council
going on, the
Par Hi toric
Highland Park Community
High School' "Parli Bears", the
school parliamentary procedure
m, won yet another regional
championship in competition at
Macomb Community College in
Warren on Feb. 4.
In one portion of the contest,
the challenging written exam on
Robert's Rules of Order for meet­
ings, Highland Park senior Mil­
licent McKenzie placed fi t as
HPCHS students had the six
highest scores among 63 con­
testants, Highland Park's parli­
pro competitors were runner-up
Mt. Clemens, Eastpointe East
Detroit, Troy; and Warren
Woods-Tower.
Highland Park team mem­
bers, coached by school faculty
member Nola Pursiful, are sen­
iors Collice Logan, Sylvia
Looney, McK.enz· , ho
Miller, a i
ior Samantha , and pho-
mores Raymond McBeth and
Giovannie Thomas.
Highland Park has won 12
state and six national champi­
onships in competition spon­
sored by the Business
Professionals of America, based
in Columbus, Ohio.
Another Highland Park first­
place regional winner was An­
gelita Reddick, in the Computer
Assistant contest.
COUNCILWO
GRET Johnson states that
documentation from a title study
sbo the city does not own all
the land on the Howard Johnson
and Monterey Motel si
Franklin said t.b8t it would be
cheaper to build a new public
fety office on land the city
HParea host
families need
Foreign high school stu­
dents will be arriving soon
into the Highland Park
area for homestays, and the
sponsoring organization ur-
needs a few ore lo­
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upcoming nd semester
programs.
According to Pacific In­
tercultural Exchange
CP.I.E.) the students are all
between the ages of 15-18
years, have their own
spending money, are fully
insured and are anxious to
share their cultural experi­
ences with their new
American families.
P.I.E. representatives
match students with host
families by finding common
interests and lifestyles
through an informal in­
home meeting. ,
For the upcoming pro­
gram, P.lE. has students
from Spain, Germany, Po­
land, Russia, Italy, Argen­
tina, Brazil, Colombia,
Paraguay, Australia, New
Zealand, France and many
other countries.
Highland Park area
families interested in learn­
ing-more about student ex­
change or arranging for a
meeting may call P.LE., at
1-800-631-1818.
OTHER HPCHS students
taking runner-up honors were
Cheilon Bell, in Data Specialist
competition; John Goins, Com­
puter Specialist; Sylvia Looney,
Parliamentary Procedure writ­
ten exam; and Cinnamom
Penza, Computer Asaistant,
Highland Park third-place
finishers were Goins, Computer
Graphics; Christina Perry,
parh-pro written exam; and
Nathan Ross, Computer Spe­
cialist.
Parkers finishing in fourth
place: Bell, Computer Special­
ist, Penza, Data Assistant;
Logan, parli-pro written exam;
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Keturah Raw , Administrative
istant; Nicolaus Ross, Com­
puter Assistant; and Fredrick
Willingham, Computer Graph­
ics.
Fifth place: HPCHS spelling
����! w�.r.. .ADdre Demp,
Charmeese Miller, nd Dwayne
Perry; Computer Specialist con-
. testant LaDonya Jone ; and
Miller, on the perli-pro written
exam.
Sixth place: Dale, on the
par li-pro exam; and Tylonn
Sawyer, Computer Specialist.
All students named above ad­
vance to the state contest March
4-6 at the Westin Renaissance
Center Hotel. Nationals are in
San Francisco in early May.
Students.hear
auto career
possibilities
Ford Motor Land Develop­
ment Corporation repre­
sentatives made a presentation
on design and automotive ca­
reers to eighth-graders from
Highland Park's Barber and
Liberty elementary schools.
The presentation was made
Feb. 9 at Barber, for which Ford
Land has been an adopting part­
ner since 1989. Presenters were
Darrell A. Washington, college
recruiting and central place­
ment manager for Ford Motor
Company's Employee Relations
staff; and Floyd Washington,
Ford land financial analysis
manager, who serves as Bar­
ber's contact person.
Ford Land staff persons are
working with Barber teachers
and students to design a student
project related to auto produc­
tion, marketing, and sales. A
similar project last year pro­
duced an "ad campaign" for the
new Continental Mark VIII lux­
ury coupe, and was climaxed by
a special June 13 ceremony at
Barber attended by Ford Land
Chairman Wayne Doran.
Repr' ntatlv N I on Saunder (D-1Oth Hou 01 trlct)
rec ntly been appoint d to the HOU8 Judiciary Standing
Committee. Rep. Saund r Is the only Detroit L gl I tor and the
only African American erving on th committee. -I vi w this
opportunity to rve on the Judiciary committ every erlou Iy
because of p t nd pre ent InJu tice kewed gain t peopl of
color by the criminal ju tice y tern," aid Rep. Saund r8. -I hope
to Influence fairne' and imp rtiality In th development and
application of law , while r maining committed to the public
safety of citizen throughout the tate,· he added.
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(L..oce ed In.lde of the Perl.ct Touoh 8hoppe)
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)oln WQyne County Commission
ChQlrman
Arthur . Blackwell. II
on
waSH 1400 AM
Monday Mornings
• 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 G.m.
. As Host Of:
ORNING DISCU
'We don't run from the is ue , we meet them head on!"
, Public· in'ittd to attpuI
a colMUlnlty foruni iv",
Satutrlay lOam at HPCC.
Law tudent want
action on lum building
By RON SEIGEL
(immediate) action to collect the
money, there is a chance that
other creditors will take action
prior to ours," she said.
�""""""n, t ughter
of the City Co cil' Pro Tem,
Christine Franklin, charged
that the city was entitled to the
owner's assets, because city
funds were being used to provide
the building with police and fire
services, but th owner, unlike
other citizens, was not paying
taxes that paid for these serv-
ices.
. She added that because of
poor conditions, police often had
to come to the area.
Franklin says putting build-
assets in escrow could set a
precedent helping cities like
Highland Park and Detroit in
dealing with slum buildings that
were "being dumped."
The issue is scheduled to be
discussed at the Tuesday, Feb­
ruary 22 Highland Park City
Council meeting.
s
"'10 the Michl an Citizen
mGBLAND PARK - A High-
_ }aDd P id
Collep of Law t who baa
'urged the city to collect back
taxes on an alleged slum build­
ing by putting the assets of the
building in escrow, now warns
that if the city does not act soon,
it may not be able to act at all.
Jennifer Franklin urged this
course of action during a public
session of the January 10 City
Council meeting, in order to col­
lect back city taxes, including
$85,000 on the gas bill. Franklin
said this could set a legal prece­
dent which low income cities can
use against those who exploit it.
Franklin had joined citizens
living around 11 Moss in com­
plainingtbe building was a slum
and a threat to neighborhood
safety. Mayor Linsey Porter and
Council President Dwight
Downes, also criticized the con- ,
dition of the building.
, At the January 10 meeting,
the city council authorized the
city attorney to look into Frank­
lin's suggestion. However, on .
February 14, Franklin told the
Michigan Citizen that immedi­
ate action was now necessary,
since there is· evidence to show
that the building owes 80,000
to otlier creditors.
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Loretta M. Juricic, Director of the Inner Light Center, an- .
nO\Ulced today that her company will be offedngto the �neral
public a unique kind of service. The service called "Empower­
men . HQuee Parties, offers variQUS kinds of house parties t
�nate unwanted habits. Among this list are Stop Smold:n&
Ihripg Weight, Relieving Stresst and �ny othem.
. .:In the comfori of their own home, the host of the �po '" ..
ment" House party with her guests whichoould be fam.ily O�
friends, will eliminate through the power ofhypnosis aided by
a certified bypnothe.rapist any number of unbealthy habits.
.:� Juricie also ays she will be offering a similar serviee,
call� -Empowerment" Oftioo Parties to all businesseS in the
M;etmDetroitarea. These office parties will help the employees
o£:� to ove:i"COnie unwanted habits and thus benefit
th06e 'tlu$i �
For at broch� and Iist-ofvarious kind.s of house or oft1oe
pitti. call Ms. Juricic at (8 0) 377-3396.
-IF THE CITY does not take
Say ye to home ownership.
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Bank, we would like you to hear the answer you're looking for­
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to h lp people buy or r finance a hom in Detroit, Hamtramck,
Highland Park or Pontia . Well alway con ider your individual
ituation andlook for ways to get your loan approved.
Why pay high monthly rent co ts when you can inv tin
your own hom for as little as $478.65* per month. And you can
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