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STRUTHERS — Max Crawford reflected on when he and his wife, Janice, moved to the city in the 1950s from Pennsylvania because he had found work at the Young
ALLIANCE – As Rev. Coralee Cox prepared to email her final worship plan to her tech team on Wednesday, she felt a swell of emotions. "My experience in all of this?" she wrote in the email. "If you look up the phrase 'mixed emotions' in the online dictionary, I'm sure you will find my picture somehow with both a smile and shedding many tears." Cox, who has served as the elder and lead pastor of Union Avenue United Methodist Church since 2012, is retiring July 1. Her first in-person service in more than a year, which will take place on Sunday, will also be her last.
ALLIANCE – Melody Schmid knows what she'll miss most about her job: the kids. "Just seeing the changes in them," she said. "How they grew physically, emotionally. Just watching their growth in all aspects was kind of fun." After 32 years, Schmid is retiring from her position as preschool director at Union Avenue United Methodist Church. A Sebring native, Schmid started her role at Union Avenue in 1989. From the beginning, she enjoyed having the ability to make an impact in children's lives and prepare them for kindergarten. She began her mornings by greeting the students and...