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A Little Care Keeps Backyard Barbecues Safe «.> By Audrey C. Lodato • Post Sun Writer 1 Although some people view the Fourth of July as the 0f the end of summer, there is still plenty of hot weather and many cook-outs ahead. And lots of people ta^e advantage of a holiday like the Fourth to engage in some backyard barbecuing. In order to keep the holiday - and the rest of the year - a pleasant time, take care while standing over those hot coals. Occasionally, some one gets hurt. -* Charlotte Memorial Hospital .charge nurse, Beth Hodge, reports that from time to time a barbecue burn shows up in the emergency room. “Normally, they’re not bad burns,’’ she notes, but adds that such burns can be serious. “Most burns need to be checked by a doctor,’’ she warns, even if the burn does not seem too serious, because of the threat of infection. Ms. Hodge re commends flushing any burn with cold water, and not using oil or grease on it. To prevent barbecue burns from occurring, take a few common sense precautions. -Never use kerosene or gasoline y to light the Are. Barbecue lighter - fuel is less volatile and is speci - fically intended for such use. ; -Never add fuel to hot coals. The > vapor trail you create when you add > the fuel can serve as a “fuse” to the : container, which Is a potential Are ; bomb. - ( > -Keep children away from the y barbecue cooker. There is danger of Barbecuers Christine Saddler, Timothy Lattlmore Derick Saddler. Keqy Rogers and Willie Humphries prepare for a day of fun and good eating iii tlie Hidden Valley area. them touching the hot surface or knocking the grill over. -Never drtnnp hot coals on the ground, as a grass fire might re sult, or someone could step on the hot coals. Remember that, although some times you can get Sway with short cuts to speed up the barbecue process, when you take chances with fire, the odds are stacked against you. Why take a chance on ruining your life or someone else’s? The skin is the largest organ of the body, and when large areas are destroyed, many bodily functions and organs are threatened. Special ized care is available at burn units of medical centers, but even small burns treated on an outpatient basis may require a lot of care. When the skin barrier is broken, there is a constant threat of infection. Most burn accidents can be pre vented. The backyard barbecue can be turned into a teaching tool for your family if you set the stage for responsible and careful handling of flammable liquids, open flames, and hot surfaces. £-i \ Fourth* Of July Filled With “Plenty Of Activities” £ By Loretta Mao ago Entertainment Editor r If there’s one day out of .the year C that you can't lament and moan that £ there's nothing td do, it’s the FtAirth V of July. This holiday will M filled £ with plenty of activities. The only C complaint you will probably make is r* deciding exactly What you wafit to £ do. < Let’s start with cookouts. No other x day in the year has its share of £ cookouts like Independence Day. £ And if you think about it, it’s a x perfect way to spend the day. The x hamburgers and hot dogs are grill C ing. There’s good friends and family < to be with and if so music is playing x somewhere, then that just caps the £ occasion off. To find the cookbut nearest you, just let yot* nose lead X* #ou to the pleasant aroma of char coal. i \ After having stuffed yourself with the goodies that a cookout brings, taking in a movie might be Just the way to complete the day. Here are a few of the newest flicks to come to the area. At the Charlottetown Cinema, “Emerald Forest,” star • Jing Power Booth and “Pale ^ •Slider," starring Clint . East wood still be opening today. "Eme rald Forest” is about the true story of an American engineer whose se ven year old son disappeared in the Jungles of the Amazon, only to re appear as a warrior 10 years later. .- “Bed Sonja.v starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzeneg gaer, will be playing at the Park Terrace, while both the Town Cine ■ roa and South park Cinema will be showing the new release, "St. „ Elmo’s Fire,” starring Ally Sheedy and Rob Lane. Not interested in seeing a movie? How about attending one of the hottest Jazz concerts to come to the city this year. Grover Washington and Pieces of A Dream will be in concert for two shows, one at 8 p.m:, the other at II p m at Ovens Au ditori um. Tickets are $14 and $15. .yj And if Jazs doesn’t salt your fancy, you might enjoy hearing the Pipe and Drum competition at Hodson Hall at Davidson College at 7 p.m. The concert will feature the stu dents in Balmoral School of Scot tish Studies. . In Belmont, a Davis Park July 4th Celebration will begin at 9:90 a m. and last throughout the day with one mile fun runs, three-legged races, egg tosses and tugs of war as part of the itinerary. . Parades will make the 4th even more festive in Rock mil and the Heritage USA. The l$th annual 4th of July Parade will kickoff at 10 a.m. at the Country-Club Estate in Rock mil, S.C. Beginning at 10:90 p.m., the Heritage USA’s Electric Light Parade will shine'with 100,000 lights and roll down Angel Blvd. to the Heritage Grand Hotel. Parades, games, concerts are all fun, but the best thing to happen on the 4th of July is without a ques tion, the fireworks. There will be many this Independence Day. The Carowinds fireworks will commence at 10 p.m. People can sit in their autos in the amusement park’s MMIto'm Who . - mi y m : ■ Special Group Ladles 100% Silk Slaters Res. 05.00 Mow 29.05 mSJP Ladies Skirts Linens, cottons, blends - > : 4. Reg to 80.00 t • • t. 'At ALL Villager, Junior House, Personal, Koret Reduced 3U % parking lot to watch the spectacu lar display. Heritage USA’s fire works extravaganza will begin at 11:90 p.m. Fireworks will begin over Lake Wylie at 9 p.m. Bring a blanket to McDowell Park and lay out among - the stare. Charlotte’s fireworks will fall from the top of the Cameron Brown Building at 9:30 p.m. and can be seen at Memorial Stadium where jazz singer Samantha Lewis and the Charlotte Pops Orchestra Will just have completed an American pro gram from 7:15 p;m. until 9:30 p.m. However you decide to celebrate this day of Independence, it’s bound A> be a day to be remembered. - ‘ i.rf-Tr 't . ! \ Special To The Post . Atlanta - School s out and Atlan ta’s in ... vacation plans that is, as thousands of fun-seekers head South. East or even North to take advantage of SUMMERSPREE ’85. ' New in its second year, the SUMMERSPREE calendar of events is a cooperative advertising venture between Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park. Six Flags Over Georgia, White Water Park and the Atlanta Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Showcasing the best of the city’s summertime activities - from rafting down the Chattahoo chee River to Braves’ baseball - it features dose to 200 events through out July and August. SUMMERSPREE *8S was official ly launched June 2, 1985 with the insert of approximately one million calendar drops in newspapers in seven major Southeastern cities: Birmingham, Chattanooga, Mont gomery, Greenville, Asheville, . Huntsville, and Spartanburg. In ad dition, selected distribution to tra vel agencies, travel writers,, tour operators and state welcome centers is underway. An important addition to SUMMERSPREE ’85 is the all-new Atlanta Independence Festival, a 10-day city-wide celebration de signed to promote every aspect of downtown Atlanta before, during and after the Fourth of July holi day. The Independence Festival re presents a major cooperative effort between private enterprise and the city government to build Atlanta’s image and draw national attention to the city’s many outstanding at tractions and facilities. As many as 12 local business and community groups are slated to participate in the Festival, which is * scheduled to begin Friday, June 28, with a Friends of the Library book sale. Over the next several days, parades, walking tours, concerts, foot and bicycle races, Braves’ baseball and many additional acti vities will take place as part of this exciting first annual extravagansa. The Festival will culminate an Saturday, July 6, with a regional Drum ft Bugle Corps championship at Grait Field. Other highlights of SUMMER SPREE ’89 include: the annual Peachtree Road Race; Kingfost '89; Fox Theatre Family Film Festival; Contemporary Glass Collection at the High Museum of Art; Atlanta Jazz Festival and Kbol Jazz Festival; KIDSFEST at Six Flags Over Georgia; and the Mayor’s Cup Bicycle Race. "Our goal with'SUMMERSPREE is sim ple,” said Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young. “We want visitors to enjoy our city. Atlanta has a_ tremen dous amount to offer in the way of fun in the sun or under die stars - concerts, plays, festivals ... Basic ally, we’ve got a vacation wonder land here and we want the world to know it!” I ruiri ■■nrTintiDii.wiwr ---— •niir imo my olooeLand when thou haot *5 »T door, pray to thy Pathar whleh lo in aoorot; and thy Pathar whioh aaoth In aoorot dad reward thoa Matthew fctf the power of prayer tumo the hand that turna the _ ■ ... —--I I — Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health
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