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THE CITIZEN
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the p rt, "Me, a rookie!" he
exclaimed. Sh as pl ased
with her performance, non
ethele , nd followed th t up
with a inging part in "Bubbling
Bro n Sugar" at the Civic
Theatre in February 1985.
"That' . hen I got the bug
for inging," he reveal. A cou
ple of months later she sang the
national anthem for the
Kalamazoo Kangaroo t
ing Stadium.
"I a inging acappeUa
befor 3,000 people. I a ner
v u, to ay the lea t, he con
fide . "B ide, I had been ick
that ek and I'wonder d if my
voice would hold up. Luckily, it
did."
Judy hare that there i
particular stre s on performer
ho ing acappella, where there
i no in trumental ccomp ni
ment. So after succe fully
debuting on the Civic Theatre
stage she decided to fortif her
'contralto' with voice les ons.
Following her performance in
By L rry Carter
KALAMAZOO"; WhenJudy
B dy came to Kalamazoo from
Benton H rbor, ichigan in
D c mb r, 1979, it was to
tudy En lish t W U, with an
emph i on ritin. Two year
later h hired on ith the
alamazoo City Police D part
ment a ecretary, ot prom
oted to Witne Coordinator,
and in Decernb r 1983 got the
I d rol in Th Black The tre'
pr duc�ion of "Amen
Corn r .
"The Bl ck The tr did a
p rformance of "The Wiz"
fe ye r back," he y. "I
irnpr d th t it I ok d
uch fun." And that bit of
enli ht nment, along ith
om heavy viewing of TV
twenty-four video, pawned a
ch 11 nge in Judy: "I began to
feel that I could do it just a ell
any of them."
o he auditioned for the
lead in "Amen Corner" and wa
r ther urpri ed hen he got
"Bubbling Bro n Sugar", he
got another lead role in "Happy
Ending" at The Black Theatre
in April 1985, and recently
shared the spotlight with Chan
Pratt in "Take A Giant Step"
when The Black Theatre
opened it ne sea on October
25, 1985.
But while enjoying a mode t
ucce in Black Theatre pro
ductions t the Carver Center,
Judy is leery of the role Black
ctre e are given out ide of
The Black Theatre.
"I like to play a trong
character," he explain,
remini cent of a true Black
, man. Out id of Black
Theatre production ho ever,
HI ck omen are u ually cast in
the role of religiou omen or
prostitute. I don't want to
pigeon- holed and type-c t. I
don't ant to be limited to The
Black Theatre, but I al 0 might
have to turn do n a dome tic
role outside of The Black
Theatre for fear that Blacks will
b forever tied to uch roles for
ccepting them. I can b flex
ible," he continue, "not only
in my acting, but in my inging
well. I love go pel mu ic, but
I would like to do other thi
not ugge tive on - but good
ong , good mu ic."
In the movie "An Officer
and A Gentleman", Lou
Go ett, the talented Black
actor won an Acad my Award
u k
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4-
uch oftball, field trips, per
onal appearance, nutntion,
creative arts, and performing
arts as an important factor in
attracting" new 4-H
member.
According to Sharon Cro
of Mu kegon Height , and Pre-
ident of the County 4-H Coun
cil, "4-H member in Mu kegon
County have gone to
W hington D.C., Ohio State
Univer ity, ichigan State
Univer ity, and the 4-H
Leader hip Development Cen-
id . Through 4-H, I'v learn d
1 ader hip nd organizati n 1
kill , 11 g ined pr ctical .
kno 'ledge. The 4-H volunteer
leader tr ining program h
meant an a ful lot to me."
L hick dd d that
"there· plenty of room f r
more kid to get invol ed in 4-
H, and e al a. elcom ne
volunte r." To find out h w
to b come involv d in - H, call
the Cooperative Exten ion r
vice at 724-6361, or vi it th ir
office at 635 Ott wa
Mu kegon,
ter in Tu tin, Michigan, to learn
ne skill and to develop their
leader hip ability. The e young
people then help other children
in the community learn and
develop to their fulle t
ability."
An e ential key to th
expan ion of 4-H youth
involvement i the dedic tion
and leader hip of 4-H volun
teer. Pat T ork, volunteer
club leader from Ravenna, ay
that "4-H i ju t a important to
m a an adult it i for the
County Cooperative Extension
Service, attributes the increase
in enrollments to "the hard
ork of volunteer and pro
fe ional staff, and to the e cit
ing variety of 4-H projects and
activitie available through the
Michigan State Univer ity 4-H
Youth Program."
mon Robe on 0 u
kegon Heights, volunteer club
leader and President of the 4-H
City District, cite the fact that
"4-H allows children to choo e
from a wide range of activitie
USKEGO - ember hip
10 4-H increased by over 3,000
youth in uskegon County
durin the 1985 program year.
Total member enrollment in
the county climbed to 6,646
members for 1985. 4-H youth
participated in 154 -H club
and 4- H group under the direc
tion of 548 adult volunteers and
1 �O teen volunteer . This is an
increase of almo t 300 volun
teer from 1984.
Le Schick, 4-H Youth
Agent ith the uskegon
Ca · n Britain honors grandparents
istant
CC board names a
BE TO HARBOR - A
cial program for grandparents
of Calvin Britain student wa
held on Wednesday, ovem-
ber 27 1985 t 2:00 p.m.
e feel that grandparent
are very important in a child's
life. They give pport to the
family and we find that grand
pent need to become involved
in the hool, ld Ann Ken
nedy principal of Calvin Britain
SchooL
La year, grandparent help-
d w buttons on children'
co t and learned to knit mitten
for students.
nted by P.T.O. Pre 'dent,
Judy Burton and s. Brooks,
parent-trainee to the oldest
grandmother, grandfather, and
great -grandparents.
Entertainment wa provided
by the third and fourth grade
choir, conducted by John el-
50D and the Gymna ic Group,
conducted by Jeffrey Deloney.
worked with students for two
year are Valerie Brook, Judy
Burton, Evelyn Domena, and
J 0 phine Jackson.
Guest speaker Mr. Esther
Clay, former Benton Harbor
Area School teacher prepared
a special mes e to the grand
parents.
Gift and flowers were pre-
sen from that position on
Decmeber 31, 1985.
s Smith has been Payroll/
.Per nnel Clerk at the College
since 1981. She came to CC
in 1978 as Accounts Payable
Clerk.
Currently orking toward her
A ciate Degree at u egon
Community College. the form r
ary Czekuc is a graduate of
u egon High S hool. She
enjoys ero -country skiing and
spending time ith her 7 -
month-old d ughter egan. he
and her husband Michael reside
in u egon To nship.
MUSKEGO - The Mus-
kegon . Community College
Board of Trustee h s approved
the appointment of ary T.
Smith to the position of Per
sonnel A sistant effective
December 1, 1985.
The responsibilities of Per
sonnel Djrector will be assumed
by Dr. Donald P: Meyer, Dean
of Administration, who per
formed in this capacity prior
to the appointment of Diana
Osborn a Director of Person
nel in 1983. Mr. Osborn is
a suming the position of
A sistant to the President upon
the retirement of Carolyn I ver-
Holiday advice f
pets
'Let' all be prepared, iust
in ca e.' aid Vararie Grim s,
Executive Dire tor.
If you are goin out.
or even if you are ta ing
home : plea be ure that ur
pet are ept inside and not
allowed to roam 1
Year's celebratin rna
carele drivin and y ur
could bee me ati tic.
The Humane ciety of
Southwe ern ichigan warn
pet owner that with Christ
mas rapidly approaching, watch
their pets very closely. alee
sure they do not eat Christmas
tree decoration, icicle angel
hair, gift warppings, etc. If
a pet wallow such a foreign
object it can become tangled
in his intestines causing rious
problems.
Pie keep your Veterianar-
ians phone number cIo on
hand, and him bout
emergency call .
PERF ED .; Calvin Brit �. 's Gym ic Group conducted by
Jeffery Deloney performed for parent aDd grandparent at a special
propm for gnnclp nt on Wed y, ovember 27. Front,l-r
Lav lie V Dtine, Demetriu A . n and Preston Thom
Second ro , Corey P er, Jolon Y ouIII, yron . ,Ch s Jon ,
Tamon Turner, Lamon Turner and TanwIw WOson.
in tructor Jeff� Deloney and J J n.
This year, the parent-trainee
of the Schools Development
odel have planned and hosted
thi pedal program for the
grandparent.
Parent-trainee that have
room.