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ndependent, student-run newspaper since 1966
jamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Wednesday, May 19,2010
Volume 43, Issue 22
ild waves of white cold water
By Jaime Dunkle
Associate News Editor
Whirling currents whipped
river sports enthusiasts up and
down the Clackamas River
this weekend. The rushing
river plummeted to tempera
tures as low as 41 degrees
* Fahrenheit, showing no
mercy for competitors.
Aquatic game-lovers jour
neyed from Washington,
Idaho and California
to wrestle the waters
at the 27th Upper
Clackamas White
Water Festival on
Saturday, May 15 and Sunday,
May 16. People meandered
to the site at Carter Bridge
before the first race at 9:30
a.m. Winners of the UCWWF
will compete next year for
the national competition, and
the champion from that will
represent the U.S. in an inter
national competition.
More than 100 unique
teams, and individuals attend
ed, according to Registration
Chair Maren Vikan.
Luke Spencer, from The
Next Adventure, has been
kayaking for 12 years.
Please see WATER, Page 7
John Shufelt Clackamas Print,
le fighting their way down the Clackamas River, Team Mega Tran struggles to help their teammate, who is floating in near 41 degree
er, back into the raft during the Clackamas White Water Festival on May 16.
ichelle Heacock returns to campus
By Mark Foster
Sports Editor
Mer a four-month hiatus from the Clackamas
hnunity College campus, former Cougar vol-
fol star Richelie Heacock visited the college on
play, May 11 for a welcome back barbecue.
[Teammates, friends and faculty were among
I who greeted Heacock when she came back to
Famas for the first time since her accident. This
hot the first time she had seen her team, though,
| had visited her twice in the hospital in Seattle,
lid admit it was a different feeling coming back to
famas given the situation, she said, “It feels good
■back, but it’s kind of weird being in a different sit-
R but it’s helping me move on with everything.”
pad coach Kathie Woods was ecstatic to have her
ft all-region setter back on campus, saying, “I’m
filed... we have missed her so much and it’s just
good to see her here.”
Woods has been of huge support for Heacock since
the Jan. 4 car accident, which left Richelle paralyzed
from the chest down, visiting her 13 times while she
was in the hospital as well as after she returned home.
Peg Heacock, Richelle’s mother, acknowledged
that Woods has been a huge rock for Richelle and her
self whi le dealing with this tragedy.
“It’s kind of been a life line. Kathie’s been very lov
ing and supporting and helping us in every way. Any
time I think there was another crisis, I was able to text
Kathie or cal 1 her and she was very faithful in support
ing us,” said Heacock
Woods wishes she could have been there with her
more but the distance has hindered that “It’s been really
hard because it’s so tar away. It’s been killing me” she
said
Please see HEACOCK , Page 4
ASG elections draw
to a winning close
Voting for the ASG elec-
tion ended with a total of 122
voters.
Barbara Sue McCambridge
won with 72 votes against
Sage Losh who had a total of
44 votes for the position of
ASG vice president.
Voting occurred for two
days starting on May 13.
Alyssa Fava also gained
a total of 86 votes and again
is our student body president
with McCambridge as our
new vice president for the
2010-2011 school year.
FAVA