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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
•
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.