The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 November 1989 — Page 6
THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., November 22,1989
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Peg Custer: Her mission is to help keep children safe from drugs, abuse
* By MARY JANE LORTON Staff Writer “If I can keep just one child safe from drugs or sexual abuse, it's worth every minute of my time," says Peg Custer of Milford. As an independent representative for Brite Music Enterprises. Peg attempts to provide the necessary tools to parents and teachers that will help to keep children safe Although she has only been with the company since 1987. she believes so strongly in the positive influence the tapes and books have on children that she considers her job to be her mission. Profile Peg was born in North Carolina. Since her dad was in the Marine corp. Peg says she moved all over the country. She moved to the area in 1971 and finished her senior year at Wawasee High School. She later earned a BA in elementary education from Grace College Peg followed that up with a masters in elementary education from IPFW. “I also have an endorsement in special education,” Peg adds Peg s first years teaching were spent in Akron. "I loved it, teaching second grade,” Peg says, but she found even greater satisfaction in the job to follow. Peg left Akron and became a teacher at Cardinal Center in Warsaw. "I was the severe, profoundly handicapped teacher.” Peg explains She dedicated four years to “setting up feeding programs, teaching them to dress themselves, teaching them personal grooming skills.” Peg says. "We even took kids out to restaurants to show them how to behave.” Peg adds. In this way. she continues, parents would be more likely to take the children out into similar settings, since the children learned how to act in a public place. "I miss the kids now," shares Peg Although leaving teaching was difficult. Peg decided it was time because she wanted to start a family. She and her husband. Dale, have
Largest mission to Guatemala ever to leave Thanksgiving
They'll soon be on the road again! Buoyed by the generosity of. people across Indiana, and in Michigan. Missouri and Sweden. Lions Club members of Indiana will embark on a 3,200-mile drive to Guatemala for the fifth consecutive year on Thanksgiving Day. Making the trip this year from Kosciusko County, are Wallace and Virginia Huffman and John Kibiger of Warsaw. Layne Warren of Claypool and D. G Seely of Milford A number of Kosciusko County Lions Clubs have con tributed supplies and money to make the mission possible The caravan — 16 ambulances, including one being shipped from Stockholm. Sweden, to Houston by two Swedish Lions Club members — will carry medfcal supplies, foodstuffs, clothing, toys and used eyeglasses to the impoverished Central American country. Two ambulances will join the caravan in Missouri The group will then travel across the state to help Missouri Lions kickoff an eight-month statewide eyeglass collection campaign for the needy
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Other volunteers will fly to Guatemala City on December 2 to meet the caravan and work with Guatemalan optometrists and opticians in the eyeglass distribution effort. During four days, more than 6,000 Guatemalans — many of whom walk for days to receive the glasses — are expected to be examined. Jim Cameron of Urbana, who will be leading the mission, said a pair of glasses costs SIOO in
Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks
I By PATTY ROBINSON Guest feature Writer Soon, turkey day will be upon us It (vill be time to stop and reflect back on the happenings of the year and past years This year. I think everyone who lives in Indiana has alot to be thankful for We haven't had to live through the hurricanes that caused so much damage to our Eastern and Southern coast lines
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PUPPET DEMONSTRATION — Peg Custer stands with “Mr. Did” and “Mr. Didn't," two puppets she uses in her demonstrations as a representative for Brite Music. Peg makes a home with her husband. Dale, and two sons Derek and Adam, southeast of Milford. (Photo by Mary Jane Lorton)
Guatemala 'more money than most people there make in a yean so the dollar value of the glasses is more than $600,000 in Guatemalan terms “A used ambulance like the ones we re bringing down costs about $40,000 in Guatemala, so when you think about it. the total value of everything „we’re donating is almost $1.5 million," he said. .
We didn't have our homes shook and bounced about by earth quakes like California We have had very little serious damages in our area this past year. We can be thankful that we are not at war with any nation We are in a war to have a drug-free America and anyone who doesn't realize this is hiding somewhere. Most of all. we can be thankful that many years ago the Pilgrims made their voyage from the Old World to America so that we could be free to express our religious choices and all our other freedoms so dear If it wasn't for them, we could not celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is nice to have family and friends around to help eat the big bird that has become a symbol of the day. along with all the traditional foods like sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, dressing. cranberry sauce, all kinds of cooked and fresh vegetables, pumpkin pie and mince meat pie I am sure some of the families have other types of pies and all of their families' traditional foods, too So. let’s remember to be thankful for all we have and to remember those less fortunate than we are. Paper trained This hint is for everyone who has "paper trained " the family dog. Instead of placing the newspaper directly onto the floor, lay it on top of a plastic sheet The plastic covering will protect the floor from any wetness and ink transfer THANKSGIVING DINNER American Legion Post 253 North Webster PUBLIC INVITED Thursday, Nov. 23 12 Noon-4 P.M. No Charge Toys And Canned Goods Donations Gladly Accepted ATTENTION SHUT-INS: Call For Delivery 834-4297
-xTT. .1 i Ihl tiT|-. •j I j MH 1 ■’•I WSKwrmOB"•• - ..L i Ji i - OPEN HOUSE — Entries from the gingerbread coloring contest will be on display at a special Kosciusko County Historical Society Open House Sunday, Nov. 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jail Museum. 121 N. Indiana Ave.. Warsaw. Gingerbread houses that have been entered in a baking contest may also be seen while area residents are welcome to view the old jail, pictured above. The museum will also be open 1-1 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through December 10.
Ladies of the Round Table honor 30-year member Nov. 13
The Ladies of the Round Table met at the home of Pearle Hazen field on Nov. 13. Assisting hostesses were Helen Miller and Mary Jane Bowton. Upon the group’s arrival, refreshments were served. Gwen Immel. president, presented Ruth Robinson, who opened her devotions by expressing her appreciation for having been a member of Round Table for 30 years. She was inducted by Beulah Bushong in November of 1959 She reminisced about the wonderful friendships formed in Round Table during those years. She then' read a poem appropriate to the season. “Thanksgiving.” taken from a
$7,673 raised for CROP Walk
The Northeast area of Kosciusko County, which comprises Milford. North Webster, and Syracuse, raised $7,673.97 from the 1989 Kosciusko County CROP Walk held on Oct. 8 in Warsaw The money raised from the Wglk goes to feed the needy, both internationally and locally The Walk s sponsor, Church World Service, disperses the donations throughout the world, and onequarter of the money stays locally in Kosciusko County. Among the local recipients of money raised from the CROP Walk is the Emergency Food Pantry, which
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two boys; Derek, 9, and Adam, 5. After being home from teaching for six years, Peg says she was ready to work. “But I didn’t want a full-time job or to leave the kids with a sitter,” she notes. That is when Peg became a representative for Brite. Brite Music encompasses a series of tapes and books for parents, children, grandparents, teachers, etcetera. The tapes and books deal with themes that work toward helping children build self-esteem, positive character traits, motor skills, and social relationships, to name a few. “There is also a super program on dealing with drugs," Peg adds. As a representative for Brite, Peg goes “wherever” to give demonstrations on the products. She has done her demonstration in private homes, at craft shows and daycare centers. The job seems to be tailor made for Peg as she says she “can come and go when I want to It is my own business. I can even take my kids along with me.” In her first year, Peg received the exciting honor of being named number one in personal sales for the year. She is slowing up a bit on the sales end as she tries to build her organization which now is made up of 12 people under her guidance. The Brite program focuses on teaching through music and that was an added attraction for Peg. She has always had an interest in music. Director of the adult choir and former director of the youth choir at the Milford Christian Church, Peg has been able to keep up with this interest in music. "I am also known as the ‘plant lady’ down at the nursing home,” says Peg of her other activities. Peg makes a stop at Lakeland Loving Care Center at least once a month to help residents replant and pot plants. She also helps them with silk flower arrangements. Her interest in greenery and silk arrangements is made evident as one walks through her home. While she says now she does not have the time to keep up with a lot of plants, at one time she had 300 house plants. Os that 300,94 were African violets. While Peg s life is a busy one, she says she is able to find time to relax Sometimes that means just sitting down in front of the boys’ fish tank and watching the fish. “The boys like them too,” she laughs. Peg looks forward to her continued involvement in her job. She reiterates that it is “my mission,” and says it is one of the few jobs that has "far reaching effects — and that is exciting.”
recent “Ideals” magazine. To honor Ruth Robinson for her 30 years of service to the club, Paula Markley quoted “Make new friends, but keep the old,” and commended her for her dedication and loyalty. She presented Mrs. Robinson with a pin denoting the 30 years of service. Two new members were inducted into the club. Helen Bunnell was inducted by Virginia Ditmer, who represented June Laudeman. Marion Sanders was inducted by Norma Rush. Each new member was presented with a small gift. Maxine Graham led the group in repeating the club collect. Twenty-two members
is sponsored by the SyracuseWawasee Ministerial Association. The CROP Walk was a 10-kilometer (6.2 mile) walk through the streets of Warsaw. Walkers solicited sponsors at a predetermined amount for each kilometer walked The goals for the county were to have 30 churches participate, 300 walkers participate, and raise $20,000. The Lord blessed the efforts of those participating from Milford, North Webster and Syracuse. The Northeast area was represented by 15 churches and 140 walkers, and raised
responded to roll call. Poet Lera Rinker, vide president, introduced the program, “Poems and Yarns,” by telling of John McCutcheon, a Hoosier newspaper cartoonist, and reading his poem, entitled “Injun Summer. She presented Norma Rush, whose program was about James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet. Mrs. Rush read a number of James Whitcomb Riley favorites, including “When the Frost is on the Pumpkin,” Little Orphant Annie,” one unpublished poem, and others. After the program, secret pal gifts were distributed before the meeting adjourned.
$7,673.97. Totals for the county are not yet available. It is planned for the northeast area of the county to hold its own Walk in the future, with the objective of rotating the Walk between each of the three communities. Among the local churches participating were: Bethel Church of the Brethren, Island Chapel United Methodist Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Spanish Evangelical Assembly of God, all of Milford; Church of God, North Webster United Church, all of North Webster; All Saints Episcopal Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, Grace Lutheran Church, Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Syracuse Church of the Brethren, Syracuse Church of God, The Rock Church, Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Zion Chapel United Brethren Church, all of Syracuse. 457-2561
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