ngl. adu are invited to
a and Gym ht on Saturday,
September g. at th YWCA, 508
PI • St. ph. The pool
II be open from 8-10. th open
gym time from 7-10. RIff m ts
'11 be provided. A $2.00 donation I
sugg •• t.d. Call (616) 983-6625.
Sponsored by the Sing Adult Chri -
'an Fee ip Group.
. I
At The Library
Th Ubr ry will be closed on Mon­
d y, Sep mber 4, in ob rvance of
labor Oay� .
Pre-School S oryTim will begin
on W dn day, Septemb r 20th,
from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. Stories,
fing rp ays and movi s ar f atured
for young childr n, ages 3-5. Pre­
r gi tration is not r u r d.
Te ch rs who wish to bring their
cia e to th Iibr ry are sked to call
the children's department at 926-
n20 to arrange a time. Ouring the
months of September nd October,
a pr entation on t e Plains Indians
nd the Tipi will be vailable, as well
a a general introduction to the
libr ry.
Children' OVI will be shown
on Saturday, September 9, at 2:00.
Showing are: "The Mou e and the
Motorcycle" and "Runaway Ralph".
Vineyard Classic
Bike Tour
Regi tration form (e available
for th 8th Annual Vineyard Classic
Bicycle tour, Sunday, September 10
in Pa Paw, Michigan. The bicycle
tour,oonnect d with th Kal am azoo­
Paw Paw Wine and Harv t F stival
is spon ored by the Paw Paw Service
League and fred E. Bike bike shop.
Co t of th tour i $5 in ce
or $8 at the gat for individu . A
famity ra e of $12 in dvance Of $17
at th ga e I Iso available. Proceeds
go 0 the Paw Paw Service Leagu ,
h ch provo d mon for ch itable
and educa' onal . g r-
vice, rout m • fir aid and refresh­
m nt at provided.
An option pancak bre Ida t is
av '1 b 0 cyclists, ponsored by
the cGo an-John on Am rican
Legion Post 68 of P Pa. The cost
i $2.25 per perlOn ..
For further information Of
regiater call 81 e/857-871fS or
818/857-8518.
Toughlo Par nt
Support Group .
t
Steven ill.
S nlor/L fine
�nnounces
Activity Sch dule
• Each Monday, xerei for fun
and good health at 11 a.m.
Each Wednesday, bingo before
lunch.
On the 1 st and 3rd Tu days
Blood Pre ur Clinic, from 11 a.m.
to 3 p. m. and Bowling at Lak • e
lanes, South Haven. Le Cent at
2p.m.
On Saturd y and Sunday, Sep­
t mber 2nd & 3rd, BI Arts Fair,
Covert School ground . Ent rtain­
ment e ch day at 2 p.m. At 3 p.m.
Saturday, Zion Slng.r., of
KaJam�oo and Sunday, at 3 p.m._
Debbie Allen, Benton Harbor. Spon­
sored by V n Buren Civic Organiza­
tion.
nday. September -4, Nutrition
Site Oosed for Labor Day.
Tuesd y, Sep ember 12, Shop at
a giant fl a market. lunch on your
own. Bu I s 9 a.m. oost $2.50.
Thursday, Sept mber 21, Legal
Assistance. Call for an appointment.
At 10:45 a.m. Lunch at Cov rt School.
No lunch '11 be served at th Covert
Site.
Thursday and Friday, September
28 nd 29, Movi Matin . PI ying
wiU be ·Aowers in th Attic.
Fr day, Sept mber 29, Birthday
party for those bom in Sep mber.
Call for re rvatio .
Abused
Continued fro P 6
Anivory Calvert, mother of
Coleman Young's child; sports
figures' ex-wives an m thers of
their children. are seeen on TV
fighting against abuse. These
women are heroic! Fight it,
women! Pain trigger the
female ubmis ion mechanism. '
The greater the trauma or pain,
th greater the submission. Men
have known this for genera­
tion . S me still believe that
phy ic I and emotional abuse is
the means of controlling women
into ubmi ion.
A real woman. an em­
powered woman eeks a real
man an empowered man who
docs not desire a submis ive
wea woman. A real man and
real woman can build a sharing,
healthy relationship b d upon
mutual respect and equ lity.
In thi racist: sexist ociety,
there is no win for the Black or
White woman. If she succeeds,
she is a "she-dog".' If she fails,
she is a she-dog." If he fights
sexis abuse she is a "she-dog".
Frankly, this woman, like other
successful women has learned
"not to give a damn" what she is
called: For frankly,
One man's poison is another
I1UlII'S meal.
-One '. by E.B.
HOT EET
Some expertJ-forecasted that­
this ummer uld be 0 of the
hottest on record. And for your
information, a typica1.ly h
summer's day the temper ture
inside your oe can reach 125
degrees.
Lottery' big
s nder
The residents of Mas­
sachusetts, Maryland and
Washington, D.C. spend more
per capita gambling on ate lot­
terie than other Americans.
However, other high gambling
states are Connecticut, New
Jersey, Pennsylvani , Illinois
and Michigan.
population by the year 2089.
ERJ
here are an estim ted
250,000 children in America
suffering from rthritis.
DID YOU KNOW ... that if ..
you are concerned about being
raped there is a ne product on
th market for you. It' called
Rapel and it contains ynthetic
unk oil. The inventor ys the
idea is for a oman being at­
t eked to sq ueeze capsule
which will rele the kunk oil
allover her body and the odor
will drive the rapist away. (Now
all you have to worry about .
th t you don't get attacked by
some pervert who likes the
smell of skunk o' )
Rich get richer .
In recent years (primarily
during the eight years of the
Re gan administration) the
rich in America got richer while
. the poor dually became worse
off.
. A udy'by tl)e House Ways
. And Means Committee found
that the average income of the
top fifth of the population rose
from $60,299 in 1973 to $68,n5
in 1987. Bu the average income
of the poore fifth declined
&om SS,507 in 1973 to S5,107
1987.
·U.S. to
no hit
According to the Population
Research Bureau, America will
have a majority non-white