The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 July 1994 — Page 3

NORTH LIBERTY By Gladys Sheneman The Sharon Chorus, of Sugarcreek, Ohio will be singing at the North Liberty Mennonite Church on Monday evening, August at 7:30 p.m. The chorus consists of approximately forty voices. Everyone is invited to attend. Tuesday morning at 9:00, 25 senior citizens of the Church of Christ boarded two church vans, along with Harold and Irene Snyder taking all the food, headed for Rav and Georgie Bergland’s cottage at Hamilton Lake. It was a two hour drive and when we arrived we were all hungry. They greeted us and what a dinner w had. It was a fun day and we all arrived back in North Liberty at 5:00. Thanks to our good van drivers, Ron Eller and Charles Hensley. July 22 was a special birthday for Donnie Newcomb and one she will remember for a long time. Her sister, Ruth Ann Rizek, surprised her with a luncheon at Tippecanoe Place. Guests present were Pearl Newcomb, Ethel Rauen, Joan Holmes, Dorothy Shirley, Sally Wilcox, Ann Hudak, Mary Vukovits and Gladys Shaffer. Everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch and a good time. Donnie received lovely cards and gifts. Another surprise for Donnie was on Saturday evening when she and Bud arrived at their son's home, Chris, Debbie, Jennifer and Melissa Newcomb. Along Mary Kay has a skin care program designed for your skin type. All basic skin care products are non-comedogenic and clinically tested for skin irritancy and allergy. ' ^CMARy KAV JUDY ROSE 656-4491

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with daughters Laura, Jerald and Kyle Denton, of Lebanon and Sarah Barry and two week old Hannah Jane of Plymouth, they were all busy preparing a delicious dinner of grilled steaks with all the trimmings, even DQ birthday cake. Again a fun time was enjoyed along with lovely cards and gifts. Happy 60th birthday Donnie! Ruby Saylor and her daughter, Lori Freeman and daughters Kara and Kelsey, of Coloma, Michigan, just returned home from a trip to , Sea World in Geveland, Ohio. Then they traveled to Salyersville, Kentucky, and spent the day with Louise Arnett and Lydia Wright and also visited Ruby’s sister-in-law, Opal Saylor and Orpha Arnett. Then at Crossville, Tennessee, they picked up Ruby’s sister, Betty Jean McGuire and then drive on to South Carolina where they visited Ruby’s grandson, Richard Lee . Saylor. They also spent some time at the ocean but it was 100 degrees so they were glad to get back home allo.k. Please remember Alice Gedgoud, of Koontz Lake, who use tn be owner of the Y-Go-By Restaurant and we sold them fryers for years. She just recently returned home from the hospital after a serious operation and she needs our prayers and a cheer up card. Fay Mangus was honored Wednesday noon with a birthday luncheon at the Mint Still Restaurant in Bremen. Those present were her daughters Nancy Neilsen, of Indianapolis, Shirley Badtke, of Niles, Michigan, Marlyn Back, Gerry Reed, Opal Reed and Kathy Reed, all of Plymouth, and Joyce Reed, of Bremen. Fay received many lovely gifts and cards. All your North Liberty friends want to wish you a happy birthday and many more. Gladys Sheneman had a very pleasant surprise Thursday noon while at the Liberty Drug restaurant. Four ladies came in just as I was ready to leave and one of them came up to me and said, “You are Gladys, aren’t you?” And I said yes, I am, but I don’t know you. She said I am your old neighbor, Kathryn Bell, of Hudson, Florida, the wife of Merlin who was pastor

I at Beaver Creek Church back in the i 19505. They has four children and i is here visiting her daughter, Nancy McLaughlin, in Elkhart. Her son, Ralph Bell, lives in White Pigeon, Michigan, and has seven children, three boys being triplets. ! She lives in Florida with her daughter, Mary Jane Foster and two sons. Many of you will remember their son, Wayne, who died of cancer at age 15. She said to tell all her North Liberty friends hello. Her address is Kathryn Bell, 7028 Southwind Dr., Hudson, Florida 34667. On Wednesday evening Pastor Curtis andd Ivye Benson, from Holstein, lowa, were guests of Guy and Ruth Ann Rizek. About 35 other guests were present to reminisce and enjoy the fellowship of the Bensons. Pastor Benson was formerly at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. A light supper was enjoyed by all and a lot of “do you remembers”. Ltc. Steven and Bobbie Smith and daughters Allison and Amanda, of South Bend, Mae and Earl Warner, also of South Bend, Jerry and Marsha Grim and son Benjamin, of Fort Worth, Texas, and A. J. Schlemmer were all supper guest of Stan and Mary Schlemmer on Saturday night. Jerry Grim is waiting to be assigned as general manager to the Cracker Barrell Restaurant. Many of you readers will remember Oleda M. Bowen, who use to live between North Liberty and Walkerton, and then after her husband passed away in 1988 she moved to South Bend and later to Florida where she passed away. Her funeral will be a 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Funeral Home. She was a member of the North Liberty Church of Christ. Please remember her family at this time. Please remember our shut-ins, Barney and Helen Wentz, Mid DeVos, Lola Pavey, Yvonne Foresman who had knee surgery, CharI les Myers, of Teegarden who suffered a heart attack but is back home improving everyday, Paul Mcßride, of Tyner, who had a 3

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heart bypass last week and also I remember another good friend, Lillian Kaiser, who is very ill. < The Church of Christ held their I picnic Sunday evening at the I beautiful picnic area of the Pine 1 Creek Church. Lots of space for I parking and for the young and I old to play games, horseshoes, volleyball, teter totter, swinging I and throwing eggs. Mr. and Mrs. I Korey Lentine were in charge and i it was a fun evening except for the mosquitoes. < Our sympathy this week goes to the Harold McGwin family, in the I loss of Virginia where they now live < in Florida. Graveside services were held here Thursday at Westlawn cemetery as she was cremeated and brought back here. She died of a massive stroke. They were just here two month ago and enjoyed dinner with the Retired Neighbors & Friends at Pine Creek. Ed and Jane Kurzhal, of Niles, Michigan, entertained his sisters, Gladys Shaffer, Donnie Newcomb and Ruth Ann Rizek at the new Honker’s Restaurant on Day Road, in honor of their July birthdays. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all. Pearl and Evelyn Lappin, Bill and Jan, Judy and Steve Lappin all attended the 60th wedding anniversary of Fred and Vera (Berger) Kinzie, formerly of LaPaz who now live in Toledo, Ohio. Evelyn and Vera are sisters. Vera's brothers and sisters also attended. Wayne Berger came from Tennessee and Fred’s sister from Dallas, Texas. The Lappins stayed Saturday night and Sunday night and returned

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home on Monday. Arden Howell was honored Sunday afternoon at the United Methodist Church with an open house for his 80th birthday. Many relatives and friends attended. His children, Craig Howell, of Moline, Illinois, and his daughter, Pat Ingram, of Sterling, Illinois, hosted the open house. So happy birthday, Arden, from all your many friends. On July 31, the Shiloh Wesleyan Church, with their pastor, Mark Schnell, will be in charge of the 8:30 a.m. morning worship for the campers out at Peppermint Hill in Potato Creek State Park. Would you beleive, I am still celebrating my birthday. Today, Monday, I received a letter from Ruth Black, of Sebring, Florida and from my cousin, Dennis and Nancy Dunn, of Lafayette. Thanks for remembering me. If you didn’t know already, they both ready my news every week as they get the paper. The following fourth graders are (continued on Page 6) STAR-TELA SERVICES Tel-Marketing Services SURVEY WORK SET APPOINTMENTS Phone (219) 656-3924

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