Bethesda Baptist,
site of Dr. King
.
Service
US EGO HEIGHTS - It
was standing room only Tue day
on the 56th Anniversary of
Dr. artin Luther King J r
birthday.
Repre ntatives from area
churches gathered at Bethe da,
575 Getty, for an ecumenical
observance of King's birthday.
. According to Bethesda Pastor
Rev. Charles Poole, the ervice
wa an effort to inspire people
to carry on King's dream.
Rev. Poole said the King
programs his church ha spon­
sored over the year were
intented to eep alive in the
young people a con ciousne
of the heritage of Bla k p ople.
At Tuesday nights service,
people from all denominations
and racial groups gathered to
denomstrate the brotherho d
King preached.
The Muskegon County Clergy
Fellowship were co-sponsors of
the service.
Speakers include: Rev. Donald
athews of F rist Presbyterian
Church; John Sydnor super­
intendent of uskegon Heights
Public Schools, and Rev. Poole.
Cynthia Shyne san "Precious
Lord, ' King's favorite.
The Bethesda Baptist Church
ass Choir performed.
Take the Kids to Art
useum on Sunday
Th u kegon useum of
Art will now be open on Sun­
days between the hours of
12:30 and 4:30 p.m. and offers
families a quality educational
outing at a convenient time.
In addition to the permanent
collection, the useum offers
traveling exhibits, lectures and
cIa
urprise for the whole
family might be the watercolor
show no on exhibit - "Beauty
Under the Sink" by Mike
cDonnell.
Folks with outhern roots
will �preci�e t� showing of
quilts by Gwen arston and
Joe Cunningham.
To coincide with the displays
of quilts, a lecture Sunday by
John Allen, columnist and in­
structor, will offer a light­
hearted 100 at me famous
as well as infamous eds­
real or imagined - in painting,
poetry and pro. The tide
lecture, which begin at 2:30
p.m. is free.
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Height approv '$4.2 millio
hotel proj ect / Creates 25 new jobs
MUSKEGO HEIGHTS - By
a unanimous vote the Muskegon
Heights City Council Monday
night Jan. 14, gave the go­
ahead for expansion of the
Days Inn Motel.
The project will create 25 .
construction jobs and 25 per-
manent jobs.
The project is another step
of the current administration
toward its goal of job develop­
ment and economic revitaliza­
tion according to city mana­
ger Joseph Charlton.
The Council approval clears
MESC offices closed
for King holiday,
Jan 21
Michigan Employment Secur­
ity Commission ESC) offices
across the state will be closed
Monday, January 21, in honor
of artin Luther King's birth­
day MESC director Richard
Simmons Jr. announced today.
Approximately 30 000 c1ai­
mants who would normally
report to ESC offices on
onday that 21 st, will be
affected by the holiday closing,
he said.
Simmons said that MESC
began r minding claimants of
the office holiday closure last
week, however some c1aimants
might have inadvertently been
scheduled to report on the
21st.
'Claimants who would nor-
mally report on the 21 should
report to their MESC office
any other day during that
week" he pointed out. MESC
offices will be open for busine s
as usual from 8: 15 a.m.-4:30
p.m., Tuesday, January 22,
through Friday, January 25.
ESC issued the reminder
to claimants since this is the
fir t year the State of ichigan
observes King's birthday on the
third Monday in January, to
correspond with the date set
by the federal government as
the' national holiday.
In previous years the state
had observed the Monday
nearest January 15 as the holi­
day.
the way for the MJDA bond
to be sold by the Department of
Commerce.
The 4.2 million project -
including 48 ne motel rooms
a new restaurant and an en­
closed swimming pool - is to
be financed mainly by 3.8
million tax-exempt bonds i ued
by the ichigan Job Develop­
ment Authority, expected to be
approved today by the state
Department of Commerce.
According to the plan, the
motel, located at 150 Seaway
Drive, will expand onto the
adjoining land now occupied by
the closed Seasons Restaurant.
IT-Tucker Hotels, a St. Louis
o.,-based company is the de­
veloper.
Days Inn will expand from
their persent 104 rooms to 152
rooms. A new restaurant
replacing the Seasons will be
operated by the motel chain
under the same roof as the
motel with a new name, Day
Break.
The expansion project began
last year when Days Inn ac­
quired the restaurant property
for $2.1 million.
The Heights Council last year
approved a 12 year l00-percent
tax batement on the motel
renovation, and a 50-percent
abatement of the additional
taxes due to the restaurant
removeling.
.
Glensid e Schoo I to help 'Keep the Torch lit'
The students at Glenside
School are joining the nation­
wide campaign going on to
restore the Statue of Uberty.
Students will collect Kellogg
box tops from cereal boxes
7 oz. or larger. Goal is to collect
2500 box top .
Each classroom has a collect­
ion box and there will be three
c
deadline dates: January 28
February 25 and March 25.
The class/classes that collect the
most box tops per month will
be treated to a "Liberty Party."
The Kellogg Company will
give an award to Glenside
commemorating its achievement.
It will al 0 nd a donation to
the Statue of Uberty Foun-
dation in Glenside's name. Th
amount of the donation and
type of award will be deter­
mined by how many box top
are sent in. The most important
thing is that the students can
play a vital part in restoring a
very special American landmar .
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