AI��rw I d it II und termtned ' bo much the City will recdve t.rom MDOT, but some moDi will Q)me from the City's Downtown Devel. opment Authorl ty and from fedaal a.aeDcles -- BENTON HARBOR ACCORDING TO the reaolu-· IN OTHER BU� ........ � the city . _ commission approved: Congratulation Marcel1m Sims, a 13 year-Old eighth grader at Reeths-PutIer Junior High School w given a hand of applause and a big thank you recently. Sims received the recognition by Reetha-PutYer' Board of Education for hi volunteerism with the Di tricts Recreation Program. Sims spent hi afternoons this summer at the Mus­ kegon Y.F.C.A. helping young swimmers. It w. an unpaid job he ked for lut pring. Mike Swelnia, a teacher with Reeth-Puffer Com­ mUnity Education Summer Swim Program said he did his job well and he is a fine young man you could depend on. Sims love sporta. He playa football, basketball, swims and runs 100 meter dash and 400 meter relay in trick. The Board of Directors of the National Con­ ference of Black Mayors, recently held • two-day summer Board meeting in Muskegon Heights at the ECONO Lodge. A reception wu held at the SPX Headquarters. Muskegon Heights' Mayor Robe A. Warren wu the host. He pYe them a tour the tty. A concert wu held honorina � Mayors at the Queen Esther Missionary Baptist Church of Mus­ kegon and dinner w served at the home of Mayor and Mrs. Warren. For entertainment, there was music and dancing at the VFW Post No. 9388. There were mayors from 27 different state present at the Board meeuog. They said they really Christ Temple Church, 412 E. She�n Blvd., enjoyed themselves. MAAYQOWDAY arc lIu Muskegon HeiJh , will be celebrating their 20th Annual Women's 0 y featuring "Women' Day Revival." A prayer breakfast and Women' Day dinner will be served. Their theme Ul be, "Ood' Phenomenal Women of the 90's." (I Peter 2:9) "Standing Strong In the Lord." (Isaiah 40:29, 31) The Revival win be September 8-1S, at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Speaker will be P tor Aida Ford of Union Dale, N.Y. The� will also be a panel discusaion. Bishop William L Burrell, is the P tor. - His favorite ubjccts in school are math and science. He is the. son of Dal' and Martha Sims. Con­ gratulations Marcellus· An African American celebration will be held . SaturdaY5tember 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Muskego . mmunity College. The theme is, "Sur­ vival for Backs In the 21st Century." The event is sponsored by the Concerned Black Women's conference. John Cloud work on the environmen john Cloud of Benton Harbor has pent the summer in service to the State of Michigan with the Michigan Youth Environmental Education Service Corps (YEES), working on environmental and educational community service projects. Ninety young people resided for nine weeks, from June is to August is, at campsites in three locations: camp Boedne Bay in Mackinac County, Camp Alberta in Baraga County, and Camp TIppy Dam in Manistee County . • Governor Bngler visited all ninety Corp members at Camp Boedne Bay in July and commended them on their· outstanding com­ munity service. John Cloud is a 1990 graduate of Benton Harbor High School, and really enjoyed the work experie� at Camp Boedne Bay in the Upper Peninsula. aoue! will attend Lake Michigan College this fall, majoring in law enforcement. HE WAS selected as a YEES Corps mem1:Str by Berrien-Cass­ Van Buren Private Industry Council, Michael Dennis, director. Corps members worked full time on environmentally challenging projects, and received minimum wage. The Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation, and the U.S. Forest Service assisted in identifying work projects and provided materials, supplies, tools, equlpmen ,'nd other in-kind er­ vices. Projects iochJded such activiti riverbank stabiliation, road and trail improvement, and ildlife babitat maintenance and improve- Ctates Bov of DatroIlWld John Cloud of Benton Harbor, wor1