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on them."
Streeter
H m uer th com-
rm Ion voted to:
- Appro e an t 11 non of
thre treet 11 ht , two 10 ted t . __ ........ _
Hi hland ad V I Ie Vie nd
n t L Vette Street nd the
removal of treet light t River­
view Drive and Valley Drive nd
t Britain Avenue.
- Adopted a drug loitenng
ordinance, where anyone that i
standing around in front of ny
public place or elling drug will
get arrested.
Some commissioners aid
they it wouldn't make en e to
p another ordinance . e city
wa: not going to c· by it. "I
don't mrnd voting on this or­
dinance If we are going to put it
in effect", aid Wysinger.
Manning aid the rea on that
they have not been 'arre9t1ng
people for loitering i because
the jails are full, but some com­
mi .ioners said as long a they do
their jot> and arrest}hem, it's up
to the other authorities where
they put them,
mi ion chamber to re train on the City Manager and the
Wy ing r, but th t didn't top staff. "I thin it' time a a cem-
him, .' mi ion we evaluate where we
"Wh t ar they going to do to were three ye r ago and where
me, put more m n y in my poe - we are today."
et "Wy ing r aid in reference "I'll attac the city manager
to n i ident two year ago, anytime 1 damn well ple e," id
when be h d been e corted from Wysinger, because "he' not
the commi ion chamber, only to doing a dame thing."
ue and win monet ry d mages Wolf continued on to ay that
from the city. \ the Manager gives out po itive
Patrolman Dave Krugh and Lt. information, and he wished the
Eli Rolland came to the commis- � other commissioners would "stop
ion chambers, but by that time nitpicking" what Manning nd
the meeting was over. The of- . other city officials do.
ficer que tioned Wy inger and Wolf then made a motion, for
took tatement from Rucker and the record, commending Man-
Commi sioners Fred Sim and ning for his performances as City
Her hel McKenzie a witne es. Manager, The motion passed by a
Rucker aid he ha n't decided '6-1 vote. Commissioner Steve
to file the complaint yet, but he Wooden, abstained and Commis­
wa definitely going to start a sioner George Wysinger voted
recall again t Wysinger. no, Commissloner Charles
Wolf said he didn r want to Yarbrough was absent.
deprive Wy inger of voting on
Monday nights, so' he would
prefer Rucker handle the com­
plaint through a police com­
plaint.
-Benton
H rbor Cornrru loner
George Wy inger w not only
thre the ed wi th rec 11 Tu -
d Y night, J nu ry 22, at the
regul r City Commi sioner meet­
ing by city re ident Eddie Rue -
er, but he might get crl minal
charge filed gainst him for c 11-
ing Rucker a "dictating S.O.B."
"I'm ready to recall Mr.
Wysinger," aid Rucker.
The name-calling came after
Wysinger and Mayor William
Wolf had a di pute about the
"good job" that City Manager
Steve Mannin wa doin for the
city.
Wy inger aid Manning ha nt
done anything since he'. n
with the city, becau e pr ject
like the business incubator build­
ing (Bu ine Growth Center)
and the Riverview Drive Project
were already in process y the
previous ad mini tration.
Whenever Wolf tried to speak,
Wysinger would - talk louder.
Wolf warned him about his con­
duct and told him if he didn't get
himself under control and stop
illS profani ty -he 'Would n ve
an officer come in and remove.'
, ,
him from he meeting, Wy inger
continued.
I
commi ion pproved re 01 u­
tion in - vote by whi h Ben­
ton 'H rbor Deve loper Ro
Hadley, owner 0 the ew Har­
bor Dockominiurns. Inc" WIll
pay $85.000 and the Michigan
Department of Natural Re ource
$60,700 for the improvem nt of
the City's E tbank Riverfront
Project.
Some 0'1 the commi ioner
were upset becau e in the
original pi n Hadley had agreed
to pay the total <':0 t for the im­
provements when he purchased
the New Harbor Inn. .
"We are just letting Hadley off
the hook", said Wysi ger.
Hadley could build the
boardwalk a he promi ed, for
$85,000, but the boardwalk that
he want to build will not fit in
. well WIth the one the i being
b u i 1 d a t t ,h e 0 the r ,e d . " a j d '
STREETERSUBMITT D
proposal to the commission for
the 208 streets signs for an
amount of $6,675, which in­
cluded brackets and posts. but he
didn't h ve a written statement
from Whirlpool stating that they
would give financial backing Of
from Benton Harbor Area
Schools in their help from the
vocational class.
Streeter said th vocational
class could not produce the type
of brackets that the city was re­
questing and that Mayor Wolf al­
most "got him into trouble",
because Whirlpool felt that he
(Streeter) was "putting pressure
/
MUSKEGON
Spencer
welcomes home
military daughter
r �,,� � � -, nnlnl�'t
It was double pleasure, tor'
Regina Spencer, when hot two
daughters, Juwana Wipiams
Hoard and Daystina Spencer was
home on leave from the Service
recently.
Juwana is in the Navy and
Daystrna is in the Air Force.
They both are stationed in Flor­
dia.
DDA gives group free everythtnq
MA YOR WOLF told the
commission that he -knew that
there were some commissioners
that would like to replace him as
M�lOT' and 'sume"wduic1 iike-to
ee anybody r place him, but that
wa "poli tic" and he has no
"hard feelings at all.'
Wolf went on to say that he
was not bothered about the at­
tacks that were made on him, but
B1 .B�r!lic� Br9�n
� C' '" �Qr{
Downtowrr--- . BeTetopment
AuThority (DDA) and .the T- x Ih­
crement Finance Authority
(TIFA) Boards held their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday,
January 15. '
During the portion of the DDA
meeting, the board voted to pay
.. an invoice to Plante & Moran,
Certffied Public Accountants,
777 Riverview Drive, Benton
Harbor, in the amount � $3,000.
The bill is for the June 30, 1990
audit.
During the portion of the
TIFA Board meeting, Director
Aaron Anthony told the members
t�at ,t!l�"p��)y !�!med� grp�'p.
Benton Harbor Now, accepted
DDNTlFA's offer to move in the
City's Busine s Growth Center,
at 200 Paw Paw Avenue.
, In a letter to Jeannine Marks,
a foundi commi ttee member of
the group, Anthony rated that
'DDA/TIFA was offering Benton
Harbor Now office space in the
Benton Harbor's Business
Growth Center, rent free; access
to existing clerical/secretarial
staff and office equipment per
current passport of ervices
guidelines (copier, fax & phone
systems access included); access­
to mee ting facili ties on a as
needed/ c.bCJ1.uled , i al 00
cost; and a ces to professional
taff on an a needed basis,
(Director of DDArrIFA).
The le tter also stated that. the
DDA/TiFA Board support the
start-up and continuation of Ben­
ton Harbor Now, by assisting
them 'in keeping administration
costs down just as they do fot the
six start-up businesses currently
in the Business Growth Center.
"The DDA/TIFA Boards
believes that the formation of
'Benton Harbor Now coupled
with a strong working relation­
ship with DDArrIFA is an impor­
tant next step to the continued
revitalization of the City of Ben­
ton Harbor". said Aaron An-
MARGIE JOHNSON t�', Benton Harbor. Burial was in thony, Director of the Boards,
IS. Margie Johnson, 85, of Crystal Springs Cemetery. Anthony said Benton Harbor
Now is expected to- move into the
Bay Shore N,Y,. died Sunday, Mrs. Bland was born July 4, Business Growth, Ceriter by
January 20, at Southside Hospi- 1894, in Bolton, ·Mississippi. February 12.
tal Suffolk County N Y fol Survivors include: a son. Rev.
, , .., - Board member Brad Bryan
Iowing a lengthy illness Henry Bland of Colonia', a step-
. volunteered to work with Benton
The funeral will be held Satur- daugh ter, Gertrude Reed 0 f Harbor Now.
day, January 26, at the Progres- Chicago; two grandchildren; 15 In other business, Project
sive Missionary Baptist Church, great-grandchildren; and three Committee Chairman Kevin Cle­
Benton Harbor. Burial will be in great-great-grandchildren. She rnents said the main project for
the Crystal Springs Cemetery, was preceded in death by her hus- the Board members for the month.
Benton Harbor. Robbins band, Henry Bland Sr., in 1964.
of January was to organize an
Brothers Funeral Home, Benton
Open House and set a date. He
Harbor, is in charge 'of arrange- IRENE LOCKS said they could call it an Open
me��.'JOhnson was born August Mrs. Irene Locks. 97. of Ben- House or welcoming Benton Har-
10 1905 in Walls Lake, La. ton Harbor, died !uesday, bor Now or they can piggyback jt
's " . I d t January 22 at the Orchard Grove with business' afterhours with the
urvivors Inc u e: wo, •
d ht M W·II'· (B ie) Nursing Home, Benton Harbor, Chamber of Commerce.
Pal ug ers. f rLs: I ladmIll �ssled' . following a lengthy illnes .. Anthony uggested that they
easont 0 lDWOO, "an Th fu I' b b hei Ii ,
M J h (A ) M · f e nera Wl e held I p,m.' cele rate t elf irst anniversary
rs. 0 nny rmean ayo 0 M d J 28 . , h b 'Id'
B Sh Edd" on ay, anuary . at the In t e Ul lng,
J ahY oref; Ltwo Asons'l Ide, Union Memorial African- - The Board members all agreed
o nson 0 os nge es an " , ,
'R b rt J hn f 'B Sho e' Methodist Episcopal Church, that they would have thelT flTst
o e 0 son 0 ay r ,a B H b h ' .
. t M MI . W' g denton ar or, were she was a year anni ersary, which they WIll
II er, rs. mnle In ar . ,.
G f W t M e La 12 member. Arrangements IS made announce date and Hme at their
reen 0 es onro,.; R b' B
d hOld '16 t by ob Ins rothers Funeral next meeting in February,
g;::d�h;ld:::;' and one �:::t: Home. Burial will be in Nor!h . A�SO �he board voted to pay �
g t dch'ld She a Shore Memory Gardens. mVOlce m the amount of $1,800
Irea -gran 1. w' M Lo 990
d d 'n death by her hus- rs. cks was born Septem- to Plante & Moran for the 1
Pbrecde Ale 1 J bnson', 1968 and ber 2, 1893 in Brooksville, Mis,: fudit.
an, ex 0 , m , , .' Sh . ,
b a dau hter Beverl Robinson, SlSSlPPl. e reSided m the area
y 1989 g, y for the past 46 years.
in . Survivors incl ude: one
daughter, Ida Mat-Alexander of
Benton harbor; 26 grandchildren;
58 great-grandchildren; and 36
great-great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death �y five
children, Lou Bertha Taylor,'
1977, Robert Hines, 1978, Frank
Hopkins, 1981, Walter Hopkins,
1983, Albert Smith, 1989 and
seven grandChildren and 1 grt ,.:­
grandchild.
MANNING wa ordered by
Wolf to call an officer to the com-
J.Ob Corps recruits females
. Women in Community Ser­
vice is now accepting applica­
tions from young women to
enroll in the Job Corps program.
Job Corps is an opportunlty for.'
16-21 year- olds to make a fresh
start by furthering thelr educa­
tion and get job training in a
residential setting,
Job Corps offers free room,
meals, medical and dental
coverage while ... you earn your.
high school diploma or GED and
a trade that will help you find a
job.
Participants even get paid
while they are in 'the program.
There is' a monthly. allowance, a
clothing allowance of $317 a
year, and after graduating, a
me mbcr . receives between
$45�00 to $2.400.00 to start
. their new jobs with. There is a
92.7 percent placement rate for
jobs after a Job Corps member
'graduates.
Job Corps applicants are able
to choose from over 120 different
vocational skilts., Classes are of­
fered in such fields as carpentry,
cooking, clerical, word process­
ing, and many others,
.�
Shaw'Dda Lakay Zackery
celebrated her 5th birthday
recently with a party • thorne
with her family and friends. She
had ice cream and cake and other
goodies.
Shawanda is the daughter of ,
Richard and Van ita Zackery.
THERE ARE eight differem
centers where the applicants can
choose to go. There are centers in
Grand Rapids and Detroit.
A typical day at th Job Corps
center would include studies in
your choosen field, classes to
complete your high school
diploma or your GED, three,
meals, and free time. The centers
plan fun activities like movies,
concerts and shopping trips.
Young women between the
ages of 16-21 who are economi­
cally disadvantaged. not current­
ly in school, and arc willing to
make an effort to start over,
should call for more information,
Vonnie Dood, 517 -372-3610 EXj.
5276 or' Willa Irown, 616-925-
3948. "
OBITUARIES
Friendship Baptist Church's
'Senior Choir will have a Family
Day 'Program Sunday,. January
2.7, at 3 p.m.
The New Mt. Zion Baptist
Church will be their special
guests and Rev. James Witcher
will bring the message. Rev.
Richard Hogue is the host pastor.
Walker Temple Church
Wing of Faith Choir will have a
Musical Sunday, January 27, at 3
p.m. Their special guests are 'the
Brooks Singers and the Sound of
Faith. Rev. U.J. Walk'tr is the
hostpastor.
ROBERT -a
BEll �
CONTRACTOR .­
REMODEUNG STATE
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At The Library,
Pre-School StoryTime will
meet on Wednesday and Friday,
Janua.ry 30 and February 1st. at
10 a.m. The film, Owl Moon, will
be shown at both essions,
The library ,has recei ved a
grant from the Ezra Jack Keats
Foundation which will be used to
distribute the children'S
magazine, Ladybug, to children
attending story time.
. This magazine, which
CSA Fall Term promotes quality children's
_Ree ita Is literature for young children, will
The regular Fall �erm reci tals be made avabilable on a random
for Community School of the basis throughout the coming year
Arts will be held Sunday, to children who attend pre-SChool
February 3, at the First United story time,
Congregational Churcp of Ben-. . Th� �r�nt is awarded to
ton Harbor. There will be two hbranes In memory of Ezra Jac
sets of double recitals, one at 2 Keats, author of many beautiful
p.m. and the other at 4 p.m. The books for chi�dren, including.
recitals are free and open to the Snow y Day, an order to en-
public. courage the' love of reading.
Movie for childr�n arc shown
on Saturday at 1 p.m. Showing on
February 2nd: In honor of Black
Hi tory month the following folk
. tale will be featured: The Rug­
ma -er and The Cowtail Switch,
both are African tales and The
Legend of John Henry - an
African-American folktale.
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OLUE BLAND
Mrs. Ollie Bland, 96 of Ben­
ton Harbor, died Monday,
January 21, at her re ident fol­
Io ing a lengt�y illness.
'The funeral wa held Friday,
January 25, at the Beautiful Gate
. Baptist Church, Bento Harbor.
Arrangements wa made by the
Robbin Brothers FUBeral Home,