BENTON HARBOR AREA o ld on o h 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. 10 - 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. n't puttin y 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