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Benton H rbor High School will
follow th me regi tration
hedule I t year ccording to
Benton H rbor High School Acting
. Principal, Kenneth Overley.
Overley announced that 11 Ben
ton H rbor High School tudents
in Citl
ev. Dr.
The Twin Citie and urrounding
rea will pay tribut to th Rev. Dr.
Ell' HulJ Sr., a man who i t
d erving of the honor on Fri y,
Aug t 23, at 7:00 p.m. at th Union
Memori I A.M.E. Church, 911 S.
Cry tal Avenue, Benton Harbor.
Rev. Hull i a long-time resident
of the Twin Citie where he was or-
dained minister of the gospel.
He is the owner of HelH Con
truction and Pest Control, builder of
ull' Terra Apartment Complex,
builder of Chain Lake and Second
Baptist Churche in Cassopoli .
Rev. Hull received a Doctor of
Theology degree and i Pastor of the
Mount Zion Baptist Church of
Dowagiac.
There will be a special G£?spel
... Choir made up of various churches,
':with Mr. L.J. Joseph as Music Coor
. dinator.
Committee members include:
. 'Rev. Col umb us Wilder,
.. 'founder/Coordinator; Grayling Wil
liaras, Chairman; Mrs. Bernadette
Varrie, Secretary; Rev. Leonard
Robinson, Finance Chairman; Lou
Buchanan, Carolyn Horton, Rev.
Willie Burton, Rev. Freddie Cooper,
Rev. Joe Bruins, Dr. Alex Bailey,
Mr. Sonny Bowens, Wilma Yates,
Olivia Barnes, Bertha King, Marilyn
. Morgan and Louise Walker.
Rev. Dr. Elli Hull, Sr.
Mamas Kitchen
451 W. MAIN STREET
BENTON HARBOf\. MI 49022
(818) '28-0078 OR (818) 928-0098
CATEFtING MEETINGS
MON. - THURS.
7 •. m. - 9 p.m.
FRt. & SAT.
7 •• m. - 12 p.m.
SUN. 8 •• m. - 8 p.m.
SUN. SMORGASBORD 11 •• m •• 4 p.m.
Beer & Wine
Uquor
Packaged Meats
Groceries
Rib Shack & Party Store
BAR·B-O R1BS & CHICKEN IS OUR SPECIAL TV
268 E. EMPIRE
BENTON HARBOR, MI. 49022
(616) 925:6007
TAKE OUT SERVICE ONLY
MON.'. SAT.
8a·2a
SUNDAY
118' 12 mid.
REWA
will be receiving A p tcard in the
U.S. Mail prior to the first day of
school, Monday Aug t 26 (half
day). The postcard will inform tu
dents when to report nd of their
Hom roomCI
Pre-registration will take place in
the tudent' homeroom nd they
will receive their class chedule once
they complete registration. J.D. pic
ture dates will be scheduled at a later
time and parking stickers should be
purchased the first week of chool.
Overley said, "only students new
to the District hould come to the
Benton Harbor High School
Guidance Office on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, August 20, 21
and 22 for registration. New students
hould have a copy of their last report
card from the last school they at
tended. This does not apply to stu
dents who were in the 8th grade last
year in the Benton Harbor Area
Schools," he aid.
High school tudents who were
previously dropped from school
must gisteronTue day,September
3; Wednesday. September 4;
Thursday, September 5; or Friday,
September 6 in order to be read
mitted.
Students wishing to re-register
should ei ther I for an appointment
with Mrs. Ray at the high school.
927-0616, ext. 20 between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
If the student is under 18 years of
age, they should be accompanied by
their parent or guardian.
JUNIOR HIGH:
Registration for "new" Junior
High students is also taking place .:
New students should call the Secon
dary Education Department, 927-
0600, for information on which
junior high school they should at
tend. This is for "new" junior high
students only. .
All students w 0 attended Benton
Harbor Are ools last year have
been pre-registeed.
ELEMENTARY:
This also pertains' to "new"
Elementary students. Parents may
obtain registration information by
going to the elementary school
nearest their home.
Want to see your
church highlighted In
the Michigan Citizen?
Send Information to:
.Church, c/o Mlchlg!,n
Citizen, P.O. Box
03560, Highland Pk,
Afl 48203.
$600'
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO· THE ARREST OR
.
CONVICTION IN THE
DROWNING DEATH OF
ERIC McGINNI
Call' (616) 925-4824
with Information or to donat to r ward fund.
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LEADE 0 THE P CK - Lecoy Hill nd mont tid lead the Youth D y Celebr tlon p r
on Augu t 10. Over 200 youth p rticlp ted in the p r de t t m rche from M rket and EI h
Street to Hall Park. Over 1,500 people p rtlcip ted in the d y tong Youth Celebr tlon. (pboto
B. Brown)
Micha I John on
of Gulf exp rienc
By BERNICE BROWN
while he w in Saudi Arabia.
"The onl y thing I w afraid of -
, totally, was not eeing him, face to
Sgt. Michael O. Johnson, 21, of face before I kicked the bucket. But
Benton Harbor, aid it wasn't so other than that, the fear didn't come
much being afraid to fight in the Per- home until the night we had a cud
sian Gulf War, as it was Ddt seeing hit in the water right next to us."
his only child (a son), that was born Johnson came home on leave
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Sgt. Michael O. Johnson pictured with
Johnson. (photo by B.Brown) .
LaTonya
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Pre-school hearing,
vision clinic set
The Berrien County Heal th
Department announced the final
Preschool Hearing and Vision
Screening Clinic dates prior to the
start of the 1991-92 school gear
for children who missed the
Spring clinics.
the Screening Clinic,
scheduled at the Benton Harbor
office is by appointment only
for children who will start school
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS
FALL in Berrien County, accord
ing to DeWain Silvernale, M.D.,
Health Department Medical
Director.
Hearing and Vision Testing
will be held the Health
Department's Benton Harbor of
fice, 769 Pipestone, on Thursday,
August 22, 9 a.m. - 12 noon and
1-4 p.m., and Friday, August 23, 9
a.m. - 12 noon. Call 926-712].
Appointment will be
scheduled at the Niles office, 1205
N. Front Street, on Tuesday,
August 20, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon,
and 1-3:30 p.m. Call 684-2800.
Dr. Silvemale indicated that
the te uing will be done by the
Department's three (3) cenified
hearing and vision technicians.
They are Amy Harper and Shirley
Smith, from the Benton Harbor
office, and Jane Mitchell, of Nile .
Tesing is required for students
planning on attending either a
public or parochial school.
Parents of a child 3 ln. years or
older who will be attending a pre-
chool program this fall have
their children tested at one of the
upcoming clinics.
If a child was tested in a pre
vious year, it is not necessary to
repeat it.
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271 E. EMPIRE (CORNER OF BROADWAY). BENTON HARBOR
ell
August 4 from Saudi Arabia to see
his family and departed August 12.
back to Fort Bli s in EI P 0, Texas
wh re he were st tioned before he
went to Saudi" Arabia.
Johnson said his unit "The
Trott 27 88" arrived in Saudi
in a city called Jubail that at on
end of the gulf along the port, n
August 28,1990. From there he said
they had to get the site et up for the
other uni ts coming in, building
bunkers to protect themselves from
any fallout from the Scud Missiles,
during the Desert Storm activities.
According to Johnson it was 0
hot that it was the brigade' policy
everyone stayed inside the mobil
home during the day, so nobody
would have a heat stroke. He aid hi
unit had to work filling sandbags at �
night because it was so hot during
day, "120 degrees and cool dowBtto
99 or 95 at night."
He said his unit's mission was to
launch their missiles toward any on
coming scud that would do damage
to port of Jubail, which is a sea port
where all the oil and welfare into the
city. ,
When Johnson was asked, how he
feel since the experience in Saudi
Arabia, he said, "nobody wants to go
back, but I feel that we should have
stayed there until our job was done.
We have personnel already on order
going back and it looks like we will
be going back al soon."
Johnson is a 1988 graduate of
Benton Harbor High School. He
went into the U.S. Army on a DEP
(Delayed Entry Program) on August
29,1988.
He is the son of Mrs. Idella
Johnson of Benton Harbor.
Government
urplu t
The Commodity Distribution for
Berrien County re idents is
scheduled for Tu day, August 27.
Products to be distributed include:
Apple auce, beans (green), beef
butter, cornmeal, flour, and rice.
Clients wishing to register must
provide proof of income, ddress,
and Social Security number.
Clients ishing to register may
contact their area Senior Center for
dates and times. Non-senior re i
dent regi tered with the Benton
Harbor/Townsmp Senior Center and
the North Berrien Senior Center
(Coloma) may pick-up thei r
produc afte only.
If you have an ue rio .pleas
contact Flora Askren t 1-800-672-
6971.