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** City's Print Newsletter Celebrates 50 Years
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The City's print newsletter, Dialog, debuted in the fall of 1974. It was designed as a quarterly means of communicating with City residents. Mayor Wilbur B. Brookover (father of current East Lansing Mayor George Brookover) noted in a letter on the cover of the first issue that the newsletter was "designed to facilitate the process by which we can work together to maintain a high quality of life in this community." Read the first issue online! (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/DocumentCenter/View/15335/Fall-1974-Dialog-PDF)

Back then, the Dialog was hand-delivered to local homes by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. Today, the Dialog is sent via the U.S. Postal Service to more than 14,000 residences.

As seen in the photo above, the Dialog's masthead has changed through the years, but the purpose remains the same. It is a newsletter for East Lansing residents, enhancing transparency and trust in local government.

Dialog, not Dialogue. One of the most frequent questions about the newsletter is why it is called "Dialog" and not spelled "Dialogue." The best guess of staff is that the spelling is a reference to the dialog box on a computer. The first commercially successful personal computer (the Altair 8800) was introduced around the same time, in late 1974. Thus, the Dialog references the greater ease of communicating with the public provided by technology - a fun fact to consider in a digital newsletter.

Putting 1974 in context: Nationally, on Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned amidst the Watergate scandal. The next day Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States - the first and only one from Michigan. That year, the Post-it note and liposuction were also invented, and the first U.P.C. scanner was installed at a supermarket.

Locally, The Brewery at 3411 Michigan Ave. was featuring performers like Kiss, Iggy & the Stooges, Aerosmith and Rush. This was during the short, six-year timeframe that the drinking age in Michigan was lowered from 21 to 18. Bachman Turner Overdrive, whose song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was the number one Billboard hit in early November 1974, performed at the MSU Auditorium that year. MSU Football Coach Denny Stolz led the Spartans to a win over number one Ohio State on Nov. 9, 1974 in an otherwise unremarkable year for the home team.

What now? The City's Communications Department wants to know more about how community members are getting their news AND how they are learning about what's going on in the City. Please take the brief survey! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTGJWRG) The survey is designed to be done quickly with only seven questions, but it will provide the department with good information for moving forward and communicating effectively with residents.

To share more in-depth comments or suggestions about the Dialog, E-Dialog or other City communications, please contact Communications Director Carrie Sampson at csampson@cityofeastlansing.com (mailto:csampson@cityofeastlansing.com?subject=Communications%20Feedback) .

https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2224
Winter Fest is the City's free celebration of the season! The annual event will be held next Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.


** Community Photo Contest Exhibit Will Open at East Lansing Public Art Gallery on Saturday, Dec. 7
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The community is invited to the attend an exhibit opening featuring the winners in the City's Community Photo Contest at the Public Art Gallery inside the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. and takes place before the annual Winter Fest event kicks off at 11 a.m. Attendees are welcome to stay for that event after viewing the winning photos. View all winners online here. (https://cityofeastlansing.com/gallery.aspx?AID=30)
Just in time for Small Business Saturday! The City's Downtown Management Board is once again offering Buy One, Get One free egift cards this holiday season. The deal launched on Monday, Nov. 25 and will be available until Monday, Dec. 2 while supplies last. Learn more (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/2134/Downtown-eGift-Card-Program) .

***Buy one, get one free Downtown egift card sales continue through Monday, Dec. 2 or while supplies last! Learn more here (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2213&fbclid=IwY2xjawGrL3FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHag7b7tS2Ir5tYIf6jbu62WLHmLEI7cr6BRm8s6HzBLwnE2M2sdbVX8_rg_aem_giobAAyauJGwjii6W-6DVw) .

No-Fee Yard Waste Collection for properties WEST of Abbot Road. Yard waste must be bagged or bundled and placed at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2. Stickers and preregistration are not required for no-fee yard waste collection days. Collection for properties EAST of Abbot Road will take place the following week on Monday, Dec. 9.

Monday, Dec. 2
Seniors Commission Meeting 1 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819 Abbot Road.
Transportation Commission meeting 6 p.m. at ELHCC.

Tuesday, Dec. 3
City Council meeting at 7 p.m. at ELHCC. View the meeting agenda here. (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=3395)
Downtown Management Board (DMB) meeting at 3 p.m. and University Student Commission meeting at 5:15 p.m. Both meetings will be held at East Lansing City Hall in Conference Room A on the second floor.

Wednesday, Dec. 4
East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. at the ELHCC.
The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting has been canceled.

Thursday, Dec. 5
The Charter Review Committee will host a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. at ELHCC. Learn more about the committee. (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/2444/Charter-Review-Committee)
The Housing Commission will also meet at 6:30 p.m. at ELHCC.

Saturday, Dec. 7
Community Photo Contest Exhibit Opening at 10 a.m. in the Public Art Gallery, ELHCC
Winter Fest from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the ELHCC

Food Drive for Greater Lansing Food Bank continues through Sunday, Dec. 15. Drop off shelf-stable food items -- NO GLASS! -- at ELHCC in lobby.

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