�_ .. _ �._._.��_'_'r�. __ • • Former Councilman Comer Heath cam in ixth and Bostic Sp!cMI to the Michigan Citizen came i nth in the 1991 High- mOHLAND PARK - Nathan L. land Par City Council election. Harvey, a Highland Park arehi- Bostic that the ap- teet was appointed to the High- pointment p did not m to land Park School Board to replace be involved with "WMt citize Titus McClruy, who igned in anted", but by "influence, p September when he himself w u, and other mechanisms." appointed to the Highland Park "I'm grateful that the election CitY Council. p is available, because ap- Questions have been raised pointment is not open to me," he over how the appointment was . d. made. She suggested that there The school board ignored a . might be an el�ent of � drive - supported by Highland involved by havmg the appoint­ Park Mayor Linsey Porter to ment made at a special meeting chose long time board secretary Monday, October II. Eleanore Blackwell as a board The board's regularly sched­ member. Blackwell received only uled meeting, which would have one vote from Board Vice Presi- been on the seoond 'fueeday of the dent Winona Humphries, stated month, would have been Tues­ Gregg Byndrian, Public Informa- day, October 12, was not held at tion Officer for the School Board. all. When asked information about Harvey's experience in the Highland Park Educational Sys­ tem, Byndrian . d h not personally aware of any experi­ ence Harvey had IT WAS IMPOSSmLE to reach either Harvey or Blackwell by the time of this deadline. Wanda Linsey Bostic, a school board candidate who lost a close school board election race, said she believed the school board should have appointed defeated school board candidates like her­ self who gained the most votes. She added that in appointing a city council member after the death of Charlie P. Davis, the council also should have ap­ pointed the top vote getters among the defeated council candi­ dates. By RON SEIGEL ROM LAST JANUARY to June, we had 455 tudents en­ rolled," said Deborah Royal, pro­ gram coordinator. "But we are growing and being honored by Michigan's Office of Drug Control Policy as one of the state's exem­ platy programs." Federal funds for DYFID are dispersed by the Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy. Last year, more than 3.2 million was allo­ cated to the 170,000- tudent De­ troit district. DFYID was one of many projects funded out of this allocation. Students, who elect to join in the program, accumulate points for, among other things, attend­ iqg w kly m tin to 1 rn problem solving techniques and reinforce their commitment to stay drug-free, by attending fun­ filled retreats featuring outdoor activities and motivational coun­ selors and by recruiting new members. Ultimately, they are awarded a gold card that can be used to win discounts for mer­ chandise at participating stores and theaters. Coordinator Royal said coop­ eration, team and leadership pro­ vided by the Foundation's board and its administrator State Rep­ resentative Alma Stallworth CD­ Detroit) "make the program work. " Robert Peterson, director of BYNDRIAN ADMrrTED that the cancellation of the regu­ lar . the holding of Ii. special meeting was not an­ nounced at the last school board meeting, but he said it was "prop­ erly posted" and the board "had authority to do that," orority; InC. I II 1993 :OO.p. • <, ,/ \ ' '.! /" USA. Kenya oore of 0 troit, I d more th n 3, corporate wiker doh r In • cond annu I American He rtW Ik, Saturd y, October 2 t the 0 troit Zoo. DETROIT - Expectant rno h­ ers in one of Detroit's poo t ar­ eas have begun receiving prenatal rvi in what may prove to be a breakthrough ap­ proach to reducing infant mortal­ ity. C ted and staffed by Th Wellness Plan, the William G. Bentley Prenatal Center near Mack and Alter on Detroit's lower east side, opened its doors re­ cently to low income mothers who have historically been unable to obtain centralized, coordinat d prenatal services. "As a consequence of inad - quate medical and nutritional support during pregnancy, many low income women give birth lower birth weight babies, a I d­ ing cause of infant mortality," Dr. 'N. S. Rangarajan, Group Vice President and Medical Director for The Welln Plan said "The Bentley Center brings consolidated prenatal servi to the neighborhood, ensuring mor o frequ nt and rnor thorough con­ tact during pregnancy, which will in turn ult in h hi r n w borns." Detroit's infant mortality ra is one of the high t in th nati n: almost 20 d ths r 1,000 births. In an effort to low T this ratio, The W lln Plan, Michigan' old t licensed HM ,in affiliation with Hutzel Hospital, W yne tat U niv rsity School of Medicine, th Michigan Department of 0- cial Servi and th Michigan D rtmen of Public Health, has the William G. Bentley PIn '1", dedica to th memory of promin nt Droit obst trician and gyn logis who rv he indi nt. d IDGHLANDPARK- Highland Park choo ived $267,500 from th tate in order to provid p hool ucation for 107 four year old children. Under the ta e "formula, schools receive per capita funds of $2,500 for ch child. It could be for hom improv ments. 8 college tuition. Just borr a ain t y ur h m . and receive a Comerica Home Equi Lin with VI � 0 to access at only % APR. 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