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Volume 1, Issue 2 years. The community education pro- gram, authored in the Senate by Donald W. Riegle (D-Mi) and Har- rison Williams (D-NJ), is now a permanent title of the $55 billion federal education aid package. No longer a temporary special project, the program has been significantly expanded to further encourage the use of schools as neighborhood cen- ters, providing a host of community and human services. “Through model programs; such as the highly-successful Flint com- munity schools program, we've been able to demonstrate that this con- cept works very effectively to pro- vide valuable human services 18 hours a day, 12 months a year, to people of all ages,’’ Riegle said. More than $40 million has been authorized for community edu- cation programs for fiscal year 1979, an increase of $23 million ge cational. agenci } non-profit, private nistitutions. The federal government covers 80% of program costs. Senator Riegle, who attended Flint community schools, intro- duced legislation in oeuped 1973 which eventually launched the com- munity schools program. ‘There CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, Mi. LAW OPENS SCHOOLS WASHINGTON, D.C.—The concept of community schools, pioneered in Flint by the Mott Foundation years ago, has gained full recognition as a major component ‘of the nation’s federal aid to education program, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, now extended for five are currently 1400 school districts Operating a community schools program, more than double the 1973 level. | Now, many more areas can develop this program. which better coordinates the human and financial resources of the com- munity — and enhances the lives of all community. members — senior eee eS youth and children of all a ee the community education program, schools are used to pro- vide educational, cultural, recre- ational and health care services in direct to community needs. Funds may be used to provide preventive health care, dental care’ and nutrition programs; services for mentally or physically handicapped individuals; rehabilitation programs for juvenile or adult offenders; and special programs for particular groups, such as senior citizens. ns to eae ren the school, the home and other eopnmany. resources, such as libraries, museums and cultural centers. The President signed the Ele- mentary and Secondary Education Act into law November Holiday Inn opening withHoli-dome By Cathy Mason When completed, the Holiday Inn will have 150 rooms (plus meeting rooms) in a two-level “O” shaped building with a recreation area and a commercial area. In the commercial area facing US 23 N, there will be a restaurant and a bar. with entertainment seven nights a week. In the center. of the “O” shaved building will. be a “‘Holi-dome”. This is a recreational area with an incor terrace and swimming pool. ie ““O” shaped building ~sur- seem the “Holi-dome” will hold @ 150 motel rooms plus the meet- ing rooms. The estimated completion date is April 1, 1979. The Grand Open- ing will be on May 1, 1979. mprove the . cold, wet, windy afternoon. Cement Waste Poses Problem By Connie Roeske Alpena Community College has a rising problem of inconvenience and expense involving.the disposal of the cement waste from the concrete lab since the new building going up be- hind Besser Tech has eliminated the area that was used for dumping this waste in the past. The cement waste left over from the cleaning of the mixing machines in the concrete lab was at one time dumped into three separate under- ground pockets in the area behind Besser Tech, but the building of the new addition has eliminated. this area for disposal purposes and the cement is now hauled off the cam- pus grounds by the Crittenden Con- struction Company each week. The waste caused no problems until the builders hit the solidified mass of one of these pockets while clearing out the area for the new building's foundation this Septem- ber. Since this incident, all three of the large clumps have been removed place. The waste cannot be pumped out to other college grounds, so the immediate solution is to each week, haul away the 150 gallons of waste -- including 500-600 poundsof sand aggregate and cement. Second se- By Chery! Beasley ~ Veteran’s Day will be celebrated on Saturday, November 11. Veter- an‘s Day, which used to be called Armistice Day, is the celebration of the ending of World War 1, Nov. 11, 1918. The Government once want- ed to move Veteran's Day to Octo- ber 23, but the Vets got it moved back to the original date. There are 225 Vets on campus at ACC. ing will take November 8, 1978 mester use of the machines will double and the loads will have to be ‘taken twice a week. Crittenden Construction Company. is presently contracted to dispose of the cement, but after the Besser Tech addition is completed, the job will be left for ACC and its two pick-up trucks. The waste material is not suitable for use as badly-needed fill for the driveways of ACC, since it has a highly-watered consistency that will not harden smoothly, but will form rocky clumps. Equipment could be obtained to recycle the concrete back into the cement lab or to ipulverize it for gra- vel, but this equipment would cost close to $200,000, and this figure doesn’t fit into the college’s budget at this time. Dale IIsley, administrator of the college buildings and grounds, says that he is open to new ideas regard- ing the economical disposal of the unused concrete. Z CAR-DEER ACCIDENTS there were 35 c ar/deer accidents i Alpena county iin the month of October. Many car accidents involv- ing deer are handled by the sher- iffs’s department, and many more are unreported. The colder months are usually the months when the deer move. A comparative look at police records in July shows only six or eight such accidents. When asked if there were any fatal car/deer accidents, Trooper, of the Alpena State Police Post,Jack Brandel answered, ‘Oh yeah. Near- ly all of them are fatal -- for the deer.’ There have also been a few pee deaths due to the driver pan- ick Brent had this to say to drivers, “Above all, if you see a deer, slow down. Don’t panic. Bring the car down slow and safe.” Canoe Class Takes to the River — - By Elizabeth Littler ‘It may be raining, and cold, with a 20 knot wind, but, that’s just this afternoon,“ boomed our fearless, feckless leader to the mot- ley, but es crew ee before “Tomorrow,” he r sumed, vthere’ 's only a 20 per cent chance of rain, so plan on going * Cheered somewhat, we re- checked our equipment and food lists, confirmed routes and trans- portation, then: dismissed into the ° Since the first Hiking, Camping and Canoeing class in September, we had studied the canoe from stem to stern. We learned care, safety and a raft of paddling techniques. Sweep strokes, J strokes, jams, deep- water switches and portages filled our Friday afternoons, in prepar- ation for the overnight trip down the Thunder Bay River. We met next morning at 6:30 behind Van Lare Hall. Embarking. on this adventure were Julie Albert, Julie _ Bowen, Jody Cadarette, (continued on page 4)