I
Ha hcock
a ard d
Academc
AII-Amer can
Scholar
recogn on
By Vera White
Robyn L. Haithcock, has
received t e Collegiate
Ac demic All-American
Scholar recognition. The recog
nition is given to participants
who have demonstrated an un
usual ability to adapt to their
collegiate learning environment
and to succeed in their chosen
field of tudy. To qualify for this
recognition, students m cam
a 3.3 or better grade point
aver e and be selected by a col
legiate instructor among the
ponsor's top students.
omination to the scholar
program is one of the highest
honor that a young person, can
chieve. Robybn is a 1918
gr uate of Three' Rivers High
School. In 1986, he received the
Outstanding Young Man of
America Award, The tional
I Merit Scholar Award, and the
Dean's Award for Academic
Excellence. He received his B.S.
degree from 0 oma Univer
sity at orman Oklahoma and is
currently attending klahoma
edical College in Tulsa, Ok-
Robyn is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E.C. Haithcock.
Three days of gospel music
will be held Friday and Saturday,
March 18 & 19 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, March 20 at 3:30 p.m. at
the Greater Harvest Baptist
Church.
Friday there win be a five
church, loo-voices male Chorus.
Saturday, March 19 Greater
wide Black Heritage toor __ -----� __
OUT
THREE
RIVERS
WAY
By
Vera
White
Local m nl
I Dean of
Bible ColI-=-- .....
er
By Vera White .
Rev, Luther Channey· no
stranger in Three Rivers. He
lived here since 1971. He
originally came from Detroit.
Channey has been married to .
wife, Sallie for 31 years and they
have four children, one
daughter, Cymantha, d three
ons, Princel, Kyrone, and
Dayone all of Three Rivers.
They are I 0 the proud
grandparents of four, Reel, 5;
Raphel, 3; Ebony 1;· and
Quinette 5 mo�.
Rev. Channe : has been the
pastor of the II Nation
Temple Church 0 God in Christ
since 1966.
. . All ministers are constantly
busy with their pastoral duties,
and Channey is no exception,
beca e he is also the Dean of
Western Michigan's Jurisdic
tion Bible College. The main
function of the college is to train
I and teach young ministers,
teachers, and laymen in their
ministry work. The Bible Col
lege is home based in florida.
Classes in Michigan began in
1986 with 25 students and 28 stu- ,
dents graduated from the col
lege in 1987.
As Dean of the Bible College
naturally it is one of Rev.
Channey's major priorities. He
said three classes will be held
again this year t with the first
MONTGOME �, AL - The
Alabama Bureau of Tourism &.
Tr vel is offering a brochure for
tavelers bighligbtiDg the te's
rich Black history, entitled
"Alabama' Black Heritage: A
tour Of Historic Sites". Alabama
is one of only two tes in the
u.s. that h uch a tewide
tour.
The brouchure provide a
m p of the state indicating the
location of each of the 82 his-
tat
tor ic attractions. A brief
description of each site and it's
historic I relevance is also
provided. ,
"We are very proud to be able
to offer thi brochure," states
Lisa Wa.Ish Shivers, Director of
the Alabama Bureau ofTourWn
& Travel. "Alabama· home to
so many important Black his
torical and cultural Site . We
wanted to be able to offer these
attractions - in an organized y
�" �rican �lUlutl'tace
• Hand Cratt.d Ace
• TrodIt6onoI & CcR� � �
• Educotionol Posters & MoQlOZinn
Aeggoe & AfricQf\ •
15734 W. Sev n lie at Forrer
Sot 11 ·7PM
REV. LU11IER CRANNEY
• I-
class on March 7 at his church.
The second class will be held at
the Faith Temple Church of
God iJ1 Christ in Grand Rapids,
and the third class at the
Greater Wayside Church of
God in Christ in Elkhart, Ind.
Rev. Channey previously
worked for the Metropolitan life
and Bankers Life Insurance
Companies. He is a man of
knowledge and is dedicated. He
serves on the Executive Board
of One Church and One Child of
Michigan, a member of the
United Ministerial Alliance,
and a member of the three
Rivers Ministerial Alliance. He
enjoys reading and listening to
, traditional Gospel music, Chan
ney has many concerns for the
Black community and is deeply
concerned for the Black youth.
He said, "May main concern is
our young Blacks. I wo d like to
say to them, 'take advantage of
the opportunities that are avail
able to you and make something
of yourselves'."
He is also concerned about
the low level of education of
Blacks. "With determination
and ability the percentage of
drop outs will be decreased"
Channy said.
We salute Rev. Luther Chan
ney, 'and best wishes for con
tinued success.
- to travelers d residents both
Black and white."
Included among the many
sites on the tate-wide tour is the
Dexter Avenue King Memorial
Church, where Martin Luther
King, Jr. began his leadership
role in the Civil Rights move
ment; the log cabin home of
W.C. Handy, knoWn as "Father
of the Blues"; T egee Uoiver-
ity National Hi toric Site,
which include the Carver
Museum, where the primitive
eq . pment used by Dr. George
W hington Carver in his highly
su ces ful experiment ith
peanuts is displayed and "The
Oak's", home of Tuskegee
University founder Booker T.
W hington, now operated a
museum. ,
"We're hoping that this our,
which cover over 200 years of
Black culture i Alabama, will
br dea .. on' un erstandiDs
o the importnat role this state
March 10-16, 1988, MI,
·Churche
Announce
Easter I
':Programs
By Mary GolUday
Mt. Hermon Zion Baptist
Church will have their Easter I
program Sunday, April 3 at 3:30
p m. Rev. David McIntosh is the
pastor.
Rev. Daniel Dixon of
Alabama will be speaking at
Spring Street Baptist Church,
Sunday, April 3 at the 11:00 a.m.
service. They win also have their
Easter program at 3:30 p.m.
Co unity W. eslyan Church
will have their Easter program
Sunday, April 3 at 5 p.m. Rev. C.
Culp is the pastor.
Beulah Baptist Church will
have Sunrise Service Sunday,
April 3 beginning at 6 a.m. After
the Sunrise Service they will
have breakfast at the church.
They also willi have their Easter
program at 7 p.m
Beulah Baptist Church
Education Committee will make
a special appeal un day, March
20 during morning service. Mrs.
Erma Ivory will be the speaker.
The theme, "That th y may
learn" Deuteronomy 31:13,
Miss Karen Hunter will make
a special education appeal,
Mrs. C. Anderson, chairper
son and the Rev. J .M. Blow is the
pastor.
has played and continues to play
in Black history" adds Frances
Smiley, coordinator of the Black
Heritage tour at the Alabama
Bureau of To· & Travel.
Alabama Reunion, slated for
1989, also hope to bring b ck
natives to celebrate during a
year-long program of special
Citizen
1
'13
Harve t Male Chorus. unday,
March 20, the guests will be ew
Hope Baptist Church Mass
<fhoir of G�and Rapids. This
event is sponsored by the Male
Chorus. Rev. Stanley Levy is the
pastor.
Ricky Martin Andrea Hunter
and Eric Reed, a local teen RAP
group, will be in a talent contest
Saturday, March 19 along with
other young competition from
area high school. It will be held
at Muskegon Community Col-:
lege Overbroo Theater, at 8
p.m. Cash prizes $25 to $100.
The contest is sponsored by the
West Shore Federal Credit
Union.
DID YOU OW .•. that ac-
cording to Bride's Magazine the
averag� American bride spends
$4,376 on her wedding. The
magazine also discovered that
60 per cent of first -time brides
are not virgins and 57 per cent
expect husbands to share equal
ly in child-care responsibilities.
DID YOU OW ••• that the
average cost of raising a child
from birth through college is ap
proximately $120,CXX>.
DID YOU OW .•. that
about the Sloan Valve Optima
faucet. It does no have a hand
le. Youturn it on by holding your
hand under the spout. Water
temperature is preset manually
and it works with an electronic
photocell, The cost: $350.
DID YOU OW ••. that this
week' favorite quote is a
Chinese proverb: "If you wOuld
be happy for one hour, take a .
nap. If you would be happy for a
day, go &bing. If you would be .
happy for a month, get married.
If you would be happy for a year,
inherit a fortune. But if you
would be happy for life, love
your work!
r
events in each region of the
tate.
For a free copy of" Alabama's
Bla4 Heritage: A Tour of His- i
toric Sites", contact DCI, 220
Fifth Ave., Ne York, N.Y.
10001 or call the Alabama
Bureau of Tourism & TraYe1 at.
1�ALABAMA.