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2015 Marks an Important Year for Mission Hills United Methodist Church
Mission Hills United Methodist Church (UMC) will celebrate 100 years of worship and ministry when the congregation marks its centennial in the New Year. The church at 4044 Lark Street was dedicated on Jan. 17, 1915. The celebration will include: • A rededication of the church building and sanctuary at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, […]
Overcoming Life’s Hardships
Local Author Writes Children’s Book By Marie Herman Debbie Bailey is a survivor with an incredible story. Growing up in a family plagued with murder, drug abuse and suicide, she has written a children’s book to help others struggling with insurmountable loss. Debbie, who was lost herself in the disease of alcoholism, not only found […]
Your Holiday Treasures Exist In Mission Hills
By Trish Waitlington, President Mission Hills BID We’ve rounded the corner, Thanksgiving is over and the December holidays are coming at us with alarming speed. Be it Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s or Boxing Day, for many it’s time to give both material gifts and hospitality to colleagues, friends and family. As an old school, […]
Retirement Accounts: Distribution Rules
With the year-end approaching, an important deadline for retirement account owners is also coming, so this column will deal with some of the rules surrounding IRAs and distributions. A significant caveat applies here: the rules can be very complex and people have literally written books on the topic. So I won’t be able to cover […]
Ebola and Immunity
I have been getting weary of the fear-monger hype about the Ebola virus. Remember that it is, in fact, a virus. Those most susceptible to it are those with compromised immune systems; those most likely to recover are those with robust immune response. So, Ebola is a reminder to us to support our own immune […]
Friendships – The Gifts of Our Lifetime
As we begin to celebrate the Christmas season, I am reminded that this is commonly known as the month of giving. However, I’ve been making a concerted effort to not make it about materialistic giving. I’d like to think of this as a time of honoring our families and friends and all that they bring […]
Strangers in Dallas, Embroiled in the Death of a President
Veteran San Diego publicist Laura Walcher and her husband, Bob, were living in Dallas at the time of the Kennedy assassination and had their own encounter with the celebrated Zapruder film. The following is an essay Laura Walcher wrote about her experience. Here’s how it went: WFAA-TV broadcast engineer Bob Walcher took a roll of […]
