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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 3A Schools hope grant leads to high-tech shop classes By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Local schools and Clatsop Community College are hop- ing a state grant will help buy the equipment to create high- tech, hands-on shop classes. Clatsop County¶s ¿ Ye school districts and the college formed a consortium and ap- plied last week for a $312,000 Career Technical Education 5eYitali]ation *rant from the Oregon Department of Edu- cation. The grant would help by high-tech equipment such as 3D printers, Yirtual welding trainers and teacher training to instruct students in mod- ern-day trades. Craig Hoppes, superinten- dent in Astoria, said he met last spring with state Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose , and representatiYes from the college, goYernor¶s of¿ ce and Hampton Af¿ liates. They told him of a program in Tillamook where students get instruction in robotics, welding, electrical and other trades. Hoppes and other educators haYe gathered letters of sup- port from Johnson, state Rep. Deborah Boone, D-Cannon Beach , and many local busi- nesses, including Lektro and Hampton Mills in Warrenton and TeeYin Bros. in .nappa . ³We haYe oYer 1 partners in the grant,” Hoppes said. “It would proYide them oppor- tunities to hire people right out of high school with some skills.” Craig Hoppes Terrence Smyth The grant is competitiYe, Hoppes said, with only 25 per- cent of applications receiYing funding. .nappa Superinten- dent Terrence Smyth said the consortium could receiYe pre- liminary approYal ne[t month, followed by an appeals peri- od for schools who don’t get funding and ¿ nal noti¿ cation mid-January. Hoppes said Astoria High School sends some students to the Marine and EnYironmental Research and Training Station seYeral miles east, where the college bases many of its ca- reer technical programs. The grant would proYide those opportunities on high school campuses, train staff to teach with the new technology, put students in touch with industry professionals and proYide them with dual high school-college credits. Smyth said the grant would pay for high-tech equipment placed in districts for eight to 12 weeks at a time, with dis- tricts able to select technology they want to keep. “For many of these kids, its the hands-on stuff that keeps them coming back,” Smyth said, adding he hopes the op- portunities will help interest students in a higher leYel of career technical work, and the higher leYels of academics that come with it. Smyth also hopes the grant, with its equity language, will draw more female students into shops often dominated by males. He said the consor- tium’s grant is modeled after Tillamook School District’s. Following Tillamook’s lead Bruce Rhodes, a grant writ- er in Tillamook, secured the grant in 2014, with similar support from local politicians, manufacturers and high-tech companies. The grant helped Tillamook deYelop a career and technical education center at the high school, accessible by local businesses and Tillamook Bay Community College. Tillamook’s program start- ed with two pilot electiYes last year which Rhodes said split 60-40 between boys and girls. This year, Rhodes said all sophomores take a technology class at the center, with more adYanced sections being de- Yeloped. Another component of the grant allowed Tillamook to buy kits and participate in an underwater robotics competi- tion. “We’re making shop class- es more strongly academic in content, as well as the hands- on component,” Rhodes said of Tillamook’s new shop. “It’s not just kids going out and making gun cases, book cases.” ODOT seeks $1 million for site purchase Prepare hotel guests By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon trans- portation of¿ cials plan to ask lawmakers in 1oYember for authori]ation to spend up to $1 million to purchase land in southeast Salem and begin initial planning to build a new central facility to consolidate operations in the area. Staff at the Oregon De- partment of Transportation al- ready lined up a unique deal to buy appro[imately 66 acres in southeast Salem from the Ore- gon Department of Corrections. In addition to an unspeci¿ ed amount of cash for the land, ODOT would throw in reÀ ec- tiYe material used to make signs EO Media Group Oregon transportation offi- cials plan to ask lawmakers in November for authori- zation to spend up to $1 million to purchase land in southeast Salem. which the agency obtained through a settlement with a con- tractor. “It’s apparently material that is used in signage, and the De- partment of Corrections has a signage shop,” said Tom Fuller, ODOT’s communications man- ager. ODOT uses a different type of reÀ ectiYe material for its signs, Fuller said. The reÀ ectiYe material came from a contractor that oYercharged ODOT for ser- Yices. ODOT will present its re- quest for $1 million to the in- terim House-Senate Ways and Means committee when law- makers hold interim committee meetings 1oY. 16-1. The Ore- gon Transportation Commission approYed the plan to request the money at its Oct. 16 meet- ing. Fuller said he did not know when ODOT might request money to build the new facility. “We would haYe to eYaluate whether it is cost effectiYe to moYe forward once the studies are done,” Fuller said, referring to planning studies. According to a recent ODOT report prepared for the Oregon Transportation Commission, buildings at the agency’s e[- isting compound in southeast Salem — which includes a maintenance facility, equipment repair shop and stockpile sites — are “functionally obsolete, in poor condition and are located in the À oodplain.” The location in a À oodplain means the buildings cannot be rebuilt and the ODOT report also cited concerns about the pro[imity of industrial func- tions close to Shelton Ditch, a salmon-bearing man-made canal. You can help photograph .ing Tides this week Through the .ing Tide 3roj- ect, photographers help to doc- ument the reach of the year’s highest tides, the “.ing Tides,” which take place Tuesday through Thursday, 1oY. 24-2 and Dec. 23-25. 3eople can contribute to citi]en science and help focus attention on high tides and sea leYel rise. For the si[th year, the annual project is being sponsored by the CoastWatch 3rogram of the Or- egon Shores ConserYation Co- alition, Surfrider and the state’s Coastal Management 3rogram, along with local sponsors. Doc- umenting the highest reach of the tides reYeals information about areas of the natural and built enYironments, which are subject to erosion and À ooding now, and about what to e[pect as sea leYel rises. Anyone can help by taking shots anywhere on the coast at the highest point of the tide on those days. These photos can focus on any feature. Those that show the location of the tide in relation to the built enYironment, such as roads, seawalls and buildings, are especially useful in demon- strating impending threats. Subjects can be the outer coast, or estuaries and lower riY- er Yalleys affected by tides. The ideal photo would be taken from a location where the photogra- pher can return later at an ordi- nary high tide to take a compari- son shot. 3hotographers are also encouraged to focus on iconic or easily recogni]able locations and areas where the high water is impacting infrastructure. CoastWatch is making a spe- cial effort to organi]e photogra- phers to document the reach of the .ing Tides in the Yicinity of the new marine reserYes at Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Cape 3erpetua and Red¿ sh Rocks. For information about participating in the effort to document the .ing Tides in the marine reserYe areas, contact Fawn Custer at 541-20-002, fawn@oregonshores.org Classes focus on small business owners The Daily Astorian Clatsop Economic DeYel- opment Resources will hold a raft of upcoming classes in 1o- Yember to help small business owners. They include “Intro to Facebook for Business,” which teaches business owners how to use social media for their stores. The class is from 30 to 1030 a.m. 1oY. 3 at the South County Campus in Seaside and 530 to 30 p.m. 1oY. 3 in Towler Hall Room 105 on the college’s main campus. Each class costs $15 each. “Look *reat in the Inbo[” shares tips on social media and email marketing. The work- shop is from noon to 3 p.m. 1oY. 4 at the South County Campus and costs $20. “*et Organi]ed” helps people organi]e ¿ les on their computer. The class is from 30 to 1030 a.m. 1oY. 1 at the South County Campus and from 530 to 30 p.m. 1oY. 1 in Towler Hall Room 105 on the college’s main campus. “Ready, Set, Start Your Business” helps prospectiYe Recology changes hours SEASIDE — Recology Western Oregon has an- nounced that effectiYe 1oY. 2, the Seaside Recycling Depot is switching to win- ter hours, from a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sat- urday. The depot is located at AYenue S and Alder Mill Road. 3articipants in the .ing Tide 3roject will post photographs online at www.oregonkingtides. net, where project information and the submission form can be accessed. Be prepared to include the location, date, description and direction of the photo. For information about the technical aspects of the project, contact Andy Lanier at 541-934- 002 or andy.lanier@state.or.us for a major tsunami The Daily Astorian The Oregon Of¿ ce of Emergency Management will Yisit Astoria 1oY. 2 to help teach hospitality pro- Yiders how to keep their guests safe in the eYent of a major tsunami. “Tsunami Safe Hospital- ity Begins with Safety,” fo- cuses on increasing tsunami awareness by educating all leYels of employees in the hospitality industry, inform- ing oYernight Yisitors of the risk and increasing disaster preparedness. “Facilities that partici- pate in the program will be at the forefront of proYiding safety for guests,” .aren 3armelee, geologic ha]ards awareness coordinator said . For more news and photos, visit us online at www.DailyAstorian.com What will the Oregon economy look like in 2016? M E D IC ARE W e ca n h elp! S teve P u tm a n Lo ca l In su ra n ce Agen t O ffice: 503-738-7181 Cell/ Text: 503-440-1076 C a ll now - End of Enrollm ent Dec 7th W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber You Tube TO ATTE N D : F or M em bers: D in n er & L ecture:$25 ea . L ecture on ly: n o ch a rge F or Non -M em bers: D in n er & L ecture: $35 ea . L ecture on ly: $15 ea . entrepreneurs analy]e their business ideas and learn the basics of starting a new busi- ness. The class is from 30 to 1030 a.m. 1oY. 1 at the South County Campus and costs $20. Email SBDC@clatsopcc. edu, or call 503-33-2402, to register. Fees for classes are payable at class with a check or credit card. For more infor- mation on classes, Yisit www. clatsoped.com OP EN EN R OLLM EN T Q u estion s or w an t to E n roll? Ann Chapatte, manager of the OYerlook Motel in Lincoln City, was managing her hotel when Oregon was hit by a dis- tant tsunami in 2011 from an earthquake in Tohuku, Japan. “We are right on the beach,” she said in the re- lease. “I watched Yisitors sit on the beach to wait for and watch the tsunami. I per- sonally lost eYerything in an earthquake. I take natural di- sasters seriously.” The Astoria presentation happens from 2 to 3 p.m. 1oY. 2 in Towler Hall Room 310 on Clatsop Community College’s main campus, 1651 Le[ington AYe. . Hospitality industry busi- nesses interested in participat- ing can sign up for the pro- gram at www.tsunamisafe.info Joe Cortright November 5 Joe Cortright is president and principal economist of Impresa Consulting of Portland. He is chair of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors. Also he is director of a new think tank called City Observer, funded by the John S. Knight Foundation. Appetizers w ill be a va ila ble a t 6 p.m . 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