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In and About Muskegon
By LiDda Dixon
auG NEG 0
o ASSOCIATIO m
have their Spring Honorary
Board Luncheon on Saturday,
ay 17 at 9: 00 am. at 1M
Sigma Plaza, 1721 Mc icholas,
Detroit, Exit 175-Ea � block,
turn left on c icholas.
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USKEGO COUNTY DSS
Volunteer for pril i Hydrone
Brown. She was b rn in Studd
gart, Arkansa , where she finish-
d high hool.
Hydrone went off to Little
R c where she completed one
and one half year of nu s
training. She realized that
career in nursing wa n t for
here becau she couldn t stand
to e hurting peopl sh
left th nursing pr gram.
In 1941 Hydrone marri d
d rd Brown, ho h d c me
from Loui ian to wor
ntinental otors durin
are Edward and Hydrone
h d be n married 31 years
when Edward died in 1975.
Hydrone h d the distinction
of being one f the rust Black
Irs hired by the &P stores
u on and w rked for
P or 21 years retiring when
th ore clo d.
Hydron and Edw rd didn't
h ve any childr n of their own
Showing of the Film
"The Vanishing Family"
but Hydrone helped raised three
of her nieces. She also helped
them through college and is very
proud of them. One is a teacher,
one a registered nur and the
third is a librarian at Wayne
State University in Detroit.
Hydrone is still helping kids.
Sh pre ntly has her seven-year
old niece living with her.
Hydrone is very active in her
church Beulah Baptist. She ha
been pre' dent of he Usher
B d for 12 "years and has been
cretary of missionary group
in her church.
fter her husband's death
Hydrone traveled a lot. She
has been to the H ly Land
and eight other countrie . She
has been a volunteer at the
Department of Social S rvice
since 1979. She aid e g t
invol ed in volunteer w rk b -
cau she needed t d me
thing to eep her mind busy
and he nted to be able to
help people. Hydrone has been
h lping p ple for ' m time
n w. She has volunteered both
a driver and as a r pre n
tative payee. She is a pleasant,
gentle iling lady. The P ople
that work with her, feel that she
i a real asset to their Volunteer
S rvice Team.
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SE lOR POWER 0 Y will
,
be held at the Lansing Civic
Center on Tu sday, May 13.
The guest speaker will be Sena
tor Donald Riegle. The platform
will be presented to Governor
Blanchard and the legislator.
A respon to the platform will
be given by the Speaker of the
Senate and the Hou of Repre-
ntatives. B x lunches will b
served. For further information
contact Region 14 Council on
Aging at 722-7811 or 1- 00-
442-0054.
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YFEST, uskegon's Big-
gest Picnic ill be held Sunday
ay 1 19 6 on the u egon
Community C 11 g Campus.
They anticipate 15 000 P ple
to attend the eighth annual
event on campu. Thi year
they will have a h t-air ball n
with many other surpri s on
hand. The 19 6 theme,
"Frontiers f Imagination"
signifies an ernph s on ience.
Halley' met, will.b the basis
for many special e hibit and
pre ntations. ctivities form
other years such as sidewalk
painting for children; numerous
and diver musical gr ups'
special programs in the Over
brook Theater, athletic exhibit
ions story telling for children.
All of the activities will be
free! Local nice clubs will
be in charge of 'ltrving bre -
fa and lunch, either availabl
for 3.00 on the day of ay
fe .advance tickets are $2.00.
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EARLY ALERT is a pro
gram operated by nior Ser
vice of u egon, Inc. in
cooperation with the Post
Office and Central Dispatch.
Per ns who live alon are
handicapped or in poor health
can register with nior er-
vices to receiv thi rvice.
d cal will be placed on your
mailb and if your mail is not
ttended to the postm n will
t in touch with arly lert.
Plea 11 729-4959 for a
brochure explainin th pro
gram in detail.
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E COURT
.ARCHE
the commencement
on Friday, May 30
usk g n Heights High
nn Easley said that
he will appear in response to
letters students nt congratula
ting him on hi January
appointment as the state'
newest supreme court justice.
Archer WI te the students of
Edgewo d thanking them for
the 1 tters, Archer will spe
to udent at Edg wood Ele
mentary School. Parent and
dministrator h ve been invited
to hear Archer. A group of
local pporter has invited him
. to e t the special luncheon
on Wednesd y,Jun 18 1986.
In the
Service
May 21, 1986
Muskegon Heights Board of Education
55 East Sherman Boulevard "Muskegon Heights, Michigan
The Forum is free of charge
Keynote speaker: John Young
Pr ncipal of Covert High
BEFORE MAY 12, 1986
Magalice Jones
Richard Rienstra
Marion Dunn, D.O.
Luther Dease
John Young has been in the field of Education for 25 years, and V of those years have been spent as
principal of Covert High School in Covert, Michigan. He was the State Education Chairman for the
NAACP for six years, is a member of the Michigan State University Black Alumni Association (his
alma mater) and was recently appointed to the State Advisory Board for Vocational Education.
Herman Iwry
Rillastine Wilkins
Robert Warren
Deborah Farhat
Tricia Deur
Bobbie Thornton
ancy Waters
Bill Gill
Jim Martin
Steve Pressley
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