�ebruary Z6-Marc 4, 1989 MICHIGAN CmZE 15
t3ENTON HARBOR AREA NEV,�:
City swi ches all rehab ',funds to loans only, no grant
By •• Br .. - I
Benton Harbor Conestondem Funds for rehab come from be qualified. Development Services, Inc.,
The Benton Harbor City the Community Development "The objective of the stated he was paying 100 for a
Commission Tuesday, February Block �rant (CDBG)... program is to bring properties 6-month option to purchase
21 approved newguildelines for During the commission's up to minimum City Code and both properties on Water Street
the Housing Rehabilitation As- Th��day, February. 16 House Quality Standards. And for $10.,000."
sistance-Program (HRAP). wor op, Ka�y Bagley, Direc- the program- will provide low- In thcr letter LeDucsaid he i
Under the DeW guidelines all tor of Comm�ty Development cost alternatives to conventinal "working with three investors
rehab funds will be loans and no pr<:�nte� a list of 92 people financing of home rehabilitation who are interested ina historic
longer will any grants be made. wamng since 1984 for home for Benton Harbor's citizens of restoration of the two buildings.
rehab funds. • . low and moderate income," ac- The 6-month option is neces-
PH, Coloma The co�lOn stated the cording to the Resolution. sary to secure the required State
people on this list have to come "Loan repayments back to and Federal Historic designa-
and Eau Claire first. the City will enable other home tions, which allow the project to
S h !dayor William W�1f �x- owner-occupants to borrow move forward"
cool plamed the reason for switching funds from the City for needed Development Services Inc.,
Districts begin from some grants to all loans. repairs and will eventually intends to create office and res­
�e sai� if the -city put $10,000 allow the program to become taurant space in the two build-
agnet in a fixing up a house u� and sell-sustaining," officials note. ings while maintaining and
they tum around and sell It, we In other business, the com- preserving the buildings' his-
Schoo I. �et out $10,000 back. � th�y stay mission granted a six month op- toric value.
m the house and live m the tion to Development Service The cost of the project is es-
recruitment ho� �d pass the house .on!o Inc., of Benton Harbor to pur: timated to be in excess of
�err �ildren, and they live m chase properties at'132 and 136 S250,000.
at ouse, we won't see our Water Street, buildings which In other business the com-
money co�e back." are targeted for demolition. mission voted unanimously to:
. Wolf said some the people In a letter to Mayor William - Allow solicitation of funds
on the list may not even be inter- Wolf, Evan M. LeDuc, an ar- by the Southwestern Chapter,
ested any more or may still not cbitect and developer with Michig�n Affiliate Inc., of the
The Superintendents of the
school districts of Benton Har­
bor, oloma and Eau Claire
have announced the open
recruitment period for the Mag­
net and Full-Time Transfer
programs begins March l' and
applications will be accepted in
all three districts until the May
1, 1989 deadline.
The Brochure containing a
description of the tri-district
magnet programs is now in the
mail to residents of the district,
school per onnel said.
An application is also in­
cluded in the brochure, accord­
ing to school officials.
Parents should review the
brochure carefully and if inter­
ested, complete the application
and mail i to the Superinten­
dent of t e school district in
which the program is offered
Space is in some cases limited,
so early application is en­
couraged. Applications are
processed on a first-come, first­
served basis.
·In May, 1981, U.S. Federal
Judge Douglas Hillman handed
down a desegregation decision
which began a three-district
magnet program and transfer
enrollment system.
Students from the districts of
Benton Harbor, Coloma and
Eau Claire may participate in
programs which have grown
steadily over the years.
According to the specifics of
the Court order, students may
transfer full-time at all grade
levels, or enroll in other magnet
offerings which are in one-two­
and three-hour blocks at the
high school leveL
otification of acceptance to
the programs will be mailed to
each parent/guardian whose
student meets the acceptance
cri eria and where there is space
ava lable. Parents and students
should understand that transfer
or magnet enrollment is for a
minimum of one school year.
Extra brochures and ap­
plications will also be a�ilable
at the three di triers' ad­
ministration buildings and may
be picked up if Deeded, accord-
. iag to school officials.
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Volunteers wan ed
Southwestern Michigan
Volunteer Center needs volun­
teers. To find out about these or
other volunteer opportunities,
please call 983-0912 in the St.
Joseph-Benton Harbor area or
683-5464 in e Niles area for
further information. To arrange
for an appointment, please call
ahead. All responses from
prospective volunteers should
be handled through' one of the
Center's offices. '
number of days and hours during
which the program is conducted:
Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:45
a.m. until noon; Wednesdays from
noon until 2:15 p.m.; and Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 8:45 a.m. until
noon. The program Will end for the
summer on May 4th, but will begin.
again in SePte�ber. Catl the Center
for further de Is.
Animal Aidt' St. Joseph is in need
of families w 0 can provide tem­
porary foster re homes for lost or
abandoned pets. Call the Volunteer
Center.
Y·PARTNEAS, a progam of the
YMCA of Benton HarPof-St. Joseph,
BLOSSOMLAND UNITED WAY is is seeking responsible women who
looking for candidates from all c- would be intere ted in being
tors of the community to become In- matched with a young girt between
vo ved in the volunteer allocations the age of 6 and 4. The program
process. Allocations volunteers will provides adult female role mode s for
evaluate programs up ported with girt who either do not hav a femal
United Way dollars. They will be role model in their lives or else the
trained to study budget requests, schedule in the single parent home
operations, and program needs and does not allow fO( quality time with
must be able to attend daytim meet- the child. Plea be aware that thi
ings totalling approximately 15 hours would be a Ioog term assignment and
during the work week betw en April woo d require at least two hours of the
1st and earty June. Employed vol un- volum r's time each week. Pie
teers may be abl to make arrange- consider helping - if could make a
ments with employers for release profound difference in a littte girt's
tim . Call the Center for information. life.
I THE OPTIMIST SOCCER LEAGUE BERRIEN G�ERAL HOSPITAL in
of SOUlhw st 'chigan i seeking Berrien Cente is seeking long-term
volunteer soccer coache and assis- volunteers for the gift shop on all days
tants to work � youth teams be- of the week excepting Wednesdays
n the ag s of 6 and 18. Coaches anc Thursdays. Weekday hours are
m.y choose the age group with· from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m:or 1-4 p.m.
which they would I to work. The andwee ndhoursarefrom 1-4 p.m.
asen begin the ft of April and only. All volunt rs work in the shop
end in e rty June, . one practice with a partner and are given thorough
and one game being held ach w k. orientation and training for the posi­
Prior knowtedge of socoer i NOT tion.
neoe ry, as orientation and training THE FAMILY CRISIS AND CO -
will be prOYided. MUNICATION CENTeR, a non-profit
organization de 'gned to h Ip victims
of Domestic Violence, is seeking
volunteers.
Did you know?
tty 6 million wives will be
abused by their hu bands in anyone
year.
- Batt ry is the ingle major
cause of injury to women more sig­
nificant than auto accidents, rape ,or
muggings.
If you want to HElP, can the F mi­
tv Crisil & Communication Center at .
983-6023. The next training will be
d on March 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 and
April 3, 6, 10, 13, nd 17 from 6-10
pm.au. FaIn yCri' Cent r,2214
South Stat8 Street, St. Joseph, MI,
Aoom209 .
THE RECREATION THERAPY
PROGRAM at rcy-Memori Medi·
cal Cent r in St. Joeeph i king
propsective volunt for em Min­
m nt or craft pre ntations for it
patients one . per for
an hour or 10.
00 YOU SING, have puppetry
I , play an instrument, belong to a
quartet, do face painting? If so, we'd
like to taJk to you. Call the Volum r
Center.
THE lAKE
South Campus in
vokurtAl ..... to p
program for stud 'children be-
n the of 2 and 5 �.,... A
volunteer m . y chooM from among a
American Diab tes Associa­
-tion. The group will sell carna­
tions on Friday, May 12 and
Saturday, May 13. Proceeds will
go toward Diabetic Research. 1
- Award rehab grants to
Mrs. Lourella Lange, at 615 E..
Main St., for 'an amount of
$10,900 (which exceeds current
guidelines), with rehab contract
going to Patterson Construction
Company; and to Mr .. Irvin
Kyles, at 884 Edgecumb for the
amount of $6,763, with rehab
contract going to Mannings
Custom-Built Homes.
- Sell city-owned structure
at 710 Madison to Mr.
Nathaniel Woods for the
amount of $9()().
. - Apr-0ve the Blossomtime
Grand floral Parade, which will
be held Saturday, May 6. Parade
will follow a route GOwn Main
Street to Eighth Street because
construction ork is being con-
. Continued on �
Annual Superintendent's - .,
Scholarship 'tu d raising drlv
I am just a traveler, walking along this narrow way;
Though my footsteps are not the best,
But I never stop to rest,
I just keep walking every day.
Not trying to out walk a friend,
But I am trying to reach the end,
For Jesus promised me a crown,
And I've walked too far to turn around
The citizens of Benton Har­
bor Area Schools have begun
their Annual Superintendent's
Scholarship Fund Raising
Drive.
The ann ual Fund Raising
Dinner is scheduled for Friday,
March 17 at Benton Harbor
High School Student Commons.
Tickets are $25 and can be pur­
chased by calling Wilma Brown
at 926-1141 or Nora Jefferson at
926-123t.
The purpose of this or­
ganization is to provide scholar­
ships to- graduating high school
seniors who have chosen to fur­
ther their education at institu­
tions of higher learning, accord-
IN LOVING
I
MEMORY
OF
LUIZA PRICE
ing to Diane Rutter, co-chair­
person.
"Last year we awarded five
$1000 scholarships, and our
goal this year is $20,000," Rutter
said.
The committee is asking for
contributions to support this
scholarship fund raising driv .
If you want to contribute,
make check payable to: Citizens
of Benton Harbor Area Schools
and mail to Mrs. Perla
Toelntino, Treasurer, Citizens
of Benton Harbor Area.
Schools, Superintendent
cholar hip Committee, 711 E.
Britain Avenue, Benton H -
bor, Mich. 49022.
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Ob I've been tempted along the way,
Satan has tried to make me stray.
When evil thoughts enter my mind,
I tell Satan to get behind,
For I Have a charge to keep and a God to glorify,
A never dying soul to save, that's fitted for the sky.
I must walk on until I reach my crown,
For I've walked too far to turn around
- From Your ailldren & Grandchildrea
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