Convoy 0'( . uburb
police cordon off
neighborhood .
Con table
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ing to the resolution, Heath
will add 30 to 40 new jobs
ith special emphasi on
hiring Cit resident. Mayor
William Wolf aid the citv
ould see a tax increase of
bout S50,OOO.
-+- To adopt the current
Michigan Department of
Transportation expanded
Disadvantaged Busine s
Enterpri e (DBE) Pro ram
for all procurement involv­
ing federall tate funds.
Fail ure to . adopt would
binder Ro Field Airport'
ability to obtai n federal
fund.
- Accept a bid from As-
I beato Control Services,
Inc., Stand ford, MiChigan,
r the amount of 8,800 for
tbe removal of be to in
I ·the ba ement of City Hall.
Other bidder were, In­
dustrial S nitarion, Benton
bor, S 7,780; Environ-
ntal Contr cung, - St.
Joseph, S53,975; and Asbes­
to Service, Baroda,
Michigan, S14.000.
- Extend the lea e for
the Benton Harbor/Benton
To n hip Senior Citizen
Center unti I t e year 2000.
. The Center till has six
yean left on their lea t.
- Approved a one year
variance throu h t e Zone of
8B TO HAR80R-A con­
voy of patrol cars from 10
surrounding police depart­
ments in Berri County
rolled into the City of Ben­
ton Harbor Monday night,
March 12, to Ip . clear
people off the street at the
inter ection of Broadway
and Empire.
The Benton Harbor Police
Department h d. several
complai.nts from residents in
the Broadway and Empire
. area and people complaining
they couldn't get through
the streets because there
were y.ouths stopping car
Quinn Chapel
to hear Upton
U.S. Repre entalive Fred
Upton will be the keynote
peaker at a Brotherhood
Banquet hosted by the Quinn
Chapel, AME Church,
Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m.,
at the Ro s Beatty Hilh
se I, ea opolis, accord­
ing to Rev. Warren P.
Mitchell, pastor.
Upton's topic will be the
importance and strengthen­
ing effect of unity at all
levels, from locaf neighbor­
hoods and ci ties, to the state
and federal governments,
aid Rev. Mitchell. The eve­
ning will also include dinner
and a program.
Re ervatins are required
and may be made by ending
S 15' for e ch ticket to Quinn
Chapel AME Church,
Brotherhood Banquet, P.O.
Box 323, Cassopolis. MI
49031, by March 20.
Ticket may al 0 be pur­
chased at Old Kent Bank,
116 South Broad ay, Ca -
opoli ; Three Rivers Cham­
er of Commerce, 140 West
Michigan, Three Rivers;
Do agiae Chamber of Com­
merce, 208 Front Street,
Dowagiac; Four Flag Area
C mber of Commerce, 321
Ea t Main Street, Nile ; and
the Twin Cities Area Cham­
ber o( Commerce, Benton
Harbor.
Plea e call Vivian Dungry
at 445-3210 or Leila
Henderson at 445-3358 for
r rt er in(ormatlon.
Appeal Boird, allo in
Jerry Hunt Auto Sales at 299
West Main to place a port­
able toilet in the rear (out of
ire to public) of hi build­
inl. Within 30 days before"
the year is. up, Hunt ould
ave to come to the city 10
reque t an extention.
. .
and bloc ing the treets. .
A group of about 40-50
pollee officer met t the
Benton Harbor Police Sta�
lion for a hort meeting to
get their order on how to go
about clearning .the treets.
Afterward they c me back
out to their cars, put on their
armor of bel cIS, too night
stick an Shotguns and
. went forth to fight the prOb­
lem ..
Reporters te ving tbe city
co mi ion' meetinl at city
ball ked the officen what
as ·,oin .on, and ome
replied, "no commit", "just
gatheri ng", and "we don't
now, we were ju t asked to
be here."
The police officers block-
. ed Broadway� Pavone and
McAlli ter Streets leading
to Empire. Officers stood in
the. street yelling to the
people "go home or go to
jail. "
There. have been many
complaints from bu inc s
owners on Empire Avenue
pleading with the Benton
Harbor Police Department tp'
stop or cut down •
lottering on the streets nd
in front of their busine e.
At tbe time when the
busines owners came down
to the Commis ion meeting
to complain about the loiter­
ing, Sam Wat on, Public
Safety Director, told them
that there wa nothin be
could do to stop the loitering
becau e the people had a
right to. tand there as long
a they wanted to, as lonl a
they didn't bother anycne.
No the problem has got­
ten out of hand for Benton
Harbor Pettee Department
and th�y have to call in help.
, At Monday, March 12,
Benton Harbor City Com­
mi sion meeting two city
re idents complained about
the crowd on the treets,
stopping people trying to
ell drugs to them.
"People ju t come up to
your cars trying to sell you
drugs," one re ident said.
·"What are you loin to do
about it", be ked of th�
commission.
"I see S20,OOO cars nd
S8,OOO truck and the kid irt
Benton Harbor don't have
that kind of money: These
are drul dealer and we need
omebody do n there (Em-
pire and Broadway),"
another resident aid.
Mayor William Wolf in­
formed them that the prob­
lem was being addressed,
but could not di CUI it at
t t time.
I a phone convenatio
it Sam WalSOn, "a cro d
On Saturday the 17th, at 7
p.m. Greater Harvest Male
Choru will be in concert
and at 3:30 p.m. Sunday the
18th, the program will come
to a eli max with the Fai th
Community Church Choir of
Grand Rapids.
Mr. George Roberson is
the president and Rev. Stan­
ley Levy is the ho t pastor.
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Beulah Baptist Church
will have tbeir Education
program Sunday, March 18.
. at 3 p.m. Their theme is,
"Education A Lifetime Com­
mitment." II Timothy 3:7.
Mr. Luther Dea e will be
the guest spe ker. Rev. Wil­
lie N. Paul Jr. is the host
pastor.
Ne H9fe B ptl t
Church sher will be
having a program Sunday.
March 18, t 3 p.m.
Their guests will be the
Morning Star Bapti t
Church.
Rev. Gregory Kirksey is
the. ho t pa tor.
T e Junior Mission of
Frle dship aaptist Church
will have a program on Sun­
day, March 25, at 3 p.m.
Their guests will be
Beulih Bapti t Church,
where the 'Rev. Willie N.
Paul is the pa tor. Rev. Paul
will bring the me sage.
Rev. Richard Hogue is the
ho t pa tor.
Tbe Male Cborus of
Greater Harvest Baptist
Church i having a Catv ced
of Music program on Friday,
March 16 through 18. On
Friday at 7 p.m. the com­
bined ale Choruse of 75
male voice of Mu kegon
County will be inging
God's praises.
of people had gathered on
Broad ay and Empire and
didn't want to leave, 0 e
made them leave." he said.
Some residents com-
plained in later interviews
with the Mic igan Citizen
they were siltinl on their
porch whent the poli e
sweep was made Mond y
and they were ordered n
their houses.
"Go home or go to jail "
the officers warned all pe�­
son on the treet- or in
their yard - Mond y night.
"It was Ii ke Sout
Africa," aid one resident
who.asked not iobe i en-
tified. I
The city clo ed it onl�
recre tion department earlier
this year leaving no pia ne
recreation for city youth. I
or shop
geared to' ard
families
Muskegon Community Col­
lege· offering two programs
during March 1990 that are
designed for families to attend
together. Brian Wheeler, Com­
puter Specialist with Muskegon
Heights Public School, will in­
struct a five eek course in
oftw re exploration for fun
and learning with parents and
elementary age children. The
cost is $30 which inc1u es five
. ettes.
The class meets from 6:30
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. beginning
Tuesday, March 13 with the firs
meeting being for the adults
only. The registration fee in-
d e one adult member and
one child. The section number '
for . program i 6152. .
On Saturday, M rch 31,
MCC is offering a program
designed especially for the up­
coming Easter holiday.
Children 8 yea and over, along
with their parents, can learn
how to make f brie-co ered,
dled b et and the fabric­
covered styrofam eggs to fill the
b et.
A supply li will be available
prior to the cost i $20, which in­
cl one adult and one child.
The section number for this
program is 6157.
Call and as for the section
r provided.
CONTEST
Standing Up for
Peace
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