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Work'n While RV'n
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| June 26, 2007: Today was a day I was needed at another college campus until noon. I arrived at my parking garage about five minutes to noon and ended up walking behind these two ladies to my office. I don't know either of them. I began to notice what was in the bags they carry. The lady on the left has a whole fried chicken, one of those you buy for about $5 at a |
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| local grocery story here in Oregon. The lady on the right has a couple of yogurt containers. I'll make no further comment. You can click on the photo to enlarge. |
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July 17, 2007: Each year the college exhibits at the Jackson County Fair in Central Point, Oregon. Each year the college asks for volunteers and I always volunteer quickly because then I get my first choice of shift time. I always choose the first shift of the fair. That way I get to set up the both and visit with the booths around me because there are very few people attending the fair the first three hours the fair is open. You can click the photo for a larger view. |
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July 22, 2007: Sharing a rental car on the way to a college conference at Silver Falls State Park near Silverton Oregon. From the left, this is Bill, Barb, Jeanne and Dale. The van is a college rental, GMC Acadia. From the college, the distance to the conference is about 250 miles north.
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July 23, 2007: We arrived on Sunday night before the conference since the activities begin at 9 am. Our first night was in the rustic cabins available at the Silver Falls State Park. These were well built cabins but no running water or bathrooms in the cabins. The beds were thin mats over plywood and you must provide your own bedding. Still seemed like a bargain to me at $35 for the night. |
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| July 24, 2007: My duty at the conference is to attend all the seminars during the day but I'm able to enjoy the state park at odd times during the day and in the evening hours. The conference facilities are nice but have no connection to the outside world. No Internet, phone, TV and the beds are pretty hard. There are paths everywhere and even a covered bridge walkway. Today's hike after dinner was to North Falls. The trail actually passes under the falls so you can see both sides of the water as it falls. I went with a small group of educators which you can see below. The falls is 136 feet tall. Click the falls photo below to enlarge. |
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The trail was very well maintained. Our hike took us from North Falls to Winter Falls on Silver Creek. Even though the name of the State Park is Silver Falls State Park, I've not seen any "Silver Falls". Apparently the name refers to many falls located on Silver Creek. Winter Falls was also nearly 140 feet but only a trickle of water this time of year. Click the photo to the left to enlarge. This photo was taken from behind the falls where our group is standing. |
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| July 25, 2007: Two things happen at a college seminar, lots of good food and instruction from very knowledgeable people. In the photo above, we take instruction from the state of Oregon director of community colleges and from an assistant to the Governor of Oregon. |
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August 27, 2007: Today was a special day for my supervisor, Larry. Larry is retiring and Thursday will be his last day to work for the college. Larry has been a wonderful person to work with. His management style made me a partner rather than an employee or just another staff person at the college. Cheryl is an associate Dean at the college and had several funny stories to tell of her experiences with Larry as we all did. My next supervisor is a very nice lady and we have always collaborated very well in our work so I'm still a lucky person. |
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| September 18, 2007: Today was in-service training day at the college. One of my volunteer duties is to represent the college foundation to the staff during in-service training to encourage staff to donate to the foundation. Each of the three campuses has a representative, I represent the Riverside Campus from downtown Medford, Anna represents the Redwood Campus in Grants Pass. We offer a prize at the end of the day to the person winning the drawing. Those who donate are entered into the drawing. Anna and I are trying out today's prize, an arbor. This is usually an exciting day for me because I must speak to all staff and today there were about 500 present. |
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| May 2, 2008: It's always a pleasure to get to visit the Redwood Campus located in Grants Pass. Rogue Community College has three campuses. In addition to the Redwood Campus, we have the Table Rock Campus in White City and the Riverside Campus in Medford where I work. Today was an in-service training day for staff. This is the line for lunch during the mid-day break. I was able to attend a workshop for some creative computer software. With a bit more training I might be able to use it to improve the instruction I give. Click the photo to enlarge. |
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