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LANSING - About $88,000
will be spen on resurfacing In
terstate 94 Benton Harbor Busi
ne Loop next year by the
Michigan Department of
Transportation (DOT).
The three-tenths's of a mile
from Colfax to Fourth Street is
expected to begin in the second
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quarter of 1988 and to be
finished in mid-1988, said
Thomas L. Sawver, DOT public
information administrator.
The four-tenths of a mile
from Winchester to the south
junction of u.S. 33 has been
deteriorating and is in need of
repair also, said Pascual E. Tor
ment, program engineer of state
bureau of highways.
That section of the project
will cost an estimated $120,000
according to Torment.
Cost estimates are not
definite because additional
work to complete the roads may
be necessary, Torment said.
Sawver said it is necesary to
. dig up the top inch of the current
asphalt before resurfacing from
Colfax to Fourth Street can
start.
"I think the resurfacing is one
of several recent steps toward
improvement in the Benton
Harbor area," Torment said.
The resurfacing projects are
designed by engineers in the
Benton Harbor district.
James W. Burge is district en
gineer of the project.
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Case
o Shigellosis increase
BENTO HARBOR-
Reported cases of Shigellosis, a
form of dysentery, are on the in
crease this year in Berrien
County, ccording to the county
health department.
"Berrien County Health
Department has investigated 64
cases of Shigellosis in the coun
!1 through October 30," accord
ing to Donna Marvicsin, public
health nursing s pervisor with
the department. "This compares
with 2 cases reported in 1986
and 16 cases in 1985."
Shigellosis, caused by shigel
la bacteria, usually causes diar
rhea, fever and nausea nd
sometimes vomiting and
cramp. It can be especially
dangerous to infants and elderly
people because of the possibility
of great body fluid loss due to
vomiting and diarrhea.
HE RYCOATES
Reniy Coates, 90, of 16S Charles St.,
Benton Harbor, died Sat., Nov. 14 t
Mercy Hospital Division, Benton Har
bor after a brief illness.
Funeral services held Fri., Nov.
20 at Ebenezer M.B. ChutdL Robbins
• Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Har
bor was in charge of arrangements..
Mr. CoJtes bom Nov. 9,.1897, in
Mississippi and bad JUidcd in Benton
Harbor for 33 years.
Survivors include: a IOn, Harry
Coates of Benton Hatbor; three sisters
- Elizabeth Brown d Minnie W de,
both of Benton Rubor, and Bmm
Coates of Detroit; nine grandchildren;
and 19 great-grandchildren.
Shigella bacteria, found in
human feces, are transmitted
through direct or indirect
fecal/oral transmission from
patient or carrier.
"If' a person infected with the
bacteria does not wash his/her
hands after using the bathroom,
they probably have the shigella
bacteria on them. When they
touch someone else or food, the
bacteria are spread to others,"
explained Marvicsin.
In addition, transmission may
occur when individuals change
diapers which contain the bac
teria and do not wash their
hands afterwards.
Basic good hygiene practices
of washing hands with soap and
water after bathroom use or
contact with fecal material and
before eating will reduce the
tansmission of the shigella bac-
teria, according to the health
department.
The report cases of shigel
losis in Berrien County have
primarily occurred within the
preschool age population. The
cases are no limited to a com
mon source, but there appears
to be clustering within large ex
tended families.
Sumptoms may appear 1-7
days following exposure to the
bacteria with an average of four
(4) days. The health department
reocmmends a physician be
notified if a sudden onset of
symptoms which include diar
rhea, fever, cramps and/or
vomiting are present.
Treatment includes an an
tibiotic for the bacteria that
causes shigellosis. The an
tibiotic, prescribed by a
physician, will shorten the dura
tion of illness.
YWCA changes date of
membership meeting
Due to conflicts with the Economic Club of Southwestern Mich
gian the membership of the YWCA of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor
has requested that the date of the fall membership meeting be
changed from Thursday, November 19 to Monday, November 23, at
7:00 p.m,
The meeting will be held int he Lakeview Room of the YWCA,
508 Pleasant Street in downtown St. Joseph.
Cathy Hart is the president and Betty Ross, secretary.