MAY 18 -24,1986 THE CITIZEN
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S ate annual mi ori y buslne s
LANSING - The Fifth
Annual ichi an inority Pro­
curement Conference is ch
duled for y 28 and 29 at the
Lansing Civic Center.
Th 1986 conference, pon­
ored by the Michigan D part-
ment 0 Commerce, includes
trad f it hich '11 provide'
minority vendor the oppor­
tunity to display their ware
and/or c talog to invited cor­
porate pure ing officer .
nus year' theme U Acc
BH names top spellers
BE TO HARBOR - The
ry school pell r
bor rea Schools
m t at tump I mentary
Sch I last week to determine
who was the top peller in e h
grade.
A total of 54 students too
part in the conte which was
held on Friday, May 9. Con­
testant were d termined
through " elldowns" h ld in
e ch de.
I Th winner ho recelv d
trophi s, we: 2nd grade,
Faith Mc ally Creative Art
Academy; 3rd gr de ekea
Val ntin Creative Art Aca­
demy' 4th gr d Tr cy Lilly,
Cre tive rt Acad my; 5th
grade, ndre Palm r, Sorter
chool; 6th grade, M tt Brown
Gifted and Talent d Academy.
Oth r conte nt were:
Second grad - Latoya Dos
nthony Lloyd nt nio T y-
I r, K m offord, T yshana
,
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"The Picture �an"
Spoci.lize in eddtr1CJ�.
rec.ptions,
f.1mily porfnits. and
.ny spec. mom nt in
. y.our lif.,
Qu ty pictures .t
r IOftlbt. prices
George T. Smith
616J]28-9Sg.2
Wilburn, Stepfanie Delaney, Eric
Wills Kevin eakl y, J enniter
arkus, Jaime atlock.
Third grad Latoy •
Thomp n, Juan Matthew,
idra Bur y, Chanda Crockett,
Steven al, Maria ohn, Yu f
Phillips, J nnifer Johnson,
Vivian Pullen.
Fo�rth grade - Danyelle
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ession n ars
ing . Corporate America - Main­
streaming Minority Bu ine s"
will be addres ed by Congre
man Parren Mitchell, chairman
of the U.S. Small Business Com-
mittee, keynote sp er.
I. The trade f ir and con-
t,
!tittles Latoya Dillard, Rufus
dams Aleda Greathou
Johntae Steven, Shawn Ezell
Elnora G vin Brenna Davis,
Rache 1 Pryor.
Fifth grade - Emmanuel
Turner, Ouienna Wallace, Mich­
que! Hin Brandon Hope,
Rashanda Lott, Glanford John­
son, Ru 11 Gentry, Quana
In the Service
Marine Gunnery Sgt. MI-
CHAEL J. MERO, n of
Elizabeth . M r of 3023
ellbert St., Kalamazoo, MI,
recently participated in Team
Spirit '86.
ero is currently ation d
aboard the amphibiou corn­
man ship USS Blue Ridge,
hom ported in Y ko uka, Japan.
A 1972 graduate of on-
signor J.R. Hac ett High School,
Kalamazoo, I. H j ined
the Marine Corp in S ptern ber
1968.
VBUCO
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ch dule
COVERT - Th regular
member hip meeting of the Van
Buren United Civic Organiza­
tion i cheduled for the third
onday of each month at 7:00
p.rn. at the Civic Center on L ke
Street in Covert, Michigan,
nnounced Mae Lucas.
The May 19, 1986 meeting
enda ill include future plans
for 25th Anniver ary Year, and
member hip assessment, he
said.
UNITED INSURANCE
C ANYOF £ A
321 PIPESTON£ ST.
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on.-Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LIFE, HEALTH & FIRE INSURANCE
616/925-5964
Marine Pvt. DOUGLAS D.
KE EDY, son of Della M.
and Douglas D. ennedy Sr.
of 616 Sleeper, Kalamazoo, I,
has completed the Infantry
Combat Training Cour at
arine Corps Ba Camp Pendle­
tpn, CA.
. • A 1985 graduate of Com­
stock High School, he joined
the Marine Corp . Septern ber
1985.
Marine Pvt. RICHARD C.
CLARK, on of Richard
and Marl E. Clark of Route 2
Buchanan, MI, has compl ted
th Infantry Comb t Training
Cour at Marine Corps B
Camp Pendleton, CA.
A • 1983 graduate of River
Valley High School, Three Oaks,
he joined the anne Corp in
Septernb r 198?
arine Pvt. RAY 0 D T.
PETERS, son of Vivian M.
Halasinski of 4180 E. Hall
Ro d, Mu egon, I, has com­
plet d the Infantry Combat
Training Cour at arine Corps
Ba Camp Pendleton, CA. -
A 1985 graduate of 0
Ridge High School, Mu egon,
he joined the arine Corps in
October 1985.
ference ill b' held ay 29 at
the Lansing Civic Center from
9:00 a.m. until �:OO p.m. Prior
to the conference, em ina!
examimng bid preparation,
financial re ources and em­
ployee leasing will b available
fre of charge at the Harley
Hotel on May 28th from 2:00t()
4:00 p.m. and conference par­
ticipants are invited to trend
r ception from 6:00 to 9:00
p.m. in th Harl y Hotel'
ballroom.
Marine CpI. MARK A. KU -
GER, son of Earl L. and Jo A.
Kling r of 4300 Carolyn St.,
Muskegon, MI recently com­
pleted the oncomrnissioned
o fleer Leadership Course.
WILL�".·I _s
PHOTOGRAPHY
Speci.,ize in Weddings.
Receptions,
F m.ily Portr.its •• nd .ny
Special mom nt in your "'
SPECIAL RATES FOR
CHURCH ORGANIZATIO
LI ncl G. William.
6161 25-0531- 925-0292
Harden, Sony Suel Derrick
Travier.
Sixth grade - B bby Tackitt,
Tasha Bro n, Diana Elliott,
Jill DeSchaaf Craig Geark,
Rebekah Jones, Craig Harper
Steve Sanders, retta King
Damon Diggs.
A 1978 graduate of Fruit­
port High School Fruitp rt,
he joined the arine Corps in
March 1980.
Lance CpL. T RRY
L. PRJ GLE, n of Terry
J. and lnla Pringle of 19 5
Kenneth St., u egon, I,
has been promoted to hi
pre nt rank while serving with
1 st Force S rvice Support
Group, Camp Pendl ton, CA.
A 1983 graduate of Mu
gon ni r High School, he
join d the Marine Corps in
arch 1984.
avy Seaman Recruit
00 ALD Q. BLAK�, son of
Reola . Blake of 1236 Blos­
som Lane, Benton Harbor I,
has completed recruit training
at Recruit Training Command
Great Lake ,IL.
A 1983 graduate of Benton
Harbor High School, he joined
the a in Janu ry 1986.
avy Petty Officer 3rd Class
SCOTT L. WAG ER, n of
Glenda S. Wagner and step­
son of Robert L. Campbell
of 22 Bl nche ve., Kalamazoo
MI, was awarded the avy
Good Conduct Medal.
He is currently serving with
aval obil Construction
Battalion Five Port Heunerne
C •
A 1981 graduate of L y
orrix High ho I Kalamaz
I, he joined the a y in
S pternber 19 1.
uskegon
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