, BENTON HARBOR AREA
THREE RIVERS
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ere made'to the
Community C e t
e ro Colle e und, .
Public Ubrary and -
buildin improvement
Th � r I iety will old
i 7th Annual V.I.B. (Very Immpor-
tant Baker) e Au tion on T
d y, November 26. th A,u tion will
be bro d t liv ov r WSJM 1400
AM radio from 7 .m. until 5 p.m.
Sp ci lty d r will on di -
pi Y at th stcr al building t
2015 Lak vi w. St. J ph. WSJM
OJ: Pat M dy. Phil McDonald
and Greg Fo ter will d rib all of
t de erts over t air. Li teners
may call 925-1101 to place bid.
Some cak will b available in a ale
format on a "first call buy tI b i for
a minimum pri of $20. Winners
may pick up th ir cake from 4-8
p.m. at the E t r S als building.
THE videotaped by
Savannah Caldwell, who presented
copy to Bedenb ugh.
Bedenbaugh w President of the
Lockport Q)mmunity Club of Three
Rivers for 17 years, and while being
part of the club she w instrumen­
tal in helping to e aid to have
River Road widended and having
Pee<t limit signs posted tbere, .
well as g lines and guard ralls in­
tal led.
During her tenure President,
she succeeded in getting the Depart­
ment of atural Re$ources (ONR) to
tock the St. Joseph River and Noah
Lake with small fish. '
She led the Lockport Club in an
annual spring cleanup of roadside
and other vacant lots in the county.
She lso had litter barrel placed in
tbe Noah Lake area.
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La key informed him that th y
would not be making any profit.
aying th t Corn r t n Allianc
placed om $2, into the Non­
Profit Property Management Cor­
poration.
SHE WAS A member of the
Bethel Baptist Church in Three
Rivers where he rved Director
of the Children' Church for 24 .
years. Her love for children w ex­
emplified in everything that he did.
She w also a member of the
Three Rivers Women' Club and the
Three' Rivers, Area Hospital
Auxiliary.
We alute Susie Bedenbaugh, a
super lady.
AC prj) of
\ , the Com rston All i n e as
contacted y Congre man Fred
Upton' office, indicating th t th re
were a po ibility of up to $ 00,000
available for housing in Benton Har­
bor.
Lackey aid the the HousingTas
Force of Com rston Alliance will
be focusing on using th money in
census tracts 2, 5 and 6, but n .
tbemoneyinanyofth census trac .
In a propo al ubmitt d to th
Department of Housing nd Urban
Development in April by the Hou -
ing Task Force of the Community
Economi Development Corpora­
tion. $30,000 will be targeted for
curity ysterns for 50 hom und r
renovation: 330,000 targ ted for
rehabilitation of 33 uni at S1 .000,
each. Th loan h a 0 percent inter­
e t rate. payable in 1 m nth ;
S105. for 0 units at $3, 00 each
toward purchasing; and S35, will
go toward admini tration. Lackey
aid the fund will not be available
until approximately' late . ummer of
1992.
Glenn Yarbrough, head of th
city' Parks and Recreation Depart­
ment and a County Commi ioner,
key if it was tru that thi
:program for th 500.000 housing
:rehabilitation in the city of Benton
ider
ommi ion con
building
At The Library
and 12th Street, acr from the new
Health Company building.
Hadley aid the building has ade­
quate space to house DSS. All it
need is repair and the rentalmcome
would not exceed $550,000 per year.
450,000 per year le s than the
proposed amount.
"You are looking at S9 million
being spent of our money that doe
not have to be pent. If the State of
Michigan wants to pend Sl million
per year h re in Benton Harbor. -
fine, I'm all for it. Give the money to
u ,we'll pend it th way we feel and
ee it hould be pent," Hadley said.
"I think this commission hould
look very trongly at what h' been
don in the last three years and a k
the governor of the State of
Michigan. 'If we were cutting all the
monies being spent to the people that
need the money, how can he justify
spending the e kind of money to
house people in a Taj Mahal,'" Had­
ley aid.
Hadley told the commission to
tell the State of Michigan to, "Think
of the people that have been thrown
out of'their apartments, houses, some
huddled into the treets, and tell them
that th y don't have a place to live.
but the DSS will have more than a '
place to live."
vance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Regular hours will re ume on Friday.
Movies for children will be
shownon Saturday, November 30, at
1 p.m. Showing will be, The Red
Shoes and The Little Prince.
"I d n't think it' go d busine ."
he aid. "W might get om tax
mon y off thi building, but not $20
million over a 20-year period of
time. Th re i a better way to d it. I
think omeone hould have th ense
to contact the governor and ay,
'Hey, let' take another I k at
this. '"
By BERNICE BROWN
Th Benton Harbor City Com­
mi ion in trueted Ci ty Manager
Stev Manning to nd a I Her to
Govern r John Engler to take a look
at a propo al from the Michigan
Department of ial Service for a
new building that' to be nstructed
at the comer of Market and Colfax.
Th commi ion, along with city
busine man and develop r Ro I
Hadley aid they don't se how DSS
would be willing to pend 7.000
a year to le e the new building for
20 years, when there ha been .uch a
big cut in general as i tance and
people ar living on the tree ,
Commi s io ne r Char le
Yarbrou h: aid th t of the 9 7,
non of the m ney would g toward
city bu incss and not one j WIll be
reared for city residents.
Pre-School StoryTime will not be
held this week. The library will close
at 6 p.m. on Wednesday: November
27, and remain closed through
Thursday, November 28, in ober-
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Y RBROUGH AID DSS
would be paying omeone almo t Sl
million a year to rent a buildin at the
expense of the p or.
"I am totally appalled that the
State of Michigan can 'pend
S987, Jp ryear.fora20-yearrent­
al agreement to house the DSS. an
organization which hould be
giving the money to the people. and
not a reference to themselves and
building a Taj Mahal in which to
operat ." Developer Ro Hadley
told the commi ion.
Hadley 'aid- he had contacted a
city official and a ked why he wa
turned down three years ago and not
being allowed to bid on of his build­
ing to house DSS.
He aid he was informed not only
by city official , but the State �hat
th y will not con ider a rehab build­
ing in Benton Harbor, but will only
con ider a new building.
Hadley aid it would only cost
DSS approximately halt ofwhatth y
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. 'ackaged Meat building. He aid a repre entative
Groceries from the State said they were "too far
along in the bid process to turn back
now,"
H aid he was personally going
o· p no money and challenge th
State of Michigan to explain how
and why they are "spending our
money like they are doing it."
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451 w. MAIN STREET
BENTON HARBOR. MI 41022
(111) 121-0070 OR (11') 121-0098
CATERINQ MEETINGS
_liable In your ta.ortle dePlnment and p,umel SIOIft
FRI." AT.
7 a.m. - 12 p.m.
MON.· THUR •
7 a.m. -. p.m.
UN.' a.m.· 1 p.m,
UN. SMORGASBORD 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
"TELL TIio � WITHOUT
food that the State of Michigan
would rather pend their money on a
Taj Mahal for DSS, then put food in
their mouths."
He ended hi speech with. "tell
the children at the Charle Gray
Recreational Center that we can
wa te $20 million or $9 million on a
new fa ity in which people can
work, but we can't afford a Sl00,OOO
to give them a facilty in which, to
learn and play and dev lop the skill
of team effort which thi ci ty so ore-
ly needs." I
The Department of Social Ser­
vice i now located on Cry tal
Avenue in Benton Township.
That's � meny doctor recom­
mend CharCOCIPl .... the molt
e"echve Idlorbent known to
medicine
Otscover how fast CMrccaps
rehlves entesbnal peen. cr� and
bloating. Tlk. .lly-to-IWlllow
Charcocaps a mel Ute o.nty
dtrec", "you phIIImecist don­
n't Y" have C'h.cOCIIPI. him to
Ofcfer "tor you � '''' ReQua,1nc
Indigestion MIh gls patns: er mps.
pressure. blc*eng there S I name
tor" INOtGASTION
" you suffer from IndtQe teon and
e.cess ga . you !Should know bout
Chlrcocaps" from Requa.. the
remlrkable natural.()(9f'\ gas re­
leever and dege$tlve·aid Leading
TV· advertised sme,tncone gas re­
leevers bre k up Q1S bubbles but
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Rib Shack & Party Store
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, 268 E. EMPIRE
BENTON HARBOR. MI. 49022
(616) 925·6001 ,
TAKE OUT SERVICE ONLY
MON' .• SAT.
8a to 2a ,
'S'UNDAY
11a - 12 mid.
ONE OF HADL Y' buildings
that he ha considered to house DSS
i the old House of David Cold
Storage building located on Bond
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Toughlove M�et
The Toughlove Parent Support
group will meet Tuesday, December
3, at 7: 0 p.m. in the nursery of the
Steven ville- United Methodi t
Church, 5506 Ridge Road,
Steve ville.
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