Benton Harbor
Briefs
Conferenc
days scheduled
forBHAS
Conference days are ched­
uled during the wee of Novem­
ber 7-11. Early ·dismissal. times
are scheduled for .elementary
students at 12:07 p.m. on
Wednesday and Thursday, No­
vember9 and 10.
Secondary tudents will be
dismissed at 10:37 a.m. on
Thursday, November 10.
Elementary Parent-Teacher
Conferences are planned for
Wednesday and Thursday from
1:05 to 3:20 p.m. with evening
conferences from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m on Thursday evening. The
junior high schools and Benton
Harbor High School will be host­
ing parent conferences on
Thursday only from 11 :35 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 to 7:00
p.m. in th ir respective schools.
If parents have qu tions re­
garding their conference times,
th y may call their child's school
for further information.
LMC offers
classes to
enrich your life
N ow is the time to sign up for
a continuing education class at
Lake Michigan College's Main
Campus. From computer
classes to a teleoonference for
nurses, LMC has a short-term
placed World Bank economist
who spoke on condition he not be
quoted by name. "But," he ac­
know ledg d, "it's a daunting
task, with lots of obstacles."
THE EXECUTIVE director
. of th Association of Haitian In­
dustries, Raymond La font a nt,
said he expects only a few thou-
sand assembly-plant job to re­
turn in the coming months.
Many companies have simply
mo d for good.
. And longer term, Lafontant
said, Haiti's failed education
system is a major problem.
Barely half the adults are liter­
ate; 1 than half the children
a in primary school.
"Hum nresour will beth
fi 0 stacie to development in
Haiti," hid.
A prominent Haitian econo­
mist Gerard Pierre-Charles,
dismi th prospectofsignifi­
can ind trial development.
· "In th '70s and '80s they
w proud that th�y creat�
30,000 factory jobs, he said.
But to r li ve th pr sure on
th land up to 300,000 manu-
fa uring j bs would have to
. in th next lOy
harle id.
"1'5 lmost a dream."
II agr wi h tho - lik
Agnc 11 ur Mini t� grono­
mist Philip Ma hieu - who
. v Hait i must low r i sigh
�i, 0 h I n
nt to put all t kinds of
in place 80 t t don't d
out for failure, otsothey don't
cl for you during No mber.
LMC' Computer Training
In titut offe vari ty of
c1 . The cl include:
Word for Windows ill
m Mondays, Nov. 21 through
Dec. 19, from 6-9:15 p.m. Par­
ticipants in this four-night cl
will learn to use thi po rful
word processing system that in­
corporat desktop publishing
capabiliti , basic data input
and revision techniques, an on­
line grammar checker and the
advantages of the built-in read­
ability tatistics. Also berome
familiar with the equation edi­
tor and graphing program. Cost
of the oourse is $1 O.
• Lotus 1-2-3 (Sp dsheet)
class meets Wednesdays, Nov.
.30 through Dec. 21, from 6-10
p.m. Students will learn the ba­
sics of data base use, willi m
to use 1-2-3 for minor ord proe­
essing tasks, and how and when
to use labels, numbers, formulas
and calculations. The course is
designed for busi applica­
tions. Course fee' $140.
90 : Sup- I'
h Ca
Decision ()f i Families
and Providers, a two-hour tele­
conference, will be held Tues­
day, November 17, from 1-3 p.m.
Federal legislation mandates
that patients become involved
in the decisions made about
critical care and life support.
The program, produced by the
American Assn. of Critical Care
Nurses, will add the reali­
ties through shared decision
making. An interdisciplinary
panel of experts will examine
the decisions most challenging
to health care providers, pa­
tients, and tiuniliee. Course fee
is $25.
Benton Harbor
Calendar
iea. ttendan is limit t to
fi t-come, fi t- rve b i.
ISO 9000 Intern I Audit­
ing c1 m Thursday and
Friday, November 17 18, from
8 .m.-5 p.m. This new cl en­
abl you to wor through the
plannin perform n , and re­
porting of an audit as well as the
follow-up n ry to monitor
correctiv action. Subje in­
clude review of the ISO tand­
ard, auditor communication
techniqu , ummarizing and
classifying audit findings, and
the corrective action proce .
Clas fee is 150.
Ass ing Employee Per­
formance explains how evalu­
ation i done by the experts. The
class mee Thursday, Novem­
ber 10, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. F
is 50.
toryTIme
At e Library
P -School StoryTim will
held from 10-10:45 a.m. on
Wedn day, Novemb r 9.
Big Kids' StoryTim h b n
can I for th remainder of
the n.
Th library will b cl ed on
riday, Novemb r 11, in r-
van oft Veterans Day holi­
day.
Movies for children' are
shown on Saturdays at 12 noon.
Showing on November 12 will
b : Prin Scargo.
Pre-regi tration i being held
for the November 19th ion
for th "Boo Trip Around The'
World" program which will fea­
ture Native Am ri . Th cost of
the program i $1.00 per child,
and will last from 11 to 12 :30
p.m., featuring stori , songs,
craft, and f ofNati Am r-
B in
MterHours
begin the eri at any tim.
November cla e include
Shoplifting and th Sma!l B i­
n hich will m t on 'IU -
day, Novemb r , from
6:30-9:30 p.m., Sm 11 B in
T II, which m Tu y,
November 15 & 22, from 6:30-
9:30 p.m., and Legal Aspects of
Operating a Small Busin ,
meeting Tuesday, November 29
& December 6, from 6:20-9:30
p.m. Class f are 50 percl ,
or 425 for the entire seri of
six basic courses and nine elec­
tives.
Call Den'nis Korno ly, at
(616) 927-8182 for more infor-
mation regarding cl or to
register.
Th Cornerstone Allianc ,
Building the Community
Through P rtnership, will ha
their monthly Busin After
Hours at th Landmar Tech­
nologi , Inc., 115 W t Main
St., Benton Harbor, Nov mber
10, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Land mar Environmental &
Engineering Solutio , A part­
n r in th oontinuing p of
economic and civic d velopment
in the community, i the pon-
or.
Complimentary hors de'oeu­
vr and cash bar provided.
Thei is no charge, but reser­
vation are required.
The Small Busin Certifi-
.cation Program includes ongo­
ing class for mall business
owners or individuals who are
in the process of expanding or
starting a business. Rolling en­
rollment allo participan to
-.
I n the tropical highlands
southwest of Port-au-Prince,
Joseph and other mall farmers
clearly benefit from the sessions
with technicians of the Pan
American Development Foun­
dation .
They learn to set up common
nurseries for young eucalyptus,
easuarina and other trees" to re­
plant on their denuded'liillsides.
They are planning seed banking
systems to maintain good .. qual­
ity eds .
The agronomist in charge,
Adrien Joseph, said the ragged,
hard-working peasants are
making progress. But he, too,
id other jobs, somehow, must
be developed. "Th re arejust too
many people for amount of
land that exis ,- h said.
Mathieu said his ministry
will investigate promoting tbe- .
fore and after" indu t '. re­
lated to agriculture, such as
.farm-tool manufacturing 4O'and
food proc sing
-We have to have imagina-
tion," he said. .
And patience. But many Hai­
tians are running out.
D s in Jean-Maurice, 41,
m on who h not laid. a brick
in mon hs, stood outsid th Na­
tional Palace last weekend with
h crowds awaiting the exiled
Ari ide's hom oming. H , too,
h py, but he' looking be­
aiti' lu horizon.
might g e ter
h ." J an- uri id. �But
mI' n' wait. I h r th 's
wo�k in th Turks and Caicos
islan That's wh re I'm go­
ing."
If we are to have cienti ts, engineers and
other profe ional for tomorrow, we mu t
tart today. .
Our nation' future depend on its
greate t natural. re urce, our young people.
And 'their key to th future i educa.ion.
But many tudent imply can't afford to
attend coUeg . Government cutback in
education upport, fewer tudent I an and
n 109 co have combined to limit acce to a
c lIeg education for many min rity tudent
who need financial a i tan e.
That' why Br wn & Wi lliarn n
u bacco rporation c ntinue t upport
educati nal opportuniti with ntributi ns �
the United Negro C liege Fund and dire tly
upports in titution f higher learning that
erve min rity tudents. ur c mrnitrm nt t
UNCF i nly part f Br wn & William n's,
and our empl ye s' grant t ducati n.
We kn w th futur leader, n w
tudying in 011 ges and univer itie a r th
c untry, n ed ur hlp. Given the p rtunity,
th y ung pIe will excel nd ure a bri hter
futur f r th ms lve and f r all f u .
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBi\J CO CORPORATIO
Our Continuing Commitm nt to ommunity rvice.