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Rev. Knox
receives degree
By Mary Golliday
Rev. Clarence Knox, pastor of
Ebenezer Bapti t Church of Flint,
Michigan received his honorary de
gree in the Ministry. A dinner wa
held recently at th church in hi
honor.
Dr. L.E. McEwen, A.B. Mth and
D.D. Pre ident Harper Bapti t
Theological Seminary of Magna1ia,
MiSS., made the honorary degree
presentation.
My sister Siddie Turner, Shirley
Richards and her daughter Daith
Richards and my elf, traveled there
for this great occasion.
Congratulations, Dr. Knox.
On Sunday, December 15 the
Gospel Choir of Beulah Baptist
Church will have a Concert/hour of
power at 7 p.m. The theme will be,
"He's Worthy" Revelations 4-11.
Rev. Willie N. Paul Jr., is the host
pastor.
On Sunda,Y, December 15, at
p.m. the New Hope Bapti t Church
will have their Mother and Mi sion'
Day program. Everyone i invited.
Rev: Gregory Kirksay is the ho t
pastor.
After 35 years of service at S.D.
Warren, Mrs. Elsie Blakely has
retired. She is the wife of Mr. Charles
Blakely and they are the parents of
seven childien. She is also a member
of the Beulah Baptist Church.
Congratulations, Elsie, and enjoy
your well-earned retirement.
The Con regation of th Jackson
Hill Mi ionary Bapti t Church held
a groundbreaking eremony Novem
ber 30, n th comer of Wood and
Jac on for the building of a new I
edifice.
Th old building, located at 440 I BRADL
Jack on Avenue ha erved God,
congregation and community well ;
for 27 years. I
In thespringof1992 if the Lord's I
willing, construction will began on
the n w edifice. Under the direction
of Pastor Coleman Gilliland sr., the
vision has come to pas .
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ew policemen
hired
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The Ci ty of Benton Harbor ha
hired new patrolmen to the police
department. ,
Dennis Diggs, 23, and Bradley
Dixon, 31: began working for the
. Benton Harbor Police Department in
late November.
Both patrolmen recently
graduated from the Police Academy,
where.they were ent for training by
the City.
Diggs and Bradley are familiar
with the community. Diggs, is a 1987
graduate of Benton Harbor High
School and is still a resident of Ben
ton Harbor. Bradley, who resides in
Nile is a former resident of Benton
Harbor and plans to move back to the
city. Bradley has worked a a jail
guard for the Berrien County
Sheriff's Department, but ays he
feels he could do more on the treets.
The two officers will each receive
a salary of $22,912 a year.
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They both need to be thoroughly
checked on a monthly basis.
For further information regarding
early detection call (800) 221-2141
weekdays, 9:00 arn.-5:00 p.rn.CST.
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Mamas Kitchen
451 W. MAIN TREET .
BENTON HARBOR. MI 4.022
(111) '21-0070 OR (111) '21-0011
CATERINO MEETINOS
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FOR VERIFIABLE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE EVENTS LEADING TO
THE DROWNING DEATH OF,
ERIC MeGI IS·
Call ( 16) 925-4824
with Information or to donate to reward fund.
American Girl boo will al 0 b on
display, nd ookrnar
small mement e will b given out.
Pre-Sen 01 StoryTime will hold
it last ion for the ea on on
Commodity Di tribution
The Comm dity Di tribution for
Berrie n County re ident i
cheduled for Tue day, December
17. Client wi hing to regi ter must
provid pro f of income, addre ,
and So ial Security number. Ap
plications will not b taken at di -
tribution si te on December 17.
Clients wi hing to rcgi ter may
contact their area Senior Center for
date and times. Non-Senior re [,
dents regi terd with the Benton Har
bot/Township Senior Center and the
North Berrien Senior Center
(Coloma) may pick up their products
afternoons only.
Call 1- -672-6971 for further
information.
Dump Your Plump
Conte t
Berrien County Health Depart
ment and Lake Michigan College wit
co-sponsor the 'eve nth annual Dump
Your Plump conte t January 10
through March 20, 1992. Sch ols
and busine se are invited to form
5-10 member team and make a
commitment to exercise five times
weekly.
o reo
me of children 0 familie
t SE Refe I Center
re bein thered nd Christm
tree will be et-up in th NISE office,
decorated with paper ngeJ. On
ch ngel i 8 child' ge nd inter
e • Individu 1 will be able to
choo which an el they want.
Adopt-An-Angel will only be a
ucce if the community par-
ticipate . Think ofth joy and happi
n you might be ble to provide for
poor child.
NlSE would like your help. If you
are intere ted in particip ting or need
more information bout" Adopt-An
Angel", call the NISE office at 925-
3948 and k for Willa Brown.
December 11 and 13, from 10:00-
10:45 a.m. StoryTime will re ume
on January 15 and 17. .
Movie for children to be shown
on Saturday, December 14 are:
Santabear' First Chri tmas and lit
tle Drummer Boy.
FOOD OIVE-AWA Y - Sherry Guest, left, and Patricia McIntosh, far
right, both receptionists for the Neighborhood Information and Sharing
�xcha_nge (NISE), prepared �OOd baskets for needy families for Tbanksglv-
109, Lisa Waters, center, received food to prepare for her and her son Devon
for Thanksgiving.
Santa reads
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