Hamilton Park Cleanup By:Felicia Coleman Dents
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Don Young Dave Photographers Carty Workshop and Coz American Competition Airlines Page 4 Page 7 Page 7 A Division of ^^^^^^^^pportunity Newsj Inc. SERVING PLANO, DALLAS, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, ALLEN, MCKINNEY AND MESQUITE Volume XI, Number XXI " 9io r t fi "D a [ [ a s ' W e e f^C y "Paper of Choice May 123-May29, 2002 High Rate of Violence Hamilton Park Cleanup By:Felicia Coleman dents. Eugene Tinner has been a asked by Mayor Miller to desig Reported Against On Saturday, May 18 Mayor resident of Hamilton Park at nate a particular area and help Laura Miller, Councilman Allan Hoblitzelle Drive for over 45 the areas that is most in need of Walne, Network Planning years. "I think the cleanup is a improvements and cleanup. Kenyan Women Committee of Hamilton Park nice commimity thing", he said. Councilman Allan Walne said, (Randy Peaches and wife, Renay (Special to the NNPA)—A The report categorises the "I personally haven't violated the "Hamilton Park is a aging neigh Tiimer, Cedric Haynes, Freida code enforcement. I'm straight borhood with an older group of On the Homefront: shocking new report finds that forms of violence women are Stoutenboro, Shirely Tarpley, with the community and my people. We had to come to the Hano Rcpertorj"Theatre artistic direc ahnost 25 per cent of women in subjected to as physical, emo Martha Foxall and Mrs. Elam), property is in compliance with area that had the most complaints tor Mali D. Fleisher has announced Nairobi are constant victims of tional, social and economic. Boy Scouts of America, members the code enforcement. I think the with neighbors calling in about the theater's productions for the 2002 gender-based violence. of First Baptist Church of season. They are: The U.N.-Habitat execu community cleanup is a nice code enforcement." Mr. Tirmer •"Some Enchanted E^-cning: The The findings were released tive director, Aima Tibaijuka, Hamilton Park, members of New community thing." said, " Allan Walne has done a lot Mt. Zion Baptist Church, volun Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstdn*' at a time when the Domestic who released the report, chal District 10 Councilman for the community. He is depend teers and residents of Hamilton June 6-29 Violence (Family Protection) lenged government depart Allan Walne and Mayor Laura able and concerned about the Park community community." Estelle •"Not About Nightingales" Jul>- 18 - Bill, is being discussed in ments dealing with security, gathered for a neigh Adams, a resident of Aug. 4 Parliament. the Judiciary and the City •"A Chorus line" Sept. S-29 borhood cleanup. Hamilton Park for •"Sleuth" Oct 17-Nov. 3 According to the report, at Council to worktowards im Volunteers began 41 years feels that • "Inspecting Carol" Dec. 4-22 least 400,000 women are con proving security in the city. mowing lawns, the cleanup is a stant victims of violence fi*om The report, she said, was removing sheds, great improvement. Ftv more informatioQ, group sales, relatives at home, colleagues at designed to support the devel trash and debris "The community reservations, or to subscribe, call 972- work, teachers and lecturers, opment of an effective citywide 8:00 a.m. Saturday contains mostly 422-7460. police and cotmcil askaris morning for senior citizens but crime prevention strategy in children are moving (guards)and street hoodlums. Nairobi. "Its audience is the Hamilton Park resi Lights! Camera! Fashion! The .\fric3n dents. back." national government, as well as American .Museum is seeking energetic The report, "Survivors Gregory Lyons, and enthusiastic children age's eight to Boy Scouts of Speak: A Snapshot Survey on theNairobi City Cotmcil, the executive director of America fi"om First 12 uho are interested in having fiin at Violence Against Women in police, the judiciary and civil the Museum's innovative summer Network Planning Baptist Church of camp. The African .American Museum Nairobi," was released by the society organizations that pro for Hamilton Park, Hamilton Park vol Camp is sponsored in part by Read for United Nations Human mote women's safety." grew up and lived in unteered cleaning Texas and the Warrior Group. For Settlements Program (U.N.- Nairobi Deputy Mayor Joe Hamilton Park for up yards on 20 years. Mr. Lyons, information, call Bridgene Doiuldson Habitat) in Gigiri. Aketch and the town clerk, Saturday. Richard at 214-565-9026, ext. 314. who currently resides Harkey, Scout Commissioned by the Godfirey Mate, who sat through Mayor laura AfiUer luith Gregory Lyons in Richardson, decid Master and a mem U.N. agency and conducted by the release of the report, were lie Unhienhj- of Texas at Dallas b ed to come back and give to the Miller encouraged residents to ber of First Bapust Church of sponsoring a free eight-w^ck program women's organizations, it had at pains to explain what the community because God led him continue to call City Hall when Hamilton Park for 15 years said, for eligible children ages h to S with been focused on the safety and council would do about the to give back to tlic community. ever ihey have complaints about "I came to vokmteer because its a moderate Irnifimfr tpupsbrocnti ibH security of Nairobi residents. findings. "TVd years ago, I stru^ed with code enforcement. M«;K»r Miller good service project and its good wmuner at Harrington Hlenientar>' It reveals that security Mate said, "We didn't what God wanted me to do. God said," One of the most important for the commimity." Frank Bev School in Piano. This research study gave me the vision of what to do guards (council askaris) know it existed but we are not things about Dallas is neighbor erly, Outdoor Chairperson and a &mded by the National insdlutes of for Hamilton Park. I am deter Health will investigate the clinical demand sexual favors from disputing this report. Some of hoods and keeping our neighbor member is First Baptist Church mined to get things done in hoods clean. The one who calls of Hamilton Park said, "Its a effectiveness of Fast ForWord, other street vendors in exchange for the yoimger guards are HIV- Hamilton Park and I'm deter City Hall, will be the one who get good way to give back to the ramputei^assisted language inten'cn- ft-eedom. positive. We want to check don, and traditional therapy. I-or infor mined to make sure that God's the clean up." Mayor Miller community and be involved in mation contact .'VUcia Wanck, profea In one accoimt, a woman tells those cells and see what hap will is done", Mr. Lyons said. assured residents of Hamilton the community and teach the supenisor, at 214-905-3024 or by e- of threats from the guards that they pens there. The Hamilton Park is a comtnunity Park that it's number one on the boys about being good citizens." mail at alicia-wand;^ utdallas.edu. would make sure she shared a staff needs to be retrained that originated 48 years ago with list for needs for next year to have Carolyn King and her son Cory a few homes and masses of open cell with street boys if she to change their attitude." more money in the budget for have attended First Baptist New this faQ, Collin Coustv' rejected their sexual advances. land and fields. Today, Hamilton cleanup. Each coimcilman was See Hamilton Park page 2 Community College's "Project Park has many of its original resi Management Program" will offer a certified associate in project manage ment certification. The courses offered can be applied lon'ards die project management professional certificate, Taking the Politics Out of Politicians the college's associate's pf applied arts 1st Annual Roosevelt Johnson and science degree in management at By. James Clingman take the politics out of politicians. this kind of assessment regarding four-year uni\'ersides made possible Memorial Scholarship "The new Negro in politics, Black folks, because it is obvious politics, I know I am on the right through existing academic agree moreover, must not be a politi that our love for this "game of track. But our Elders such as ments. For information contact the cian. He must be a man." 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