"
Con nu from P g 1
take trip I tum in some re­
ceipts. Some expense are paid
per diem and are not item­
ized."
Wolf ed: "Did you r con­
cile every item except the per
diem?"
Coo e ans ered; "Po ibly
t very thing. "
olf idr, "It I policy to
r concil tho items ithin 5
or in day after th return
from the trip."
Cooke aid: ' When I m uc­
c ful in brin ing money into
th city of Benton Harbor no
one que tion my xp nses,"
olf ked:" a your trip
to ttl ucces fu.l?"
Th yor repli d: " y
trip ar lway ucce ful.
Ho ever, I did not go to Seattle.
I ent to W hington, D.C.
instead."
olf ed: "In the future
could e have a debriefing after
your trip ?"
Coo e ered; "I'Il tell
you bout it after the meeting.
Sometim the information I
receive is confidential and can­
not be disclo ed prematurely to
the commi Ioners."
Commi ion r orval Weis
interjected: "Did I understand
you to y that you did OT go
to S attle?"
Cooe
o
r
tHE CITIZEti
3
priate."
Wolf ans ered: "According
to the city charter, Your Honor,
it is legal and ppropriate."
Wei supported Wolf, but
the Mayor ruled it out of order
and ordered the roll called on
the original motion.
The motion carried with
Commissioners Charle Mickey
Yarbrough, Ralph Crenshaw,
ike Govatos and Dorothy Dic­
key joining Mayor Cooke in
"yes" votes while Com­
missioner Wolf, Wysinger,
Wei and Arnold Smith voted
no.
Retired Benton Harbor fire­
fighter Kenneth Shonk, 392
Summit Street, complained that
his ater bill has almost doubled
because of an alloc ted 'addi-
rtification for commodities
you did not go to Se ttle after
the commission voted approval
for the Seattle trip. Instead of
going to Seattle, as per commi_
ion authorization, you ent
someplace else. Doesn't that
<if turb anyone?"
Cooke id: "I will discu it
tional 8 cubic feet of water for
sprinkling. "I haven't sprin­
kled, so hy should I have to pay
extra?" Shonk asked.
Cooke told him to as r.
(Harold) Ander on tomorro
In commi ioner' com­
ments, Wolf said: "The City
with you after the meeting."
Incoming Commi ioner
George Wysinger asked the
ayor: "Why did you lie about
oing to Seattle?"
Cooke replied: "That ques­
tion i irrelevant to the- motion
(to approve th accounts pay­
able):'
Thereupon, Wolf intro­
duced-a motio 0 parate th '.
accounts payable.
Cooke replied; "I don't
kno if that' legal or appro-
Tho people ill t have not
been re-certified by January 17,
1986 will not receive com­
moditie during the January
distribution," Jone said.
Tho individuals and famille
in Benton Harbor ishing to be
re-certified and those desirou
of . gning up for the program
should com into the BACAA
Benton Harbor office from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m., onday
through Friday. The offic i
loc ted t roo e ain
Street.
All pplicants ould brin
with them proof of income
i.e. ward letter from D
- The
Blo omland Community
ction ency is continuing its
effort to re-certify eligible re­
ipient of USDA urplus com­
modlties, ccording to Stephen
J on of the geney .
en y findings conclude
that ju ov r 50% of last yeu
eligible c mmodity recip ent in
the Ci y of B nton Harbor
h v b n re-certified 0 _ that
they can continue to
commoditie in 19 6
id.
The gency' ne t commod­
ity di ribution will ta e pl e
on Tuesday Janu 28 19 6.
o moking and
classes offered at
o HARBOR - Di-
management la nd
smo ing tion ri are
bein offered in January 19 6,
by Healthwave: ellne Opper­
tum'. Healthwave i spon-
red by emorial edi-
cal enter ph.
The . on "F resh
okin ries will be
13, 14 15 16,
22 and 29 19 in th Y CA
F mily Center from 7· :30 p.m.
he fee tor the "Fre h
SS or SSI award letters, pay
stub, etc.); proof of family
size, (i.e. medicaid cards, birth
certificate of family members,
social urity card etc.): and
picture identification.
Beginning with the J uary
28 1986 distribution, commodi­
ties will be distributed t the
Charle Gray Recreati n Center,
10 ated b hind the Benton Har­
bor High chool. Acce to the
Recreation Center can b gained
on inth Street off fest
Britain Avenue. The Charles
Gray R creation Center site
replaces the downtown site.
diabetes management
rcy-Memorial
nesdays, J nu ,15 22
29 and Febru ry 5 19 6 from
1 :30-3:30 p.m. in the Con­
ference Room at the r y
Ho pita! divi ion, Benton
Harbor.
e "Livin with Diabetes'
B. H. Library
Pre-School StoryTim will
begin Winter d-
sd y, J nu
to 10:45. Th
ri is free 0 charge.
Preregistr tion is required for
cl attendance. To preregis­
ter for the Fr sh ir" or
Living with Diabetes' ries
II 927-5297 weekday between
8 .m. and 4: 30 p.m.
ctivitie and st ries for youn
childr n, _ -5. -regis-
tr tion i not required.
for hildren will b
Friday, January 10
WILCECOOKE
Manager eem to have orne
idea o( what "emergency"
means. But, as elected officials
we have not been willin to 'bite
the bullet: I intended to ask the
Finance Director to ithhold
my token payment for s rving as
a commissioner and apply it
toward the Ci anager' alary
hich is uncon cionable.
But, in the light of present cir­
cumstances I want it applied
toward th Mayor's travel ex­
penses."
Crensha expre ed upport
for the ayor's memb r hip in
the ational Black Caucus.
"That i not uncommon," he
declared. .. e need that
clout."
Smith
CC a i 9
commemora io
era respectively are Ann Allen,
Mu egon Heights Educ tor'
Urban Le ue of Gre ter u ke­
gon Director Stephen Pre ley,
Jr.; and Heights Councilwoman
Rillastine ilkins.
The evening s uest
will be Dr. Benjamin
Jr., A ciate Profe
Ameri an History at
ichi an niver ity.
spc ializati n is th
e perien . Hi credits in Iud
veral publi h d arti les and
m dia pre ntations dealin with
Black re ident of i . n.
Section 8 fund
a ailable for landlo ds
will m a rant [0 me in es or
for ne-hal th 0 t 0 brinz-
..
MUSKEGO - Three eras
of Black History will be high-
. ghted during a special pro­
gram commemorating the birth­
day "of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Dr. King . the fir t BI ck
American to be honored by
having his birthday decl ed a
national holiday.
The program is heduled
f r 7:00 p.m. on Thursday
Janu ry 15, 19 6 in the auditor­
ium of u egon Hei ht High
h ol. The highlighted ra
in lude th slavery p ri d, the
ivil rights period and th
pr nt time, Speaking to ea h
BE TO HARBOR - The
ity of Benton Harbor J ur­
rently takin ppli tions fr m
investors and landlords ho
wish to 0 btain financial
tance in th reh bilitation 0
their rental re idential property.
Thi R ntal Rehabilitation
Pr gram is' made possible b
nt through the tat of
ichi n. The Target are
for - th Pr gram in Iud s the
iry limit.
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