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Volume 8 Number 11 First Great Lakes Regional Newspaper June 1, 2011

Leading in Diversity Empowering Communities and Changing Lives

Jimmy GreenePage 5

Jerome BuckleyPage 3

Pastor Charles H. ColemanPage 6

Deitrick Haddon

Page 8

Bridge Center for Racial Harmony HonorsSpirit of the River Award Recipients

Inside...Mary Beth Looby

Page 9

Jimmy Goines

Page 16

Pastor Larry Camel and Monica

Reyes were recently awarded the BridgeCenter for Racial Harmony 2011 Spirit of

the River Award for outstanding service

in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Monica Reyes is the Associate

Director of Center for Business and

Economic Development and Director

of Office of Continuing Education and

Professional Development at Saginaw

Valley State University. Ms. Reyes has

served on numerous committees, andorganizations including the Society for

Human Resource Managers (SHRM)

for 14 years, Valley Society of Human

Resource Managers (VSHRM) for 2

years, Michigan Hispanic Chamber

of Commerce, Member National

Certified Public Managers Association,

Immediate Past President of the Council

of Continuing Higher Education, 2011

Great Lakes Bay Regional Leadership

program, Leadership Saginaw Alumni, National Association of Hispanic MBAs, and Director of the Great

Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute. She also volunteers hundreds of hours each year to various non-profit

organizations, boards and committees.

Pastor Camel is the Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Saginaw, and Co-founder of

Parishioners on Patrol, a faith based organization that works together with the police and the community to combat

crime and violence. The organization has been recognized locally and nationally for the continuing success of the

organization. He is involved with numerous community development and enrichment activities, and is a leader in

the community involvement to feed those in need through the regularly scheduled food mega giveaways.

Henry G. Marsh

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Celebrating our past.

Pioneeringourfuture.

After 50 years, we continueto fulfill our pledge.

Quality education to 17,000 students annually.

50,000 graduates in a wide variety of elds.

87%of graduates stay in Michigan and 63% reside in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Whetherindividualorcommunity: Thefuturebelong

s

tothosewhoprepareforit.Delta,then,isapledgeto

thepresentandapromisetothefuture.

FirstPresidentofDeltaCollege,1961Dedication Ceremony

989-686-9000 www.delta.edu/50 years

The Michigan Banner Saginaw, Michigan (989) 753-3475 Email: [email protected]

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In This IssueOpinion & Commentary .............................................................................Page 5Editorials .................................................................................................... Page 6

Faith Based Directory ............................................................................... Page 17

Business Directory .................................................................................... Page 18


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The Michigan Banner

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Phone: (989) 753-3475

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Mission:The mission of The Michigan Banner is to

operate and serve as a print and on line

media venue committed to educating, informing

and enlightening our readers regarding events

and news that directly and indirectly affect

the communities globally.

Furthermore, our mission is to serve as a

catalyst and a link for cultivating young adultsas entrepreneurial and business leaders and to

broaden economic opportunities within

the communities worldwide.

Disclaimer:The Michigan Banner and its staff are not

responsible and will not be held liable for any

mistakes, errors, misspellings and false

advertisements inpart or whole that may be

placed within its publication. Articles, information

or comments printed in the newspaper are not

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Banner newspaper. The Michigan Banner

reserves the right to edit, change, or delete

any information, or refuse to print any

information, article or advertisement which is

believed to be inconsistent with or conficts

with the mission of the newspaper.

Are you a Lone Ranger?By Jerome Buckley, Sr, Publisher

The Michigan Banner

Sometimes leaders may

think that if they perform

well and reach their goals,

they have succeeded.

However, leaders must

desire to rise up other

leaders for the present

and the future. You

cannot be alone if you are a leader, in otherwords, there are no Lone Ranger leaders. If

you are a lone ranger you are not leading

anyone. Just as David was surrounded by

a specialized inner circle, so should the

leader seeking their greatest potential be. In

I Chronicles 11:10, Davids inner circle was

described as the mighty men.

What is a strong inner circle? Well, simply

stated, it is a circle of people that will help

their leader succeed as the leader invests

in their success as well. The qualities that

will help to build the qualifications of those

involved are as follows:

Energetic You want people with energy

that will not give up until success is found.

Loyalty This, of course, isnt the only

quality you will need, but you definitely cannot

build a successful inner circle with those who

are disloyal.

Competency A very important qualification.

You may not have the most exclusive folks, but

they do need to strive for excellence in their

assigned areas.Follow through Completion must be the

ultimate goal of the task with reliable time

management.

Honor This includes encouragement and

the willingness to help each other.

Full Circle Success The leader and others

working together should achieve more than

could be achieved alone.

There are several other qualifications that

are involved in order to obtain success for the

leader and those that are being lead, however,

the qualifications listed above is a good

beginning for a leader who is not a lone

ranger.

Effort only fully releases its reward after

a person refuses to quit.

Napoleon Hill

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The Democratic

National Committee

awards few contracts to

companies controlled

by racial minority

groups, despite repeated

pledges to increase

business to such firms.

Instead, Democratic

leaders claim progress by leaning on a broader

definition of minority contractors that

includes white women, the disabled and the

gay community. With Black unemployment

in the inner cities as high as 55% for young

Black Men this is egregious.

The apparent dearth of contracts has

fueled frustration and criticism, mostly fromAfrican American Democratic loyalists

who accuse the party of failing to use its

institutional finances to advance the cause

of fair racial representation in the lucrative

business of politics.

There is no more loyal group of voters to

the DNC than black people, and yet they have

done nothing to ensure that that constituency

is able to participate fully in the economic

benefits of party business. And were nottalking small change here:



With Friends Like TheseWho Needs Republicans?By Jimmy E. Greene

For The Michigan Banner

Democratic Party committees, including

the DNC, spent about $759 million on

national politics during the last election cycle.

Consultants, including pollsters, fundraisers,

strategists and those who send mailers and

produce media advertisements, received

a portion of the cash. Its difficult to say

how much of that money went to minority-

run businesses, since the party committees

have repeatedly declined to release detailed

breakdowns of their expenditures. But an

analysis that was done by the Center for

Responsive Politics shows that Democratic

campaign spending on firms with at least one

African American senior principal was about

1.5 percent of their total spending in 2010.

CRPs analysis included a list of 15 of thetop black-owned consulting firms identified

by a number of black political consultants.

Only five of the firms were awarded contracts,

two of which collected the lions share of that

spending. By contrast, the Democratic Party

hired hundreds of companies during that time.

I would suggest that the fox guarding the hen

house may very well be the hen itself.

The real problem is that this controversy

has been boiling for decades. The minoritycontracting issue has come up during almost

every election cycle and every Democratic

National Convention since the 1980s, when

the Rev. Jesse Jackson was running for

president and challenged the DNC to be

more inclusive. But after the hue and cry

from the usual band of minority leaders, the

fuss generally dies down, with little resulting

action.

This issue gets really complicated when

you throw in the Construction Industry and

union favored policies that benefit White

firms but practically drive small Black

Construction firms out of business. Think

this is fiction or just political rhetoric? Then

research a still existing federal policy that

governs federal construction called The

Davis-Bacon Act. This act; enacted in thelate 1930s was set up PURPOSELY to

discriminate against and close down Black

Laborers. And its still enforced. With that

said; some things are greater than politics

true enough but when your vote is used to

vacate opportunity to you and cost you good

fortune one must ask; are you simply getting

what you deserve. Demand better. Demand

more.

I am a lifelong Republican Conservative and very much pro

business. The Michigan Smoke Free Indoor Air Law, the same as

ours in Illinois, has been good for business. I love to be able to visit

Michigan restaurants while vacationing in your wonderful State and

not have to put up with aggravating and health harming secondhandcigarette smoke. Congratulations to Michigan and Michigan

residents for enacting a comprehensive Smoking Ban Law like

Illinois and 27 other States have done.

William Kerschner

Letter to the Editor

The Office of Continuing Education and Professional

Development at Saginaw Valley State University will offer classes

for green job training. SVSU, in partnership with Everblue Energy, isoffering BPI Building Analyst/Energy Auditor with BPI Envelope-

Shell Training and Solar PV Bootcamp classes. All classes are open

for public enrollment and will offer hands on training for the green

jobs sector of the American Economy. For more information or to

register, call 989.964.4048 or visit www.svsu.edu/ocepd.

Saginaw Valley State UniversityOffers Green Job Training


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Editorials



Where do we go from here?By Charles H. ColemanFor The Michigan Banner

It is good to reflect,

as we have been doing,

on the lives of the

great men and women

who have lived,

worked, and served

our community, but if

they were here today,they would be asking

us a question. They

would be challenging us to decide where we

go from here.

To look back is easy. We have long been

taught that hindsight is 20/20. Looking

forward, though, is a more difficult task.

When we look forward, we can either call

for someone else to get up or get to work,

or we can say that we are going to get aboutthe business for ourselves. When we think

about those that we have been celebrating,

like Attorney Marsh, Pharmacist Haithco,

Personnel Director Drake, and a very long

list of others, such as Officer Ruben Daniels,

Educator Willie Thompson, Rev. Dr. H.

J. Coleman, Sr., Pastor J. P. Wilson, Marie

Davis, Elsie Black, George and Anne Evans,

Harry Browne, Dr. Nick Hall, and the list

goes on, and some of those that yet are with

us to mentor and advise us, such as Pastor

Roosevelt Austin, S. Joe. Stephens, Mamie

Thornes, Annye Roberts, Leola Wilson,

they would be looking to us not to just sit

and remember their names, but to get up and

make something happen.

Let us not look at our problems in this

community and decide that because they are

so large that we can do nothing about them,but let us look at them the way our leaders

did. They looked at major issues, and decided

to do something about them. Today, our young

people are in dire need. They need direction,

they need guidance, they need mentoring, they

need services, they need recreation, they need

prayer, they need something to do, and most

of all they need our love. True, there are some

people in our community who have decidedthat they want to lead a life of crime and

violence. We have adopted all kinds of public

safety millages to pay for police and jails to

deal with them. They, though, are a minority

of citizens. The majority of young people in

this community want to do the right thing.

They need for us to provide that for them. The

majority of youth in this community want to

be successful, want good jobs and safe homes.

They want to see their parents have a safe placeto sit on the porch in the evening, and enjoy a

cool breeze. They want a place where they can

have a job, raise a family, and be successful.

We have to start creating that here. It is time for

us to start renewing this community. I, for one,

am tired of hearing our youth tell me that they

have to leave Saginaw because there is nothing

here. They are going places that have created

the things that we, at one time, had here, and

have let lapse. It is up to us to recreate it and

bring it back for them.

We have to move on two fronts. First, we

have to create short term activities and programs

to salvage our youth. We have to come up with

creative ways to use facilities that we already

have to provide activities for them. This is a

call for places of worship to consider becoming

a part of the solution. If you have a facility

that can be used for youth development, joinwith others, and let us create programs, using

our existing facilities, to provide summer,

afterschool and weekend activities for

youth. No community or neighborhood with

a church should have hungry children this

summer. We have access to the summer food

program, and can make sure that children all

over the community have two meals daily.

There are other things that we can do, andworking together, can make sure that none of

us drown under the cost.

We also have to start looking for some

long term programs and activities that will

provide the activities and services that our

young people need. We know that some of

our children struggle in school. We need a

program that will take drop outs and give

them access to GED and job training. We

know that all of our young people are notgoing to college. We need a program that

will prepare them for the jobs that are going

to be available in our community. As many

of our parents and grandparents were lured to

Michigan in the 1940s and 1950s to work in

the automobile plants, jobs are being created

here, but they are jobs that require skills

and talents that many of our young people

dont have. We need to start something, in

addition to what Delta and SVSU are doing,

to prepare our youth for these jobs.

Again, this is a call for us to get up

and get to work. I say us, because I feel a

responsibility to be a part of the solution.

I cannot sit by and call for others to get up

and not move myself. Join me and others

who care, to make this an All American

community again. This is the best way that

we can remember those who have gonebefore.

The Michigan Banner will celebrate the 8th Anniversary in July

look for exciting details in our June 16, Edition


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Man Completes the Ultimate Ride

To call Midland resident David Burke

an avid bicycle rider is an understatement.

Among his credits is the annual One Day

Ride across Michigan event -- a little jaunt of

nearly 160 miles in one day, from Montague

to Bay City. He also has participated in the

seven-day, 412-mile tour of Colorado known

as the Ride of the Rockies. But those were

on his road bikeon paved roads.

In April 2010, he bought his first

mountain bike, hired a trainer, and in

November participated in La Ruta de LosConquistadors -- a four-day, 240-mile ride

over roads and trails, through jungles and

coffee fields, across rivers and atop active

volcanoes from Costa Ricas Jaca on the

Pacific coast to Limon on the Caribbean. It is

considered one of the most difficult athletic

events on the planet -- accumulative climbing

of 39,000 feet; gravel, hard-packed dirt,

loose dirt, mud, sand, volcano ash surfaces;

hot and humid weather to freezing cold. At7 p.m., Wednesday, June 1, Burke will share

images and stories on his training, racing

and recovering from that adventure during

a Nurturing Nature program at the Green

Point Environmental Learning Center, 3010

Maple in Saginaw. The biggest surprise was

my fourth place finish in my age category,

says Burke, 55. There were 14 competitors

in the 50 plus age category and I placed

fourth.

My goal had been to get fit, learn how to

ride a mountain bike and just plain finish La

Ruta, 25 percent who enter do not. To finish

just off the podium was a very pleasant

surprise. There were 194 participants

overall, he says, with only 146 completing

the four stages. He placed 77th overall.

Burke, a native of Ottawa, Ont., moved to

Midland in 2001 to work for Dow Chemicalin its finance department. He retired from

the company in 2009. I have always been

an avid cyclist. When I lived and worked

in Toronto I commuted to work there on

a bike. I also took bike vacations with my

wife. But when I moved to Michigan I met an

enthusiastic group of riders who encouraged

me to pursue more biking activities, including

charity rides starting in 2002 and eventually

racing in 2004. He is a member of the Tri-City

Cyclists of Bay City, Saginaw and Midland.

Training for La Ruta was a bear, says Burke.It included road biking, mountain biking and

some running as well as two skills camps in

Colorado Springs, Colo., and a four-day

camp in Costa Rica to scout parts of the race

course. I trained on the bike up to 18 hours

a week and sessions in yoga and pilates.

However, with mountain biking comes

injuries so there were extended periods of

time when I recovered and spent less than 6

hours a week training.

So how did he even consider LaRuta in

the first place? Newly retired, in November

2009, Burke participated in a Carmichael

Training System camp in Tucson, Ariz.,run by former Tour de France racer Chris

Carmichael. Then, in early 2010, he met up

with Carmichael again at a skills camp in

California. He told me he would be forming

a team to race La Ruta and encouraged me

to apply, even though I did not even own a

mountain bike. I saw it as an opportunity

to learn new skills, improve fitness and

travel.... exactly what I was interested in.

Carmichael, by the way, finished third toBurkes fourth. I will race La Ruta again,

possibly in November 2012, the 20th edition

of the race. The Transandes Challenge is my

next big event -- a six-day mountain bike

race across Chile in January 2012.

Nurturing Nature is sponsored by the

Friends of the Shiawassee National Wildlife

Refuge. Admission to the programs is free

for members and $2 for others.

Source: Friends of the Shiawassee

National Wildlife Refuge

Dorothys Diner& Catering

310 Johnson Street

Tel. 989-906-4718

Open Mon Fri.

7am -2PmI can do all things

through Christ who

Strengthens me

Philippians 4:13


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June is Black Music MonthThe month of June is when the legacy of music by African Americans is officially celebrated in the United States. So, in celebration

we have listed some of the artists that have continued to bring enjoyment to the world.

Byron Cage A passionate performer who is well respected

throughout the music world.

Karen Clark Sheard A 1st lady and once a member of thefamed gospel group The Clark Sisters, she has been a success

since going solo in 1997.

Deitrick Haddon An ordained minister and innovativemusician, he continues to make a impact on the gospel andmainstream charts.

Mary Mary continues to be one of the most successfulcontemporary gospel acts.

Jennifer Hudson She may not have been the finalist onAmerican Idol, but she has since won a Grammy and a Oscar

and continues to be a music success.

Usher was signed to a recording contract at the age of 14,and continues to amaze his fans


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Kawkawlin Girl Scout Earns Gold AwardKristen Leonard

of Troop 50552,

Kawkawlin, receivedthe Girl Scout Gold

Award at a ceremony

held May 15 at the Sky

Room of MBS Airport.

She was honored by

Girl Scouts Heart

of Michigan for her

leadership and dedication to community

service.

The Girl Scout Gold Award, awarded

by Girl Scouts of the USA, is earned by

only three percent of Girl Scouts, ages 14

through 18, across the country. The highest

achievement in Girl Scouting, it calls upon

each girl to develop a service learning

project, putting her leadership skills into

action by creating sustainable change in her

community. The Girl Scout Gold Award is

the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Award inBoy Scouting.

Leonard wanted to make sure that local

children had the right materials to get the

most from their classroom experiences. She

also wanted to help parents with back-to-school

expenses. Kristen collected school supplies for

45 backpacks and enlisted her younger sistersGirl Scout troop to fill the backpacks. She

said that her most rewarding experience was

seeing the looks on the childrens faces when

she delivered the backpacks to St. Valentine

Catholic School.

Girl Scouting helps sculpt your future,

exposing you to new ideas and cultures,

said Leonard. She attends Delta College and

is pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.

Susan and David Leonard are her parents.

Through the Girl Scout Leadership

Experience, girls discover their strengths,

connect with others and take action to make

the world a better place. Girl Scouting offers

girls the tools they need to become successful

leaders, now and throughout their lives. In

partnership with committed adults, Girl Scouts

develop strong values and improve society.

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan invites girlseverywhere to become Girl Scouts. To learn

more, call 1-800-49-SCOUT or visit www.

gshom.org.

Looby named

Michigan Development

Educator of the YearThe Mich igan

Developmental Education

Consortium (MDEC)

has named Mary

Beth Looby its

Developmental Educator

of the Year. Looby, of

Saginaw, is an English

Professor and Directorof Developmental

Education at Delta College.

The Developmental Educator of the Year

Award is given to an outstanding individual

for their significant contribution to the field

of developmental education. The award was

presented at the 2011 MDEC Spring Conference

at Macomb Community College, which drew

developmental education faculty and staff from

around the state.Mary Beths quiet determination has

resulted in significant gains for developmental

education at Deltain awareness, involvement,

funding and assessment, wrote Loobys

nominator.

When accepting the award, Looby said

she was doing so on behalf of the entire

developmental education team at Delta College,

its such a great group of educators committed

to student success.

Looby has received other honors for her work.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement

of Teaching and the Council for Advancement

and Support of Education selected Looby from

more than 300 top professors across the United

States as 2009 Michigan Professor of the Year.

MDEC is comprised of a group of Michigan

community college educators who meet and

work together on a regular basis to shareinformation, strategies, research, and concerns

about the future of developmental education.

MDEC is also an affiliate of the National

Association for Developmental Education

(NADE).

An Evening of Music, Art and Food onHistoric Jefferson Avenue

The seventh annual Jazz on Jefferson, a

one-night celebration focusing on the vibrant

institutions of historic South Jefferson Avenue,

will be held on June 8. The Saginaw High

School marching band will get the fun started

at 4:45 p.m. Events along the street end at

8:00 p.m. with a free concert by the Robert

E. Lee Revue at First Congregational Church

immediately following.

Held in the buildings and institutions located

on South Jefferson Avenue between Federaland Hoyt, the evening will offer a rich, diverse

schedule and will feature a variety of performers,

a classic and antique car show, house tours, and

an architectural walking tour and food vendors.

To register for the classic and antique car

show, call Tom Trombley at 752-2861, Ext. 304.

The participants include:

The Castle Museum of Saginaw County

History 500 Federal

Hoyt Library 505 Janes

First Congregational Church 403 S. Jefferson

Team One Credit Union 520 Hayden

Kingdom Life Ministries 310 S. Jefferson

Cathedral of St. Mary of Assumption 705

Hoyt

Jazz on Jefferson is a participant in SaginawCelebrates Summer supported by Hemlock

Semiconductor. Jazz on Jefferson has received

support from an ArtReach grant from Saginaw

Arts and Enrichment Commission, and Hausbeck

Pickles & Peppers.



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Whether you are starting up a new business or

expanding an established business in the City

of Saginaw, youre starting something good.

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These are the f undamentals that built Saginaw

long ago and they are the principals that will

move us forward toward a bri ght future.

The business loan

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Economic Development

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designed to provideneeded funds when

bank financing is not

available or to fill the

gap between bank loans

and additional needs.

SEDC offers loans

of up to $220,000

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estate, machinery

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inventory

Business must be

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Additional

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Special Waste CollectionThe Saginaw County Department of Public Health (SCDPH) willhave a household special waste collection on Saturday, June 4, in

Saginaw Township. The free collection is made possible by a grant

from the Dow Chemical Company Foundation.

Materials that can be disposed of on the collection day are

household products such as leftover household cleaners, gardening

supplies, oil based paint products and outdated medications. The

Health Department will also collect used motor oil. County residents

planning to bring materials for disposal must call the Environmental

Health Division for an appointment at (989) 758-3686 between

the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. By

scheduling appointments, we are able to maintain a smooth flow of

traffic through the collection site, says Steve Alworden, R.S., Senior

Environmental Health Specialist. This is a safety precaution that

protects the workers and keeps the collection site safe. Residents are

able to drive up, drop off their chemicals, and be on their way in just

a couple of minutes.

Residents are urged to dispose of household chemicals safely to

prevent unnecessary waste from entering Saginaw County landfills andto protect our water resources. Alworden reminds everyone that what

is poured into storm drains or onto the ground can contaminate ground

water, well water, or other water sources. The collected materials will

be properly and safely recycled or disposed of at a licensed hazardous

waste disposal facility.

For more information, please contact SCDPH Environmental HealthServices at (989) 758-3686, or visit www.SaginawPublichealth.org.

Current Volunteer OpportunitiesIn Saginaw County

To volunteer your services or to donate goods, please call

Henrietta Watson at the United Way of Saginaw County 755-0505,

Ext. 216, [email protected]. Or check out our web-

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Public Libraries of Saginaw2011 Summer Reading Program

Join us with your entire family at these locations for a dynamic, experience

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Calling children, teens,

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Tuesday, June 14

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Obituaries and Memorials



A Champion of the People SuccumbsMarsh, Henry

Greene, age 89,

passed from his earthly

life into eternal life on

11 May 2011 after a

brief illness. Henry

was born 11 October

1921 in Knoxville,

Tennessee, to Thomas

P. and Saidye Parrish Marsh in the CampusHospital of Knoxville College, a United

Presbyterian Church supported school.

His parents were living in Alcoa,

Tennessee, at the time, and his father was

principal of the high school there. Henry

was the youngest of four siblings when the

family moved to Camden, Alabama. His

parents taught at the Camden Academy,

a private elementary school for blacks

supported by the United PresbyterianChurch, and Henry and his three siblings

were enrolled there. His oldest brother,

Thomas Parrish Marsh, later in life was a

mathematics teacher at Arthur Eddy Middle

School in Saginaw, Michigan; his second

brother, Clinton McClurkin Marsh, was a

Presbyterian Minister who also served as

Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA;

and his sister, Kayte Marilyn Marsh Fearn,

who came to Saginaw in the late 60s, served

as Interim Principal at Saginaw High School,

and then was Director of Special Education

for the Saginaw Public School System for

several years.

Henry, after completing his studies

at Camden Academy, graduated from

Greenwood Colored High School,

Greenwood, Mississippi, in 1939. His

brother Clinton, who was working inKnoxville, Tennessee, sent him train fare to

come to Knoxville and enroll in Knoxville

College His father, his two brothers had

graduated before him from the college, and

his sister was in her senior year. To help pay

college expenses during his freshman year, he

worked for a local white attorney and his wife

as a live-in cook and chauffeur. During his

sophomore year, he worked for the Tennessee

Valley Authority as a mail clerk driving inter-

office mail among the dams in Tennessee and

North Carolina. This brought an increase in pay

and a delay of his schooling. On 1 September

1942, Henry was drafted into the U.S. Army

for World War II. He served with the 3280thQuartermaster Service Company. After basic

training, he was sent to North Africa then to

Sicily and arrived at Anzio Beachhead in Italy

three days before the Allied Invasion there. It

was among the bloodiest battles of World War

II as the Allies smashed through German lines,

which had enclosed the Anzio beachhead. Four

months and 30,000 casualties occurred before

the Allies finally marched into Rome. The PBS

report on The War last year included film ofHenry at or near Rome. After Germany and

Italy surrendered in June 1945, his company

left Europe to help fight the Japanese. Their

troopship was six days from the Philippines

2 September 1945, when the Japanese

surrendered. Henry was honorably discharged

on 5 December 1945 at the Separation Center

at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.

He returned to Knoxville College in January

1946. He played trumpet in a band there for

spending money. He was a founding member

of a Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

on campus and also served as president. He

graduated with a bachelor degree in June 1947.

(Twenty years later, he was elected chairman

of the College Board of Trustees.) Using the GI

Bill, he applied to the law schools of Harvard

University and the University of Michigan,

and both accepted him. He chose Michigan because fiance Ruth Eleanor Claytor was

living in Detroit with her sister Bernice and

attending the University of Detroit. They

were married at Ruths familys home in

Roanoke, Virginia, on 1 September 1948,

with her grandfather, Presbyterian minister

Rev. Frank W. Woodfin, presiding. Henry

transferred to Wayne State University Law

School following the marriage so he and his

bride could be together.

Saginaws Dr. Archer A. Claytor, Ruths

uncle, urged them to have their first child

born in Saginaw so he could supervise the

delivery. Thomas Michael Marsh was born

1 May 1950 at Saginaw General Hospital.Henry graduated from Wayne State Law

School in June of 1950, passed the State

Bar exam and was sworn into the practice

of law in January 1951. On 8 September

1951, the Marshes second child, Walter

Vernon Marsh, was born in Detroit. Henry

practiced law during the day he and three

of his schoolmates shared an office and

worked at night at Historic Fort Wayne as a

janitor to provide for his family. He movedto Saginaw to open a law practice in April

1954 after encouragement by Dr. Claytor.

Ruth and the children joined him in Saginaw

in October of 1954 afterHenry determined

he could support his family with his law

practice. They were blessed with a daughter

Teresa Elaine Marsh, 29 August 1957.

Henry became involved in the Saginaw

community activities and expressed his

opinion often in The Saginaw News. In 1960,

he was approached by a group of business

people the Committee of Fifty to run

on a slate of four for seats on the Saginaw

City Council in April of 1961. He became

the first black to be elected and received

the highest vote total of the candidates.

According to City Council tradition, as

the highest vote getter Henry was due for

affirmation as mayor. The Saginaw Newssent a reporter and photographer the day

following the election and had the story

written that Saginaw would become the

first city in the nation with a population

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A Champion of the People Succumbscontinued from page 14

of approximately 100,000 to have a black

mayor. Unfortunately, there were some

council members who did not think Saginaw

was ready for a black mayor. The members

voted five to four for someone else. The

newspaper, at the request of Henry, had

to pull back the story already typeset

because he did not want to start his service

to the city in turmoil.

In the election of April 1965, he again

received the highest number of votes and

was selected mayor pro-tem. After the mid-term vote in 1967, he was finally elected

mayor and became one of three black

mayors elected in the U.S. that year. During

his tenure as mayor, an Open Housing

Ordinance was passed. Henry also went to

Washington, D.C., paying the fare out of

his own pocket, to convince HUD and the

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey that

Saginaw should be considered as a Model

City. Saginaw was selected and the award presented. Later, Look Magazine selected

Saginaw as an All American City. He served

as mayor until 1969 when he retired to return

to his law practice full time. The council

petitioned the State of Michigan to name the

I-675 Bridge over the Saginaw River in his

honor, and this was succeeded in 1971.

He was later approached by politicians

from Detroit about running for Michigans

lieutenant governor but declined because

he did not wish to be a politician. He was

actively encouraged to run for a Circuit

Court judgeship but decided not to because

he feared his community voice would be

fettered. He stayed energetically involved in

community activities until he retired from

his law practice in 2000 and remained semi-

involved thereafter. Henry was a co-founder

of the original First State Bank in 1974 andserved as a founder and chairman of the

Board of Trustees for the bank for several

years before and after the bank was acquired

by National Bank of Detroit. It went through

numerous mergers before becoming a branch

of J. P. Morgan Chase Bank.

During his career, Henry served on the

Board of 13 prestigious organizations both

local and national, as chairman of the board

of six other prestigious organizations, was

appointed to three governors commissions,

two presidential commissions and was

a member of from 20 to 30 additionalorganizations. He co-chaired Vision 20/20

and co-founded Leadership Saginaw County.

He received more than 40 awards for his

involvement in community improvement and

heartfelt accolades for that involvement and

participation over the years.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving

wife of nearly 63 years, Ruth Claytor Marsh, his

two sons, T. Michael Marsh, Saginaw; Walter

V. Marsh (Francine), Detroit; and his daughter,Teresa E. Cross-Gray (Monroe), Indianapolis,

IN; his former daughter-in-law, Marcia Marsh

Goffney, Novi, MI; five grandchildren, Steven

Michael Marsh, Washington, DC., Anitra

Camille Marsh, New York, N.Y., Courtney

Monique Cross, Indianapolis, IN; Vernon

Christopher Marsh, Detroit, MI; and Devin

Francine Marsh, Coral Gables, Florida;

one great-grandson, Jordan Monroe Cross,

Indianapolis, IN.; a sister-in law, Agnes

Chapman Marsh, and her son, Jon T. Chapman

(Patricia), Louisville, KY, his brother Clintons

son, Walter Francis Marsh, Indianapolis, IN,

and his children, Charline Marsh, California

and Vida Marsh and her daughter, Jasmine, Las

Vegas, Nevada; his sisters children, Kathleen

Fearn-Banks, Seattle, WA; James Ernest

Fearn (Karen), Seattle, WA and their children,

Jeremy Fearn (Amanda) Philadelphia, PA;Johnathan Fearn, San Francisco, California;

Milton Fearn (Tanya), Washington, DC and

their children, Allison and Nicholas Fearn,

Seattle, WA; three sisters-in law; Bernice

Claytor Boddie, Los Angeles, CA, Roberta

Claytor Palmer (John), Martinsville, WV;

Margaret Claytor Woodbury (David), Ann

Arbor, MI; one brother-in law, Walter S.

Claytor (Eiko), Roanoke, VA; and many,

many nieces, nephews, grand and great

nieces and nephews, and cousins on his

wifes family side and many children of

the heart including Alfred Keene, KathyBeard Adams, Terry Clark, Jerome Buckley,

Jimmie Greene, Veronica Horn, JoAnn

Crary , Debra Kimble, Carol Cottrell, Paul &

Bonnie Chaffee, Leslie Sheridan, and many,

many others friends too numerous to name.

He was predeceased by his parents,

Thomas P. and Saidye P. Marsh, his two

brothers, Thomas P. (T. P.) and Clinton

M. Marsh, his sister, Kayte M. Fearn, four

brothers-in-law, Frank W. Claytor, JohnB. Claytor, Ralph V. Claytor, & Lewis

F. Boddie; four sisters-in-law, Natalie B.

Claytor, Ruth W. Claytor, Marian A. Claytor,

Dorothy Marsh, and others including very

special friends, Harry W. Browne, George W.

Evans, Ruben Daniels, Bishop Ken Untener

and a host of others.

In lieu of flowers, the family would be

pleased if you would make a donation to

Habitat for Humanity, one ofHenrys most

loved and cherished organizations.

Following Henrys wishes, Cremation

has taken place and a Memorial Service has

been planned for Saturday, 4 June 2011at

First Presbyterian Church, 121 S. Harrison

at 1:00 p.m. The family will be present for

two hours prior to the Memorial Service for

those wishing to convey their condolences

but may not be able to attend the MemorialService.

Say not in grief: He is no more, but live in thankfulness that he was.Hebrew Proverb


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Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather,brother, cousin, uncle and friend went home to be with hisheavenly Father on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at his homewith his family by his side. Age 83 years. James was thethird of five children born to James, Sr., and Christina M.Goines on November 17, 1927 in Ludington, Michigan.

Jim was a graduate of Arthur Hill High School, wherehe excelled in basketball and was one of the first greatblack trailblazers to open the door in the Westside schoolfor young African American boys who followed behindhim. Jimmy was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and wasstationed on the USS Leytee Air Craft Carrier for a threeyear term. Due to his excellent typing skills, he wasappointed head of the secretarial pool.

Upon returning to the United States, Jim attended North Carolina State College, now known as NorthCarolina Central. Mr. Goines retired from G.M. Flint

Buick Division as an electrician in 1997 after 45 years of service. As basketball coach at FirstWard Community Center he coached boys, girls and mens teams. Under his leadership his

teams went on to win 11 City Championships and 8 State Championships. He also acted as thegirls softball coach and took special pride in working with the kids of the community.

James or Uncle Jimmy (G-Man, Coach, Jimbo or Baby Brother) was a devoted memberof Bethel A.M.E. Church for over 75 years. He served in many capacities before his illness,such as, an Electrician, Usher Board #1, Trustee Board, Transportation Specialist, Parkinglot Attendant, Mens Club, Courtesy Committee and last but not least, his favorite ministrywas the Church Photographer. He usually was the last one to leave the church when specialprograms or meetings were held, making sure everything was cleaned up and the buildinglocked and secure. He held a lifelong membership in the N.A.A.C.P.

Jims humanitarian endeavors took him as far away as San Pedro and Arima in Trinidad

and Orange Hill, Barbados to build churches, and as near as just a few blocks constructingaffordable housing for Habitat For Humanity.

His memory will be cherished by his children, Dr. Danita A. Stinson, Chicago, IL, GiGi(Don) Lewis, Oceanside, CA, James A. (Julia) Goines, III., Durham, NC, Kimberly P. Jones,Flint, MI, Damion Jones, Grand Blanc, MI, Veronna Rodgers and Renee Williams, both of CA;14 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren three sisters, Nellie Irene (Felix) Sloan andPatricia C. (Lawrence) Hale, both of Detroit, MI, and Flora L. Welch, Saginaw, MI; a belovedcousin June E. Richards, Detroit, MI; a special niece, Deborah Miller, Saginaw, MI; specialfriends, Loretta Gillespe-Fannow, Wayne Hawke and Wanda Lewis; also a host of, nieces,nephews, cousins and friends.

Jim was predeceased by his parents, James, Sr., and Christina M. Goines; and a baby sister,Velma.

The family wishes to thank and acknowledge his caregivers who took such excellent andloving care of him during his illness, Amber McDowell, Deborah Miller, Michael Strong, FloraWelch and Chante Welch. Also to Southern Care Hospice and ComForcare Senior Services.



In Loving Memory of

Mr. James Arthur Goines, Jr. (Jimmy)

Sen. Kahn remembersfallen soldier

In remembrance

of fallen soldier

Spc. DeAngelo

Snow, Sen. Roger

Kahn, R-Saginaw

Township, places

a folded American

flag in a basket

on the Senate

floor during the

chambers 17thAnnual Memorial

Day Service. Michigans military heroes

who defended freedom and sacrificed their

lives the past year in the war on terror were

honored during the special ceremony.


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Saginaw

Flint

Bay City

Lansing

Second Baptist Church

Pastor Seth Doyle1770 W. Youngs Ditch Rd.

Bay City, MI

(989) 893-3937

Antioch Baptist ChurchPastor Lewis Randolph

1083 E. Stewart Ave.

Flint, MI 48505

(810) 789-2931

Deliverance Church of God

in ChristElder Zack Smith, Sr.

3311 Mildred Street

Flint, Michigan

(810) 785-0094

St. Stephens Community Church

Reverend Herman Haller

1007 Kimberly Drive

Lansing, MI 48912

(517) 484-2180

Bethel AME ChurchPastor P. David Saunders

535 Cathay St.Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 755-7011

Bread of Life Harvest Center

Senior Pastor Rodney J. McTaggart

3726 Fortune Blvd.

Saginaw, MI 48603

(989) 790-7933

Christ Disciples Baptist

Pastor Eddie Benson

3317 Lapeer Street

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 754-2444

Church of Christ

Bro. Matt Jordan, Pastor

1325 N Center RoadSaginaw, MI 48638

(989) 790-2707

World Outreach Campusof GreaterColeman Temple Ministries

Supt. H.J. Coleman Jr.

2405 Bay Rd.

Saginaw, MI 48602

(989) 752-7957

Corinthian Baptist Church

Pastor Roy L. Manning104 S. 10th St.

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 754-1820

Faith Harvest Church

Bishop Ronald E. Chipp

Faith Harvest Church

1734 N. Mason

Saginaw, MI 48602(989) 799-4200

Website: www.faithharvestministry.org

E-mail: [email protected]

Greater Williams Temple

Bishop H.J. Williams

608 Remington

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 755-5291

Jacobs LadderPastor Dempsey Allen

1400 W. Genesee

Saginaw, MI 48602

(989) 777-0560

Messiah Missionary Baptist Church

2615 Williamson Road

Saginaw, MI 48601

Pastor Otis Washington

Phone: 989-777-2636

Fax: 989-777-2640Email: [email protected]

Website: www.Messiahsag.org

Mt. Moriah MissionaryBaptist Church

Reverend Johnie F. Edwards Sr.130 North 11th Street

Saginaw, MI 48601

Church (989) 754-6371

Fax (989) 754-5670

E-mail: [email protected]

Mt. Nebo Baptist

Pastor Willie R. Hill, Jr.

1111 N. 29th St.

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 753-5777

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Pastor Marvin T. Smith

1114 N. 6th Street

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 752-8064

New Beginnings Life ChangingMinistries

Pastor Otis Dickens

2312 S. Washington Ave.Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 755-3650

New Birth Missionary Baptist

Pastor Larry D. Camel

1418 S. Warren

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 755-6604

New Christ Community

Pastor Dr. Eugene Seals3302 Grant St.

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 755-3357

New Covenant Christian Center

Pastor 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 Bradley

1401 Janes St.Saginaw, MI 48601(989) 753-1151

New Life Full Gospel Church

Elder Zachary Williamson

1200 East Genesee Ave.

Saginaw, MI 48601

(989) 746-0764

New Mt. Calvary BaptistPastor Robert Donald

3610 Russell StreetSaginaw, MI 48601(989) 754-0801

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

Saginaw Valley CommunityPastor Richard Sayad3660 HermansauSaginaw, MI 48603(989) 752-4769

St. Lukes CMEPastor Charles Braddock1121 TuscolaSaginaw, MI 48607(989) 755-0351

Tabernacle Baptist ChurchRev. Thomas J.London810 Cathay Street

Saginaw, MI. 48601(989) 753-5282

Zion Missionary Baptist ChurchPastor Rodrick Smith721 JohnsonSaginaw, MI 48607

(989) 754-9621

TAKING THE GOSPEL

TO ALL OF THEWORLD AND THE

VISION OUTSIDE OF

THE FOUR WALLS




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Business DirectoryAttorneysJohn D. L. HumphreysHumphreys, Campbell, Dust & Humphreys, P.C.Building A , Suite One, 5090 State Street

Saginaw, MI 48603(989) 792-2522 Fax (989) 792-3881E-Mail [email protected]

AuthorsW. James Richardson1356 Woodside StreetSaginaw, MI988-753-0233www.wjamesrichardson.com

AutoMcDonald Pontiac-GMC, Inc.5155 State Street Saginaw, MI 48603

Leon V. WashingtonSales & Leasing [email protected]

Saginaw Valley Ford Lincoln Mercury4201 Bay RoadSaginaw, MI989-792-2453

BakeriesLighthouse Bakery285 S. Outer Drive Saginaw, MI989-754-7088 Fax 989-754-7099

Banquet Faciities

Andersen Enrichment CenterLisa Hall120 Ezra Rust DriveSaginaw, [email protected]

Rowan - West Facility1400 W. GeneseeSaginaw, Michigan989-753-3475

BeautyIllusions Beauty Salon

Valerie KingOwner/Operator1400 W. Genesee StreetSaginaw, Michigan989-755-2666/989-755-3883

Reection of U Too2103 Sheridan Ave.Saginaw, Michigan989-753-4600

Shea GalleriaDee HollowayBarber/Stylist1703 E. Genesee

Saginaw, MI 48601989-245-5479

Shea GalleriaMonicas1703 E. GeneseeSaginaw, MI 48601989-484-0259

Sports Barbershop

1400 W. GeneseeSaginaw, Michigan

989-992-2600

Unique Cuts & Massage1502 Court StreetSaginaw, MI 48602989-327-2338

Unique Cuts II3125 E. HollandSaginaw, MI 48601989-327-2338

Carroton Pubic Schoos

Craig C. DouglasSuperintendentP.O. Box 517Carrollton, MI 48724(989) 754-1475Fax (989) 754-1470Direct Dial (989) [email protected]

Community Centers and ServicesFirst Ward Community ServicesSheilda BraddockPresident/CEOHuman Services

1410 N. 12th StreetSaginaw, Michigan

989-753-0411

ComputersCreative Computers

Lathan Wilson (Buddy)

817 East Genesee

Saginaw, MI 48607

989-755-9290

DentistsJack Weston Nash DDS

Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry1320 S. Washington AvenueSaginaw, Michigan 48601989-752-1200

FinanceKarenLawrence-Webster.comFinancial AdvisorsAXA Advisors, LLC4800 Fashion Square Blvd.,Suite 220Saginaw, Michigan [email protected](989)797-3281

Food & Dining

Spencers Route 46Spence DambroProprietor5530 Gratiot989-793-3400Saginaw, MI 48638www.spencersfinefood.com

Graphics/DigitaTBF Graphics Digital803 S. Washington Ave.Saginaw, Michigan989-752-5540TBFGRAPHICS.COM

TBFDIGITAL.COMHousing AgencyCircle of LoveHousing Counseling AgencyPamelia D. Brazil1809 Durand StreetSaginaw, Michigan989-921-0569www.circleoovecdc.org

Heating and CooingHORIZONAzola Williams

989-755-8650 Business989-233-3295 Cell

PubicationsDavid HallCrimiel Publications LLCPOB 20061Saginaw, Michigan 48602

ReatorsCentury 21Atonya F. Patterson, Realtor5580 State St., Suite 4Saginaw, Michigan 48603989.921.7000 ofce

989.284.1465 [email protected]

RestaurantsBrother Arthurs Fish & More2522 E. GeneseeSaginaw, MI989-752-0200

Kings Fish-N-More

Eddie KingOwner & Chef1202 N. Washington AveSaginaw, Michigan 48601(989) 252-43042 way# 131*433*10322Catering Available Upon Request

Rite Spot1205 LapeerSaginaw, MI 48601989-754-6001

RetaiersGREEKS R US2203 E. GeneseeSaginaw, MI [email protected]

Kennys Clothes310 Johnson St.Saginaw, MI989-753-4552 [email protected]

TaiorsExecutive Tailoring

Christopher E. EddingtonMaster Tailor418 Court StreetSaginaw, MI [email protected] hour service

Tax ServicesRobert McDuffy Tax & AccountingService/ERO e-le2127 LedyardSaginaw, MI 48601Business - 989-443-0115

Fax [email protected]

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NON PROFIT DIRECTORY

A.Philip Randolph InstitutePOB 1107

Saginaw, MI 48606

American Red Cross1232 N. MichiganSaginaw, MI 48602989-754-8181

Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum3456 Patterson Rd.Bay City, MI 487061-888-888-1270Boys & Girls Club of Bay County300 Lafayette Ave.

Bay City, MI 48706989-892-6723Circle of Love1809 Durand Ave.Saginaw, MI 48602989-754-2377

Emmaus House of Saginaw733 S. 15th StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-755-7538

Faith, Hope, & charity MissionPOB 5546

Saginaw, MI 48603989-792-8121

Family & Children Services2806 DavenportSaginaw, MI 48602989-790-7500

CAN Council Saginaw County1311 N. Michigan AvenueSaginaw, MI 48602(989) 752-7226 / fax (989) 752-2777www.cancouncil.org

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

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan5470 Davis Rd.Saginaw, MI 48604989-799-8565

Good Neighbors Mission1318 Cherry StreetSaginaw, MI 48601989-399-9918

Houghton-Jones Task Force1708 Johnson Street

Saginaw, MI989-752-1660

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Saginaw Valley Community Church3660 Hermansau Dr.

Saginaw, MI 48603Sunday

10:00 am Morning Service6:30 pm Young Adults Life Group Bible

Study/WorshipMonday7:00 pm Young Adults Life Group Soaking7:00 pm Womens Life GroupTuesday

(2nd & 4th) 10: am 3:00 pm HeavensManna Food Distribution7:00 am Mens Life Group

6:30 pm Prayer Night10:00 am & 7:00 pm Healing RoomsWednesday

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Whatever your excuse for not paying state taxes,now you can settle up without paying any penalties.

Michigan Tax Amnesty is in effect until June 30, 2011.

Learn more at:MiTaxAmnesty.org855.466.4829

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For a 45-day period this spring, the Michigan

Department of Treasury will offer an opportunity for

delinquent taxpayers to pay their state taxes and have

penalty charges waived through Tax Amnesty. Regardlessof the reason a taxpayer has fallen behind, All Excuses

Welcome, through Michigans Tax Amnesty program.

The Department of Treasury recently kicked off the

public awareness effort for Tax Amnesty under the theme

All Excuses Welcome. The Amnesty period runs from

May 15 until June 30, 2011. Any individual or business

that has a state tax debt, or has not filed a tax return for

a qualifying tax year, can avoid penalties and possible

prosecution through Tax Amnesty.The process of filing for Amnesty is a relatively easy

one, said State Treasurer Andy Dillon. Once a taxpayer

determines if they have taxes that qualify, they can

download a one-page Amnesty application from our Web

site, fill in the appropriate information, and send it into the

department, with full payment of the tax and interest due.

The Tax Amnesty site, located at www.mitaxamnesty.

org, includes an interest calculator to help taxpayers

determine the interest due as well as the penalties that

have been avoided. A list of frequently asked questions is

also available, as well as Webcasts that provide a program

overview and assistance in filling out the Amnesty

application. Treasury staff, from several bureaus and

work areas, has spent the last several months developing

forms and instructions, Web sites, and aligning IT systems

for the Amnesty program, said Chief Deputy Treasurer

Donna Donovan. It has been a tight timeframe but through

our staffs efforts and with excellent cooperation from the

Department of Technology, Management and Budget, we

are ready to begin accepting Tax Amnesty applications.

For more information on Michigans Tax Amnesty

program, visit www.mitaxamnesty.org.



Owe Back Taxes? All

Excuses Welcome!Tax Amnesty Available

Until June 30, 2011


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