1987-06-24; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
WEDNESDAY
June 24,1987
VOLUME 70. NUMBER 89
MOUNT PLEASANT. MI 48859
o 1987 CM UFE
12 PAGES
CMU may acquire land, building
BY BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
UFE Editor
CMITs Michigan Special Olympics Office
soon may be moved from its present location
to an entirely new spot on property the
University received in a state land-transfer
deal.
Dick Miller, executive assistant to the
president for governmental relations, said a
state Senate bill, transferring ownership of
the Michigan Maintenance Garage and
Construction Division, 1120 S. Mission, was
passed, amending another bill related to the
transfer of other land ownership in Ldpeer
County.
Miller said the transfer of ownership will
not cost CMU anything, since the University
and the garage are owned by the state.
"It's not an unusual transaction," Jerry
Tubbs. vice president for Business and
Finance said.
The area is a good asset for CMU, because
it is adjacent to campus, and will not cost the
University anything, he said.
"It's property that's absolutely contiguous
to the campus." Tubbs said.
The building, located on - a
297-feet-by-330-feet lot. most likely will be
remodeled. Miller said. One use for the
building may be Michigan Special Olympics
offices, he added.
"The priority use for the building will be
the main office for the Michigan Special
Olympics," he said. The Special Olympics
office is currently located in Rowe Hall.
The building also may be used for other
offices and storage space. Miller said.
Tubbs said the University also considered
designating the building the new Motor Pool,
however a new facility already has been built
at West Campus Drive and Preston Road.
Besides office space, the area will provide
parking for the north end of campus, Tubbs
said.
"We've talked about a lot of uses for it,"
Tubbs said.
Festival dubbed a success
by Mount Pleasant officials
BY KRIS HAHN
LIFE News Ec*to>	
Officials agree the 1987 EnergyFest weekend, which included a
carnival, parades, an airshow and a rodeo, went off without a
hitch.
"It went real well, super," said Jim Sandy, executive director of
the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce. "I don't know if
we made the money, but that's not the object."
He said the event has grown each year since it began three
years ago.
"We feel we have no problem justifying the fact that 50,000 to
55,000 people attended during the three days," Sandy said
Mount Pleasant Mayor Don Breckon said he thinks this year's
events will serve as a vision of what the festival should bo like in
the future.
"I thinks it's closer to its potential this year, and should
continue this way for many years," Breckon said.
People involved with planning the festival have learned a lot
since the festival began in 1985. he said.
Sandy said the  event  was funded  by businesses  in Mount
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CMU accepts low bid
for new health facility
BY H. JOSEPH GAMMAGE
UFE Suit Writer
By Fall, CMU may have yet another new building.
The low bid was accepted and construction has begun on a
building designed to save both money and space.
The facility, a single story 5,000 square foot building, which will
be an addition to the steel storage building constructed in 1986
south of Ros*.* Center on West Campus Drive, will house both
Physical Plant Grounds Services and the new Central Health
Improvement Program (CHIPt facility Jerry Tubbs. vice president
of Business and Finance said.
Bid opening for construction was May 21, Mel Remus, acting
director of Physical Plant Operations said.
Card Construction, 1931 Commercial Drive, was the successful
low bidder with a bid of $174,942 and has already begun
construction. Bob Blanchard, project supervisor for Card
Construction, said.
They're moving dirt right now," he said. "Well probably be
starting some foundation and concrete work next week."
Remus said CMU received bids from two other building
contractors, Helger Construction of Midland and Alta Construction, 1506 Fancher St.
"All bids were awfully close," Remus said.
Blanchard said costs should not run over the bid amount unless
pMU alters any building plans.
"It can't run over because that's the bid amount," he said. "The
only thing that could happen is if there are some alterations
required by CMU."
Tentative schedule for completion is Sept. 5, Blanchard said.
Once completed, the building will serve as a training facility for
CMU's newly implemented CHIP program. Remus said.
"The University is doing it first class," said Ron Sendre, vice
president of Athletic Training Services (ATSt, 2226 Enterprise
Drive, which is implementing the employee rehabilitation
program.
"The equipment will be the most modern, like Nautilus and
Eagle weight machines," he said.
Right now the CHIP facility occupies a double-wide trailer
located behind Wightman Hall. And though the trailer is fully
stocked with health spa machines, machines to stimulate injured
muscles, and a wide array of the latest in excercise bikes, the new
building will give the CHIP program more room to expand its
program and to accomodate more employees for rehabilitation for
injuries and physical fitness. Sendre said.
The CHIP program is designed to compliment other health
programs available on campus, such as University Health
Services and the Wellness Resource Center by offering CMU
employees rehabilitation for injuries sustained on the job,
prevention of occupational injury for jobs that require good
physical condition, treating non-occupational injuries, and by
setting up programs for employees interested in basic physical
conditioning. Sendre said in a previous interview.
Amphibious auto
Divers from the Isabella County Sheriff department help
guide cables used to pull a 1965 Corvair from the Chippewa
River Friday afternoon. Please see related story on page 7.
LIFE LINE
■ Graduate students who
expeci to recieve a degree at
the end of the second summer
session. August 1987. must
submit a graduation application
by July 13. Applications are
available at the Office of
Graduate Studies. Warriner
107.
The   School   of   Graduate
Studies also has funds available
to assist student research
activities Grant applications for
Summer 1987 are available in
Warriner 107 and are due by
July 20
■ Anyone interested in
taking the graduate record
examination in August must
contact Duane Goupell at CLAS
by July 2.
CMU theater
to head north
BY JACKIE RYNIAK
ll^t Managing tdtO'
CMU Summer Theater will
travel to great lengths to please
an audience.
For the first time in the
history °f CMU. a 12-student
company will take their t,how
on the road, going more than
100 miles to present three
different plays in Petoskey.
"It's very exciting. Well get a
chance to do it for a living."
CMU Summer Theater
member. Jane Marlow. Monroe
senior, said.
Members will perform "The
Passion of Dracula" at CMU's
Bush Theater, June 25 and 26.
before moving the show north
to the Virginia M. McCune
Community Arts Center in
Petoskey. Saturday morning,
Marlow said.
"We have our work cut out
for us." Marlow said. "We're
doing it all ourselves."
With the exception of
directing. the six-man.
six-woman crew has worked
toward acting, designing props
and costumes, working in the
box office and handling
technical aspects of the presentations.
"Here at CMU, we usually
have a huge crew working on
everything." Marlow said.
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