THE CitiZEN
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FEBRUARY 10 - 16, 19
ES$ BRIEFS
r 0 portray
o GEBURG s.c .. - n- In addition to spotlighting
heuser-Bu h will mar the lected individual programs
ob rvance of Black History which the group h ve instituted
onth in Feb. by rele sing a to improve the quality of life
poster uting the contributions in their community, the poster
of the eight Black Greek- also provides biographical d-at
Lettered Organization which and features the current presi-
comprise the tional Pan- dent of e ch.
Hellenic Council. The organization were sin-
lac
His ory ce ebra ion
brochure which launched the
project.
"Based upon the response to
the brochure by individual nd
institution, we felt that we
were getting the me ge across
and no time seemed more
appropriate than Black History
onth to keep the momentum
going, , Brown aid.
Included are Alpha K ppa
Alph , Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta
Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma
Rho sororities, along with Alpha
Phi Alpha Kapp Alph P' ,
Omeg P' Phi and Phi Beta
Sigma fraternities.
The Greek poster and bro-
gled out 'bee use collectively
they have t the precedents
for social action, political in­
volvement, economic develop­
ment and humanitarian service
in the Black community" said
Henry H. Brown, vice-president,
marketing development and
affairs, Anheuser-Be ch.
The poster i the second
ph of Anheuser Busch's effort
to call attention to the import­
ance of Black Gree organizat­
ion . Brown decided to. go
with the poster after receiving
more than 25,000 requests for
"Greek -Lettered Organizations
With An African Herit ge", the
chure are also part of an e -
panded series of publi tions by
Anheu r-Busch which highli ht
the ri hoes of Afro-Americ 0
and African history. Other
publications include the Kings
and Queens of' Africa herita e
ries.
Po ers m y be obtained by
writing Anheu r-Bu h Greek
Poster c/o Im es P.O. 80 J,
rangeburg, S 29116. Ship-
ping and handling chat es of
I per poster should b included
for order • le than 50 or
.50 per poster in quantitie
of 50 or more. Requests must
be received by Feb. 14.
SYNOPSIS OF A
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BENTON
CHARTER TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HELD ON TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 1986,
AT 7:35 P ••
EBERS PRESENT: Su­
pervisor Ni lsen, Clerk
Scott, Trust s Lane, Jef­
ferson, Imminl Ind Col·
lins
EBERS ABSENT: Tr I­
sur r Boothby
Th m it", WIS eilled to
ord 7:35 p.m. Ind I
it nt InvOCltion WIS given.
The m I ut s of the lISt
r ular m ing held
Jlnlury' 21# 198G. were
ecepted WIS pre nted. The
ndl WIS 1m ded to in·
elude I Personn I Comm It·
t report, to hold It m
B-1 r solution elneelll
Auto Speclilit s RIv.rsld.
Pllnt's '.F.T. No. 71-216,
Ind It G - Rltlfication
of the Polic. 0 Irtm nt
Commlnd Officers Con·
trld, ICkI Item H - 0 Plrt­
m nt of Public Works build-
11'11 rep I Irs, lnet Idd Item
I - resolution for t
Idd ion of brlneh s to th
Cook drlin.
Vo ad to cept th res ni­
t on of the Administrltiv
Assistl /Confid ntill
er ry ther y n ss It­
ing the posti", of the
vlnelney for un cipil
employ s of AFSC E
LOCif 2757.
Held I public h .. ri Ind
pproved the trlnsfer of
Auto Specillties Mgf. Co.
I.F.1. No. 79-432.
Voted to Ipprove the
license trlnsfer from Dlle
My rs to Ron Ingrlm &
- ike Li b rman.
Voted to Ipprove plyment
of Generll Fund bills in
the Imount of $70,677.70,
Sewer Fund bills "ln the
Imount of $1,400.01, Ind
Community Development
o plrtment bills in the
amount of $650.00.
Voted to Ipprove rat it lea­
tlon of the Police Dirt·
m Com mind Officers
Contrld.
Voted to solicit bids for
Deplrtm nt of Public Works
building repllrs.
Voted to uthorize the
Sup rvlsor Ind CI rk to s n
the resolution Iddin
brlneh s to the Cook drlin.
The meeting WIS Idjourned
8:05 p.m.
1111 Jlke Scott, CI.rk
B nton Chart r Township
The Citiz n Adv. 2/10/ 6
A
o
_ The youngest of three chil­
dren, Paul Collins as born
December 11, 1936 in M
kegon, Michigan. He as raised
in Ada, Michigan, then a'SlJ1al1
• rural community just east of
Grand Rapids. Attending an all­
white school in the late 1940's
and early 19�0's was a special
problem for the Collins children
as they ere the only black
family in town.
Paul was isolated from many
school activities and as a result
did not do well in academic ub­
jects, In compensation for this,
Collins pent m ch of hi
. childhood free time drawing
pictures in his notebook. At the
age of nine. Collins' tepfather
moved the family to Grand
Rapids where Paul graduated
from Ottawa Hills High
School.
His early interest in art lead
to a friendship with Black poet
and painter, Randy Brown.
Brown encouraged Collins to
pursue his artistic talents, and
the two eventually went into
bu ine together. They formed
a company called Ran-Col As­
sociates, a professional advertis­
ing company. For everal years
Collin wor ed as a sign painter
by day, and perfected hi craft
and technique as a fine art pain­
ter at night. Like many Ame­
rican artists, he is entirely self
. taught.
Collins' early rendering
were of trains, till lues, and
farm cene. When the civil
right movement came into
focus during the sixties, Collins'
work took on a more socially
conscious pect. He realized
that hi talent could be used to
expre s his vision of humanity
and to make a strong social
statement. His first major break
came when he was com­
missioned by Steve McQueen'
wife to paint a portrait of the
well kno n actor.
Paul's career as an inter­
national artist w launched in
1969 when he journeyed to
West Africa for a two year 0-
journ to paint the land and peo­
ple who ere part of his ethnic
. roots.
In 1972, P ul traveled est
to the Ro ebud and Pine Ridge
Indian reservations of South
Dakota to paint another part of
hi heritage, the American In­
dian. There be caught up in
the Sioux militants' ta eover at
Wounded Knee.
In 1975, Collins was com­
missioned by a group of Grand
Rapids area citizens to create
mural depicting the life of their
hometown President, Gerald
R. Ford.
Soon after the completion of
the Ford mural, the Anheu er­
Busch Company commis ioned
Collins to express his vision of
the ocial and cultural accom­
plishments of great African
Kings. The four paintings of the
African King Serle have recei­
ved national attention and once
again have traveled throughout
Europe and the United States in
a major promotional tour.
Collins completed series
titled "Great Beautiful Blac
Women" which was unveiled at
the Chicago Cultural Center in
1978.
In 1980, Collins as com­
missioned by Coretta Scott
King to design the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent
Peace Prize Medal Feeling the
Award to be so Significant,
Collins waived any monetary
compensation and donated his
time and effort for the cause.
Collins' most recent eries
commi ioned in 1980 by the
Amw y Corporation is titled
"America At Work" andencom­
p e twenty-four paintings.
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