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January 30, 1985 - Image 7

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Michigan Citizen, 1985-01-30

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JAN. 30 - FEB. 5, 1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE SEVEN
BQQo!l1munity pays tribute to Louise Bell
MUSKEGO rs. Loui
Bell w honored Sunday,
January 27 at John Wesley
AME Zion Church on her
retirement.
The community of uskegon
ble d indeed to have a
'Lady" of rs. Loui Bell's
character orking with them to
make their city a better place
to live.
She was described during
Sunday's ceremonie as a person
with a calming effect a soul of
the brightest star of God and to
know her is to love her.
r. and Mr. Jack Bell's
home was referred to the
house at the . de of the road
beside the Lord.
Her 200 co-workers let her
kno th t e would b missed
becau e "this lady went by the
manual and by God's word
which i inprinted upon her
heart. '
Even the neighbors can t
their clocks by this wonderful
per on. on day through Fri­
day at 8:05 .rn. he pulls out
of her drive to go to or.
On Sunday morning she leaves
at the same time to teach
Sunday School 0 you know
that h r p tor - Rev. John
William, - John Wesl y A
Zion Church, adore h r.
Their children most of all
howed th love and under­
tanding that was taught in the
- hom by the Bell' .
rs. Bell aid "I have not
retired from involvement, my
mind i activ so I'm not retired
from doing God' work.
r. Richard Simmons was
aster of Ceremony.
Invocation was delivered by
Rev. John Williams, Pastor.
A 010, "I Sing Be se
I'm Happy" was ung by Mrs.
Katherine illiams.
Remarks came from Dr.
Mose Jones, former pastor of
John Wesley AME Zion Church;
Honorable Robert A. Warren,
'�ROWING OLD"
If I am to grow old
Let me grow gracefully
Head high, houlders bac
Smiling graciously.
If this is not granted
Let me accept whatever my
lot may be.
Hold my head up,
mattering not - how heavy
the burden is for me.
ayor City of uskegon
Heights; John Sydnor, Superin­
tendent of Mu kegon Heights
Public Schools; and Thomas
Craig, Program Manager Muske­
gon County Department of
Social Services.
A tribute in song , Give
e y Flo ers" was sung by
Richard L. Simmons.
Also offering remarks were
rs. Ethel Haskins, clo friend
and co-worker of uskegon
County Department of cial
Services; arge Burman
cIo friend and Supervisor of
uskegon County Department
of Social Service and Rev.
John William, Pa tor of John
Wesley AME Zion Church.
rs. 0 elda Starr a friend
o rs. Bell wrote this poem
to mark the occasion.
Ufe is full of di appointment
and pitt falls and strife
Aim for better things in life.
Solo by Je e Starr, "Pre­
cious Lord Take My Hand".
Pre ntations were made by
Tri-Cities Women's Club oldest
-club in Muskegon, Mrs. Ethel
Ba ; Muskegon County Black
Women's Political Caucus, Mr .
Delores Cole' Greater Muskegon
Urban League; Muskegon
MUSKEGO
(j
AACP, Bill Gill, Pre ident.
� A gag gift of watch with
no stem was pre nted by
Ida Bodtman.
Remark ere made by rs.
Louise Bell nd Pastor's Aide.
Virginia Snead. ,
Committe member included
- Richard Simmon, Arttie
Bogan, Dorothy Burton, Mary
McQwrter, ell illiams and
Ethel Haskins.
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Heights schools to fill three new job slots
The Muskegon Heights Board
of Education has approved the
creation of three personnel
po ition .
Superintendent John Sydnor
said that the district needs a
district-wide attendance officer.
The job would require a person
who is able to communicate
with parents the courts and
mmunity services agencies to
provide .feedback avoid long­
term ab nces and 0 er pro­
blems, Sydnor said.
The board authorized the
Supt. to develop a complete
job de cription and to begin
creening applicants for the
position. He is expected to
hopping centers to expand
MUSKEGO - Plans to
expand two Henry Street hop­
ping centers were announced
here.
The 1 million project in­
volve Outlet Etc. and est
Village Plaze both owned by
Horizon Group Inc.
Plans call for n 850 000
addition to Outlet Etc. 1940
Henry St. with construction
heduled to begin this spring
and completed late summer.
Outlet Etc., which now has
28 factory outlet-ty stores
will dd nine more with the
ex pan ion. Horizon pokesman
FRio & SAT. SPECIAL
ALL DAY
All Th Fi
You
Can"Ea I 3
said four new stoes have already
been signed.
West Village will see renova­
tion of existing facilities to
provide- 5000 to 10,000
dditional square feet of space.
Horizon Group, headed by
Jeffrey A. Kerr, managing
general partner, and Rev. Wine­
gar " general manager, was
formed late last year with the
purchas of the two Muskegon
properties.
In addition to owning the
two uskegon shopping centers,
Horizon Group 0 handles the
leasing or management of veral
PBS to air
'Forum on
B I a ck Arne ri c a'
EW YOUK-Seven promi­
nent Black American, repre ent­
ing a broad spectrum of Black
politi and philosophy, have
been chosen to be the pane list
for 'Forum on Black America",
airing on �any PBS stations,
onday, Feb. 11 at 10 p.m.
The how is to be taped in
Detroit on Jan. 30 and modera­
ted by Roger Wilkins of the In­
tit ute for Policy Studie .
hopping centers in other ichi­
gan cities and stores in four
other states.
Stores include four actory
Outlets in Wiscon in three in
Indiana including a Consumers
Market Center in South Bend,
Ind., two Outlets in Minne ota
and one similar shopping center
in Davenport, Iowa.
BI ack radi 0
sal es confab
sch duled
EW YORK - The first
Annual Black/Urban Radio Sales
Conference, a two-day seminar
entitled "The Buying and Sell­
ing of Black/Urban Radio for
the O's" will be launched in
Washington D.C., Feb. 6-7 by
Radio- edia consultants Ralph
Brown, .. Editor and Herry
Boulding, V.P. f r Black Radio
Exclu ive Magazine.
The erninar will als be
conducted arch 6-7 in D troit
for radio managers ace unt ex­
ecutive marketing consultants
and anyone with an interest.
ontactBrown at 215)
879-0 25.
present a complete job des­
cription and salary level recom­
mendation at the next board
meeting.
The board also approved the
creation of po itions of ke -
punch operator/child acc untin
and maintenance/cu todial cler
at the ad mini tration building.
5 p.m.
The trip is spon red b
the Black Student Allian e,
uskegon Community College.
Deadline is February 10, on
a first come first rve basis.
Black student Alliance plans trip
A bus trip is planned to
Washington D.C. and Philadel­
phia, P A. for three nights and
four days.
The trip will be rch
4 to 8,.
Co t is 200.
For more information please
call 777-0356 or 739-5247 after
. Webster Avenue, on or
before ednesday, February
6 1985.
The City of Mus egon ha
an pening for D1RECfOR
of I SP CfIO S. The posit­
ion i app inted by the City
Manager to administer in­
spection activities for the
City of uskegon (pop.
40,(00) with direct reporting
responsibility to Chief of
Fir Department. Direct
the inspection of new and
existing buildings a uring
code compliance po e
ability to perform in pect­
ions, and review building
plan perform various man­
agerial tas s a personnel
mana ement budget prepar­
ation: .preparing departmental
policie. Buildin inspecti n.
c truction or engineering
experienced required. City
re idency required within i
months. Salary ran :
23 076-2 076. Send
resume by ebruary . 2
19 5 to: Chief Robert
Thue, ity of uskeg n
933 Terra e Street uske­
g n, I 49443. Confiden­
tiality m st b required.
JOB MART
The County of Muskegon
is looking for an 0 CUP A­
T10 AL THERAPIST. Thee
i an hourly wage of .08
to 10.24 for the position.
Contact Mu kegon County
Per onnel Department. 9 0
Terrace St., 3rd. floor, us­
kegon MI 49442 or call
724-6442.
Muskegon Public Schools
has an opening for a Class
"B' T ACHER AIDE at
Steele School.
Applicants will do general
aide work involving as isting
the classroom teacher in
filing and checking papers
a si ting students with assign­
ed work performing other
classr om related tas as
required by the teacher. In
additi n, the ability t work
with special edu ation tu­
dents. ay include to' et­
in and/ r handling f pecial
phy ical learn in behavi ral
pr blem. A hi h ho 1
diploma or it equivalent i
al 0 required.
If you are interested in
applying for thi position,
plea do 0 in writing to
the' Per onnel Director 349

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