ovember 8-14,1987, Michigan Citizen
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COVERT OYAL1Y-- icole Clom nd Dennl Brunt, both
17, re named Covert High School's hom oming king and queen
turday night t the chool dance. icole i the daughter of Leo
nd WilUe Clom n, Covert. Dennis is th one of Edward dAnnie
Brunt, Covert. Leo Cloman is Principal of the high chool (Kri -
tin H y photo)
Blae music festival
MUSKEGON - The Nation­
al Blac United Front
(N.B.U.F.) will sponsor a Black
Music Festival on Saturday,
November 14 from 6-8 p.m. at
the Muskegon Heights High
School.
Featured artistis will be:
Jimmy Clark Singers, Bill Bar­
rett Trio, Marsha Love, Future
Look Production, Nate Allen;
Rapper-Poper, Steven Jones;
Charles Fair, Blanche Smith,
Heavenly Visions, Swahili Dan­
cers, Def-3-Rappers, Holy
Lights Singing group, Joyful
Sounds Singers, Eunice Mer­
win, Greenbrook Band, and
Lula Faye Carter.
Tickets are $3 for students
and 5 for adults.
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Former assts ant p lnclpal
takes new posi ion
By Vera White
Sam Daniel, former Assistant
Principal at Three Rivers High
school has recently accepted a.
new position.
He now holds an administra­
tive p sition with the Frederick
School istrict, in Frederick,
Mar yl: n 1. The district has
24, ents.
1 taught Social Studies
at pre Rivers Middle
Sen 1 from 1971 until 1974,
when he was appointed prin­
cipal at Barrows Elementary
School. He served there until
19 2, when he was appointed
Assistant Principal of the Three
Rivers Middle School. In 1984
he was appointed Assistant
Principal of Three Rivers High
School and served until June 19.
He was chair of the Three
Rivers Planning Commissioon,
a board member of Three Rivers
Youth Service Organization,
chair of the Trustee board and
church building fund, and
taught Sunday school, all at
Bethel Baptist Church.
He is married to Barbara,
formerly Barbara James of
Three Rivers. The Daniels have
three childre, twins Patrie and
Patricia, and Gerald Jones.
Sam Daniel contributed
much and was a great asset to
our community.
Retired worker
becomes realtor
Ervin C. Haithcock has lived
in Three Rivers 46 years. He is
retired from Peterson Spring
Corp., where he was a tool and
die maker for 30 years.
Although he is retired from
Peterson Spring, he is still work­
ing. He has been a realtor for the
past 10 years.
He worked for Titus Homes,
and is currently employed at As­
sociated Services Real Estate.
He is a former president of
the UA W U53 Local for six
years, a member of the t.
Joseph County board of real­
tors a former member of the
bargaining committee and was
chief negotiaor for 18 years. He
is a former vice president and
member of the local AACP.
He is a member of the Lock­
port Township Planning Board,
and was elected Constable three
times, and has woked on the
local Community Chest.
There are other African
Americans that have worked in
real estate, but Haithcock is cur­
rently the only Black realtor in
this area.
Haith oc has been married
to Louise (Ellis) of Southern In­
diana for 40 years, and they have
four sons, Roderic , Rodney,
Ronald.and Robert, and two
grandchildren.
Haithcock enjoys working
onold cars. He is currently
retoring a 1955 Cadillac, and a
1956 Chrysler.
He says in any endeavors, he
believes that it is imporatant to
know what you're getting in­
volved in, and to continue your
education.
Ervin Haithcock is a quiet
reserved man, who has ac-
OUT
THREE
RIVERS
WAY
By
Vera
White
complished much in life �and in
our community.
College grad I
training in
Chevy finance
Gerald Jones is a 19 2 honors
graduate of Three River High
School. He is currently training
in Chevrolet Finance in W rren,
ichigan.
While a Three Rivers High
student, he was a member of the
Honor Society and one of the
Academic Ten.
He worked at the John on
Corp. and Armstrong orp.
during the summer, attended
Eastern Michigan University
and graduated in December
1986 with a Bachelor of Busine
Administration, Finance.
He is employed at Chevrolet
Morr Division in Warren.
J ones enjoys traveling, -
sports, listening to music,
andplaying chess.
He is the son of Sam and Bar­
bara Daniel, now of Frederick,
Maryland.
. Bethel Baptist marks 41 st
. nniversary
The Bethel Baptist Church of
Three Rivers, observed its 41st
anniversary on October 24.
Guest was Rev. Theodis
Hadley and Canaan Baptist of
Elkhart. .
The two churches have ex­
changed visitations on their an­
niversaries for the past 25 years.
Rev. Bobbv Joe Tolbert is
pastor of Bethel.
Harold Hughes is keynote spea er for
Kalamazoo Alcoholism Awareness
KALAMAZOO the
Honorable Harold Hughes,
former United State Senator,
will be the keynote speaker for
Alcoholism Awareness Week
1987, ovember 8 through
November 15.
Hughes will speak Mon.,
Nov. 9, at8 p.m. at the Kalamzoo
Hilton Inn. The week's events
are sponsored by the
Kalamazoo Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Council and the National
Council on Alcoholism.
As a United States Senator
Harold Hughes introduced the
legislative initiative known as
the "Hughes Act" which estab­
lished federal funding for al­
coholism treatment and preven­
tion and created the ational
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism.
Hughes was also governor of
Iowa from 1962 to 1968, and
author of the boo � "The n
from Ida Grove. In 1984, 10,000
people attended the freedom
fest" in Iowa, which celebrated
30 years of his recovery from al­
coholism.
Tom Lucking, Executive
Director of Kalamazoo Alcohol
& Drug Abuse Council,
(KADAC), said, "Harold
Hughes is one of the most in­
fluential people in the field of al­
coholism this century. Prior to
the 'H ughes Act,' most
Americans did not have access
to alcoholism treatment. Since
the legislation, there is a nation­
al network of publicly funded al­
cohol programs."
Tickets for the event are
$4.00 and may be reserved by
calling 6161345-2139. Advance
ticket sales can b obtained at
Gateway Villa, 1910 haffer
R ad; ew Directions, 110
West St ckbridge Avenue' and
KADA Administration 1104
South Westnedge Avenue.
On Wednesday, ovember
11, Gateway Villa will present
the Hazelden Foundation on
Current State of the Art in
Employee Assistance
Programs, at 9:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. at the Kalamazoo Hilton.
The Hazelden Foundation is lo­
cated in Center City, Minnesota,
The workshop is targeted for
employee assistance profes­
sionals and human resource
personnel, and includes an over­
view of the history and evolution
of employee assistance
programs, how to make a refer­
ral, techniques on marketing
employee assistance programs,
and future is ue relating to
wellne cost containment and
manag d health care.
Please contact Gatev ay ilia
at 616 9- 7 5 f r mor infor­
m tion on this f rum vent.