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CarmclIa Jonca born in
alica&o d lived in Three
�rs . ce she eigb years
old.
S is the daughter of Mrs.
MaceoJ cob., .
C rmell graduated from
Three Rivers Hip School in
1976, and graduated from
Eastern Mi� Uni'lersity in
1980, with degree in Mar et
ing,
She wa Director of
Re idence han at Western
. chigan Uaive . fro 1�
until 1985 and hile .
there also trended
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THREE
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Florence, Ala.' where she .
CorPorate Director FranteUi
of lialy 1IIltil December of 1986.
Following that trained
ed (IDS) a Security
. Stoc &. Bond Co. in South
Bend, I d. Sbe i currently·
working at Allstate I uraace
Co., in Elkhart, lad. an in
surance Agent.
Carmella has a vast ex
perience working with youth.
. Her deep COIICCtIl' with the
youth. When she was sked
about ber philosphy of life sh
said, "I uld like to say to the
youth to today, through perser-
_ verencc, ambition, and hard
work, you can do anything.-
. Children d yo� are in
good hands with Carmella
Jones, and we salute her, an ex
traordinary lady.
Local min er
appOinted
81 hop ,
Rev. Charles' E. White was
born in Palestine, Arkansas, and
By·
Vera
hit
�ent and received a MA dqp'CC
in Public Reaau'� "DO.
Carmella i a member of
Bet el Baptist Church and a
dedicated member. She h
erved Youth Director,
taught the J unio 1 girls Sun
day School class, and' current-
1y General Superintendent of
the Church school.
Being involved in Church
work in this capacity, she was
selected to present an Orienta
tion before the General As
sembly of the ational Baptist
Convention U.SA. Inc. in Mil
waukee, WISCOnsin.
In 1985, she moved to
Trip to Jamaica: Coconut
Ca
282 Capital AYe. S.W.
I Stop
1439 W. Michigan
has lived in Michigan for 3S \
years.
. . He is the father of nine
_ children, three daughters, six
so 47 gr dchildre an 31
great -grandchildren.
He resides in BattIC C
and has ored the Cbur 0
theLiviag God for 34 years. Rev.
White has been married to his
wife, Magnolia for 3S years.
White is blessed in many ys
.for one of his . also a Min-
ister, and one is a Deacon.
He currently plans to ex-
pand his church in the Spring of
this year. The ne building will
be located at 340 N. Washington
St. Although his congregation is
small in size, Iarge numbers
don't make the difference. It'
the unity and working together
that counts, Rev. White says.
Dec 31, 1987 was a s�al
day for Rev. White because he
was promoted to Bishop by
Bishop M.L. Jewell, the General
Chief overseer, t the Christmas
"Assembly in Indian opolis, Ind .
This is the highest honor to be
received in his church.
We salute Rev. Charles
White, and best wishes on your
. appointment.
VBUCO sets
Blae Hi tory
celebration
COVERT - The Van Buren
United Civic Organization will
. observe Black History Month
urday, Feb. 20 from 1:00-4:00
p.m. at the organization's center
! located on 34th Avenue in
I Covert.
II The b rvance will be held
foll g the. regular monthly
I . mpmbership me ting which will
I take place al1too and will take
! the form of a Soul Food Pot
Luck Dinner.
There will a 0 be available
displays, exhibits, music, and
film pre ntations dealing with
Black History.
Admission is free.
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I
oph
nam d II r.
Team Supremell
8yVera I
Sam Brown was named "Mr
Team Supreme" Frid y, Feb. 12
during an sembly for the
school's 1988 Homecoming
.week.
Bro is a sop omore, and .
the 21st recipient of the a ard.
"Mr. Tea Supreme- i
chosen from the Varsity b et
ball team by a vote of th Three
Rivers High School tuden .
He was moved up to e Varsity
team when he a Freshman
because of his consistent high
scoring. The 5'10" dyn 0 pi ys
point guard posi . on on th team
and average 16 point per
game. H ys, "I I to play
b etball, and I plan to attend
coUeg to further my educa
tion". But .. e, he DO
particular college in mind.
The Three RiYe Wildcats
have won eight gam, . ell
keeps them op in the Wol
verine CoDference with d
ings of 11-3 overall d 8-1 in the
league. In Friday's game .
South Haven (Rams), Brown
scored 22 pointJ, with 8 .
and S teals, feating South
HaYell76-S4.
Congratulation, Sam
Brown, "Mr. Te Supreme
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