BENTON HARBOR AREA
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We live in a town, a tate, and
nation where too often the free Blac
p . a I bor of love instead of a
profitable bu ines. Why must
Black newsp pers be given aw y
despite being crammed with timely
nd important news, vie ,and in
formation, a weal th of Black gold?
The nature of American society ys
it must be given away because if it'
Bl c it' not relevant to the real
world (according to the logic of those
who would, neverthele ,defend to
the death their right to express them
selves.)
Now come the Michigan Citizen,
the State '5 Black weekly ne paper.
At fifty cents per copy, consider
it an investment in yourself-your
right to peak for yourself. The
Michigan Citizen, your partner in the
search for truth. Pick up a copy at
specially selected Kalamazoo ven
dors who proudly support the Black
community, including:
- Black Arts & Cultural Center
241 N. Burdick
By Mary Golliday
Beulah Baptist Church will have
a clothes giveaway on Friday and
Saturday, September 20 �d 21 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Anyone with clothes to donate,
please bring them to the church on
Thursday, September 19, at 6 p.m.
On September 2 through 27,
-Beulah Bapti t Church will have
their Pre-Revival Prayer Service
each evening at 7 p.m.
Beulah Baptist Church will have
their Revival beginning September
30 through October 4, each evening
at 7 p.m.
Rev. J .C. Banner of St. Louis,
MO, will be the guest minister. Rev.
Willie N. Paul J�., is the host p tor.
Mt. Herman Zion Baptist Church
will have their Annual Family and
MON. - THURS.
7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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- Michigan New Ag ncy
308 W. Michigan
- Family Health C nt r
117 W. Paterson
- Sportsm n Barber hop
1214 N. Burdick
:_ Norg Family Laundry nd
Dry Cleaners -1315 N. Burdick
- Louise' Beauty 9 Ion
814 N. Ro
- Sir Bill's Barber Lounge
408 Port ge
- Frank's Sho Parlor
24 S. Kalamazoo Mall
- E & J Convenience Store8
1728 E. Main
- Eula' Beauty Salon
250 N. Burdick Mall
- Sylvia's Hair Encount r
1802 E. M In
- Florence's Beautyland
3825 S. Westnedge
- Foodtown
1225 W . Paterson
- Westnedge Foodmart
1200 S. Westnedge
- Personal Touch Hair Salon
553 Portage
Hom Int n nc
work hop pi nn d
The Christian Outre ch ehab
and Development (CORD), eigh
borbeod Information Sharing Ex
c nge (NISE), nd the Michigan
Slate Uni raity Cooperative Bxten
s on Service (MCES), ill ponsor
erie of "Home Maintenance
Wor ho ft.
The or will be held every
Tuesday until December 10, at the
Cooperative Bxten ion ser
viCC/NISE Office, 175 W. Main St.,
Benton Harbor, from 6-8 p.m.
The or bo da and topics
are as follo :
September 17, Tools And Their
U e ; September 24, Patching
Hole In The Wall; October 1, Paint
ing A Room; October 8, Decorating:
Your Dreams On A Budget; October
15, Money: Deci io And Goals;
October' 22, Basic Electricity: Cir
cuit Breakers/Fuses, Rewire An
Electrical Appliance, Replace An
Outlet, Repair A Broken Fixture;
October 29, Plumbing Rep I To
Do Before Calling A Plumber;
November 5, Getting Ready For
Winter: Window And Door;
November 12, Security; November
19, Utility Panel - B1ectric, Gas
And Water Companies; November
26, Heating - Bleeding A Radiator,
Cleaning Fumance Filters, Etc.;
December 3, Maintenance VS
Repairs; and December 10, Things
To Consider When Looking For A
Place To Live.
All classes are free, but you must
sign up in advance by calling the
Cooperative Extension Service at
429-2425 or the county witchboard
number in your area, or NISE at 925-
3948.
Programs are open to all without
regard to race, color, national ongtn,
sex or handicap.
t the September 9, Benton H -
bor City Comrni ion meeting t
commi ion vot 5-4 to postpone
odin t city' 1 1-92 bud e
nd mitting a five-y plan to the
Stat of Michigan Emergency Loan
r lengthy ion by
the commi ion.
Several of the commi ioners
complained that they didn't have
enough time to review the resolu
tio nd there are many que tions
t need to be ddre d by the com-
nu Ion whol .
City M n ger Steve Manning
id he d the City' Finance Direc
tor Mich el V nee had pent two
ee trying to meet th September
6 deadlin putting to ether draft of
the five-year plan in coordance with
the tate Emer ency Loan Board re
quirements.
According to Vance the city will
receive an increa e of about
S3OO.000 more in property taxes this
r than they originally anticipated.
"Even though the city bas I state
tum reven through the local tax
ende vor, we are till predicting we
will collect about S178,OOO more
than e Originally beltercd, on the
revenue ide, which amounts to
about a 3 percent increase in the
general fund budget," he aid.
Friend Day program on Sunday,
September 22, at 3:30 p.m ..
Their pecial guests will be the
Beulab Baptist ,Church and other
church of the city.
Rev. Willie N. Paul Jr., win bring
the message. Rev. David Mcintosh is
tbe host pastor.
Dr. Jon Athan Greer and the
Cathedral of Faith Recording Choir
of AUanta, GA will be in concert
Saturday, September 14, at 7:30
p.m., at the Muskegon High School,
Muskegon, Michigan.
�ickets are vailable at the Holy
Trinity Gospel Records & Tapes,
Checks Mobil Service Station, GO
Proprietors (located in Vance's
Beauty cl Barber Styling Salon) and
Hages Christian Supply. Donation,
S10 in advance and $12 at the door.
,Call 616-722-3219.
FRI. & SAT.
7 a.m .• 12 p.m.
KSO�conc
tick t on
Single ticke for the Kalamazoo
Symphony's 1991-91 season go on
sale at the Miller Auditorium Ticket
Office on Monday, September 16, at
10 a.m.
Season tickets for the complete
Symphonic series will continue to be
available through September 20, the
day of the first KSO concert. Taste
of the Season voucher packages will
be available through December. To
order tickets by phone, call 387-
2300.
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VA OlD, hile
reviewing the budget they found out
t t veral partmen bud e bad
not included moni p d out this
y r for union inc that had al
ready been granted for union
employ
The ci ty' amended budget for
the fi cal year beginning July 1 and MANNING D 0 the
ending June 30, 1992 calls for - pasttbreeyearsthecity been able
limated revenue for general funds to achieve two of i primary objcc-
of S5,664,446; other fund tiv, uch , "maintain a positive
S5,753,645 for a total e timated fund balance" and opera without
revenue of Sl1,418,091. Estimated the need for hort-term borrowin ."
expendttures for the general fund Commi ioner George Wy inger
c 11 for $5,640,453; other funds i ked, "how can we have a surpl
S5,639,047 for a total estimated ex- when we had S415,OOO deficit."
penditures of S10,803,538. Manning tatcd to him thal "when we
The 1991-92 five-year plan pre- laid the people off, it w in order to
audit how reven of $5,946,761 balance the 1991-92 budget."
with expenditures of 5,879,384 and Commissioners Kerry Shannon
a operating surplus of $67;377. and Steve Wooden tated that the
Budget for 1991-92 hows primary objective in the five-year
revenues of S5,664.446 with expen- plan, operate without the need for
ditures of $5,640,453 and operating .Ihort.termborrowing,isa "little
urplus of $23,993. leading" beca the city did bonow
E tim ted budget for 1992-93 from businesses by' collecting
how revenues of S5,852,084, with property taxes early.
expenditure of S5,763,453 and an Shannon also said that be would .
urplus of S88,631. like to sec the "appropriation
Estimated budget for 1993-94 budget" tabled and go to the
show revenues of $6,071,725t ex- commission's financecommittec for
penditures of S6,064,614, with a review.
surpius of S7 111. Manning said three ,years ago the
Estimated budget for 1994-95 city asked that the busi pay
their taxes early and also the last two
years, but hopefully next year the
city won't have to go out and borrow
taXeS. t' bow e ...,='--1_ ..
able to operate and overcome 20
years of - operating on debt," he
said.
bo reven of ,316,744, e -
penditurea of $6,249,894 urpl
of $66,850.
Bstim ted tiud et for 1995-96
bo reven of ,572,88S, e -
pendltures of$6,431,800aOO ope t-
i urpl of 141,085.
C c urch ur
to 'attend' Lan
.
The e Hope Community Or
ganization, Covert, Michigaq, is ur
ging area senior ci tizens to learn their
rights by attending the Fifth Annual
Statewide Conference On Legal
Rights Of Older Adults, in Ann
Arbor on Saturday, September 21,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wash
tenaw Community College.
The meeting will include
workshops on guardianship, living
. wills, Medicaid and Medicare,
probate court procedures and finan
cial planning.
Now tbat adults arc living longer,
nlor
ing rneetlnq
it is even more .criucal that older
citizens know the 1. and know
their rights, said, Josephine Morgan,
New Hope Coordinator.
The conference is free and is
being sponsored by State Repre
sentative Perry Bullard of Ann Arbor
who has.initiate<l and supported bills
that affect Michigan's elderly
citizens.
Applications for the conference
may be picked up at the Covert,
library located on the corncrofLake
Street and M-l40t Monday through
Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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DSS
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of driver's lisccnse application or
r.enewal. People Inquiring about
registering to vote may be referred to
a Secretary of State office."
The lawsUit mainiains that "the
percentage of pemons not registered
to vote is much, higher among the
poor than among the general popula
tion. Low income citizens, therefore,
need more assistance with voter
registration procedures than do otber
members of the public."
"Mol'COver, 75 to 80 percent of
Benton Harbor's population receive
some sort of public assistance," the
plaintiffs argue.
'J1le lobby of agencies where aid
is dispensed to the poor and un
employed are "ideal locations for
voter registration ctivity," the suit
aUege. '
NISE is asking for a speedy
remedy because of the approaching
October 4 voter registration deadline
before the November 5 city elec
tions.
The suit asks for a temporary
restraining order prohibiting DSS
from interfering with voter registra
tion and other "proper First Amend
ment actitlvles in t� public areas of
state agencies where Federal and
State aid is dispen.,cd."
The suit also asks for a permanent
injunction against DSS interference
in the future.
According to NISE attorney, Tat
Pant h of Watervliet. DSS w rep
resented by Assistant. State Attorney
General Morris Klau in the hearing
Wednesday .
DSS is trying to link the NISB
effort with direct attempts to 0 t
Incumbent Benton Harbor Mayor
William Wolf, Parrish said.
The mayoral election is non-par
ti an. "Under the constituion we
could be openly partisan and till
have access (to the citizens)," Parrish
said.
A ruling on the injunction is ex
pected by the end of next week, Par
rish aid.
Klau could not be reached for
comment by press time.
Named defendants arc Berrien
DSS Director Wesley Bowerman,
Deputy Director Jerry Frank, Gov.
John Engler, state DSS Director
Gerald Miller, and Delois Wbita er
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BENTON HARBOR. MI 49022
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tlquor
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Groceries
Rib Shack & Party Store
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. 268 E. EMPIRE
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(616) 925-6007
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