On y 31, the ne est
in gro ing list of busine .
e locating in B nton Har­
bor ill hold its Gr nd
Opening.
Bernie's Restaurant.
165 E. ain, ill open its
doors in th form r
Sh no's G II rye
Bern d Thom , 38,
orand proprietor, says
of th busin ss, "It's
ream com true. I tarted
ing .dishes in Robbins,
of third ano
ho nt their
c ildr n to attend sp i I
mmer school mu t regi ter
the children b t n ay
21 nd June 1.
hi p cl I
school b gin J un
ill run fiv d y
from 8: 45 to noon, through
July 31.
ICTh tud nts will h ve
concentrated study in the
o re of re ding nd
math m tic ." id Or.
K ye Jeter, di rector of
o
omin tions are being
ta en for the fir t annu I
Ou tanding Teacher A rd
in th Benton H rbor Area
Schools.
"Th purpo of the
a ard i to recognize the
indi . du I teacher 0 has
been ju g d s exception I
in such re s s te ching
ability, pupil-t cher nd
p rent-te cher rei tionsnip,
professional ctivities nd
community service," said
Dr. J me H w in, uper­
int ndent.
thel dd II,
of the PI nnin
Committ of the V n
. Buren Unit· d Civic Organi­
tion reported that th
n Buren Unit d Civic
Organiz tion (VBUCO)
recently acquired Stat
Lifelin Grant funds
through the Region IV
Area A ency on Aging.
A Senior Center/
Li line office i no open
in th VBUCO Civic Cen­
ter located on E st La e
Str t in Cov rt. rs. S.
a Luca is Dir ctor.
Hour re ond y
through Frid v, 9:00 to
5:00.
Th
rvic
nior/Ufelin
th aging in
SUPE II
Every SATURDAY Nit
7 PM - Urty Birds
ow Gold. tt's
Demo. Exec. Committ
925-6470
Illinois at the age of 12 and
I've done it all - coo ed,
aired tables, managed."
CCI or ed in a factory
for 13 years and retired to
open my 0 restaurant
in South Ha n in 1974
- the B & C Bar·B-Que
House," he said.
H y desir is to start
a chain. This is my second
and it's bigger than the
first," h stated with
qui t prid .
o
00
elemen ry education.
II third grad stude ts
ill b attending S ely
11 si xth gr ders
Luther King.
·n be no fe
for Eitl nd Article III
tude ts; but, parents of
II other stud nts ill hav
to pay $ 0 tuition' on
registration.
Questions concern-
ing th program m y be
directed to the principals
at each chool.
o
c
ominations for Out-
standlng Teacher may
includ II personn I in the
School District having direct
contact ith the children,
but eludes dministrators
and upervisory personnel.
The deadline for nom­
inations is 4:00, Tuesday,
May 29. omination forms
re vailable at each school.
A committe of school
p rsonn I nd citizens ill
lect the inn r ho will
honored, t a luncheon
Tuesday, J un 5.
op
tar t re of Covert, South
Haven, Bangor, Geneva and
Columbia Township nd
elites of South Haven, B n-
or and Hartford.
The program includ s
Senior Citizen Food Buy­
ing Club, Insur nee Clinic,
hich ill help th elderly
in evalu ting their life,
hom ,household nd auto
insurance policies; Latch-
ey program, to assi t
or ing parents with sm. II
hool childr n b provi-
ding a stop-over center with
nior citizens sup rvising
them until parents c n pic
them up; Recreation and
cultural enrichm n pro-
Thomas bought the
building from the city and
has don extensi e remod-.
eling.
The business ill spe­
cia ize in bar-b-que and will
offer a soul food menu
with daily specials accord­
ing to Thomas.
cc e have a dining
room, carry-out and deliv·
ery service, U Thomas said.
U e hope to remodel the
upstairs and provide ac­
comrnod tions for parties,
b nquets and church
groups," he stated.
Catering will also be
provided.
Bernie's will be open
t 6:00 each morning for
brea fast and close at 1 a.m.
during th wee nd 3 a.m.
00 Friday and Saturday
night.
The business will pro­
vide 12 new jobs for are�
residents.
Explaining why he
picked Benton Harbor in
which to locate his expan­
sion, Thomas explained,
"I .feel Benton Harbor is a
growing city. e'd Ii e to
flOW ith the city."
H added," e ha e a
lot of p pie coming from
Benton Harbor to our res­
taurant in South - Haven,
also. In f ct, we have so
many coming from s far
as Kalamazoo that e're
100 • ng for a place up
there to open our third
restauran t."
Thomas dreams of one
d y owning a chain of res­
taurants.
He and his wife Gail
live in South Ha n with
their daughter ichele, 8
months. H is an ordained
Pentecostal nd ministers
to Lily of the Valley C.O.
G.I.C. in Covert.
Thomas served as past.
ch plain for the Michigan'
Jaycees, nd is currently
Public Relation Chairman
for Di trict 10 C.O.G.I.C.
c
er
n
gram.
Th Center provides a
daily nutrition site and is
a barrier free in ide .and out-
. d ground floor level
building.
Van, Buren Transpor­
tation T as Force provides
bus rvice. All seniors are
lcome.
The VBUCO has by
constitution th obi ctive
of promoting th� general
elfare of the public
through economic, educ­
tional, ocial and civic pro­
grams.
Mr. Charles McGill i
Pre id nt.
Apprai ai, -
4000 ALGONQUIN
BENTON HARBOR. MICH. 49022
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Openin ceremon for the Benton Harbor/Benton To ship Li�e l . dre a
large cro d Saturday morning at Union Park as p �ts and r: mt�ested.ln yout
gathered to gi the SQSOn an official send-off. Thi yeM S season IS dedicated t�
Chari S Gray, longtim area youth activist. In th top picture, (I. to rt.) �� �­
dent Ted Hurse Ed Buchana, OfficQJ Scorekeeper; Ow-Ies Yarbrough, City Comml
·oner; Charles Henderson, County Commissioner; and in H;tyes, Sports Coordin·
ator for t e Recreation Department ere a fe ho on hand. 01 e Yarbro
demonstrates h· pitching ability in the bottom picture as he thro S out the fir
ball to the amazement of the turns lined up behind the mound. Th Citizen ·1
bring kJy coverage of the young athl tes the season pro
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Benton Harbor Boo ,. Peyser encouraged
mobile operations have those with books to b re­
been temporarily halted turned, to ta e them to
according to Jay R. P yser, th Library at 213 East
Library Director. Wall St., Benton Harbor.
Peryser explained the
decision saying, "Due to a
reorganization of staff and'
. a redesign of the schedule,"
the service is suspended un­
til th new op ration is
finalized.
"The Bookmobile will
soon be een throughout
our community on a new
high-impact, high-visibllitv
schedule, and will be opera-
ting in full swing during H me: REALTOR ·ASSOCIATE Bus;
the summer," the Director lJ73 Super·or. B.H. 4140 So. .13
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