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been involved wi th 4-H
pr ctically all her life, h v
ing arted when she was in
elementary hool,
0, e volunteers
a lot of her time to 4-H and
orking ith th teens,
both boys and girls.
"I think 4-H' great
ay to te ch kid bout
life's experience. They
are learning all the time
and sharing all the time. It
helps prepare them for
life " . d Buchana.
At the pre t time
e c che a b etball
team called th Bard School
gI. flnt year they
played they on the cham
pionship and ent on to
for the next three
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Buchana is single
at pre nt and h three
children, Tim, 13, Ed, 17,
and Dolores, 18. She has
no immediate plan to mar
ry but as she put it, "I
h e found a gentleman
th t 1 care a great deal
about!" She also has
four godchildren: Linda
Sanders, 14, Fitzger d Do
bo, 16, Frank Johnson, 17,
nd Renaldo Tripplett, 20.
s. Buchana is also .
an ctive member of the
St. P uI Bapti Church in
Benton Harbor. She te ches
Sunday School and sings
in the choir.
Buchana y e
the Benton Harbor
and expecially the
ery trong view bout the
rai recently accepted national
c- Republican party platform.
"If th Repub .
nomin for pre ident wins
th ovember electi n,
om n of this country are
in lot of troubl. By not
pporting the ERA. the
Republican Party platform
. a direct in It to the
m [ority of American citi
zen - nam Iy omen! e
ill 1 a lot of what e
ve been fightin and for,'
id er.
ccording to al-
ker, it is very vital to WOI
from a local vel on 0-
men rights.
e e ciaDy need to
reach the BI women.
She is such vital force
and rve such an imprt
tant role in our country
today, . d alker,
"And not just th ffluent
Bla oman, but the b c
oman 110 y h to
raise the children - th
homem er - . e need
her.'
According to al-
er, .0.. h alway
been on the . de of the
hornem er and h c
ceeded in raising the statu
of her po . tion in our soci
ety.
"Fortunetly, horne-
m ers are fmally tarting
to realize that e are 0 -
for them - not ainst
them, dded s. alker.
omen ill not be
� in our con 'tu-'
tion. d the ERA,"
stre alker.
er, who ju
won the Democratic par
ty's nomination for Van
Buren County Commis-
. oner in the 5 th
primary election,
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part 0 a n com-
munity health education
"""'--I-f-an-y-ar-e-a -w-o-m-n-o--'r pro ram, eral phy . ciao
men ant to kno more from Berrien Gen r Ho
bout the Berrien County pital will provide free phy .
Ch pter of .0.. or to cal fitne and tre ar -
find out details of member- n coun lin to vi 'tor
Ip and fall wor shops or t the Berrien County
th " 0 - -thon.' info c Youth Fair n tee.
be obtained from the Th
women; Joan er, Chap- which ill be pre nted in
ter Pre 'dent at 473-6151; th commercial tent t the
Barb iyata, State Pre 'dent fair, include a "step te t,
which provide an indica-
t 429-0547; and Virgini tion of th heart's fitn • enin fr m 6:00 to 9:00
Tilly, ove-a-thon Chairper-
n at 429-5149. level and ritten phy- p.m., and al on turd y
L-- .. cl1010 'cal tre te de - from 2:00 - 9:00 pm.
t live here.
" any people in this
area h e helped me a great
deal and I'd like to mention
a fe. i y Yarbrough,
J J ohnson, George e t
fie d, Adella Johnson and
trin e it, they have
all been like family to me
and mean a great deal to
m ," s. Buchana add d.
"I h pretty strong
feelin bout the re tora
tion on Benton Harbor,"
e concluded. "I think
for the city to come b
peopl must first uncl
their fist an open their
heart This way, orking
together, e can help the
city ."
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