Charles H. Bertram This is Me

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1. 1. www.charleshbertram.com

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   Published on: 4/1/2007   Last Visited: 4/1/2007

   Charles H. Bertram
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   About Charles H. Bertram
   
   While in High School in East St. Louis, Charles H. Bertram joined the Army National Guard, then the Air Force. He worked his way through Southern Illinois University as a photographer. While teaching in Special Education he started an apple orchard, raised three adopted children and found time to put into writing some of his military stories and after dinner speeches. He sold his Pennsylvania farm in 2001 and moved to Florida to write.
   
   Charles H. Bertram is available as a speaker to clubs and organizations. He is a past member of Toastmasters. He has a humorous 15 to 30 minute talk that gives motivation and tips to encourage others, especially geared towards encouraging veterans to write and save their experiences. Charles does not charge for the talk, but asks for the opportunity to sell copies of his books. There is a mileage fee for locations over fifty miles from Ormond Beach, FL. Send requests to the author from the contact page.
   
   From the Author
   
   Welcome to my website! I am Charles H. Bertram from East St. Louis. I repaired outboard boat motors for the Air Force, was a photographer for Southern Illinois University, a recreation Director for Seneca Falls, NY, an apple grower and Special Education Teacher in Pennsylvania. I moved to Florida to live in retirement and to write. I hope you enjoy my website!
   
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2. 2. www.kentucky.com

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   Published on: 10/18/2007   Last Visited: 10/19/2007

   Exterior of the Hutchinson Drug Company located in Victorian Square at the corner of North Broadway and West Short Street. The drug store, which was established in 1926, will close for good at the end of the month. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff.
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   Charles Bertram | Staff Exterior of the Hutchinson Drug Company located in Victorian Square at the corner of North Broadway and West Short Street. The drug store, which was established in 1926, will close for good at the end of the month. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff. The penny scale at the front door still works. The old-fashioned soda fountain still serves sandwiches, fresh-squeezed lemonade and ice cream sundaes. Many people come by just to look at all the old things and soak up the feeling of the place. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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   John F. Hutchinson, son of the store's founder, said no one in the family wanted to take over the business and it seemed like the right time to close. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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   Vickie Morton served Madeline Howard, 7, a cherry Coke. Madeline's dad, Joel, took her and her brother Gavin, 5, to Hutchinson's Drug Store as a treat before it closes for good. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff

3. 3. Members

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   Published on: 4/24/2006   Last Visited: 11/26/2007

   Charles H. Bertram
   
   Born in 1936 in East St. Louis, Illinois, Charlie worked as a carpenter while in high school and also served in The Army National Guard. He joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Denver where he took writing classes at the University of Colorado. He worked his way through Southern Illinois University as a photographer, graduating with a B.S. in communications, a minor in education, another in parks and recreation, and a third in photography. He was employed for two years as a recreation director in Seneca Falls, N.Y., where he met and married Janice Bunting, a music teacher from Honesdale, PA. With help from Welcome House, the agency set up by the writer, Pearl Buck, Charlie and Janice adopted three children. Two are Amerasians from Korea, and one a Cree Indian from Canada. While teaching special education, Charlie started an apple orchard and a fruit farm. In 2001, he sold his Pennsylvania orchard and moved to Ormond Beach, Florida. The first story he ever sent out was "The Pine Tree," published in the Army Times. Along with many short, humorous pieces and op-eds, he published the article "The Environmental Mousetrap" many times, and even today it generates e-mail questions. His recent book Chipped Beef on Toast, S.O.S., a collection of twenty short stories, is available from Infinity Publishing.