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PAGE » - P L AINDF AI ,K R-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, i»78 Begin Youth Employment Program Exchange Student Gets Acquainted Rhodesian exchange student, Sheila Werner, is shown in the library of West campus with Principal Greg Johnson, who is helping her to become acquainted with the books available. Miss Werner is a senior at West, and will be studying in McHenry for the remainder of the year. The seventeen-year-old is in the United States as part of the Rotary International student exchange program between the U.S. and Rhodesia. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD As temperatures in McHenry reach above average marks, one new resident is already used to high temperatures. Sheila Werner, a Rotary exchange student from Bulawayo, Rhodesia, in the south of central Africa, is ac­ customed to temperatures constantly being near 100 degrees, and the past winter was the first she ever ex­ perienced. "When I left Rhodesia it was 98 to 100 degrees F.," said Sheila. "There is no difference in seasons there, and the coldest it ever gets is 42 degrees." Sheila is spending a year here in the McHenry area and at­ tending McHenry West campus as a senior. Miss Werner is presently staying with the Don Peeples family, 1401 Sunnyside Beach drive, McHenry. Later she will live with two other families for the remainder of her stay in McHenry. Back home, Sheila lives with her parents, Ian and Flo, and two brothers, in Bulawayo, the second largest city in Rhodesia with a population of 300,000. Until her trip to McHenry as part of the United States ex­ change program organized by Rotary International, Sheila had never been out of Afriv.a. Six months ago she applied for the exchange program. "After applying, a sub­ committee examines your application," said the student. "Finally each applicant is interviewed by a panel of four men." In November, 1977, Miss Werner was informed that she would be coming to McHenry. Not knowing what to expect of American people, a person would be apprehensive upon arrival. But, according to the young Rhodesian, the warmth and 'friendliness of the American people made her feel at home. "The people here are ultra- friendly," she observed, "and they are very warm-hearted." Even in school, Miss Werner has found it easy to adjust, due to the friendly atmosphere. "There is such a casual relationship, even between pupil and teacher," Sheila observed. "In Rhodesia, there is very strict discipline, and the relationship between student and teacher is also very strict." Sheila has alreay finished high school in Rhodesia, but will be a senior during her stay in McHenry and will still have much to learn. "At school in Rhodesia there were only nine subjects to study. Here, there are many more subjects being offered in school," said the young student. Sheila has found American food very much to her liking. In Rhodesia, food is very simple and snacks are not abundant as they are here. "Food is terrific," says Sheila, "and two of my favorites are pizza and Big Macs." The student exchange program between Rhodesia and the U.S. is organized by Rotary International. Ac­ cording to Sheila, the program is very beneficial. "The program is really great," she noted with en­ thusiasm. "Traveling through a country as a tourist sets you apart from everyone else. Being able to live with a family for a year enables you to really see what a country and its people are like." Jerry Porter In Series Of Bible Lessons Donated Foods For More Summer Camps Wet the Knife To keep egg yolks from crum­ bling when slicing hard-cooked eggs, wet the knife before each cut. A $3.3 million youth em­ ployment program modeled after the depression era Civilian Conservation corps is under way in Illinois with an eye toward reaching all 102 counties and providing jobs for more than 800 young men and women by the fall of 1979. The program, which is federally funded but ad­ ministered by the state of Illinois, is called the Illinois Young Adult Conservation corps, and was initiated April 1, with the first forty enrollees hired May 8. According to IYACC Administrator Scott Fisher, about525 persons age 16 through 23 should be employed by the end of this summer and a peak enrollment of 800 will be reached sometime next year. IYACC provides year round conservation jobs for unem­ ployed young people, paying enrollees the federal minimum wage. Included in the types of work to be done by the IYACC will be tree reforestation, fire lane development, foot bridge construction, historic sites renovations, rehabilitation and maintenance of recreational areas, erosion and flood control work, and the river and lake cleanup. The program was created under the federal Youth Em­ ployment and Demonstration Projects act of 1977 and $233 million was appropriated by Congress to operate the program nationwide. Of that allotment, two-thirds is to fund the federal Young Adult con­ servation corps program while the remaining third is allotted to individual states to set up their own operations, such as IYACC. The amount disbursed to each state is based on the youth population. Illinois ranked fifth, receiving $3.3 million for the 12-month period beginning April 1. California received the highest allotment, $6.5 million, while Wyoming received the least amount, $118,000. The national program was initially set up by congress to last three years, with state programs funded annually by application to the federal government. Fisher said the federal YACC program was conceived as a way of combating the soaring unemployment rate among the nation's youth and was modeled after the most suc­ cessful oL .government work projects of the 1930's, the civilian conservation corps. "The major difference between the CCC and the YACC is that our program is limited to those persons age 16 through 23," he explained. "Other than that the basic design and purpose is the same." Larry Fletcher, planning and analysis officer, said IYACC enrollees would be working in crews of ten to sixty individuals with each crew based at a work camp site. There will be about twenty-five such camp sites established the first year, primarily at state parks and forests. Nearly all of the camp sites are to be of the non-residential type, with enrollees commuting daily from their homes. One residential camp site, where enrollees will be housed in group residences, is planned for the Union county area in southern Illinois. Fletcher said some of the projects approved for the next few months will include clearing and developing four acres of picnic grounds in Springfield, landscaping around Lincoln's tomb, developing campground at Pere Marquette State park in Jersey county, developing 15 miles of fire lanes in Trail of Tears State -forest, Union county, designing and building goose and duck blinds in southern Illinois, renovating historical sites near Peoria, and reworking two miles of shoreline near Rockford. Projects already under way include the facilitation of seed recovery at Trail of Tears State forest, renovation of the Red Oak Ramble Handicap trail at Spitler Woods State park near Decatur, and reforestation at the state fairgrounds in Springfield. Fletcher noted that all the planned projects are on state managed lands at this time, but he hoped to begin accepting project proposals from local units of government within two months. "Approval of a proposed project hinges on a variety of standards," he explained. "But as long as the project is on publicly owned lands we will consider it." Fisher said he felt the in­ volvement of the IYACC in local projects would be a major asset to smaller communities. The federal YACC program was set up on a three-year basis and is due to expire Oct. 1.1980 At that time, renewal of the program will be based on congressional review of its performance both nationally and on a state level. The IYACC is administered through the Illinois Depart­ ment of Conservation. Inquiries on the program should be sent to IYACC, 100 Alzina Building, 100 N. First Street, Springfield, 111. 62701. Awards Program Gov Thompson has revealed a new state awards program to recognize outstanding con­ tributions to the arts in Illinois. The Governor's Awards program, sponsored by the Illinois Arts council, will be the highest honor the state can bestow in the arts. It will honor t h o s e i n d i v i d u a l s . organizations, corporations and communities who have made outstanding con­ tributions to the arts in Illinois. Nominating forms for the Governor's Arts awards are available from Governor's Awards, 111 N. Wabash, Room 720, Chicago, 111. 60601, phone 312-435-6750. Learn toSuper Sew Take 8 easy, inexpensive lessons using Ann Person's unique sewing methods. It's fun - it's fast - it fits - and it's fashion! Basic 8 Part 1 - Starting: Monday, June 12 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 27 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29 7:00 p.m. Each Class Meets Once Each Week, Same Day & Time - 8 Lessons -- $20.00 TEEN CLASS! SIGN UP NOW FOR SUMMER SEWING FUN! 4 Sessions -- SI2.00 Starting: Wed,,June 21, 9:30 a.m. Stretch & Sew North America's Fabric & Sewing Center Liberty Mill Plaza, 918 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville Phone 362-2660 Mon.-Thurs. 9:00 to 9:00, Fri.-Sat. 10:00 to 5:00 V JERRY PQRTER Jerry Porter, from Decatur, Ga., will be the featured speaker for a series of Bible lessons at the Crystal Lake Church of Christ, 401 N. Oak street, Crystal Lake, which serves this area. The lessons will begin Thursday evening, June 15, at 7:30 p.m., and will go through Saturday evening, June 17. Mr. Porter will also speak at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship and again at a special 2:30 p.m. afternoon service. The public is cordially invited to attend all of these lessons. For each presentation, Mr. Porter will use the Bible as the basis for giving answers to the problems of anger, anxiety, bitterness, doubt, and depression. In every case, the Bible will be the final authority. Further information about this series of lessons may be obtained by contacting the minister for the Crystal Lake congregation, Raymond T. Exum, at 459-4160 or 455-37%. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carol Tucker Foreman has announced a change in regulations to make more summer camps eligible to receive donated foods. Ms. Foreman said that under the amended regulations, states will have more flexibility in determining which non profit summer camps for children are eligible to receive donated foods, based on the ratio of adults to children in at­ tendance. "The states will decide whether the ratio is reasonable considering the nature of the camp and the needs of the children in at­ tendance," she said. "In the past," Ms. Foreman said, "summer camps were eligible to receive donated foods if the number of adults participating in camp activities did not exceed the ratio of one adult to each five children under 18. This was sometimes inequitable because certain types of camps normally have larger adult staffs. The amended regulations make allowances for these types of camps." Previously, regulations governing the food donation program exempted certain types of summer camp workers when determining the adult to child ratio. Those exempted were cooks and gardeners, in all types of camps, and certain professional, supervisory, and custodial personnel in camps attended by handicapped children. The list of donated foods available to camps this sum­ mer includes canned beef, cheese, butter, flour, white and brown rice, nonfat dry milk, vegetable oil, vegetable shortening, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, peanut granules, rolled oats and bulgur. Buying Hint When buying food, check the perishable date. Be sure you can use all of the item before it spoils. 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