tuesday, October 30, 1979
page 8
daily nebraskan
Weatherization program fills in winters cracks, chinks
By Patti Gallagher
As the winter winds begin to blow,
those cracks and crevices of an ailing house
that served as summer ventilators will no
longer be welcome.
If you think you can't afford to repair
home damages and protect yourself from
the elements of winter, the weatherization
division of the Lincoln Action Program
(LAP) may have an answer for you.
Weatherization, according to Dixie
Mulligan, community information director
for LAP, is "a one-shot, free service" to
prepare a house for the rough Nebraska
winter. The weatherization program is
available to low-income home owners if
they meet the specified guidelines.
One guideline for home weatherization
is to be considered "low-income," which
according to Mulligan, is not hard for
college students. For example, the income
level for a three -member family must be
under $5,600 annually.
A second guideline for weatherization
eligibility is the extend of repairs needed Xo
weather-proof a home. Mulligan said there
is a $500 limit fqr repairs on a single home.-
If a client earns above the set income
guidelines, or their home requires over
$500 in repairs, Mulligan said they are
referred to .another agency within the
client's financial capabilities.
The majority of weatherization is done
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on older homes which need repairs due to
normal again, Mulligan said. She said that
one elderly couple was not physically able
to repair their damaged home, and would
not have been able to face another winter
without the weatherization services.
Weatherization is done to prevent
energy loss and improve the energy
consumption level in a home, Mulligan
said. Common weatherization services
include replacing broken windows and
storm doors, caulking cracks in
foundations, insulating attics, and installing
weather stripping.
Mulligan said the weatherization services
are free, but said it is a one -shot deal.
"The weatherization crew goes in, gets
the job done, and gets out," she said.
Student home owners in need of
weatherizing their homes are encouraged to
call 4434210, to determine if they qualify
for weatherization under the guidelines.
Landis praised by colleagues
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as a true Renaissance man
By Nancy Ellis
'He is the most true Renaissance man in
the Legislature. He's a senator, lawyer, disc
jockey and family man; all that put
together."
David Landis, the 31 -year-old state,
senator from Lincoln's 46th district, was
born in Lincoln and has remained here to
live, work, play and fulfill his ambitions.
Kelley Baker, Lincoln attorney and
friend of Landis, said Landis ambitions are
to serve the state in the Legislature,
"He wants to be the best in everything,"
Baker said, who specializes in school law.
Landis graduated from the UNL in 1970
and received his law degree in 1971.
Landis, a Sigma Chi fraternity alumnus,
said there have been two kinds of personal
victories during his first year as a senator,
One is the success of the bills he
introduced, and another is. the
'accomplishment of career goals, he said.
"I felt I approached my goal this year,"
he said. "I pursued .that very
energetically."
A member of the Education and the
Business and Labor committees during the
last legislative session, Landis introduced
. two bills which became law; the right of
privacy law-and a school speed zone issue.
LANDIS SAID the Legislature has the
most potential for creative law-making
because a senator can see his bills working,
whereas on the federal level there is such a
great delay before any action takes place.
"I can see myself as being a state
senator for a long time," he said,
Landis, the father of two children,
Matthew, 9, and Melissa, 6, said he is a
I strong supporter of education. He said his
long-range senatorial goals include
reorganization of a commission for quality
higher education and long-term planning
for school finance,
Landis and his wife, Melodee, serve as
co-presidents of the Havelock PTA and are
working to prevent closing of the Havelock
Elementary School.
Life at the Landis home is routine since
the campaign is history, but Ms. Landis still
reminisces about "LBC, life Before
Campaigning." .
. "Our schedules since the campaign have
improved," she said explaining , that
someone is there with the children more
frequently than before. Both sets of
grandparents live in Lincoln and took care
of the Landis children during the campaign
campaign.
"My campaign was a family effort, all
the way up the generation ladder," Landis
said.
LOOKING BACK at the campaign, Ms.
Landis said it was something they did
. together. From 4:30 p jn. to 7 p.m. Landis
and his wife campaigned door to door
throughout Havelock. Evenings were spent
licking and stamping envelopes and getting
numerous paper cuts from folding fliers
and letters, she said.
"It wasn't stressful work. Licking and
stamping was menial, relaxing work,"she
said. , ,
Fellow Sen. Don Wesely, who called
Landis the Legislature's Renaissance man,
said Ms, Landis had as much to do with the
victory as anything. '
"He has a terrific family, very close and
supportive," he said. ,
The Landis children were involved only
once during the campaign, "but they
enjoyed it tremendously," their father said.
The Landis duo played dress up for the
Havelock St, Patrick's Pay Parade. Melissa
was in a shamrock-shaped sandwich board
which read, "Another Leprechaun for
Landis," and Matthew was dressed as a
leprechaun and handed out fliers. -
The Landis' said they made a point of
keeping their children out of the campaign.
'THE EMOTIONAL STRESS in a
campaign is terrific," the blue jean clad
senator said.
The Landis campaign corps extended
beyond the family to friends and business
associates. Tom Barker, a KFMQ disc
jockey, said he did some canvassing and
public relations work for the Landis effort.
"David is very dedicated to and caring
about, the people of Northeast Lincoln,"
Barker said, "He spent a lot of time, effort
and shoes walking around the
neighborhood getting to know the people,"
Landis has been noted by friends and
colleagues for his high energy level. ,
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