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10A LIFESTYLES/The Charlotte Post JANUARY 11, 1996 Around Charlotte • Winners on Wheels, a national non-profit organiza tion for disabled children, will sponsor activities Saturday. WOW will hold its inaugural Charlotte activities at 10 a.m. at Greenville Neighborhood Center. The organi zation was established as an academic and social program for youth who use wheel chairs. If you know a child, or are interest ed in volunteering or being a sponsor, call Eunice Jones at 568-3042 or Blance Penn at 596-5041. • The Charlotte- Mecklenhurg Community Relations Committee has planned several events for the Martin Luther King Jr. holi day Monday. They include: 8-9:15 a.m. - Prayer break fast at First Union Atrium, 301 S. Tryon St. Cost is $15. 9 a.m.-noon - Job fair at new Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St. 10 a.m.-noon — Parade, starting at corner of Beatties Ford Road and LaSalle Street and proceeding toward new Convention Center. 11:30 a.m.-noon - Memorial service at the King statue in Marshall Park, corner of McDowell and Third streets. 12:15 p.m.-2 p.m. - Program at new Convention Center. For more information, call 336-2426. • Museum of York County will present “Follow The Drinking Gourd” in February. Two hundred years ago, black children and their par ents who lived in the southern U.S. were slaves who used the Big Dipper, which looks like a drinking gourd, to guide them to freedom to the north. Slaves in Alabama and Mississippi taught their chil dren a special song about the Big Dipper; the words provid ed a “secret code” to find the way north. The program will be shown at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the Settlemyre Planetarium. The 30-minute program is suitable for chil dren and parents. For more information, call (803) 329-2121. • Some of America’s best scholastic chess players will be in Charlotte next week. The Charlotte- Mecklenburg Scholastic Chess Association will host the third annual National U.S. Chess Congress South chess tournament at the Radisson Plaza Hotel down town. The seven-round tourna ment starts Saturday and ends Monday with the first round starting at 1 p.m. Players from the southeast and Ohio ranging in age from 9 to 18 are registered to play. For more information, call Jill Ann Bambara at 332-8181 or Richard Klein at 553-7708. • The League of Women Voters of Charlotte- Mecklenburg will sponsor a discussion on "How Are Children Doing in Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools?" Jan. 18 at Time Warner Cable, 316 Morehead St. William Rikard, past chair man of Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools, will share his assessment at the meeting, with a question-and- answer session to follow. The meeting is free and open to the public. •The 'Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Service will offer two NoonLiting I weight con trol series. One series will meet from noon to 1 p.m. every Monday Jan. 22-April 15 at the Hal Marshall Building, 700 N. Tryon St. The second series will meet 10- 11 a.m. every Friday Feb. 16- May 10 at the Marion Diehl Center, 2219 Tyvola Road. Each 12-week series costs $15. Space is lim ited. To register, call 336- 2692. •The Mecklenburg County Women’s Commission is seeking four to 10 students who want to learn how to express their feelings about witnessing domestic violence in a con structive manner. The group will meet once a week for seven weeks from 6-7 p.m. Jan. 11-Feb. 22. The purpose of the group is to understand their feelings and gain sup port from others. A group for mothers of par ticipating children will meet at the same time. For more information, con tact Ellen O’Toole at 336- 3790. • • • The Women’s Commission will host a professional devel opment luncheon seminar 11:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. 'The topic is “Common Traits of Successful Women...Beyond the Glass Ceiling.” Ann Clark, national principal of the year, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $13. Parking is free. For more information, contact Paul Allen at 336- 3210. •Discovery Place will pre sent Teacher Camp-In ‘96 Jan. 12-13. The all night event will be filled with hands-on science classroom activities, entertainment and food. Participants can pick up registration materials 3:30-5 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Sixth Street entrance to Discovery Place. The cost is $75 per _ person. Late night snacks, drinks and a buf fet dinner will be provided. All partici pants will receive a 10 percent discount in the gift shop. For more information, call 372-6261. •WomanReach Inc. is offering a variety of supp'ort groups and workshops. The job hunters support group welcomes any woman who is exploring the job market. The group meets 5 p.m. every Wednesday. The mid-life exploration group addresses health issues of older women, primarily menopause, at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Jewish Center; on Providence Road. A self esteem support group meets 6:30 p.m. every Thursday to identify and validate individ ual needs, thoughts and per sonal strengths. •'The Beta Nu Lambda of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. meets 7 p.m. every second Monday of the month at Weeping Willow AME Zion Church, 2200 Milton Road. For more infor mation, contact Darryl Louder at 568-5644. •The Uptown Shelter, 1210 N. Tryon St., will have orientation for volunteers Jan 9 and Jan. 25. The shelter needs donations of towels, deodorant, socks, underwear, T-shirts and toothbrushes. For more information, call Jennifer Woodford at 334- 1337. All announcements for "Around Charlotte" must be postmarked, faxed or hand delivered to The Charlotte Post no later than 5 p.m. each Monday. JtOamticCStp April 26 - 28, 1996 2 Nights/3 Days Sponsored by: THE HIDDEN VALLEY OPTIMIST CLUB Price: $174.00 per person/double occupancy (LIMITED SEATING) Amenities to include: Transportation, 2 nights stay at the Midtown Bala, Baggage Handling, Tips, Taxes, Gratuity for Maid, Continental Breakfast, 2 Casino Trips, ($10.00 per person in bonus chips). Meet and Greet for the group upon arrival and one show at the resort. $50.00 Deposit due by January 25, 1996 For Further Information Please Call: 379-0235 All monies raised are used to support communities and youth activities. HIDDEN VALLEY OPTIMIST CLUB IS A NONPROFIIT SERVICE ORGANIZATION Morning meal important Continued from page 8A with fat - the kind that is eaten and the kind that hangs around waist, buttocks and thighs. Middle age is no excuse for gaining fat pounds, even if you stay within the ideal range for your height. The wiggle room is for bone and muscle. "These guidelines erase the myth that expanding waist lines are an inevitable func tion of growing older,” Shalala SEiid. Parents should begin lower ing the fat in their children’s diet when the children are 2 years old. By age 5, the limit should be the same as an adults - no more than 30 per cent of daily calories on aver age, with no more than 10 percent from saturated fat. At least one-third of all adults and one-fourth of all children are overweight, Shalala said. Poor diet and too much sitting around con tribute to the deaths of some 300,000 Americans, she said. Although they stressed that the guidelines reflect scientific work, Shalala and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman treated them carefully. "This is not an effort by the federal government to tell peo ple what to eat or to be the national nanny,” said Glickman. Despite the acceptance of a vegetarian diet, that guide lines point out that people who forgo meat and other ani mal products have to be care ful to find other sources of iron, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin D and calcium. The meat industry was happy with that affirmation of meat’s nutri tional value. The guidelines, in bulletin form, are available to the pub lic. To order a single copy, send your name, address and 50 cents to Consumer Information Center, Department 378-C, Pueblo, Colo., 81009. The guidelines also are available from the home page of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion at http://www.usda.gov/fcs/cnpp or HHS Home Page at http://www.os.dhhs.gov. Also available by modem from the Food and Consumer Service electronic bulletin board FedWorld by calling 1- 703-321-3339. FREEDOM ANIMAL HOSPITAL 3055 Freedom Dr. Charlotte, NC 28208 704-399-6534 Fax 704-391-0210 • Charlotte’s First Black Veterinarian (Since 1988) • Tuskegee University Graduate Dr. Leland McLaughlin, Jr. If You Have A Pet We Should Be Your Vet! ^ Coupon■ a 5 ^ FREE Office Visit. Includes Complete Exam 5"' Limit One Coupon Per Customer ® ^ 5: Exp 1/31/96 a » » State lets children work overtime in fields THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LANSING, Mich. - The leg islature and governor have approved a new law that lets 16- and 17-year-olds work up to 62 hours a week at food processing plants and farms. Gov. John Engler signed the law on Christmas. “Basically, this is what farm kids have been doing for hun dreds of years anyway and this gives them a great oppor tunity," said Engler spokesman John Truscott. The law amends the Youth Employment Standards Act of 1978 to allow minors 16 and older to work 11 hours a day and until 2:30 a.m. A parent would have to approve. Under the old law, minors could only work eight hours a day and until 11 p.m. for 48 hours a week during the sum mer. “We W£mt to stress that this is all voluntary," said Jim Jensen, executive director of the Michigan Food Processors Association. But opponents said the law will harm minors an^ take jobs away from adults. “This bill allows minors to work too many hours and this is potentially harmful for minors," said Sen. Jim Benyman, D-Adrian. Seventy-nine of the 1,056 serious agriculture accidents reported that required employees to leave work in 1993 involved people ages 16- 19, according to state safety records. Black Heritage Tour •What are the rumors about Queen Charlotte’s heritage? •How much did it cost to have a black university named after you? •What’s the connection between the new Carolinas’ NFL stadium and the nation’s first black hospital? •Who was the first black to win a PGA golf championship? And where was he from? Find out the answers to these and many more intriguing facts about Charlotte’s rich black heritage by taking our 2-1/2 hour 16.2 mile motorized tour. Twenty-eight exciting sites await you as we stroll through Charlotte’s black history $I.L50 Seniors (65& over )Children (I2&iinder)*$l6.50 .\didts Tickets can be purchased at ®lje Cljarlotte IpoSt 15.11 Camden Road •"'04 .176-049() Tours(W'eckends) Satnrd.iy:9:,10am •2:.i0pn) & Sundays: 2:()0pni* (lioar(ling:.\lcl)onald’s Park lintel) For additional information on expanded and group tours call "’09 566-0104 WREND r MAGAZINE ®I)e Charlotte ^ost MrorosaNG iNjOflaoB WimEIS H? DR. WATTS ? Mrs. BEATRICE McMURRAY CERTIFIED CHIROPRACTIC NURSE, Office MANAGER V DR. DENNIS L. WATTS CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICUN CLINIC DIRECTOR MR KELVIN SEABROOKS FORMER WORLD CHAMPION COMMUNITY RELATIONS S-riL-f— t BEATTIES FORD ROAD- WILKINSON BLVD- THE PLAZA WE JUST WON’T HAVE OUR BIG AD IN THE YELLOW PAGES THIS YEAR, SO WE DECIDED TO SPEND MORE OF OUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS STILL A & W CLINIC OF CHIROPRACTIC, P.A PLEASE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU SEE OUR LOCAL ADS AND CALL US IF YOU HURT YOUR BACK OR NECK
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