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ACC prepares for construction Rogg, continued from page 1 BY SHAlti'V D£MPSEY POI.PM!C EDITOR After three years of plan- ning, fund-raising, and delays, Alpena Community College's new Center is finally underway. Crosswalk petitions circulated Backhoes and bulldozers are clearing the site between the Besser Tech Center and the Natural Resources Building where the Student/Community/ Business/Learning Resource Center will be located. Don't expect to see any digging or ac- t u a 1 porary building from behind Rogg says. The Foundation also BTC to the new clearing to be works closely with a panel made used a.'! construction headquar- up of community members, ters. gives out numerous scholarships, The Center will connect to and has three annual giving cam- ETC and will stretch to NRC. Jt paigns: the endowment, will contain a cafeteria, theatre, scholarship, and staff develop- library, gymnasium, student ment fund. area, and The endowment fund wellnesscen- helps to continue quality It's a ter along education,training, and commu- with class- nity services from ACC. This rooms and fund's interest will be used for an annual contribution for sup- port of college programs. The scholarship fund pro- vides scholarships to students based on several criteria includ- ing academic record, financial need, citizenship, leadership, community service, special in- terest, geographic location, and choice of curriculum. The staff development fund allows faculty and staff to at- tend special training seminars and conferences in their respec- tive fields while allowing the college to provide in-service pre- sentations to all faculty and staff twice a year. If students are curious about helping out the Foundation, on Dec. 13 and 14 students will be ca!J ing Foundation money donors asking about their yearly gifts. BY KATIE ZRYTOWSKJ STAPF WRITER construction until spring, though, says Construction Consultant/ Coordinator H e n r y Lyngos. That will start in March or April when conditions be- come more favorable for construction, and then, he says, "[The buildingj will come up with construction site ... and offices. o n , Grant, continued from page 1 problem so ------------------------- --t According to Ted Kruse, Alpena Community College parking supervisor, progress is being made in the Johnson Street crosswalk situation. Kruse has been in touch with the City Police and is try- . ing to find out what needs to be done to help people realize that the crosswalh exist. it's not going to be a safe place. -Carlene Przykucki far is people whocontinue school success, NEMROC, mu- sic for youth, interagency ~ w;k ~ cooperation, and student jobs. The next step in the through the project's development is to de- closed-off termine how to address the construction concerns identified. area. The en- The committee would like tire stretch to pick two or three projects from the BTCparking which will produce tangible re- sults. The projects must be carried out hy next September, and according to CARES's goals, they should be self-sus- tainable and youth oriented. CARES is an entirely new program created by the Michi- gan Community Service Commission and the Council of Michigan Foundations and funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the federal Cor- poration for National and Community Service. The grant was awarded through the Com- munity Foundation for Northeast Michigan. Petitions requesting that the city place some form of blinking sign near the crosswalks · fo1ve also been drafted and are 'currently circulating the campus. Copies may be found in the li- brary, the Bookstore, The Polemic office, at the reception desk in Van Lare Hall, and at both snack bars. ~;,/0"::; Leadership, continued from page 1 Plans are underway to have Student Senate, Polemic, and several other college representa- tives attend a future City Council meeting to help support the re- quest. If you are concerned about tlie situation, be sure to sign one of the many petitions circulating the campus. the daisies." Right now Devere Con- struction Company, the local firm who submitted the low bid of$6.128 million, is doing a few weeks of prep work. Sidewalks are being removed, trees are be- ing cut down, and topsoil is being stripped. The topsoil will be saved for landscaping when the project is finished. The crew has also demol- ished the small, concrete maintenance building, known as the "tiny house," located behind BTC and plans to fl\OVe the tern- HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Alpena Community College will be closed December 23 through January 2 * ACC will re-open on January 3 * Please anticipate your needs closed, and everyone must use the NRC included in the 60 plus page parking lot entrance. booklet. The presence of people will The Leadership team hopes be a deterrence to construction, to reach three segment.~ of the explains Carlene Przykucki, di- community with this guide: chil- rector of public information. dren, parents, and finally other "The contractor shouldn't have area adults with and without chil- to "".orry about people walking dren. through. "Much to my amazement, It's a construction site," she adds. "There are things moving in and out, and it's not going to be a safe place. We can't com- pletely fence it in. We need people to cooperate for theit; own safety." there was far more than I antici- pated," commented Leadership member Susan Skibbe. "I've learned a lot about what is avail- able; hopefully the youth will find it a valuable tool when look- dom ha~ed on a lack of activities. "Students are often aware of ac- tivities at school that parents may not be," responded class mem- ber Janice Nowicki. "Having the Guide available will enable par- ents to make better informed decision.~ regarding their children's social and physical de- velopment." According to the Guide's Preface, the Leadership team felt that children and parents are not the only ones responsible for youth activities and the forma- tion of futures. Other adults can also have an impact on the de- velopment and execution of activities. By bringing their life MORE THAN JUST *Lubrication experiences and knowledge to the aide of others, they can ben- efit not only area youth, but also themselves. The Leadership Seminar has applied for grant monies from several area agencies in- cluding: the Community Partnership for Prevention; PAAMYAC (Presque Isle, Al- pena, Alcona, Montmorency Youth Advisory Council); CARES (Communities Access- ing Resources to Engage in Service); and the Alpena Rotary ~~~~!~i~tc::;: ;i~vhee? ;: (,,. copies of the Youth Activity ,, Guide. Copies of the Youth Activ- ity Guide will be made available, free of charge to the whole com- munity at several area organizations. These include the Volunteer Center, the Alpena Chamber of Commerce, the De- partment of Natural Resources, $ • • and other businesses in the 202~ _..,....,. •, I I • • county. Theywillalsobehanded tax ,__ out in area elementary schools I regular price .,...,,__ and given to all local libraries Hours Mon-Fri 8:00 to 6:00 and cla~srooms in the near fu- • Sat 8:00 to 4:00 ture. Anyone who contributed to : Phone: 354-7970 • • , the Guide will also receive a • No Appoirumem Necessary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • copy. ME.RRY (HRIS1MAS aad HAPPY HOLIDAYS ~r-o....-. the In the event of severe weather, listen to your local radio station for information about College operations If weather-related adjustments are being made, one of the following announcements will be aired: I) ACC opening will be d,/ayed. Faculty, students and staff are to report at 10 a.m. 2) ACC classes are cancelled, but staff will report for opening of offices at 10 a.m. 3) ACC is closed. Student.s, faculty and staff will not report. 4) Classes will be cancelled or the college will close as of a particular time during the day.