Benton Harbor area news
PIC.awards
192,000 to· create jobs
�/King ,holds J
On M Y 11, 1988, thirty-five Hope, Richard Jackson,' organization is the National As­
(35) students from the Mc- Raymund Kubassek, Sara sociation of Secondary School
Cord/King 7th and 8th Grade Leighty, Willie Mays, Tammy Principals.
Center re inducted into mem- Miller Fatimah Muhammad,.
bership of the National Junior Jeremy Norton, Freddie Rivers,
Honor Society. The ceremony Carrie Spaulding, Harry
was held at 71.X} p.m. in the Mc- stephens, Karla Strand, Latacha
Cord gym. Thomas, Titonian Wallace, .
embers re selected by a 1Gw0 Whitfield, Lakisha Wit-
faculty COUDCiI for meeting. high born and Carlos Wright
standards of scholarship, ser- Eighth graders are: - Tifany BENTON 1WP L Seve�al
vice, leadership, character and Gillespie, Cassandra Hayes, local students were named to the
citizenship. Those students in- Kimberly Hunter, Nina James, Dean's List for academic
ducted re: Lenise Lewis, Lasheen : achievement during the Winter
Seventh graders include: - Randloph, Dewayne Smith and semester at Lake Michigan Col­
Melody Allen, I Shawana Bell, Gerline Whitfiel lege, according to William
Cheryl Brandshaw, Annette The Natioaal Junior Honor Weirick, vicee president of in­
Brady, T mmie Crawford, Society ranks as one of the oldest strudional services.
Nicole Cuthbert, Rebecca Dew, md most prestigious national To be named to the Dean's
Curtis gulledge, Jason Harris, organizations for second�ry List, a student must earn at least
Michele Holmer, Brandon school students. The sponsormg a 3.5 grade point average on the
College's 4.0 scale, an com­
plete 12 or more semester hours.
. Local students on tbe dean's list,
with Presidential Scholars
(straight-A tudents) marked by
asterisks, include:
Benton Har or: Karla R.
Ashbrook"; RiCk U. Bettig;
Peggy L Clabia"; Lisa Cowgill;
Victoria Sue C ippin ";
Gretchen A. Davis; William H.
Dozier: Eric W. Foster"; Steven
F. Gaipa"; Mich el W. Gray";
Scott A. GrOYCS; Rho da Hof-
·fman·; Julia M. Kramer;
Stephen H. Marschke; Monet L
. Morris; Michael D. Peronne;
Stephanie J. Pica; Louis Salak;
Daniel .A. Schoene"; and
Pamela Thompson.
C nnounc
Schola Ip winner
BENTON lWP - Several
Benton Harbor High School stu­
dents re a g 59 paduating
seniors who have received
Lake Michigan College Board
of Trustees scholarships.
Benton recipi OIS include:
DeOueUa Carson, Ethel Clark,
Sheryl Col ,Kimberly ren­
ha , Rashonda Ingram, and
Herman Pollard III.
The Private Industry Council
has allocated. $192,00l to eight
organizations in Berrien, Cass
and Van Buren Counties in
order to generate jobs in 1988-
89, according to PIC <laairman
Ty Wallace of South HaYeD.
"The one year grants are
aimed at retaining jobs and
aeating new jobs for economi­
cally disadvantaged residents of
the tri-county area," Wallace
said The funds ere awarded at
the y 25 meeting of the PIC
.by the Board of Directors.
'The awards are based on
competitive ratings," Wallace
continued "the PIC Board gives
priority to tri-oounty organiza­
tions over individual county or­
ganizations or communities, and
decides hich proposals best
meet the go Is of economic
development and job creation."
AWARDS WERE presented
to the foUowiDg:
The Greater
De 0 IIF Em t
Corporad will receive
$2O,OOl towards the operation of
the Center for business
Development The Center, a
business "incubator" for small
companies, was created to help
fledgling busieesses in their for­
mative stages. Technical assis­
tance is given to companies that
plan on expanding into the Niles
Industrial Park as well
The City Bent H
will be awarded Sll,T18 to rut­
tivate and promote interest in
the city through a marketing
program. The goal is to attract
other new businesses into Ben­
ton Harbor and the surroundiDg
area •
C ty
I I
IDW�. De 0 t program
will' receive S38,00l to provide
direct business financing
through industrial revenue
bonds and a local Business
Revolving Loan Fund. The
progr am also will develop
economic development
strategies by giving pertinent in­
formation to industries and
small businesses.
The Greater South Ha a
Are. Ch ber of C lDerce
has been a-llocated $8,080 to
promote economic growth in the
community through job reten­
tion and helping existing busi­
nesses expand, along with en­
couraging new industries to lo-
cate in the area. .
The Cas ' County PIannl
and Eco omie Development
C i sio has been awarded
$32,640 to continue its operation
Local 51 dents
onL C
Dean's List
I
in· South
eStern
ichigan
the ultimate goal of creating new
jobs for area residents.
The o,utllMesf.elm �lkllli211J1
Touri t Co neil h s been
awarded S18,990 to train PIC­
eligible individuals in eight dif­
ferent locations thro�out the
tri-county area. The training will
TRI PROGRAMS give skills 'and knowledge to the
include the Governmeo participants to help them be­
Procurement Program ad- come marketing represe lives
ministered through the 1Win for various products and er-
Odes Area C of C - vices.
1DeIU, which will receive Recently, Benton Township
S57,922 to assist area businesses Supervison L rry Nielsen
in obtaining government con- credited the PIC's 1985 grant of
tracts in order to create jobs for S30,OOO as the catalyst inaeating
PIC-eliglble workers. and retaining 1,250 jobs in the
he So test Mlebiaa area through the first quarter of
C ity Growl Alii. ee 1988. "Without the PIC, we
will receive $4,590 for a direct couldn't have done it." he said
mail marketing effort desig-
nated to attr ct new industrie
to Southwestern Michigan with
of assistiog all local industries
and small businesses through
business fmuciag, expansion,
location and tax abatement. A
quarterly newsletter will dis­
semin e information relevant
to area businesses.
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BHAS Elementary agnet
schools to make sel ct on
steadily each y
If. parents have que tions
regarding this selection process,
they should contact the school
principal at the school involved
The Boynton Montessori
Magnet School, the' Crea ive
Arts Academy and Gifted and
Talented Academy will be
making their selections out f
th many applications that have
n submitted to attend th Senior Center
magnet schools, according to
choolofficia1s. announce
May 1 was the deadline for I
s mittingapplications. . June events
On Tu day, May 31, at 4:00
p. the Boynton Montessori Senior citizens will travel by
M�et School will be holding a bus to Chicago to attend the
public lottery drawing for the Cu and the Pitsburgb Pir t
openings that are available at the _ baseball game on Tuesday�June
chooL . 14. Cost for transportati and
�rother�sisters of. current dmittance ] Sl2.5O. The b
students will automatically will leave Benton Square a
brq�gbt into the program, pr r 11:30 a.m. and make a fundi
to �e drawing. stop Cont ct Brenda Ban at
. �areDts are welcome to at- 927- 509 or 927-3541 for reser­
tend thi lottery drawing. Let- vati
ters will also be sent home to aU Exercise clas held eadi
applicants dwing the first k Monday at 10 a.m. and Tbursday
of �une informing parents if at 12.30 p.m. under the coaching
thclC child has been selected in of Jamie inkiewicz, senio ser­
the program. This process is vice coordinator for the
necessary due to the small YWCA.
. am unt of openings and the Blood pr ure clinic on une
large numbe of applicat ions, 15, 22 and 29.
said Dr. Suzanne' Davis, Prin- . Legal service for senior
cipal of the' Montessori citizens from 9 am. until noon
program. on June 8 ..
Letters wiU be sent to the Senior medicare ooUDStfling
parents who have applied to the rviee, June 9, 16, 23 and 30
Cre tive Arts Academy and from 1 to 3 p.m,
Gif d nd Talented Magnet Board of Director meet
Programs. June i6 at 1:30 p.m.
These three Benton Harbor Public Open Ho will be
Elementary Magnet chools are Friday, June 17.
par of the court ordered Distribution of a two months
desegregation decision issued' supply of commoditie to pre-
1981 which began a three-dis- registered senior citizens on
trier magnet program and trans- June 28.
fer enrollmen system between Register for the next CPR
the Coloma, Eau Claire and class. A S5.00 fee is charged
Benton Harbor school districts. Ken Piau, service coor-
The programs have grown dinator.
