n The Columbia River Maritime Museum has received the American Association for State and Local History Certificate of Commendation Award. The AASLH award was granted to the museum's education director, Patricia Turner Custard, for the development of the education program "Semper Paratus: The Coast Guard in the Northwest."
The series of programs was created to expand the walls of the museum by taking resources and knowledge into the schools. All programs were designed to be multi-disciplinary units of study that met Oregon and Washington state curriculum goals and objectives. Each program can stand-alone or be used in conjunction with another program in the series. The programs are Molly Watkins and the Secret of the South Jetty; Adopt-A-Ship/Adopt-A-Class ; C.G. Bear Web Pages; Storm Warning! Bouy, Bearings and Beacons; and an adult education component. The AASLH awards program honors significant achievement in the field of local history and brings public recognition for small and large organizations, institutions and programs to make contributions in this arena. For more information, contact Ms. Custard or Mary Davis at 503/325-2323.
n Clatsop Community College welcomes Karen Bain to the teaching staff. Bain has a Masters of Fine Arts degree in directing and has been teaching and directing theater across the country for 12 years, the last five in Astoria. Bain will be teaching theater courses, directing for Arts on Stage theater productions and administering the Arts on Stage program with a one year contract as a sabbatical replacement for Vicki Durst.
Many Clatsop Community College theater courses fulfill core AA degree requirements and are college transfer credits. Fall course offerings include: Fundamentals of Acting I, Introduction to Theatre Arts, Theatre Rehearsal & Performance, and Technical Theatre Production.
Auditions for two Arts on Stage productions, Talking With... and A Midsummer Nights Dream will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 and 15, 7 to 10pm at the Performing Arts Center in Astoria.
For more information, contact Ms. Bain at 503/338-2374.
n More CCC faculty and service/supervisory positions have been filled during the summer. Michael Foster has been hired as the Director of the Foundation, James Jones has replaced Hiro Tashima as the new Art Instructor, Don McDaniel has accepted the Accounting Instructor position, Tammy Loughran has been offered the 60 percent one-year temporary assignment as Speech Instructor, Kari Walsh replaces Donna Pomeroy upon her retirement as Executive Assistant to the President of the College, Everett "Butch" Clarry will replace Ines Carney as the Food Services Manager in the cafeteria, and Claire Rivers has been hired as director, Learning Resources Center. Congratulations to all.
n The Newsletter for the Astoria Children's Museum offers the following information about multiple intelligences. "Simply put, multiple intelligences are different ways of thinking. Psychologist Howard Gardner has been leading research in this area for decades, and his ideas bear attention for anyone interested in thinking and learning. Everyone, regardless of age, has areas of strength and weaknesses among the following 'intelligences':
1. Linguistic: aptitude for word sounds, rhythms, and meanings. Children who take to reading and writing have linguistic strength.
2. Logical/mathematical: ability to follow logical or numeral patterns, including complex reasoning. Math is an obvious strength for this thinker.
3. Musical: ability to produce or appreciate musical expression. A child with 'natural talent' for song or instrument shows musical intelligence.
4. Spacial: aptitude for examining the surrounding space and changing it. If you can come up with five new floor plans for your living room, but can't balance your checkbook, then you are a spacial thinker.
5. Bodily/Kinesthetic: the ability to solve problems with the body. A brilliant athlete or expressive dancer demonstrates this.
6. Interpersonal: ability to work well with other people. Interpersonal kids are often found in the middle of the group, possibly mediating between friends.
7. Intrapersonal: Ability to work well alone. These thinkers savor individual reflective time to do an activity or just think.
"Of course, no one is only one 'kind' of thinker - most of us favor several intelligences, or vary with the situation." The article goes on to encourage us to examine exhibits and activities to provide opportunities for children to exercise all their intellectual strengths. For more information about the Astoria Children's Museum, call 503/325-8669
n The August issue of Logistics magazine includes a listing of companies offering aids to help warehouses meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules on training forklift operators. "Schaeff, for example, offers an operator manual, 30-minute video, and a training curriculum. (Call 712-944-5111.) Mitsubishih Forklift Trucks has published a brochure, Protect Your Employees and Your Company, that describes its classroom and Train-the-Trainer courses. (Call 888-MIT-LIFT or visit www.mit-lift.com) Caterpillar Lift Trucks offers the Lift Truck Operator Safety brochure with its Sit-Down Counterbalanced Lift-Truck Operator Training Program. (Call 800-CAT-LIFT.) Clark Material Handling co. has video-based training packages for sit-down rider, stand-up truck, and pallet truck applications. (Call 800-755-1922.) Crown Equipment Corp. offers video and written training materials in both English and Spanish. (Available from local dealers or visit www.crown.com.) J.J. Keller & Associates has introduced a training aid called "Forklift Safety: An Operator Training Program," which is available in English or Spanish. (Call 800-327-6868.) The new rules took effect in March and are mandatory on December 1 (1999)."
n The Tri Cities Spay and Neuter Thriftshop, a non-profit organization in Seaside, Oregon, needs your help. They are in desperate need of volunteers to cashier, clean and sort donations. They provide service to the area within the boundaries of the Seaside School District #10 with discount certificates for spaying and neutering cats and dogs. They also provide clean, low-cost clothing and small household items for area residents. The sales monies from the shop are used for certificates and maintenance and there are no paid employees. Contact Cheryle Barker at 503/738-5453 if you can help.
n Clatsop Community College has presented the annual Faculty Excellence Award to Patrick Killion, maritime science instructor and Royal Nebeker, art instructor. The award is designed to recognize excellent teaching and service to students and peers, and to encourage continuation of that excellence. One condition is that the recipient(s) must be willing to attend the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Inter-national Conference on Teaching Excellence held in Austin, Texas, the fourth week in May for more formal recognition of the achievement. Congratulations to both.
n Clatsop Community College has formed a partnership with Tillamook Bay Community College and Tillamook County General Hospital to deliver associate degree nursing education to students residing in Tillamook County and surrounding areas beginning fall, 1999. Prior, the closest nursing programs were Astoria, Portland or Salem. CCC received a $20,000 grant from the Northwest Health Foundation to develop the distance learning program. LCB
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