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Upcoming Benton Harbor Activities
Do y have qu tio or con
cerns about 00 or 900 tel
phone number , the co t or
quality of utility service, win
t r utility hutoff protection,
power outs or other utility or
trucking i ues? The Michigan
Public Servi Commissv- ..•• .11
hold a Consum r; vI. um at th
. th' Ben on H rbor Public Li
brary, Sept m r 27, from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m.
Lend a
, helping hand
II lp burn out family at
530 E t Bn in Ave., Benton
Harbor, get th ir home back
into shape. � e- � •• " I r'�
Th family of John and Clot
tee White-Jones recently lost
mo t of their posse ion by fire.
A fundraising Gospel Music
Program will be held September
26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the State
Theatre, 14 W. Main St., to
help the family.
Local groups and soloists will
perform. Cost 3 per adult and
1 per child. Donations al 0 are
being acoep ed. Call 927-4044
for details.
All proceed ill go to benefit
th family, according to Sh rron .
W ks, Director nd owner of
th S te Theatre.
At the Library
Pre-School. StoryTime will
m ton Wedn day, Septemb r
28, from 10-10:45 a.m. Stories
ongs, a film and a craft are
plann each w k for young
children ages 3-5. Pre-registra
tion is not required.
- Movies for children are
shown on Saturdays at 12 noon.
Showing on October 1st include:
Ransom Of Red hief and The
Legend .Johnny Apples
,,., IChildren are encouraged to
sign up for the library "Book A
Trip Around the World" pro
gram. On the 3rd Saturday of
each month a storytime will be
held featuring a different coun
try. The first s sion will b held
on Saturday, Octob r 15th, from
11-12:30 p.m. and will feature
stories, songs, food, and era
from Mexico.
Pre-regi tration i not re
quired, but because attendance
is limited advance sign-up is en
couraged. A material fee of 1
i required at sign-up at the
Junior Department desk.
.Eye Opener
,
Breakfast set
Cornerstone Allian , Coun
cil of Com mer nd Commu
nity D v lopm nt invites
individuals to an Ey Opener
Br kf t, "Busines Briefing
From rr Legi lators" ptem
ber 30 t 7:30 a m. at th Villa
antani II .
Cost is, $9 for m mbei (in
clude b akfast) and $12 for non
members (include breakfast
Contributing sponsor is Perry
Ballard/ Advertising.
Alzheimer's
Workshop
A workshop "All About
Alzh irner' .. will pon ored
LEAD 'continued from �age B3
the larges churches to tegister
with th convention, Lyons is
proposing a system more like the
Southern Baptist Convention,
where churches give a' percent
age of income to a national coop
erative program.
The money will come, Lyons
said, as the convention also of
f rs its members r�gular,
Volunteers
needed for Rape
Crisis training
The W.H.l.S.P.E.R. Rape Cri-
. sis program is seeking volun
t rs to provid support to rape
victims in the emer ncy room
setting in hospitals in Berrien
County. Th training will consist
of six 3-hour essions on Tues
day and Thursday evenings
running through October 6.
There is no fee for the train
ing. Call 925-0594 for further in-
formation. '
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For mor Information all
( 1 '471-77'1
udited financial r ports that
show how the fund a being
spent.
"Financial responsiblity and
integrity will be ahallmark of the
Lyons' administration," said the
Rev. Roscoe D. Cooper Jr. of
Richmond, Va., the new genera]
secretary of the convention.
The times may be uncertain,
but Lyons has a cl r' nse of
purpose. Becoming president of
the Baptist convention is a role
he has been preparing for most
of his adult life.
"I feel a divine mandate to do
something here," Lyons said.
"Since 1966, I've dedicated my
life to nothing more than thi ."
BH Obituaries
L.A. Morris &
Keyosha Scales
L.A. Morn , 4, and Keyosha
Seale , 2, childr n of hrrsti Mor
ris and Rober Walk r of Benton
Harbor died Sept m r 8, as a r .
sult of injun s ceiv d in a fire at
their hom.
The funeral was held ptemb r
14, at Flake Tempi Church of God
In Christ, Benton Harbor. Burial
was in Crystal prmg Cemetery.
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor was in charge of ar
rangements.
L.A. wa born May 12, 1990 and
K yo ha wa born Nov mb r 6,
1991, both in t. Jo ph.
Surviving in addition to their
par nts are t pfath r , Edwin
Seal s of B nton Harbor.'a bro h r,
Richard Burton Jr. of B n on Har
bor; grandpar nt , John and
E tella Pow 11, Jan t Walk rand
Mitch 11 W lk r, all of nton Har
bor; and t 'p-grandmoth r ,
Mildred .Jrmmson of B n on Har
bor .
Elma Purnell
Harbor.
Survivor include: four daugh-
r ,Ma Thomas and Honita King,
both of B n on Harbor, E ie Jones
of Por mouth, Va. and H len At
terb rry of Eau Claire; five sons,
Guy Purnell and Clyd Purnell,
both of Atlanta. Ga., Willie Purnell
of B nton Harbor, Gen .Purnell of
Hollywood, Ca lrf.. and Romie
Purn 11 of Muskegon; two isters.
Parale . Bucklin of Sunflowwer,
MI., and Ruby Boyd of Tol do,
Ohio; 34 grandchildr n; 50 great
grandchildren; and thre great
great-grandchildr n.
Tommie Corhn
Tornrm Corhn, 80, of Benton
Harbor, died pt moor 1, at Mercy
Me m or i a l M d ica l Cent r , t.
Jo ph.
Th fun ral wa h ld ptemb r
,at ommuruty ,hurch of GOO In
Chri ,B nton Harbor. Burial was
In North hor Memory Gard n .
Robbin Broth r Fun ral Home,
B nton H rbor, wa In charg of
arrang m n
Mr. orhn wa born January 29,
1914, m Ozanna, Ark.
Survivor includ, : hi wife, B -
I; ix daught r ,P rh Rose
burg, L Khon and Geraldine
William, all of B nton Harbor,
Mar Cray of Holt on, V rna
amp 11 of Van TU, I1f. and
I n BI ckmon of Milwauk ; SIX
n .Tomrm orhn Jr. of Chrcago,
Paul Corhn, Eddi Sy d, Jo ph
Corhn and lm r orhn, all of Ben
ton H rbor, nd Jam Hawkins of
Los Ang I s: 1 r, Ro tta Col
lin of Flint; a brother, B njarnin
orhn of Chicago; 75 grandchil
dr n; 17 great-grandchildren; and
15 gr t-gr t-grandchrldr n.
by Berrien General Hospital on
September 29, from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., at Berrien General Hospi
tal.
The workshop is f e, but pre
registration is necessary. To
regi ter, call (616) 471-9539.
Living with
diabetes series
Mercy Memorial Medical
Center is sponsoring a five-part
educational series for diabeti
and their families beginning
September 29. Clas will m t
in Faith Hall ofth St v nsville
United Methodist hurch. -50
Ridge Rd , f m 6: 0 to :30 p.m
each Thui day through ob r
27.
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