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GRAND RAPIDS - 58th
Annual Se . n of the Gener
B ptist State Conventton of . ch­
igan con ned August 5 through
10, 1984 t The e Hope
Bapti t Church, Grand Rapids.
Dr. John V. illiams' 'State
Pre 'dent and host pa or.
The Senior .. onary Society
met on Thunday, August 9 t
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. . on .
Both ODS e b d
iritually, financially, and in
ttendance.
Highlights of the 2 p.m.
on included recognition of past
te pre dents by Pr . dent
Bernice Blo. A trophy as
a arded to the church with the
large lOCiety attending. The
Buela Bapt Church of ue-
egon Heights here Dr. Blo
p or.
The 7 p.m. on as bl
th . pir . onal singing from
the SO Voice St te Youth Choir
under the direction of Rev.
Roland Ho ard of Queen E
p' Church, egon Heights
and Ren Scott, Sate
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BEllNJ(::E BLO
Youth . dent of ew Greater
Cedar Gro , Detroit, Rev. P.L
otley p or.
The 1984-85 officers ere
elected: President Sis. Bernice
Blo , egon; First Vice Si .
Cherry Johnson, Benton Harbo ;
Second Vice, Sis. Flo 'e �
min , egon; Third Vic,
S· . Ovena Harris, Grand Rapid;
ecording Secy ., . ee,
Grand Rapids; Financial Secy "
Sis. Jeanett Patterson, Detroit;
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Bible Te cher, Si . H. Cra ford,
Detroit; . Recording Secy.,
. Annie Smith, Ypsilanti.
The president and officers
posseSSiOn w led by State
President, Dr. and s. John V.
illiams.
The congregation held
peDbound our hearts ere
touched with the dynamic me
from our State Pre' dent
. Bernice Blo. Sis. Blo .
a member of Buela Bapti
Olurch, Dr. J. Blo her p
also father-in-la •
Sis. . Blo reported on her
or through the year. She com­
mented on some social concern
that should motivate new prior­
ities in Christian . ion.
"The many p oblems in our
community, city, state, nation
and orld should get our tten­
tion and m e u more concern­
ed abour our committment;" she
d. She . ed three: The
decaying live of our youth;
The increasing u of drugs and
narcotics, not just in the ghetto,
but in our - homes, elementary
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bar-b-que boot
o Iy referring to the city's
wai r of all fee connected with
the Fe t and city cr preparing
the Rivervei Dri 10 ion.
Bernard said permits to sell
bar-b-q e had been' ed on a
first come, rust ned ba' to:
Pig Time, New Bethel B ptist
Church, Union memorial A.M.E
and Erma Ande on.
Bernard . d A Very Special
Time will apin be the only ven­
dor of b r, wine and soft drinks,
HJbat is here e hope to make
the money to pay for the F ,"
h exp . d.
Vend on are required to pay a
S54 fee for noa-el ctrlcal using
booths and $69 for booths using
e ctricity, Bernard said.
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e- school registration se
Ed d 0 ly, 863 Colfax
in the city, ant to rent a booth
to n bar-b-que, but has been
tum down by the River Fe
Committee.
ccordin to 'w I Bernard,
director of A Very Special Time,
the IpODIOring cy, ndors
ere limited this year for the
purpote of helping e ch vendor
to make some money.
"Last year e had 13 peop
selling bu-b-que," Bernard ex-
d. '-one reason e're having
difficulty settin& peo to come
t
do there this year, there
too many peop 1ling bu­
• One more year of peop e
bro e and e on't ha a
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BENTO HARBOR - The
ton Harbor Are Schoo
o-day Pre-School
ation Oft on Thursday
and Friday, August 30 d 31
from 9 LID. to 12 noon d
1 to 3 p.m. daily at th District',
Pre&hool Center located t 636
o e Street, according to
10m' .
1be Pre-School registration will
for tho children ho are
three 0 four ye old and who
° e in th Chapter I attendance
"I'm a taxpayer too," said
are " hospital birth record, baptism
Dr. Suzanne Da , Coordina- record, edicaid card, other
tor of the Pre-School program governmental records.
for the District °d,"lt is '¥elY ...... Proof of current ddr ,
important that Pre-School parents which could be driven licen ,
bring the following items of current rent receipt, or a current
information ·th them n utility bill.
enrolling their children: "It is necessary that the child
-Immunization records from be pr nt hen registering," Dr.
Health Department, doctor' re- Davis . d. "School nurse wiD
cords, military or immigration be available to evaluate immuni­
records. zation if needed and Pre-School
-Child;s birth validation in the staff members will be availab e
form of State birth certification, to screen all the prospecti
three and four year old pre­
school # studen th t are being
registered," e said. If parents
ha e que tion concerning Pre­
School registration, they are ed
to contact the Pre-School Office
at 926..8273.
Parent ho alre dy have re .
tered their children for this
year's Pre-School program do not
hav to ttend thi regi tr ti n
i n cc rdin to Dr. 0 vi .
e e ch air eli n i c set
. JOSEPH - The E er
Seal So . ty of Berrien County
will be conducting a ' eelchair
Clinic' on Saturd y, September 8,
at the rgaret B. Upton Center,
2015 eview, St. Jo ph. '
Purpo of clinic . to
cl an, dju t nd m e minor
repairs to 'heelchair that ' are
privately-owned by individuals in
the county. The clinic . being
co-sponsored by Van' Pharmacy.
It will begin at 9:00 a.m.;
ppointment e required. Call
983-3981.
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SIlTING BAC AND RELAXING - H ttie Ob' ,
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