nt a four
R�CEIVING SCHOLARSHIP - (I-r) Sergeant AI Blair,
Air Force Recruiter i hown pre enting Jame
Franci co A. Turner II (c nter), four-year Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corp Scholar hip to Harv rd
Univer ity to tudy Law and International Diplomacy.
At far right I Fr nci co' fath r, C pt In Jam F.A.
Turner I. (Photo by B. Brown)
BLAIR �D from his zone, there were 12 individual to apply for
the cholarship, but only ven were selected. He aid to become eligible
for the s�holarship a tudents must be in the top 25 percent of their class,
have a high OPA, and core at 1 t a 24 com ite n their ACT T t.
-Francisco culminated an exceptional hi h hool career, academically,
athletically, piritually, ocially and politically.
Politically, h has erved as Student Body Pr ident, both junior and
eruor years and was Sophomore tl President.
Spiritually, he has been a leader in Fath r David Adam' St. John
Church Parish Youth Di cussion Group, rved at the altar eight years
through elementary and high chool and being a read r of criptur at
Sunday Mass.
Athletically, he won the 199 State Champiorship in 1 meter
hurdles, and t a new State of Michigan r ret or 1 m te hurdl ,
14.26. In 1992, he won econd place in tw ta�n, 1 met r
hurdles and 300 meter hurdl .
Franci coa1so et new rea and regi nal rec rds whenh won Regional
Championship in the State Tenni hampi nship. H moo varsity lett rs
playing tenni running track and high chool drum major. He nly played
football in his senior year, which he erved captain of the varsity football
team.
FRAN
ow
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Ameri-
MUSKEGON
Students
rec ive
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scholar hip
ro k: I a m imbcr of th a-
tl nal Honor It, Student
Agar st Drunk Dri Ing and th
Youn Educators ( icty.
'on ra ulan ns andalish.
By MARY GOLLIDAY
BEST CHANCE:
Match
JUNE 26, 1993
Lotto Ticket
G ORG
MI I al 0 ap-
proved to hire three compani to do
repairs to the Clarifier Drive Uni t
Support Bridge in the amount of
$7,542.83. They includ , Smith Steel
Fabricating Co., of Benton Harbor
tor t amount of $4,515. ; Dctroi t
Ball Bearing, Benton Harbor for th .
amount of $2,547.83; and Ideal
Crane for the amount of 480.00.
Others contra tors, uppliers, and
fabricators ending in qu t in-
Authori Ci ty M ger to d-
vert' e the po ition for a Director 0
Recreation and Lei ure ervi or
lary rangin betw n 25,
aoo $35,
Brewer aid th city wan to re­
move the Recreation Service D p -
ment from t Public Wo
Department to create a Department
of Recreation and Leisure Servi
Authorize a ty Manager to <1;­
vertise to hire a Community Devel­
opment Coordinator wi th alary of
$28,000. Th coordinator po ition
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
At the Library
Children m y join the 1993 urn­
mer reading program Make A Splash
- Read!, anytim during library h UTS,
simply by reading and returning th ir
library books. Sign-up must be com­
pleted by August 1, although books
may be entered until chool tarts.
Pre-School StoryTime meets on
Wedn day from 10-10:45 a.m,
Rainbow StoryTime for chool­
age children meets on Tuesday,
Wednesday ,and Thursdays at 1 p.m.
and again at 2:30 p.m.
Movies for children are hown on
Saturday at 12 noon. Showing on
July 10 will be "Freckle Juice" and
"otherwi e Known As Sheila The
Great." Both are based on books by
Judy Blume.
Single parent
onference set
Southwest Michigan Single Parent
Conference will be held Saturday,
July 17, at the Radi on Plaza Hotel in
Kalamazoo. The on day conference
will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at
3:30 p.m. and will consist everal
workshop designed to motivate, in-
pire, and empower single parents in
the practical areas of being single and
being a parent.
Th conferen will a1 0 include a
luncheon where the ubject will.be,
"You May Be A Single Parent, But
You're Not Alon ," which will be
addres ed by Pastor Jeff Jon of
Kalamazoo Valley Family Church.
�oughLove
group meets
The ToughLove Parent Support
Group will meet Tu day, July 6, at
7:30 p.m. in the Stevensville United
Methodi t Church,' 55 Rid e Rd.,
Stevensville.
Kid' Day at
Turkeyville
rn wll' is holding-a pecial
"Kid' Day" at Turkeyville on Saturt­
day, July 3, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.·
All events starting at 12 noon will
include, pony ride. moonwalk,
equ trains, seal train rid ,gam ,
ack races, recycle relay, relay races,
'simon ays and a coloring contest for
tbe kids (everything i supplied)
More information call, (616) 781-
4293.
Six' run
for BH City
Commission
By BERNICE BROWN
Six candidates are running for four
seats on the Benton Harbor City Com­
mi ion.
At-large incumbent Commission­
ers Ralph Crershaw, Jam Turn r,
3rd Ward Commi sioner Norval
Wei and 4th Ward Commi ioner
Hersbel McKenzie met the May 11,
deadline (or filling their nominating
petitions for the November 2, general
election.
Challengers Curti Murphy, presi­
dent of the Benton Harbor Demo­
cratic Club and Joan Brown, founder
of Mother Agai ns t Destruction
(MAD). will be going against Turner
and Crenshaw for th two at-lar e
eats .. We' and McKemie will go
unoppo ed. .
Candidates are required to submit MARY lEE THOMAS
nominating petitions with 25 igna--
tures by th deadline to have their
nam pia ed on the ballot.
Murphy took out a petition for the
mayor' seat in 1991 but didn't file it.
Brow n al 0 ran for at-large eat on the
City Commi ion, but I t.
City to get community
acce channel
By BERNICE BROWN
Mlchlg.n Citizen
B TON' HARBOR-Benton Har­
bor has been promised a community
access channel on cable televi ion,
according to William James, partner
with the Joppa Cable Corp ration.
Joppa, a Denverb ed company, i
in the process of purchasing Consoli­
dated Cablevi ion of Michigan.
Jam met with the Legi lativ
Committee of the Benton Harbor City
Commi ion ity official and r i­
dents to add res concerns r iden
were having with ca levi ion and the
pas ibility of getting a community ac­
cess channel.
R idents concerns included:
-Attitud of cablevi ion' cus­
tom r ervlce department,
-Quality of ervice provided
(frequent blackout of cable and rat ).
-The need ofacommunity public
a chann 1.
City ident Sherror ,Wee and
owner of the State Theater, id the
hannel i much needed in the com­
munity. She aid everyone mi ht not
pick up the n w paper to read or tum
on th radio, but they will tum on their
tclevi ion.
community to be happy," he said.
City resident Belinda Griffin ex­
pressed her view, tating that the
community chann I is needed to tele­
cast a broader ran e of programs that
deal with chool , religion and youth
i ues. Gri in h b n trying for
about a year now to get community
a channel.
JAM TAT D that if the
transaction takes place, within six
m nths everything would be in place.
Ci ty official P" ent at the meet­
in were Mayor Emma Hull, City
Manager B verly Brewer, and Legi -
lative Committee members. Commi -
loners Norval Weiss, Chairman,
Jam Turner and Ricky Hill.
De Lugo urge
Clinton to
name judge for
Virgin I land
-p i-
dent Oin n n urged
fillalong-vacantjud hipinthe'
U.S. District Court 0 the Virgin
Islan in an peal by con
ional d I ga Ron De Lugo.
De Lugo, a non-voting repre-
ntativ for the U.S. Virgin -
land in Congress,
reeomm nded Territorial Court
Judge Raym 00 be nomi­
nated to th Federal court va­
cancy aIX1 upported his cboiee
by forwarding a thic file on the
judge, who also was nominated
by Presid n Jimmy Carter and
George Bush. The two previous
nominations failed to clear the
Senate in time.
The Virgin Islands delegate
y he' gravely coreerned over
the U.S. District Court vacancy,
n w in i fourth year.
OBITUARIES
Mary L (Smith) Thorn ,85. of Benton
Harbor died Jun 13, at Mer<.Y M morial Nuralng
C Cent In S. Jo ph aft long •.
The fun ral w hekf June 17, t Pilgrim Reet
Sap Church, B nton Hatbor. of which .he wu
. a member. Burial w In Cry Spring Cern ..
t ry. Robbins Brothers Fun ral Home, Benton
h rbor was In char of rrangemenm.
Mr.. Thomas w born October 28, 1�, In
Soobey, M lsi.
Survl\lorl Includ : a IOn. m of Benton
HaIbor. a brother. Oscar Davies of Benton Har­
bor. and two grandchildren. Her husband, oev.,
preceded h r In d h In 1980.
LUE ELLA JOHNSON
Lue Ella Johnson. 64. rA Benton H8Ibof. died
Jun 17, Mercy Memorial Medical Cent r,9t.
Joeeph. eftOf' a long •.
The fun raJ was held Jooe 25, at M_',
Bapdst Church. Benton HAIbor. 8urW wu In
Cry.taI Springs Cern ery. RobbIn. Broth ra Fu­
neral Home. Benton Harbor wu In charge of
arrang men .
Mrs. Johnson w born January 24, 1G28,1n
M I sippI.
Survivors Includ : h . r hUlband, Moee; a eon,
Roo elt Re d of Benton Harbo • three I.p­
Ion . C nee, Mo arld Sidney JohnlOn, of
S n Diego: tour ,tep-d ught rs. Brenda. Ao.a
Lee. De and Dorothy Johnson. al d San
Diego; a broth , John Henry Craft rAW Mem-
ph . M .. 45 grandch Id� n: and 35 gr -grand-
children
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