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By tina Bee
BHHS Senior
When the word" griculture"
is brought to mind, one first
re ction i "I don't want to be a
farmer or wor in field ."
Through th ven eeks in
the Minority Apprentice hip
Program t ichigan State Uni-
r ity, I've learned that gri-
culture is more than just
fanning. It de with just
bout every pect in today's
busine orld.
The inority Apprenticeship
ram is an innovative pro
gram, ponsored by the College
of Agriculture and atural Re-
urc. I t gives the student
hands-on experience ith to-
day' griculture and n ur
resources.
The program is a way to
incre minority enrollment in
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DiAMO ds,
PEA Is A d
PERfuME!
ip Program 0
ricul ure car
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Th student lived in Wil
son Hall and worked at diverse
ite such as the Kell gg Biolo
gical Station, the Hancock Turf
gra Research Center and
offices of the Michigan Depart
ment of atural Resources.
They ranged in age from high
school juniors to college fresh
men, and their home towns
included Detroit, Ponti c,
Washington, D.C., and Ea t St.
Lolli .
When not on the job, the
students toured such campus
sites as the Wharton Center
and the planetarium and t
tended workshop on leader
ship, motivation and tim m n
agement. They 0 travel d
to Traverse City and gin
among other pl to
agribusines in ction.
SEPT. 26 - OCT. 2,1984 THE CITIZEN PAGE FIVE
Chamber Board en
BENTO MARBO - The
Twin Cities Area Chamber of
Commerce Board of Dir to
voted to endor the 911 em r
gency number ystem and to
land support to organizations
promoting the passage of the
two-tenths of a mill for imple
mentation and operation of the
system, according to Chamber
Pre ident James F. Murphy,
chairman of the board, Inter
City Bank.
s 911 system mi lIage
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emergency numbers now exist
ing.
The 911 system for Berrien
County will display the caller's
telephone number which will
allo the dispatcher to loc te
the emergency.
The Board also endor d
SJR-E (Federal Balanced Bud
get Re olution) and h mailed
letters to area legislators and
the Governor urging support of
this re olution.
the College of Agriculture and
interest more tudent in job
in agriculture. ith thi
m r experience I belie
it's time to apply for m job
in agriculture th t 111 be
notch ahead of the other ppli
cants because 1 have had hands
on experience on the job and be
able to say "Yes I have don
that." Other students from
the Benton Harbor area who
participated w Lisa Whitmore,
Sandra Barett, Pam Smith, Dian
Grey and Sharon Jones.
There were 39 students in all
in the program. They carne
recommended by their high
. school coun lors and teachers
students with outstanding
academic potential who may
have never considered careers
in the area.
co of the
that if hom
$50 000, it ill co t a home
owner $5 for the 911 system
and if it would sell for 60,000,
it will cost $6 per year.
911 is the three digit emer
gency number that cce
policy, fire and ambulance ser
vices from any location in
Berrien County and replace
approximately 50 seven digit
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• All City & Township Clerk's offices will be open till 8:00 p.m. Tuesday,
October 9.
You may also register at any Secretary of State office.
Call your County Clerk for information on where to register: Cass County,
445-8621; Berri n, 983-7111 and Van Buren County, 657-5581.