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W h itew ater shines in the sun
Brad Heineke
The Clackamas Print
A little rain can’t dampen the
spirit o f a w hitew ater rafting
enthusiast...they came to get
wet! Rafters and kayakers from
Canada to California rendezvous
on the river for w hitewater com
petitions, equipm ent demos and
clinics led by local experts.
Clack-fest, as it is affection
ately known, is the oldest and
largest all w hitewater festival on
the West Coast. The event is
held 17 miles upriver o f Estacada
at Carter Bridge through Carter
Falls rapids. Rafting and kayak
ing competitions are the focus,
but “R iver R ats” and specta
tors alike enjoyed a weekend o f
camping, camradery, BBQ and
Saturday evening live music by
the Everyday Prophets.
“Although there were some
sunbreaks, the liquid sunshine
seem ed to hold the spectator
crowd down this year. We usu
ally have over 1,000 people each
day,” said Jake R andall who
works for N ext Adventure and
has been a volunteer the last four
years.
Saturday m orning launched
the com petitions w ith several
raft and kayak slalom events.
B oaters m aneuver through a
series o f gates set up in the m id
dle o f Carter Falls, a long Class
IV rapid. Ropes are suspended
across the river and a system
o f gates hangs down from the
cables so that racers have to go
through particular areas o f the
rapids in order to avoid penalties.
O f course aside from the
gates, boaters must navigate the
rapids- avoiding rocks, climbing
rollers and challenging churning
holes. In this level o f w hitew ater
it is to be expected that some
boats will flip and some boaters
will be tossed out. Participants
w ear dry suits, Type III lifejack
ets and most have helmets. There
are river safety persons in rafts
and kayaks on both sides o f the
river.
A n announcer’s loud speaker
echoed out participants’ names
and commentary over the roar
o f the rapids. The spectators, sit
Rafters paddle away as they race to conquer the rapids. Not only is it a race against the clock, rafters must avoid
the numerous obstructions that pose a threat in a raft.
ting on boulders along the river,
cheered on racers and hooted and
hollered w hen the rapids pre
vailed over dumped over boats.
Following the racing events,
that w ere held M ay and 19,
was the Big A ir Ramp com peti
tion. This is a crowd favorite.
Kayakers slide down to a 30-feet
ram p w ith a five-foot lip jum p
that launches them into the air.
T hey are judged on their aerial
tricks w hich included barrel rolls
and back flips before landing
into the river.
Please see RIVER, Page 8
Criminal justice students visit the big house
Joshua Dillen
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Above: Ida Flippo, criminal justice instructor leads a question and answer session inside MacLaren.
Below: CJA-199 students split into groups to discuss their feelings about touring thè correctional facility.
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Noah explains to students how each
resident has a responsibility and
how it shows them how to better
themsleves as people.
Wednesday afternoons this term
have seen several Clackamas stu
dents put behind bars on a weekly
basis. Not for crimes committed,
but in the name o f education. They
attend Criminal Justice 199 along
side inmate students at MacLaren
Youth Correctional Facility in
Woodburn.
Abe Rios, a program director and
assistant superintendent at the facil
ity, and a few o f the inmates gave
CCC students and their instructor,
Ida Flippo, a tour o f MacLaren
before one o f those class sessions.
The first stop was where the inmates
actually live.
“Kincaid is a different program
from what you will see in other liv
ing units. It’s not the same; this is
more o f a higher end youth that do
fairly well on campus,” Rios said.
“They pretty much take care of busi
ness. [They are] involved in college
courses, frill-time work or doing
some kind o f academic work.”
The comfortable and relaxed
atmosphere in the Kincaid Unit
was not the steel and concrete for
tress with armed guards one would
expect at a youth detention facility.
Widescreen televisions, couches and
even computer access for home
work were available for the prison
ers’ use. Inmates in the unit have
more privileges because o f good
behavior and have the opportunity
to enroll in college classes.
Noah is an inmate who resides
at Kincaid and is also a student in
CJA-199. Residents in the Kincaid
Unit enjoy more privileges than the
average inmate at MacLaren.
“Ib is is a self-managing unit
The idea is that we are old enough
now and we’ve shown that we can
earn the responsibility to take care
o f ourselves and we don’t have to
be micro managed every minute,”
Noah said.
Please see MACLAREN, Page 3