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There are eight western
Michigan residents who
received unexpected good
ne s this eek. They are all
bonus inners in The Citizen
Lottery Contest
Cosponsor of the contest,
the Michigan Lottery Com­
mission donated an extra
300 instant tickets as prizes
in the contest that ended in
August
These eight winners are in
addition to 1he previously
announced 12 winners.
The winners are: Lynda
Hunter, 529 Gilbert, SE,
Grand Rapids; Betty L.
By on Leuty
BE TO HARBOR - Dor­
othy Baker a 14-year employee
of the City of B nton Harbor
a named Deputy ity e -
r onday, Sept. 23 repla ing
Franci Ra lin n who n­
nounced his retirement nearly
two months a o.
B er 291 5 Highland, Ben­
ton Town ip, was named to her
new po t following a clo ed
sion meeting of the Benton
rbor City Commi ion. She
previou ly rved dministra-
ti . tant to th City se -
r.
ccordin to City anager
it chell , Baker' appoint-
Thompson, 39 Somerset Ave.,
Battle Creek; Donna R. Haw­
kins, 5988 Ponderosa Dr ..
LINDA L.WATIS, winner
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o
Stevensville; Delores Parker,
1015 Patwood, Apt. A,
Kalamazoo; Arlena Grace,
870 Seward Ave., Detroit;
Sandra Ross, 693 Ada, Mus­
kegon; Marilyn Williams
1433 Bishop, B.H.; Beverly A
Brown, 1493 Colfax. B.H.
Deadline for entering the
current Citizen-Lottery Com­
mission contest is October 9
and an entry blank can be
found on Page 13 of this
week's issue.
Good Luck! There will be
12 winners again, who each
wilt receive 50 instant tic­
kets.
ment would help h r to reach
Level III which
ment for her to
A or. itch 11
Baker is no on her w y t ward
completion of Level II.
B ker also worked as an
admini trative a istant to the
City Manager and as a city
in pector. A native of
Tyraonza Arkansas Baker and
her husband Robert, have one
child.
Baker's salary is reported to
be 22,600.
In related move, the City
Commission voted to hire
Appraisal Re arch Corp., Lan -
ing, to handle most of the
E
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as e sing
ommi sion voted t ten
contra t with Gerbel and rn-
pany to pr vide te hnical
assistance' � r pre-audit w r .
The original contra t wa
granted June 20, accordin to
Finance Director Ricardo
Johnson, who added that hi
department is currently under­
going a computer conversion and
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By Deshorn Watkins
MUSKEGON HTS-On Wed­
nesday, Sept. 18, members of
the Muskegon Heights Board
of Education clashed with
each other, as well as with
members in the audience over
the hiring of a community
education director.
Ann Allen who had been the
acting community education
director since mid-August,
suddenly found herself with­
out a job.
Operating with the under­
standing from Heights Su­
perintendent John Sydnor
thatshe had been hired forthe
post, Allen resigned her posi­
tion as teacher---a post she
held for 14 years with the
system.
However, during Wednes­
day's board meetirig, she
failed to obtain the necessary
votes to keep the director's
post and thus, found herself
unemployed.
Board members Robert Pat­
terson, Tommie Watson and
Viviaon Witherspoon voted in
favor of retaining Mrs. Allen.
Those opposed to the hir­
ing---Charles M� Waugh.
Yvonne Hill George Wash­
ington and George L. Rober­
son=-taued In th Ir attempts
to give supp rters of Allen
adequate r sons why she
shouldn't b hired.
Though most of the di sent­
ing mem ers agreed that
Allen was well qualified to
handl the director's post
each offered different rea­
s ns f he opposition. Those
reasons ranged from the
claim there was a lack of suffi­
cient background material to
not enough applicants wer
considred for the posuion.
Roberson simply said he
was never satisfied with
Allen's candidacy.
After Allen's supporters
unsuccessfully pleaded with
the four dissenting members
to change their votes, the tone
of the meeting sharpened.
As board mem iers clashed
with each other, and as sup­
porters taunted those mem­
bers of the board who were
less sympathetic to Allen's
predicament, several times
Patterson had to exert his
authority as board president.
Ann Allen
resigns
post
for
job
she
doesn't
get.
"
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Allen's rejection prompted a
group who calls itself the Con­
cerned Citizens of Muskegon
Heights to issue a recall state­
ment against the four dis­
senters.
Emma Modisett Hobson.
spokesperson for the group.
said, "Those four members
have openly subjected the
district to a possible lawsuit
by not accepting or cornplymq
With the school board's attor­
ney, while they know fuly well
that the school programs Will
suffer any and all losses which
may occur as a result of their
acts of irresponsibility."
Attorney Vernor D. Korter­
lng, who was present at the
meeting said that Allen
phoned him for advice. and
that he told her he knew "ho
to put a lawsuit together."
Kortering told the board
that Allen doesn't ant to sue,
but if the board left her no
alternative, she Will. He stated
that not only would the board
be liable collectively but also
individually. He said Allen
should have been given the
position.
