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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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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.