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Blae Heritage eelebrati,on at B Library
The B Hen Celebra- Iiams, 4-H program assistant ment since the day is scbedul�
tion will take place Friday The planning committee is for elementary sch� • dents."
S turday, Feb. 26 and 1:1 at the comprised of school personnel, The .program WID Include
Bento Harbor Library hom 9 community and 4-H le�dcrs and songs by school, choral groups
a.m. to 5 p.m, The cvcn . being library staff, and church choirs, oratorical
sponsored by 4-H, Bcntou Har- Theme for this year • "Your performances. dis� f art
bor Area Schoo and Benton He itage Celebration". This workandcrafts,an ycontest
Harbor Library. I eye t is open to the p��lic so on "What My H�ritage Means
The program focus is on that �y youngster desmng to I To Me", a rapP"!8 contest, a
youth ith particip tion by participate may do so, ceord- talent show, a fashion show and
young peop and youth groups ing to Williams. historical narratives of Benton
from all areas of the community. Williams said, "It is our hope Harbo .
"This is chance for them to that the school groups will utile For more information call
showcase their creativitY,' ize Friday, Feb. 26 as a day for the Cooperative Extension Of-
and talents: says Sherry. WiI· field trips or as one of enrich-· fice;429-2425.
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BPNrO HARBoR'. A coali­
tion of civic, civil rights, church
and union groups are pushing
for the appointment of an
� African American to the posi- '
tion of judge of the probate
court in Berrien County. I
The position is being vacated
by the retirement of Judge
Donald Dick. Gov. James
Blanchard is expected to make
the appointment soon. f
The NAACP,both the Twin
Cities branch and the Niles
Br nc , the Ministerial AI­
'. tiance, Operation PUSH, and
the AFSCME local have joined
• the push for the appointment of
a Black attorney to the post.
"There are 11 judges down
here, two of them women and no
Biacks: said AFSCME local
resident Freddie Moore.
"We've sent a video tape of the
session we held at the Library
with the judge candidates to the
Governor to let . know ho
� much interest ere is in this
thing, " Moore said. •
Moore's reference was to a
. meeting last month whicJ! at­
tracted about 70 residents. It
. 'was held at the Benton Harbor
library and allowed interested
citizens the opportunity to ques­
tion the judicial candidates.
There are six attorneys who
have filed for appomtment Twq
I 'are Black. Atty. K. Morris
Gavin, a Benton Harbor resi­
dent and former city aU rney;
• and Gregory Cleveland, .
tant prosecutor.
"Moore said he and the mem­
bers of hi$ union were urging
• Democrats to notify the County
Democratic Party of their desire
to see a Black judge appointed.
Berrien County is 20 percent
Black. Benton Harbor which
votes solidly Democratic i tr7
percent.Black, No major politi­
cal appointment in Be rien
County has ever gone to a Black,
P SH president Rev. Walter
BrOMl pointed out. In aD
• iatervicw, Brown �
• Dl1W" for the ap-
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