the michigan banner august 1, 2011 edition

Leading in Diversity “Empowering Communities and Changing Lives”

Dr. Eric Gilbertson – p. 2

Norman Braddock – p. 2

Dr. Craig Douglas – p. 3

Linda Holoman – p. 3

Pastor Charles H. Coleman – p. 4

Alex Harper – p. 8

8TH ANNIVERSARYMICHIGAN BANNER

Volume8•Number15 The Michigan Banner August1,2011 First Great Lakes Bay Regional Newspaper

Thursday Keynote SpeakerTobin J. Williams

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Congratulations to the Michigan Banner on your 8th Anniversary Edition.

The quality of your publication has gotten better and better each year. You are very close to be the leading provider of both print and electronic news media to the Saginaw community. As a Saginaw School District board member, I recommend the Michigan Banner as required reading for all Saginaw Public School students.

Norman C. BraddockSaginaw School District Board Member

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The Michigan Banner August1,2011 First Great Lakes Bay Regional Newspaper

I would like to congratulate the Michigan Banner on entering its eighth year of publication.

Some 225 years ago, Thomas Jefferson said, “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Today, the Banner serves as an important source of information for readers in greater Saginaw and beyond, providing a variety of local and national perspectives on important

issues of our time.Further, the Banner has provided valuable internship

opportunities for our students to develop their skills in community journalism.

Best wishes to you in your continued endeavors to keep our community current and informed.

Dr. Eric R. Gilbertson, PresidentSaginaw Valley State University

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Working in collaboration with The Dow Chemical Company, the Bay Area, Midland Area, and Saginaw Community Foundations are offering youth groups in the Great Lakes Bay Region the opportunity to earn money to support their projects through volunteerism. Through the Dow communityGives initiative, youth groups can earn $500 or $1,000 for their projects while giving back to their community. Applicants must complete a minimum of 50 group volunteer hours for local projects and 100 hours for regional projects. Applications will be accepted on a continual basis throughout the year at the local community foundations. Currently through the Saginaw Community Foundation, 78 grants of $500 are available for local projects and 10 grants of $1,000 are available for regional projects. For more information on how youth groups in Saginaw County can apply, groups can contact the Saginaw Community Foundation by calling Kendra Kempf at (989)755-0545 or by visiting www.saginawfoundation.org.

Working in collaboration with The Dow Chemical Company, the Bay Area, Midland Area, and Saginaw Community Foundations are offering youth groups in the Great Lakes Bay Region the opportunity to earn money to support their projects through volunteerism.

Through the Dow communityGives initiative, youth groups can earn $500 or $1,000 for their projects while giving back to their community. Applicants must complete a minimum of 50 group volunteer hours for local projects and 100 hours for regional projects.

Applications will be accepted on a continual basis throughout the year at the local community foundations. Currently through the Saginaw Community Foundation, 78 grants of $500 are available for local projects and 10 grants of $1,000 are available for regional projects.

For more information on how youth groups in Saginaw County can apply, groups can contact the Saginaw Community Foundation by calling Kendra Kempf at (989)755-0545 or by visiting www.saginawfoundation.org.

Each July I serve as race director of the Carrollton Festival of Races. This year was typical; I meet runners from places like Hinsdale, Illinois; Columbia, Missouri; and Amherstburg, Canada. They lodge

in Saginaw’s hotels and motels. Most have nothing but good things to say:• ThisisthefirsttimethatIhaveruna

smallereventandIlovedit.Ihopetocomebacknextsummer.• Iamintheprocessoftryingtodo50

statesandif Iaccomplish that, Iwillmakeyour event one of my first repeat states!!Thanksforeverything!• I wanted to thank you for today’s

race. Running the marathon in CarrolltonwasalotoffunandworthflyingfromNYC

In This Issue Editorials .................................................................................................... Page 4Opinion & Commentary ............................................................................. Page 7Teen Refresh.............................................................................................. Page 8Business Directory .................................................................................... Page 15

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Furthermore, our mission is to serve as a catalyst and a link for cultivating young adults as entrepreneurial and business leaders and to

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Do we realize what our Community has to offer?torunit!....Ilookforwardtorunningagaininyourtown.• Thanks, it was a bit rough out there

today with the humidity, but the aid stationsweregreatandthevolunteersdidaterrificjob.

Perhaps we have much for which to be grateful! Do we realize what we have to offer?

Trust is to be cultivated, so more people feel confident about our region.

In each issue, I believe The Michigan Banner explains what we have and what we take for granted. Likewise, The Michigan Banner helps shape where we need to be headed as a community, with emphasis on safety, education, and a sense of belonging among the top themes.

The Michigan Banner is an important voice I appreciate and respect.

Dr. Craig Douglas, Superintendent Carrollton Public Schools

Congratulations to the Michigan Banner, for eight years of “Empowering Communities and Changing Lives!” As the first Great Lakes Bay Regional Newspaper, your diversified

perspective on numerous topics, issues and affairs impacts the community in a ways that makes a positive difference. It

Congratulationscan be said that your insightful coverage of all communities, particularly the African American community is inspirational, encouraging and thoughtful. I look forward to reading future issues and wish you many more years of success!

Congratulations!

Linda M. Holoman Executive Producer & Host Delta College Q-TVSoul Issue, The African American Perspective



EditorialsWhatshouldwedoaboutPublicEducationinSaginawCounty?

By Pastor Charles H. Coleman, D.C.E.For The Michigan Banner

Today, we are looking at proposals for sweeping changes in the direction that public education will take in Saginaw County. Some are saying that the failures of our public schools

systems are condemning our children to substandard lives. Others are saying that the problems in public education are not just the problems of the schools, but are part of some major societal issues that need to be dealt with. I have heard others say that we need to put more money into the failing systems, while opponents of that theory suggest that this will be pouring good money after bad.

The reality is that we do need to take a good hard look at the quality of public education and how we can improve it. What we cannot afford to do is to start making changes without knowing what the real problems are, and having a real plan to impact them. The Michigan State legislature recently passed sweeping changes to the teacher tenure rules, which the proponents suggest will help to remove underperforming teachers from the class rooms. Opponents of these changes suggest that this is an attempt to break the teachers union and destroy public education as we know it. Unfortunately, we were not part of the debate, so we do not know all of what people were thinking when they were debating this legislation.

In Saginaw County, there are thirteen public school districts. Some of these districts have thousands of students while others have hundreds of students. There are 22 private schools; most of them part of church schools systems. There are also six charter schools registered in the County

by the Saginaw Intermediate School District. As we look at schools in our county, we have to understand that many of these districts are small districts, some having less than 1000 students in the entire district.

The school funding legislation pushed by the Governor and passed by the State Legislature suggests many changes in not just the funding for schools, but in how schools are operated. Some of these changes include consolidating services or offerings. These opportunities were structured to include financial incentives to the districts that combine. In some areas, this is seen as an attempt to push for consolidation of public school districts. This should be a separate debate, designed to make good decisions, not decisions based on politics or personal agendas.

Is there value in closing an u n d e r p e r f o r m i n g district? What is the cause of the district underperforming? Before we start to talk about closing

districts, we need to determine what problems we are trying to solve. If the problem is that the districts is too small to be effective, then let’s say that and work on

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a consolidation plan. If the problem is that the students are underperforming, we need to determine why, and deal with that specific issue. We cannot afford to attack the problem as if there is only one solution. The costs of failure are too high. We cannot afford not to attack the problem because, again, the costs are too high. Something has to be done, but before we start to do something, we need to understand what needs to be done, and come up with a good approach to solving the problems.

Let’s take the politics out of the debate and concentrate on what is best for the children involved. Today, unfortunately, children are the pawns in a political game, and they will

be the losers. Admittedly, there are problems in some of the school systems. Admittedly, some of our teachers are underperforming. Admittedly, some of us are not happy with unions. Admittedly, some of us think that teachers are either over or under paid. Some of us think too much money is being spent on schools, while others think we are not spending enough.

Let’s not target a specific district, but let’s have a reasoned discussion about the big picture. If our desire is to insure that all students in Saginaw County get a quality education, then, make that the focus of the debate. It should not be about the teacher’s union, teacher tenure, which district I think

should close, and which district I think should be kept open. The discussion should be about how we make students successful. Will it help to give them all computers? Will it help to increase the length of the school day? Will it help to add more teachers and aides to the classroom? What are the best practices of successful districts that can be incorporated into other districts? What do successful schools do that underperforming schools are not doing?

Our debate should be about what is best for the children. Let’s make sure that is what we are talking about.

Thursday,August44:30pm-5:30pmDelta Planetarium100CenterAve,BayCity Pure Opportunity: Great Lakes Bay is a brand new initiative hosted by the Great Lakes Bay Region and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Recent college graduates from around Michigan will experience a day in the Great Lakes Bay Region via bus tour, an employer networking fair and a final mixer at the Delta Planetarium. We’d like to invite you to join the YPN at the Delta Planetarium Mixer to mingle with participants and share, one-to-one, why you choose to live, work, learn and play in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Opportunities to welcome participants in the morning or serve as a tour guide are also available. Please contact [email protected] to register.

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Thursday, August 44:30pm - 5:30pmDelta Planetarium100 Center Ave, Bay City

Pure Opportunity: Great Lakes Bay is a brand new initiative hosted by the Great Lakes Bay Region and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Recent college graduates from around Michigan will experience a day in the Great Lakes Bay Region via bus tour, an employer networking fair and a final mixer at the Delta Planetarium.

We'd like to invite you to join the YPN at the Delta Planetarium Mixer to mingle with participants and share, one-to-one, why you choose to live, work, learn and play in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

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Note toReaders:EachsummerwhenAugust arrives, I think of the followingpersonal story. Our theme in this column hasbeen to ask, how canwe really takeaction in thecommunity?Often,withsomuch hardship and injustice that exists nowadays,Iwonderifweneedtobecomemore radical. Here’s an example.

This is August 1, 1977, and 40 Northeast Saginaw residents have gathered in late summer’s warmth. Many of them have carried folding lawn chairs, but this is not the scene of a sunny picnic. It’s an inner-city picket. Most of the neighbors are from 50 to 80 years old. They are highly traditional and God-loving people. In many of their homes I have seen framed portraits of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often flanked by smaller images of John F. Kennedy on one side and Robert F. Kennedy on the other.

The neighbors on this day are sitting and standing on rutted railroad tracks where North Third Street’s narrow two lanes cross the edge of a C&O (now CSX) yard that sprawls wider into the easterly distance, into neglected open acres of overgrown shoulder-high grass and weeds. They are protesting plans to close the street by assembling to block the trains. Amid the houses north of the tracks are a barber shop, a bakery and a shoeshine parlor. To the south are a small restaurant, a poultry store and a corner grocery. Overshadowing the Third Street tracks is the massive Potter Street Railroad Depot, built of red brick in 1881 but now abandoned, which had been the portal for many neighbors who arrived in Saginaw years ago to escape Southern Jim Crow during what is known as the Great Migration.

Saginaw City Council members and

SearchingfortheRightActionBy Mike ThompsonFor The Michigan Banner

C&O plan to close the Third Street traffic crossing at the tracks, and residents are raising their objections in a nonviolent and peaceful method that the slain Dr. King had advocated.

They have good reasons for their radical protest. Many streets in this rundown area already are blocked either at the rail yard or at the nearby Interstate 675, a new downtown business loop that bulldozed more than a thousand homes and businesses and churches in the heart of the East Side’s minority community. By being cut off from the rest of the city, the First Ward’s blight is becoming even more severe, and now City Hall is approving yet another dead end. The rail yard and the elevated highway are a scant three blocks apart, like two Berlin Walls slicing through the same ghetto. Neighbors repeatedly have pleaded to keep Third Street open. They have failed to reap a response from city leaders and C&O. They have been dismissed, ignored and belittled. The summer protest on the tracks is a last resort, just as the Montgomery bus boycott was the last resort for a then-youthful Dr. King and the citizens.

Those lawn chairs accommodate the older neighbors. Younger residents stand. Some in the group chat with one another. Others are quiet amid the tension.

A railroad foreman emerges. “Enough is enough. We will not allow you to block our trains,” he tells the group. “The trains need to run, and the next one is coming through. Stay on the tracks at your own risk.” The foreman pivots quickly, strides away and makes a signal. A locomotive revs about a mile to the east in the endless rail yard, back somewhere in the depths near Fourteenth Street. The wheels squeal. Here comes the chain of train cars, gradually building speed.

Neighbors scatter aside off the tracks, lawn chairs in tow. Even the oldest folks show an urgent hop-skip-jump. They scramble toward the adjacent gravel parking lot for Mama Lillie’s, a soul food restaurant in a tiny old brick hut. But one of the younger protesters, Eugene Henderson, is trembling with anger and refuses to move. How can they do this? Are they actually just gonna rev a train and run over these mostly gray-haired people? Where are the police? Eugene stays glued on the tracks as the train presses forward. Finally, a pair of the older but still-strong men grabs him and pulls him back. Three white people are part of the scene as the train screams through: The railroad foreman, the train conductor, and me, a young volunteer grassroots organizer for the black and brown elders in the neighborhood association. Afterward I ask myself, was it as close as it looked? Would Eugene really have stood on those tracks until the fatal end, crushed along with his Coke-bottle eyeglasses?

This event is far from on a par with protests and demonstrations during Dr. King’s era. It is not exactly comparable to Alabama’s 1963 Birmingham police dogs and fire hoses and church bombings, or with the 1965 Selma skull-crackings on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. But it is equally as oppressive. For Eugene Henderson and other neighbors, the issue now goes beyond keeping a street open at the railroad tracks. They once more feel the sting of racial injustice. This is nothing new for them, but at the same time it never gets old. It always cuts to the soul.

The residents eventually lost their fight for Third Street, and the nearby businesses had to close. Potter Street and the First Ward

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others, and sometimes the schedule may be a little demanding, but it is a profession that he enjoys and does not regret pursuing. Besides enjoying parenthood, he enjoys weight lifting at the YMCA and a friendly game of basketball.

For an appointment with Jermaine for that “professional cut” call 989.980.0030.

“A Professional Cut”By Detavious ShorterThe Michigan Banner Media Intern

If you were to enter Sports Barbershop, located at 1400 W. Genesee, Saginaw, you would feel a nice cool breeze with the sound of buzzing clippers, customers chatting,

and professional barber, Jermaine Echols. A precise and talented barber, Jermaine has for 7 years serviced an enthusiastic clientele at Sports Barbershop. A busy single parent of a 5 year old daughter, he was inspired

to become a barber knowing that he would be his own boss. “Being your own boss is one of the best decisions you can make,” said Echols.

During the day, he enjoys talking with the customers on subjects ranging from religion to politics. “The customers are very different and interesting,” he said. The profession though is not without challenges, some days are busier than

More Than an IllusionBy Deshire S. LawsonThe Michigan Banner Media Intern

When you think of an illusion, you think of a mirage, or something that is not real. Well, that is not the case of Saginaw’s very own Illusions Beauty Salon. As you walk into the

relaxing almost spa-like surroundings with

the calming colors, I found it soothing to the soul. The unique and classical artworks on the walls and throughout the salon help add to its already high class décor. The colorful curling iron holders that range from colors of yellow to purple symbolize all of the personalities throughout the salon. These are some of the things that make Ms. King’s salon “Illusions,” so different from the rest, it’s not just peaceful,

but it is also full of personality-just like Ms. King.

Many may wonder how the unique name of the salon came to be. After carefully thinking about other names, such as, LTD Salon, the first letter of each daughter’s name, a young cousin visiting from California thought of the name “Just

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MusicBy Alex HarperThe Michigan Banner Intern

I feel and think that music is important in many ways. Music is a form of expression not like anything else. Without music, the world would be very plain and wouldn’t be

right, but I don’t think we have to worry about that, because I am sure music will

exist as long as the world does. Music is definitely of art no matter what

genre it may be, or if everyone likes one type or not. It is poetry or like a diary expressed in words with instruments or beats. One of my favorite artists was Michael Jackson because of his dancing ability and the way he could sing a song. Another great artist was Tupac, whose music was both positive and negative. I think it was positive because of his survival

instinct from the time of his childhood, and the negative was the glamorized gangster lifestyle.

Music is very relaxing to me whenever I am angry or I’m down about something going on around me. Music I find is inspirational and can relate to just about everything that is going on in life. Ah…Music.



More Than an Illusioncontinued from page 8an Illusion.” The name was later changed to “Illusions Beauty Salon.”

Valerie King is a lifelong resident of Saginaw. She graduated from Saginaw High School, and then attended Delta College to become a nurse. While working at her aunt’s salon as a receptionist, she soon became aware of the rewarding and profitable profession of her aunt who was working in a career she loved. This became the spark that changed King’s professional life and she decided to enroll at MoJo’s Beauty Concept. It has now been over 30 years since changing her career path, and over 17 years as owner

of Illusions Beauty Salon.The salon promotes healthy hair and beauty

trends with all of the professional hair stylists skilled in unique hair styles ranging from short hair to long hair. In the salon there are different stations for shampoo, dry, and styling services that makes every process its very own. Throughout the years, Ms. King’s salon has enjoyed success, with clientele from the youngest to Miss Michigan.

She credits her accomplishments to her mom who is her hero and inspiration, “she is the woman that I always wanted to be,” says Ms. King. A proud mom of 3 daughters herself,

she has the pleasure of working in the salon with one daughter, Dee Dee, daughter, Teneshia, recently opened a salon in Dallas, Texas, and daughter, Latrice, has a career in real estate. “What I learned in life is that not even a great idea or creativity can stand alone. It takes money and determination to expand and the dream to become a reality,” said King.

To make an appointment or for additional information about the services offered at Illusions Beauty Salon, located at 1400 W. Genesee, Saginaw, call 989.755-2666.

Congratulations to Mr. Jerome Buckley and the staff of The First Great Lakes Bay Regional Newspaper, The Michigan Banner, on your 8th Anniversary from the members of the Saginaw Chapter, A. Philip Randolph Institute. Thank you for providing us with interesting and informative articles. Keep up the good word!

Jennie Culberson, PresidentA. Philip Randolph InstitutePOB 1107Saginaw, MI 48606

Congratulations

LocalphysiciansearnPatient-CenteredMedicalHomedesignationfromBlueCrossBlueShieldofMichigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has designated 16 St. Mary’s of Michigan primary care physicians as Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices for 2011–2012. This means they are among a select group of primary care physicians in Michigan who are improving health care quality by adopting the PCMH model of care.

Arup Sarkar, M.D., Satya Patel, M.D., Thomas Burkey, M.D., Mohammed Khan, M.D. and Rama Mulpuri, M.D. have all received PCMH distinction for the first time, while Raghuram Sarvepalli, M.D.,

Bhramaramba Sarvepalli, M.D., Brent Boggess, M.D., Pradip K. Bhattacharyya, M.D., Ann Connaghan, M.D., Patrick Botz, D.O., Janet Bach, D.O., Carmen Szilagyi, M.D., Kala Ramasamy, M.D., Lekha Richardson, M.D. and Ibtihaj Rajoulh, M.D. have all received designation for a second consecutive year.

“The patient-centered medical home is health care centered on the patient,” said Dr. Raghuram Sarvepalli, Vice President of Medical Affairs at St. Mary’s of Michigan. “We take a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care, helping them meet their health goals and keeping track of all their specialist

visits, test results and prescriptions.”The Blues have designated nearly

2,500 physicians — representing roughly 770 primary care practices — as PCMH practices. The program is the largest of its kind in the country and has the potential to affect millions of Michigan residents.

St. Mary’s of Michigan PCMH practices are located in Bay City, Birch Run, Frankenmuth and Vassar. For more information about these physicians’ practices visit www.stmarysofmichigan.org or call 989-907-8274. For Blue Cross information, visit www.bcbsm.com.

From right - 1st Lady Shirley Camel of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and Stop the Violence March Participants



gradually and tragically went through full ruin, but for a short while, from 1975 to 1982, the neighbors achieved grassroots victories in other ways to improve neighborhood conditions. They cleaned abandoned lots and took ownership of them. They pushed for traffic signs at the dangerous I-675 exits near Fifth and Sixth streets, and for mid-block street lamps for security, and for various other projects, including home repairs. They fought to maintain weekly trash pickup. I had been assigned to create and organize the group, but the neighbors ran their own meetings and spoke for themselves.

My role was as their resource person. Unfortunately, the First Ward’s problems were so severe that they would have needed a community organizer with the skills and intelligence that Barack Obama displayed as a young adult in Chicago, not somebody with my own shortcomings and lack of serious training. And so, in organizing parlance, we were often defeated. Often I have felt that this effort was a failure, but the true victory was for the elder neighbors who had grown up with Jim Crow in the South or the more subtle version up in Saginaw. They learned that they finally had the rights to speak up and represent themselves, the same as any other Americans. They treated me, as a young adult making my door-to-door organizing

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rounds, like a member of their own families. On breezy summer porches or in cozy winter kitchens, they shared their stories and their wisdom with me. Many of them have passed away by now, but their strength and kindness will always live within my heart.

Some of them may be parents, or grandparents, or even great-grandparents of Michigan Banner readers. See if you recognize any of them, alphabetically listed. They were and are my heroes: Mary Jane Baker, Reeves Barbour (former Saginaw NAACP leader), Katherine Barrett, Redel and Myrtle Barrett, Walter and Annie Beeler, Edna Beeler, Joe Black, Ora Bond, Flora Bowie, JoAnn Brookens, Clara Brown, Johnny Bryant, John Butler, Juanita Burrow, Ardella Carter (group chairwoman), Carlon Carter, Joseph and Mary Calloway, Frank Castillo, Delores Castillo Gomez, Rev. Robert Corley, Fred Caviness, Winnie Clark, Josephine Cobb, Justine Coleman, Clara Cooper, Cora Cooper, William and Octavia Cowens, Forrest Currin, Aaron Davis, Willie Bell Dennis, Linnie Dent, Mamie Freeman, Quincy Flinnon, Rosevelt and Lorean Fox, Corrine Fuse, Carmen Garcia, Willa Garner, Tommie Glenn, Betty Gordon, Girtha Green, Arlean Hardiman, Gussie Hawkins, Santiaga Hernandez, Grover Hollis Sr.

Also, Kenneth Holmes, Bama Jackson, William and Agnes Johnson, David Jones,

Georgia Jones, Wilson Jones Jr., John and Ruth Kemper, Cora Kirksey, Ken and Mable Larry, Henry Lawson, Alex Lyda, Janie Mayes, Alton McArn, Corinthian McGlothlin, Rev. Theodore Monroe, Jessie Mae Northington, James Palmer, Rev. Stacy Parris, Rev. Levi and Flora Patten, Moses and Inez Patterson, Willie Mae Payne, Marie Redeemer, Georgia Reed, Jose Pimental, Isaac and Mable Robinson, Jacqueline Robinson, Willie Mae Rodgers, Beulah Ross, Georgia Saunders, Mary Sangster, Annie Shaw, Howard Smith, Margaret Stewart, Florine Tate, Emmitt Taylor, Robert and Mavis Taylor, Willie Thomas, Ora Times, Norman Troutman, Thurman Troutman, Ignacio Vega, Roosevelt Welch, Olivia Wells, Mary Whitehead, Annie Mae Williams, Lillian Williams, Deacon and Pearline Williams, Joseph Winchester, Ethel Winters, Robert York.

Pastor William Aldridge allowed our group to use Christ Community Church on Carlisle Street for our meetings, and Pastor William Boli allowed us to use St. Paul Episcopal Church. Pastor James Dorsey opened the doors at “the church in the ground” at Fourth and Norman, which at the time was Free Will Baptist.

Operation Reach is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization located at 119 S. Jefferson Ave, in Saginaw. Our programming consists of:

• Weekly peer group sessions • Etiquette training • Credit repair clinics • Investment club • GED preparation • Entrepreneur workshops • Tutoring • Gun safety classes • Parenting programs • STD Prevention • Substance abuse prevention • Health workshops • Foreclosure prevention • Financial literacy training • Job preparation • Community enrichment • Scholarship workshops • Public speaking seminars • Movie nights, and more

Sunday Worship services are also hosted with Greater Community Kingdom Church that has a mission to seek those difficult to reach, spiritually. For additional information call 989-754-4444.

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Operation Outreach is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization located at 119 S. Jefferson Ave, in Saginaw. Our programming consists of:

Sunday Worship services are also hosted with Greater Community Kingdom Church that has a mission to seek those difficult to reach spiritually. For additional information call 989-754-4444.

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Congratulations to The Michigan Banner for excellent service to this region for eight years.

Charles H. Winfrey, executive director of the “New” McCree Theatre announced the theatre’s line up of plays for the 2011-2012 Season. “We’re calling our 27th Season a season of classics because all of the plays we’ve selected have withstood the test of time,” Winfrey said.

Indeed, plays from the likes of August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, and an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ classic, Black Nativity, complete the season.

September 29 – October 15, 2011,ThePianoLesson, by August Wilson. Set in 1936 Pittsburg during the aftermath of the Great Depression, ThePianoLesson follows the lives of the Sutter family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the infamous piano. The play focuses on the arguments between a brother and a sister who have different ideas on what to do with the piano they own. The final question proposed by ThePianoLesson seems to ask, “What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?”

Season’s Ticket packages can be purchased for $40.00. Subscriptions for Senior citizens and students can be purchased at a reduced rate of $30.00 each. Tickets can be obtained at the theatre’s office, 5005 Cloverlawn Drive, or by calling (810) 787-2200.

The “New” McCree Theatre Launches2011-2012Season

“Procrastination is the fear of success.” -- Denis Waitley



HemlockSemiconductorGroup proudly supports the Michigan

Banner and its 8 years of success. Congratulations!

CongratulationsCongratulations Jerome & Rae Lynn. The Word says to never be weary in doing good, the two of you have held the course and honored God with the Banner.Thank you for never comprising and being editors of integrity.Carl and Carolyn Maksimowicz

May God bless you to do another successful eight years one at a time and more!

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Alookinthemirror,areflectionofme.By Bob Johnson

I was talking to a 16-year-old guy last week, and I asked him what he wanted to be when he turned 30. With this young black-male being active in school sports, receiving decent grades and not

involved in any gang activity, I expected him to say the usual of being a well established rapper or retired professional athlete. At the least I expected him to say he was hoping be employed by General Motors or Delphi (now Nexteer and TRW). But I was not expecting the answer that came out of his mouth.

He replied, “Dude, 30 is old. That’s the end of the road. Your life is over by then!” Those statements hit a sensitive spot with me. First of all, I’m in my thirties, and I feel like my life has just really begun. I wasted many years trying to relive my teens during my twenties, trying to impress people who

I failed to impress in high school and trying to prove to my elders that they took life too seriously. His attitude brought back the memories of me not going to college when I dropped out of high school, because by then I thought I had life figured out; I would simply exist and whatever was to come my way in the form of success would simply fall into my lap.

Back then I heard my parents tell me that in order to make it in life I had to go to school. Well obviously they didn’t see the same people I saw when I strolled the neighborhood. If they did, they would have known that the most successful people in my world at that time were not the ones who went to school, instead, they were the exact opposite. They were the ones who put loud music in their freshly painted old-school Chevrolet Impalas and Caprice Classics, and spent spring mornings washing them in their mothers driveways. The only time they attended school was to show off the car and pick up the many googly-eyed girls who just wanted to be seen in such a cool ride.

They also had all of the latest designer clothing and would carry large bankrolls of money, whereas my parents never had a “freshly painted old-school,” news clothes, a bankroll – in fact, they never had any money – and they most definitely were never discussed in my circles. So how was it that they could ever tell me what it takes to make it in life?

After snapping back into reality, I took a look at where I am, and where some of those guys -- who defined what life was in my earlier years -- are now. What I see now is how my reality at that time would not let me see past the neighborhood I grew up in. I had to experience many things in my life and bump my head plenty of time in order for my longterm-vision and focus to kick-in.

And then, right before I was going to lecture this young man about how he should be preparing for life because he has a long one ahead of him, I was reminded that I was him just 16 short years ago.

The Leadership should be FlexibleBy David M. Hall

As the hurricanes and tornadoes pass through the southeast each fall, it becomes evident that flexibility is a requirement during that season. The trees many times bend and sway, but

they do not break. The weaker ones are uprooted and moved by the terrific winds. It takes a mighty strong tree to withstand the winds of hurricanes and tornadoes.

Likewise, as leaders, we will have the winds of change come at us in the workplace. Sometimes these winds are mild. The change is probably sufficiently

small and so insignificant that the change is not an issue. Some changes, if not made will be of no consequence. People normally accept these types of changes as necessary to doing business and making progress. Their implementation is normally inconvenient but painless. People display their flexibility by accommodating.

Then there are the winds of changes that completely disturb every facet of a person’s current equilibrium. These are the changes that upset the workforce. Imagine the initial conversions from manual records to computer recordkeeping. People were encouraged to go from pencil and paper records, where they could trace their workflow and ascertain errors or the location of errors if the need arose. From this to a machine that held all of their

records. No manual audit trail was available. They went from a culture that emphasized correct output to a culture where correct and adequate input became more important than output.

Not only do you change the process, you also need to change the mindset. Changing the process is easy, when you have people who are accustomed to doing what they are told and have no need to take any responsibility. In this day and age where leaders are trying to get people to be accountable and take ownership of the process, the people need to know the reasons for change and to understand the benefits before they see them. Knowing and accepting the reason is what

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SecondBaptistChurchPastor Seth Doyle 1770 W. Youngs Ditch Rd.Bay City, MI (989) 893-3937

Antioch Baptist ChurchPastor Lewis Randolph1083 E. Stewart Ave.Flint, MI 48505(810) 789-2931

DeliveranceChurchofGodin ChristElder Zack Smith, Sr.3311 Mildred StreetFlint, Michigan (810) 785-0094

St.StephensCommunityChurchReverend Herman Haller1007 Kimberly DriveLansing, MI 48912(517) 484-2180

Bethel AME ChurchPastor P. David Saunders535 Cathay St.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 755-7011

Bethlehem Baptist ChurchPastor Ernest W. Bothuel3309 Bundy StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-752-5866

BreadofLifeHarvestCenterSenior Pastor Rodney J. McTaggart 3726 Fortune Blvd. Saginaw, MI 48603(989) 790-7933

Christ Disciples BaptistPastor Eddie Benson3317 Lapeer StreetSaginaw, MI 48601(989) 754-2444

Church of ChristBro. Matt Jordan, Pastor1325 N Center RoadSaginaw, MI 48638(989) 790-2707

WorldOutreachCampus of Greater Coleman Temple MinistriesSupt. H.J. Coleman Jr.2405 Bay Rd. Saginaw, MI 48602(989) 752-7957

Corinthian Baptist ChurchPastor Roy L. Manning104 S. 10th St.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 754-1820

FaithHarvestChurchBishop Ronald E. ChippFaith Harvest Church 1734 N. MasonSaginaw, MI 48602(989) 799-4200Website: www.faithharvestministry.orgE-mail: [email protected]

GreaterWilliamsTempleBishop H.J. Williams608 Remington Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 755-5291

Jacob’s LadderPastor Dempsey Allen1926 Fairfield StreetSaginaw, MI 48602989-799-6601

Messiah Missionary Baptist Church2615 Williamson RoadSaginaw, MI 48601Pastor Otis Washington Phone: 989-777-2636Fax: 989-777-2640Email: [email protected]: www.Messiahsag.org

Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist ChurchReverend Johnie F. Edwards Sr.130 North 11th StreetSaginaw, MI 48601Church (989) 754-6371Fax (989) 754-5670E-mail: [email protected]

Mt. Nebo BaptistPastor Willie R. Hill, Jr.1111 N. 29th St.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 753-5777

Mt.OliveBaptistChurchPastor Marvin T. Smith1114 N. 6th StreetSaginaw, MI 48601(989) 752-8064

New Beginnings Life Changing MinistriesPastor Otis Dickens2312 S. Washington Ave.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 755-3650

New Birth Missionary BaptistPastor Larry D. Camel1418 S. WarrenSaginaw, MI 48601(989) 755-6604

New Christ CommunityPastor Dr. Eugene Seals3302 Grant St.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 755-3357

NewCovenantChristianCenterPastor Ron Frierson 523 Hayden Saginaw, MI 752-8485

New Faith Temple COGICElder Charles H. Coleman 2118 Burt Street Saginaw, MI 48601 (989) 752-3880

New Life Baptist ChurchPastor Rufus Bradley1401 Janes St. Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 753-1151

New Life Full Gospel ChurchElder Zachary Williamson1200 East Genesee Ave.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 746-0764

NewMt.CalvaryBaptistPastor Robert Donald3610 Russell StreetSaginaw, MI 48601(989) 754-0801

Prince of Peace Baptist ChurchPastor Robert B. Corley725 N. 24th StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-754-2841

St.PaulBaptistPastor Vincent D. McMillon120 N. 15th St. Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 752-5023

SaginawValleyCommunity Pastor Richard Sayad3660 HermansauSaginaw, MI 48603(989) 752-4769

St.LukesCMEPastor Charles Braddock1121 Tuscola Saginaw, MI 48607(989) 755-0351

Tabernacle Baptist ChurchRev. Thomas J.London810 Cathay Street Saginaw, MI. 48601(989) 753-5282

Transforming Life Ministries Pastor William Brown3024 South Washington AvenueSaginaw, MI 48601-4353(989) 754-9573

TruevineBaptistChurchPastor Paul E. Broaddus 2930 Janes StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-752-0751

Zion Missionary Baptist ChurchPastor Rodrick Smith721 JohnsonSaginaw, MI 48607(989) 754-9621

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First Ward Community Center1410 N. 12th StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-753-0411

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The annual Cancer Survivor’s Day picnic sponsored by St. Mary’s of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute - Marlette is scheduled on Thursday, August 4 from 5 – 7 p.m. at 2780 Main Street in Marlette. “A ‘survivor’ is anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life,” as defined by the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation.

Cancer Survivors Day is a day to celebrate life, allowing survivors to unite, reflect and receive support, as well as raising community awareness. Any cancer survivor is welcome to attend with a guest. There is nocost toattendbutadvancereservationsarerequired by Friday, July 29.

For information or reservations, contact the St. Mary’s of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute Marlette office at 1-866-738-6665.

On Tuesday, August 2, the Saginaw Township Police Department will join over 15,000 communities nationwide for National Night Out. This is the eighth year that Saginaw Township has hosted a Night Out event.

This year’s event will be held at the Saginaw Township Soccer Complex, located at 3575 McCarty Road, between Bay and Mackinaw Roads. National Night Out will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

For further information, please contact Saginaw Township Police Officer Brian Kanicki by email at [email protected]

On Tuesday, August 2, the Saginaw Township Police Department will join over 15,000 communities nationwide for National Night Out. This is the eighth year that Saginaw Township has hosted a Night Out event.

This year’s event will be held at the Saginaw Township Soccer Complex, located at 3575 McCarty Road, between Bay and Mackinaw Roads. National Night Out will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

For further information, please contact Saginaw Township Police Officer Brian Kanicki by email at [email protected]



Saginaw Celebrates Summer

Events CalendarAugust

2, 4, 9, 11,16, 18 Castle Celebrates Culture – Castle Museum, noon. Visit www.castlemuseum.org for

complete list of speakers and activities. FREE with Museum admission, registration required. 8/2 & 8/4: African American8/9 & 8/11: Native American8/16 & 8/18: Japanese

2, 9, 16,23, 30 Thrifty Tuesday at the Zoo – Half price admission every Tuesday all summer long.

3 Summer Literacy Picnics: What Will You Remember? – Roethke House and Yards, 1805 Gratiot, 4 – 5:30 pm. Program, House Tour and Dessert, $10. Call 989-928-0430 for reservations.

5 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Swing – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great food and fun from area vendors.

6 Healthy You-n-the Zoo – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am – 2 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Learn about health and safety with special exhibits. Houghton-Jones Summer Fest – Neighborhood Resource Center, 1708 Johnson,

12 – 5pm, Fun and educational activities for the entire family, FREE.Tree Identification Hike - Green Point ELC, 9 am, FREE. Learn about the variety of trees that grow in the area on a ranger guided hike.

7 Saginaw Eddy Concert Band – Family concert at Saginaw Arts & Science Academy, 200 Congress, 7 pm, FREE.

7, 14 Lawn Chair Film Festival – Old Saginaw City, corner of Ames & N. Hamilton. Bring your own chair, movie starts at dusk, www.lawnchairfilmfestival.org for movie listing. FREE

9 Tri-City Carvers Show – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am – 4 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Woodcarving display and demonstrations.

12, 13, Saginaw African Cultural Festival – Morley School Park, 2601 Lapeer St, Saginaw.14 Food, fun, entertainment and fellowship.

12 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Variety Night – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great food and fun from area vendors.

13 Breakfast with the Animals – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 8 – 10 am.Enjoy an all you-can-eat pancake breakfast and learn about the foods animals eat for breakfast. Ticket price includes Zoo admission, breakfast, train and carousel ride. $6 in Advance, $8 at Gate

Formal Japanese Tea Ceremony – Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House andGardens, 2 pm, $8, reservations required.

16 Pages in History Book Club – Castle Museum, noon. Visit www.castlemuseum.org for book selection, dessert and coffee provided. FREE with Museum admission.

18 Classic Legacy Band of Saginaw – Andersen Enrichment Center, 7 pm, FREE.

19 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Motown – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great food and fun from area vendors.

20 Rendezvous at the MMCM – Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, 1 pm, Admission. Put on your dancing shoes and move to the sounds of the fiddle, accordion, violin and other great instruments as the group Rendezvous performs.

21 Sunday Stroll – Green Point ELC, 1 pm, Ranger guided leisurely hike, FREE.

27 Back to School at the Zoo – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am – 2 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Fun activities and great giveaways.Old Fashion Ice Cream Social in Aunt Sugar’s Farm – Mid-Michigan Children’sMuseum, Admission. Fun on the farm, ice cream and Bluegrass music. Call for time.

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2, 4, 9, 11,16, 18 Castle Celebrates Culture – Castle Museum, noon. Visit www.castlemuseum.org for

complete list of speakers and activities. FREE with Museum admission, registration required. 8/2 & 8/4: African American8/9 & 8/11: Native American8/16 & 8/18: Japanese

2, 9, 16,23, 30 Thrifty Tuesday at the Zoo – Half price admission every Tuesday all summer long.

3 Summer Literacy Picnics: What Will You Remember? – Roethke House and Yards, 1805 Gratiot, 4 – 5:30 pm. Program, House Tour and Dessert, $10. Call 989-928-0430 for reservations.

5 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Swing – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great food and fun from area vendors.

6 Healthy You-n-the Zoo – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am – 2 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Learn about health and safety with special exhibits. Houghton-Jones Summer Fest – Neighborhood Resource Center, 1708 Johnson,

12 – 5pm, Fun and educational activities for the entire family, FREE.Tree Identification Hike - Green Point ELC, 9 am, FREE. Learn about the variety of trees that grow in the area on a ranger guided hike.

7 Saginaw Eddy Concert Band – Family concert at Saginaw Arts & Science Academy, 200 Congress, 7 pm, FREE.

7, 14 Lawn Chair Film Festival – Old Saginaw City, corner of Ames & N. Hamilton. Bring your own chair, movie starts at dusk, www.lawnchairfilmfestival.org for movie listing. FREE

9 Tri-City Carvers Show – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am – 4 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Woodcarving display and demonstrations.

12, 13, Saginaw African Cultural Festival – Morley School Park, 2601 Lapeer St, Saginaw.14 Food, fun, entertainment and fellowship. 12 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Variety Night – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert,

great food and fun from area vendors. 13 Breakfast with the Animals – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 8 – 10 am.

Enjoy an all you-can-eat pancake breakfast and learn about the foods animals eat for breakfast. Ticket price includes Zoo admission, breakfast, train and carousel ride. $6 in Advance, $8 at GateFormal Japanese Tea Ceremony – Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House andGardens, 2 pm, $8, reservations required.

16 Pages in History Book Club – Castle Museum, noon. Visit www.castlemuseum.org for book selection, dessert and coffee provided. FREE with Museum admission.

18 Classic Legacy Band of Saginaw – Andersen Enrichment Center, 7 pm, FREE.19 PRIDE Friday Night Live, Motown – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great

food and fun from area vendors.



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Decades of building our communitiesFor over 32 years, ABC member companies have built some of the best known buildings in our area; now we think you should know what our builders believe in. First and foremost, they believe in fair competition where projects are awarded to the most qualified contractor who delivers the best value through exceptional workmanship and services. ABC members believe that ongoing education results in safer jobsites and award winning craftsmanship…that means true long-term value for owners.

We are a part of a 25,000 member national association. Our area membership spans 13 counties representing nearly 200 companies employing close to 9700 of your neighbors, family and friends. Now that you know us, we encourage you to choose an ABC Member for your project…Together we will be building our communities for many years to come. To learn more about ABC Members call 989.832.8879 or visit www.abcsvc.org or www.abc.org.

Your vision…Our members…Building value.

Associated Builders and Contractors Saginaw Valley Chapter

4520 E. Ashman, Suite G • Midland, MI 48642989-832-8879 • www.abcsvc.org

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Atonya Patterson, REAlTOR®

Century 21 Signature Realty5580 State St., Ste. 4Saginaw, MI 48603

989-284-1465 cell989-921-7000 office

989-921-7001 [email protected]

Mission in the City to Host

HOOPFEST 3 ON 3 Basketball Tournament

Mission in the City, the 501(c) 3 community development arm of New Life Ministries, will host

the first annual 3 on 3 HoopFest community Basketball

tournament fundraiser on Saturday September 17, and

Saturday September 24, 2011 at the new $250,000 Sports and

Fitness Park located at 217 South 7th Street.

Registration is $75 per team for youth ages 13-17

Registration is $100 per team for adults ages 18 & up

For more information call (989) 753-1151

or visit us at www.missioninthecity.org

SelfControlLeadstoSuccessPerhaps you’ve heard the expression, “the buck stops here.” This

saying is cousin to another one that is quite commonly used in the United States, “passing the buck.” When a person is accused of “passing the buck,” he is said to be avoiding responsibility. He is passing the responsibility onto someone else. When someone says, “The buck stops here,” he is saying that he will deal with the matter himself and take full responsibility for the outcome. Which one of these expressions do you find yourself in the habit of using?

Discovering the Laws of LifeJohn Marks Templeton



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And Unique Cuts & Massage

1502 Court St., Saginaw, MI 48602 989.327.2338Now 2 locations!!

989.321.2338

Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and the door will open to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8

TheLeadershipShouldBeFlexiblecontinued from page 14causes people to be flexible and to accept the unknown.

We all make plans for some part of our future. Planning requires that we determine our desired destination on this journey. Once decided, the leader must then devise a plan to get there. A plan is a document that guides one to a destination—goal. A plan requires that we have milestones and checkpoints. There are places along the way where we stop and assess where we are, and determine if we are still on track. We also look at our timing and our resources to see if they have conformed to the plan. Anything out of “sync” at these milestones are reviewed and

corrected. A plan also requires that we have options.

No matter how good the plan is, it may not succeed. This does not indicate a failure on the part of the plan, but it does indicate the need for leaders to be both attentive and flexible.

Plans sometimes go awry. When we create plans, leaders need to have alternate plans in the event the plan runs into obstacles along the way. Most obstacles can be overcome. There are times when obstacles pose a challenge that is too great or that was not anticipated. In this instance the alternate plan is helpful. An alternate plan keeps us from wasting the total effort up to the point of meeting the obstacle.

Planning gives us an opportunity to look at alternatives that help us to select the best way to achieve our goal. When we encounter obstacles, most of them have been considered in the planning process. For those few obstacles that were not considered, we will have alternative goals that we can pursue, because of the planning process. The wind that blows the change is not devastating to the leader who plans. Plans permit the leader to be more flexible and more accommodating of creative and innovative ideas in the marketplace.



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