The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 September 1987 — Page 15

Church news

Mennonite Relief Sale celebrating 20th year

Quilts, foods and handcrafts made by hundreds of Mennonite and Amish volunteers and overseas artisans plus antiques will be available for purchase at the 20th annual Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale, Saturday, Sept. 26, from 6 a m. to midafternoon. The sale, to be held at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds (one mile east of the Goshen High School), is expected to attract many thousands of persons from Indiana, Michigan and surrounding states. All money from the sale will be contributed to the world-wide relief and service programs of Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pa. The total contributed from last year’s sales was $360,000.

Husband, wife team present workshop

Win-Some Women fall retreat will, for the first, time present workshops featuring a husband and wife team. Lee and Peg Rankin will offer two workshops: “The Metaphor of Marriage” and “Rearing Children.” This couple comes from New Jersey though they have lived in the Detroit area. They have become wellknown as seminar leaders and have written a book together entitled “Marriage: Making It Work.” These workshops are scheduled for the Saturday afternoon sessions along with four other workshops for all women attending the retreat. The other workshops are: “Look! You’re a Leader!” by main speaker Daisy

The supermarket By R.L. KOHLS WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The local supermarket is the sector of the American business community that the majority of us come into contact with most often. Supermarkets are America’s grocery stores. Most of us visit them once or twice a week. We often cash our paychecks there and leave a substantial portion of it at the check-out counter! When homemakers complain about high food prices, they will usually refer to the large amounts of money it seems to take for each supermarket visit. Increasingly, however, what we buy at the supermarket is much more than food. In fact, if one spent SIOO at the supermarket in 1985, on the average, only about $68.40 was really expenditures for food. The remaining $31.60 went for “other things.” The following indicates the division of this average SIOO supermarket expenditure: The food part: Meat $17.20 Canned fruit, vegetables, Dairy products 9.30 juices, soups $ 3.80 Fresh produce 8.60 Delicatessan foods 2.30 Frozen foods. Breakfast foods 2.20 ice cream 7.60 Baking needs 2.00 Bakery foods, Snacks 1.40 cookies, crackers 5.60 All other groceries 8.40 $68.40 The non-food part: Fordrinks: $8.90 Health, beauty aids $3.90 Beer, Wine= $3.10 Tobacco products 3.70 Soft drinks = $3.80 Pet foods 2.10 Coffee, tea= $2.00 Other non-food products 1.00 Household supplies, paper goods 7.50 General merchandise ■ 4.50 $31.60 A look at the above spending patterns helps explain some of the changes that have been occurring in our supermarkets over the past several years. It seems that aisle after aisle is now taken up with pop, beer, soaps, paper plates, and dog and cat foods. Our impressions are correct! We now spend over sl6 of our SIOO for these products compared with about sll twenty years ago. The frozen food case has also greatly expanded. There are now all sorts of the prepared foods in the delicatessen. There are mountains of all kinds of potato chips and other snacks. Twenty years ago, we spent only about $5 out of our SIOO on these products compared with over sll now. The old heartland of meat, canned goods and bakery-related products is now a less important part of our supermarket. These areas accounted for about 42 percent of our supermarket spending twenty years ago, compared with only about 28 percent now. Change has occurred in the place where we buy our food. It has become more like the old general stores of many years ago. A supermarket is generally considered to be a self-service store, handling thousands of items and doing over $2 million in sales annually. In fact, the average supermarket in 1985 had about $6,800,000 in sales, carried over 13,000 different items, and took a margin of about $24 from your SIOO expenditure. After paying for all the costs of the store operation, it had a pre-tax profit of SI.BO. Increasingly, however, it is more difficult to characterize an “average supermarket.” Some have expanded into bigger and fancier stores handling still more products. Others have changed into no-frill, warehouse-like operations with fewer products and services. Additionally, there has been a growth of small neighborhood convenience stores. Groceries have even invaded our auto service stations! The continual change and struggle to attract your business is the essence of competition. Many times we complain about change — but such fussing around helps keep our prices low and businesses efficient!

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The following auctions will begin at the time listed and continue until all items are sold: Quilt, Ira.m.; antique, 9 a.m.; new and used items, 10:30 a.m. Run for Relief will begin at 8 a.m. In addition to the Saturday activities, there will be an open house from 5-9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. Foods will be served on the grounds during that time. Sausage, cheese and bologna for carry-out and “Self-Help” items by overseas artisans will also be on sale. The open house will give interested persons the opportunity to preview items for sale and to help with sale expenses, since receipts from food sold that evening will be used to help defray expenses. A special project this year is

Hepburn, a speaker/author from San Francisco, Calif.; “How to be an Encourager,” by Becky Gates, well-known speaker from Fort Wayne; ‘‘Temple Maintenance,” by Pam Russell, newest staff member from Grissom Air Force Base in Peru; and “Understanding the Holy Spirit,” by Ethel Anderson, chairman, from Warsaw and one of the founders of Win-Some Women. The retreat begins Friday evening, Oct. 2, and follows the theme ‘’Challenge.” Main speaker, Daisy Hepburn, will open the sessions. Saturday morning will feature Peg Rankin as the main speaker with workshops in the afternoon and Henhnm

“Shalom ’B7” —a new home built from donated labor, materials at cost or donated and contributions. This house will be sold on the open market, and the proceeds will go toward the relief sale. Items sold at the sale are donated by almost 160 congregations, interested individuals and businesses. The sale began 20 years ago through local church initiative and is governed by a local board elected by the volunteers and congregational representatives. The sale officially gets underway with a sausage and pancake breakfast at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, Sept. 26. Sale-goers are reminded to arrive early. Admission and parking are free.

speaking again at night. Sunday morning worship service will again present Rankin who will close the weekend of instruction, inspiration, and challenge. This is the 39th retreat offered by this group in the Warsaw area. Many thousands of women have attended and have received great benefits. It is open to women 16 years and older. The sessions are held in Rodeheaver Auditorium. Music is under the direction of Eleanor Keller of Port Huron, Mich., who is also an organist. She is assisted by Sherrie Ake of Berne on the piano. Featured soloist for this retreat is Mary Lu Cannon of Warsaw. For information about attending the sessions, overnight accommodations,’ meals, ano otner options, write the Win-Some Women office at PO Box 894, Warsaw, Ind. 46580 or call 269-5843. United Methodist Women to meet The annual meeting of the Elkhart District United Methodist Women will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pell Lodge in Epworth Forest, near North Webster. The speaker will be Rev. Peggy Arter, former associate pastor at Elkhart Trinity Church and the theme will be “Into the Future With Love.” There will also be a memUHal service for deceased United Methodist women and the election and installation of 1988 U.M.W. district officers.

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W/c ■ . .■ W■s t U.S. CONSTITUTION SILVER DOLLAR U.S. CONSTITUTION COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET Constitution coin sets available

One popular and patriotic way that Americans can commemorate the 1987 Constitution Bicentennial is with the new United States Constitution Coins. The coins, available at the State Bank of Syracuse, are produced according to congressional law, and are the U.S. government’s official keepsakes of the Constitution Bicentennial. The commemorative gold and silver coins are specially minted this year to help celebrate the 200th Birthday of the Constitution, which was highlighted by the national celebration on September 17. Like last year’s Liberty coins, the censiiiuiiun Bank employees attend AIB classes American Institute of Banking classes have begun and 11 State Bank of Syracuse employees are hitting the books. The American Institute of Banking is the teaching arm of the American Bankers Association. Those employees attending the classes and the area being studied are: Carol Smith, Accounting Principals 1; Linda Jamiel, Kim Martin, Teresa Smith, Lisa Ray, Cindi Flynn and Becky Hepler, Principles of Banking; Sonya Wells, Supervision-Concepts; and Susie Johnson, Consumer Lending.

Coins are expected to be highly popular, not only as keepsakes, but, also as gift items and jewelry. “I can’t think of a more patriotic and official way to really take part in the Constitution’s birthday celebration,” said Jeanne Gardiner, State Bank of Syracuse’s Marketing Officer. “Everyone wants to honor the American ideals and privileges the Constitution provides us, and the government’s Constitution Coins are a great way to participate in a very personal and meaningful way,” she continued. In addition to honoring the U.S. Constitution, each purchase of a U.S. Constitution Coin will help reduce the national debt. As pror vided by the congressional legislation, surcharges on the Constitution Coins go directly toward the nation's deficit reduction. The mint expects to net at least SSO million on sales of the coins. The U.S. Constitution Coins are being minted in amounts specified by Congress, up to 10 million silver coins and one million gold. The U.S. Constitu tion Silver Coin and the two-coin gold and silver Constitution Coin set and their prices are available at State Bank of Syracuse while supplies last.

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'Do It Right' promotes proper use of cor seats “Do It Right” is a campaign developed by the Automotive Safety for Children Program and Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, and the Indiana Highway Safety Leaders to encourage proper use of car seats for children. To insure proper use of car seats and seat belts, a toll free number, 1-800-KID-IN-CAR, is being promoted during the remainder of September, which is Indiana Child Passenger Safety Month. “Misuse of car seats in Indiana will continue to contribute to needless deaths and injuries to children unless people become aware that children can be properly protected only if car seats are used properly,” commented Marilyn J. Bull, M.D., director of Automotive Safety for Children, coordinator for Every Ride A Safe Ride, and Indiana Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics. Educational materials on correct car seat use are being sent to Indiana physicians to share with parents of young children. The campaign is coordinated by the Automotive Safety for Children Program at Riley Hospital, Indiana Highway Safety Leaders, Indiana State Board of Health, the Insurance Institute of Indiana, and the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

■lM*’ ' H ‘ hi j 1 1 NEW KOSCIUSKO BOARD OF REALTORS OFFICERS — New officers and directors for the Kosciusko Board of Realtors were recently inducted at the annual realtor banquet in Syracuse. Shown in the photo are Sandi Beaty, Syracuse, second vice president; Dave Creighton, Warsaw, first vice president; Beverly Leiter, Wartaw, president? Jerry Badskey, North Webster, treasurer; and Mary Batty, Warsaw, secretary. , , Not shown are new directors who are Elaine Grill, Warsaw; Marlin Gross, Warsaw iad Gloria Shipley, North Webster. Continuing directors include Pat Lucas, Warsaw; Clare Baumgardt, Syracuse; Steve Beavers, North Webster; and Ric Schaekel, Syracuse.

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J J V 7 s r Wk ' Ru,> '' REALTOR OF THE YEAR — Clare Baumgardt, Syracuse, of Todd Realty, Syracuse, was recently named Realtor of the Year by the Kosciusko County Board of Realtors. She will be honored during the State Convention in Fort Wayne at the Realtor of the Year Bahquet on Saturday, Sept. 26. ! Mrs. Baumgardt has been a realton since 1973 and is a residential i sales manager for the Syracuse firm. She is a past president of the Kosciusko Board, and has served as secretary, vice president, two I other terms as director for the board and is currently serving as a director. She is a graduate of Realtors Institute and is currently working on I a Certified Residential Broker designation. Mrs. Baumgardt is a , member of the National Real Estate Brokerage Council. , Mrs. Baumgardt is shown being presented the award by Charles j Ashby, Indiana Association of Realtors President, who attended the annual banquet.

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