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ity plan
By BERNICE BROWN
The Benton Harbor City
Commission approved the da ,
location and the City' ponsor
hip of Harborf t 1994, at their
March 21, meeting.
The Harborf is an annual
event that will take place on Au
gust 5, 6 and 7, on Riverview
Drive between Gray Street and
Empire Avenue. Activities will
also be included in Riverfront
Park.
The event in the past was a
two-day affair and was co-spon
sored by Benton Harbor NOW, a
non-profit organization and
other businesses in the commu
nity. Benton Harbor NOW re
cently dissolved.
Members of the H rborf t
Committee comprised of mem
bers of the business community,
community residents and city
staff. Some of them include: Rev.
Donald Adkins, Pastor of Second
Baptist Church, Chairman;
Marc Florian, Landmar Tech
nologies, Co-Chair; Matt
Luxem, Metro Business Sys
tems; Larry Featherstone, Di
rector of the LOFl'Team Center;
Larry Girard, Metro Business
. y ms; Mayor E a Hull,
E n LeDuc David lker, Al
freda Randolph and Commis
sioners Ricky Hill and James
F.A Turner, all representatives
of City of Benton Harbor. Others
include Brian Smith and Sandra
Dudley.
ball, Arm Wr tling, Tug-Of
War Con t, 50/50 Raffle and
many more. According to Evan
LeDuc, a night will b dig
nated for Goepel Music, another
for Jazz and one for local talent.
There will also be food ven
dors seiling various goodi . All
food vendors must have a health
department permit.
The three � F t will be
funded from contributions from
busin , corporations and ot
various groups oftb City, ld
LeDuc. He also id, this year
t F tival will be along River
view Drive and will be a commu
nity wide event.
Benton Harbor Briefs
City a prove
Walkatho ,
buy equipment
April 8.
t The Library
ational Rights To
Care Receives Grant
Pr -School StoryTime will b held on
Wedn day, March 30, from 10-10:45 a.m. Eas
ter stories will be featured.
The library will be closed on Friday and
Saturday, April 1 t and 2nd, in observance of
the Easter weekend.
The National Rights To Care Organization
have received funds to provide emergency serv
ices for fire victims and homeless individuals.
The organization will give food", items to
homeless individual and, dnes that have lost
possessions due to fire, said Gwen Swift, Execu
tive Director of National Rights To Care. She
also id personal care vouchers and transpor
tation vouchers will be available if needed.
"We will provide personal care items such as
Individuals that are interested in becoming washing powder, soap, tooth paste and comb
a police officers in the City of Benton Harbor, and brush. These are items that can't be pur
will have their chance, chased with food stamps," said Swift. Arrange
Th Benton Harbor Police Department is menta are also being made for transportation
ting applications for an entry level exami- for individuals for emergency needs."
ion, -Th t '1\ be held Saturday, April 23, According to Swift, th donations were �.-
at the Benton Harbor Pu lie L;blWY, 2 3 E oJ, • out-of-town and other local busi-
Wall Street, beginning at 9 a.m. promptly. nesses and organizations to help provide for the
A valid driver license is required for admis- much needed services, '
sion into the test site. Applicants should be able Swift said applications will be taken at the
to comply with the employment standards for Benton Harbor Public Library, 218 E. Wall
Michigan Law Enforcement Officers, according Street, on April 6 and 8, from 3 to 5 p.m., for
to a release from the police department. A copy individuals that are in need of these services.
of these standards are available upon request Swift said, individuals qualified arc home-
at the Benton Harbor Police Department. less, fire victims, low-income and unemployed,
Applications may be obtained at the Benton "Individuals must bring a picture l.D., Social
Harbor Police Department, 200, East Wall Security Card and proof of income when they
Street, RESUMES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. come to apply," said Swift. .
Study guides for the test are available for a "The National Rights To Care is taken charge
deposit five ($5) dollars. The deposit will be fo� a cha�ge in the Benton Harbor community,"
refunded if the study guide is returned in good said SWIft. "There are many families in the
condition on the day of the examination. The community that have lost their possessions due
study guide must be picked up at the police to fire and too many homeless individuals to
department, NO MAILING. name. It's time someone take a stand and help
Applications must be returned to the Benton with the·problem."
Harbor Police Department no later than 5 p.m.
By BERNICE BROWN
The Benton Harbor City Com
mi ion approved a request of
the Southern Tier Chapter of the
March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation to use Riverfront
Park as a check point location
and oth r streets in the City of
Benton Harbor for their 1994
WalkAmerica Walk Route.
The event will take place Sat
urd�YJ April 23. The walkers will
2 p
gins at 9 .m.
The Walk will begin in St.
Joseph at the St. Joseph High
School. The route will be from
Lakeview through Benton Har
bor on Riverview Drive to Em-
. pire A venue to Wood ward to May
Street to Miami Road to Napier
Avenue and back through St.
Joseph to St. Joseph High School
Cafeteria.
The WalkAmerica Walk for
for healthier babies.
In other business the commis
sion approved a lease/purchase
agreement for a new front end
loader for the City's Public
Works Department from Indus
trial Construction Equipment
Company, of South Bend, Indi
ana, for the amount of $80,400.
The Public Works Depart
ment is currently leasing two
loaders. One has a large balloon
payment,of $33,000 to buy out
the e, hi t City cannot
afford a City Man-
a ever! r.
She said three bids were re
ceived' on a new loader from vari
ous equipment companies and
Industrial Construction Equip
ment Company was the lowest
bidder .
The City will pay a $10,000
down payment and the balance
will be financed through a sixty
(60) month lease from the manu
facturer and dealer.
BH Police
Department ,
Te ting or Officers
SOME OF THE activities
scheduled during the three day
event include: Foot Racing,
Dunking Booth, Car Show, 3 on
3 Basketball, Boot Race, Music
(Gospel, Jazz and Rock), Volley-
Benton Harbor Obituaries
daughter, Delols Tanner of Benton
Harbor; an adopted son, Errlck Burton
of Benton Harbor; three brothers,
Marvin Hayes of Buchanan and
Claude Reed and Ed Reed, both of
Lucy Hardnett, 61, of Benton Har- Chicago; eight Sisters, lola Putllam
bar died March 11, at Berrien General and Georgia Martin, both of Benton
Hospltalln Berrten Center. . Harbor, Teanna Reeet. Patr1c1a Crum-
The funeral was held March 18, at bley, Rose Lue'nlng and Lucy Phillips
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial all of Milwaukee, Ws., Della Lamb of
was In Crystal Sprlngs Cemetery. Fort Pierce, Fla. and Willie Mae Reed
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, of Dyersburg, Tenns; and flve grand
Benton Harbor, was In charge of ar- children. She was preceded In death
ra�ments, by her husband, Luarthur Steele In
Mrs. Hardnett was born October 1990.
11, 1932. In Ethel, Arkansas.
Survivors Include: two daughters,
Debora Hardnett and Judy Spates,
both of Benton Harbor; six sons,
Johnny Hardnett of Benton Harbor
and Terrol Hardnett, Kenneth Hard
nett, Dennis Hardnett, Lavell Hardnett
and Ladell Hardnett, all of Grand Rap
Ids; three sisters, Idella Phillips of Flint,
Jessle Wilson of Little Rock, Ark" and
Lonle Battles ot New York City; one
brother, Felix Cohns of Memphis,
Tenn.; 25 grandchildren; and 10 great
grandchildren.
died March 16, at Mercy Memortat
Medical Center, St. Joseph.
The funeral was held March 24, at
St. Mark's Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burtal was In Crystal Sprlngs
Cemetery. Arrangements was made
by Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor. .
Mrs. Uddell was born January 4,
1931, In Tennessee.
. Survivals Include: three sons,
Robert Grandberry and Otha Ander
son, both of Benton Harbor and James
Anderson ot Muskegon, Mich.; three
daughters, Shlrtey Anderson of Ben
ton Harbor, Mattie Anderson of Halls,
Tenn., and Linda Anderson of Wis
consin; 26 grandchildren; 27 great.
grandchildren;. 8 brother, James
Grandberry of Milwaukee; and a sister
Maxine Owen of Milwaukee. She was .
preceded In de h by her husband,
Joseph In 1976.
Lucy
Hardnett
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Cedrice
Marlow
The funeral for Army Specialist Ce
drlce C. Marlow, 27, formerly of Ben
ton Harbor, who died March 17 at Fort
Polk, La, was held March 25: at PII�
grim Rest Baptist Church, Benton Har
bor. Burlal was In Cry tal Sprlngs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Martow was bom"January 9, 1967,
in F airfield, Ala,
Survivors Include: his wife
Cheree; three daughtes, Santan�
Marlow of Grand Rapids, T oya Mar
low and Taja Marlow, both of Benton
Harbor; a son, Cedrlce Mar10w Jr. of
Benton Harbor; and seven sisters
Elizabeth Goode of Atlanta. Ga, Cath:
erlne Marlow, Althea Martow, Lucy
Marlow, Esther Turner, Sharon Jones
and Marllyn Whitaker, all of Benton
Harbor, He was preceded In death by
his father, Ben Marlow Sr. In 1974, and
mother Susie Marlow In 1982.
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Craig Moore
Craig E. Moore, 28, of Benton Har
bor died March 13, In Elkhart, I net, a
victim of a gunshot wound.
The funeral was held March 20, at
New Bethel Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burtal was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Moore was born September
22, 1965, In Benton Harbor.
Survtvors Include: his father, Ear
nest Gentry, and mother, Ester Wat
kins Gentry, of Elkhart; two sons,
Craig Moore Jr. and Christopher
Moore, both of Benton Harbor; two
daughters, Courtney Moore and Car
mella Moore, both of Benton Harbor;
a brother, James Moore of Virginia;
and three slstes, Marfsa Watkins, An
nette Gentry and VIctoria Watkins, all
of Elkhart.
Magnolia
Steele
The funeral for Magnolia Steele.
71, of Benton Harbor, who died March
10, was held March 23, at the Mount
of The Good Shepherd Church, of
wh ch she WAS a member. Burlal was
In North Sbore Memory Gardens.
Falrplaln Chapel, Florin Funeral Serv
lees, Benton Harbor was In charge of
arrangements
Mrs. Steele was born August 12,
1922, In Caruthersville, Mo.
Survivors Include: two daughters,
Darlene Hooker and Viola Burton,
both of Benton Harbor; an adopted
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Cora l.!Jddell, 63, of Benton Harbor