Black History Month
Th ichigan State Univer-
ity Cooper tive Extension 4-H
Program offer the follo ing
Blac Hi tory onth events:
Feb. 1-29 - S lute to
BI c ayors Calendar on
e, featuring 266 of the
nation' Blac m yor 0 (co t S5)
Feb. 5th - Kickoff dinner
for new 4-H Program at IS Ion
for rea People (MAP) Center
in us egon Ht., 2500 Jef­
fer on St., 6 p.m. Cost 25 cents.
ges 12-15.
Feb. 1-15 - hat Black
Hi tory Means To e" con­
test. ge 12-15. See accom­
panyin story for details.
Feb. 1-15 - Regi tration for
Black Hi tory Tour to D troit,
pril 2. Cost 35 per per on
with 10 down by February
15 and fmal paym nt by arch
15th. For youth 12 to 18
years of age.
Feb. 23 - Variety Sho
"B c Down emory Lane".
Fa shfo ns Style from the
1940' to 19 0 s. Age 7-17.
7 p.m. at us egon Hts., Senior
High School auditorium.
For details on the and
other scheduled activities con­
tact aggie Jones at the Co­
operative Extension office 635
Ottawa St. 724-6361.
cc Black His ory
Feb. 8 - Dr. Roosevelt
Alcorn D. Specialist in
Pedi tric and dole cent edi­
cine, co-spon ored by H ckley
ospital and edical Center.
(Thi event has been cancelled)
Feb. 17 - Gospel Jubilee
at Christ Temp e Church, Sher­
man and ood St., u egon
Ht .
Feb. 16 - "Communication-
Self A en for en." Per-
nal otivation - by Sgt.
orman John n, U.S. Army
Recruiter. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.,
Rm. 131 uskegon Community
College. Cost 15.
Per onal Motivation for Wo­
men, by ttorney ary Beth
Jel , 1 :30 to 3:30 p.m. Room
139 us egon Community Col­
lege. Co S15.
arch 22 - Honroabl Shir­
ley Chi oIm Lunch on. Lo­
cation and time to be arranged.
(Thi even wa originally hed­
uled for Feb. 22.)
Mec, offers busi ness
U EGO - I Th Small
Busine Development Center
ill pre nt x minar for
all busine at the us egon
Community Colle e.
The Small Bu One D velop-:
m nt Center (SBDC) at the
colle e nnounced the program,
ying "The seminars re de-
r.I6IUN q�-OIIII
lut ••
lack
HI.tory
LADIES DE51G ER
APPAREL
2 % 0
igned to help prospectiv or
established owners of small
busine e to develop or im­
prove their per tion . '
The first in the rie
entitled ''The Great Trade-Ofr'
nd will be held Thursday,
Feb. 21, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Bill Lowry, Pre ° dent, Great
Lake Trade Exchange ill con­
duct the . on which will
point up ''bartering could be
profitable for your busine .
I your rvice or product
eligible and ho do 'you get
started."
'Should I Incorporate? Legal
Structur for Small Busine "
is the title of the Feb. 28 s­
ion.
"There are advantages and
disadvantage to sole pro­
prietorships, partnerships, and
corporations. Which will ° be
m t beneficial to you now and
in the future?", will be dis-
cussed by ° chael L. Rolf of
O'Toole, Stevens, Johnson,
nowlton, Potter and Rolf,
Attorney.
The third se ion, Thursd y,
rch 14 will be "JOI ays To
REGISTER FOR OUR ANNUAL WEEKLY JACKPOT
DRAWING NOW THROUGH MARCH 4
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2536 Peck Street (at Sherman) 733-2465
739-1203
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2220 Superior
Muskegon He', hts, I 49444
• 739-1219
4- H took African our in
cross cultural works 0
MUSKEGO People,
Places, and Ways of life are
the focus of the Muskegon
County 4-H Club cultural or­
shop.
The things people do, how
they look, clothes they wear,
beliefs and value are all for
particular reasons. Tradition
and cu toms have been ex­
changed for generations and
quite likely have bearing on
us today, explained aggie
Jone , 4-H tant, ponsor of
the wor op.
The u egon County 4-H
Club program plore inter­
national understanding of dif-
ferent cultures. In January
the 4-H Blac Culture Com-
essons
le of esmanship in-
developing a winning
upgr ding your natural
lling bility, utilizing your
po r of per ion and over-
coming cu tomer objections.
ion will be conducted
by J y Singer of Jay Singer
A . ates, Sales Consultants,
who has had more than 25
ye per al lling experience,
r. Sin er h served as a sale
and marketing consultant to
many firms and is a commercial
real e tate broker.
''Shoplifting, Theft - Who
Responsiblity?" is the subject
of the March 2] minar,
What can you do to pre­
vent theft and shoplifting? What
you should know about de­
tection, apprehension and pro-
Continued on P 8
mittee presented a cro cul­
tural workshop on Africa. Ms.
Jones said the workshop wa
pre nted in January to area
educators so that th exper­
ience could be related and
applied during February, Blac
History onth.
The orkshop focused on
Great King of Africa, cul­
tural notes, wanza informa­
tion, Black American Ancestry,
Africa-American truggle for
equal rights, African-American
Scientists Inventor and Path­
finders, Humanities, 20th Cen­
tury and contemporary Blac .
personalities. The workshop
also cen tered around hands-on-
ctivities such as head and
body wraps and ead making,
so well food preparation
and cooking.
Special speakers and
appearances guided th wor­
shop participant through the
central Points of the work-
shop with ohammed giving
the opening remark. athy
Hud n and lily Simmeon com­
m nted on African personal
appearance. Earlind Hilliard
and ora Burton conducted
pre ntations and p rticipation
of foods and dinkera (block
painting).
Alto ether the three hour
ssion rved to help young
people and dult appreciate
and respect ay of life dif­
ferent from their and e n
gain insights into their 0 n
culture, s. Jone said. For
further info on this and other
workshop cont ct th u egon
County Cooperative Exten ° on
rvice office, 635 Ott wa in
u egon. Phon , 724-6361.
The program w pon red
by the Cooperative Exten ion
office, Michigan State Univ r-
ity, the 4-H Bl c Culture
Committee and funded in part
by Tyler Sale of u egon.
t 'AN OU CEME T"
THE MUSKEGON BRANCH
N.A.A.C.P. NEEDS THE NAMES
OF ALL MEMBERS, PAST AND
PRESENT, THAT HAVE APPLIED
FOR A JOB WITH THE CITY OF
MUSKEGON. SEND NAME, AD-
DRESS, JOB APPLIED FOR,
DATE, MONTH A D YEAR .•
SEND TO:
ATTOR EY DAVID JUSTIAN
P.O. BOX 1015
MUSKEGON, MICH. 49443
BY FEBRUARY 15, 1985 OR
CONTACT BILL GILL, 722-2479
THANK YOU
BILL GILL, PRESIDENT
MUSKEGON BRANCH N.A.A.C.P.
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