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Highland Park Focus
mOHLAND PIC. _ Council. bu�ce �ntract, Emergency IaDpage for getting a vote on a
President insey Porter and (Me Services... atizeo �d of Review.
Councilwoman Christine the -W"hh= .. ��of - Dickerso responded at a
Franklin walked out of a High- with � �)U did sip previous meeting to the first two
land Park City CoUDcil meeting aDuwu lel'VlCC! the Oak- dwges by telling Porter, "You
May 1, to protes the failure of land �ce �. never ask me anything. When I
the city council to prevent City - Failure to . fiDalize b� say anything, you cut me off.
Attorney Darnell Dickerson -t-.._OD_ residency for aty Y<?,:, say I don't �ave the
from repr ling them. e t-'�. • privilege to y anything."
Council President Linsey :!!ure.to. .. t a report Porter replied that if Dicker-
Porter proposed that the COUD- ?n �le liab on pend- son felt he unfairly denied
cil excuse the La Depar�t mg wts: the right to speak at meetings,
and its City Attorney from at- - Failure to ubmit ballot he could have put this in writing
tending council meetings and 0 to other council members.
discharge them legal ad- Dickerso� could not be
visors to the city oouncil until 0 .pa h.·c reached for comments on
I further notice. Porter's other accusations,
Porter charged that Dicker- Ho p. al k·.ck Porter and Councilwoman
son failed to perform his role as . - Otristine Franklin voted to dis-
attorney to' the council by:' off campaign .miss Dickerson, but Council-
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of proper action to take on the again
mayor's emergency order void- C 1�.�oiII"'ro
ing the city contract with the am-
n
erH!SSDay
Awareness D y, an annual
event designed to inform High
land Par parents and other
citizens bout 51 e and federal
ly funded e duc tiona 1
programs, will be held Wednes
day, May 10.
The�nt .
Park's Ferris Elementary
chool, 60 Cortland, between
Woodward and Second Aware
ness Day is' sponsored by the
Highland Park School District's
Cha pter 1 Districtwide Ad
visory Council (DW AC).
Re istration and exhibits
open at 3 p.m. The prograra
begins at 4 p.m., when keynote
speaker Dr. Thomas Blackwell,
of Ypsilanti, delivers a message
on "Positive Parenting." Then
the gathering breaks up into
small groups for three rounds of
3O-minute mini-sessions which
begin t 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00. The
closing session· from 6:30 to 7
p.m.
Mini-sessio presented by
School District taff, offer a
"menu" of ubjects from which
guests can choose. Included are
such topics "Homework: Sup-,
porting What Your Child
Learns at Scboo�" "Arithmetic
is Fun t Ho ,Too, "The
State's ew DefiDitioG of Read-
d What you Must Do a
Parent: "He· Your Learn-
D· ed Child (rea)" and
many .
The spon oring DWAC
provides citizeD iDput· 0 state
d federal prOFa in High
land Par chool. DWAC
president j Ernestine Smith;
I vice-pre ident, Charlie Mae
J 0 es, and Secretary, Lillie Mae
Jac son. A arne s Day
program chairperson is Ann
Br n,. Josephine or-
phy co-OlairperS9 .
The School D· triet's state
d federal-progr ms super
visor . en Sto
Detroit Osteopathic Hospi
tal (DOH) is the only Detroit
area provider of the American
Medical Association's Cam-.
paign Against Cholesterol. The
campaign is a comprehensive
national program designed to
ow the dangers of high blood
cholesterol and how to reduce
it
Unlike many cholesterol
programs, the Campaign
Against Cholesterol uses
screening to identify people
• • C and
offers courses on cholesterol
reduction.
DOH, through its Detroit
Heart Institute (DHI) in High
land Park, will ffer both
cholesterol screenings and
courses as part of the campaign.
Cholesterol testing takes
pi ce every Monday, Wednes
day and Friday at DOH -be
tween 8 a.ID. and 2 p.m, Par
ticipants can use the free valet
parking service at Detroit 05-=
teopathic Hospital, 12523 Third
Ave., Highland Park. The
creening will emphasize posi
tive lifestyle change6, such as
dietary plans, exercise and
stress management Informa
tion will a 0 be available on
medical therapi for patients
who do not respond to diet
alone.
The course developed by .
the AMA in collaboration . th
Dr. Art Uleoe, the NBC Today
Sbo "Family Doctor" and
author of Count Out
<lM>lesteroL
The fiVe- ek cour e will
C06t $75 iDd a copy of
the hardcoVer book, cassette
tape, aad an informatioD
binder. Patticip nt5 will
receive . formation about the
causes f hig blood
cholesterol;· tructio bout
food . preparatioll;
aD d cou cling ou t be-
haviora� fi a life tyle
chaDge neee ry to 10 er
blood eIlo terol,
The course runs fIVe con
ecutive Tue days be,inni.ng
May 23, 1989, &om S:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at DOH.
au
investigate the possibility of
taking legal action against
Mayor Martha G. Scott or her
appointees.
While Porter was not
proposing any action, he did
contend that difference be
tween him and the city attorney
represented a bon fide dispute
and a "conflict of interest" be
tween city council and the City
Attorney.
Heath, who opposed the city
cleric's getting an addition at
torney, also opposed council
receiving one, suggesting, sar
castically, "We've 'got a lot of
money to give to attorneys --- if
eydi p
e
man Dwight Downes joine
with Comer Heath in opposing
the measure.
As there was tie vote, it
. failed.·
.Downes, who has criticized
Dickerson's actions in the past,
and but a fe moments before
voted to allow City CJerk Jean
Green to dismiAA him as her at
tomey, felt that the council had
no Itgal authority to do the same
thing itself.
He stated that a city depart
ment could discharge the city at
torney as its legal repre
sentatiVes only in cases of a bona
fide dispute between depart
ments. The clerk specifically
stated she wanted her lawyer to
Contin dOD
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Do yo
accuse
people of
mumbling,
not speaking
clearly or
speaking
too fast?
You may have a hearing
problem that you don't
recoqqize, One of the first
signs of a hearin� loss is
increasing difficulty in
understanding normal
conversation.
For a simple, painless
h aring test, call:
T-he Ear, Nose and l'hroat Center of Detroit
867-6000 TOY 867-6002
D. Kitain, D.O .• V. Garlapaty, M.D .• M. McAdam, M.S., C.C.C.A.
OTICE or LAST DAY or REGISTRATION or THE QUALlfIED·ELECTORS
or SCHOOL DISTRICT or THE CITY or HIGHLA 0 'Air, COU TY or
WAYNE, MICHIGAN fOR THE A UAL ELECTIO TO IE HELD DAY,
JU E 12, ".,
TO THE QUALIfIED ELECTORS or SAID SCHOOL DIST ICT:
,
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION will be held
in .aid School Diatrlct on MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1989.
Th.r. will b. '.l.ct.d on. (1) •••• r 0' the Bo.rd 0'
Edu ation or tha School Dl.trict to ill. vacancy for a
on.-y.ar t.r. (t.r. beginn1ng July 1, 1989, end .nding June
')0, 1990).
Thera w111 b •• lect.d two (2) ••• bera or the Board or
Educ.tion or the School Di.trict to rulrill two expired
rour (.) -y.ar ter •• (t.r •• b.ginnin July 1, "89. ·and
.nding June )0, 1"').
•. and.d,
provid •• in
Act .S1, Public Act. or Michigan, 1976, a
part a. rollow.,
.Th. In.p.ctor. or El.ction at any �nnual or .paclal alection
.hall not rec.tv. tha vat. 0' any pe .. on r •• iding in a
raglatration .chool di.trict who •• na. ill not r.gj.t.rad a. an
.lactor in tha city or town.hip in which the par.on r •• id ••• •
Tha la.t day 'or racalvlng r.giat�atlon 'or •• id Annual [l.ctlon
ill be MD DAY, MAY ", 1�". Par.ona r.,i.t.rin, artar
,,00 '.M., [ •• tern Ti.a, on eaid MO DAY, M Y 1', 19.9, will not
be ell,lbl. to vote at aald Annual Elactlon. '.r.on. planning to
reglat.r u.t d.t.r.ln. when tha City Clark'. of ric. will b. op.n
'or ragl.tratlon. i
Undar tha provi.ion. 0' Act .S1, Public Ac • of Michl,an, 1976,
a. a andad, ra,i.tration will not b. tak.n by .chool 0"1oi.l.,
and only ,.r.on. who ha •• r.,l.t.r.d a. ,anaral alactor. with the
appropriate Town.hip 0 City Clark 0' the Town.hip or City in
which th.y r •• ld., or through r.,l.tratio at a Secr.tary 0'
Stat. Driv.r.' Lican •• lur.au, ar. r.ti.t.r. .chool .l.otor •.
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Thi. notice i. given �y ordar of tha ar or [ducati n 0' the
School Dl.trict or the City or Highland '.r , County 0' Wayn.,
"1chi,an.
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�OARD or EDUCATION