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for Berrien County Coun­
r . P e . Director of cil of hurche.
in Peace Temp ur ry
School and the urturing
inistrie at Peace Temple.
Sh h finished ven
hairper n of
of Diseipl ship for
e t ichigan Conferen
of United ethodist
u
By Ch . ,Hedric
ildred P e and h r
nd, Reverand Carl
of the ethodi t
One of th projects r.
P e is involved in is the
hurch' Bible School
here e i chairperson.
La year the hool rved
o er 192 area children.
hu
Pe c emple in Benton
H rb r hav lived in thi
are for th la t II year.
Sh and her hu band live
t 2511
y do
r an
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91
rs. Page al . Presi-
dent of the ercy Hospital
AuxilIary. She h volun­
teered at the hospital for
the past 10 years, orking
one or two d y a ee in
the coffee op. 'I enjoy
orlc.ing with th people
ry much, e explained.
Both r. Pa and her
husband are concerned
bout BH and their goal
is to ' e ' th people in
the city, both Blac and
white wor together to
help the city.
der rden
Econ mi s c in the
ar , but no I am pretty
much full-time volunte r," I
she id.
r. P very com-
munity minded and certain­
ly d vot s mo of her
tim to olunteering t
places. I am
m thing m here
b ut everyday
." sh explained.
She . involved with
r church The ethodi t
P� Temple chairper
for the . inS tur tion
Church.
This ctive BH
re 'dent is now rving on
Council of Finance d-
ministration for est
ichi an Conference and
on Educati n Commit t
Her horizons do not stop
t the doors of the church.
She voluntee for the
Blood obile here she
h orked for the p t
9 years ever since it came
to BH.
By Berth in
Thank you reader for
your calls and your me
e , regarding my
Thought column. I have
h d me question such
, ho do you think of all
of tho thing to rite?
and other say people
migh t et angry ith you.
Ho e r, I h � earned
e right to be an indivi-
dual. That' why this
ee I' e decided to are
litt bit of Bertha Carson
King ith you. I haY!
been given gift that
..... ---------- means more to me than
G 0 fear it If and th t is life.
Ond day I alm t 10 t it
and sine that day I decided
to give th bes that I can
bile I can for tomorro
etho-
omen's Board t
church d al volunteers
t the B nton Harb r Soup
Kitch n bout ee .
not promised to m.
Th t philo phy ha be­
come my hope, my goal,
my religion, and life sus­
taining.
I don't kno hat life
means to you but it .
precious commodity.
Ther were time when I
felt ilia I could not go on
in f ce of dversity, dis-
ppolntrnents, and trial but
meho every time I
breathed I felt a renewal
of strength.
I h m e me
dr ic mis es in my life
and when I rededicated
my life I wanted to remem­
ber them so that I would
be forgiving towards others.
To som of you inmate
of Jac n Pri n who h ve
E
Honda's HS-35 single stage snowthrower per­
forms like a double stage snowblower. But at a much
lower cost.
It has an exclusive auger
and paddle drive system that
makes it semi self-propelled.
The discharge chute adjusts two
ways and rotates a full 220°. And
like all Honda products, it has a
reliable Honda engine with Auto­
matic Decompression for fast,
easy sta rts.
On Than sgiving
wtitten, I say don't give
up hope. When you'v
got life you have the be
that can be offered. Some
of you undoubtedly wer
guilty but you can make
the difference in your life.
o one can take your
hand and force your feet
to walk or your mind to
relea old habits but you
can.
I paid a price for fr -
dom of mind. heard
hile growing up that I
w uld never be anything,
that I'd ha a hou
full of babi s. Why? Be-,
cau my mother had an
unfortunate life which
eventually brought suffer­
ing to her If and death
to 10 ed one.
o she is a b autiful
woman whom I have con­
tinued to love and cherish.
I h a choice when
surrounded by th nega-
tive propherils. I could
giv up and be hat others
th ght or I c uld reach
ou t and sift through th
rubble of life to find d
in som one el as well
as my If.
I don the much
materially or financially but
I have life for which me
would p y greatly. If
you love some ne don't
eep it a cret tell them
while you still h ve time.
De th bed promi ar 0 ay
but hy not greet e ch
day as n b innin
when you are both able
to enjoy what life h to
offer. This me e is
for parents father
mothers ns, dau ters
and fri nds.
Smile bile y u can.
Offer your rvice to the
si k and eld rly hil you
n. Think of the handi­
capped the unfortunat
and even y ur enernie
for you have the gift of
love.
Li - for your life .
special ble . Be
sunshine - be peace -
S COMME TS
On The Election
in
m
ByCh' H
This past ee
hav been a clo race for
the mayor of BH, turned
ou t not to be clo ith
ilce 00 overtoo Joel
Patterson 1 054 v tes to
Patterson
porter hri ent
ou t on the street to a
are citizen ho they felt
about the outcom of th
m
PATTY
'I m
are but
ith th recent informati n
in
be
reall
kn if a ne mayor
ill hlp. I don t think
he h enough politi
experience for th jo
either ."