You h ign-up begin
o ummer job�
If you are between the ages
of 14-21 and to earn money
this ummer, the Private In­
dustry Council may have a um­
mer job program that's just right
for you, according to PIC Chair­
n Ty Wallace.
Michigan Youth Corps
nd the Summer Youth
Employment and Training
Program will erve Berrien,
Cass and VanBuren Counties
again this summer, offering 2SO
MYC slots and 535 SYETP jobs
in 1990.
All unemployed Michigan
residen between the ages of
18-21 years eligible for the
Michigan Youth Corp, the
largest and most successful
state-funded summer jobs
program in the nation.
The Michigan Youth Corps
will again incorporate an op­
portunity fair into its program
to elp workers in finding full
time job in the private sector.
According to PIC Projects
Manager Shirley Wohler:·
"There will be an opportunity
fail in August for the tri-county
area."
"Thi year, with the new min­
imum w ge at $3.80 per hour,
we will have fewer MYC
wor rs to go around: Wohler
continued-.
Applications for the
Michiaan Youth Corps arc
BOBBY
THO PSO
. Bobby Joe Thomp on, 47,
for erly of Be ton Harbor,
died Wcdn y, April 4, at St.
Lu e's Ho pital, Chicago, II­
lin is,
Funcr 1M' . hcld Mon-
d y, April 9, at St. John's
Colic Church, Benton Har-,
bor. F irplain Chapel of Florin
Funeral Service was in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Thomp on was born
eptember 23, 1 2. H w a
1960 graduate of Benton Har­
bor High school, a factory
r er in Chicago and am m­
ber of St. Martin DePorres
Catholic Church, C icago.
Survivors include: his father,
Camilliu Thompson Sr., of
V ndali , Mich.; fiv brothers,
Henry of Vandalia, Robert and
.C., both of Benton Harbor,
amiI . Jr., f t Chicago;
nd m of K lamazoo; nd
three . ter ,M ie Gorman
t. L uis, 0., nd Portia
Jon and Id Holton, h of
Benton Har i,
ROSCOE
IL�A S
Roscoe Williams, 67, of Ben­
ton Harbor, died Friday, April
available at PIC
M.E.S.C. offices,
colleges, and the Del:NlltJDCIII
Social Services.
The Sum er Youth
Employment &. Tr ining
Program (SYETP) will pUt ap­
proximately 535 eligible
ages 14-21 to k iDt tri­
county area under the Job
Training Partnership Act.
Benton Harbor, Area
Schools, Nile, Brand • e
School, Lewi Cass Inter­
mediate School District
VanBuren ISD will take rrP A
applications for youths still in
school. The PIC Offices will
register out-of-school 1Oa1UlS
based on family size
come.
Young people interested in
. working this summer should
contact the school they are -
tending, and out-of-school
youths should apply at their
local PIC office in Benton Har­
bor, Dowagiac, Hartford, Niles,
South Haven, or the Job
Resource Center in Pa Paw.
When applying, bring proof
of family income, citize . p,
draft registration (over 18
years) and your social security
card.
For further q can
Tom Tam at 927-1064 01' 1-
soo.533-� from • the
Twin Cities area.
Mercy-M
er, St. Jose
ill
The funeral
April 13, R.UUUI.ID
Chapel, Benton H .
was in Crystal Springs
Cemetery. I
Mr. Willia' Oc- .
tober 30, 1921, in Bart.dos. He
resided in the area for 10 years.
Survivor include, a stc
J arne Thompson of Ben OD
Harbor. .
Pennies For
Patients Campa gn
Preschool
h aring an�
vi ion clinics
set
The Berrien County Health
Department is offering pre­
sdlool hearing and vision clinics
for children who will start
school for the first time this fall
. in Berrien County, according to
Dewain Silvernale, MD., Medi­
cal Director for the Health
Department.
Dr. Silvernale indicated that
clinics are regularly held each.
year, April through June, in
each school area and are con­
ducted mainly by appointment.
The area, date, screening loca­
tio and cont ct for appoint­
ment for each of the preschool
vision and hearing clinics are as
foUo :. .
- Berrien Sprin Area:
June 7, Sylvester Elementary
School, call 471-1836 for ap­
pointment;
- Bridgman- Area: May 16
and 17, Bridgman Elementary
School, call 465-5441 for ap­
pointment;
- Buchanan Area: May 11,
U nited Methodist Church, call
695-8407 for appointment;
- Coloma Area: May 3,
Coloma Elementary School,
call 468-2420 for appointment,
nd May 4, Washington
Elementary School, call 468-
2430 for appointme ;
- Eau Claire Area: May 29,
Lybroo Elemenrary School,
calI461�191 for appointment;
- Ne Buff 10 Area: April
30, St. Mary's School, call 469-
1515 for appointment; and May
9 aed 10, New Buffalo Elemen­
tary; call 469-3410 for appoint­
men ;
- Niles Area: M y 21, 22, 23
24, N�de school, call
684-6266 for appointment;
Testing is required for stu­
de ts pi nning on atte di
either a public or parochial
school, said Sihemale. He also
eaoouraged paren of a Child 3
1fl years or older who will be t­
tending a preschool program
thi fan to have their children
tested at one .of the upcoming
clinics. If a child was tested in a
previous year, it is not necessary
to repeat it.
,
HEAL Of ichlana
Heal of Michiana, in con­
junction with Citizens. for �­
vironmental Protection Will
pre ent six environmental
pe kers for Earth Day
Celebration '90, held at the S .
P tric 's County Park, South
Bend, on Saturday, April 21,
fr 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (E.S.T.)
Admissio . Sl.00 per per­
n. For more informatio calJ
(616) 429-8477, (219) 271-8990
or (219) m-4677.
con
'progr m
_ plan �d
By ry Goll
St. Luke Ba . t Church will
have their Family Day Sunday,
April 29, at 3 p.m
Their special ests will be
Ne Mt. Zion Ba tist Church,
where the Rev. J es Withers
is th p or. Rev Withers will
bring the message.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Rev. Isaac Moffett is the host
pastor.
M u kegon Heights City
Councilwoman, Patricia Joees,
has been elected to the board of
the Women in umcrpa
Government, an affiliate of the
Michigan Municipal Leagu .
She will serve as treasurer an
membership chairperson.
The 7th Annual Retrea
Women's Auxiliary of th
General Baptist state Conven­
tion of Michigan wiD be held
At The Ubrary
Pre-School StoryTime will
meet from 10-10:45 a.m. on
Wedoesday, April 18. The fibn,
"Fr ADd Toad Are Friends",
will be WD along with 000
and songS for young childrens,
ages 3-5.
Movies for children will be
shown on Saturday, April 21 t
2 p.m. Showing re: "Case Of
The Cosmic C . c· and The
Day The Bic_ycle Disap­
peared."
All entrie for the sl�g
limerick cont m be turned
in by urelay, April 21. Win­
ners will be announced t e
Pcnny Brandt Concert; held
Monday, April 23, 7 p.m. I
The coacert . (i ore'
songs aDd is opea to p . c.
Families are e to t-
tend.
ry R ding at
L C
La e M ichgian College
English instructor Carmi e
D ndrea will present his an al
poetry reading at 7:30 p. .,
Friday, April 27 in the Dance­
Dr ama Room of the Lake
Michig n College Community
Center, with a recepti n aft -
ward. There is no charge to -
tend and the public is welcom .
.. .. �mon
Lake Michigan ColI
Departme of Fine Arts and
Humanitie �Il pre ent it .
pring productio ,
"R mon",ataleofthesearoh
for truth about the killing of
Samurai officer and the ult
I
May 4-5, at Camp Baber, Cas­
sopolis, Michigan.
Speaker will be Rev. Willie ,
N. Paul, Jr. Theme is, Courage
For Times ·Like These". Bible
study leader is Mother Mr .
Haywood Crawford.
The Conference will include
topics such as, Courage To Face .
Lonelin , Courage For Wit­
nessing To Youth Through In­
volvement, Courage To Face
Moral I u , Courage To Be
Christlike, Courage To Serve
Others and Courage To Face
Death.
The prices is 55 for both
days or $30 for one day. Dead­
line for reservations is April 30,
1990. Pleas make check or
money payable to the General
Baptist State Convention.
West Shore Youth Sym­
phony will present its Annual
Spring Concert on Sund y,
April 22, at 4 p.m. Sixty-three
talented young musicians fro
a five-county area will perform
under the direction of Dr. Lee
Copenhaver.
General admi sion tickets
are $3 and went on sale t the
Symphony office in the Frauen­
thai Building on April 9. Tickets
will also be sold at the door.
of his wife by a roving bandit, on
April 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and on
April 22 at 2 p.m. in the Lake
Michigan College Little
Theatre.
Ticke for the performance
re S5.00 for adults d $3.00
for tudents and senior citizens.
Tickets for all performance may
be purchased the door or
reservations may be made by
calling 9'i:1-1(XX).
Toughlov Group
The Tougblove Pare Sup­
port Group will Tuesday,
April 17, t 7:30 p.m. in the
nursery of the Stevensville
United Methodist Church, S506
Ridge Rd., Stevensville.
Volunt r ad
A volunteer training
program to familiarize volun­
teers with duties and respon­
sibilities will be held on May 14,
6:30 p.m. at Backgr und Farm,
2400 Winn Rd., Niles and on
May 16, 6 p.m. at Hill & Hollow
Farm, 5415 Lincoln Rd., t.
Joseph.
To volunteer, contact the
Cooperative Exten iv ervice
at 429-2425.
927-2188
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