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th ir i th
dinner thi pa t atur­
ptern r _9th. at th
Hei ht idd!
am Ie . wh
hairper on of th
the Mi tress )f
for the venin I
nder n a e b th
the Inv cati n and the B nc­
diction.
harlene Burr gave the el-
a dre. pedal rec ni-
a giv n t Del re Col
h r aith ul
mem-
arren, ayor
u e on Hight, presented
the gue t pe er, Ethel SkyJe
e nder Illinoi State Repre­
nt tiv , 32nd Di trict, with an
d pte re lution from the
u e n Height City Com­
mi ion c mmending her for
ye r of pub' c rvice and
offi ially th n ing her for
ccepting the invit tion to pe
here in the u e on area.
Pre-dinn r entertainm nt wa
pr vided by Rev. Robert John-
n, who sang and accom-
pani d by hi iter, Alexi
J St phen Pre I ley
•
DEWRESCOLE
Following is the text of a
statement delivered by Delores
Cole, Fir Chairperson of Black
Women's Political Caucus:
"The membership for the
Black Women' Political Caucus
h grown beyond our expect­
ation for 1984, which gives
me great inspiration to see
the rapid gro th of thi organi­
zation. The purpo of the
organization is to stimulate
and educate minority female
in the political arena. We are
making progre .
, e have encountered many
ob tacle this year with our
property for the Community
ner
rvice Center. As our them
tate "It' Our Time 0."
If we are going to pr gress
and develop. we must do it
now. We cannot afford to let
our dreams die so if not the
building for the Community
enter, the service to the com-
OCTOBER 3 - 9, 1984 THE CITIZen PAGE SEVEN
hig
lig
• Th Caucu has al 0 b en
involved in th tudy f the
u kegon C unty jail by ub­
mitting letters nd attendin
meting with the committe
ap inted 0 study the jail
facilities. The C ucu c ntribut­
ed fundsto tw of our y uth
o
pro
e
nee air:
ni r cit izen din­
n r: gave ut hri trna ba ets,
and graced the Seaway e rival
with j vely float. v raj
f th youth
I ft [i r c lie
oura d t
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i ters fr m u eg n
High S h 01 to to
Washin t n to e the p Iitieal
pr ce at it affe t their liv .
"The y uth caucu vi ited the
Mu ke on County Jail nd
curt ; th y were gu t f one
of the ttl i lator in Lansing
and had n opp rt unity to
attend one of the Lc i lative
ion; pon ired t heir Third
munity must continue.
"Some of the a tivities that
the Black Women' P litical
Caucu have engaged in are:
held politi al forum, w rked
wth voter registration drives.
upplied tr nsportation to the
polls and telephone call urging
citizens to vote.
"In the area of empl yrnent ,
we polled all of the fast f d
re taurant in uskeg n County
and found v ry few Black
youths employed. any hour
were spent with mana er let­
ter were sent to the' media,
and frequent vi its were m de
to restaurants. We are proud
to report that to date almo t
every fa t fo d restaurant in
Mu kegon County now employs
orne of our Black youths.
DOWNTOWN MUSKEGON
OVER 50 STORES FOR YOUR SHOPPING
CONVENIENCE IN A SAFE AND CLiMATIZED
ATMOSPHERE
WHEELCHAIRS-STROLLERS-LOCKERS
AVAILABLE AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH
MALL HOURS:
Monday thru Friday 10 A.M.-9 P.M.
Saturday 10 A.M.-5:30 P.M.
Sunday Noon-5 P.M.
ar
urance f qual opportunitie
nd chance r advancem nt.
"It' Our Tim
uskegcn-Oceana CAP
Agency meets '
By Liz Sheppard Coleman
Th Mu keg n-Oceana om­
munity Acti n Again t P verty
held it m nthly B rd f
Director' Me ting, September
25, at the main ffice.
D n J(1 . Cole, Exe utive
Director reported that the Head
Start Program had been funded
and taff have been hired for the
fiscal year and that he will
be neg tiatin with the city
of Muskegon concerning Srnity-
Ryer n Playfi Id becoming a
com n nt f the AAP a en 'y.
Thi action a appr ved by the
bard.
ole al 0 rep rted that dded
urplu c mm dities f corn­
meal. p wered e s nd prune
will be available t the re ip­
i nts f the chee e and butter,
but becaus f the very mall
am unt available, clients will
be aJ wed to pic nly one of
the three new items.
Heights school board and
teachers agree on contract
By. Liz Sheppard Col man
The Mu kegon Heights Bard
of ducation and The uskeg n
Heights Education As iation
were jublilant a b th group
ratified a thre year contr ct.
The contract wa approved at
the re ular September monthly
bard meeting. The a re ment
wa reached by both partie
with ut help from out ide ne-
g tiator .
The Bard of ducation
te m con isted of harles
Waugh George R bers n
Lemuel a ly, Vivai n ith r-
poon and Dr. R bert Warren.
The teach rs's repre entative
were: an y Gray, lizabeth
WaJls lizabeth McKenzi
Willa e tern, Je Starr and
Mark Glover.
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