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Agard reet closed to
hrough traffic at ercy
BENTO HARBOR
Agard Street east of Mercy
Center is being closed to
through traffic as part of a
plan to enhance the facility's
entrance and appearance.
Construction began last
week for redesigning the one­
block section of Agard be­
tween Pipestone Avenue and
Weld Street, said Die Muir,
senior vice president for
erey-Memorial Medical
Center, Inc., St. Joseph-Ben­
ton Harbor.
Drivers picking up or drop­
ping off patients or visitor
will be the only through traffic
allowed on Agard. Those
motorists will continue to use
Agard to enter the circle drive
in front of Mercy's lobby.
The circle drive will remain
one-way south, as will Agard
between the circle drive and
Weld Street. The small section
of Agard leading to the circle
drive will be two-way, allowing
cars for exit the parking 1 t
and access Pipestone.t ee
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" Additionally, houses on
Union Street between Weld
and Empire have been
renovated as part of an on­
going commitment to enhance
the surrounding neighbor­
hood", said Muir. "The houses,
owned by a subsidiary of
Mercy-Memorial Health
Corp., are ideal rental homes
for hospital employees and
will b maintained to add to
the neighborhood environ­
ment around Mercy".
The many changes will help
create a campus-type atmos­
phere that is attractive and
safety accessible to the com­
munity, Muir said.
PIC NEW MEMBER· r.
Joe Edwards, District
anager, Michigan
Rehabilitation ervices office
in Benton Harbor h been
named to the Berrien-Ca s­
Van Buren Private Indo try
Councll.
YWCA announces membership meeting
The YWCA of St. Joseph­
Benton Harbor will hold its an­
nual Fall Membership Meeting
on ThW'Sd y, ovember 19 at
7:00 p.m. in the Lakeview room
of the YWCA located at 508
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The agenda for the meeting
includes voting on proposed
changes to the YW's constitu­
tion and by-laws. These
proposed amendments are
available for review by the mem-
bership prior to the meeting at
the YWCA during regular busi­
ness hours. Members of the
Board of Directors will be
present at the meeting to discuss
future plans for the YWCA.
All current members of the
YWCA are welcome to attend.
YWCA announces shortened schedule
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Due to the temporary
suspension of programming and
the planned building renova­
tions, the YWCA of St. Joseph­
Benton Harbor announces the
following hours for the months
of ovember and December,
1987:
Monday thru Thursday from
Cannady Amusement C
2819 Detroit Rd., Niles, Michigan
616-683-5913
9 a.m. until 9 p.m, and Friday
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The
YWCA will be closed on Satur­
days and Sundays and on
ovember 26, 27; December 24,
25, 31 and January 1.
Bingo will be held on
Thursday at 12:30 p.m. and
aerobic dancing and J Saw clas­
ses will continue, as will the
YW's Gerobic and Antique
Body Shop classes for Senior
Citizens.
Anyone having questions
may call Grethchen Schalon at
the YWCA, at 983-1561 during
the above hours.
Edwards to PIC board
The Berrien-Cass- Van.
Buren Private Industry Coun­
cil's newest memer is Joe Ed­
wards, District Manager of
Michigan Rehabilitation Ser­
vices in Benton Harbor, ac­
cording to PIC Chairperson
TyWallace.
Edwards began his work as
District Manager in June,
1987, at the Benton Harbor of­
fice. He previously worked as
Services Supervisor for
Michigan Rehabilitation Ser­
vices in Kalamazoo from July
1984 until being named to his
new position.
Edwards welcomes his ap­
pointment by the Chief
Elected Officials of the tri­
county area, and hopes to
"strengthen the MRS-PIC
relationship to better help
those individuals eligible for
both service agencies." Both
agencies provide funds for On­
the-J ob training for eligible
residents of the three coun­
ties, according to Edwards.
Edwards came to outh­
we tern Michigan from
Wayne County, where he
served as a Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor for
12 years. He has a Bachelor of
Arts and a Master of Arts de­
gree in vocational re abilita­
tion from Wayne tate Univer­
sity. He has a eventeen-year­
old son who is a senior at
John Glen High School in
Wayne County.
According to Edwards,
Michigan Rehabilitation Ser­
vices is a part of the Depart­
ment of Education, while the
PIC is part of the Department
of Labor in Michigan. Both
agencies deal with, employ­
ment, and specialize in help­
ing hard-to-serve individuals,
with barriers to employment.
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Vocational Education
Exppsition set for BHHS
BENTON HARBOR - The
Vocational Education staff
and students will be having a
Vocational Education Exposi­
tion on Wednesday, ovem­
ber 18 from 7-9 p.m. at the
Technical Center, 653 Valley
Drive and the Skill Center
373 South Fair Avenue, Ben-
ton Harbor.
Parents of students and the
community are invited to see
House of David
,.
Co ledion on display at
B.H. Ubrary
Large collections of House of
David pictures will be on display
at the Benton Harbor Public
Library from ovember 9
through 30. Library hours are:
Mon.-Wed., 9-8 p.m.; Thurs.
and Fri., 9-6 p.m. and Sat., 9-5
p.m.
For additional information,
call Florence Rachuig (Rahoo)
at the Benton Harbor Library at
926-7720.
the quality of education that is
taking place in Benton Har­
bor. The staff and students
will be on hand to show the
type of learning activities that
are available to students.
We have the best training
programs and the most up-to­
date equipment in the state,
says Paul Bergan, director of
Vocational Education.
Students will be in charge
of welcoming guests, serving
refreshments,and performing
classroom demonstrations
which illustrate the training
they are receiving.
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