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-Feb.22-25,froml .rn.to-sb.m.
a pecial d' play 0 n to th public at
the CaIV r Cen r.
- Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. Video "Ey on
the Prize", a m vie on the civil righ
movement from 1954 to 1 will be
presented folio ed by a b ketball
game. Even will talc pl ce at the
Bethel Recreation Cent r.
- Feb. 27 at 6 p.m., "BI k Hi tory
Program and Banquet." Gue t s akers
will be Rev. Rebecca Mitchell, pastor
of Grant Chap I African Methodi t
Episcopal Church and. Rev. ildred
Wither p on, pa tor of Apo tolic
Learning Temple. Theme, "We Are
Raising togeth r." Event will held at
the Carver Center. Donation. �
B 0
- Feb. 28 t 4 p.m. Ri hard Allen,
"Founder y," t the Union moria!
�1''-CU'.l't'A",tbodistEp· Clurcho
Benton Harbor will tin South-
w t MIchigan ini terial AlIi nee
Program.
The Geor W hington Carver
Community Cen r i a community-
owned nt r I t 4 erson
(5thand .. I P i topro 'd
updated inform tion on programs and
rvi to the community. All public
istanee in this endeavor is greatly
ppreciated.
� Blac History Festivitie 1993
committee incluoes: Bertha Powell,
Chairperson and Vera Whi Publicity
Chairperson. Other committee mem
bers include, eten Lewis, Pat Wiley
Shafer, Darl ne Moore, Louella Hamil
ton, Clara Jasper, Mildred Packer, lillie
Ma Watts, Sarah Taylor, Arthur Miles,
James Powell, Walter Scrulchin nd
Frank Webb.
CALENDAR
I ,
Famous Peop e
· Playersto
appear at LMC
Discover the magic as The Famous
· People Players make life-size charac
I ters of famous people come alive on
, Mainstage at th Lake Michigan Col-
lege Mendel Center, 7 p.m. TIuusday,
March 4.
Tbe Famous People Players' story is
oa of growth laughter, tears and love.
. Ticke are 14 for adults and $12
for tuden and enior citizens (60
years of age). To order tickets call the
Box Office at (616) 927-1221. Box Of
fice hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday. VISA and M terCard
are accepted (required for phone or
ders).
Community Black
History celebration
B nton Ha r Area Sch I will
r
lULL AID 0 of the reasons he
wanted to be on the Hou ing
Commi ion Board was to fight for the
dvertise in
the Business
Card
Directory
voted
id th bo ing commission is
only ti d in with � city by HUD funds.
"Wy in er and Mc nzie didn't
fight the ruling when they were ed
MUSKEGON
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At the Ubrary ho t a Community Black History
Celebration beginning Monday,
Pre-School StoryTime will again February 22, with a Gospel Music Fest
; feature stories about African animals, presenied by area churches in the Kus
: showing th movie, "Bringing The ch I Performing Arts Center at the Ben-
Rain To Kapiti Plain." ton Harbor High School at 7 p.m.
Storiesand ong��trOI_w8lro- The�," itrnent To Unity."
t 3-5yearolds,andpre-registrationi not On Thursday, February 25, th Oak-
required. wood College Aeolians will present a
Movies for children being howned concert and Dr. Benjamin Reaves,
: on Saturday, February 27, at 12 noon President of Oakwood College will be
• are: Koi and the Kola Nuts and the guest speaker. .
: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Both Also on Saturday, February 27, a
are African folktale; Mufaro's Beauti- Scholarship Benefit concert will be
� ful Daughters is considered an African given by the Aeolians. These events
: Cinderella tory. will take place in the Kuschel Perform
ing Arts Center at the high school at 7
p.m. each evening.
Tbe public is invited to attend any
and all of the events scheduled. For
further information, call Mr. Edward
Woods, Co-chairman at (616) 927-
0642
AID he had reviewed
elley' 1 2 opinion and that he had
no reason to believe that the. opinion
would be any different for th Benton
Harbor Housing Commission than for
�DDA
Commi ion r Ricky Hill, now
serving hi e ond year as city
commissioner, has 0 been serving on
the Housing Commission Board inee
former Mayor Wilce Coo e w in
office. Hill said th ruling by Kelley
was for th City' DDA Board and not
the Housing Commission.
"That' peopl pinion. Since the
ruling came down for the DDA,
everybody is uming that it's for th
Housing Commissi 0," Hill said. "It Muskegon Heights City Manager
haven't been a proble all . tim , Joseph Charlton been elect to the
11\ P l'IINP.4llWiA,,,,--Boanl of1)i Ml . gan City
been a commissioner or the Mayor and Managers Association. He will serve a
a commissioner on the Board." two year term on the seven member
Several years ago, the same problem board.
came up when Commission rs George Congratulations.
Wy inger and He hel McKe07ie had
to resign from the City' Cemetery
Board because f a conflict of interest.
At that time, then City Attorney
John Postilli tat d that it was against
tb Ci ty Charter and a conflict of
interest for th commissioners to erve
on th cemetery board.
By MAR GOLUDAY
The resid n of Muskegon County
want to say "thank YOU" to Rev. Cor
n li us Sains for 20 years of service on
TV with religio programs. He is an
associate minister at Mt. Zion Church
of God in Christ, where Rev. George
Bennett is the pastor. .
Rev. Sains also visits the county jail
and county prisons and talk to the in
mates. His visits and talks has changed
some of the inmates lives when they
were released.
Rev. Sains also has a picnic once a
year for the reighborhood children at
East Park Manor. Again,' thank you
Rev. Sains.
Final plans are now being made for
the fourth annual West Shore Sym
phony Orchestra excursion to Chicago.
The two-day outing, which includes a
matinee concert by the Chicago Sym
phony Orchestra, is scheduled for
Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24.
A limited number of seats are still
available for the trip.
Tbe co t of 125.00 per person in
cludes trarsportatioa from Muskegon
and return, lodging at th Chicago Hil
ton and Towers Hotel, the concert, and
a deductible contribution to the West
Shore Symphony Orch tra. Ample
free tim will be provided for shopping,
museums, and other activities.
As a special bonus, Maestro Murray
Gro .rmsic director of the West Shore
Symphony Orchestra will accompany
the group and provide "before" and
"after" commentary about the concert
program.
Reserv tions may be made by call
ing the West Shore Symphony office at
726-3231. Payment must be mad by
March 1, and no refunds may be made
after April 1, unless the seats can be
resold to a waiting Ii t.
The West Shore Symphony Or
... h tra and Ma tor Murray Gross will
present a "Salute to Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers on Friday and Saturday
night, February 26 and 27, at 8 p.m. in
the Frauenthal Theater, downtown
Muskegon.
Tickets for the pair of concerts are
$21, $18 16 & $15 with a student and
seniordiscount. To purchase tickets call
Tickets Muskegon, 726-2400 or at the
door.
The We t Shore Symphony Or-
ch tra d stroMurnlYGro Will
a p . n
cert on Saturday, February 27, at 2 p.m.
in the Frauenthal Theater, downtown
v
Muskegon.
� chi Id me ' concert provides the
opportunity for youngpeople of all
to experience the excitement am fun oC
a live full symphony orchestra concert
Reserved seating for the COIX:ert • ,
tudents $4 and adults $6. TIckets may
be purchased at the WSSO office or at
the door. A concert guide will be given
for each advanced ticket purchase. For
additional informatio 11 the Sym
phony office 726-3231.
Classified
advel1isenlent
is availahle.
869-0U33.
INVITATION FOR BIDS
NOT1CE: The Ctty of Benton Harbor,
Micligen, acting by and through the Benton
HlW'bor Housing Commission wi" receive
bids on the following modemlza1lon work
neoeasary on Projea MI-10-003 cons ting
of 95 aderly apEl'tment u ,oontalned In
one 8-story building, located on comer of
Wall and 5th Streets In the City of Benton'
HlW'bor, Michigan.
SCOPE: The work oonslsts of the follow
Ing general modernization Items:
1. Replaoe ·all kitchen caQinets, sl ri(s ,
faucets, and P-traps -.95 lI1lts. .
2. I nstaJl new range hoods and gr sse
shields - 95 units.
3. Aeplaoe carpet and base.
4. Install vinyl oompOslte tile In all dewll
Ing units, p.Jblic toilets, and laundrY room
toilet.
5, Replace garbage ch.rte doors In cor
rIdors .
6. Construct new soffits above kitchen
cabinets -in all units except the one 3-
bedroom unit.
. 7. Replaoe old roof mounted ventilation
fans.
8. Replaoe exhaust gilles, clean dJcts In
all battYooms, restfooms, and kitchens.
9. Install monitors for front. rear, and side
entry.
10. Replace all hot and cold water lines
throughout building.
11. Install pipe insulation on all 'new
supply lines.
12. Repair all walls damaged by instaiUng
new water lines throughout building.
13. Convert all incadescent light fixtures
to fluorescent through building. •
14. To m t �on 504 Regulations
(Handicap AooessibHity).
15. Total of ve (5) 1-bedroom cmeiling
units Into handicap units . Floors 4 throu 8
with are of rescue assistanoo.
16. Laundry room toll .
17. PLblic toilet (first floor) in recreation
room.
• 18. Two public toile (third floor) off cor-
r'dors near center. .
19. Public toilet (elg th floor) at kitchen.
20. Public toilet (eighth floor) at oom
mons area.
TIME & PLACE: Single lump sum bids
from qu i g neral contrac ors, to per
fOl'lTl the work Items listed above, will be
received by the Housing Commission until
11:00 ,m. kx:aI time, March 16, 1993, at t
office of Benton H bor Housing
ml on, 925 Buss Str ,Benton H ,
Micligan 49022 The bids will be publicly
opened and re d 11:00 a.m. the same
day.
BID SECURITY: Each bid must be. ac
oompMied by a bid (Bid Ba1d) guaran ,
not than 5% of the bid amount. In addi·
tion, bid must Indude 8 non-oolluslve
davtt, a Previous Partie pation Certlflcate
fOl'lTl 2530, and Byrd Amendment CertI ca
tion; all forms found in the spedflcation.
00101 for BID SUBMISSION PACK-
.AGE.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The u<>
ut bidder � be requ ad to fu and
pay for ory approved Perform
Bond and Labor & erial Paym nt Bond,
fOl'lTl found in tho sped catlons. Atten-
tipn Is called' to the fact not less
C1l oj
tfiou' md� of p£'ople
It"l/need blood durin'}
the hohdll .
� til/ 1'0 TlLl en Tl.tJ
It,frat to _l}flI£'?
Starting this month, lOOk or your water/sewer
bills on your Michigan Gas Utilities bill. If you
have any qLJestions after reading th infor
mation enclosed _with your bill, call us at
'00-7 427 •.
MI HIGA
GA U 1111
minimum wages shed by
the Government m t be paid on tHs prefect.
OWNER'S RI T TO REJECT
PROPOSALS: The HousIng Comml on
has the right to re;ect any or all bkts and to
waive 8t'rI irregularities In the bids submitted.
DOCUMENT AVAILAB rTY: Tbe eco
tract documents are on feat 1he atloe of the
Housing oommlsslon sta1ing �, 15
February 1993. A maximum athf' (3) sets
will be available to Qualified General Con
tractors only for a refundable d'leck deposit
of $60.00 for eeeh set mede payable to the
Benton Harbor Housing Commission.
Deposits will be returned only If the d0cu
ments 8(1 returned to the Housing Comml
slon In gooo condltlon within 2 w s efte
you reoelve a lett notifying yOJ a oontract
em d. If morethsn 3 . reqtJred hy a
contractor, they may obtain them for $60.00
per set wtth $35.00 being refundable upon
return of the docunents,
Suboon\ractor's shall obtain the d0cu
ments from the General Contractor, or by
purchasing them from the Hous ng Commis
sion with no refll'ld.
Quali ed General Contractors may stop
at the offloe of the Hou ng Comml on
during regular �Ing ho4ss a 8;30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday to get the
bidding documents. Documents will not be
mailed. In addi 'on to the Housing Commis
sion the documents will also be available for
review at the follOWing locall009.
McGraw-Hili Dodge
1 Parkland Blvd.
Sute 328E
Dearborn, MI 48126
McGraw-Hili Dodge
400" Portage Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Builders Exchange Of l....ansIng
1240 E. Saginaw
, LansIng, MI 48906
McGraw-HIl Dodge
2920 Fuller Ave, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Construction Assoc. Of Miclig
'351 East Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48207
Bulders Exchange,
Kalamazoo Area
5092 �ers Lane
K amazoo, MI 49002
Bu!ders Exchange
4461 Cascade Road, SE
GrMd Rapids, MI 49501'
The Ben on Harbor Housing Comml
M chigm CItIzen Adv. 2121193
Lenten ser.vices at
Fi�t Congregational
Lent Services at the First Congrega
tional- United Church of Christ, 292
Bellview, in Benton Harbor will begin
with an Ash Wednesday Service on
February 24 at 7 p.m.
Th services will be held in the
Chapel. A Lenten Sermon series on the
proph ts by the church Pastor, Rev.
Richard H. Taylor will begin with an
exploration of the teaching of the
prophet J 1. The sermon, "Blow the
Trumpet," is based on the text J 12:1-
2,12-17a.
Tickets stil val-Iable Special music will be shared by the
� - church' Adult Choir under the direc-'
· for events at LMC tion of Stephen Zork,
Ti kcts are till available for the fol- Childcare will be provided. All are
welcomed to attend.
• lowing even that will take place in the '
Mendel Center at Lake Michigan CoI
leg. They include:
- One of Broadway' best rnusi-
• cal, "Duke Ellington' Sophi ticated
• Ladies." Sh w will be performed at 8
: p.m. Saturday, FCbf\UlJY 20 and 2 p.m.
Sunday, 21. Co t i 22 f r adults and
• S20 C r tudcnts and . ern r citizens (
yea or older.
- The Irish R vc as they pCrf: nn
· on Main tagc at 7 p.m. Tuc day;
: February 23. Ticke arc 14 for adul
· and $12 for tuden and 'cni rcitizens.
- Perfonnance by world-cia '
, piani t Lorin Hollander on Mainstage
at p.m. Friday, Fcbruary 26. Tickets
are 16 for adul and $14 for students
and eni r citizens.
• All tickcts arc crved eating for
/... th three even and are on sale at the
: Box Office by callin ( 16) 927-1221. .
Box Office hou are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday. VISA and
M terCard are a ptcd (required for
phone rdc ).