Sen. Margaret Carter, center, made a powerful speech about the importance of the PCC-Cascade Skills Center at the center's dedication ceremony Tuesday. The center helps the new generation of the workforce find jobs to help support an aging American society, she said. Speakers included Dr. Algie Gatewood, left, Cascade Campus president, Dr. Preston Pulliams, right, PCC president, Kathy Jackson, alumna from the Skill Center; state Sen. Peter Courtney, Sen. Gordon Smith, and the Just Us Jazz Band, Oregon National Guard, and others.
