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The American Coaching Effectiveness Program (ACEP) is planning a Level 1 Leadership Training Seminar in Champaign on June 12 and 13.

The seminar will provide an opportunity for physical educators, recreation professionals and youth sport leaders to discuss issues of importance to sports programs with top youth sports authorities. Participants will also learn how to present the ACEP coaching program to their own coaches and be given the opportunity to participate in sessions from the ACEP Level 1 coaches' clinic.

The $150 registration fee includes the ACEP Instructor Guide, Coaching Young Adults text, training session, coffee breaks and lunch, and the ACEP study guide, seminar packet and instructor certificate.

Enrollment is limited. Additional information and registration forms are available from the ACEP National Office, P.O. Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820. Phone (217) 351-5076.

The BLACKBERRY HISTORICAL FARM VILLAGE, an outdoor education facility at the Fox Valley Park District in Aurora, will soon become the host for a solar energy research and development project.

The project is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), Commonwealth Edison Company and Illinois State University (ISU). The facility will consist of a building with a roof mostly covered with solar cells that will produce 6 kw of electricity, which is enough to provide all the power an average house would need while the sun is shining.

The system will be interconnected with existing Commonwealth Edison grid. Any excess power generated by the system's photovoltaic cells while the sun is shining will be sold to the utility. When the system is not operating, or the sun is not shining sufficiently, power is then purchased from the utility.

STEVEN KAROLIUSSEN has been named superintendent of recreation for the Bartlett Park District. He replaces James Sharp who resigned last September to become director of the Matteson Recreation Department.

Karoliussen's responsibilities include the management and development of the district's recreational programs. He received a bachelor's degree in 1977 from North Central College and graduated from North Carolina State University's School of Sports Management in 1985.

Prior to his present post, Karoliussen was a recreation supervisor at the Glen Ellyn Park District for more than four years.

Obituaries

OTTO MERTZ, 83, died April 17 in Westmont, IL.

Mertz moved to Westmont in 1956. He had been a commissioner for the Westmont Park District for the last 15 years, where he held the position of vice-treasurer.

Otto Mertz

Mertz was born in Germany and later moved to Chicago where he attended DePaul University. He retired from the C.B. & Q. Railroad in 1970.

Mertz had been working with his sons in a family business. International Reserve Equipment Corporation, Clarendon Hills, where he served as chairman of the board.

An Otto Mertz Memorial Fund has been created to help further park development.

DAVID HARING has joined Elmhurst Park District's recreation staff as program manager.

Haring received his bachelor of science degree in recreation administration from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, in December, 1985. He also earned an associates degree from the College of DuPage in 1983.

David Haring

Haring was a student intern for Elmhurst Park District last year from September through December. He also worked for Naperville Park District from 1981 to 1985 as an instructor and in a number of supervisory positions for such programs as youth sports, softball, open gyms and adventure playground.

Haring has been a member of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) since 1983.

Classified

Maintenance Supervisor

Responsible for general park maintenance, mowing operations, ice maintenance, tree program, mechanical maintenance of pools, etc. AS or BS degree with 2-4 years of supervisory experience. Salary $18,000-$20,000. Send resume to Phil Yoder, Superintendent of Parks, P.O. Box 708, Waukegan, IL 60079.

Illinois Parks and Recreation 34 May/June 1986