk for hyperten sion, high cholesterol and diabetes,” said Clinical Neurologist Emil Matarese, M.D., on the AHA Web site. Many corporations are doing their part to contribute to the cause. The Yankee Candle Company will donate $1 to the Go Red for Women movement with the purchase of each limited edition “Go Red” candle or any red can dle. This year, in partnership with Campbell Soup, design er Lisa Perry designed three dresses, one of which singer and heart disease survivor Toni Braxton wore at the Women’s Day Red Dress Awards to kick off Heart Month. The Campbell Soup Company is donating $1 to Go Red for Women each time someone clicks on the winning dress at www.gored- withcampbells.com.To learn more about various forms of heart disease, and how to get a check-up and help pre vent the disease, go to www. americanheart.org. Outtakes breakfast sandwiches entrees sandwiches and wraps desserts Friday from 1:30 until 2:30 pm all Outtakes are 50% off. The f* Cougar Care Live. Eat. Learn.
