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Benton lIarbor area news \
BENTO HARBOR - A
pilot project aimed at bringing
10 -income housing up to code
has recently been initiated in
Beaton Harbor and Benton
Townahip in cooperation with
the Michigan Department of So­
clal Services (MDSS).
This ne project is respond­
ing to the 1985 report of the
Michigan Housing T Force
. ch tated in one of its recom­
mendations that DSS should
alter its elter vendoring policy
to encourage landlords to insure
th t rental units meet local
codes, according to Wes Bower-
Ope
r
man, Berrien DSS Director.
Shelter vcndoring is a
tatewidc process of sending the
rental payment of welfare
clients directly to dlords. In
Berrien COUDty alone, thi
amounts to about $491,000 per
month.
Bowerman aid, ·We are
committed to supporting safe,
affordable and available hous­
ing for low-income residents.
This project is just one of a num­
ber of initiatives begun through
DSS Office of Special Projects.
The action of tying vendor pay­
ments to the quality of the hous-
ing unit is most significant,"
Thi special vendoring
project was implemented in
Berrien County on November 4,
1987. Similar projects are also
under way in Grand Rapids and
Muskegon Heights and plans
are being made to extend it to
the entire state.
Rental properties will be
referred· to the local
municipalities for inspection. If
serious code violations poten­
tially threaten the health and
safety of the occupants, DSS will
stop vendor payments and in­
clude the shelter allowance in
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clinic here
BENTON HARBOR - The
Berrien County Health
Department announces the
opening of an AIDS Counsel­
ing and Testing Center for
high risk individuals. E.
Dewain Silvernale, M.D.,
Medical Director for the
Health Department, indicated
that the anonymous clinics will
start providing AIDS counsel­
ing and testing services to the
public on Tuesday, December
1, 1987.
Dr. SiJvernale . d the
clinic is open to the general
public with special emphasis
on those individuals who
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Ubrary
BENTON HARBOR - Pre­
School Story Hour will be held
Wednesday t 10 a.m. Children
ages 3-5 are welcome to attend.
101 Dalmatians will be shown
the Library on Wednesday,
Dec. 30 at 10 am. and 2 p.m.
Don't miss it!!!
Movies being own on
Saturday, Becember 5 at 2 p.m.
are: "Rabbie Hill" and "Cor­
duroy".
New boo s dded to the
Library collection are: "The
ew Blac iddle Class" by
Bart Landry; "Weave World" by
Clive Bar er; "Call Me Anna" by
Patty Duke Astin; "Mennonite
Country Style Recipes and
Kite ell Secrets" by Euther
Shank; and "Color, Sex and
Poetry" by Gloria Hull.
believe they may ha e been ex­
posed to the AIDS virus or
who e personal lifestyle be­
havior put them at risk of con­
tracting the virus.
Dr. Silvernale indicated
that high risk behavior would
include the following:
-sexual relationship with a
gay or bisemalmale;
-sharing a needle to inject
IV drugs;
-semal relationship With a
pe who· an intravenous
drug r;
-sexual relationship with
multiple partners or pros­
titutes.
The new �S Counseling
and Testing Center is one of
22 sites in the state funded by
the Michigan Department of
Public Health.
Individuals seeking to ac­
cess the counseling and testing
service can do so by calling
the Health Department, Mon­
day through Friday, from
8:3Oa.m.-5:OO p.m., at 926-.
. 7Ul. The individual will talk
to a counselor and an appoint­
ment will be set up. The clinic.
will ure anonymity and con-
lid ·r by ...
CDtiUty ass1goIDg 10-
dividuals number. No names
or any other identifiable infor­
mation will be collected, A
pretest COUDSeIiDg session will
be provided to make ure that
testing· warranted. H ap­
propriate, a blood U.:&.lple wiD
be taken and the individual
will be re .. scheduled for an p-
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pointment in 2 weeks to dis­
cuss the results of the test.
Dr. Silvernale also added
that individuals who have al­
ready been tested can contact
the department for counseling
or information. "Though Ber­
rien County is not a high in­
cidence area for AIDS at this
time, we feel it is very impor­
tant to have this kind of er­
vive in place and available to
the public before AIDS be­
comes a major problem local­
ly."
Ubrary activities
BENTON HARBOR - The
Library will be closed on
Thanksgiving Day and there will
be no Story Hour on the 25th.
Movies being shown on
Saturday, November 28 t 2:00
p.m. are: "Winter of the Witch"
and "Fur Coat Club".
Books added to the adult col­
lection are: "Stay Alive, My Son"
by Pin Yathay; "In My Own
Fashion" by Oleg Cassini; -what
To Do When He Won't Change"
by Dan Kiley; "Man Of The
Hou e" by Tip O'Neill; and
"Elvis World· by Jane and
Michael Stern.
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the client's elfare chec until
the needed repair have been
made.
The local municipality
remains responsible for inspec­
tions and code enforcement. To
assist in the project, Benton
Harbor and DSS have entered
into a contract to update hous!'
ing codes and to provide inspec­
tions of 450 rental units by July
30,1988.
L C Winter registra ion
in progress
BENTON 1WP - Registra­
tion is now in progres for
Winter semester classes at Lake
Michigan College. Over 500
classes are offered in the Winter
schedule. Classes are con­
veniently scheduled for variety
of daytime and evening hours.
Registrtion for full or part-,
time students began on Monday,
November 16 and will end on
December 18. Registration is
being held at the main campus
located on Napier Avenue in
Benton Township on wee days
between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Special extended hours of 11:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m, will be held on
the main campus on November
23 and 24.
Registr tion will also take
palce at the main campus from
11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. January 5
and 6.
I> Wmter semester classes will
begin January 8 and run through
April29� New students who plan
to enroll full-time or transfer
students with less than 15 credit
hours are required to take
placement tests to determine
pr ficiency levels in English,
reading and mathematics and
should call the College for test­
ingtimes.
Classes are priced at $29 per
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$2 per hour registration fee.
Certain classes require lab fees.
The College's district includes
all of Berrien County, Van
Buren County and Milton,
Howard and Po agon
Townships in Cass County.
For more information, con­
tact the LMC registrar's office
at 927-3571, ext. 264.
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