The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 August 1987 — Page 6
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., August 12, 1987
Community Corner
Cheryl Brunjes has 3 part-time jobs
(By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer | “I have three part-time jobs with the EMS. post office and my children,” explained Milford resident Cheryl Brunjes, “and everything usually happens at the same time '' Cheryl has been an active member of the Milford Emergency Medical Service since November of 1978. In the beginning, she was on call once a week, and one weekend a month and the service had 15-20 active persons. Profile “I think I became involved with the EMS because my father died of a heart attack." stated Cheryl, "and there was a need here at that time for new EMTs because a lot of the original people were getting off.” She attended EMS commission classes in Warsaw and has updated her certification each year by attending in service training seminars, while raising a family and working part-time. When she started classes, her oldest son Steve was two years old. “When you have a family it takes some rearranging to on the EMS," commented Cheryl, but it can be done. Though I'm actually the only one in the family serving, the whole family gives." She went on to explain that many people seem to think because they get sick when someone in their family gets hurt they wouldn't
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BBjjßHißj|Z A T; i|P * RETIREMENT HONORED — In honor of the retirement of Rev. Orvil Kilmer as pastor of Camp Creek Church of the Brethren, there will be special services on Sunday. Aug. 16, beginning with an opening and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. there will be special music and Rev. Kilmer will give his final sermon as pastor of the church. After church services, there will be a special presentation and a dinner in his honor. Dinner will conclude with cake and homemade ice cream. Friends and family are invited to join members of the church in thanking Rev. and Mrs. Kilmer for 21 years of service. The Kilmers are residents of the Milford area.
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' ’ B ■ WVEMTS JUGGLE THEIR LIVES — Serving as a volunteer EMT often calls for a juggling act to be done between a persons personal life, family, work schedule, hobbies and interest. But Milford EMT Cheryl Brunjes reports. “It takes a bit of rearranging, but it can be done.” < Photo by Carla Gaff) _.
security number. This new law is effective beginning with 1987 tax returns. If the dependent has a social security number, but the taxpayer does not know what it is. the taxpayer should contact a local Social Security Administration office. To get a social security number, a dependent must have evidence of the following: 1. Date of birth 2. US citizenship or legal alien status 3 Identity A public, hospital or religious birth records is generally sufficient for the first two items. A school record and certain other documents can be used for proof of identity. For more information, taxpayers may ask at any Social Security Administration office for the free leaflet, “Applying for a Social Security Number " Senate approves budget The Democratic-controlled Senate gave final congressional approval to a $1 trillion budget that sets up a summer showdown with President Reagan over taxes and military spending. W”, - ’ - ‘r< ■ Buk" - * gm ENROLLS AT TRI-STATE — Sean M. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Birkel and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Anderson, all of Syracuse, has enrolled at TriState University, Angola, where he will be majoring in civil engineering. Anderson will be a freshman and is a 1987 graduate of Wawasee High School. Tri-State, a small, private university, offers degrees in the schools of arts and sciences, business and engineering.
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A voice for the homeless
I’ve never been without a home. I have tried to sleep in a car or on the ground enough to know how terrible I feel in the morning. But of course homelessness is much more than “no place to sleep.” To be without a home is to have no place to belong! No place to find rest for body or spirit, be homeless is to be aloneXfaceless, powerless —a statistiq to quote on the nightly news. Rpanoke, Va,, is not a place that ordinarily springs to mind when one thinks of the homeless people. Nestled next to the picturesque Blue Ridge mountains, Roanoke is merely representative of a larger societal pro blem. David and Susanne Hayden, directors of a shelter for the homeless in Roanoke, say they turn hundreds of people away especially during the winter months. They see homeless women and children, young men, single women, basically a cross section of our society Why are people homeless 9 When an area of a city is “revitalized” or renovated, rents for surrounding buildings often
LOUISA'S LETTER
Dear Louisa, A new neighbor moved in next door to me and I always try to be friendly, so I called on her and invited her to come to see me. She has a part-time job and three small children who she leaves in the care of a hired girl The children come over to my house not long after the mother leaves for work and are not called home until just before she returns I think the girl sends them over because she doesn’t wish to bother with them. They are nice little children and I hate to hurt their feelings but I haven’t the time to watch over three children every morning. What must I do? Neighbor — N.C. Answer: The mother evidently does not
make a good EMT. But. that just isn't true. It really is different when it’s someone close to you. She stated, “I have a bit of a problem when a call comes in and its for someone I know, or when it’s my son that’s bleeding. When it’s someone you know it’s just more difficult.” When she first started as an EMT, Cheryl reported, she normally was on call during the evenings so her husband would be available to watch the children. Although now that her children are older, she takes normal call duty and is often on call two or three times a week and at least one weekend a month, due to the lack of persons currently serving. The Milford EMS has 16 members with approximately half of them being actively involved. “As people have stopped serving on the EMS, new persons haven't came on." explained Cheryl, “it’s as if we’ve always been around and people don’t see the need." However, due to the recent articles and attention that has been drawn to the critical position the Milford service is in a number of persons have expressed sudden interest in serving. She commented on the fact there has been artinterest by persons not living in Milford but who work here and that would help out a lot too, as it’s usually harder to find assistance during the day. Cheryl and her husband, Allen, live at r 1 box 160-B in Milford with their two sons Craig and Steve. The family enjoys motorcycle riding and taking trips on their cycles. Last summer they traveled approximately 800 miles vacationing in Michigan and parts of Canada and during the summer of 1985 they toured over 800 miles in Indiana. Cheryl commented, she also enjoys playing golf and reading. "Reading is probably my biggest hobby, when I have the time,” she said. Cheryl Brunjes is what she laughingly calls “imported” to the area, though her dedication and concern with the community show an acquired love for Milford and its residents.
increase and the people who had lived in low-cost housing for many years cannot afford the increased rents. Another factor causing homelessness is mills or factories being closed down. The people who have worked in those mills for years must turn to service jobs, like waitressing or janitorial work, and their income goes down. The housing costs have gone up and. therefore, they are no longer able to afford the rent. Elaine is the head of one such family. Her children are ages three, five and seven, and she is currently attending a clerical skills school in hopes of getting a secretarial job. She came to the shelter, called “Justice House" because “It's hard to find a place that’ll accept three kids on the income I get. And, you have to have quite a bit saved up to even start out before you get the place,” she says. Before she found temporary shelter at Justice House, Elaine and her three children lived with friends, at a rescue mission, and another shelter. The moves were very hard on the children as you can imagine, but amid the love
know about this as she is paying the girl to take care of the children. Why don’t you talk to the girl before you do anything else and tell her that you will call the children when you have the time to entertain them. Louisa. Dear Louisa, I have married a divorced man and his former wife is still using his name. I am Mrs. Sam Smith (not my real name) and she goes by the same name. As we live in the same town it causes complications. Is it proper for her to use my husband’s name? Puzzled —Va. Answer: His ex-wife should use her maiden name in place of the Sam — in other words, she should be known as Mrs. Sue Brown Smith. Louisa. Address letters: Louisa, Box 532, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115
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and security they’ve found at Justice House they’ve simply blossomed. What the homeless need in addition to a place to stay and get back on their feet is skills and a vision that things really can be different for them. “Central to our work is empowerment,” says Hayden. “Justice’ is significant as a name. So as well as offer hospitality we are involved in confronting the institutions and authorities that are causing the problem of homelessness.” Hayden explains that part of empowering the poor to live changed lives is giving them a voice, because too often the poor in our society are not included in the decision-making process. So in deciding “Justice House” policies, for example, the residents gather with David and Susanne once a week to make decisions together concerning the household. For Elaine, this makes her feel like “David and Susanne, treats us like people, not like just things, like a lot of the other places do. ” When people start to realize their opinion is worth something, they begin feeling more in charge of their lives. Hayden says, “The process begins. To look at the faces of the folks that are with us, when they first come, and to see them now, is quite a contrast. Because the oppressive structures of this world crush the hope out of people. I. think they now have hope where there hasn’t been hope.” What can I do? Hayden calls us to speak out against decisions that crowd out, dehumanize, crush the poor. For instance, will 1 support low cost housing in my neighborhood? We may not all be called to work in ministries like the Haydens with the homeless, but we are all called to demonstrate our faith in a variety of ways. How can I be of service today? For more information on the homeless write to Margaret Foth, P.O. 80x22, Harrisonburg, Va., 22801. To free prisoners MOSCOW — A number of prisoners jailed for political crimes and religious activism will be freed under the new amnesty program marking the 70th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, a government spokesman said.
CALENDAR Week Os August 12 ‘ To August 19 WEDNESDAY Goodwill Club 1:30p,m., in the House of Friendship Syracuse Fire Department, Fire Drill 7 p.m., at Syracuse Fire Station Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Aerie 3769 7 p.m., in LakelStld Eagles, 404 Sycamore St., Syracuse North Webster Town Board 7 p.m., in the town hall Teen AA Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30 p.m., in Saint Andrew’s, United Methodist Church, Syracuse THURSDAY North Webster Lions Club 7 p.m., in North Webster Fire Station Wawasee Community Toughlofe 7 p.m., in Lakeland Youth Center. Syracuse. Parent support group for parents troubled by their teenagers behavior Shady Ladies Bunco Club 7:30p.m. Turkey Creek Conservation Club 7:30p.m., in The Clubhouse FRIDAY Milford Kiwanis .6:45a.m., in Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymous'Carl Sheperd Memorial Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House. South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Heart of Lakes Squares 8-10:30 p.m., in Syracuse Elementary ' SATURDAY Wawasee Kiwanis £k 7 a.m., in Gropp’s, Syracuse SmR Turkey Creek Senior Citizens 12 noon, in Syracuse Scout Cabin SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Fireball Group 10a.m., in North Webster Fire Station, open meeting Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday Night Recovery Group 8 pm, in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alanon, Sunday Night-Gi'oup 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting MONDAY Lakeland Kiwanis 6:45 a.m . in North Webster Church of God meeting room Syracuse Emergency Medical Service 7 p.m., in Syracuse Fire Department North Webster Chamber of Commerce 7 fi rn., in the Palace of Sports, North Webster, all interested parties are urged to attend Milford Lions 7 p.m., in Milford Community Building Alanon Milford Family Group 7:30p.m., in Milford United Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Milford Group 7:30 p m., in Milford United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alcoholics Anonymous North Webster Group 7:30p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church North Webster American Legion 8 p.m., in Legion Hall TUESDAY Alanon Just For Today 9:30 a.m., in St Andrew's United Methodist Church, Syracuse Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary 12 noon, in Beacon Restaurant Adult Children of Alcoholics 6:30 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church basement Syracuse Town Board 7:30p.m., in Syracuse Town Hall sSCaSKB? Refunder's Club v 7:30p.m. WEDNESDAY Syracuse Lions Club 6:30 p.m.. in the Beacon Teen AA Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Syracuse Lutheran Church Women 7:30 p.m., in Syracuse Grace Lutheran Church Syracuse Jaycees 7:30p m., in Lakeland Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m,, in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30 p.m., in Saint Andrew's. United Methodist Church. Syracuse
Hartman and Dube plan wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Bill (Ruth) Hartman, r 5. Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Debra, to Kevin Dube, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucien (Anne) Dube, Exeter, N.H. The bride-elect is a 1976 graduate of Wawasee High School. She is also a graduate of Manchester College with a bachelor of science degree in economics and from the University of New Hampshire with a MBA. She is an accountant with The Timberland Co., in New
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Hampshire. Her fiance is a 1977 graduate of Exeter High School He received an associates of arts degree in applied science from New Hamp shire Vocational Technical College. He also graduated from the Spartan School of Aeronautics. Aviation Maintenance Techni cian Program. He is employed with Wentworth Motors as a Volvo technician. The couple is planning a November 28th wedding in St. Michael’s Church. Exeter, N.H,