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McGregor
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by DERRICK c. L WlS
Staff Writer
Highland Park's own Mc­
Gregor Public Library has
been listed in the State
. Register of Historic Sites.
The library was completed
in 1926 after the site was
donated to the city by
Katherine McGregor. Me­
Gregor purchased the site in
1903 from William· Stevens,'
who had purchased a large
tr ct of land in 1887, which
w uld later become Highland
P rk.
tevens has constructed a
h us'! on Woodward Ave. be­
tw en Rhode Island and Mas­
sachu ts av ues. This be­
came he s it'e cGregor
� Library.
McGregor used the Stevens
home to house almost 30 or:
AL HOUGH TH pi n i
prelimin ry in nature, Vitalie
ay adjacent/buildings in the
urrounding neighborhood are
valuable, and the design will be
incorporated to compliment its
surroundings.
L rry Lemer and, of the City
T 0 S ELLY, director
of Community Development,.
et the true
tice to the
COU IL ID
Lind ey Port rid, -I ould
be willing to commit 510,000
to m npower over equipment
for cert in period of time ..
He s id the city needs to
se reb for equipment ithin its
financial need .
Councilm n Fr nk Ro
s id he wa not convinced the
city's old fire equipment,
which i over 20-yeu -old,
lOU C II; pproved
two reque t to hold d nee t
Bl c well Civic Center on
:M rch 29 for Brother of Oi -
tinction, nd arch 16..for the
Logroller Bowling Le gue;
I Approved reque t from
Public Safety to 0 into per-
onal ervice contract with
Robert Everett. Everett i cur­
rently non-re ident of the
city. and; ,
ACCORDI G TO Library Project Even Start,
Director Viola Ndenga, the federally funded grant
library gained this status after program for family-centered
seven years and many exchan- educational projects, will be
ges between the library and the explained to Highland Park
Michigan Historical Commis- parents in a meeting March 27
sion in Lansing, wi h support at 3:15 at the Barber Elemen­
from staff, friends, and inter- tary School cafetorium, 45
ested citizens. East Buena Vista.
She s th hon r imply N Scott,
that the i and it ... _� d F_..dli�f:':'�"'_"
crt rz e n s ppre te the Highland Park pu Iic
library's legacy and suppor schoo, will be the presenter.
the structure and mission of The meeting i open to parent
the institution. and other citizens dis­
trictwide.
Even Start projects are
designed to help parents be­
, come full partners in their
children's education, assist
children in reaching their ful]
phaned children e cared for.
After her charges h d grown,
McGregor wanted to dispose
of the property. Since she
used the property in the inter­
ests of ch rity, she decided a
.philanthropic use for it wa the
next logical step, and donated
it to the city.
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DAVIDN.
ZIMMERMAN.
PO, FACA.
. PrHident
Nighinme Leg Cramps Cause Insomnia
�ccordjng to. a recent report, nighttime leg cramps are the fourth
lea�ng cause of lI�omnia (the inability to get to sleep and stay asleep).
Typically, �ramps 10 the legs during the night occur suddenly as museu­
� contracuon that can last up to 10 minutes. The thigh or calf muscles
ughte�. fono�� by a random restlessness with movement of the legs. The
crampmg pam IS commonly referred to as a "charley horse. tt
Th? �ho hav� studied nighttime leg cramps believe the problem i
d.ue pnmanly � an Imbalance of certain body electrolytes (sodium, potas­
lum, magneslwn. and calcium). 'The nerve impules that cause muscular
contraction may be altered by the imbalance of these minerals. '
Le� muscle �ging and stretching may help reduce muscle tension
and pam. H� m the fonn of hat �, water boules, or heating pads may
help. Elevating the legs many provide some relief. Nutritional supple­
ments udl as vitamin E have been advocated. At this time the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration has not ruled on the safety or efficacy of vitamin
E for: I.eg c�ps. QllilliM suI/tile has been used for over SO years for this
condiuon. Nightly of 200 to 300 milligram have been reported to
1 n the verity and duration of aamps.
4 .
Dr. Heath is a proven leader wnos«
achievements are extraordinary
Progr m
mvo
p r nt n·
ducatlon
ploce
School In
'I.;' n Ing
The Highland Park School
District had a prominent role
in a recent tatewide con­
ference in Lanstng.
Nell Slott, S'tate. and
Federal Projects Director,
wa planning committee
chairperson -fo r the 15th
statewide Compen atory
Education Conference Feb.
2-14.
Supt. Eldon L. Martin par-
tiel ted i a u n ents '
p aa ' 1l�
Act �S of 1990. th .chool im­
provemen law. Hig land
Park Community High School
Principal Gerald Golden made
a pre entation, "Project
ALERT: Dropout Model That
Works", at small group ses­
slons. Parent-Student Advo­
cates Cynthia Dowe and Earl
Dixon made joint pre e nta­
tions on their area Feb. 13.
DR. COMER HEATH III. Ed.D.
PRESIDENT H.P.C.C.
Dr. Comer Hada III, .. -J eMIl" lralJ alfted
black educaton. After ... d ....... rro. Hlplaad
Park Higb School, be bepa hi. on coI .... te
quest for execlle at HiplaDd Park JaDlor
Colleae. receivl blI Auodate Deane ad coD­
�uecl his stu ella at Wa,.. Slate UDheniI;J,
from which be received WI or'. Deane
and the UDlvenlt)' 01 M wIIere be eaned
his Ma ter's Deane. TbeD, returaecl to Wayae
State Univenlty aDd I I. UD))epee.
;) ,
Dr. Heath ba tauabt school t every proia I al
level. He wa aa elemeDtarY ' t a blp scbool
teacher, a commuDlty coli. teacher aad a four
year colle&' teacher.
He ba received maay ell tI
tribute duriaa his career •.
...,J
hed awards aDd
Dr. Heath Is a profasloul oItbe blahat caliber,
wbo ba au1ded maDY you ' pie to a brlabt '
future. Dr. Heath, Is a el 01 HiabiaDd Park
aDd live OD Easo Street ID HlPlaad Park, aDd
ha erved tbl City for over13 yun. MaDY of
you knew him heD be was. bool commuDity
coordinator t Willard (Bright), Barber and
ThomsoD Scbool • You rem her e be raD
put cOlDmualty bool s for our cblld"D
aDd adults.
As Pre IdeDt 01 HlablaDd
aDd a deellc:atecl educat.
the raped 01 all 0 wi ble elrOl1l
for the eol 'wlakla � ad II .0 loyaL
BULLET PROOF VESTS - The MlchlgaD A sodatloD of'Pollce
(MAP) pre eDted Mayor Martha G. Scott and P bllc Safety
Director ar hall EmersoD, Jr., with a tate-of-the·art b Uet
re I taDt eta p rt of recently I Itlated oDgolDI pro ra · .
The pre eDtatloD was ade t the March 4, 1991 City Co DcD .
meetln. The VI t, the Or t of tweDty to be pre eDted to' e '
departmeDt, w offered free of charge via the Michl aD ·
A soel tl0D' of Police SafeStart Program. Every graduate of a .
MlchlgaD Law EDforcemeDt Officer TralDIDg CouDcll
(MLEOTC) • approved a�ademy who ha accepted a full·tlme la
eDforcemeDt job ID MlchlgaD I being offered bullet re I ta t
VI t .
Sco·H named to committee
HIGHLAND PARK - Mayor
Martha G. Scott was recently ap­
pointed to the Finance, Ad­
minis tra lion and
Intergovernmental Relations
(FAIR) Policy Committee of the
National League of Cities, by
League President Sideny Bar­
telemy, Mayor of New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Scott's responsibilities as a
member of the. NLC's FAIR
Commi ttee will be to identify the
issues within the commi nee 's
area of jurisdiction, set the work
agenda for steering commi ttees, .
and determine final policy
recommendations for considera­
tion at the annual Congress of
Cities.
Addition 1,ly, Mayor Scott
serves as director-at-large of the
National Black Caucus of Local
Elected Officials (NBCILEO), a .
unit of the National League of
Cites. -
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* He was able to get the maximum ten (10) years of accredita­
tion for the college from the North Central Accreditation •
Association, the most the college could get and the most It
has ever earned In It history. _
* Dr. Heath took the old high school, a neglected and decaying
building and turned it Into a college which is now the pearl
of our city. by getting a two million dollar bond Issue
passed and $250,000 of capital outlay funding from the state.
* He built parking lots for the students and staff from state
dollars.
* Stopped ten (10) year of enrOllment decline.
* Highland Park Community College has the highest graduation
rate In the state for community college .
* Men and women' basketball team have won champion­
ships In four out of his five year at the college.
* Started tutorial and developmental Instructional resource
center for udents.
* Started 2 + 2 stepladder p..actlcal nursing program.
* Started a performing art center. .
* Wa.te m nag.� nt Program
* Started the Dubois Honor Program.
* Brought State of the Arts Computers Systems and Electronic
Mailing Communication Networks to the College,
* Started a televislon\communication center,
* Started T.V. and camera crew training. .
* Started National Television classes for private Industry,
* Started off campus classes in the factory for business and
Industry.
Dr. Heath ell'orts bave vecl our coil ID HlablaDd Park aDd we
pa1 a U price for It. �t 01. U mlllio dollar buclaet,
H .... I Dd Park tax pa�r 1 oDly 279,000. OYer Dty mUlio
dollan 01 your tax oaey 0 to the P·12 hool district.
D ver had aD UD ti r: dory evaluation, bl contnct
30,1993. 1.1990 ... aty a ra1Je daD
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