,
Ebenezer'
mar 15th
anniv r ary
service.
Ebenezer was organized and
founded by the Pastor, Rev.
Walter L Brown the3rdSunday
in March 0( 1975 in his home.
Guest -Mistress of
Ceremonies will be Ms. Judy
Williams of Kalamazoo. Music
wil be rendered by the guest and
host choirs.
During the 3:30 p.m. service
there will be special preseeta
tions to each auxiliary.
'Church program committee
include, O'Lynda Marshall,
cbairpcrsoo; Enola McCree, -
istant chairperson; Eric Wil
liams, ecretary; and Deacon
&os Reed, treasurer.
The members of Ebenezer
Missionary Baptist Church, 214
E. Britain Avenue, will be
celebrating their 'church's 15th
year anniver .ary, Sunday,
Marc 18.
Their pecial guests wil be
the W OIl Memorial Baptist
Church of Loui ville, Kentucky
where the Rev. Richard Wils
is the p&W>r. '
Rev. Wilson will be the
speaker for the 11:00 a.m. Wor
ship Service and the 3:30 p.m.
ond Bap I t U h r D y at
Ami h nd
Country Sho
Country collector . nd
Amish adm..iJcrs on't ant ot
mi the Ami h and Country
Show the Coo �eIBY Infor
mation Center on Saturday,
'March 17, from 10 01.-5 p.m.
aDd Sunday, March 18, frodl 11
m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.
The guest speaker will be the
- Rev. James W. Smith, pastor of
Community Baptist Church,
Union Pier, Michigan. Rev.
Smith i moderator of the Union
Bapti t District Association and
First Vice President of the
General B ptist State Conven
tion of Michigan.
t Th Ubr ry
Pre-School S toryTime will
be held on Wednesday, March
14, from 10-10:45 a.m. The
film, wA Boy, A Dog. and A
Frog" will be shown along with
other tories and songs for
young children ages 3-5.
Movies for children are
bawn on Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Showing on March 17, are:
wFrog King" and "Ugly �
ling" .
Bro h rh
nqu
Quinn Chapel AME Church,
Cassopolis, Mi ill be hosting a
"Brotherhood Banquet" , Friday,
March 23, t 7 p.m. t the Ross
.Beatty High School, Diamond
Cove Rd., Cassopol'is,
Michigan.
Guest speaker will be Fred
Upton, United States Repre
sentative. Cost is $15 per per-
on. Call 445-3210. . -
D rlct begin
gnet
School
recru tment
The Superintendents of the
<istricts of Benton Har
bor, Coloma d Ban Claire
have naounced the open
recruitm period for the Mag
net and Full-Time Transfer
p-ogams which Iqan March 1
and with applicati DC:NI being
accepted in all three districts
until the May 1, 1990 deadline.
The Brochure containing a
description of the tri-district
magnet programs is DC1W in the
mail to residents of the districts.
An application is al 0 included
in the brochure, ccording to
school officials. Pareots should
review the brochure carefully
and if iDtc:l'Cstcd, complete the
application and mail it to the Su
peri endent of the school dis
trict in which the program is
offered: Space is in some cases
limited, so early application is
encouraged.
In'May, 1981, U.S. Federal
Judge Douglas IiJlman handed .
down a desegregation decision
which began a three-district
magnet program and transfer en
rollment system. Students from
the districts of BentOn Harbor, -
Col and Eau Claire may par
tici e in programs which have
grown steadil)1 ave 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 block at th
high school level.
otifi . OIl ex acceptaDce to
the prognms will be mailed to
each � an whose
dent meets the acceptance
mten. where there is space .
available. P and tudeo
houId that transfer
or olIm is for
ID1 m of ODe chool year.
EXtra brochures applica-
tioos will also be avail e
The Friendship Baptist
Church of Musk�on ill be
cdebratiDg their 46th year An
niversary on Sunday, March 18,
3 p.m.
�_. � Guy, pastor of
�puan Baptist Church of
Muskegoo, will bring the mes
sage.
Lyr"a Garrett
I r. Benton
\ Harbor
Lyman Garrett, 17, a scmor
Benton. Harbor High School,
was crowned Mr. Benton Har
bor, Saturday night, March 3, in
th high school' Performing
Arts Center.
Garrett was cho en out of
eight contestants, based on a
pelsonal interview, poise, intel
ligence and behavior conduct.
He wa also named Mr.
Entrepreneur and Mr. Con
genialitY.
Greg Barney was named first
runner- p; Lendell Brown,
econd runner-up; Antonio
Chears, third runne -up; and
Mel�in Burnett. fo
up. They are all senio
dents at Benton
School. I
NI
Pvt, Cedrick Rucker rccendy
graduated from U.S. Marine
Corp Recruit Training at
MCRD, San Diego, CA
He is the so of &ma Knox
of Ann Arbor and the grandson
of Mrs. Betty Neal of Mus
kegon.
Shuna Hunter, a 12th grade
student at Muskegon High
School recently won first p ce
in her district for a speech made
the VfW recently. r speech
as entitled, "Voice Of
Democracy" .
She is the daughter of
Roosevelt (Teddy) and Betty
Hunter 0 Muskegon.
Christ Temple Church will
be having a Revival, beginning
Tuesday, March 13 through
Sunday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m.
nightly.
Special guest will be Evan
gelist Joyce Hadden of Detroit.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Rev. Willie Burrell is the h
p tor.
The ational Political Con- .
gress of Black Wom D will have
its 3rd AnuaI Dinner Saturday,
March 10, at 6 p.m. t Holiday
Inn.
Rev. Willie Barrow, Execu
tive Director of Oper tion
PUSH will be the spe er.
Everyone is invited to trend.
Tickets are $20. You m y call
722-6194 or 739-8467. Mrs.
Vivian Witherspoon is the
chairperson.
Black Students Alliance at
Muskegon Community College
will be visiting Wilberforce
University Campu during
Spring brake, March 2-9. This is
an annual trip for students each
year.
The students eDjoy the trip to
the oldest Blac instituti on of
higher education in the United
States. It is truly hi tory.
KeSha Alexander is the
president and Mrs. Vivian
WitherspooD is t dvisor.
Standing Up for
Peace
5500 P R I Z E S $100