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BENTO HARBoR - lieutenant in cooper tion with the ational Fire
Thorn Fogarty of the Benton Harbor Protection A' clation and th Inter-
Fire Department recently participated in national Society of Fire Service Instruc-
The ational Conference on Fire Safety tOB. The: conference wa held at the
and Bum Prevention. Hyatt Regency-Crystal City in Arlington,
Foguty cho n as the mo Virginia.
qualified pplicant for ichigan by the Under the theme "Strategie for
conference planning committee hich Success" , the conference presentation
con . dered more than 250 applicants focused on ucce W community based
for awards of financial support to cover fuesafety and bum prevention program
travel expense to the four day con- from both the public and priva�e ctor. I
ference FebJWlIY 2nd. through February Fogarty is a lieutenant witll the
5th, ccording to Chief David Lincoln. Fire Suppre ton Division of the Benton
. The conference sponsored by the Harbor Fire Department.
Federal Emergency anagement Agency" .
PIC
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receives
$1.2 million for youth
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The Private Industry Council (PIC)
serving Berrien, Ca and Van Buren
countie h s been allocated 1,200,
069.00 for e swnmer youth program
under the new Job Training Partnership
Act lIB schedule.
This announcement as made by
the . chigan Department of Labor -
Bureau of Employment and Economic
Development B.E.E.D.) recently.
Dr. Richard Dombo Executive Direc­
tor of the PIC, stated, "The PIC is elated'
to be notified of our allocation of over
one million dollars .for the training of ..
youth in our Service Delivery Area (SDA)
thi ummer. These monie will allo
the IC the excellent opporturuty to
meet .; the educational and economic
needs of many of the youth in our three
county area. The early notification will
give us the time for planning and imple­
menting the program at the local levels. "
37,478,242.00 w s allocated for sum­
mer youth throughout the State of
Michigan.
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The ichigan Department of Civil • experience, ability and capacity."
Right ha charged the Greater Flint A public hearing will be scheduled
re Chamber of Commerce with unlaw- wh re the Department 0 iYil; Right
fuI x discrimination. and the Greater Flint Area Chamber of
The charge result from unsuccessful
effort to conciliate the complaint of
Suzanne illiams who worked as coun -
lor-liaison at -the Tri-Center, She applied
for the po ition of program coordinator,
but her male ubordinate w appointed.
The ch ge state "Claimant well
qualified f r .the position of program
coordinator by virtue of her training,
Commerce may pre nt evidence and call.
witne s.
Should the' Michigan Civil Rights
,Commission uphold th charge, the'
Flint Area Chamber of Commerce could
be ordered to offer illiams -and next
available po ition program coordina­
tor with back p y and benefit •
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BENTO TO
munity Center t La i big n College
is offering C coupon pecial" to client
who wi to rent Community Center
fa cilitie for e k-day and eek-night
events, accordin to linda Castle, Cent
director.
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She id tha the "Coupon Special"
offers a 50 percent discount of rental
nd set-up fees for an event or program
scheduled from 9 .m, to 11 p.m., on­
days through Thursdays.
ommunity.· center
C e have a lot of activity at the
Community Center on eekends." she
said, "and we're interested in scheduling
more event during the week. Breakf ,
lunch, a d dinner meetings can be
accornodated well as sale and bu .-
meetings and club and organizational
get-togethers. "
Additional information bout the
time and type ef facill ie available
can be obtained phoning the Community­
Center office at 927-1000.
.lMC music students perfonn
• BE TO TOW SHIP - Lake Michl- withou� charge, according �o Dr. Do�aJd
oely, head of the L C music depart­
ment.
. Performer include Kenneth Gray
and David Hiler, of Benton Harbor
Amy Warp r and Cheryl Hoge of Steven­
ville, and Ken Fulmer, of Dow giac.
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gan College music student -m . oring in
trwl!pet, piano, nd voice will perform
'in the Community Center Little Theater
Thursday, Feb. 16, starting at 12:20
p.m.
. The program is open to the public
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Bar Association
ST. JOSEPH - The Berrien County
Bar Association and the Berrien County
La ives Association are sponsoring
an e y conte ;"r students of the 7th,
8th and' 9th grade tv promote the local
ob rvance of Law Day, May 1, 1984.
The Berrien County Bar A dation
Will award prize of 75 00, 50.00
and 525.00 to the author of the top
three e ays in each grade level according
to St. Joseph ttomey Robert J. Eh­
renberg, Contest Chairman.
- The 1984 Berrien
County' Self-Help Director is now avail­
, abl to interested individual, group
or organization, according· to Caryl
Gerberich of Riverwood Community
ental Health Center.
The annual directory, which includ
41 Berrien County self-help groups,
also li s 26 Michiana mutual upport
group.
Self-help or mutual support represent
.a return to the age-old philoso hy of
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onsors essay contest
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Ehrenberg id thi year' theme
for the e y is: 'Law M e Fre dom
or ". Th deadline for submittin
e ys in the local essay conte t . rch
1, 1984, and contestant should nd
them to Ehrenberg' office at: 316
ain Street, St. Jo ph, Michigan.
Detail of what mu t be ubmitted
with each e y can be obtaine from the
principal of the hool the udent
attends, Ehrenberg t ted.
friend helping friend, nei helping
neighbor. It is a philosophy that re­
cognize, develops and nurtures the
strength of people to both help them­
selves and reach out to help other .
For or einfonnation on if-help
groups or to receive a copy of he Direc­
tory, contact Caryl Gerberich r Charles
living ton at Riverwood COmmunity
ental Health Center, 983- 778l. .
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