Former MHS teacher remembered for her positive attitude

Doris "Carol" Bee Berthel, a former Eden educator, died Sunday. She was 60.

Berthel taught at Holmes Junior High School - now Holmes Middle School - for nine years and at Morehead High School for 11.

Leola Meador, a secretary at Morehead, remembers Carol well.

"She worked in the vocational home economics when she was at Holmes, and when she came over here she taught home economics," said Meador. "She was nice, bubbly, jolly, sweet, lovable, bouncy - a neat lady."

The thing people seem to remember most about Carol is her positive attitude.

"What we were so overwhelmed with was the people telling us that she made a difference in their lives," said Carol's daughter, Melanie Good. "I think it was because she was so optimistic."

Daughter-in-law Kelly Berthel remembers taking Carol's home economics career explorations class in the eighth grade at Holmes Junior High - years before she married David "Scott" Berthel.


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The fine art of complaining

Your airline lost your luggage. Your car rental company ran out of sedans and handed you the keys to a gas-guzzling van. Your hotel can't find your reservation, and you're homeless on vacation. What now?

I've been mediating travel disputes my entire career, and I know what to do. I'm National Geographic Traveler's ombudsman, and I write the Travel Troubleshooter column every week ( www.csr.elliott.org). When vacations head south, I get the call.

Over the years, I've developed a few insider tricks for fixing a derailed trip: whom to write, what to say and where to go when no one listens. But if I had to distill everything into one simple rule, it would be: The sooner you speak up, the better your chances of getting what you deserve.

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Local resident Cathleen Elmer becomes author at 90

Nannette Kilbey-Smith 06.FEB.08
FLORESVILLE � It�s a long way � in distance and culture � from the home of her youth, but Cathleen Burns Elmer has settled into life here in the same way she�s faced other changes in her life: with a positive attitude and an indomitable spirit. And at the grand age of �just 90,� Cathleen is, quite literally, opening a new chapter in her life: She�s just published her first novel.

�It�s not my first novel,� Cathleen said. �It�s just the first one that�s been published!�

A native of Andover, Mass., and the product of a conventional Catholic family upbringing, she has always been interested in words.

�I�ve been writing almost since I was born,� Cathleen said recently.

She confesses to writing and illustrating stories behind the pages of her Sadler�s Graded Geography book.


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MS doesn't hinder mom's optimistic attitude

Shirley Busch is an optimist. Like everyone, the St. Ann resident has had her share of challenges and disappointments, but she handles them all with an upbeat attitude and positive outlook.Busch said she was amazed when she was named the 2007 Mother of the Year by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Gateway Area Chapter."Shirley is a great lady," noted Lori Hutchings, spokesperson for the chapter. "She's earned this tribute for handling the daily challenges of parenthood with dignity, grace, strength, compassion and creativity. She was chosen from hundreds of nominations."Busch, 74, says she lives in an "MS family." She has lived with the disease for 46 years. Her oldest daughter, Deborah Busch-Cejka, was diagnosed with MS just before taking her first law exam in college. She's had the disease for 19 years.Cejka nominated her mother for the honor.


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Setting the Proper Tone for a Termination Meeting

Firing an employee can be difficult, but if you approach it the right way, it doesn't have to be torturous for you or the employee.

While you can't control an employee's actions, you can maintain a positive and professional attitude that may help prevent any bitterness. Keep the tone of a termination meeting positive; creating a tense atmosphere may make your employee resentful and more likely to resort to legal action. Consider these ways to help keep the meeting upbeat:

Thank the employee. Start the meeting by sincerely thanking the employee for their contribution to your company.

Don't assess blame or make apologies. There's no reason to blame the employee or the company for the termination. Just explain that the company's needs don't match the employee's particular skills.


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Students at DL-B are taking a positive attitude challenge

Keeping a positive attitude can be harder than it looks, students at Des Lacs-Burlington High School are discovering.

Students have taken a challenge to keep a positive attitude and avoid making negative comments. They wear plastic bracelets on their right wrists until they slip up and say something negative. Then they have to switch it to the left wrist for the rest of the day. They�re on the honor system. Only the one wearing the bracelet can decide whether a comment is negative and warrants switching the bracelet to the left wrist.

�I had mine until nine o�clock last night and then my sister ...� said student Karalyn Kester. She started anew Friday morning, but then her brother provoked her and she had to switch the bracelet back to the left wrist.

Kids aren�t entirely sure whether they�re supposed to wear the bracelet at home as well as at school.


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Discover the power of Attitude

Attitude is the begining of our life. we live in the world that faces the atmosphere of anger , frustration, misunderstanding,hatred,and it will cause a lot of discomfort and sadness to our life , if we don't have the develop attitude to handle this situation in our daily life.
Is Attitude is so important and so much impact toward our life. Indeed, in my opinion is the major ingredient in maximise our life living to the fullest.

How will This Affect Or Change My Life. Will It Means Anything To My Success. Learn To
Discover The Power Of Positive ATTITUDE And Understand What Will This Insight Do To My Life!

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