The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 43 No 2, Sep 29, 1988

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North Idaho College ThurMlay, S.pt. 29, 1988

Volume 43 Number 2

Student builders break new ground by Craig Bruce

A large sign heralds the future home of O:aildren's Village in north Coeur d'Alene. A closer inspection of the site reveals a basement foundation set among lhe pine trees. This is the sire of the Nonh Idaho CoUcge carpentry program's project for 1988-89. The project is special t1us year in that the carpentry clas.s usuaJly builds private r~idcoccs, according to instructor Walt Carlson. Carlson said last year's project

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New library plans unveiled by trustees by Robbie Klenholz Plans ror a new library and SS0,000 worth or Spectra compu1en wen two of the hiahli&hl5 from Thursday ni&ht',

board or trustees 111tttina. Mike Patano of An:hit«u Wcst offered a proposal and a detailed sketch ror a new library and computer center. The new, library ,o,ould occupy the pad,.ina area aaou from the Commurucatioo Arts Buildina, and II would house both computer labs and the current library's materials, Patano uid.

The bwldms 11,ould be m architecturaJ accordance '"1th the Commwiication Ans Building, Yo1th briCU OD the CX· tenor. The rooflinc ,., ou.ld correspond with that or the Fon Shmna.n Office Building, according 10 the drawing presented 10 the boa.rd. Another nwn nem ~ the d.ouauoa b> He11olctt Packard of 11 Spectra computers 10 SIC. The \alueofthesecomputers, according to StC\e Schenk, dean of college rtlations, nearly reaches the

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\-a.Jue limit of SS0,000. These machines 1aoould be a great help, Schenk said. Other topics included scruor at= 1u1uon fees and the election of new officen ror the board. In 1982 a policy wa.s drawn up to redlll% fees for seniors, but was ne,;cr enacted. President Robert Bennett presented the ftrst reading of the Scmor -----Plc&sc -« TRUSTEE pasc 2

aso s1uden1S built a home near Coeur d'Alene High School. The building currently under consirucuon will be the first or six 10 be erected on a 10-acre parcel near Hanley Avenue and Ramsey Rood. Carol Rank.in, Children's Village board member, said 1ha1 lhe other homes and an administration building will be grouped on n cul-,de-sac, with the remaining acreage left open. "Children's Village will provide an alternative to foster care in lh:11 abused or neglected children can live in a group atmosphere without being moved from foster home 10 foster home," Rankin said. "We also bus children 10 the same school they went to before they came 10 Children's Villaje. This way, kids don't have to lca\·e their school and their friends." Rankin also said that Children's Village will provide counseling and care 10 children who don't get along with their families and don't wish to live at home. "Our goal is 10 reunite these kids with their families," Rankin said. The advantages or having NIC students build the home are twofold: the s1udcnts gain valuable work experience and Children's Village saves thousands of dollars. Complcuon of the ftrst holdC is scheduled for sprins, but Carlson was rcluc:tanl to put II date on it. "It 'sa bag house. over 6,000 square feel, and it ..;u have a hip roof and overhang. I've got a good groupof Sllldents, aod~11 have a lot of work to do." Work should continue over the winter. and those wishins to view the proSICSS can dri\·e by the site on Hanley Avenue .


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