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ArtsŒulture
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W ednesday, Oct: 19, 2011
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Horticulture workshop
brings comaraderie
B y C h r is T a y lo r
T h e C la c k a m a s P r i n t
Welcome to the jungle, the concrete jungle
that is. O n Oct. 15, the horticulture department
hosted tw o events, a concrete leaf casting, fol­
lowed byja m ini hoop house building workshop.
The leaf casting lasted from 9 a.m. to noon
and cost $25 per person. Each person was pro­
vided with all materials needed to create the
project, T he event was open to students, stall'and
comm unity members.
“This event is an opportunity for people
to spend time with friends while creating art
that they would enjoy for years to come,” said
Horticulture Dept. Secretary Loretta Mills. “It’s
also a chance to learn a skill you can use over
and over again at your own home. A nd it’s really
a lo to f f u n .”
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“It’s really nice to be able to do this. It’s a
fun break from all m y studies,” said horticulture
student Irn a White. M ost shared her sentiments.
Lisa Brending, w ho lead the workshop, said, “It
was an amazmg event. I had a great time. I love
sharing this technique with others.”
These concrete leaves could be used as bird
feeders, bird baths, placed on a m antle or usedas
a water fountain or feature.
“It gave m e the confidence to do it again. I
really enjoyed it!” said Josie Evans, a fellow leaf
casting enthusiast.
After the le a f casting event, the horticulture
department ran a workshop tp teach anyone
interested how to build m ini hoop houses and get
a head start on growing apples, pears and pum p­
kins, O h my! Fifteen people attended the event
which cost $20. Participants were also asked to
bring a dozen packages o f about 10 feet o f gal va­
nized electrical conduit at $2 a piece. This means
that total cost o f the event ran up to about $44.
H oop houses are a cheaper, easier alterna­
tive to a green house. These farming devices are
used in planting fruits and vegetables as well as
extending your planting abilities; and your plant­
ing and harvesting season.
Elizabeth Howley, the head o f the horticulture
department said, “IPs an awesome e v en t It’s a
very fun afternoon where y o u can get low-tech,
high satisfaction. People here can enjoy provid-
edrefreshm ents and talk with others w ho love to
grow their own food.”
Shirley Park, m other o f
Clackam as
Com m unity College horticulture student Natasha
Park, said, “IPs nice to have something you built
yourself so you can grow your own vegetables.”
I really like being able to have it to grow
m ore produce and extend the season,” said
Natasha Park. This event helped m any attendees,
whether old hands or new to the planting game,
to grow m ore o f their ow n fo o d
Participants left with the g oodstarts to their
hoop houses as well as further instructions and
some contacts for organic seeds so they could
startplanting.
Tney also benefited from a sense o f camara­
derie with each other. Fellow workshop attend­
ees giving them someone to call should they
n eed advice, some help with a project or ju st
to enjoy the talk o f planting and harvesting.
Though the weather m ay be changing it is still
possible to start a garden.
Just remember, the leaves m ay be falling, but
that doesn’t m ean it’s too late start planting and
growing.
Brad Heineke Clackamas Print
Horticulture students, Joan D undy (left) and Ericka Tryk (right)
admire the fin ish ed product o f a le a f casting project outside o f
Clackamas Community College’s horticulture center. This project was
p u t on by CCC’s horticulture department
ASG here for Clackamas
Print asks: How do
C om m itntiy C ollege stu d en ts’ ? you The
k n o w w h e n y o u ’ve h a d
benefit
B y Isaac S o p er
T h e C la c k a m a s P r i n t
W hat does the Associated Student
Government do other than barbecues?
Many students know where the ASG
office is located, still sometimes it is diffi­
cult to know when events are, where they
are located and what the point of it all is?
“They help plan events probably,
I really don’t know.” said student KG
Marker.
Another student, CbltOn Baker,
mentioned,“! know they help out with
books a lot, with the book exchanges,
[selling] books that the bookstore won’t
M att Senn Clackamas Print
Ceili Smythe, A S G Vice President,
answers questions during an interview.
take back. That’s about it,” . y
Sd what do they do, you ask? Besides
their’barbecues, which this term seems
to b e almost daily, the student govern­
ment has many events that are meant
to help the students, the campus and
the community. According» to ASG Vice
President Ceili Smythe, “ASG is directly
for the students. Everything we do is for
them.”
• ASG regularly holds blood drives and
the book exchange, but depending on
the time of year and thefflow o f ideas,
new events do spring up. O f these events,
the ASG promoted a “Tailgate Party for
the Needy’.on Oct. 5 ,which was held to
bring supplies in for the Cougar Cave,
which helps students in need of food
and/or personal care. The Cougar Cave .is
set up.in the Community Center Fireside
Lounge.
“[The event] went, really well, actu-
| ally. People brought supplies and money
that they wanted to donate to needy stu­
dents,” said Smythe.
“None of the money that we bring
in is for anything besides the students.
The candy counter: I don’t even think we
make a profit and anything we do make it
goes directly into the grants that we give
out every year, or it goes towards funding
school events. I think it’s important for
people to understand that we’re a great
resource,” Smythe continued.
W hen asked .about the frequency of
the campus barbecues, Smythe said, “A
lot of people love barbecues, which is
awesome for us.”
To find out about events on campus,
look for flyers and posters, but th e best
resource, according to Smythe, is through
the MyClackamas page, in which there is
a log o f events with, dates, entitled “ASG
EVT”
Pick up your copy o f The Clackamas Print free every Wednes­
day in one of the many conviniently located newspaper bins
around campus!
too much to drink?
Anna Axelson Clackamas Print
“Drop their keys on the floor and have them
pick it uj>. See how they do with that; if they fall
over, they’re too drunk, i f they have trouble actually
getting the keys, that’s another good sign. Selecting
the correct key is an easy sign too.” — Tim Pantages
“Ifyou can’t walk in a straight line, you
can’t drive in a straight line.” — Kyle Diaz
“[If! were to drink] I would*have to be
with somebody who is going to take care
of me, like my brother, or my family? I
don’t drink at all.” — Gilberto Florez
“[You shouldn’t drive if you’re] judg­
m ent is altered, really can’t walk, or if you re
speech is slurred.” — Brittney Sevens
“If they can’t decide for themselves, and they
can’t really know what they’re doing, then you know
they’ve had too much. T he only way to tell is by
observation.” —* Troy Williams
C ollected b y Isaac Soper