NEWS BRIEFS – ISSUE 28

OSAA 3A & 4A STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Oregon state high school 3A and 4A state track and field championships will be held today-Saturday (May 17-18) at Earl Klapstein Stadium on the MHCC Gresham campus. Competition will start at 11 a.m. both days. One-day passes cost $12 for adults and $5 for students; two-day passes are $24 for adults, $10 for students.

2019 NWAC SOUTH SUPER REGIONAL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Mt. Hood, the No. 2 seed, will host the South super regional playoffs, part of the NWAC championship tournament, on its home Oslund Field, from Friday through Sunday (May 17-19).

At 7 p.m. Friday, Columbia Basin Community College will take on Centralia College. At 1 p.m. Saturday, the Saints take on the winner of Friday’s game. A second game in the double-elimination bracket is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, with the final game at 1 p.m. Sunday (and 4 p.m., if necessary.)

Adult passes are $5, $4 for students and military, $3 for children age 12 and under and seniors; for MHCC students with ID, entry is free.

THE CRUCIBLE

The MHCC theatre department will perform Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” this weekend, Friday through Saturday (May 17-19). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m., tonight and Saturday; Sunday’s show starts at 2 p.m.

Advance tickets are $6. Tickets purchased at the door are $8 for students, seniors, and staff, and $10 for adults.

2019 OMEA STATE JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIPS

The MHCC music department will host the 2019 OMEA State Jazz Championships on Saturday, May 18. Performances will be held in the College and Visual Arts theatres, running from mid-morning into the evening. The event is open to the public, and free.

MAY CUT-A-THON

The MHCC cosmetology department will be holding its May Cut-A-Thon from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Haircuts are first-come, first-served, and the price is free!

METRO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CLINIC

The latest Metro neighborhood household hazardous waste collection event will be held at MHCC, Lot N, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. For more information and rules on turning in hazardous waste: oregonmetro.gov/2019-neighborhood-collection-event-schedule

SUMMER BLAST SERIES

The Columbia River Swim Team will host a summer swim meet series for youth competitors, starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in MHCC’s 50-meter pool.

NWAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field championships will be held Monday-Tuesday, May 20-21, at Mt. Hood’s Earl Klapstein Stadium and the MHCC soccer field. Events run from 10 a.m. until at least 3 p.m. both days. Cost for adults is $9, students with current I.D. $6, seniors $6, children age 7-12 $6, and children age 6 and under and military with I.D. get free entry.

For more details: nwacsports.org/trackandfield/championship/

“AWAKE: A DREAM FROM STANDING ROCK”

The MHCC Conservation Club will host a showing of “Awake: a Dream from Standing Rock,” from noon to 3 p.m. on Monday, May 20, in the Student Union. Come learn about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s peaceful resistance against the U.S. governments plans to build the Keystone oil pipeline through its land.

MHCC CRIMINAL JUSTICE EVENT

On Wednesday, May 22, Mt. Hood will hold a ceremony, part of an annual national event, in the Visual Arts Theatre to honor law enforcement officers whose lives were lost in the previous year. The event runs 7 to 8:30 p.m.

OSAA 5A & 6A STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

A second weekend of running/jumping/throwing brings the top-classification Oregon state high school 5A and 6A state track and field championships to Earl Klapstein Stadium on the MHCC Gresham campus. Competition starts at 11 a.m. on both Friday-Saturday (May 24-25). One-day passes cost $12 for adults and $5 for students; two-day passes are $24 for adults, $10 for students.