BRIEFS
By BERNICE BROW
ffai ,"
fina
onroe.
"If e don' p y him, e
to p � om body. en you (th
City) got tb 10 , all of you that
voted, . d tha you 0 d p
an advisor until the loan
paid off," Hull . d. Y: rbrough
informed her that at that tim h
voted against hiring th firm,
also.
Co . ion r Ste Wood n,
Chairman of the Commission Fi­
nance Committee, said Monroe
as helpful to the City during
th tim th City w wit out a
finance director. "He tepped
right in and kept the City' fi­
nance department going. I c­
ommend that we k p Monroe, II
he id.
Finance Director Audrey
Brodzinski told tb commi ion
that with Monroe knowing the
City' financial status and famil­
iar with everything in the fi­
nance department, he was very
helpful to her when she came
aboard.
nton rborCi y om-
i ion pprov d contr c
. th Loren onroe n ind -
pend nt financial co ul nt for
th City.
Th contract' to the city
in complia with th terms of
10 from th Michigan Lo 1
Em rgency Loan Bo rd, hile
updating an earlier financial
co ulting contract.
On July 12,1993, th Cit yen­
tered into an agreement with the
finn of Pi roe, Monroe & ci­
at to act as independent finan­
cial consultants to monitor th
fiscal condition of th city per th
terms of tb city' mandate from
th Emergency Loan Board.
Pierce, Monroe & Associates
ree ntly restructurted the or­
ganization of the company and
Monroe requested that the City
hire him to handle their consult-
By BERNICE BRO
t group of pro r-
LeDuc id the prop rti
ould go on th City list and b
ld li 0 her City-own pr p­
rti .
At its Jan. 25 m ing, th
Benton Harbor Qity Commis-
ion voted to accept 61 of the 68
properties back from the Benton
Harbor Non-Profit Management
Corporation.
On May 26, 1992, the City
commis ion approved a pur­
c e agreement with th Ben­
ton Harbor Non-Profit Property
Management Corporation
(NPPMC). Under the tenns of
that agreement the PPMC
purchased 68 properties
throughout the city for the
amount of $1 per property.
The non-profit organization's
original plan was to clean-up ti­
tles and market the sites. The
corporation was also authorized
to notify the City of any sale of
any portion of the properties.
According to City Manager
Beverly Brewer, the non-profit
corporation has cleared the title
of the 61 properties and wanted
to deed them back to the City.
AROUND MUSKEGON
h
At
L brary
Th winter ions of Pre-
School StoryTime and Big Kids
StoryTime gin on W n day,
February 2. The pre- hoolers
m t from 10-10:45 a.m. nd the
big kids meet from 4-5 p. m. Sto- ant ervices.
ries, songs, nd a craft are pre-
ented and pre-registration is
not required.
Kerry Binnington from the "TillS HAVE BEE a con-
Kraal Art Center will present tract that I have religiously op­
the first of four African Work- posed of in the past, "
Commissioner Charles Yar­
shops for children on Saturday, brough said. "Was it mandated
February 5, at 11 a.m. Her pro- by the State to hire this particu­
gram, "African Ody sey" will lar individual (Monroe)?" he
feature realia, music, and story-
telling. asked.
Mayor Emma Hull said it was
Pre-r�gistration is requi:ed mandated by the State that the
along WIth a $1 fee per child. City ha fi ial nsulta t
Af . f h t '11 b 1 va a nanei co n
rican re res men s WI e. . handl th fi
ided Thi . th f t f service e e nances as
provi . 18 IS e Irs 0 a
series which will run each Sat-
urdayat 11 a.m. in February, in
honor of Black History Month.
Movies based on African folk­
lore will be featured in February
on Saturdays at 12 noon. Show- I Ti d II
ing February 5 will be: African Le a s e
Story Magic and Why Mosqui­
toes Buzz In People's Ears.
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By MARY GOLLIDAY
Twelve Muskegon area resi- .
dents was recently honored for
their contributions toward mak­
ing 'Rev. Martin Luther King
Jr's dream a reality.
They included, Judge Ben­
jamin Logan ill; Muskegon Hts
Mayor Robert A. Warren; Rev.
John H. Brown, pastor of First
Baptist Church; Blanche Smith,
Muskegon Vice Mayor; Jerry
Lottie, Muskegon Affirmative
Action Director; David Wendt­
land, Muskegon City Manager;
Bill Gill, County Commissioner
and local NAACP President;
Clayton Hardiman, Columnist
for the Muskegon Chronicle;
Gloria White Gardner, Muske-.
gon Urban League Director;
Rev. Willie F. Wilson, Chaplain
in Muskegon County Jail; Mus­
kegon County Sheriff Robert
Carter; T. Bruce Fox, President
of Comerica Bank; John Musick,
Director of Michigan Organiz­
ing Project; Rev. Cornelius Sain,
hoot of a' Community Directed
C bl TV Program; John
Sydnor, former Superintendent
of Muskegon Hts Schools; and
Rev. James Starr, pastor of'Har­
vest Souls Tabernacle.
Congratulations to all of you.
Muskegon Hts. Mayor Robert
A Warren was given a celebra­
tion dinner by the County of
Muskegon recently at Holiday
Inn, Muskegon Harbor, to y
thank you for 10 years of hard
work as Mayor of Muskegon
Hts.
There were local and state
politicians, commissioner ,
friends and relativ from differ­
ent states present. It was really
a nice affair, where everyone en­
joyed it.
Congratulation, we know
you will continue to do a good
job.
YARBROUGH SAID he still
wasn't satisfied with hiring
Monroe. "At some point in time,
we have to learn how to stand on
our own two feet. "!Ie are paying
somebody for something we can
do ourselves. We don't need this
guy ... we are wasting too much
money. We are payingtbe Emer­
gency Loan back and we can
THE PROPERTIES . re­
turned to the City included: 940
Broadway; 1122 & 1172 Colum­
bus; 1135 & 1161 Hurd; 1277,
1290 & 1294 Jennings; 957,986,
1050, 1162 & 1230 McAllister;
1280 Monroe; 1190 Pearl; 973
Pipestone; 293 Series; 1064 U n­
ion; 412 Weld; 139, 169, 170,
225, 233, 23� 238, 248, 253 &
256 Bellview; 149, 159, 172, 188
& 247 Lake; 232, 242, 248, 253,
289, 290, 298, 301, 302, 307 &
310 Pleasant; 328, 340, 346 &
356 Broadway; 265, 283, 289,
3S9, 344, 349, S5S & S59 Ohio;
47, 2Q3, 25 & 259 Jefferson.
The other properties located
at, 371 Cross, 1165 Lavette, 360
May, 1092 Milton, 1235 Pavone,
247 Bellview and 238 Pleasant
OBITUARIES
tery.
Mr. Russell was born Decem­
ber 1, 1900, in Frankfurt, Mo. He
was formerly self-employed as a
plaster contractor.
Survivors include: a great­
niece, Janet Foster of Benton
Harbor and a niece, Martha
Bjil�lll"of Raci Wi
Wedding Bells will ring for
Eddis Lee Jones and Reneece
Annette Mayfield on Saturday,
February 5, at 5 p.m. at the
Friendship Baptist Church.
Eddis is employed at Muske-
gon City Hall and Ren .
emp\oyedat United Automo
tiv T hnici n,
They will reside in Muskegon'
after they are married. Con­
gratulations!
Lela Tisdel, 80, of Ocala, Fla.,
formerly of Coloma, died Janu­
ary 2, at her home after a long
illness.
The funlral was held January
14, at New Para ise a�ti�t
Church, Bento a
which she
Burial was in Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Arrangements was
made by Robbins Brothers Fu­
neral Home, Benton Harbor.
Mrs. Tisdel was born June 13,
�913, in Houston, Miss.
Survivors include: two
daughters, Queenola Davis of
Peoria, Ill. and Georgia Pack of
Ocala, Fla.; a stepson, William
Tisdel of Benton Harbor; two
stepdaughters, Mary Lee Home
of Benton Harbor and Mamie
Well of Gary; Ind.; 16 grandchil­
dren; 28 great-grandchildren;
and 12 great-great-grandchil­
dren.
EVENTS
ESSAY CONTEST - The purpose
of this contest is to encourage student
research and writing on African
American life, history and culture and
to generate more advanced study.
Any undergraduate and graduate stu­
dent In the first two year's of master's
degree or doctoral study may qualify.
Winners will be awarded $500 cash
prizes and Invited to the ASALH An­
nual Meeting In October 1994. En­
tries must be received by May 15,
1994. Call (202)667-2822 for de­
talled Information.
. MINI GRANTS - Applicants for
Michigan Council for the Arts & Cul­
tural Affairs Mini Grants, Round 3 of
Fiscal Year 1994, are now available
through the Detroit Councll of Arts
(Rec Dept). The Mini Grants of up to
$2,000 are available to any Mlchlgan
non-profit corporation resident within Earl Russell
Wayne County and are specifically
for support of arts or.ented projects .
. Deadline for filing applications Is Feb. Earl Russell, 93, of Benton
11, 1994. To obtain an application Harbor died January 6, at Or­
call (313)935-3271. chard Grove Nursing Home,
OFFTHE STREETS -Servlngfaml- . Benton Township, after a long
lies' In crisis and youth at risk, Is a illness., .
24-hour program providing an emer- The funeral was held January
gency youth shelter, telephone hot- 12, at Robbins Brothers Funeral
line, crisis Intervention, and Home, Benton Harbor. Burial
Information and referrals. The pro- was in Crystal Springs Ceme­
gram Is funded by the Michigan De- .
partment of Social Services and the ��� -���������������������
U.S. Department of Health and Hu- . 'I· �.l .�)
man Services. Detroit Eastside (824- . \ H:_ I
4520) Detroit Westside (873-0678). �
VOLUNTEERS - On Thursday, '1:..:. � [:-
February 10 from 6 to 8 p.m., Family �
Service's Parent-Infant Beginnings ' ,.,-
Program will hold an orientation for ! I
those Interested In volunteering as
prenatal coaches. The session will
be held at Family Service Meyers &
McNichols office, 11000 W.
McNichols In Detroit. Parking is
FREE and refreshments will be
served. For Information or to register,
call Cherie Turmon at 886-4949.
WANTED - Fifty years after gradu­
ating - 154 strong - from Durham's
Hillside High School, members of the
Class 'of 19�4, now In their 60s, are
planning a grand golden reunion here
during the Labor Day weekend of
1994. The well organized class
maintains regular communication
with all of Its members whose where­
abouts are known. Every two years,
the c/o 44 has a reunion, in some
form. Members, or persons knowing
the whereabou s of any members of
the HHS Class of 1944 who do not
receive regular communications from
the class, are urged to send ad­
dresses and/or telephone numbers to
the current class president, (Mrs.)
Louise Dawson Smith, 312 Wayne
Circle, Durham, NC 27707.
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Joseph J. Moor�, 68, of Benton
Harbor died January 19, at home.
The funeral was held January 26,
at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church,
Benton Harbor. Burial was in North
Shore Memory Gardens, Hagar
Shores. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor was in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Moore was born August 6,
1925, in Jefferson City, Mo.
Survivors include: a son, Cortln
Moore of Gaithersburg, Md.; five
daughters, Madine Williams, Marilyn
Sterling and Lois Jean Perdiman, aU
Benton Harbor, Shelia Moore of
Sikeston, Mo. and Gwendolyn Moore
of Blue' Springs, Mo.; four brothers,
Landon Moore and Larry Moore, both
of University City, Mo., Lewis Moore of
Fulton, Mo., and DonQuee Moore of
Sacramento, Calif.; six sisters, Bonnie
Moore and Helen FlyingCloud, both of
St. Louis, Peggy Gear of University
City, Betty Jo Guyton of Columbus,
Mo., Gloria Jenkins of Fulton and B lora
Coleman of Seattle; 19
grandchhildren; and five great-grand­
children. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Christine, in 1979 and a son,
Donnell McCauley, in 1980.
Arethese familiar faces?
MANNING MARABLE
ROBBIE MCCOY
ASSATA SHAKUR
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