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The INDEPENDENT, April 4, 2002 Page 13 OLCC encourages students to “Say no your own way” Youngsters are being asked to “say no your own way” to un derage drinking in the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s 2002 Oregon Student Essay Contest. During Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the OLCC is asking sixth to twelfth grade students to write a jingle, slo gan or rhyme on why they’re waiting until 21 to drink, as part of a 400 word essay. The essay contest is one of the key Alcohol Awareness Month events in Oregon. This year’s motto, aimed at young people, is “Wise up, straight talk about alcohol.” The theme was selected because alcohol remains the number one drug of choice among Oregon’s teens. In the essay contest, stu dents will compete for top prizes of $200, $300 and $500 U.S. Savings Bonds in cate- Alumni Association is formed at PCC An alumni association has been formed by the Portland Community College Founda tion. The new organization re sulted from discussions among board members about the im pact that PCC made on their New FG traffic light may cause delays Drivers who use Highway 47 in Forest Grove should expect occasional delays as a new traffic signal is constructed at the intersection of Sunset Drive and the Highway 47 Bypass. Plans call for the signal poles to be placed April 22. New traffic signs will be erect ed and the pavement re-striped May 6 - 7, with the signal acti vated May eighth. During the design of the pro ject, forecasted traffic volumes showed inadequate traffic vol ume for a signal. The latest ac tual traffic counts, however, show that a signal is warrant ed. personal and professional lives. “We talked about our experi ences at the college and real ized what an important part PCC played in our lives. For some of us, PCC defined our career paths. For others, it helped us on the way to a high er education.” said Mary Sav age, former president of the Foundation Board and chair of the alumni association commit tee. “We believe that there are many people who would like to reconnect with the institution that meant so much to us at a formative time in our lives." Armando Gutierrez, vice chair of the alumni association committee, said the association would create “a new opportuni ty to bridge the gap between those reaching for the future and those who have carved the way.” The association will be avail able to anyone who has ever taken a class at PCC. Tradi tionally, membership in alumni associations is reserved for those who have graduated from an accredited institution, but at PCC, membership is open to current students, for mer students (graduate and non-graduate) and families, on either an annual basis or a life time basis. The benefits available to PCC alumni include library priv ileges, newsletters, 10 percent discount on PCC insignia items and PCC bookstores, a PCC Alumni Association lapel pin and an invitation to alumni events. The association’s mission statement says: “The PCC Alumni Association will connect former PCC students with cur rent students and staff to form a network to benefit one another personally and professionally and to promote the mission of the college.” For more information, call Ron Sumner or Ann Fleming at 503-977-4416. gories for grades 6-8 and 9-12. Entry forms have been sent to every public and private middle and high school in Oregon. Contest details and entry infor mation are available on the agency’s Web site at www.olcc.state.or.us In their essays, students must include personal observa tions, experiences and re search that supports their posi tion and slogan or rhyme. Every essay will be read. Win ning entries will be posted on the OLCC’s Web site and may be published in Oregon news papers, other media or industry publications. Mail entries, by April 30, to OLCC, P.O. Box 22297, Mil waukie, OR 97269-2297 or FAX to 503-872-5276. The OLCC and other event sponsors believe it is vitally im portant for young people, par ents, educators and others to understand the truths and con sequences of underage drink ing. That’s why they’re support ing Alcohol Awareness Month activities, including the grand opening of a new science- based alcohol abuse exhibit for kids at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). For more information, call OLCC communications at 503- 872-5002 or 1-800-452-6522. State Fair seeking old photos and memories to preserve fair history The Oregon State Fair is The Grandstand is no longer in seeking historic photographs use due to its deteriorated con and family or individual mem dition; however, the fair plans to oirs of the Poultry Building, the salvage as many physical char acteristics of the building and Grandstand and the Stadium. “We are hoping individuals incorporate them into the new will help us preserve the history multipurpose pavilion sched of these buildings by submitting uled to be in use by early 2005. To submit photographs and their photos and their memo ries,” said Katie Cannon, direc stories, mail them to: Oregon tor of the Oregon State Fair & State Fair Historic Photographs and Stories, 2330 17th Street Expo Center. Both the Poultry Building NE, Salem, OR 97303. Pho and the Stadium, built in 1919 tographs will not be returned. The 2002 Oregon State Fair, and 1921, respectively, have been nominated for the Nation will begin August 22 and run al Register of Historic Places. through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
