AACP announces Baby,
Contest wi nners
SKEGO - The Religion
ffairs Committee, u egon
Branch of the AACP clo d
their Sixth Annual Baby Con­
te t on Sunday, Augu 26,
1984, at the egon Height
iddle School.
Roland . chelle Lee, 8
months, daughter of r. and
r. Bruce Lee, ponsored by
the Greater Harve t Bapti
Church, Rev. Stan] y Levy ,
P Of, this year's winner.
Ashante' Monique' Collins,
4, carne in condo She is the
daughter of r. Jerdine Collins,
te' ponsored by e
Hope Baptist Church, Rev. illie
F. ilson, p tor.
Third place ent to ndy
Grantt, Jr., 1 months. Randy's
ponsor ere Mrs. Luevenia
Harris, rs. Bobbie cAfee,
and Spring Street Bapti t
o
Th el on Community
ci tion i ponsoring a Har­
vest Ball on Saturday, Septem­
ber 29, from 9 p.m. until 2 am.
at the Carpenter's Hall, 1499
E. River Ro d.
The "Dirty Old Man" will
be the Deejay for the night.
Tic e are $3.50 in dvance
�d $4 at door. They may be
purchased t Crazy Larry'
Church, Rev. T J. Roberson,
p or.
atthew Fo er, Jr., 6
months, on of Mr. and Mrs.
atthe Foster, Sr., came in
fourth place.
little Delecia Marie
Shyne, 9 month, is the fifth
place winner. Delecia is the
daughter of r. and Mr . Paul
Shyne, and was sponsored by
Berean Gr ce Church, Rev. John
Shyne, p tor.
First and second place tro­
phies will be awarded to Ro­
landa Lee and Ashante' Col­
lins. Both will receive a Junior
lifetime membership to the
.A.A.C.P.
All contestants will be in­
troduced a the u egon
Branch' Annual Dinner, Octo­
ber 27, 1984.:
ood Street arket and Cham­
pion liquor Store.
Teens are also welcome.
Refreshment available.
The object is to raise funds
o that the A dation can
work for a better neighbor­
hood. Clara Shepherd is presi­
denti Lillian Glass is chair.
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MUSKEGO
Volunteers
throughout the Muskegon area
who have dedicated their efforts
to building a better community
were honored at the annual
4-H Recognition Banquet.
Deborah Betts of the orth
District, Barbara Herd and
aomi Wright of the city dis­
trict, received 4-H Clover
Aw rds for five years of volun­
teer service.
Della orman, 0 f the Reeths
Puffer Community; Willie Bur-
E
CO
FO
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C
4-H program through various
support services to the 4-H
over the years.
Les Schick, 4-H Youth Agent
for uskegon County, stated
that one of the top priorities
of the 4-H program is to in­
crease the nutrition intake of
our youth. Lack of proper
nutrition will make children
slow in school, reduce creativ­
ity and in general, create poor
health, he noted.
rell of the Mission For Area
People Center in Muskegon
Heights; ancy Ashford, Direc­
tor of uskegon County's J.ail
Release Program, all received
the 4-H Friendship Award.
aman Robertson received
the eritorious 4-H Service
Award for 19 years of 4-H
volunteer service.
Heights School Superin ten­
dent John Sydnor received a
eritorious Service Award for
outstanding friendship to the
SUCIces!, 0
Mitchell Kelley. The
er aero from the Hei
ory. The key to th t
ani Sim In Anita Lane
d
CHAMPION Party and Liquor St
erold right:
Champion busi
MUSKEGO HEIGIffS-1f
it is true that courage, intelli­
gence and determination are the
hallmarks of a champion, then
Harold Wright picked the correct
name for his busine venture.
right has displayed just
those qualitie during the 11
year he h built Champion
Party and Liquor Store into a
succe ful venture.
A 1968 graduate of historic
Wilberforce University, Wright
built on the foundation he
received at Muskegon Height
High School.
President of Wilberforce's
CIa of 1968, Wright wa a
candidate for ' ho's Who in
egro College.'
He h lso do
dvanced
tudie at Western Michigan
Univer ity in Kalamazoo.
Although Wright is planning
to expand his busine intere ts,
the entrepreneur has never
allowed the dream of ucce
to narro hi activities. Com­
munity rvice has enga ed him
throughout his career.
He is director of Community
Services/Employment for the
Urban League of Greater Mu -
kegon and was Field Repre-
ntativ for the Flint UL
for II year.
Prior to hi current UL
po t, Wright rved a Director
for the uskegon-Ocean Com­
munity Action Again t Poverty
program.
The common thread ven
throu hout right's e peri nee
essman
is dedication to uplifting the
community: developing job
opportunitie and training for
minority youth; developin
leadership resource in the com­
munity; providing leader hip a
the community faced the threat
of Urban Renewal; sharing hi
bu iness expertise in minar
for the community.
Tho who kno him, sa
right's fir t love is wor ina
ith youth and alth ugh there'
no ritten record of his achieve­
ment. right ha pent th u-
nds of h urs of hi time a a
volunte r with th B y Scout
and church and c mmunit
youth group.
Wright and his if Franc
right have a n and live