I arning
. for the
gn
Relapse can OCQII' • many
major diseases, and alooho .
. no exceptio JoY<'C DeHaan,
M.D., Medical Director at
gateway Recovery Services,
poia: out some predictable and
pr�. �signswhich
invariably eeede a return to
drinking or drug use:
- 'A feeling of fear and
anxiety.
- Doubts to their ability
o remain sober.
- Denial of these feelinp.
- Criticizing other people's
recovery pl"ograms.
- Acting 0 r oompul-
me behaviors, such gambliDg
or sex. -
- Denying the symptoms of
depl"eISion that begin to appear.
- Making unr ··c plans,
and feeling guilty d unworthy
en they fail.
- A feeling of hopelessness
and failure begins to cbelop.
- Conflicts arise i relation
ships,. and ina-ease despite at-
tempts to resolve them.
- Stress and auiety mount,
do attempts to control unex
plained episodes of anger,
frustr.tion, and irritability.
- Listlessness and the in
ability to concentrate ina-ease.
- Sleeping and eating habits
become irregular.
- Depression ina-eases.
- Attendance- AA meet-
ings and counseliog or treat
ment 'appointments becomes ir
regular, and finally ceases.
'I
By Benlit.ce _. __
The Benton Harbor City
Commission held o: public
hearings t their Monday,
ell n commiuion meeting.
The first heariog was held on
amending the City's five-year
reaeation plan and the othec on
- Not aUowiag anyOne to get an application submitted for
close enough to help. funding Jean. Klock Par im-
- Realizing ho serious the pl"ovements under the Midligan
problems have gotten, and get- Natural Reso ca Trust Fund
tiag lost in a self-pity. and/or Land and Water Conser
_ Thinking that a drink or vaOOn Fund
drug might make it better. _ The fWe-year reaeation plan
_ Becoming angry at others for 1989· to begin multi-year
and themselYes. development of natural wetland
_ Thinking there i no way habitat and recreational
out except drinking. suicide, or facilities at Jean Klock Park.
insanity. Improvements will help the
- Using alcohol or drugs in city attract tourism and fu1fi1l
order to cope. the city's aver U reaeational
_ Feeling gull and shame needs.
over the lapse. . The city ill provide a
_. Giving in to uncontrolled matching $125,000 for the
Michigan Natural Resources
usc. .
According to DeHaan, the Trust Fund grailt and $250,000
result of relapse is either a' for Michigan's Land and Water
return to treatment, the suffer- Conservation Fund grant. The
ing of a physical or emotional m tchwillconsistofin-kindser
collapse, or death &om medical vices, donatiOns/contributions
complications. - and other grants.
Recognizing these warning There were no comments
signs and taking immediate ac- &om the residents.
tion CaD be the difference be- The commission voted un
tween life and death for many . anamid Iy to apply for the
aloobo c:s an<faCldicts. DeHaan grant, but Commissioner
suggests that anyone who recog- Michael Govatos said handling
nizes these symptoms seek help of the par ouId be turned
immediately. -rlDd someone to over to the State.
talk to whether it be a friend in "Let them finance the whole
a sup�rt gorup, a counselor, or � and let Benton l!�� be
a treatment professional who responsible for the hiring. he
knows about relapse preven- added -',
tion. City Manager Steve Man-
More information abut ning said, the park would
relapse prevention and recovery pr�vide 30-50 jobs. . .
from chemical dependency is As far rm concern�·It.1S
available through Gateway the � .plan I've seen ! said
Recovery Services at 616/382- CommlS-CIOD George Wysmger.
9820. "Jean Klock Park is the last
remaining natural marshland
represeating what this area was
�180 years ago," said Mayor
William Wolf, and it is a very
unique natural asset "
[JThefB'S a placs where you canbJ ·
MAKE A DIFFERE CE
EHI D THE HEADLINES
"I cannot support the city
manager or �y other individual
in the oflicial capacity if they are
going to make decisions and
then expect me to go aIoag in the -
dark. And I think that is no more
than fair," Crenshaw said
, "I think this instan� talking
about reorpnization, tatting
about this matter that Mattie
Roddy in\'Olved in, we were
told that there would be DO loss.
of manpower. We were never
told at any time that someone
u1d be leaving and that the
city ould be left to pick up
$13,000 free money in this reor
ganization. I certainly can't see
where this instance to give
someone $13,(0) without dOing
anything for it, " he continued.
MANNING SAID HE· still
working on the financial aspect
of the reorganization and, 'With
the commitment that the banks
recently made to commit $SO
million worth of investmea in
the City of Be.nton Harbor's
housing - and with the increase
code enforcemellt activities, the .
reorganization will ina-ease the
number of people that we have
in code enforcement &om a
present level of four to 13. rll'St
of an putting the code enforce
ment under public safety
department, " said Manning
Commission Charles
Yarbrough asked Manning
couldn't Roddy -t>e assigned to
another department, instead of
buying out her contract . Man
ning said, "not unless she agrees
to", because her contract
specifies what her duties were.
John Postelli, city attorney
said this not a for-cause
dismissal" of Roddy.
Commissioner ichael
Govatos motioned that the
resolution to buyout Roddy's
contract, have an agreement
added so that in the future she
will not try to sue the city on the
same matter.
The motion failed when only
IN 011IER MATrERS, the' Govatos and Commission Ste�
cqmmissio� in a split vote ap- Wooden voted in the favor.
proved buying out the remain- Voting for the buyout were,
ing time of Mattie Roddy, code Mayor William Wolf, CoiDmis
enforcement director's contract sione? Kerry Shannon, Steve
in the amount of $13,811.14. Manning, Fred Sims, Arnold
Roddy resigned as of March Smith and George Wysioger.
23, 1989, at the request of the Voting against the buyo t were
City Maaagcr Ste\'e Manning Commissioners Govato and
Manning id Roddy had Cren haw. Commissioner
been doing very . factory Yarbrough abstained.
rk, but be ked for her resig- Also on Monday nigIlt the
nation because he was going to commission ;ot a shock When
reorganize the enforcement Harold (And) ) Anderson, city'
section. finan� director handed in his
·1 want to peak against the resig ation, effective im-
resolution itsell", said Co�- mediately.
sian Ralph Creosha , who ob- Anderson said he tep
jected to not being to d ahead of ping down because of "personal
the action. reasons" and he had no plans
"I want to make it clea, t I yet, but to "get some rest",
can support �. city manager in Anderson became Benton
those things that he feels is best Harbor's finance director in
for the city ong as I'm being . 1986.
aware before take action," he
continued.
CRlGAN aTIZIN · 19
1
formerly occupied by South
Africa.
Akpan insi ts that the
African American comm.,nity
has a great stake in ensuriDg
peace in Angola and the
southern Africa region.
While agreeing with that
contention, Rev. Benjamin F.
Clavis, executive director of the
United Oturch of OuUt Com
mission for Racial Justice,
rejects Akpan's proposal as
" ·DlSplaced and inappropriate.·
OIavis is hosting a group of
Angolan amputees who are in
the u.s. receiving medical treat
ment. rIVe of the delegati�
members are children who were
victims of land mines and other
attacks that they blamed on
UNITA.
"If Mr. Akpm is really· tee
ested in peace in Angola, what
ould be more realistic and
most effective would e a
delegation 0 Africna
Americans to go ot to Luanda
of Jamba, but to the �ite
House to demand tha Presi
dent Bush stop funding UNIT A .
·th weapons of destruc;·
tion," Otavis said "It's � tax
dollars that are blowing �t1] the
legs of iDn�t children." I"
While Akpan sugcsts that
African American leaders
could elp mediate an ena to
th conOid in ADgola, Qavis
counters th t the internal
problema in Ango d be
·left" to the AD&t>lans themselves
to rcsoNe. � ,
Since 1985 the U _ has pen
UNIT A covert foiding es
timated at more that $15 miDioa
a year, providing the insurgents
with stinger . and other
sophisicated apons: Even
before his inaugur tion,' Presi
dent Bush offi2'ed Savimbi -
surances that U.s. military aid
would continue. "
LEGAL NOnCE
The Berrien-Cass- Van
Buren Private Industry Council
anounces the availability of Re
quests for Proposals (REP's)
for ployment Gener ling ac-
tivi· in the tri-county area.
's may be obtained as of
; 1989, from PIC offices .
m ton Harbor, Dowagiac,
Niles H rtford, and South
Have
A pre-proposal (bidders')'
conference will be held Friday,
April 7, 1989, at 3:00 p.m. at the
PIC Adrnjnistra� Center, 233
MicJUsan, Suite B, Benton Har
bor, Michigan. The PIC is in the
same building as the Harbor
Health Association, behind the
Sod I Security Building in
downtown Benton Harbor.
ProJ>OS8l:s are due Thursday,
M y 4, 1989, at the Benton Har
bor office. Proposals MUST BE
RECEIVED BY 4:30 p.m., not
postmar ed on that date, to be
considered. PIC re erves the
right to reject ny or all
proposals. PIC is an Equal Op
portunity Employer.
For more information, call
Ellen Bailey at 927-1064 ext.
317, or 1-800-533-5800. .
Nicbipn GtizeD AIJv.4f'1N)