o
The B nton H rbor City
Commi ion pprov d
amen ed appropriations bud
fo th F' cal � rof1993/9 t
th ir F bru ry 7, m ting. '
Th 1993/94 pro bud
had n imated nu of
6,111,700 nd th m nd d
. bud t will have timated re
nu of 6,858,200.
The City mu t am nd t ir
budget henev planned an­
ticip ted reveIlU and expendi­
tures have changed from hat
originally anticipated at the
beginning oft F' cal � .
The General Fund' figu
were revised folIo :
State Revenue Sharing de­
creased by 15,000.
Enterprise Zon Buydowns
decrea ed the estimated tax
revenues by $102,000.
Payback: by Heath Com­
pany of the outstanding Urban
Land As embly Loan of
$862,700.
THE OTHER FUNDS af­
fected by revenue decreases are
major and local streets, whe.re
expenditures ent from
$580,000 to $531,400.
According to the Audrey
Brodzinski, the City's Finance
THE DEPARTME of
Planning and Community De­
velopment will not be able to file
reports with HUD required
without the purchase of the com­
puters, related network oft­
ware, a laser printer and
Wordperfect and Lotus soft­
ware, said City Manager Bev­
erly Brewer.
She also said that all of the
hardware and oftware must
meet all of the HUD pacifica­
tions, for HUD is requiring the
filing of CDBG reports be done
by computer and PC Services
., 6,120
ASlBOCiaUes, 11,707.
By B rn • Brown
The nton Harbor City Co . 'on pproved n a
ment with AT T to upgrad th CitY telephone oommunica-
tion. Th City will y th ount of 71,512, to AT T fort
p of n telephon uipm nt, hich includ instal-
lation nd five year main noo service plan.
50,026 will go to ard the purchase of the equipment
soft , installation and training, hi! th oth r 21 486 will
cover a five-year Maintenance Service Agreement Pla�
.The AT&T syste� will provid ne equipm nt, oomputer
dnven software maintenance, a call accounting ystem voice
m ge ystem for voice mail and autom ted ttenda�t call­
ing.
City Manager Beverly B r sai d, the City will experience
cost savings with this new ystem by having better a to
local and long distance oommunication lin .
�mmissioner George. Wysinger, who cast the only vote
agamst the agreement, d he wanted to know where the City
was getting the funds to pay for the e system.
.Brewer informed him that the fundings was coming from the
Capital Improvement Funds, moni due the General Fund
from the Utility Fund.
Brewer said the Finance Director had instructed her and
other City staft'that, if they did it this ay'they could charge
back: all the charges to the ter b dget, in the past.
Y silanti
EMU celebrates ,ebruary
as Black istory Month
YPSILANTI - Under the
theme, "Reviving Our Roots -
Passing the Torch," Eastern
Michigan University is present­
ing a month-long ries of c­
tivites celebrating February 88
Black History Month. -
The events began with a tele­
conference "Blacks in Politics -
A Struggle for Inclusion", in the
McKenny Union's Guild Hall.
Featured were, Julian Bond
as moderator, and panelists An­
drew Young, Ambassador to the
United Nations and Mayor of At­
lanta; Garcia Hillman, director
of the League of Women Voters; .
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, the young­
est member of Congress; Willa
Hall Smith, former White House
Aide under the Bush admini-'
stration; and Michelle D. Kour­
ouma, executive director of the
National Conference of Black
Mayors Inc.
I t also included interviews
wi th Rev. J esse Jackson and
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D­
Calif.).
Other Black History Month
events will include the following.
Unless otherwise noted, all
events will be in the Goodison
Hall Multicultural Center:
Monday, Feb. 14, the Aca­
demic Mentor Program will pre­
sent "Formula for Success" by
Dr. Vivian Carpenter at 6 p.m., .
in Room 401 Pierce Hall.
• Tuesday, Feb. 15, a variety
of activities willbe held for afri­
can american Day, including a
"Cultural Renaissance" talent
show at 6 p.m., featuring stu­
dent performances from across
the arts.
• Thursday, Feb. 17, a pro­
gram titled "Blacks in Educa­
tion" will be presented at noon.
• Friday, Feb. 18, Youth in
Baptist.
relief crews
aid in L.A.
Bap ist disaster relief crews
have been at work in Los Ange­
les since 24 hours after the
January 17 earthquake true
in the San Fernando Valley in
northw t Las Angel .
Responding were the 14 .. mil­
lion member Southern Baptist
Convention and the eight-mil­
lion member National Baptist
Convention USA, Inc. The Bap­
ti t Brotherhood, headquar­
tered in Memphis, placed
disaster relief workers on
tandby to await deployment.
Action will present the Black
History Play "Youth on the
Move" at 6 p.m. in Roosevelt
Auditorium.
• Sunday, Feb. 20, a "Gospel
Extravaganza" ill p nted
featuring guest artist Lee Anne
Faine and other solo perform­
ances at 6 p.m. in Roosevelt hall
Auditorium.
• Tuesday through Thurs­
day, Feb. 25-27, a Young Black
professionals Leadership Con­
ference will be presented by the
om of Campus L f1 nd Eq­
uity Program in McK nny U n-
ion. . .
For information on any pro­
gram, call the EMU Multicultu­
ral Center at (313) 487-2377.
Mt. Zion Installs
Rev. Harry Reynolds
The Rev. Harry F. Reynolds
was installed as the new pastor
of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 831 McGuigan St., Ben­
ton Harbor, on January 30.
Speaker for the grand oeca­
sion was the Rev. J. W. Smith,
pastor of Community Mission­
ary Baptist Church, Union Pier,
Michigan. Other guests in­
cluded, Rev. Kenneth Gavin of
Second Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor and members of the New
Paradise and Progressive Mis­
sionary Baptist Churches.
New officers for 1994 for Mt.
Zion were also installed during
the service.
- Rev. Reynolds moved to Ben­
ton Harbor in 1946 and joined
Progressive Missionary Baptist
Church, where he worked under
the leadership of the late Dr.
Daniel Cook. He served as a
Deacon and served on the Usher
Board, Sunday School and as
Financial Secretary.
1964, he moved his mem­
bership to Mt. Zion Baptist'
Church and worked under the
Rev. John Watson He served
the church as Deacon, Financial .
Secretary, Superintendent of
the Sunday School, President of
the Willing Workers Organiza­
tion and Chairman of the Build­
ing Committee.
He entered the ministry in
1980 and became an ordained
minister in 1981. He served as
assistant pastor of the church
under Rev. Watson until his re­
tirement last December, after
over thirty years as pastoring
Mr. Zion.
Rev. Reynolds attended
classe at Andrews University
and earned an Associate' de­
gree from Central Baptist Theo­
logical Seminary in South Bend.
He also serves as treasurer of the
Southwestern Ministerial Alli­
ance.
He and his wife Minnie have
four grown children
Home buyers education
workshop slated
CORD, (Christian Outreach
Rehab & Develop nt), a State
Certified Homeownership Con- .
seling Agency will present a
FREE two-part Homebuyers
Wor hop on February 21 and
22, from 3-5 p.m., at CORD's of­
fice, located at 311 Colfax, (cor­
ner or Market & colfax in th old
Humphrey Insurance Building,
near Twin City Glass).
The Workshop i a must for
anyone who is planning to pur­
chase a home.
The FREE two day wor hop
will cover the following:
Understanding th R i­
dential Mortgage Credi Report
(the "long form" credit r prot) as
w 11 as a video "Credit Pul ".
What Lenders Look For In
A Borrower; Good Faith Esti­
mates Of Closing Costs; and How
M�ch Ho Can You Afford.
• Who Represents Who In A
Home Buying Transaction;
What Is A "Buyer's Broker"; and
Price N gotiations.
How To Inspect A HOlne
Before You Buy It, video will
hown,
Incre ing Your Loan PO-
ntial; Th Importan Of
tablishing Ho hold Budget;
and Id ntifyin A vailabl C h
& ts.
To regis er call Diane Haw­
thorne at CORD, 925-5738. Par-
icipant will receiv a
Certificate of ompletion Regis­
tration d dlin is, February 14.
Seating is limited.
Church
Directory
readied
The 1994' edition of the
Church Directory, prepared by
the Christian Communication
Council of Metropolitan Detroit
Churches, will be ready for dis­
tribution in mid February.
Persons wishing a copy may
write the Council, 1300 Mutual
Building. Detroit, 48226.
check for $15.00 r oopy.
Car
D Y tLMC
Rudy Ruettiger, who rted in th movi "Rudy· '11 be t
eynote peeker for Career A n Day '94 on Thu i,
February 17, at Lake Michigan Con ge. Ruettiger will vi
his time at Notre Dame a student and movi consultant
in hi autobiographical talk "N r Gi Up On Your nr-m. .•
Coordinated by the Berrien County Intermediate School
District (BCISD) and La e Michigan CoIl ge, program .
funded by a grant awarded by th Michigan State Board of
Education through the Carl Perkins Vocational Technical Edu­
cation Act Tech Prep Initiative.
Prior to February 17, eachjunior lecta three career cboi
and ubmits them to the BCrSD. Th moat popular
choices are accountant, FBI, lawyer, buain ma ant,
computer programming, and nursing. The BCISD computer
taff develops the day' schedule.
Over 135 peakers in a variety of disciplines will hare
information regarding their area.
Spakers include: agriculture R Hahn; Bill Mach, of Mach
Mold; artist Susan Wiltzak; Joyce Pierstop of the YWCA Pre­
school; Beryl Love, a computer graphic d igner with the Her­
ald- Palladium; Mike McGee,. conservation officer; EDcutive
Chef Dennis Ellis, of the University of Notre Dame; an ocean­
ographer from Chicago's Shedd Aquarium; lawyers Mary
Drolet and Mabel Johnson Mayfield; plus nuclear and 1"0-
space en�neers and drafting and computer-aided d ign8l'8
from Whirlpool. New speakers re being sought in medicine
psychiatry and psychology. . '
At lunch tune students will be instructed about th impor­
tant aspects of interviewing for a job. Presenters will include
personnel managers and employment agency directors.
or dditional i rmation con 8 aU
927-8100, ext. 5209 or Paul Bergan at (616) 471-77
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