p.m. All
w lcome, Rev.
Beulah Bapti t Church Moth rs Board ill hav their 1 t Fellow hip
Cel branon Sunday, March 21, t : 0 p.m. Th ir th m i ,"Uvin In
Unity of t Spirit." Ep ians 4' .
o for this event includ : Spring Str et Fri 'ndship, and Corin-
thian Bapti t Church Holy Trinity Church of God in Chri t and
. Church of the Living God. Rev. Willi . P ul Jr. . the p tor.
Th Greater Harv t Bapti t Church Male Chorus will hold their 6th
Annual Concert on March 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 21
at 3:30 p.m. The theme i , "Wait On T Lord."
Guests include: The Sanctuary Cboir of First Community A.M.E. of
Grand Rapid and the M Ch ir of Hope Bapti t Church of
- Orand R pids and oth r choirs of th city.
Rev. Stanley Levy' he pastor.
The W Shore Symphony Orch tra and Ma tro Murray Oro
: will present another concert in their eason of romance and dance,
Saturday, March 27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 23, at 3 p.m. in the
Frauenthal Theater, downtown Muskegon.
One hour ore h performance Bonnie Bierma, WBL V an-
nouncer and English hom player with the West S�fC Sympoony' will
offer a pre-concert lecture. The lecture i free and i held in the
Frauenthal Beard ley Theater.
B.H. IN BRIEF
Low-income families eligible
. for substantial tax credit
emed that, many Michigan. fa
tiII ... 1tU �1fQ'� 1_",.",lIe\Ii by, fed go\lCmntWal, Ul.Bt
be worth up to $2,211 to low-income working families.
n the p hi credl has been ent to over 357,000 families in
Michigan based on their income tax return. ow, the IRS i requiring
the families to submit Sch dule EIC to receive the credit.
Engler noted that-over 14 million families in the nation qualify-tor
this credi t and that many famil ies in Michigan are unaware that the credi t
is available or that they qualify.
The Earned Income Credit (EIC) is a tax credit for famili that work
full time, part time.or part of the year - and have children. To qualify,
families must have income of less than $22,370 in 1992 and have at least
one child living with them. The credit is available both to married and
single parents. Fo ter parents may also be eligible.
"With the new changes in IRS 'rules, it is critical that families
understand that they willnot automatically get the credit they have
in the past," Engler aid. "This credit i available even if a family owes
no income tax."
Engler pointed out that any EIC payment a family receiv does not
count as income in determining eligibility or benefit levels for AFDC,
Medicaid, food tamps, SSI or public or sub idized hou ing.
If qualified, a family must file a federal 1040 or 1040A income tax
form (even if no money is owed) and include a completed Schedule EIC
form. The 1040EZ (easy form) will not be accepted.
The federal government p�ys the credit in one of three ways. It will
mail a check di rectly to tbe family, apply it to any tax that they may owe,
or pay it out over time in the parent's regular pay check through the
parent' employer.
The maximum credit for, families with one child is $1,324 this year.
Families with two or more children may receive up to $1,384.
In addition, there are two "extra" EIC credits: one for families with
a child born in 1992 (worth up to 376), and on for familie .that pay
at least part f the premiums for a health irsuran e policy that covers a
child (worth up to 451). Families qualifying for all th e credits can
get total EIC payments of much as $2,211.
Familie can obtain free help from IRS operato during regular
weekday busin hours by calling 1-900- 29-1040. Famili can al 0
listen.to a re rded m age about th EIC by callin 1-800- 29-4477,
available 24 hou a day. Reque t topic 402 for th Engli h meso a e;
for the Spani h me a e .pre • on th tou htone phone pause, then
pres 2, and finally pr 754.
The IRS phone number, for hearing impaired persons who have'
acre to TDD equipm nt i 1- -829-1040.
Annual Directory published "
Cornerstone Al nee Council of Commerce and Community De-
velopment has publi hed their annual director.
The 1 -page directory includes:
- Cornerstone Allian memb rship li ting.
- Guide to buyi ng locally.
-Arts and culture ection, Ii ting area attractions, uch as museums,
hi torical ocieties, art centers, music, performing arts, festival and
fairs nature centers, par , beach golf-course fi hin charters and
boat launch .
- Busines profile, including the areas larg t employers, enterprise
zone information and tax information. .
, - Education ection, including a li ting of public and private
ch 01.
- Community facts, i.e., climate, transportation, and voting regi'��
tmtio� •
- Government li ting of local, state national elected official and
local office .
Co pi' have been mailed to Cornerstone Allian e members, and
anyone may btain a py fre of char at the Cornerstone �liance
offices. Th directory will also be included in newcomer and busin
oli itation pa k
HILL SAID former city manager
John Elliott had poken with Mr. Clark
Powell, principal of Benton Harbor
High School about tude doing the
video taping, but no decision w
made. .,
He said instead of paying the tu
dents a weekly fee, the commission
would like to e the money toward
scholarships for the youth.
Streeter aid the $75 per week for
the video taping would be used for
activiti for the troops. He said lately
he has been u.(ing the money for his
video training cl es, training youth
Commission meetin are to be
taped from to tini h, with nothing
taken out, but Streeter 'd the city
,mn1iSSron rneetin are edited with
taken out
Co . oner George Wysinger
aid taking the contract away from
S r and the Explorer P t is just
another way of "controlling the day
to-day operatio of the City," pe
cially on Monday night at the
comrni ion meetings when ome
thing might get out to th taxpayers,
the comrni ion doesn't want them to
know.
"We're talking about utilizing high
school tudents, who are our ownchil
dren, to give them th experience of
operating equipment in.th public and
also providing an opportunity for them
to further their education," Commis
sioner Ralph Crenshaw said.
Crenshaw said the commission has
"\
P rent- Tt ach r
conter nce chedu/ed in B.H.
The Benton Harbor Area School , elementary, junior high and the
high chool will be holding Parent-Teacher conference beginning
Wednesday, March 24. '
The Parent/Teacher Conference scheduled i as follows:
- Wednesday, March 24, elementary, junior and senior high chool
studen will be dismissed early (elementary dismissal beginning at
11 :47 a.m. and secondary at 10:37 a.m.) for Parent-Teacher conference.
Elementary conference will run from 12:50 to 3:55 p.m. and secondary
conferences from 11 :35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Thursday, March 25, district elementary tudents will be di -
missed beginning at 11:47 a.m. with elementary conferences scheduled
from 12:50 to 3:55 p.m. and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Secondary Parent/Teacher
conferences (grades 7-12) willbe held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday t March 28, all Benton Harbor students will be dismissed
early (one-half day s sion) to begin Spring Break. Classe will resume,
Monday, April 5.
Ifparents have questions regarding Parent-Teacher Conference days,
they may call their individual schools for further information. There will
be no school lunches erved on the early dismissal days. '
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