FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE SEVEN
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P.O. Box 4551
2220 Sup rior
Muskegon H �hts, MI 49444
739-1219
Community meeting with
yor and City Council mem­
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By Ed Letter
MUSKEGO - The Muske-
gon City Commission gave pre­
liminary approval for a $3500
grant to establish a victim
restitution program for crime
committed by juveniles.
The program will be funded
by the Julia Hackley Fund
with certain conditions t.
To meet qualifications for
re titution the victim mu t
be poor and live in the City of
uskegon. The ju niles ill
be ble to work on two dif­
ferent program . 0 cash will
be receiv d, only a chec tub
ill be provided the juvenil
showing that the money went
to the victim.
It is hoped that the pro-
gram will rve a a model to
attract dditional grants for
simil r programs.
The comrni ion
tentative approval to continue
funding a 0 rernov I pro-
gram for nior citizen livtn
along Mu ke on nd eb t r
Avenues near downtown
kegon.
The tenative approv ) m ns.
the el n ei borh d
A ci tion will al 0 admini ter
the fund for next year.
your ote e a dif-
ference ... 1
Do you care about hat's
happening after you vote?
The . are questions you may
or may not or be ed,
especially e approach elect-
ion time .
So hat' h ppening after the
election? After time we forget
bout politics after the election
or until there' a crisis or con­
frontation. But th citizens
of uskegon Height will have
an opportunity to gather and
di c with the ayor and
council members , the quest­
ion: "What kind of Leader-
hip Do the People of Muskegon
Heights ant? l'
A central th me of the dis­
c sion will be the point that
"Voting' no enough.'
The panel nd discu ion is
b ing pre nted by The ational
Organization for an American
evolution, egon Branch.
e program moderator ill be
Dr. J me Jackson. Speakers
will include the Honorable
ayor Robert Warren, Council
mber P tricia Jones, Eugene
Fi er and Char Jackson:
YOR ROBERT ARRE
recuperating home er
fall at n High School
ondaYt Feb. 11. A cut on
of Warren' head re­
. Due to the
heduled ppear­
.O.A.R.. Commu ..
on Saturday .
He i ghts
custodial
staff gets
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AACP MEEn
G SCHEDULED
m ny members s po ible to
ttend the Region III Training
onference to b held arch
29 thru 31 at Holiday Inn in
Charleston, West Va.
AACP ational Convention
will be held in Dallas Texas
June 24-28, 1985. There i
nothing like an AACP at­
ional Convention members
hould plan to attend.
USKEGO HEIGHTS-
The Mu kegon Branch AACP
will hold its regular monthly
meeting February 24, at 5 p.m.
at Queen Esther Baptist Church
2220 Superior Street.
Installation of new officer
and board member ill take
place at this meeting. The pub­
lic is invited.
The Region III Director
rle Ander king as
HEIGHTS -
The u e on Height City
Council at their Feb. I I meet­
ing, approved a five precen t
pay rai for th city's custodial
sta ff. The council id th
salary hike i in line with nor­
ma) rate for city cu todial •
employee.
uncertain, a
�rted.
re-
The meeting will be at the
Christian Community Center in
egon Heights at the comer
of Hackley and Jarman on
February 16 at 3:00 p.m. For
further information call 722-
3998 or 739-1332. The public
i invited.
AACPto
onor
ayor
The u kegon Branch
AACP presents a Testimonial
Dinner in honor of ayor
Robert A. Warren, uskegon
Heights, Saturday, March 9,
at 7:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn,
3450 Hoyt St.
Keynote peaker will be the
Honorable James C. Sharp Jr.,
ayor of Flint, Michigan.
Donation i IS per per on.
An open hou and pecial
program f r ayor Robert A.
Warren will be Saturday arch
9, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
at Muskegon Ht Middle School
comer of Sherman and Baker
Str ets, u egon Heights.
The public is invited to
attend, free.
MlK School
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po rtrait
arlin Luther King Elernen­
tary School, uskegon Ht.,
wa pre nted a portrait of
Dr. art in Luther King by Rev.
r . Henry G. Reynolds.
There are bulletin board
displays throughout the school
ju t about all th Black leaden.
Special gue t pea er ill
addre th tudents. They are:
Fo of uske on
p rtm nt; Ed
f rmer Globe
egon County Blac o-
m n Poltici 1 Caucus Youth
Group pre n a . cal Bene­
fit to fund for the- tarv­
in children in Africa. The
mu 'cal . entitled, "Save The
Children" nd ill be pre nted
turday night, February 23rd
t 7:00 p.m. t Beth sd Bap­
t' t Church,
Soloi t and sin IS who will
be in attendance include,
Helen Carter, Je Star, Thelm
Boccus . nnie Hat thew , Sister
Ro ie Lane, the Holli Sisters,
the Oak Sister, Lula Faye
Carter, Blanche Smith, Eva
Shannon and more. A fr will
offering ill be collected.
Everyon ple com and
upport th starving children.
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USKEGO
HEIGHTS -
David May Jr. w th winner
of the Youth Oratorical Con­
test spon ored as a Black History
tribute by Queen Esther Baptist
Church. ay ch Je
Jackson as the subject of hi
five-minute oration.
Other cont ants and their
ubject were Adriene B ni ter,
Harriet Tubman; Fred Jack on
Charle Drew; Pot rae Edge
Sojourner Truth; Donita Robin-
on, Dr. Martin Luther King'
Towanda Overstreet, Frederick
Dougla .
. Following is the text of
ay' peech:
'I would fir t like to start
out by introducing my elf. My
name is David ay Jr., I am the
n of Rev. and r. David
y of Grand Rapids, MI. I
am 15 years old and a student
of We twood Junior High
School. I come to you today
to talk about a m n for Blac
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DAVID
Y,JR.
THE MUSKEGO
.A.A.C.P.
OF ALL EBERS, PAST A 0
PRESENT, THAT HAVE PPLIED
FOR A JOB ITH THE CITY OF
USKEGO • SEND AME, AD­
DRESS, JOB APPLIED FOR,
DATE, MONTH AND YEAR.
SEND TO:
ATTOR EY DAVID JUSTIAN
P.O. BOX 1015
MUSKEGON. MICH. 49443
BY FEBRUARY 15, 1985 OR
CO TACT BILL GILL, 722-2479
OFFICERS
President - Johnny Jemmerson
V-P - Willie Minor
Sec. - Ed Causey
Treas. - Bruce L
Chapli� - George Harrison
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