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The Downto n Development
Authority (DDA) nd the T x In­
crement Fin nee Authority
(TIFA) Board held their regul r
monthly meeting Tue day, April
16, in Benton H rbor' e
Oro til Center, 200 Pa P
Avenue.
During the DDA meeting
Aaron Anthony Director of the
DDA Bo rd id the Project
Committee had met twice with
local bu ine people nd di -
cu ed the po sibility of con-
tructing a fish cleaning tation
n addition to the Ea tbank
Riverview Drive Project.
He aid the estimate co t ,
OBITUARIES
TOM BOYD
Tom Boyd. 72. of Benton H rbor.
died Saturday. April 20. at Mercy
Memorl I Medical Center. St.
Jo ph. f r short Illness.
The funeral was h Id
W.dne.day. April 24. at the Grace
Temple Apo.tollc Church. Benton
Harbor. Burial wer In Crystal
springs Cemet ry. Arr ngements
were made by·the Falrplaln Chapel,
Florin Funeral Service. Benton
Harbor.
Mr. \!o�d WI.' born' 'March U,
1818. In Minnow City, MI ••. He w ..
retired a. a oook at Point '0 Wood.
Country Club. Benton Harbor. 'He
wa. a member of Grace Tempi
Apo.tollc Church.
Survlv.!)rs Include: seven sons.
early of Cucamonga. Calif .• Tommie
L .. of Portland. Ore .• Tony of Poplar
Bluff,. Mo., and Anc I. Sylv ater,
Gregory nd David. II of Benton
Harbor: five daughters. Veronloa
Boyd and Mr.. Laverne Broyles.
both of Benton Harbor, Mrs. Emma
Smith of Harvey. III.. Mrs. Myra
We.ley of Westland, Mich.. nd
Early Ann Boyd of San Diego. Calif.:
two stepdaughter.. Shirley Looney
and Linda Looney, both of Benton
Harbor; thr slstera, Early Mae
Vaughn, Ro.le Anderson and Lena
Swanigan. all of Benton Harbor; 29
grandohlldr n; and 13
great·grandohlldren.
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minu labor and orne donation
i currently e timated t bout
5,000. He I 0 id orne Steel­
he ders with Ro Hadley nd
others e timated a fish cleaning
ta ion ould co t $25,800.
Anthony aid Hadley and
othe re reque ting pproval
from the project committee nd
support up to a maximum limit
of $20,000 for the con truction
of the fi h cle ning tation
providing they can purchase a
small piece of land in the
vicinity of the boat launch to put
a building on and their econd
alternative is city property in the
Re
BHAS keep' students out of athletics.
Editor:
Do athletic form an impor­
tant part of the education of tu­
dents in the Benton Harbor
School District?
If you take the view of the
present school ,board the answer
is no. They have time and time
again driven this point home
with horrendous effect to both
student and district.
The result can be seen and
felt by those who care when you
ee group of youths hanging
around on street corners, some
terrorizing, others being ter­
rorized. They want to be part Of
a positive educational ex­
perience, but are being con­
fronted with roadblocks at every
turn. Why? This is the top school
district in the area. Why does
this school board continue to
sanction this tragedy?
Let's look at some of the
cruelties. We have a student
body of which the vast majority
are ancestrally related to the
holders of nearly every sporting
record on the planet.
One could argue .that vast
majority of Amerians of African
the
nce
L A the city
received $75,000 in gr nt fund
to conduct the Street Level
forcement progr
id the first ye r
Enforcement Grant," annin
id," e h ve h d quite bit of
tepped up ctivity in enforce­
ment of treet dealin of drug ."
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According to annln,
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in ur nee. City Man ger Steve
M nnin id it would f II under
the umbrella covera e.
Clemen id the t tion
would be contracted out by the
city annually for a fee of $1.00
and the hiring city resident
would be prim ry requirement
and operation of the t tion
would be by the contractor. He
al 0 aid the city would pick up
the expen e of ewer, water and
electricity.
Individual would p y $1.00
to go into the station .and clean
their fish or would pay a certain
amount to h ve their fish
field. They us� the e kids'
parents' money to maintain the
field so other schools can use. it.
How much can these people
really care. -
We bring important African
Americans to motivate our
young people. At the end of the
speech we should pull them
ill in
commi -
in
onation
orton
Cemetery e tor lion Commit-·
tee or e clu ive e to tore
orton ill Ceme rye
- Approved a re olution.
er peddler' Iicen e i u d:.
for the 1991 Grand Floral,
- Gave con e u approval·
to City a ger St ve annin .
to adverti e for a pence chief •
nd public afety director for
the City of Benton Harbor. '
there before lhey would ta e
care of tourist.
Wolf I a aid touri t and'
fi hermen on the ban would not
want to walk a h If mile to a
cleaning tation to cle n I their'
fi h, they would ju t take them.
home.
"Fish cle ning tations are;
not a nice ort of operation,"
Wolf said. "It tinks and mells .
with fish cale nd slime all over
the place."
He said there are a lot of'
liabilities and the city's
coverage i not adequate for thi
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till isn't a fourth grader after
you have sent him/her to school
faithfully nearly every day for .
six (6) years !ncluding summers.
Waymon Hodges
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ANTHONY L 0 id
leader in the cleaning tation
project interviewed orne city
re iden and out of lown fi her­
men about the fi· h station. He
id one fisherman from out of
town sid," fi h cleaning sta­
tion is needed and should be put
there. "
Kevin Clement, Chairman of
the DDA Project Committee id
their ai n concern wa main­
tenance and operation. He said
liability amendment would be
no additional co t to the city'
descent who attend college do so
wit� athletic scholarships. The
point is driven in constantly by
the media 24 hours a day.
THE ATHLETES and musi­
cal artists used in the ads are
some of the highest paid people
in the U ni ted S ta tes. These
people are constantly being
portrayed to young people as
role models, people to be liked.,
This chool district con tant-!
ly and with perceived malice
does punish and destroy self-es­
teem in the children by remov­
ing everything that is part of
these children's lire from the
school environment.
This board spend more time
and money buying security sys­
tems, hiring ecurity guards, and
- parading pottce agencies
through the schools than they
would emplementing an educa­
tional program compatible with
the students we are entrusted to
. educate.
Another insult is that the
board would deny the kids o( the
district the use of the baseball
Ed Roberson is
photographer for bony,
Jet & The Chroni·cle
cleaned, depending on the
operator of the t tion.
Mayor Willi m Wolf id he
i oppo ed JO the project. "The
people that thi thing i being
built for are not touri t."
WOL SAID ch rter cap­
tains are he one who need
cleanin tation. He aid some
c tch up to 15 fi h or more nd
if 1.00 'i charged per in­
dividu 1, he could tie the clean­
ing t ble up for quite orne time.
He said the operator would be
mainly t king care of the ch rter
capt ins and the ones who dock
side and explain chool board
policy to them. What you said
was nice, but we don"t How our
students to participate in those
educational experiences that
help make you the wonderful
person you are.
Think about that the next time
someone tell you your child
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VOLUNTEER - Benton Harbor High School 'rack coach Eddie Watson works with Antwand
Gilbert (left) and Carlos �orrll on the hurdle at Fllstrup Field.
Health Dept. lists May clinics
clinic are on a walk-in basi ;
every Tuesday, from 9-11 :30
a.m., at the Benton Harbor of­
fice; every Thursday, from 9:
1 t :30 a.m. at the Nile office;
Wednesday, May 15, from 9-
11 :30 a.m., at City Hall, New
Buffalo.
- Medicaid Health ScreeD­
Ina (EPSDT): Provided at Ben­
ton Harbor and Niles office
sites; appotntments required -
for additional information call
926·7121.
-- Premarital Education
Clas : Participant earn certifl­
cate required \0 obtain marriage
ltcense.: Must call the Benton
Harbor office to pre-register.
- AIDS Counsellna and
Te tlng: Anonymous or con­
fidential - can Benton Harbor
or Niles offices for further infor­
mation and appointment.
W.I.C. (Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children): Provided
t the Benton Harbor an(l Niles
office; appointments necessary;'
call for eligibility requirements.
Alcohol/ g Abule
Counseling: Provided at the
Benton Harbor and Nile office
ite - call for further inf rma­
tion and appointment.
arentlng And Self·Es·
teem CI es: Provided t the
Benton Harbor office and com­
munity ites. Call for further in­
formation and reservation.
Children' Special
He Ith Care Servi (Crippled
Children' Program): Can Ben­
ton Harbor office for informa­
tion.
The Berrien County Health.' are also available. .
Department announced its' - Prenatal Clinic/Maternal
schedule of clinics for the month Support Service : The Mercy
of May. Ambulatory Care Clinic, and the
Michael Mortimore, Health Benton Harbor office (926-
Educatio n Director for the 7121). Appointments necessary
Department, said that all of the - call Cor eligibility require­
ervices listed are offered each . ments.
month on a regular basis.
Some of the clinics require
the individual to call for an ap­
pointment because of eligibility
requirements, while other ser­
vices are provided on a walk-in
basis at et times throughout the
month, Mortimore said.
He also noted that for some of
the cttntcs nominal fees are
charged and donations accepted
for others, but no one will be
denied ervlces because of in­
ability to pay.
the Health Department has
three offices: The main office at
769 Pipestone in Benton Harbor,
phone: 926-7121; 1205 North
Front street in Nile, phone:
684-2800; and 425 Buffalo
Street in New Buffalo, phone:
469-5220.
The cti nic provided by the
I Health Department, their dates,
times, location and other impor­
I tant information for the month
I of May arc as follows: .
I - Family PI nnlnl Clinic:
I Provided at the Benton Harbor
office; eligibility requirements
I _ call for further information
I and appointment. ,
I Pregnancy Testing:
I Provided t Benton Harbor of­
I Cice, T.uesday. 8;30·10:30 a.m.
I and Friday 8:30-10:30 .m.;
Nile office Wednesday, 2-
p.m. ( alk-in). Appointment
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Sickle Cell Clinic:
Provided at the Benton Harbor
and Niles office , call for fur­
ther information and times.
Tuberculosis Clinic:
Wafk-in every Tuesday, from 2-
4 p.m., and every Friday, from
9-11 a.m .• at the Nile office;
walk-in every Tue day, from 2-4
p.m. and every Friday, from 9·
11 :30 a.m., at the Benton Harbor
office.
- Sexually Transmitted
DI ease Clinic: Walk-in every
Monday (except May 17),
through Thursday, 1·4 p.m.,
Tuesday, 1-5 p.m., and Friday,
1-3:30 p.m., at the Benton Har­
bor office. Walk-in every Wed­
ne day from 1-4 p.m. at the
Nile office.
,- Blood Pre ure Screen­
Ing: All clinics are on a walk-in
ba is; Monday, May 6, from' 9
a.m.- 4 p.m., at the Benton Har­
bor office: Monday, May 20,
from 9 a.m. - 12 noon, at the
Niles office site; and Thur day,
may 16, from 11 a.m. - 12:30
p.m., Soup Kitchen. 132 Pip� -
tone, Benton Harbor.
- Cholesterol Screenlna:
All clinics are on a walk-in
ba is; the econd Thursday of
every month,' May 9, 9 a.m. - 1
. at the Benton Harbor of­
fice ...
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u ilatlon Clinic: All