III.
It s a beautiful June
morning, and that made the
people of Barton McFarlane
eighborbood Association that "
much more eager to get the
parade on the way.
Barton McFarlane eigb­
borbood Association and its af­
filiated block clu held their
eighteenth Annual Clean­
UplFix-Up/Paint-Up P rade.
The vehicles started assem­
bling on Cheyenne Street ai
Joy Ro d, and were beautifully
decorated.
The Detroit P'o Ii ce
Department's 2nd Precinct
managed to hold back traffic,
which allowed the parade to
move aero major streets
without any difficulty. The
number of participants appear
to be increa ing each year.
After th parade, the fes­
tivitie were held at the Ham­
merberg Field, located at
Chicago and Wyoming Street.
Again the 2nd precinct at 0
was pre ent and their presence
wa agai n very much wel­
comed.
Mackenzie's ROTC' Blad
9th graders as there to greet
the community at tile Hammer­
bell Field. Many in. Jhe CIO d
"d bo pleased tlley were to
see a group of young teenagers
possess 0 much talent.
The Soaring EagJes also
performed, lead by Com­
mander Burnes. He i a youog
man ho volunteers his time. to
wor with the youngsters and
guide and encourage them to
do good things in their spare
time. Mistres of· Ceremony
was Mrs. Barbara Washington.
Jo eph Walker Williams urged
the community to stick
together. He complimented the
police for their h lp in making
the parade a succe . A man
with many years of community
experience, as well as
knowledge behind him. Wil­
liams is a legend; a welJ
respected citizen and loved by
many if not all the people who .
know him.
Deidre Shel ton san the
egro ational Anthem. "Lift
Every Voice- and Sing" with
the participation of the
audience.
Every year Barton Me­
FarJue orpnizes this Clean­
Up/Fiz-Up/Paint-Up parade to
encowqe neighborhoods that
are not active, to become c­
tive, to watch out for e ch
otber IDd to get to tDO one
r.
In addition to the ,Annual
parade, Barton McFarlane
eighborbood Association
Ste ardship Center is once
again inviting familie to par-
ticipate in the'1990 Detroit
Leisure Education Project .at
I Mackenzie High School.
Barton McFarlane wel­
comes anyone interested to join
in fitness fun recreation and
leisure information program for
family members. The project
begins June 26 - Augu t 2 on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays. and
Thursdays, from 5 to 9 pm,
TheTf is something to do for
all age groups.
Barton McFarlan� Neigh­
borhood Assoc iat ion. making .
the differenu!
Street
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JULy 14
Wilder for Pre ?
RICHMOND, VA.
Speculation continues that
recently elected Black Virgini
Governor L. Dougl Wilder
already started to position
himsdf for presidential cam­
paign in 1996. When pressed
abo his pi the . 011' first
elected Black governor will
only s y, • I plan to complete my
term governor". Tha term
ends in 1994.
SO-SAD
director
explain
violence
DBTROrr - Clementine
Barsfield, Directo of SO-SAD
(Save Our Son and
Daughters) id in some. of e
violence after the PI tons
b etball victory, people were
"acting out what they feel, see
and are exposed to every day,"
venting out long held anger �d
resentment. .
"Things are out of h d every
day: she said.
We have to get together and
crea e a more pe ceful
environment every day, he
'Fa r at
CHARLaITE, N.C. - A
University 0 orth Carolina
tudy has found that the b
of Black males beat fast r than
those for white men. The medi­
cal school study said tb t during
exercise BI c men ver ed 8
heartbeats minute more than
bite en. Howev r, the high r
rate may m e Blac m le
more prone to high blood pres-
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