MAY 31 -JUNE 6,1987 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
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Benton Harbor area news
Craft Afternoons
at Courthouse Museum·
. The Berrien County Histori- quilting. Demon ration will
cal A iation ill be sponsor- be held in the 1830 Murdock
ing series of "Craft After- 1.0 House and the Bennett
noon " throughout the summer ...... Blacksmith Forge on the
and fall at the 1839 Courthouse grounds of the museum.
Mu urn on U.S. 31 in Berrien The urdoc Log House was
Spring . The programs will built in Berrien Springs in the
be held from 1 to 5 p.m. begin- early 1830s by Francis Mur-
ning Sunday, May 31 and con- do, the county' first attor-
tinue. on the last Sunday ney. It was moved to the
afternoon of each month - museum grounds in 1974. It is
June 28, July 25, August 30, furnished as a typical home of
September 27 and October 25 - the 1830s and illustrates the
through October. life of early Michigan settlers.
Each of the afternoons one The crafts of spinning and
or more traditional craft will weaving, quilting and fireplace
be demon rated t the mu urn. cooking will be demonstrated
Among the crafts to be demon. at the log house by mu urn
strated during th series will be staff and volunteers.
blacksmithing spinning and Volunteer blacksmith, Rich-
weaving, fireplace cooking and ard Postman, will be in the
Forge e ch of the Sundays
demonstrating this almost 10
art.
The 1839 Courthou , ichi­
gan's olde surviving court­
hou ,will also be open during
the afternoon. Visitor can
exhibit on the history of
Berrien County and the restored
courtroom, scene of many trials
during the 19th century.
For more information on
"Craft Afternoons" contact the
Berrien County Historical
Association in Berrien Springs
Michigan at (616) 471-1202,
Ci y residen s offered
leadership training
BENTO HARBOR - Den-
ton Harbor City anager Alex
Little and Berrien County Ex­
ten 'on Director J irn auer
have announced Le dership
Trainin Program for Benton
Harbor citizen and city officials
to begin June 8, 1987.
The flrst ph of the pro-
gram ill be conducted at the
Benton Harbor Library from
4:30 until 7:00 p.m., and will
end on July 13. A combination
of ichigan State Univer lty
Exten 'on Speciali s and city
official ill conduct the or-
ops. Little said,' e
ant to provide an orientation
- to the' or ings of government,
ERCHANTS HALL
Fllrpilin PIUI
Young Oems-4th C.o.D.C.
ERCHA rs HALL
Flirp'lln Pllzi
Exec. Comm-..4th C.o.D.C.
MERCHANTS HALL
Flirpllin PIIZI
4th Congo Drst. Oem. Comm.
2. ..
ERCHANTS HALL
Fairpflin PIUI
8er. C nty. Oem. Plrty
boards and other ncie and
the importance of proper re­
pre ntation of the citizens by
persons serving in an official
cap city."
eibauer 'd,' e are look­
ing for individual from the
city of Benton Harbor with a
genuine intere in developing
le dership ills and in tum
be illing to be a future member
of on of the board of the city,
or generally ju t to improve
the community by their partici­
p tion."
Mayor ilce Cooke had re-
que ed a program that would
provide leadership ills to a
cro ction of people involv-
. ed with city government. The
. sessi ons will generally
cover: what i Ie der ip and
the meaning of repre ntation;
team building and problem solv­
ing; under anding local govern­
ment and economic develop­
ment; improving meetings and
. board snan ship .
The cond phase will be
conducted in July and ugust
and will involve more of the
resident of the city through
mini-workshop's in four areas
of the city according to ei­
bauer.
Interested people may call
429-2425 or 925-3948 for more
information. Brochures with a
mail-in registration are available
at the Benton Harbor Library
and the ISE Office at 89 West
Main, Benton Harbor. There is a
June 3rd deadline for registra­
tion.
The program is nsored by
the Cooperative Extensive Ser­
vice, Berrien Community Foun­
d tion, City of Benton Har­
bor and the eighborhood
Information Sharing Exchange.
JOBLESS RATE
FALLS
WASHINGTON- The na­
tion's Black unemployment
rate fell to 13% last month -­
-the lowest it has been since
the Reagan adm.inistration
too office in 1980.
However, Black joblessness
was still more than two times
as high as that for whites
which stood at 5.4% in ApriL
BENTO HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS
OTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARl G
o INCREASI G PROPERTY TAX
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 2
1987 at 6:45 o'cloc p.m. at Benton Harbor
High Schoo1 Student Commons Area, the
Board of 1!iducation will hold a public
hearing on the levying in 1987 of an
additional proposed millage rate of .6215
mills for operating purposes pursuant to
Act 5, Public Acts of Michigan, 1982.
The Board of Education has the complete
authorit)' to establish that 32.7129 mills be
levied ill 1987 from within its present
authorized millage rate.
The maximum additional proposed millage
rate would increase revenues for operating
purposes from ad valorem property tax
levies in 1987 otherwise permitted by Act 5,
Public Acts, of ichigan, 1982, by 1.94
percent (1.94%).
The purpose of the hearing is to receive
testimony and di cus the levy of an
additional millage rate. Not less than seven
(7) days following the public hearing the
Board of Education may approve all of any
portion of the proposed additional millage
rate:
This notice is given by order of the Board
of Education.
Lynn H y ,Secretary
Board of Education
Benton Harbor Area Schools
THU
ELECT
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BE TO HARBOR AREA SCHOOL BOARD
JUNE 8, 1987
o y,
e 8, 19 7
·for a
IFIED' DISTRICT
Assure a future for the Education
of our Children
(Paid tor by FRIENDS 10 ELECT BARA J. Md( E) •
TRUSTEES BENTO HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EOUCATIO