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By BERNICE BROWN
Mich g.n CitIzen
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By BERNICE BROWN
Benton Harbor rea chool
Bo rd m m approved r -
ommendation of up rinten­
dent Sh rwin Allen by a 4-3 vote
to become fi cal agent for a
300,000 grant from the Michi­
gan Department of Social Serv­
ices for health screening for
children in the Benton Harbor
Area School District.
Board members Ken Wolt­
man and Gladys P ples-Burks
aid that th he lth department
would s rve as a better fiscal
agent than the di trict since the
grant would be dealing with
mit h s id r ading, math
and cienc re offe d on Mon­
day through Thursd y for the
student . Friday i open for par­
ent and 0 her adults to help the
students with work.
The ci b ga n ptember
12 through 0 0 r 7; January
17 throu h F ruary 17; M reb
13-24; nd , pril 3-21 Clas es
rn 5-7. I m each eve-
ning
Monday: x rCI e for Fun and Good Health, 1 a.m.
• W ne d y : Bingo before lunch.-
• Tue day 1 h: Blood Pres ure Clinic, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monthly rvi offered by Watervli Hoi pital. Al 0 Flu &
Pneumoru shot t the Van Buren Health Department. Flu
'hot. 3 nd Pn umonia ho 7. Appointment n cary.
• Thu day 20th: Brunch at chool, 10: 15 a.m. Individu Is
n bring a friend No lunch served at Center. �
• Frid y 21 t: Lu nch, Benton Township and Benton Har-
Or ruor nter 10:30 a.rn. Re ervations. Call 764-
37 . Al 0 Aldi' hopping. tock up for the winter.
• Thul d y 27th & Friday 28th: Movie M tinee, "The
Bodygu rd" , 11 for lunch.
• Thursday 2 th: Birthday Party for th birthdays in
c ob r
VBUCO Senior Lifeline
Activity Calendar .
BENTON HARBOR OBITUARIES
Eddie Nesbitt
tor of Model Cin Program. He
a1 0 was manag r of Leggs Auto
Sales and formerly employed by
Bendix Co., manager for Madison
treet Grocery and was an Army
veteran of World War II. .
Survrvor include: hIS WIfe.
Myra; SIX daughters, Patricia Legg
and Carolyn Phillip, both of Ben­
ton Harbor, Wilha D an Crawford
of Indianapolis, Myra Gavin of
Sanibel, Fla .• Mrs. Dale Gannaway
of Denver. Colo., nd C. Marie
Hughe of tock .o n , Cal if.: 10
grandchildren; four gr at-grand­
childr n; and a sis tPr, Ma Ruth
Oliver of Mount Plea nt, Tenn
John Love. 75, of Benton Haror
died ptember 26, at Mercy Me­
morral Medical Cen . r, St. Jo ph,
aft r. a long illne
Th funeral wa held October 6,
at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church,
B n on Harbor of which he wa a
m mber. Burial was in North hor
M mory Gard n . Robbin Broth-
r Funeral Hom, Benton Harbor,
wa in charg of arrang m P
Mr Love wa 0 rn Augu t 7,
191 .rn Jomer, Ark H was re Ired
from Auto Specialn . Manufactur­
mg 0 He was a veteran of World
War II and am m r ofth Amen­
c n Legion Po t 410.
'urVlvor mclud : his WIfe, Car­
n ; two on. Hubert Lov of D -
troit and Anthony Love of B nton
Harbor; four brothers, Alfred Lov
of' Lou}, Mo. E rn t Love of
Kan CIty, Mo , Mitchell Lov of
Indiana and Edgar Hatfi ld of Ben­
ton H rbor; five isters, Od
Cun m nghan and Velma Au tin
both of Kenn th, Mo., Ma n e
Crum of Michigan CIt, Ind., Wd-
11 a Lov of Califorrua and
Eltzabeth Lov of Elkhart, Ind.; 11
grandchrldr n; ar d hr e. gr a. -
grandchildr n
John Love
ev. Silas Legg Jr
n hony
erved on the city's Board of Re­
vie and hile th oommit
revie ing properti ,it w
discovered and brought to hi
attention by ome of the pent
Bo rd of Revie membe that
Anthony had removed everal
properti off th roll.
Commis ion r Gear ys- •
inger voted gai t P ying t
money because the item
p out t t ginning of '
th meeting and he didn't ha
a chan to review it and he
wanted to know first, wh re the .
money was coming from.
oward Unive
lty Grad
g
Errika M. JefferSon recently graduated from Howard Uni-
versity, in Washington, D.C., chool of Busin Administra-
tion, with a Bachelors degree in International Business.
Jefferson is currently employed with a law firm in Wash­
ington, D. C. She was also first runner-up in the Miss Benton
Harbor Blossom Queen contest in 1989. .
Jefferson is the daughter of Nora Jefferson-Banks of Ben­
ton Harbor.
Money Matters Talk Show
The Shoreline Bank is sponsoring an 8-week radio talk
show on WHFB AM 1060 which airs from·12:30 to 1 p.m. on
Sundays. The show, "Money Matters," debuted on Sunday, is
hosted by Harry Caldwell and focuses on providing area resi­
dents wi h information on financial products, services and
pro am.
cr
Bus driver, Rev. Harvey Leggett, Pastor of St. John M.B. Church
of Ypsilanti, MI.
h lth r
Memb u rinten-
d nts Pa nt Advi ory Council
(SuperPAC ubmitted the ap­
plication for a 500,000, but was
approved only 300,000, Allen
said.
A fiscal agent, the di triet
will be responsible for the funds,
paying employees, bills and ac­
counting, according to Robert
Farmer, Assistant Superinten­
dent for Business and Finance.
The grant i to be used to hire
a coordinator, a s retarv and
e ral parents who w u-Id a -
sure that children throughout
t h chool di riet cei health
sc ning. A mobil uni from
t he Berrien County Health D -
partment will travel to each
school giving health cree ni ng.
Michael' Mortimore of the
health department said the
screenings are mainly for Medi­
caid eligible children, but other
children will be able to use the
service also.
Voting against Allen's recom­
mendations were, Board mem­
bers Gladys Peeples-Burks and
Dan Ertmann. Board member
Ken Woltman abstained.
Or.
yht.
REV. JAMES O. CHILDS Pas­
tor of the Progressive M.B.
Church, Benton Harbor, at­
tended the Annual Session.
Cherry Johnson of Houston,
Texas was elected as 2nd Vice
of the Senior Mission.
Bernic.e Leggett,. right, wife of Rev. Harvey Leggett, poses with
her sister from Louisiana. .
Rev. Robert Coker, (right) Pastor of the- Good Hope M.B .. Church, .
in Mos Point, MS pictured with an associate minister of Good .
Hope.
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By BERNICE BROWN
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