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ST. JOSEPH - Feelin' Good' a nation 1
C card' a ular h lth program for
youth.
D signed by Dr. Charles Kuntzelman
from Spring Arb r, 'chigan, the pro­
gram promtoe healthy life yle habit
through a fun, non-competitive fitne
and educational program. Ufetime
fitne ac 'vir and skills are taught
in an environment de' d that every-
one ceed .
The dev lopment of po ltive If-
e eem i e d for each individual.
Beginning in January, three Benton
rbor e ementary hool particip ted
in a four eek 'Feelin' Good' program
during school hour . .
ive other hools are scheduled in
h and April for total program en­
rolbnent of 2,500 children.
Three hools: Hull, orton, and
F irplain Ea ere fund d by th hool
De elopment . program under th co-
o
d'
ordin tion of Irma itchell.
Other funding has come from heol
fund rai rs, CA youth holarship
fund, . and Blo mland United ay
allocation .
Bard school was completely fun ed
by Sho Biz Pizza race under the
management of Ken Fink. "
Under the program, udent meet
once a ee for half an hour fbr four
ee � Each half hour I.�la i taught by
a fitne team from the YMCA.
According to Carol Bradham, Aquatic/
Outre ch Director,' e try to reb dule
male and female for e ch team to
pre nt positive role model, especially
for the boys."
Cia ructure is divided into three
pha s: . arm-up, cardio scular en­
dur ce, and cool-down. Rhythmic
erobic activities and game with mu . c
are part of the program.
cor
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ip application deadr e nears
pril 16' the pplication de d­
line for Lake ichigan Coll ' ann­
u di" on 1 scholarships, according to
Sylvia Coleman, C flnanci aid 'offi-
cere
The pplication form are vail­
ble in the Financial Aid Office
Rm. C-203F). on the pier Avenue
campu nd in th main office of the
uth Campu at ile.
They are ed divi . on ho-
Co
th yare' de . ned to current qual-
ifi d C udent nd former udent
to obtain dded skills and knowledg in
ny one of the college' three academic
. di . on: rt and science, health i­
t • ence and occup tional udie.
Fifteen holarships ill J be
a rded to arts and science tudent; 15
to occup tional udie udents; and five
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USIC
uden s perfonn
- Lake 'chigan College musi u-
d nts majoring in trumpet, ophone,
nd oice ill perform in the Community
Center Little The tre Thur y, arch 8,
gat 12:20 p.m,
e program I open to the public
lthout charge, according to Dr. Donald
oely, he d of th LMC musi depart­
ment.
holarship to health ence udent.
According to S. Coleman, appli­
cants mu have completed at least 30
seme er hours at Lake ichigan College
. prior to the fall, 1984, mester and have
minimum grade point average of 3.00.
The awards amount to 250 a mester
for two semester and may be used b -
ginning with fall me er, 1984.
"The, divisional scholarship e
b on merit of academic work
achi ved and not based on financial
need," Mr . Coleman ide "They repr
nt one of the ways the college encour­
ge high quality cademiciachievement."
Y offers · lifesaving
The Benton Harbor-St. Jo ph ar
CA is offering a ven e life ving
cour to run February 29 through April
11. .
The cia Will m ednesday from
7 to 10 P.M.
Red Cro and . Y CA certification
will be awarded upon ucce ul comple­
tion of COUl •
Program fee: $18 for YMCA mem­
bers and $36 for non-member . The fee
does not include book.
There is a limited enrollment of 20.
For more information call Carol
Bradham, aquatic director at the YMCA
t 429-9727.
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ST. JOSEPH, MI - Jo ph B. Mckey,
re ident of the Southwes em Michigan
Health Care A elation (S HCA).
since July 1980 has be n narned execu­
tiv vice president and chief oper ting
officer of Health Frontiers Inc. a multi­
hospital corporation headquartered in
Wichita Kan S.
ac ey' resignation from the top
administrative position of the local
hospital a ciation which operates
ercy Hospital in Benton Harbor and
Memorial Ho pital in St. J 6 ph, is
effective May 1, according to Lester C.
Tiscornia, chairman. of the S HCA
Board of Trustees.
succe r to ackey.
As Executive Vice President of Health
Frontiers, Mac ey will b re onsible
for the day-to-day operation of a 35-
hospital, three-state system. Health
Frontiers wa formed in September of
1982 by four major ansas hospitals
and a non-profit association of smaller
. ho pital in Kansas, Oklahoma and
ebra
ackey is a member of the ards
of directors of the Bl0 ml nd United
ay, Twin Cities re Ch rn ber of
Commerce A Very Special Time, Inc.
Twin Citie Area Salv tion Anny, South-
• western Michigan Ho pital Council, nd
He, said the ssociation' Board of tru ee of the Southwestern ichigan
Tru ees will form . a arch committee Health Care A sociation. He is also
to evaluate alternatives and 100 for a member of Rotary International.
Co t 0 f fl- investing in
r children
By W' t an
"Ducks and wild anim will fight if
you m with their offspring. Why are
we dffferent?' a Samuel Briggery,
who . trying to feed hungry hool
children in Harrisburg, PA. despite a
ne Reagan dmini rat' on order to spend.
precious fund finding "cheaters" in the
school food program.
"If we were intere ed in the future
of our country, we'd be giving meal to
every child," y Briggery.
Instead, the Reagan administration's
new "verification" program is forcing
the Harrisburg school' sy tern to pend
some. 19,000 n complicated new form,
paperwork, and labor - money that will
have to come out of the schools' food
budget.
"The government increases the cost
(of the program) and force us to divert
money from the program," Briggery
complains. ' e would save m ney by
just giving lunch to every kid who
wants it."
WliERE ARE THE CHEATERS? .
How. i the new government find­
the-cheate program orking in H Iris-
bur� I
"So far e're finding nothing,' y
Briggery. "Not . gle dr ineligib
children getting fre or reduced price
lunche ." (Bure ucracy is Up tting
School Children' Lunch," The ashing­
ton Post, 12/29/83).
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