/ BENTON HARBOR I 0 o 0 20.00 Muskegon 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 . YDIXO ew policemen hired .. 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. , 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. Y-ME NMIonaIIreHt c.ncer � ... Mamas Kitchen 451 W. MAIN TREET . BENTON HARBOR. MI 4.022 (111) '21-0070 OR (111) '21-0011 CATERINO MEETINOS MON. - THUR • FRI.. AT. 7 •. m. -. p.m. 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. UN.' a.m. - 1 p.m. SUN. SMOROA BORD 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. WA o 00 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 The Michigan Citizen' WHY AREN'T YOU? SUBSCRIBE Call 869-0033 TODAY and start receiving your Michigan Citizen each week in the mail! SUBSCRIBE TODAY! I�--�----�----------------�-------------------�----------------- I / 0 YES I want to subscribe to the Michigan Citizen I 0 BILL ME 0 I Have Enclosed Payment o $21 for ONE YEAR 0 16 SpeCial Senior Citizen Price ( 5 off the newst nd price) ($10 savings off n w tand price) -�- --�-- _- -