PALS
honor
Th B nton Harb r Area
hool h t d it venth
nnu I PALS Recognition
ight for it chool volunteer
on edne d y, ay 21, 19 6 t
7:30 p.m. in th Benton H rbor
High chool common. Ov r
2 ° volunt er received to ens
and certificate.
Tho h receiv d p ci I
ere Rev. Walter
Shirl y Bi ger ,
lvin illiam nd Rev.
Blac more for their
effort in or anization and
impl mentation of an after
chool tutoring program for
Calvin Britain School student .
muel William, a volunteer t
Sorter School, was pre en ted a
plaque for fiv years of volun­
teer ervice.
Also honored were volun­
teers ho have eared over 100
hour during the 1985-86
school year: Linda Ander on,
ValIrie Brooks, Shirl Brown,
Alberta Buels, Betty Burleson,
Ira Burton, Judy Burton, Vivian
Bu by, Christine Crensha,
ary Davis, effrey Deloney,
Evelyn Domena, Edna Flemin ,
Brenda Go I Donna Green,
Linda Green, ary K. Green,
Palma Haigler, arilyn Hope,
Jo phine Jackson, Janet
Johnson, Willie a Jane,
Ruby K n, Cynthia Knuth,
Shirley Kramer, Robert Kyle,
Lourella L e, JoAnne Lyles,
Patricia ,Bertha indel,
orro , Lille
P tter on, Ether
ich I Pullian, Barb
Emm R ii, ry
THE CITIZEN
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Visitor claims B.H. will i
By ROD Leuty
Benton Harbor ill move
forward", said Charlotte ayor
Daryl Baker at the ay 19 City
Commi 'on meeting.
Baker, in Benton Harbor as
part of ayor's Exchange Day
said that though the city faced
some 'big challenge" he i
convicned that the city will
survive and progress. He aid
that he is . confident" that
progre will be made becau
of his meeting throughout the
day with city staff and elected
officials.
Baker aid that he al had
the chance of viewing some of
Ben ton Harbor s redevelopmen t
plans, which also made him
confident of the city's future.
The city ha great "potential",
he id pointing out Benton
Harbor's geographic feature,
like the St. J 0 eph River and
Lake Mi higan,
Charlotte, city of about
8 500 residen ts said B er ha
some of the same problems
as Benton Harbor. One similar­
ity between the two cities,
he said, was the need for addit­
ional revenue. Charlotte has
considered the u of a city
income tax to get additional
revenue.
Baker, his wife Mary Jean,
Charlotte City Councilman Wil­
liam Lowe, and his wife Virginia
toured the city with city staff
and officials throughout the
day and presided over a portion
of the Benton Harbor City Com-
community volunteers
ckett, Dor Rog r ,Florence
Ro , ar aret Ru ell, Bobbie
nder Hazel mith, Juanita
rnith, Charlen Tittle, Martin
Tittl, Glori Ware V ra
Webb, R enia White, Ro e
White, Linda William and
Hel n Zindler.
Thirty-five te cher er
recogniz d f r their volunt er
rvice render d to the Home­
work HOTLl E, including:
Dai y Aldrich, Del Brandon,
Audr y Brinkley, Darlene
Brozovich, Pat Contrer,
ichelle Crowder, David
Douglas, Charlen Durfee,
Anne Frey, Eva Gorm n, Dan
Gr ber, Katie Hau ler,Jasmine
Jacob, Ruth Johnson, Carolyn
Jone, Wendy King, Linda
Klapthor, Irene Lowe, Dennis
Lowell, Rose Ellen McCourt,
Kathy McCumberr, Charlene
Merrill, Carol Momany, Audrey
Morris, Gail Nelson, Elizabeth
Ru ell, Susan Ru ell, Ann
Schroeder, Jeff Smith, Dave
Summ
mission meeting. Baker said
that he had a 'delightful day"
in the city.
In other business, the com­
mis . on voted 7-1 in favor of
obtaining Caterpillar wheel
loader from Michigan Tractor
& achinery of Grand Rapids.
The lone dis ntin vote came
from Commissioner George Wy­
singer.
The city, according to Carl
Bro n, director of public r­
vices and recreation will pay
615 a month on the 1 ader
for five year when the city
will have the option of purcha -
ing the loader or leasing a ne
loader. Brown said that if the
city opted to buy the loader
the balance payment would be
35,000.
Wysinger said that he voted
against the wheel loader be­
cause the matter hadn t been
discu d in committee meet-
rove
ings, hich are held in the wee
preceeding comrni . on meeting .
ysinger also id that he
felt th t the ity could not
afford the lea, -purch
arran emen t.
The city currently has a
load r built in 1973, hich,
Brown said, cost the city as
much or more in maintenance
co 18 per month th monthly
paymen ts on the ne I ad r.
The commissi n al voted to
re hedule the ay 26 meeting
to Tuesda ay 27 becau
City Hall will be cl d for
emorial Day.
ayor Pro-Tern Charle Yar­
brough presided over a portion
of the meeting before yielding
to the visitin ay r Baker.
Bent n Harb r ayor ilce
Coo e was in Charlotte on-
day al lakin part in the
mayoral e chan e.
HUD notes realtor shift on
fair housing
HUD ecretary Samuel R.
Pierce, Jr., today prai d th
ational As ociation of Real­
tors' endor ement of his Fair
Housing Initiative Program
(FHIP) nd called it "a reflec­
tion of our arion's commit­
ment to civil ri ht for all
in pro ram.
Secretary Pierc h r qu -
ted 7 million f r thre c rn­
pan nts of th Fair Hou ing
Initiative Pr gram including
educ tion and ou treach, d­
mini trativ enforcement, and
private enforcement includin
testing.
Women in Transition
session set
BE TO
1WP. - Pamela
Worn c and Milt Zo chk .
ancy A kin, Lou Kni ht,Judy
Johan n, Ruth John on and
ary W il n wer other ho
al erv d Homewor HOT-
LI E.
L ke ichi an Coll g and
, the Benton Harbor Po t Offic
were recognized as ne p rtn r
ith th Benton Harbor Are
School . Lake ichig n Colle e
i currently producin cience
center for Hull School cl
room. The po t office ha.
re erved n area in the lobby for
display of highlights of the
Benton Harbor Area Schools
and is providing career aware­
ne projects in chools.
The PALS School Volunteer
Program beganinJanuary, 1980
under the sup rvision of Mary
Wilson, School- Volunteer
Leader of the Office of School­
Community Relations. Since
then, the PALS School Volun­
teers have given over 40,000
hour. r7
r lunch program begins June 9 in BH
Free lunches and nacks for 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and ton Harbor Area Summer Rec- School, H. C. orton
YOUDS tersandthebandicapped snacks from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. reation Program, according to School, Robbins Par , Hall
living in the Benton Harbor weekdays through August IS, Farmer. Recreational activitie Par , Union Park, Pipestone
Area School District will tartat according to Robert C. Farmer, are cheduled at Hall Par, Park, Frank's Tot Lot, Colum-
14 locations on Monday Oune Director of Busine and Frank' Tot Lot, Union Park, bu School, Seely eCord
9), according to school om- Finance for the Benton Harbor Broad ay and Pipestone Parks. School, and Bro d y Par .
cials. Area Schools. No meals will be Hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to
Meals for anyone 18 years ervedJuly 4. 4:00 p.m. June 16 through
old and under will be erved. The ummer food ervice August 22.
The program include people program i funded by the United eals ill be served at th
ho are determined by a state or States Department of Agricul- follo in locations: Fairpl in
1 cal public a ency to be men- ture, ponsor d locally by the orthea t School, Sterne Brun-
t 11y or phy ically handicapp d. B nton Harbor Area ch 1 chool, Bard cho I B yn-
Lunch ill b rv d from and i ted by tho City f B n- h I L fay tt
Cole, widely-known per' nnel
consultant, will lead a one-day
seminar titled 'Women in Tran­
sition" to be held ay 29 in
the Lake ichigan College Com­
munity Center.
Spon ored by C and the
Criminal Justice' Council of the
South e em ichigan Commis ..
sion, the minar will start
at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.,
according to Linda Castle, L C
director of community services.
Under the administrative
enforcement component, Hun
would continue to fund tate
and local fair hou in enforce­
ment agencie .
Und r th education and
outreach component HUD
ould provide fundin to public
and private entiti . Thi uld
en ble them t c nduct out­
r ach and education pro ram
f r th g neral publi and [; t
hou ing indu try group .
Environment
is issue at
women's
meet
T. JOSEPH - The
uth­
P -
we tern Michigan
litical Coalition
ednesday ay
9: 00 p.m. at the aud Pre ton
Palen e emorial Libr ry 500
ar et St. at Lake Blvd.
t. Jo ph I.
Speakers will be Mary pple­
hof the Contractor to the
City of Porta condu ting the
Recycling-Educational- re-
ne Campai and Dr. John
Clark, 'describing his farming
methods that u no pesticide
grain and hay feed tock no
antibiotics, no growth hor­
mone , no toxics for fly control
and no red coloring,
Further information may be
obtained by callin the Benton
Harbor Area chools' Food er­
vice office t 926-61 6.