of
F Teddie ing tell you th t
come up the tough 'de of th
moun in ith f ith hi guide,'
beli e him for the joum y ha b en
miraculou and pe vering.
Some m y hy the ruggle,
fru r tion nd cone rn about an
ordinary m n?
e an er lie in the f ct th t on
July 30 1982 n Pendleton, Oregon,
Freddi Kin and his brother illie King
ho ere enroute to Detroit from
d hen
bove the nee.
he i free bleeder. Pendleton's .
mbulance licopter' credited ith
vin hi life by transporting him to
St. thony 0 ital in Pendleton.
t th t time Freddi quoted
yin It' happened no. There'
nothin I n do bout it. All I can
do' ju t Ii e ith the help of th
ood Lord my ife, my brother d
m fri nd ."
Prior to hi
cident
th
the brother
in
To for
ted t t
reddi he ould in
he recei ed his leg .
it he emnly
p to ho d their
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Th Benton rbor igh chool
Junior Cl pon ring it annu
Chri mas Fruit 1 through 0 ern-
Student of the cl will be
order of Te Ruby Red Gr pe-
fruit and Juicy S eet Oranges.
Char S der nd Laura Richburg,
co- po r fo the Junior d .
e ch udent lling fruit will· have
Benton Harbor High School stud nt
identification d ith the udent'
picture on it."
and
he d up nd 100 to God.'
Today unle you kne th circum-
nee you ill e man lking
talking with enthusia • ingin, and
driving though his limb are a minor
obstacle rather th n a major impair­
ment.
Sandra Goldberg director of neur­
ologica1 rehabilit tion t emorial Hos­
pi 1 in South Bend, Indiana where
Freddie undergoes inten ive ther py
IS unpre d s well as proud of Freddie'
ccornplishments. In Dr. Goldberg
ord Freddie ha already 'exceeded
all text boo expectations" by learning
to w on t 0 artificial limb with a
single cane."
Freddi admi that its en lot of
hard r but he plan to eventually
a without a can and expects Sandy
to help him do it.
Equally optimi i bout her prize
patient Dr. Goldberg ressed that
«losing both leg doe not have to be a
ndt p. You ju h e to learn to u
hat you've got."
though he had the pport of his
family and friend, Freddie recognize
that there are others in similar ituation
who are not fortunate.
Anxio to do greater thing he
offer the folIo in dvice for individuals
rivin to overcome predicament ch
his: t time no I get depre d
d ha me dar day but there is a
bright 'de and I remember ho far I
come. 1.0' g limb hurt in more w y
than one. You feel the 10 but after
a hile you realize that it' cannot be
replaced you overcome the negative
feeling and 100 for altern tive ."
frui
s a
Order may b called in to th Benton
Harbor High S 001 at 926-730 I. De­
livery of the fruit i expected during the
ee of December 9.
Price of the fruit is 58 for a 20 pound
box and 13 for a 40 pound box.
Anyone having que tio on this fund
activity hould con ct either
_ Charle Sanders or Laura Richburg a
the Benton Harbor High School 926-
7301.
eau ifie
vacant lots
y
BE HARBOR - Eighty city
o n d v cant lots h e been beautified
under the 'vacant 10 beautification'
project hich i one of several project
de' ed to revitalize the City of Benton
Harbor.
ccordin to Robin nic Grant
Coordinator for the Department of
Community Service the lot ere
mo ed tr removed, covered with
top il, shurbbery planted and lots
hich ded gra ere seeded.
Grant fund for the cant lot beauti­
fication project carne through the State
Department of atural Re urces.
anic explained a prime rea n
for beautifying the lot to rn e t rn
attra ti in hope that meone ould
pur h them from the city and build
on them. , rather than le ving them
an eye sore the city decided to increa
the green area .
, e hope that neighborhood ould
e an intere and help eep the lot
up nd not de roy our e foft in beauti-
fyin the city.t' said nic .
Vacant lot beautification along ith
housing rehabilitation, code enforcement
demolition, and stabilization are all
a p rt of comprehensi e effort aimed
at revitalizing the city, M. anic ide
The target are for t beautifkation
project include the Belvi neighbor­
hood.
anick noted, a re ult of the
cant lot be utification project 27
people were employed for en ee
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ban
eo
'Right now," he id, 'I 0 to the
rvice ation nd e ery where el
ithout fe r th I c n't m e it. per­
n re Uy ha to have the de . e to do
what i nece ry to de elop rength
and faith in them Ie. You can't
expect people to feel rry for you.'
emorial Ho pit I recei e a lot of
credit from Freddie who prai Dr �
Goldberg, and . ff member such s
tho on the ninth floor ho challen ed
him to ge up nd alk. As result he
learned to re ct and appreciate the
help they ga him."
His wife Erthalene, and his t 0 sons
Freddie Jr. and anwell had to dju t '
to change in their life after the accident
but soon found that pity wa not a
hou hold philosphy.
Finally Freddi admonishes 'Don't
give up on life for it is all you've got.
Faith in your If i the mo improtant
thing 0 count on when you feel you
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game
cool
ur
BE TO H RBO - Th city
ovember 21 at it
b nned the per­
hool
h ur 0
Th n ordin n e to
ny "licen holder ho or
m y dmit minor to hi e t bli -
ment."
The b n i in effe t bet een
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. durin
fall winter and summer term of
chool.
The city refused to ren a video
liscen for Larry's T e Out, Broad­
ay nd Empire nd Palmer' lIquor
ore on the me comer, in JUly.
The commi . on id the game con­
tributed to loitering, e peciaUy
among hool e children.
Ron Larry rry's, h
, a uit pend in ain the city for the
re 0 tion claimin the city did not
gi e him due proce and he a a
victim of " lective enf rcement.'
can't survive."
ith y smile he reflect th t
, everything happen for a rea n though
e in one human weakne cannot
aJ ay under nd the purpo. I'm
looking ahead with hope ever before me.
I'm beginnin to realize th t there are
no mountain high enough nor any
valley 10 enough to keep me from
moving on. '
Be say mo help for seruo
ci izens ne avai lab e
s
BE TO H RBOR - Berrien County
ction B has received a grant from
the Area Agency on ging to better
inform Senior Citizens in the greater
Benton Harbor area announced ex­
ecuti /director Charles Henderson.
The program ill help older citizen
in need to re eive the ba . c nece . ie
of life: food clothing, elter trans­
portation, medical care and applies,
Henderson id.
any older people in the communi!
are doin ithout some good nd
rvices becau they simple do not no
where to turn," id Hender n.
For more information any intere ed
party should contact th Infor­
m tion and Referral Program for enior
Citizen. BC is located t 1 70 . all
in Benton H rbor. The Director of th
program, Patrici eaver, m y be re ched
by phone at 926-7117.