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Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Ore. Volume 45, Issue 21

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Learning spreads like wildfire; page 2

Dave speaks about life, bread; page 6

City farming and playing in the dirt come to Clairmont and its expansive new urban garden plot. The new Urban Agriculture certificate being offered at the college is exclu-sive to CCC’s Horticulture Department. State certifica-

tion has boosted the value of completion in the program, which gives students access to a career in sustainable farming and hands on experience in the field.

The new certificate offered at Clackamas allows students to gain the knowledge to own and operate their own small scale farms. The certificate pro-gram was approved at the CCC

Board of Education meeting in April and is the only one of its kind offered in the state of Oregon. The program focus-es on ecological systems and sustainability practices, while using organic production prin-ciples.

“Basically I want to do it, that’s what I want to do. I want to farm on a small scale,” said Tonia Lordy, horticulture

student. “I’m excited that the school offers something. There’s no other community college in the area at all that offers this Urban [Agriculture] Program.”

Graduates of the program will enter the farming commu-nity with not only knowledge to run their own farms, but they will have connections to already existing farmers accord-

ing to Elizabeth Howley, the horticulture department chair.

“It’s important they meet their fellow peers in the indus-try,” said Howley. “The purpose is to have the training for the students who desire, and have a passion to become farmers, to get the training.”

Horticulture student Tonia Lordy operates a rototiller to break up the hard packed soil in the Community Gardens, near the Campus Services building. The Board of Education approved the college’s urban agriculture program — the first in the state — in April.

By Felicia Skriver� e Clackamas Print

Please see URBAN AG, Page 2

Cougars win two over Chemeketa, take second place in Southern Region race

Ashley Bacon takes a furiously successful swing for a double on Saturday, May 12 at home. The Cougars got the win, and now look forward to the NWAACC Championships.Their first game will take place on Friday, May 18 at Delta Park, against Shoreline Community College at 11:30 a.m.. Read the full story on page 7.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Students who would like to make $10,000 over the summer fighting fires, or work some-where in the great outdoors like Yellowstone National Park, may be interested in certification and training in the Fire Science (Wildland) or Wilderness Survival and Leadership pro-grams offered at the Training Center on campus. The center is discreetly tucked away next to Clairmont Hall.

Not only is the Fire Science program a certified training site by the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group, it is recognized by the Oregon Department of Forestry and the National Forest Service. The program is also full of career opportunities for students. Potential enrollees will experi-ence some old fashioned hard work and earn one of the career technical degrees offered at Clackamas. Both programs are open to men and women from the ages of 16 - 65.

The wildland fire course isn’t the only popular class the depart-ment offers. The Wilderness Survival program developed at Clackamas Community College offers students the chance to

learn about the outdoors and gain knowledge about topics such as land navigation and wilderness first aid. This is a 12 - 13 credit program that earns a certificate that could lead to employment at places like summer camps or parks and recreation positions.

According to Tom Laugle, a fire science instructor, the pro-gram’s popularity is a big hit and it fills up because of word of mouth.

While the department offers different courses for students to choose what they want, money is an important subject to con-sider. Students can work over the summer in the field and learn while making extra cash. According to Laugle, students can make as much as $10,000 over the summer working in these fields.

The department furnishes the textbooks students need to earn their certificate so less money come out of their pockets. The students also keep the books that the department provides. This could potentially save students hundreds of dol-lars on books. The students not only save money by enrolling in this program, but the degree they earn can take them any-where, according to Dan Logan,

part-time fire science instructor. The benefit of the degree isn’t limited to just the Northwest.

“Once you get a degree, you can be deployed anywhere in the U.S,” said Logan. “You can work for any government department and you will skip some of the beginning parts of a career.”

According to Beth Millican, an administrative assistant for the tech, health and occupa-tion workforce department, the training students receive also catapults them above the begin-ning process that most people face when their just starting.

“It goes beyond the degree; it’s really an open door for stu-dents,” said Millican.

Men aren’t the only gender that can make a living in this line of work; women are greatly embraced. Many of the recent success stories from the depart-ment have come from women who have been successful in the wildfire fighting world.

The nature of this training may have some worried about their personal safety and that of others. Millican addresses those concerns by making it clear that no one has been seriously injured during training and that all classes stress safety and the risks inherent in the field.

“Safety has never been an issue with any Clackamas Community College students,” said Millican.

Both programs, and the department as a whole, are highly praised by employers of

these students. Many instruc-tors refer students to poten-tial employers possible career opportunities with the hopes of increasing their employability upon certification in the pro-grams.

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Students are trained in many aspects of urban farming explained Howley. They learn when to plant and harvest as well as what fruits and vegetables are more profitable as cash crops. They are taught the busi-ness side of being an urban farmer and they get trained in the use of power and hand tools. Many of the classes offered also have a lab com-ponent which allows Clackamas students to have the opportunity to learn more about organic systems and production methods.

“We had classes start in the fall, but a lot of students held off until it was state certified,” said Bruce Nelson, horticulture instructor. “This is a half-acre plot right here,

and they’re hopefully learning the basics of growing vegetables.”

The community gardens close to Clairmont have been designated as a new urban farm site. Students get to put their hands in the dirt and get a real idea of what farming is all about. Right now only half of the plot is being used to plant; next year the department is hoping to plot the second half, explained Nelson.

“I would say it puts Clackamas on the map. It seems like it would help home gardeners like me, and people like you who want to get into this,” said Trista Cornelius, English instructor. “If it means cities and countries could grow their own food, it would cut down on our carbon footprint.”

Cornelius teaches Humanities-170, a class called

Metamorphoses, which is strictly all about food and the American food system. The class teaches the benefits of urban agriculture on a local scale.

The certificate can be completed in four terms and classes are offered every term except during the sum-mer; however there are cooperative works hours that are offered during the summer. Students may begin the program fall, winter or spring term. Classes include food production, organic farming, farm equipment, food harvest and fruit and berry growing. The horticulture depart-ment also offers other certificates in horticulture, plant health care, landscape practices and irrigation technician. They also offer associates degrees in horticulture and land-scaping.

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URBAN AG: Traversing green streets of farming in city limits

Newly planted swiss chard in the urban agriculture plot that is being developed by horticulture students thrives in the spring sun.

By Craig Hartrampf The Clackamas Print

Wildland fire science instructor Tom Laugle talks about the correct use of a fire hose and other aspects of the wildfire classes.

Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

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Obama Bucks have found their way into the coffers of Oregon’s 17 community col-leges. Clackamas Community College gets an almost a $3 million share of a $18.7 million grant and the job of shelling out the rest.

These public institutions, along with industry employ-ers and communities have received federal funding through President Obama’s American Jobs Act and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative. The program will disburse $2 billion nationally, over a four year period. Through the work of the Credential Acceleration and Support for Employment (CASE) Consortium, the college intends to create new certificate programs and help graduates find local employment in their new or current field.

According to a US Department of Labor press release, the goal of these grants is to support partnerships between community colleges and employers to develop programs that provide pathways to good jobs. It also states the initiative complements Obama’s broader agenda for every American to have at least one year of postsec-ondary education. In the release, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis expressed how important the legislation is for the schools involved.

“Making it possible for unem-ployed Americans to return to work is a top priority of President Obama’s. This initiative is about providing access to training that leads to real jobs,” stated Solis. “These federal grants will enable community colleges, employers and other partners to prepare job candidates, through innova-tive programs, for new careers in high-wage, high-skills fields, including advanced manufactur-ing, transportation, health care and STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] occupa-tions.”

David Blessing has worked at the college for 14 years and is currently the project coordi-nator for customized training.

His current project is the CASE grant and he is the interim direc-tor. The monies are intended to serve 624 individuals by September 2014 and provide funding to implement changes to improve these students’ expe-riences, and as always, improve and help them find a job. He also explained the money is not used to financially support students, but used to pay for improvements to programs and hire career coaches. He also said the funds will accelerate and expand programs to create more opportunities for those areas that are lacking the curriculum to serve students.

“It’s a very substantial grant involving systemic changes to accelerate credentialing and support for employment,” said Blessing. “That money goes to develop new programs and to provide classes for [students] to enroll in.”

Blessing also explained that the US Department of Labor provides the guidelines that determine who the targeted student is. This grant is aimed at the unemployed who have been displaced by foreign com-petition, those changing their career or those who have been laid off their job. The monies will improve programs including but not limited to horticulture, welding, automotive and health occupations. The funding will support training in all career technical fields that show a demand from the labor market.

John Kyllo is one of the career coaches at the college who works closely with students to guide them in their retraining and pur-suit of a new career. He sees accessibility as one of the barriers to students who have had a hard time completing a degree or cer-tification because they can’t get into a class that is offered rare-ly. With many technical fields that may require one class in common that is not offered fre-quently, CASE funding’s goal is to create the needed curriculum to satisfy and expedite a student’s graduation or certification.

“The classes that are bottling up students and only offered once per term are creating wait-ing lists that keep students from finishing in a timely manner, “said Kyllo. “With the CASE

grant we will be able to hire or pay an instructor to teach another class to help them move on in their career.”

Welding instructor John Phelps explains that the career coaches have informed the stu-dents in the welding program about CASE and are gather-ing information from them to improve and accelerate their training and goals.

“I know this has focused on immediate completion,” said Phelps. “This might give people the opportunity to complete their program when it’s been difficult for them.”

Welding student Misty Whitmore has learned from and appreciates the help the career coaches have given to her and fellow students at the training center on campus.

“They helped me apply for my petition to graduate,” said Whitmore. “They helped me find jobs and to better my resu-mé. I think it’s awesome.”

Kara Leonard is one of the career coaches employed by the college through the CASE grant. She sums up the benefits the funds will bring to the college and its students by explaining her role as a counselor and her work with the various career technical programs.

“I help students along their career path by providing one-on-one assistance to help them get a certificate or degree,” Leonard said. “I work with them to make sure they get a job within the industry they have been trained in.”

Leonard’s describes that her role as a career coach helps stu-dents with standard advising as well as helping the college to evaluate and improve career technical curriculum and what is offered. Part of her job is work-ing with students for input and various departments to develop the programs on campus that focus on career development for students here.

In this stagnant economy, students will benefit from the improvements the CASE grant will bring to the college. Career coaches and the creation of new career technical classes and pro-grams are just some of the goals being realized here through the efforts of the CASE consortium.

Every year in May The Clackamas Print heads to the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Day, where we learn which awards we’ve won in a competition with other newspapers from colleges around the state. After three years writing for The Print, I am extremely happy to say that we brought 18 awards back to Clackamas. The staff that I have worked with this year worked hard on their stories, and they all are appreciated for their hard work, including photo editor Brad Heineke who won four awards for his photography.

Ten of those 18 awards were first place awards and include: Best Photography, Best News Story, Best House Ad and Best Sports Story.

We also swept Best Headline Writing for the second year in a row with first and second place.

For a full list of the awards and what we won visit http://www.orenews.com/Contests/2012/cnc/. You may find The Clackamas Print in circulation group three.

Needless to say, we would all like to give a big thanks to you, our readers. Without you there would be no Clackamas Print. Whether or not you agree or disagree with how or what we report, you give us the encourage-ment to keep writing.

-Brian Baldwin

The Clackamas Print wins 18 awards

Students to benefit from CASE grant

By Joshua DillenNews Editor

Welding instructor John Phelps and welding student Misty Whitmore discuss Misty’s educational plan while here at Clackamas Community College and her future career goals.

The Clackamas Print staff shows off the 18 awards won at the Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association Collegiate Day on Friday, May 11.

Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

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I’m a city slicker. My for-est is among the downtown Portland scene, and my favor-ite place to view animals in their traditional surroundings is in the Timbers Army at Jeld-Wen Field. I don’t know the difference between poison oak and poison ivy, which is why I chose to take on this hike, getting outside of the comfort zone once in a while is important.

Just outside of Estacada is Metzler Park, a Clackamas County campground located five miles from Milo McIver State Park. Metzler provides beautiful scenery and multiple campgrounds, an ideal spot for a quick weekend trip or just an afternoon visit. Park amenities include a river with a swim-ming hole, fishing access, pic-nicking areas, horseshoe pits, a volleyball court, basketball hoop, softball field and even a play structure for children.

Also at the spacious park are multiple hiking trails. The first trail is closest to the campground, and provides two options of a short easy hike from the open field area to a small cul-de-sac of camp-sites or a steep hike that leads about a mile back to the road towards the park. While the short hike is generally flat and

one direction, the long hike is completely different. As if leading to the top of the for-est, the trail shows off the beauty of the Estacada area. The trek feels longer than it actually is, and seems to be

made for a brisk run; reach-ing the top of the massive hill feels like an accomplishment, and getting down the trail is quite fun.

Across the way, day-use picnic tables sit near Clear

Creek and a bridge that leads to another hiking trail and a swimming hole. This hiking trail is just as steep, about the same length and has more obstacles to traverse. The foli-age is in closer quarters and there is less visibility of where the trail leads. The Clear Creek trail does loop around back where the bridge is, which gives a sense of security after wondering where you’re going.

Metzler Park trails are a fun way to get exercise and enjoy the outdoors. With the option of staying overnight in the park, it’s a good way to spend a nice spring weekend. Be sure to bring $21 if you do plan to stay overnight, and there is a $5 parking fee. It was not enforced during the day I

was there, as no park officials were on hand. Beautiful scen-ery, a challenging hike; what more could you ask for out of Oregon?

It’s all uphill through Metzler ParkBy Steven Weldon

The Clackamas Print

Top right: A small bridge leads to another hiking trail near Clear Creek.Left: Thick forestry throughout Metzler park makes the hiking experience serene. Bottom left: Clear Creek trail leads you to this beautiful stream.

All photos by Steven Weldon The Clackam

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Name: Metzler ParkLocation: Estacada, via Redland Road to Springwater Road, right on Metzler Park RoadType: hillside trailsLength: 1+ mile com-bined trailsDifficulty: moderate to difficultEquipment: water bottle, insect repellent, sunscreen and closed toed shoes

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Black Keys don’t fall flat at the Rose Garden

If there is one rock concert to see in your lifetime, let it be the Black Keys. Considered by many to be the “new Led Zeppelin,” they will not disappoint. The Black Keys performed in Portland in the Rose Garden on May 7; it was their first performance in Oregon since their performance at the Crystal Ballroom in 2010.

Arctic Monkeys opened, which makes one wonder how an agent picks out opening bands. The artists weren’t similar at all, other than the fact that they played instruments.

During the opening act, the light technician for the Arctic Monkeys thought it would be a good idea to give the entire crowd of the Rose Garden a fit of epilepsy by having a constant white strobe light flashing in everyone’s face.

The Black Keys play bluesy rock, while the chilly chimps seemed to play a variety of alternative metal, using Phil Spektor’s old “wall of sound” technique, as opposed to crafting something enjoyable and discernable.

One of the lyrics that were actually discernible said “Dog-shit rock and roll,” which wasn’t too far off from the first half of their set. The majority of the sound they produced had lyrics with Zebrahead speed and mushy metal instrumentals.

Later on, one of their songs was a bit more likeable, similar

to ‘90s hard rock band Alice in Chains.

“Are there any ladies out there Portland who like screamin’?!” asked Alex Turner, front-man for the Arctic Monkeys. He then led his band through some more very fast paced songs that evolved (or devolved) from metal into punk-metal. Next up, they brought an organ into the mix for a pleasing five or six seconds, and then the pain returned.

Finally, another song was played that didn’t make one’s ears bleed. It was the best one yet, in a tasteful major key — almost a pop/punk song. Once departed from their metal, the Arctic Monkeys were actually enjoyable, sounding similar to ‘90s alternative rock.

“Do you like rock and roll, Portland?” Turner asked. The drummer, Matt Helders sang a song and his intentions were made clear — he wanted to rock and roll. This was discovered through his multiple uses of the phrase “I want to rock and roll.”

After a half-hour break, the Black Keys emerged on the stage. They began their set with “Howlin’ For You,” off of their “Brothers” album. The audience howled with excitement.

Whoever was running the lights for the Black Keys was incredible. They added so much to the show, opposed to blinding everyone and/or causing seizures. Along with the lights came video behind the band, featuring a live-feed from the stage in an array of colors and an ongoing montage

of pictures, making the concert feel like a non-stop (and well made) music video. Their use of old photographs and 35mm film that appeared to be melting was fantastic.

Every instrument that was played during the Keys’ set was crystal clear, while still maintaining the atom-smashing rock and roll sound and feel. During most live performances and tours, they have two other musicians accompany them, while in the studio, they are a two-man rock machine. The duo consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums); since 2010, Gus Seyffert (bass guitar, vocals) and John Clement Wood (keyboards, guitar, vocals and percussion) have accompanied them on tours.

Though the Black Keys regularly played along with their accompaniments, near the middle of their terrific set, they broke away and played as the core duo, starting with the blues song “Thickfreakness.”

As the set went on, the Keys played some songs from their new album “El Camino,” including a “Stairway to Heaven”-esque song entitled “Little Black Submarine,” which starts off as an acoustic song that breaks and then explodes into a nuclear bomb of rock and roll, with face melting guitar solos to boot.

When the main set ended and the lights began to fade, most of the crowd stayed, though some left (apparently not knowing that every band in the entire world does an encore). Those who stuck around chanted wildly for the Black Keys to return, which in fact they did over a period of a few minutes to the crowd’s great pleasure.

For the finale/encore performance, two gigantic disco balls were unveiled causing the entire interior of the Rose Garden arena to be illuminated by artificial stars, to which the song “Everlasting Light” was played, followed by “She’s Long Gone”

and the Earth-shattering “I Got Mine.” During the final song, an illuminated marquee displaying the band’s name was lowered from the ceiling.

Once the Black Keys were finished with their performance, the entire audience was in an uproar of clapping, screaming and whistling, hoping that their portion of the cacophony would be heard by the band. “Get home safe so we can see you next time — we’ll be back,” said Auerbach.

Their performance was unbelievably good, which completely overshadowed the Arctic Monkeys set, leaving one in a daze as to whether they even heard the first set or not. If it weren’t for the Arctic Monkeys, the concert would have gotten six out of five possible stars. The Black Keys are definitely worth putting onto your bucket list of rock bands to see at least once in your lifetime.

By Isaac SoperArts & Culture Editor

Above photo: Fans rock out the soothing melodies of the Black Keys during their performance at the Rose Garden on May 7. The band members stand on the stage in order from left to right Patrick Carney, Gus Seyffert, Dan Auerbach and John Clement Wood. Bottom photo: Singer Dan Auerbach belts out the tunes with his melodic singing style during the song “Little Black Submarine.”

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The story of the man behind the greatest bread ever made is darker and seedier than any slice of rye could ever hope to be.

On Tuesday, May 8, local bread guru Dave Dahl (usually just called “Dave” by associ-ates), founder and namesake of Dave's Killer Bread, spoke to a crowd of adoring bread fans in Gregory Forum. His was a true story about drug addiction, prison sentences, finding oneself, small busi-ness management and how to change the world, one loaf of bread at a time.

The mustached man play-ing guitar on the bread bag isn't shy about his checkered past. His locally adored prod-uct comes complete with a shockingly true description of himself as a “four-time loser” who was “in the wrong game” for many, many years. Dahl has lived in and out of prison for the better part of his life. His story is presented with stark reality on the back of a bread bag for all the world to see, albeit in brief.

A video presented at the event in Gregory Forum, along with the missive on the company website (Dahl’s Story, available in video, PDF and plain text formats), delves further into the life of Dahl before the days of Killer Bread and reads like the memoirs of a Hell’s Angel, with a hap-pier ending. It’s the tale of a freewheeling career criminal without remorse or the abil-ity to learn from his mistakes, who experiences humility and reform.

Dahl was born into a family of bakers in Portland. In spite of his self-admitted, colorful and dark past, baked goods would be a part of his destiny. It would require traveling a long, painful road of self-dis-covery before this man could finally return to his roots. His was an adolescence marked by depression, alienation, and experimentation with drugs and alcohol.

Interests in guitar and physical fitness were his sole “saving graces” during this time. These alone would prove to be inadequate tools in beating back the thoughts of suicide that plagued Dahl in his teenage years. Instead of things getting better after high school, as it does for some troubled teenagers, being alive would only become more dif-ficult for him.

The middle chunk of Dahl’s life was a litany of excessive drug use, violent encounters with law enforce-ment and incarceration. Ending up on parole, he was constantly in pursuit of the former and avoiding the latter. The story in his own words provides a grueling level of detail and insight into the life of a real-life drug fiend. It tells of a deeply troubled man who shoots speed in the basement of the family bakery, commits grand theft auto and practices armed robberies.

Dahl’s participation in Portland’s methamphet-amine explosion of the 1990s, included claims of police brutality, concealed weapons and pounds of drugs. A long sentence in a federal prison, antidepressants and plenty of brutally-honest introspection were in order before Dahl

could return to his roots as a crafter of artisan bread.

Despite having memoir material worth publishing many times over, Dahl doesn’t use his remarkable life story as some cheap ploy to sell bread. By all accounts this is a man reformed and reborn, a man who walks every bit of his talk, and it shows in his business practices and his pub-lic appearances. In person, he does in fact resemble his like-ness on the bags of bread, save for the mustache (gone). His stature and musculature would make him a terrifying sight were he armed with a .380 semi-automatic and amphet-amine psychosis, but he speaks

with an earnestness and seren-ity of mind one would expect from a Buddhist monk.

Dahl seems to be com-pletely and totally confident in his personal transformation and the potential for others like him to transform as well. Roughly a third of those under his employ are ex-felons like himself, which means his man-agement position, as he admit-ted during the question-and-answer period, comes with “some additional difficulties” (subdued laughter from audi-ence). Still, he surrounds him-self with the reformed and the reborn, and the company has received numerous awards for its practice of giving the

incarcerated another shot at a healthy life by making healthy food.

Dahl further expressed his generosity by hurling compli-mentary loaves of bread like whole-wheat footballs toward those members of the audience brave enough to ask a ques-tion. Despite the arduous and agonizing route he took to get where he is today, Dahl has no regrets about his past. In fact, he probably wouldn't be making any of his most killer of baked goods if he hadn't endured a life of prolonged hardship and suffering. It even says so on the back of the bag.

Bigfoot has been discov-ered. There, I hooked you. Many people claim to have seen the elusive beast, but other than seeing lookalikes in films such as “Harry and the Hendersons,” a true Sasquatch has never been located, even with fanatics and some scien-

tists looking for one full-time.Let’s go through a scenario:

you’re driving your car down the Molalla corridor not pay-ing too much attention to the road ahead; I understand, you want to change the song on your iPod to “Union Hall” by Foreign Born. What can I say? I get it. So you’re playing around with that stupid little scroll-wheel when you look up and see something on the side of the road in the woods. What could it have been? It was big, you know that for sure. Could it have been a bear or perhaps a mossy tree? No, it was something so incredible that no one will believe you: it was a Sasquatch, it had to have been. Or that’s what you want to believe.

Having something to believe in is a part of human nature, but why Bigfoot? I mean sure, cryptozoology has its merits.

It’s fun, and mythical beasts are cool. I’ve played Pokémon before, but that doesn’t mean that Charizards are real.

Sasquatch, also called a Bigfoot, is a large hairy biped that supposedly lives in wood-ed areas, with most of the thousands of claimed sightings being in the Pacific Northwest (the creature is known as the yeti or abominable snowman in the Himalayas). Though most scientists consider Bigfoot to be more of a myth or hoax, many believe in the notion that the animal is real, and that it may be the direct link between humans and apes. There is even a television show on Animal Planet called “Finding Bigfoot.” Even with Animal Planet and its team of crackpot scientists or what-ever those howling folks con-sider themselves to be, there is still no proof of whether a

Sasquatch actually exists — I’m sure you can guess how the show goes.

Some of the ideas behind Sasquatch are interesting, such as the fact that North America is the only continent to have no apes whatsoever, which makes one ponder the idea. Many of Earth’s animals have yet to be discovered, but you would think that an animal that size wouldn’t have many predators, in which case you would think their numbers would abound. Maybe this Sasquatch is just a family of really hairy people. That would explain the low numbers. I know a guy who could take the mantle of yeti if he wanted to.

For me, I don’t believe that I am descended from an ape, although there may be a direct link between me and Mr. Yeti, especially if he is a hairy man or some guy in an ape suit,

hell, maybe he’s my uncle! Preferably, when I hear about people seeing Bigfoot or doing ridiculous Bigfoot howls, it makes me chuckle. At the same time it gives me hope that one day, Chewbacca will pop out of the woods, and then I’ll discover that Star Wars is real, at which point in time, I will fly off in the Millennium Falcon. That would be cool, and is probably just as likely as actual proof of Bigfoot being discovered.

Whether or not you believe in Bigfoot, it doesn’t really matter. If you do, howl at the moon and search for him until your heart’s content, if you don’t believe in the hairy guy, crack open a cold one and get a good laugh at “Finding Bigfoot,” on Sundays at 10 p.m. on Animal Planet.

Killer bread maker shows how

not to go a-rye

Wildman: Bigfoot may just be another mossy tree trunk

By Patrick Quinn� e Clackamas Print

By Isaac SoperArts & Culture Editor

Dave’s Killer Bread founder Dave Dahl, right, shares his trials and successes in Gregory Forum on May 8. To his left is Ladd Justesen, executive assistant of the Milwaukie company.

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On the final day of the reg-ular season for softball, No. 4 Clackamas Community College had a lot to play for. Two wins combined with a loss by No. 2 SW Oregon Community College would give the Cougars a share of the southern region title, and with the NWAACC champion-ship tournament looming, keep-ing their streak of won games alive is important.

Clackamas won the first game on Saturday in dominat-ing fashion, flattening Chemeketa Community College 13-0, while giving up just three hits and no errors. The second game was much different.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, it looked like Clackamas’ chances at tying for a region championship were slipping away fast. Things had been close the whole game, with Clackamas finally putting the first points on the board in the fourth when MaKenzie Marshall finally made it to home to make it 1-0.

Then things began to fall apart in the hands of Clackamas pitcher Noelle Wright. Two quick runs from Chemeketa’s Carrie Bess and Sammie Bowman gave the Storm a lead. Minutes later, Chemeketa tacked on two more runs before Tiffany Medley hit one out of the park to give Chemeketa a 5-1 lead.

Even though to many, all seemed lost, Clackamas didn’t give up, instead putting up five runs in the bottom of the fifth to charge back to a 6-5 lead. When the

defense took the field, this time it was with Marshall on the mound to close out the game.

The sixth inning fared well, as Marshall gave up no base hits, and the infielders didn’t miss a beat. The Cougars headed back to the bats with a chance to put the nail in the coffin.

The bottom of the sixth start-ed off strong, with Ashley Bacon doubling for the first base hit of the inning. That’s when Megan Malvick stepped up to the plate and knocked the ball out of the park, bouncing off of the score-board and falling over the fence to give the Cougars an 8-5 lead. The inning ended with Clackamas holding that advantage, giving Chemeketa one last chance to tie the game or take the lead.

Chemeketa gained a glimmer of hope when a dropped ball by Bacon allowed Tasha Saunders to advance to second base, but the Storm didn’t get much else. Saunders eventually scored, but it wasn’t enough as Clackamas clamped down on defense and iced the win.

Once Clackamas had done their part to win both games, they could only sit and wait to hear how SW Oregon had done in their doubleheader with Mt. Hood. SW Oregon dominated the first game, but nearly lost the second, eventually scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie. The win means that Clackamas (30-10, 17-3 South) finishes the season in second place in the southern region standings behind SW Oregon (34-5, 18-2 South). The SW Oregon Lakers have beaten Clackamas in three of four meetings this season.

With the race for the title now over, all the focus shifts to the upcoming NWAACC champion-ships, something that Clackamas is as ready for as any team in the league. They’ve won their last eight games and 20 of their last 24.

However, Clackamas isn’t about to rest on the fact that they had a good season. According to Malvick, the confidence heading in to the tournament has nothing to do with their record.

“It comes from the team because we always pick each other up,” said Malvick. “Like in this game, we picked each other up and ended on a good note.”

Marshall, who has been one of the NWAACC’s best pitchers all season, said that she knows her teammates have her back, no mat-ter how she does personally.

“I still get pretty nervous, but I know my team can hit,” said Marshall, who is one of only three pitchers in the top six in wins, strike outs and earned run aver-ages. “You can’t underestimate a team because if you do that, then you’ll get beat, but I know that if our team comes out and plays like we have been, then we’re gonna win.”

Head coach Jessica Buel agreed, talking about how the two come from behind victories against Chemeketa and Mt. Hood were group efforts, with everybody contributing.

“The confidence comes straight from the team … they’re probably one of the most talented groups I’ve coached here,” said Buel. “Their goal is to win the title, so I have complete faith in them.”

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Megan Malvick stands at bat, ready to hit. Malvick hit the only home run of the game, scoring two runs for the Cougars in the game last Saturday.

Cougars hit it out of the park

McKenzie Marshall makes a pitch. Marshall, along with the infield, held the Storm scoreless during the sixth inning, allowing them to clinch the victory over Chemeketa last Saturday.

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In the heat of the sun, Lane Community College’s Brandon Nash prepared to make anoth-er attempt at the high jump. Teammates and fellow athletes gathered around to watch, clap-ping in unison as Nash dashed toward the mat. At the last sec-ond, the blustery wind gusted, causing Nash to hold off for another try.

Nash went on to win his event by a fair margin in the Southern Region Track and Field Championships hosted by Mt. Hood Community College on Saturday, but he was one of the few who put forth the effort. Nash and the rest of Lane’s team came out and dom-inated regionals as they have for a number of years, with the women winning by 42.5 points and the men running away by 159. That margin, while it seems tellingly insurmountable, doesn’t really show the whole story.

“[Lane] is very proud that they’ve won this meet how-ever many years in a row,” said assistant coach Jerret Mantalas, who mentioned that Lane makes a point of trying to win the regional meet every year. “Last year we were second on both sides here, lost to Lane on both sides, and then went to NWAACCs and beat them on both sides.”

The meet wasn’t entirely

lost on Clackamas Community College athletes, some of whom had yet to qualify for the NWAACC championships, making Saturday an important day.

“This is my last chance to qualify, so I’m basically gonna

try to go all out for this one,” said Shane Titherington, who competed in the javelin and pointed at his teammate Josh Edens. “If I don’t make it, then I’ll try my best to support this guy.”

Mantalas said that much of

the focus for Clackamas was on preparation for the NWAACC championships, which will be held in Spokane, Wash. on May 21-22. Many of the athletes have already qualified, so they don’t need to race again and instead chose to rest and recu-

perate. Athletes that would nor-mally have run in two or three events competed in just one, and many of the throwers threw just once before “scratching” out of the competition.

However despite the relaxed feel of the meet, Clackamas did have a few standout per-formances. Sophomore Katie Higgins won the women’s ham-mer throw by three and a half meters, and Clackamas took first, second and fourth in the women’s javelin event. Caitlyn Lewis finished first in the wom-en’s steeple chase in a season best 12:11:25.

Things faired even better on the men’s side, as Clackamas took first or second in sev-eral events. Kyle Vuksich and Badane Sultessa each took first respectively in the 400 and 800 meter run, while Ryan Adams finished second in the 200 and Saril Paz second in the 110 meter hurdles. Shaun Lemafa won the men’s hammer throw for Clackamas, making a it a sweep in the event for the Cougars.

The one thing that all the athletes look to avoid is injury, especially right at the end of the season when things matter the most. Clackamas didn’t escape completely unscathed, as they lost decathlete Trent Acree to an ankle injury about halfway through the meet. Mantalas said that he didn’t know how bad it was, but that he didn’t think it would be too serious long term.

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Track in fine shape for NWAACC championships

Caitlyn Lewis plunges into the water pit during the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase. The event, which Lewis won by a fair margin, combines distance and hurdles to make one of the oddest races in sports.

Rank School Score1 Lane Titans 3332 Clackamas Cougars 1743 Mt. Hood Saints 1284 Clark Penguins 755 SW Oregon Lakers 30

Rank School Score1 Lane Titans 251.52 Mt. Hood Saints 2093 SW Oregon Lakers 120.54 Clackamas Cougars 1195 Clark Penguins 37

Southern Region Track & Field Championships

Shelby Grubb jumps from the starting blocks in the 4x100 meter relay. Grubb competed in four events on Saturday.

Taylor Ballard warms up before the pole vaulting event begins. Ballard has the top vault for any of the Clackamas women.

Racing the final leg, Nettie Wayne looks to finish the 4x100 meter relay strong. Clackamas finished second in the event.

Men’s Scores Women’s Scores

meter relay strong. Clackamas finished second in the event.

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