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Benton Harbor Briefs
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By Bernice Bro
Th City of B nton Harbor
South m Michl n A
amount of 19,651.50, hich n.
gross pri from the loft dock 11 ,at Ne Harbor
De lopment.
Th city eommi . ion approved the authoriz tio� of city o.m
eials to ign th UCC Financing Statement rele mg the lien
on the property related to New Harbor Dockominiums and the
warranty deed pursuant to th terms of t� . a�ment made
bet n the city and New Harbor Dockominiums in May 1990.
All the uni had n sold and the city received i 15 percent
hare of the 1 price. All tbedock lip ere sold at an auction
in May of this year.
In other buai the eommi ion approved Deferred Pay-
m nt Loan to CharI Johnson, owner of DJ' Wash House at
878 Pipestone, for the amount of 8,600 for reconstruction and
urfacing of the parking lot and ide drive at the Wash House,
The city' Community Development Block Grant Program
has allocated 60 000 for commercial facade improvements
within the Pi �ne Street Project and busi own can
apply for a deferred payment loan up to $8,000.
Walker said the total 008t of the improvements to Johnson
property is 7,200 and the $3,600 is a match to what Johnson
is paying.
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Some commi loners ere
eptical and didn't thin it
would b nefit th city by pur
ch ing it.
Commi ion r Chari Yar-
brough . d th city didn't need
anoth r vacant building tting
like the old Hou of David Cold
Storage building. "We ill be
tuck with the e kind of eye-
sore right there on that oomer
for the next 100 y if we are
not careful. We own enough
property that e can't afford to
tear down no ," he said. .
Child n hav until July 30th to n r thi ummer' d-
ing program, Reading I A M gic T�ip! and can conti!lue
entering books throughout Augu t This 1 an excellent time
for parents to introduce their children to the li�rary afld to
books, as prize are awarded every fiv books until the goal of
20 is me .
Children who read or lis en to 20 boo will have their
picture taken and displayed on the library "Wall of Fame" and
are invited to attend the r der' party in September.
Pre-School StoryTime will meet on Wedn day from 10-11
a.m., and Big Kids' StoryTime will m ton Tu day, Wedn -
day and Thursday from 1-2 p. m.
Movi for children are hown on Saturday, JUly 23rd, at 12
noon.
WOODEN SAID at that time
the city wa approved for a
$100,000 grant to renovate the
upstairs of the building, but
hen Governor John Engler was
voted in, the grant was taken
back.
Commissioner George Wysin
gar said he thought it was a good
idea to purchase the building.
"WHAT KIND OF hape is
this building in? For 7,000, it
.will cost· 300,000 to tear it
down. If the military wants to
get rid of this building, then they
. ew Technologies
class offered at LMC
Technologie and liberal arts faculty will collaborate to offer
a new class, World Manufacturing, at Lake Michigan College
during Fall em ester. The cla will m t Mondr y, from 6-9
p.m., at the Main Campus beginning August 29.
R gistration continues for Fall em ter classes at LMC.
Classes begin Augu t 29, and hours of daily registration are 8
a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.rn. to5 p.m.,
Friday at the Main Campu , 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton
Township, and the outh Campus, 111 Spruce Street, Niles. In
addition, special Saturday registration will be held July 23 and
30 from 9 a. m, to 12 noon at the Main Campus.
Students should register early for the best class selection.
Than to LMC's Managed Pre-Payment plan, a minimum $25
, deposi (ifregisteringbe re \y 29) will help registrants keep
their place in cla . Th balance is e fo Fall classes begin.
Residents of th college district pay 39 per hour, plus a $6
per credit hour general services fee.
Call Lake Michigan College, (616) 927-8100 or 1-800-252-
1LMC or the South Campus at (616) 684-5850, for more infor
mation, a Fall class schedule, or an appointment with a College
advisor.
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By BERNICE BROWN
children at a per capita cost of
The Benton Harbor Area 3,000 for a total allocation of
SChool Board of Education held $789,000.
their regular monthly meeting Funds for this year's program
July 12. During this meeting the may only be used during the pe
Board approved 8 State funded riods of October 1 1994 through
Early Ch:ildhood Program. T}lls September 30,1995.
. program IS for four-year-olds At According to Crump Special
Risk" of becoming educationally . ... '
disadvantaged and who may attention lS directed to t� fact
have extraordinary need of spe- �hat the School S��e Aid A�
cial assistance. includes no provision of the
An appropriation of over ca�-over of funds allocated for
Lake Michigan College will offer a five-credit Calculus III $42,564,700 for fiscal year 1994- this pro�am. .
course during fall semester, August 29 through December 16, 95 has been approved for eligible Funding for the. early Child-
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6-8:30 p. m, A Gen- school districts to develop, con- hood program requires that each
. eral ChemistryI class is also being offered Tuesday and Thurs- tinue or expand preschool pro- sc�ool board formally adopt the
day, from 6-7:30 p.m .. with a lab on Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. grams to serve eligible philosophy state�ent.ofthepro-
For students registering through July 29, 8 $25 deposit will four-year-old children during gram. The fo.llowmg lS. the Pre-
hold your place in the class. Total amount of tuition and fees the 1994-95 school year, said school Advisory phi losophy
must be paid in full by the beginning of fall semester. Cost per Janet Crump, Assistant Super- statement:
credit hour for in-district students is $39 plus $6 general 'intendent of State and Federal
services fee. Programs.
Hours of registration are 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday Crumps said, based on the
through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, in th Registrar's simulation for the 1994-95 Early
Office at the Main Campus or at the South Campus, 111 Spruce Childhood Education Program
St., Niles. Special Saturday registration will be held at the appropriation, the Benton Har-
Main Campu n JUly 23 and 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. bor Area School District is eligi-
L..- __;;_ .:..,._ __ _..' ble to serve 263 four-year-old
method of education for children
Ages tlu;ee tq � is � hjgh q�ty.
developmentally appropriate
preschool program. It offers
skills, rationale and activities to
develop order, concentration, c0-
ordination, and independence in
young children .
"We also believe that the par
ent is the child's first teacher and
that parental involvement must
be an integral part of any quality
preschool program."
Also at the meeting the Board
members approved several other
agenda items.
partment has occupied three
classrooms at Morton Elemen
tary and the Staff Development
Department has occupied three"
classrooms at H u1l Elementary,
but the space is needed for the
1994-95 school year, Mitc ell
said.
• Accepted the resignations
of secondary teachers Matthew
Gump and William Shepard.
Resignations from Gump, a
science teacher and Shepard, a
mathematics teacher went into
effect immediately.
• Approved spendings of
$2,107.98 for the community
celebration of Juneteenth, held
June 19, at Filstrip Field .
Board member Ken Woltman
questioned the bill, saying, the
Board approved the use of Fil
strip Field, but not the spend
ings for the celebration that was
presented to them; But after the
delay and reviewing a letter pre
sented to the Board by Mitchell
on where the funds were spent,
the Board approved the
expenses.
Mitchell said theservices pro
vided by his office were, stock
and delivery for chair/table pick
up, custodial services for
chair/table set-up and tear
down, maintenance services for
stage set-up and tear down, food
service supervisor for kitchen,
transportation services for stu
dent/parent pick-up in the com
munity and tent rentals. .
According to Allen, the total
expenses amounted ,to
$2,732.98, of which $625.came
from donations.
, .
LMC' offers Calculus III
They are as follows:
• To 'accept a $20,000 grant
.a warded to Benton Harbor Area
Schools to implement the Ex
tended School Year Planning
Project ..
• Approved a State Man
dated Breakfast Program' for K-
12 grade students for the
1994·95 school year. Districts
that claimed 20 percent or more
of their lunches free or reduced
price during the 1�93-94 school
year, are obligated to provide
breakfast in 1994-95.
Stephen Mitchell, Assistant
Superintendent for Operations
and Facilities, said the school
system qualifies for the severe
needy rate for breakfast for fed
eral funds. ,
He said additionally, $10 per
at-risk student will be available
to subsidize the program ..
Authorized Superintendent
Sherwin Allen to negotiate and
enter into a lease for office space
for the Special Education offices
and the Staff Development of
fices and Resource Center.
The Special Education De-
"TO' PROVIDE A high qual
ity early childhood education
program for young children. An
early childhood program must be
developmentally appropriate in
that it takes into consideration
how young children learn, grow,
and develop. It recognizes. that
children learn by doing and they
must actively participate in their
own learning, It recognizes that
in their development, children
pass through certain sensitive
periods for learning information,
and that when the appropriate
information is presented during
a sensitive period maximum
learning oocurs .
"We believe that maximum
learning takes place in an or
derly, pleasant, safe environ
ment with warm, caring,
supportive adults who are
knowledgeable about the devel
opmental needs of children.
"Further, we believe that the
Montessori philosophy and
Vo
The Southwestern Michigan
Volunteer Center are in need of
volunteers. To find out about
these or other volunteer oppor
tunities, call 983-0912 in th St.
Joseph-Benton Harbor ar or
683-5464 in the Niles area Ap
pOintments do not constitute
any obligation to accept a volun
teer opportunity. All r ponses
should be to one of the Center's
offices. The volunt r opportu
nities are as follows:
Sou p Ki tchen of' B nton
Harbor is king a volunteer
maintenanc consultant who
could spare 2-4 hours ch we k
to inspect m chanical, plumb
ing, electrical d vic for devel
oping problem, nd make
minor repairs if n ded. Hours
can be arran d.
TheDom tic
ter Coalition is s
County volunt for two re
sponsibiliti - a child care vol
unt r to provide supervision
and engage in activities with
children of victims who a at
tending support m in ; nd a
transportation volunt r willing
to transport clien to th hel
ter or to appointments
Both vo)unt r positions r -
quire a person who IS reliabl "
nonjudgm nt J and bl to com
plete the pr cribed volun r
training.
• Safe Shelter of Berrien
County helps women and chil
dren who are in crisis and who
. need the support of their com
munity. In Michigan, one
woman is killed every 4-5 days
as a re ult of domestic violence.
Across the country, one woman
is assaulted every 15 seconds
nd over 4,000 worn n die each
year due to domestic assault.
The afe Shelter depends on
volunteers to help answer the
phone, work directly with eli
en , provide eli nt transporta
tion, and even transport food
from th Food Bank to the Shel
t r. Also, volunteer help is
needed to make repairs at the
helter house - electrical,
plumbing (washer/dryer), win
dow r n r pair and upks p of
smok det ors. Can you help?
If so, pl s 11 the Center.
Brookview School, located
in Benton Harbor, is s kingvol
un er. for the chool year
which b gins this fall. Help is
ed in h cia room, w 11
with maintenance and other
ial proj . Reading to chil-
dr n, helping th m to learn to
use th computer or the library
- th e and many other oppor
tuni ie awai you.
Th Community Service
Harvest Garden in Buchanan is
eeking volunteers interested in
teaching gardening skills to
court offenders assigned to com
plete community service hours
at the garden. Help is needed on
Tuesdays, Thursdays or Satur
days from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. You
may work one day a month or
more often, if you choose.
Cass County Department
of Social Services is seeking a
recycling manager to gather
r cyclables from individual of
fices and box it for pick up dur
ing the summertime only.
Tempo-
Youth Volunteer
Opportunities
• The YWCA of Southwest
ern Michigan would welcome a
volunteer's help with day care
children between 3:30 and 5.30
p. m. on one or more weekdays
each w k. Volunteers· will re-
ive on the job training and ex
perience which .can be used in
future resumes and portfolio .
Pawating Hospital's Coff
Bar and Gift Shop are in need of
teen volunteers to help out dur
ing the umrner months. Teens
must be sixteen years of age to
eligible.
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