Th t i more new home t r
:th n there have been in Mu -
: e on Height in 11 of the 1 t
• 'eleven ye ! Thi hould cer­
::t inly get the attention of real­
':tors nd developers ho appear
:to have written off our com­
':munity!
. In re tro pect, it i clear
enough to me that WoodcHffe
Village didn't ju t h ppen by
glc, Thi community made it
h ppen by hanging together be­
hind thi administr tion' te m.
doubt odcliffe Village
wou!d h ve been po sible 6
yea ago. A lot of work and a
lot of positive actions have
brought us to this moment. Con­
fldencct i the key. Foremost i
�ur <> n confidence in ourselve
, to improve our Ci ty.
'U Oui trong 'policy tand .on
. fJuisance building ha di po ed
f 54 dilapidated, vacant house
ince 1985. Strict building nd
property code enforcement ha
had a po itive impact on our
. beighbOrhoods - a fact that ha
Improvements in our neighbor­
·liood street creating a cumula-
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Bel ayor Dr •. Ro
Int of America V e P
moderate income, minority per-
on to get a mortgage or a home­
improvement loan. So, the
lenders 1 0 howing con­
fidence in the direction Mu -
kegon Height is heading. I have
no doubt that area real tors will
oon folio uit.
THE OODCLIFFE Vil-
lage "Homesite Grant". program
is certainly rare opportunity for
an incomparable value in a new
home purcha e - about $19,000
per homesite! The City of Mus­
kegon Height and HAL
Development Corp. have formed
a joint venture - a true public­
private partnership - to make it
so.
But, there are other values in
homeownerahip to be had, as
pans for the lut time.
She loved to cook aDd enjoyed
working at tile school, but says.
she now wants to take it easy.
. Conpatulado Heien and enjoy
your well earned retirement.
Dezell Allen Jr., a pre- ooler at
McLoughlin School, recently
celebrated bia Sth birthday with his
clas mates. They all enjoyed ice
cream and cupcakes.
He i the son of Glenda Dooley
and Dezell Allen Sr.
Greater Harve t Baptist Church
Angelic Choir will hav� "Bvening
of Praisc� on Saturday, June 22 at 7
p.m. Everyone is lnvi�. Rev. Stan­
ley Levy is the host pastor.
ATTENTION
tive effect on incre
pride.
u e on ei ht ,
fo rd d up rd
i reflect d in the 18 0 th in
property lue lnce 1985. Thi
me net e. Add to thi the.
f ct th t your confidence in loc I
government en bled to dopt
n income t in 1989. Mu­
egon Heigh i one of only 19
citie in the St te to do o. E -
cellent fi c I m nagement ha
put the e ne revenue to good
u e by reinve ting in the b Ic
fabric of our community - plan­
nin , public infr tructure,
public fety, educ tion and
community recreation.
One more phenomenon urely
punctuate Woodcliffe Village a
a mile tone for Mu egon
Heights: the banker' attitude
tow rd fin ncing mortg ge in
Mu kegon Height have
defini tely changed.
"Redlining" and " teering"
practice are not nearly 0
prevalent they once were. We
owe much to tricter Communi ty
Reinve tment Act (CRA) legisla­
tion nd the "Michigan
Mortgage Initiative" program to
be ure, but let u give credi t
where due to the enlightened
banker of our local institution.
First of America i leading the
way by going a tep beyond the
Michlgan Mortaage Initiative
program' benefits. Ameribank,
Comerica, FMB Lumbermans
and Old Kent have also given
concrete igns of better respon­
sivenes to the financial needs of
minoritie and the "working
poor". In fact, chances are better
today than ever before for a
Denise didn't play high school"
buketb 11 for Muskegon, because
M kegon Heigh did not have a
girls team, but after high chool sbe
enrolled at M\8ke on Community
College in 1974 and played with the
Joyhocks.
She eamed'a basketball scholar­
ship at Indiana State University and
In 1978 she signed a free agent con­
tract with the Iowa Comets. She also
played for the Chicago Hustle and
tbe Minne ota Fillie before in the
1980-81 season. Congratulations .
both of you.
Helen Hughey, lead-aide cook at
Muskegon Heights High School
cafeteria who recently retired after
18 years, has put away her pots and
HOME
UYERS
, '$harps, Howell
:\inducted in Hall of Fame
�)' Mal")' Goillda)' .
: Dr. Frank Howell and Denl e
Sharps ere inducted into the
ua-kegon Area Sports Hall of
ame recently. ,
'I Dr. Howell led the Muskegon
Heigh Tigers to a third unbeaten
9.() season In 1947.
:: After gra�uating from high
school be went to the University of
Michigan where he played and let­
tered three years on the baseball
team in 1952.
He had a home run in a National
Tournament game againstStafford
and scored three runs in the title
proe against Texas.
The Boston Braves showed inter­
t in him, but he opted to eruoll in
School of Denistry at Michigan.
HUD/FHA
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G OPPORTU ITY
ell. I believe the Woodcliffe
project has erved a a general
demon tration of confidence and
optimism, and thereby purred
several other new home develop­
ments throughout our city. Mi -
ion for Area People (M.A.P.)
ha rehabilitated three homes on
Maffett, Mcllwr ith and Si th
St .; and, th�y are pre ently
building two br nd ne home'
on Elwood and Eighth Sts. In
addition, e see seven other new
home under con truction by
private indi du Is on Mc­
Ilwraith, Manz, Hackley, Ho -
den, Woodcliffe and Uncoln Sts.
I fully expect this "ripple effect"
to continue for several yean to
come.
As I have said many times
before, making new affordable
lac
tour
ud iu«
ilberforce
. ,
ce
y ry GolUday
The BI c Student Alliance
from us e on Community
Colle e too t ir annual trip to
Wilberforce d Centr I St te
Unive ity recently .
The s den tent on t e
trip ere D. artin, Bvette
Dou e, ei th illi m , and
D m n In ram. Th e tuden
were able to spe ith tudents
and some culty membe there.
The student vi !ted the
Afric n-American Cui tur I
Mu uem on Cen I State Cam­
pu nd they orne of the
Underground ailro d .
The tuden found not only
i Wilberforce the olde t In­
stitute of high r learning for
Bl c ,but 1 t ha a rich hi tory.
B rbara KiDg, a faculty mem
ber from Sinclair Communi If
Colle e, Dayton, 0 io bo ted a
shoppinS trip for the studeJ1ts at
the Salem-DaytoD Mall. They
did enjoy.
ViviaD Witherspoon, a COUD­
selor at Muske OD, Community
College will be attending the
Michilan Community College
Counselors Academy for 1991-
92.
They ill be meeting each
month from September through
April t di fferent site round,
the state. She hope to bring
ses ion to u egon Com­
munity Colle e. Congratul -
tio , Vi ian.
La onia cBride, pic ed
out as cia valedictorian from
top ten studen of the 1991
ustegon Ht High School'
cIa . .
La oni i t e daughter of
Uo d cBride and Lol Green.
Loui H. John on Jr., wa :
picked a the cl salutatorian.
He i, the on of Loui a�d:
Mildred Jo on. '
, I
Other studen plc ed in the.
top ten ere, Darli a T tten,'
daughter of 00 evelt and.
Roberta 11 tten; Sante Smi th,:
daughter of Dannell and Rosie:
Wyric ; Carla Turner, daughter:.
of Tommie and Lind Watson;:
Mauhanda Smi th, I
granddaughter of Norvin and I
Juani ta Smith; aDd Markeith Mc-,
Bride, on of Robert and PegBY
Gamble. Congratulations to all:
of you .
,
r
WMU hosts Scie
BENTON HARBOR rolled out tbe red carpet to w Ico e Hila d Par Ma10r Martb G. S�ott
( econd frOID right) for Mayor Escban e Day. Gr tID. Mayor Scott were (I-n) School Board
candidate Mamie Yarb�ugb, Commll lonerC arle "Mickey" Yarbrough, Scott and Mayoral
candidate Emma Hull. (photo by B. Brown)
By DaDay Coo
Corrllpond'lIt
WMU's College of Arts and
'Sciences Black Americana
Studies is ho tin the 6th Annual
Hand On Science Ho e Sho
the eekend of June 21-23,
1999. The Farm School, 14530
county road 66S, Bloomingdale,
Michigan ill be the site of
Youth Day, Friday, June 211t,
"' ,
ce
se S
ow
BATTLE CREEK - BENTON HARBOR
MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO
For FHA terms, . e the local dally paper every
Monday for propertle available. Individual 'eek­
In further Inform tlon for a' I tance 'hould contact
the broker of their choice.
SI bu ca propledades 0 Cal ·a. de benta con ter­
mino' de FHA, mire cada Lune . en el perlodlco. L
per ona que nece'lten mayor Informacion deben
ponerse en contacto con el A 'ente de vent de ea a'
de su perferencia.
o
which ill beJbl a eDd tuJl
of even an day a .. d nipt, ID­
cluding bone rides, talent
hows, parades, youth science
wortshop" aDd ors Clubs
tr 11 tides.
Otlier hi JaU
weetoJld j.�II"'.
Cook Ott,
Game aho
Awards ce
DODatio to the Youth Scholar
shlp Fund are the price of admi
sion: $04.00 Adults; $1.00 youtlJl
nder 12 yra.; and .SO for,
Sci DC Training Kids witbl
Ub ey Carda. DoDation is fol1
aU dlr Cl Y • I
or ore information contac I
Dr. uroi Ray, Jr. at 387-2664 o�
S21-4975 or co tact Ms. Felici I
Die at 375-6193.
