1
yor rtha Scott came
under fire from citizen con-'
cemed a out fire afety, at la t
ond y's council meetln .
C tl n Or ta John on que -
tto ed th fe ibtl ty of pur­
ch In a $ 10,000 fire true ,
h n the fire ectlon i under­
manned nd money for the true
ml ht not be vail ble.
Scott aid the fir t year p y­
ment on the true ould be dif­
fered, nd the city ould have
ten year to pay the balance.
cott ac no led ed public
afety I undermanned by about
10-12 officer, and id the city
is ctively 100 in for repl ce­
ment .
Citizens also questioned
public fety' ability to fi ht
fire, chin a Free Pre rticle
hlch aid the D troit Fire
Department con tanUy come
into the city to assi t ith fire .
CITIZEN COMPLAIN D
of public safety officer coming
to fires, and wailin for the
Detroit Fire. Department to
ho up nd fight it.
The council tabled the item
,
hich as ed for a bid iver to
purcha e the fire true , some
citi en expre ed a need to
op n up the bid proce to et a
better price, and e tioned
D v loper pre
for new hou ing
bY,D RRlC c. LEWIS
for pro es-
'Project Together' pu
AFDC mothers on track
1988. The program received
n tiona! ward Feb. 28 from the
American Public Welf re
ciation in W in ton, D.C.
The progr m upplie youn
mothers with everything they need
to start career in ddition to
dvice on child care and parenting
kills. In return, the participan
promise. to donate the time d
effort necessary to ctively pur ue
their career goals .
"Project Together re lly hel
tho who want to bring it together
for them elve ," aid Maryann
Prien, Berrien County Department
of Social Service services
dministrator.
. A unique facet of the program .
that each participant follows her
own tailored plan th t is based on
her own needs and interests. Each
participant works doseely with a
program . tant throughout the
program.
The program e c ped the
recent budget cuts intact. A
contr ct that begins in April will
allocate S180,000 in tate funds to
keep the program operating until
January, 1992. Project Together
has cost about S230,OOO to date .
(leve ope as a mo el pilot
progr luidPatrid, V.aughan, a
spokesperson for the Michigan
Department of Social Services.
There are no plans at the moment
to set up similar programs in other
counties, Vaughan said
About 194 women are currently
participating in Project Together.
More than 110 of these
participants are back in sChool or
specialized job training. About 40
of the womeanow have jobs and
five of them, are no longer on
AFDC.
LMC to ho t
Student,
Leader Forum
fu dr I er for M rth
mag
Day in
hema
ing
StilI Writer
HIGHLAND PK - If the
citizens of Highland Park.
want new homes in -the city
they will get it, according to
Elliot Holland of HAL
Development.
During a town meeting
spon ored by. the Highland
Park Chamber of Commerce
last Friday, Holland tried to
ell the audience of about 40
people on the idea of HAL
Weatherbuilt Homes.
The homes offer increased
energy savings, are below
market price, and the quality
of the homes meet or exceed
. startdards.
. The buyer is offered the
oppor . t tQ tici
he "'b
olDca.
HOI;l,AND SA
go to the banks
purcha in a truck without'
lookin for other alternatives. .
The council fabled all item
not addressed at the premature­
ly djourned Feb. 19 council by H
meeting, ayin the admini tr - .
tion did not provide specific in- Capitlll News Service
formation to addre the items.
The council al 0 failed to
addre' a request from the
ent plan
I
mortgages for potentl I
buyers, and the only require­
ment is that cu tomers hav�
the adequate income, to,
make payments on the
S50,000 to S75,000 hou es.
HAL Development wants
to construct 35-50 homes on
Manche ter near Woodward.
Holland also said there
are plan to locate some oft
Glendale and scattered sites
throughout the city.
Holland said if enough
people show interest in the
project, construction can
begin spring of this year.
Mayor Martha Scott said,
new housing will attract
young people to the city, who
will have babies and uplift
t�� h o� S I e "1
fo', lhc city 0' j'.b a,d Park
a lrfor"'lb�"1ii\'�ren oTHigri:A
land Park," said Holland.
Muskegon
Nulite Youth Chapter fir t
annual Black college tour
By Mary Golliday
The Nulites Youth Chapter of
the Urban League of Greater
Muskegon will-be touring
several Historical Black Col­
leges and Uni ve rsi ties from
March 31-April 7.
Such insiitutions as ark/At­
lanta Universi ty, orehouse
College, Spellman College,
Notth Carolina ActT, Norfolk
State University and Hampton
University are but a few of the
schools they will be visiting
during the tour, in the states of
Georgia, North Carolina and
Virginia.
Other sites JO be visited are:
the Martin Luther King Center
for Non-Violent Social Change,
Six Flags Over Georgia and
Kings Dominion Amusement
Parks.
The cost for this tour is $250.
which covers the cost of
transportalion and hotel accom­
modations (some lunches will
also be included) for tbe entire
six days. A limited number of
sealS are still available and may
be reserved by making a $50
deposit to the Urban League of­
fice (this is non-refundable).
Reservations' will be ac­
cepted in person only (first
come basi ).
For more details, please call
the League office at 722-3736.
The' Urb n League of
Greater Muskegon held a
Workshop Semil)ar March 8 and'
9.
R. Racqueline Dels and Carol
Shores from the U.S. Patent and
Trademark office. Department
of Commerce, WaShington,
D.C. presented the Workshop
and Trademark a a means of
providing capital to .the
minority commuDlty.
Trademarking a a way of profit
and the P.T.O. as a place of
employment.
Dr. John L. Sander, pastor
of Zion Tabernacle Apo talic
Church was elected District
Elder over six churches recently
at a meeting in Nashville, Ten­
nessee. He also i Counselor
Chairman over the State of
Michigan Apostalic Churches. '
Congratulations Dr. Sanders.
During Morning Worship
Service, Beulah Baptist Church
paused a moment in tribute to
Black History Montb.
Mr . Betty Hunter and Mr .
Hattie Childrey gave a Musical
Tribute to the song, "Father I
Stretch My Hands To Thee" ,and
what those words mean to us.
Mr. Calloway McOee and Mr.
John Sydnor gave a special
tribute.
They closed out Black His­
lory Month Sunday night with a
play entitled, "The Chronicle of
Black His tory from Slavery to
the Present."
Anthony Cooper bowled a
perfect 300 game'recently. He
has strived for a long time to
bowl a perfect game and his
dream has come true.
He is the second Black per-
on to bowl a perfect game in
MUSkegon since 1925. He love
bowling and has been bowling
for a long time.
We just want to say con­
gratulations. Anthony, we are
very proud of you.
The Brotherhood Of New
Hope Baptist Church held a
Brotherhood Workshop Satur­
day. There were representatives
from churches of the city. Also
guest. from New St. 'Paul Mis­
sionary Baptist Church at­
tended.
On Sunday, March 10, the
New Hope Baptl t Ghu'rch will
have a Pre-pa tor Anniversary
for their pastor, Rev. Oregory
Kirk ey.
SpeCial guests will be Rev.
Samuel Greer and the Queen Es­
ther Baptist Church.
mayor' office a in for the
approval of a per on I ervlce
contract for C rrol Loc a con-
ultant to the Fin nee Depart­
ment.
Council Pre ident Lind ey
orter ave p rtial report rom
th c ty' t te monitor, reque t­
in' meetin ith th council
and the city auditor to ubmit a
pi n for n ccountin y tern,
sayin the n ture of the city'
finance t beyond the cope of
an audit. Porter id he could
not reve I further inform tion
until the ne t council meetin •
. but there i pecul lion the city
is very clo e to tate recelvor­
. hip.
o H
c i I
I
, the coun­
p yment to
Dr. Leno J ck on and Brenda
Wil on-John on are creening
volunteer, entert iners, and in­
dividual that can contribute
their time and other nece sary
contributions to an upcoming
May, 1991, Detroit Image Day
honoring the late Sculptor 0 car
Orave . (313) 872-0332 ...
.... Hat' off to Mrs. Dorothy
Tanker ley, for her year of
commitment to the community
and on the recent adoption of her
four foster children; Ebony,
Jerome, TJ, and Janine ....
.... Audition are now open
for the Michigan Opera
Theatre's: "Read My Lip .... "
Lip S nc Conte t. For the rules
and cri eria information concern­
ing this wild and crazy contest
contest call Lorri at: (313) 355-
105 ....
. .. Irs not too late b co
a part of the Busloe d Com­
munity Networking Affair that
wit take place on April 26. Con­
tact Althenette Turner at: (313)
256-6799.
.... Who say that chivalry
and professional courtesy are
dead?? Last Saturday my com­
panion and I had the opportunity
to review a fantastic performance
by the "Jazz Great" Betty Carter,
and upon leaving the Attic
. Theatre we found that our car
was frozen shut. After being in
the freezing cold for over a half
an hour, the producer of the show
Sam P. discovered our dilema and
immediately aided us in gaining
entry into our vehicle.
E ENTIAL
BIT'S
PIECES
D bor h
Cup
LA INO - A Berrien County
community project to get youn
AFDC mother bac onto the
career tr c is ttr cting nation I
cclaim.
'Project Together, joint project
between the Michigan Department
of Social Services, Berrien
. County, Lake Michigan College
nd S4 other organizations, has
been running since November,
Ir q
CODtiDued From P Ie 1
thus the group will iran fer
good to the Red Crescent in
Jordan, to be handed on to the
same group in Iraq.
No question about the
Detroit group's patrioti m ha
been raised, Vincent aid,
noting that the m.i ion deal
with human misery and should
be above reproach.
"This is strictly people-to­
people. There are no political
ties," Vincent said.
He aid anyone wishing to
cODuib can,'o <1fopl S
\.D.�"'.'" Il�''''' _,:bII .. .tn1
ta'. j _... .: L. uLo 0.1._. .1&.. •
He added that with the warm
weather coming to Iraq, "it
going to be worse than hell."
.Repair
Continued from Page 1
help those with a lower income,"
Brown said.
THE AVERAGE INCOME of
borrowers in 1990 was just over
SI7,000.
There are 158 lenders statewide
participating in the MSHDA
program.
said. "They were a little slow in
recent years, but they've pick up,"
Sen. David Holmes, D-Detroit,
said that problems between
Detroit borrowers and banks have
been worked out by the city.
"The city took the banks to task
and it's all worked out," Holmes
said "They (MSHDA loans) come
in very handy and I only wish we
could spend more money tearing
raggedy homesdown in Detroit."
Employment is not a
requirement for the loans and
Brown said that many borrowers
are out of work, but receive
assistance.
"There are a number of
borrowers who are on assistance,
Social Security or elderly! we try to
Wa.r Familie
Continued from Pu�e 1
ness" and phone calls from
veterans who were "stressed out"
and even the use of alcohol, as a
coping mechanism.
In addition, she said. "I
noticed a great deal of people
who had the need to pray."
. Another of McAlpine's con­
cerns is the need Blacks have to
join the military to secure jobs.
She said businesses should
offer opportunities; the military
should be an option. not the only
source of employment.
Mor over, sht is against war,
but she feels that women should
have "equal rights;" that every
aspect of the military hould be
opened to them. •
And so McAlpine's words,
"We will be giving celebrations
when our troops come home."
begins the healing process.
World Champion 'Gold Meda"
Winner, Lynette Love' si ter
Deborah J ameen Love - Peel
recently gave birth to a beautiful
baby girl; Eboni-L tifah and
everyone' already a king
Lynette will she be grooming
Eboni for the Olympics when the
time comes! ( mile) ....
.... State Representative
Alma Stallworth and her son
Keith St I worth, played an tc­
ti . my c I-
I gue and I elcom during our
visirto The Black Caucus, Black
History Celebration and Program
which was held in Lensing Ja t
Wednesday. The program was
very interesting and it really wa
a pleas ure seei ng all of the youth
that were being honored as well
as the ones that were just attend­
ing the evenings festivities.
. . . . Keep your eye open,
because John J�ckson, of Mr.
John's Hair Clinic has some in­
formation coming out that will
set the record straight about
Afro-American Hair Care and
styling technique.
Have a good week and .lay
focused on your dream.
I
OVer 400 high school student
leaders from Berrien, Cass and Van
Buren Counties, will participate in
a Student Leadership Forum to be
held March 11, at Lake Michigan
College.
The forum is sponsored by the
Berrien County Intermediate
School District and the Michigan
Department of Education. It is
designed to promote
communication on current issues of
interest to students between
students, their teachers,
administrators and the community.
Topics to ·be discussed at the
forum include, "Student Rights and
Responsibility". "School Spirit",
"Peer Pressure", Sterotyping" , New Buffalo.
"Picking the Right College/Career" , The forum will begin at 8: 15 a.m.
"Chemical Effect on Students", and last until 2:00 p.m. Each student
"Stress and Its Effect", "War and Its will select two topical SCSsiODI to
Effect", and "S tudent/Parent attend in the morning, led by �t
Relationships" . presenters.
Two student leaders from each After lunch, the students will
participating high school have, break into small discussion pops
planned the day for their peers; without adults present They wiD
selecting adult discussion leaders, then reconvene in the large group to
organizing the program and summarize what they have
coordinating registration. ' discussed.·
According to Kathy Boyle, For more information contact,
Gifted and Talented Consultant for Kathy Boyle, Berrien County
the Berrien County ISO, similar Intermediate School District at
forums are held at ites throughout 471-7725 ext. 149.
the state. Assisting Mrs. Boy Ie this
yearis Maggie Homolka, Senior at
Advanced course o,ffered Literacy
Tutors
By V. MORTON, PH.D.,
Program Director
Literacy Now! Highland P rk
Cmty College
It took a lot more planoing and
organizing this semester than last
year be..ca u e
we have
added a Coor­
dinator and a
new course.
As we men­
tion in our last
article. we
have a LIT-ERACY NOW! begin­
ning cour e to teach the college
student to tutor the adult non­
reader.
But now, we have an AD-
VANCED LITERACY NOW!
cour e which give the e'x­
perienced tutor the opportunity
to continue learnrng the
"mysteries" of teaching. But
now that the cia e are in place
and the tudents have ettled t
the proces • we think it i fitting
to Ii t their name 0 that the
reader will be a proud a we arc
that they arc a i ting in era ing
ttT illiteracy of our nati n!
E D 110 (Be Innin
Liter cy) Y checa Teric J k­
on, Willie K'n , dell Poole,
D nny Roger, enneth
harpe, Hrenne heper on,
Dor' 1 ck ind Z r b ki,
DD 111 (Adv n ed
Liter cy): J me
.,
Camilla Flowers, Jo nn Gray,
Latre e Harper, Lemlta Har­
per, Rufu -Dale Hightower,
Annie Hollow y, LIllie Mae
J ck on, Charlie Mae Jones,
Therodore Keith, Thera a
Looney, Juanita Reynold,
Srenne Shepper on, John
Z reb kl,
This mark another "fl t" for
Hight nd Park Community Col­
lege. We are proud to ay that
these tudent will be receivin
their aw rd in May ... and the
beat goe on ... read right and re d
on! Highland Park Community
College is committed to teachin
the non-reader .. and stopping ii­
ti teracy in tbi dec de!