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Curling heats up the ice

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College weighs $5 tuition increase

Brittany Bell The Clackamas Print

David Daly, left, and Bruce Joncas, right, sweep the surface of the ice, melting a wet path for the stone to follow at Evergreen Curling Club in Beaverton.

David Beasley Associate Sports Editor Large granite stones can be heard roaring across newly laid ice in Beaverton. Rumbling like far off thunder, the gliding stones were guided along a sparkling path of melting ice. Sweeping the path

were two focused teammates, carefully augmenting the stone’s trajectory from their thrower teammate’s launch.

A pole was held by a fourth teammate as a marker for the thrower. The marker was held askew to the target area in order to allow the curl of the stone to overshoot off towards the intended area.

“It cost $400,000 to build the

Sage Niles The Clackamas Print Retirement can often be a trying time in a person’s life.

Adjusting to a new daily routine, figuring out how to structure one’s day. How do people adjust to the absence of their career which was essentially their life up to that point?

These are all questions that face Horticulture Department Chair Elizabeth Howley, who is retiring at the end of this term.

Howley has been at Clackamas Community College since 1983 and after 30 years of teaching horticulture, she is ready to settle down and transi-

an Ice King to smooth the ice, then we sprinkle water on the ice to create a pebbling effect over the surface. A tool called a nipper is then used to level the tops of the pebbled water droplets. Only 20 to 30 percent of the stone touches the ice.”

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New fields to sow: instructor to retire

rink, mostly acquired through donations from members and grants,” said Joe Petsche, promotions director for Evergreen Curling Club. The specially designed rink brought state of the art sliding technology to Oregon in December of last year.

“A Zamboni doesn’t do the ice any justice for curling,” said Petsche. “We use a machine called

Students may again be reaching deeper into their pockets to pay for an education.

At tonight’s meeting, the college Board of Education will discuss raising tuition $5 per credit, effective this summer.

If approved, one credit will raise from the current rate of $79 per credit hour to $84 instead. This would raise the cost of 15 credits from $1,185 to $1,260.

The Oregon average at community colleges is just under $85 for instate students. Mt. Hood Community College is currently $89, while Portland Community College is $82.

The most expensive tuition at a community college is $94 at Clatsop, while the best deal is at Umpqua, where students pay $75 for each credit hour.

Out of state and international students will have an additional $15 per credit hour increase if the recommendations are approved by the board. Their cost for 15 credits will go up from $3,510 to $3,735.

The board meeting begins at 6 p.m. tonight in the community center.

tion into the next stage of her life.

Described as abundantly knowledgeable and practical, Howley doesn’t shy away Elizabeth Howley passes a tray of young seedlings to Juliana Haley. Plants get moved to different areas of the from confrontation.

“If she tells you, ‘Don’t greenhouse near Clairmont depending on what stage of growth they are in. text in my class’ and you are texting, she’ll throw you out,” to a greenhouse to buy flow- was still teaching herself new screeching and hooting and holsaid student Jespen Gerdtes. ers for their yard and I just fell things. lering for them at graduation. I Essentially, what Howley in love with these millions of “We’d go to parks, and love the times in between when cares about most is teaching, billions — it seemed to a five- Massachusetts had a lot of lakes they’re really stuck, ‘There’s being with the students and year-old — flowers that were and I could walk around the no way I’m going to pass this watching them learn and grow. in my face. My eyeballs were lake as long as I kept the lake to class,’ and then breaking down Everything else is secondary. giant and head height to head my right side. So I was allowed what are the barriers and just Her passion for teaching and height and I was amazed. I said, at a very young age to hike in helping them get to the other horticulture is immense and is ‘Your friends did this?’ He said, the woods on my own and dis- side. You know, that just hapshown through her energy and ‘yes’, so then I decided I want cover things,” said Howley. pens over and over and over exuberance when talking about to do this,” said Howley.

Over the years, Howley has again and I just don’t get tired the subject.

Teaching has always been a seen students come and go, of it,” said Howley.

“I was first drawn to hor- love of Howley’s from a very struggle and succeed. ticulture when I was five. My young age. Although she didn’t “I love meeting a new stu- Please see RETIREMENT, Page 3 Grandfather took me with him have students or a class yet, she dent for the first time and I love

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P r i n t : News

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Students donate blood for hurricane victims A blood drive took place at CCC’s Oregon City campus on Jan. 30 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Gregory Forum.

Associated Student Government (ASG) organized the event while the American Red Cross reaped the bloody rewards.

Renee Erickson has worked with the American Red Cross for about a year and has attended multiple blood drives that take place in different colleges and high schools, among other venues.

“Think about the impact you have on someone and their family, for just donating a pint of blood. One pint of blood can save three lives,” said Erickson.

Ward Allen, a veteran when it comes to donating blood, said “[Giving blood is] not nearly as scary as everyone makes it. It doesn’t hurt and it saves people’s lives.”

Diego Herrera-Cortez, one of the ASG students overseeing the event, said, “I’ve always been able to give blood. It’s nice to be able to help someone, feels good.”

ASG president Diana Muresan was another person managing the event.

“This is just a typical blood drive; one person who donates saves three lives. I believe most of the blood is going to the east coast, Hurricane Sandy and all.

Overall it’s a really good cause and helps a lot of people,” said Muresan.

Herrera-Cortez and Muresan then went on to say the next

blood drive would be taking place on March 28.

If you would like to donate blood at the next blood drive you must meet the requirements the Red Cross has in order to be eligible, which include being healthy, weighing at least 110 pounds, and being at least 17 years of age — unless you are 16 and have a signed parental consent form. You can donate blood once every 56 days according to the American Red Cross webpage.

In order to prepare yourself for the donation you should drink water, maintain a healthy amount of iron in your diet prior to donation, wear something comfortable, make sure to bring your ID and a list of the medications you are taking. Donating blood is easier when you come prepared for what lies ahead. Consuming a healthy amount of iron and water

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Students Diego Herrera-Cortez, Ward Allen and ASG president Diana Muresan participate in the blood drive held on campus.

beforehand can prevent lightheadedness, which can cause some to feel faint.

This preparation will make the donation process run smoothly, help the volunteers move you through the donation process quickly and can lessen your recovery time.

If you would like to access

more information about donating blood you can visit The American Red Cross online at www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood, you might also consider visiting the ASG office to find out more about the blood drives that take place every 60 days or so on campus.

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The Study Skills Career Coaching Workshop is brand new to Clackamas Community College. This is a CASE grant funded program and is open to all CASE students. Study Skills targets students specifically involved in ESL or Basic Skills programs. This program is open to anyone looking for some extra help.

Lisa Nielson is CCC’s skills development department chair who helped form this program.

“Jamie Clark and I had conversations about creating a bridge for GED, ESL and Basic Skills students,” said Nielson.

Later she explained this meant they must “meet the student where they are, help them access the resources necessary and then provide them with work. Part of this is helping students navigate through a college culture.”

Contrary to popular belief, the Study Skills Workshop is not a seminar so much as a ‘study-hall.’

Lauren Zavrel, a GED instructor here on campus and the administrator, in charge of the Study Skills Workshop on Mondays and Wednesdays, described the program as “completely based around student needs.”

Nielson explained the program as “an extra resource for students who are looking to transition into different career paths.”

The program offers services such as counseling help with

ing classes and instructors. She goes so far as to inform students they might want to look into the syllabus for the same class and instructor from a previous term.

Nielson wanted a “touchpoint for students needing extra direction and support,” so anyone looking for extra support should look into the Study Skills

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transfer paths and planning, career assessments and exploration of different career pathways, and workforce re-entry.

The instructors make themselves available for academic counseling and are willing to discuss learning issues, study skills, provide academic support as well as resources for handling stress and anxiety which include things such as test taking strategies, time management and study skills.

Loretta Stanley, a full-time student at Clackamas, is looking to acquire her BA in health. Her mental health instructor told her about the study skills workshop.

“I came here for information about how to study and about test anxiety. I’ve been given more than that,” said Stanley.

She went on to list a few of the things that the study skills workshop has made available to her.

“Lauren has helped me learn how I might talk to an instructor, that can be intimidating. We’ve also been making a plan for what I want to do, like the pre-reqs I can get out of the way,” said Stanley.

Lauren went on to explain that they offer help with finding funding opportunities for students such as scholarships and grants they might qualify for, they then take it one step further and help with filling the paper work out and offer writing skills ideas.

Lauren then explained part of the process might be assessing “learning styles.” This makes students aware of their strengths and weaknesses in the classroom which can be useful when pick-

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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

RETIREMENT: Clackamas teacher moving on

Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

Howley’s teaching, but staff as well. Loretta Mills has been the Horticulture Department secretary for 10 years. She has worked with Howley for the entirety of her career at CCC. “It’s been a hoot. She’s a fun, energetic, fantastic person to work with. One thing that struck me about Elizabeth and I’ve learned and appreciated over the years is that she is totally passionate about what she does and about who she’s helping. It’s always been very impressive to me about how passionate she is and caring she

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is towards the students and the department and the college as a whole and we’ll miss her. She’s been a pleasure to work with,” said Mills.

In her retirement she plans on gardening, working with the Family Food Educators and tutoring and volunteering for the Founders Clinic, a local medical clinic.

“But I know I’m probably going to wait a couple of months before I commit to what I commit to because I know once I commit, I’m in,” said Howley.

Different areas of the greenhouse are home to young plants at various stages of growth. Horticulture students in Howley’s Propagation of Edible Plants class learn how to grow and care for these plants in the greenhouse next to Clairmont.

Department has held an event called Pizza and Plants. For the past 30 years, alumni and current students check out what is going on in the department.

“I’ve watched my students get hired on the grounds department at Lewis & Clark, get their dream job and retire. Every year I get to see and listen to students. It’s been wonderful seeing their bellies swell, or guys get a wedding ring and the next thing you know they’re bringing someone with them and then they bring kids,” said Howley.

It’s not only been students that have benefited from

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During Howley’s career, the Oregon Association of Nurserymen recognized Elizabeth with its highest award, Distinguished Educator.

Asteroid passes close to Earth According to a NASA press release, on Friday February 15, 2013 scientists are getting a unique opportunity to study the small near-Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14. The small asteroid, approximately 150 feet across, will be passing so close to Earth it will be closer than the moon a mere 283,900 miles away.

In fact, at its closest, 2012 DA14 will be closer than geosynchronous satellites. It will whiz past the Earth at 7.8 km/s (17,400 mph). DA14 will be its closest at 19:24 GMT (11:24 am PST). Despite how nearby this asteroid will be to Earth, it poses no threat to us or the moon. The object won’t be close enough to see with the naked eye. If you happen to be standing in Australia, Eastern Europe, or Asia at the time, you should be able to

get a look with a good pair of binoculars.

On the North American continent we won’t be so lucky. By the time we are in a position to see DA14, it will have gone farther from Earth and will be much harder to see.

Astronomers will be taking advantage of their chance to take up-close images of the asteroid using the Goldstone Antenna, an array of highly sensitive radio telescopes, to take detailed radar images of the surface of the asteroid.

DA14 won’t be coming this close to earth for at least another three decades.

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Times have changed with teaching and academics since Howley first started at CCC in 1983. Not all of it has been positive, though and you can tell once again that modernity is one of the things that has gotten in the way of Howley’s pure unfiltered love for teaching.

“When I began here we had typewriters, we had secretaries that answered every call. I can find myself now easily in performing the functions of my job spending six hours a day sitting down in front of my PC, so that part of the job, the office time

of the job has really changed.

I came to this job wanting to work with the dissemination of knowledge, working with students. Man, the office work kills me. I hate it. I really do, I resent it,” said Howley.

The time spent in the classroom for most teachers is the most that they will ever see their students. It can be bittersweet as a teacher, knowing that they are essentially training these students for their future. Yet a vast majority of the time they are clueless as to what happens to them once they leave the classroom. That is why every year the Horticulture

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P r i n t : Arts & Culture

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Happy Hump Day!

SEX Emily Rask & Breanna Craine

Co-Arts & Culture Editors

Valentine’s Day is a time for love and lust among couples and a time of mourning for the single ladies and gents. Most couples out in the world have a dream of ending the night in bed, some single people do, too, but how can you assure that that will happen?

Valentine’s Day used to be mostly about love and romance.

However, times have significantly changed and today it is mostly about what kind of lingerie to buy or what new playful toy you can use to spice up the night.

Here are some helpful tips for how to seduce (in a proper and polite way) your significant other on Valentine’s Day with the most romantic of gifts and events. These steps are not only for the people in a relationship but single people as well.

The beginning is key: knowing what to plan, how the person will react to it and what necessities to purchase. The best idea is to take your partner out to dinner, it is more romantic than breakfast or lunch and nighttime genuinely brings people closer together. Even the staff at CCC enjoy going out for the big night. Custodial staff member Glenn Armstrong has three or four women he may be hanging out with this V-Day. His ideal night is “hanging out with my friend and going bowling and drink a few beers,” said Armstrong.

A helpful hint is that you can never go wrong with a surprise as long as your partner does not have any anxiety issues.

Start by planning reservations at your partner’s favorite restaurant. Also, most restaurants will let you order an appetizer ahead of time as a special treat that can be awaiting you as you get to dinner. Make sure you have your flowers and card ready at the door. Although, if you are taking a guy out to dinner, having his favorite candy bar in hand will suffice.

AJ Ballard, a student at CCC, said in response to what he would do to guarantee him getting lucky, “Well, take her to a nice dinner, maybe putt-putt, dessert, then rent a movie. With flowers and shit.”

Step two is quite simple.

Give your attention to the person you have chosen to take out.

Make sure they are in a great mood and talk about things that make them laugh. Don’t bring up topics that you know they will not enjoy like, work. Also, complimenting throughout the night lets the other person know how glad you are to be there. If you are a complimenting a girl, stick with words like beautiful and gorgeous. For those of you complimenting guys, talk about how rugged and handsome they look that evening.

If you are in love, this Valentine’s Day dinner could be the perfect time to let them know just how you feel. Another staff at CCC, Napoleon Hodgers is doing just that. “We will probably go to dinner or something.

But she overrules so I gotta do what she says. I am going to be home waiting on her hand and foot,” said Hodgers.

Last, but not least, step number three is to end the night with a bang! We don’t mean this literally ... just show how much you really care for that person and try to be as romantic as possible. To guarantee the night leading into the bedroom, you want to make the moments at the end of the night as intimate as possible. We aren’t going to tell you what to do after you get in the bedroom, but it’s all you until the moment the night comes to an end, so just follow our steps, maybe add some of your own tricks and you’ll end your Valentine’s Day right.

Love is in the air Breanna Craine Co-Arts and Culture Editor

Valentine’s Day is the day to show your significant other how much you appreciate them or if you do not have one, a day to spend with all the people you love. People say it’s not even a holiday, it’s a Hallmark holiday that a company created and have made big bucks out of it. I asked around campus to see what students wanted to do for their loved ones on the most romantic night of the year.

Growing up, children love

going t h e to and picking store out the coolest cards to give to their classmates. They have to make sure that they are not like the other kids and have the best candy attached to them.

Work S t u d y student S h a w n a Long talks about her plans for her and her twoa n d - a - h a l f - y e a r- o l d son. “Probably the night before, we will do his little valentines so he can take them to day care and give them to all his little friends and his little teacher,” said Long.

Dinner and a movie seemed to be on most students’ agendas. While we hope most couples made reservations prior to driving to dinner, second year student Jeremy Hart thought otherwise.

“I’m just gonna fly by the seat of the pants,” said Hart. He also went on to say that he and his girlfriend do not really get into Valentine’s Day so they aren’t expecting too much.

Some people just want to stay home and watch a movie with their loved ones or just pretend it’s like every other day. Since this year Valentine’s Day is on a school/work night for most people, plans may have to wait for the weekend.

First year student Marissa Herberger decided that if she were to be given the most ideal gift it would have to be to have no classes. “Well since it is Thursday, I have lab class but I will probably see my boyfriend after,” said Herberger.

The single people out there can have a good time on the romantic holiday. There has been an upswing in Single Awareness parties. This is a party where single people get to have fun with friends and family while getting away from all the romance of the holiday.

So whether you are single, married, or divorced, there is always some way to celebrate the most romantic night of the year.

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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

It’s a wrap on campus rap video Sage Niles The Clackamas Print Human puppets, rigging and rapping were just a few of the activities going on Saturday, Feb. 2, on campus. To be fair though, it was not a normal Saturday.

Clackamas Community College was privileged to be home to the second video shoot for student Kim DeLacy.

DeLacy also works in the music office here on campus, helping out with the recording studio, fixing monitors, giving tours, and walking students through the music degree if they have any questions. When DeLacy isn’t helping out in the music department or in class, she is a budding musician. In fact, her first music video entitled “Beneath Their Blankets” currently has 29,000 views on YouTube.

The video they were shooting on Saturday was for a song called “Hold My Heart”. It is described as a song about love and being on tour and how the two are constantly at odds with each other.

“The song is about kind of being a womanizer and player and we had shots were I’m, quote unquote, womanizing which was fun to shoot,” said DeLacy.

This, however, is not DeLacy’s personal view, but rather a character she has cre-

Director of photography for the shoot Tony Logue captures Kim DeLacy and local rapper King Bishop Stylze mid freestyle. The video shoot was filled with ideas and creativity that pushed all the members to perform their best.

ated for the song which is a part of a five song EP where DeLacy tries her hand at hip-hop.

“I wrote folk music, that’s what I sing, that’s what I’ve sung forever, but all my close friends know I listen to hiphop, that’s like all I listen to.

So I jokingly recorded five hiphop songs and then everyone started really, really liking it.

So we chose one of the hip-hop songs to be for the video.” said DeLacy.

The video shoot was ambitious to say the least. DeLacy

was suspended from a rig to make her look like a human puppet. While it was visually interesting the human puppet idea had a very practical application to the core message of the song.

“This shot is me being a puppet. We wanted to kind of touch on the fact that womanizing and saying women are objects is kind of me being a puppet to the media. It’s me saying whatever the media or population wants to hear. Then at the end of the video I’m cutting the strings of the puppet and I’m climbing the

rope and that’s a metaphor for going up no matter what and that no one can stop you,” said DeLacy.

Although this is fairly new to DeLacy, she was lucky enough to be working with a capable and professional crew of students and non-students. The director/ producer for the video is student Mae Kinglove. Kinglove expressed that the shoot was going well and was very positive about the direction it was headed.

“The shoot is going really

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well, other than our few minor snags which have pretty much gotten taken care of pretty quickly and promptly. Things are going smoothly, we’ve managed to stay pretty much on schedule,” said Kinglove.

While breaking down the rigging, and loading it into his truck, Nate Leigh, who did tech and rigging for the video, explained his involvement with the video shoot.

“I was actually attached via rope and harness to Kim, the rigging actually looked pretty cool,” said Leigh.

Although not a student, Leigh was helping out per Director Kinglove’s request. “I am involved with Mae Kinglove’s productions so she has requests and I try to fulfill them,” said Leigh.

With a crew of half a dozen hard working individuals who talked and acted more like good friends than co-workers, the video shoot was destined to be both successful and tons of fun. DeLacy and crew were lively, with laughter and conversation filling the McLoughlin Hall auditorium. With the video shoot finished, the crew still has a lot of work ahead of them in terms of editing. The video is slated to be put on YouTube by the end of the winter term. For more information on DeLacy visit kimdelacy.com where you will find her first video and other information regarding her music career.

Director/producer and student Mae Kinglove holds the clapperboard as Kim DeLacy gets ready for the next take behind her. There was an overwhelming sense of comradery among the individuals filming the video.

All photos by Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

Student Kim DeLacy is suspended via ropes and harness, for her video shoot for her new song “Hold My Heart.”

The human puppet concept is a central metaphor for the song.

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P r i n t : Sports

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Awards honor best of best

Curling: Sliding stones, Scottish style!

A.M. Sports Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor

Brittany Bell The Clackamas Print

David Daly of Evergreen Curling Club demonstrates curling form and style with a strategic throw.

Daly runs the league.

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Curling consists of sliding stones across the ice to get close to the center of the target called the “button,” each team has eight stones. The team with the stone closest to the button wins the “end” or round. The winners tally up one point per rock between the button and opposing team’s rock.

“Strategy plays a big part,” said Petsche. The game winner is the team with the most points after 10 ends.

The Evergreen Curling Club opened in 2002 at Mountain View Ice Arena where it ran for four years. The club then moved to the Lloyd Center ice skating rink and after six years, finally has an ideal playing surface at their new

location in Beaverton at 10950 SW 5th Street.

“It’s the only dedicated curling rink on the West Coast besides Seattle,” said club member Eugene Caroll. Evergreen women’s and men’s competitive teams both won at this year’s Mountain Pacific Curling Association Regional championships.

The club welcomes newcomers and novices with multiple league types, the friendly atmosphere is comfortable and casual.

It seems a splendid idea for a weekend adventure out and about with friends.

“There’s no heckling,” said Caroll. “We don’t have curling hooligans.” The game is ancient in origin, as it was devised in the late middle ages in Scotland and

was recently added to the winter Olympic Games as an official sport.

“It’s the other stupid Scottish game, along with golf,” said Caroll. As with a few other Scottish games, a congratulatory drink is often in order for the winners and losers. This after game socialization is referred to as “stacking the brooms.”

“It’s a pub game,” said curling enthusiast and Highland Stillhouse pub owner Mick Secor.

“It’s a gentlemanly sport, but it gets pretty heated and exciting if you watch curling.”

The best way to learn more about curling is to play with veterans of the game. At about two hours a course, instructors have led many a session for beginning

curlers. Terminology and basics were covered, including how to throw a stone and sweeping technique.

Bundled up for the cooler conditions, groups have discovered the delightful social game of curling. The next winter session will be held this Saturday at 1 p.m. and costs $20 with all equipment.

Athletes get spring in step

Brad Heineke The Clackamas Print

On Sunday night the 61st Oregon Sports Awards were held at the Tiger Woods Center on Nike’s campus in Beaverton, honoring many of Oregon’s top athletes from the prep level up to professionals. While the glitz and glam affair always brings out the big names — ESPN Sportscenter anchor Neil Everett hosted this year — it is more about honoring those that have dedicated their life to sports.

While most of the award recipients were youngsters, either just starting college or finishing high school, they all had one thing in common when they got to the podium. Almost every recipient thanked their parents, coaches and teammates and talked about how none of this would be possible without them. It’s this network of behind the scenes commitment that leads to greatness in any endeavor, not only sports.

I would be remiss not to mention Oregon’s Liz Brenner, who won an award for the fourth straight year. A four-sport athlete at Oregon, Brenner won the Bill Hayward female Amateur Athlete of the Year award after winning three straight Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year awards at Jesuit High School.

The University of Oregon was well represented during the ceremony as a host of Ducks past and present were on hand, including host Everett, a 1984 Oregon grad, former quarterback Joey Harrington and current Duck football players Marcus Mariota and Kenjon Barner.

Oregon-bound high school record setting seniors Haley Crouser of Gresham and Thomas Tyner of Aloha both took down multiple Johnny Carpenter trophies on the night including 6A/5A prep Athlete of the Year.

Oshay Dunmore, an Oregon freshman from Newport, also won two trophies including prep Athlete of the Year for classes 4A-1A. But the stars of the show weren’t the kids. It was the parents, coaches and teammates who helped push these stars to new heights. The time commitment put in by parents and coaches cannot be underestimated in molding their children’s success. The Game Changer Award was presented to an individual who had dedicated their lives to high school sports and positively affected their schools and communities.

The winner this year was former Lakeview teacher, track and field and cross country coach Bobbie Steninger. Steninger spent 50 years at Lakeview, winning multiple Coaches of the Year honors and the 2004 Educator of the Year Award. In 2011, Lakeview named its new track after Steninger.

Another similar award was the coolest one they gave away on Sunday. The DNA award was given to “individuals or organizations for their extraordinary passion and dedication to sport in Oregon.” Oregon Institute of Technology head men’s basketball coach Danny Miles is certainly part of Oregon’s sports DNA. Miles is currently in his 42nd season at the helm of the Hustlin’ Owls, a NAIA Division II school in Klamath Falls. Miles led OIT to the 2012 NAIA II National Championship. It was his third championship in the last nine seasons, after also winning in 2004 and 2008.

It’s the dedication put forth by people like Steninger and Miles that make sports in Oregon that much better. There are countless other coaches out there just like these two, working behind the scenes, coaching and teaching without any hoopla. They are the real stars on a night like this.

Grace Viuhklaa, who competes in steeplechase, 1500 and 5k, sometimes practices hurdles.

Denee’ Shelton The Clackamas Print Who? The baseball team, the track and field team and the softball team. What? Starting spring sports at Clackamas Community College! When? Well, they’ve

already started practicing, but there is still hope! Where?

Baseball’s first home game is Sunday, March 3 against Clark College. The track and field team hosts the Clackamas Open on March 9 at Oregon City High School’s stadium. Softball’s first home game is Friday, March 1 against Concordia University.

Why? Because it’s spring and that’s when these things happen, obviously.

“This year we have a whole bunch of new guys, pretty much an entire new team,” said baseball head coach Robin Robinson, “The new guys are like clay. We get a lot of opportunities to mold them. Some of them go from a kind of decent player to a really good player and from a good player to a great player. That’s what’s rewarding about it. It’s not about winning and losing, it’s about going from good to great and being able to go on to bigger and better things.”

This season there are 28 players on the team but only 24 get to go on the traveling roster. The baseball team is able to work out every morning from 7-10 a.m.

and if weather permits, every afternoon for conditioning.

The track and field team is also ready for action.

“I’m looking forward to us reaching our true potential,” said head coach Keoni McHone. “My goal for this year is 85 percent personal best rate from last season to this season, I’m looking for 85 percent of them to improve in the events that they compete in. That’s how I measure our success. I usually don’t try to say, ‘We’re going to try to win,’ but this year I think we have the potential to, as long as people do their part, we’re set.”

There are 72 men and women on the track and field team this year. “I don’t want to run in the rain, but I don’t know how well that’s going to work out for me,” said Tiffany Forbito, a sophomore on the track team.

As far as practice time goes, the track team is going above and beyond the recommended practice time and they are practicing their butts off to put their best foot forward.

The final spring sport is softball, the returning 2012

NWAACC Champions.

“There’s nothing that I’m not looking forward to this year,” said head coach Jessica Buel.

“I’m really excited about this group. There’s nothing holding us back and we’ve got lots of potential this year.”

There are 19 players on the team, with eight returning players and 11 freshmen. Practicing is sometimes difficult because of the typical dreary Oregon weather. Outside practice isn’t fun and the softball team has to share the gym with the other teams at CCC. Between going to classes, practice and working out, the players on the baseball, track and field and softball teams have their work cut out for them. The least the students at Clackamas Community College could do is go out and support the teams. So get on out to the fields to show the teams how much support they have here at home! Let’s see that school spirit!

For coach information, schedules, scores and anything else Cougar sports related, please visit depts.clackamas.edu/athletics.

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Mitchell, Noon claim individual titles at Region 18 wrestling championships Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor

Mitchell said, “I expect to win, but what I want is a team national championship. A lot of people came through and placed where they needed to place today.”

Rhoden likes what he sees out of his big and talented freshman.

“He’s only got three losses and they are all Division I kids,” said Rhoden. “He’s had an awesome year.”

Clackamas’ No. 4 ranked freshman Beau Roberts wrestled a tremendous match in the 149 pound final against North Idaho’s No. 1 Jeremy Golding, before settling for an 8-6 loss. Golding was awarded a controversial two point takedown that ended up being the difference in the match.

Freshman Jake Laden suffered a defeat in the 197 pound final to North Idaho’s V.J. Giulio, but still earned a national berth for the Cougars with his second place finish. CCC Freshman C.J. Palmer forfeited his final match at 133 pounds to rest his hurt shoulder for nationals.

Both Sage Ornelas and Steve Conn earned a spot at nationals by losing third place matches to gain the Region 18 fourth seed.

Ornelas qualified in the very tough 125 pound class, while Conn made it through in the 184 pound class.

Conn impressed his coaches, teammates and especially Mitchell. “Steve Conn is on the heat right now,” said Mitchell.

“We call him ‘The Heater.’”

Rhoden also was impressed the way Conn came through.

“You couldn’t ask for a better kid to do well,” said Rhoden.

“He’s been here for three years and he works really hard. We are excited for him as a staff.”

Making it through the ‘toughest region in the nation’ to qualify for nationals is a major accomplishment.

“Some of these weight classes, in talking with the other coaches, it’s like as tough as you are going to see at nationals,” said Rhoden.

NOON

MITCHELL

All Photos by Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

No. 4 ranked Clackamas couldn’t snare a third straight Region 18 championships on Saturday at Randall gym, but the Cougars did advance eight wrestlers to the NJCAA Championships on Feb. 22 and 23 in Des Moines, Iowa. No. 1 ranked North Idaho advanced eight wrestlers to the finals in convincingly winning the Region 18 title with 136.5 points.

“The kids did a pretty good job,” said Clackamas head coach Josh Rhoden. “We qualified eight guys out of 10 weight classes for nationals.” The Cougars finished with 113.5 points.

No. 1 ranked Trent Noon, a sophomore, and No. 2 Jacob Mitchell, a freshman, both secured individual titles for Clackamas, as three Cougars earned second place finishes and three more placed fourth. The top four finishers in each weight class earned berths in the national tournament.

“Me and Trent, the team captains, that is what we’re supposed to do,” said Mitchell. Rhoden knew what to expect from his two team captains.

“Both wrestled really well,” said Rhoden of Noon and Mitchell. “That’s what we expect from those guys, they’re our leaders. They’ve been doing great all year and had great seasons.”

Noon swept through the 174 pound class with two major decisions, before an overtime victory over No. 2 ranked Kyle Sweedman of North Idaho in the finals. Noon secured a takedown 18 seconds into the overtime period to claim a 3-1 victory and solidify his No. 1 ranking.

“It feels good, just glad I got it done,” said Noon. “To finally win the region title, after not winning last year, it feels good. It’s good to know I’m in shape enough to go overtime and finish my shots.

I’m just gonna keep working hard to get that national title.”

Rhoden told Sweedman that he is tired of seeing him, but he knows they will probably meet again in Iowa. “Awesome for

Trent, great win for him,” said Rhoden. “That’s probably going to be a national finals match right there.”

Sweedman agreed with Rhoden. “I’m sure we’ll meet up again,” said Sweedman. “I’m guessing that will be the national finals.”

Mitchell dominated No. 8 ranked Mike Williams of Western Wyoming in the heavyweight final match and is confident heading into the national tournament. Mitchell pinned his first two opponents and almost had Williams pinned in the final.

“All the work I put in, it’s easy for me,” said Mitchell. Asked about what to expect at nationals,

Clackamas’ Trent Noon, left, the No. 1 ranked returning All-American sophomore, faces off with North Idaho’s No. 2 ranked Kyle Sweedman in the Region 18 finals at 174 pounds. Noon defeated Sweedman 3-1 in overtime.

“All four guys in some weight classes here are going to place at nationals.”

Clackamas freshman A.J. Ballard lost his spot at 141 pounds late in the season, but moved up two weight classes and fought his way through five matches to qualify fourth at 157 pounds. A “true fourth” place match must be wrestled if the fourth and fifth place finishers have not wrestled already in the day.

“Five matches was rough,” said Ballard. Although Ballard was the fifth place finisher, he earned a chance in a “true fourth” match and he took advantage.

“I told him this is the opportunity you wanted,” said Rhoden.

“You just have to go get it.”

Ballard said he wasn’t affected by moving up two weight classes as he is a more natural 157 pounder. “I’m pretty stoked,” said Ballard. “It’s kind of been a weird year. Losing my spot at the end of the year and then moving up two weight classes and winning the spot at 157. In high school I wrestled not cutting weight and now I’m not cutting weight again and it feels right. It’s where I feel more comfortable.”

Rhoden was impressed with Ballard’s performance. “It wasn’t easy,” said Rhoden. “He took the hard way for sure. I think the 157 pound class is a better fit for him.

He looks like a good full-size 157-pounder.”

Rhoden and the Cougars have a little less than two weeks to prepare for the national tournament.

“We’ll give them tomorrow off and get back to work Monday,” said Rhoden. “We’ll start conditioning, and just getting everybody refocused. We’ll give them a little bit of down time, just to get the bodies healed up a little bit. We take off a week from Wednesday to Des Moines. We’ll fly out there, get some practices in and get ready to roll.”

In a voting of the Region 18 coaches, Highline’s Lucas Huyber at 184 pounds earned Outstanding Wrestler and North Idaho’s Pat Whitcomb was named Coach of the Year.

The rest of the team scoring for the region was Northwest Wyoming 98, SWOCC 95.5, W. Wyoming 88.5, Highline 82.

Basketball: Cougar women roll to 15th straight victory

February 13 - 19

Sports Calendar

The Clackamas women’s basketball team continued its recent success with two victories over division opponents to stretch their winning streak to 15 games. The Cougars (20-3, 10-0) are undefeated in Southern Division play as they come down the homestretch of the regular season.

The Cougars face Mt. Hood tonight at 5:30 p.m. at home.

The Cougar men split two games last week to stay alive in the Southern Division playoff race. After blowing a five point lead to Chemeketa last Wednesday at home to lose 87-82, Clackamas earned a narrow one-point victory at Linn Benton on Saturday, 77-76.

Clackamas (12-12, 4-6) is just one game behind Portland CC (5-5) and Mt. Hood CC (5-5) for

WEDNESDAY - 2/13

● Cougar Basketball: Mt. Hood @CCC Women - 5:30 p.m.

Men - 7:30 p.m. ● NBA: Portland at New Orleans 5 p.m., CSN

THURSDAY - 2/14

the fourth and final NWAACC playoff spot. The Cougars have a chance to gain some ground as they face Mt. Hood tonight at home and PCC next Wednesday in Randall gym at 7:30 p.m.

Get out and support your Cougars while you can.

For full game recaps and basketball photos please visit TheClackamasPrint.com.

FRIDAY - 2/15

● CBB: So. Utah at Portland State 7:30 p.m.

● Hockey: Tri-City at Portland, 7 p.m.

Root, (860 AM)

● Randall Fitness Center: Noon - 8 p.m. downstairs in Randall Hall

● Randall Fitness Center: 8:30-10 a.m. and 1-5 p.m.

SATURDAY- 2/16

● Cougar Basketball: At Lane, Eugene Women - 2 p.m.

Men - 4 p.m. ● Hockey: Vancouver at Portland, 3 p.m.

(1550 AM)

SUNDAY - 2/17 ● MLS: San Jose at Portland, 5 p.m.

(750 AM)

MONDAY - 2/18

● Randall Fitness Center: 8:30-10 a.m. and 1-6 p.m.

● Randall Fitness Center: Noon - 8 p.m. downstairs in Randall Hall ● Intramural Basketball: Noon - 1 p.m. in Randall gym

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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Fires blazing, ceramics glazing Emily Rask Co-Arts & Culture Editor Over the weekend of Jan. 26, some students from the art department took a trip over to Mt. Hood Community College to fire up their ceramics in the wood burning kiln. Mt. Hood had invited them to use it, because at CCC there are only electric, gas, soda and raku kilns.

“The ceramic process is such that you have to fire the work in order to complete it and the earliest means of firing work was a wood firing. We were invited to go to Mt. Hood Community College to work with one of their small wood fire kilns,” said Katy McFadden, who works as adjunct faculty in the art department.

There were six students who took the trip, along with McFadden, to the college. The students who participated in the event included Amanda Katzenmeyer, Kathleen Pearson, Mardene Aos, Matthew Anderegg, Tom Cook and Tracey Gates. This was a two day event and took a lot of hard work and detailed preparation to get everything just right.

To fire ceramic work doesn’t mean to burn it. It is a term used that means to bake; after a mold has been formed into its desired shape, it is left to dry for approximately 24 hours and then it is placed into a kiln where it is then fired. Firing a piece of ceramic work applies heat to the piece and hardens or glazes it.

“The kiln was fired with approximately a cord of wood during the course of a 24-hour period,” said McFadden.

Getting the wood burning kiln ready is different than other kilns. Although it’s not as easy

as it seems, it isn’t just starting up a fire, students had to slowly bring up the heat until it reached the perfect temperature.

Pearson had five pieces that she finished using the wood burning kiln.

“We did use some of the glazes that they had there, but you don’t have to glaze if you don’t want to. We glazed in areas and on the inside, because in a wood firing kiln, the wood ash itself creates a glaze and glazes your pottery,” said Pearson.

“It takes like an entire day, day and a half to cool down and then we came back and unloaded on Wednesday,” Pearson added.

“This is my first time so we were just learning and Mt. Hood was good enough to let us fire and they even let us use their glazes and they helped us through the whole process,” said Pearson.

This is Matthew Anderegg’s second year at CCC and only his second term in the art department. This was also his first time using a wood burning kiln and said it was a lot different than the other kilns he’s used to. He also said that it is a lot more work.

“There’s more control because you’re constantly feeding the fire so it relies more on you rather than a kiln. You just turn it on and it takes care of itself so there’s a lot more that comes out of it in character,” said Anderegg.

Pearson also agreed with Anderegg on the fact that using the wood kiln was a lot more hands on.

Using a wood firing kiln can be very new and a great experience for many art students, especially when they have never used one before. It changes the outcome of their projects and puts new light on the art of ceramics.

These are two of the pottery pieces that Kathleen Pearson created using the fire burning kiln at Mt. Hood CC.

Photo contributed by Katy McFadden

Photo above and left by Emily Rask The Clackamas Print

Kathleen Pearson, left, picks up a piece of her pottery to set aside, while working with fellow students. This is her first time using a wood burning kiln at Mt. Hood CC.

This is a glimpse into the wood burning kiln as it finishes pieces of ceramics for the CCC students. These students participated in the firing and helped the Mt. Hood students set up the kiln.