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Show A Civil Air n Patrol Week, Dec. 1-- 7, 1975 Vol. 28 No. 47 Ogden ALC MM 11 ro DILL November axe rtr Commander - 28. 1975 i i Honored For Contributions To Spanish Speaking Program g officials Two will be the key speakers tomorrow evening when Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Rafalko, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, will be honored for his contributions to the Spanish Speaking Program. high-rankin- at the education of Spanish worker education program Bend College, Calif, and chairman of the Federal Regional Council for the Western United States. As Regional Director, Mr. DeBaca was responsible for all HEW programs in California, Arizona, Nevada, if Big Prior to this appointment, he was deputy to the Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Officer under the education program provided educational opportunities for over 1,500 farm workers and of Education. Commissioner A ; ' iL . 1 H I - V m special assistant to the He is a veteran of the Chairman of the U.S. Civil VietNam conflict and at age Service Commission and 37, is the youngest and highest director of the President's ranking federal executive of Spanish Speaking Program. Hispanic descent in the nation. Prior to his appointment by Before that, he was President Gerald R. Ford, he commissioned of the New was regional director of the Mexico State Department of U.S. Department of Health, Motor Vehicles, special Education and Welfare assistant to the Governor of (HEW) in San Francisco, New Mexico and a District s''k tr Hawaii, Guam, American Spanish-speakin- g a and the Trust Samoa IMAGE, organization Territories of the Pacific, concerned with government totaling more than $11 billion a employment, will honor year in scope. General Rafalko at the As Chariman of the Federal at the new base Regional Council, he served as restaurant at 7 p.m. the top coordinating federal affair the for Key speaker on the West Coast and official C. E. Frenando will be senior as to spokesman for the DeBaca, special assistant the President of the United administration on Domestic States on Spanish Speaking Policies and Programs. Affairs. Mr. DeBaca is a graduate of Before his appointment as Council the University of New Mexico, Federal Regional HEW Regiona? and Chairman with a degree in public Director, Mr. De Baca was administration. dinner-progra- - A i g& v . ; ' imam' " ' W Y ukJl ; "I I L - Fernando E. C. DeBaca Gilbert J. Chavez Tax Director. Speaking Programs, Mr. DeBaca also advises the President on Duban affairs, illegal aliens and the language minorities. of the Gilbert be will J. evening Second speaker Chavez, director, Spanish f :7 This experimental The families. components basic adult included their educational he education, college support for position, of coordinated the activities 15 college-bounstudents and a EEO counselors who were housing program. selected to counsel employes Prior to this time, he was a in items relative to alleged teacher at the Lowell in discriminatory practices Elementary School, Phoenix, employment. Ariz., teaching eighth grade. While in this position he was instrumental in organizing the Mr. Chavez has also served first boy and girl drill teams at as the senior program officer in the Bureau of Adult, elementary school level, Vocational and Technical developing the first general Education. He was the education development instruction program for adults and program planning and developing a dental health officer development for Drogram. administering responsible assistance to state agencies, Other Dignitaries attending insitutions of higher education the IMAGE banquet from and Washington D.C., will be Jose In k:? Community Moses Lake, Wash. Americans, both children and adults. this d self-hel- p U.S. Office of Education, in Wash. in planning, D.C., and national president of organizations, and conducting developing, IMAGE. Montoya, In this capacity he is the programs. Mr. Chavez has also served focal point for leadership in executive director of a as directing federal resources Joseph professional evaluating adult education (including other than Office of Education resources) toward state-wid- e migrant farm Spanish-speakin-g Secretary of Defense; Manuel Oliveras, Equal Employment headquarters Air Force; and R, Villarraule, president of IMAGE, Chapter. Weber-Davi- s New HillAFB Child Care Center Dedicated, Opened Tuesday new child care center at Hill AFB was dedicated in A ceremonies last Tuesday morning. Located in the East Area, Bldg. 470 is a new 4,550 square foot facility that can accommodate 64 children at any one time. The children can range in age from six months to 11 years and can receive regular all day care or. "drop off" hourly baby sitting services. Lunches, snacks, diaper service fenced outside play areas with equipment compatible to age group and. climatic conditions are also available in the new facility. The internal design of the building contains a reception area, office space, an isolation room for children who become ill during the day, a kitchen area fully equipped for food preparation, a general-purpos- e room adjacent to the kitchen that can be used as a dining area, a crib or infant room designed for children six monthsto two years and three separate rooms for children three through five, six through seven years and eight to 11 year Each of these room contains separate bathroom facilities, and built-icabinets for toys, games, supplies and personal Under direction of the Special Services Division, 2849th Air Base Group, the n director is Vera Kelson and a staff of full and part-tim- e clothing. attendants who are able to work with children in a group and a basic needs. of their understanding Col. Howard J. Andersen, have Hill AFB commander, who cut the ribbon of the facility said: "It is Air Force policy to create and maintain a state of well being for its personnel and provide a and welfare morale, recreation program. "Child care centers are an integral part of this effort and are established to meet the physical and emotional needs of children, to promote their healthy development and to afford the protection and security required 'when parents leave them at the child care center." Eligibility for child care services is primarily for dependent children of active duty military personnel. Department of Defense civilian personnel are also authorized to use these services on a space available basis. well-rounde- hff Or - r d Hours of operation at the - OPEN DOOfl Col. Howard J. Andersm and Mr. Edmund A. Rafalko cut the ribbon to open the door to the new Hill AFB Child Care Center. Watching the ceremony are: (1-- Lee R. Christiansen, chairman of the decorating committee, and alternate chairman of the Child Care Center council; Capt. Byron G. Bradbury, chairman of the Child Care Center advisory council, Kay Rotwrtson, decorating committee and Mr. Howard J. Andersen. (U.S. Air Force !hoto By George Whetlon) The Hill Top Time? is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Force Rase, L'tah, of Air Force Logistic Command. It is published by Mot Mdia Sales. Inc., a private firm, In no way connected with the Department rf the Air Force. opinion eipressed by publisher and wTilers are their own and are rW lo be considered an r) new facility are Monday through Thursday from 6:43 a m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 6:43 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. For further information call Mrs. Kelson, 773-42- 8. official expression by the Department of the Air Force. 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