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mm 4B LIFE/4Pi)eC{iarlotte9o;St Thursday, December 18, 2003 Christmas gifts that are out of box the For the person who wants to keep everything - a safe. after Columbine inci dent in Colorado. “People wanted to lock up their guns so that no one could steal it,” he said. The safes hold more than guns. “They become multi-purposing,” Hyatt said. “People use their safes to keep their papers and jewel ry. A lot of people home cooked meal.” The Something Southern Basket from the cafe includes cranberry ham bis cuits, Cheddar pecan wafers and spicy pimiento cheese. And for those with a sweet tooth, the Nut To Be Outdone basket has the something classic choo choo mix of cashews, chocolate chips and cherries, the sig nature harvest mix of yogurt pretzels, golden raisins wal nuts and sun-dried cranber- tlljc CIjarlottE ^0£!t (704)376-0496 By Cherise F. Hodges FOR THE CHARLOTTE POST Tis the season to give gift that won’t end up in a department store’s return bin. That’s what Clarence ‘ Tillman did when he went to Hyatt Gun Shop. He didn’t buy a gun or fancy knife; Tillman bought a custom-made safe to pro tect his home and valuables. Lany Hyatt, owner of the shop, said people drive a long way to his Wilkinson ' Boulevard store to purchase a high end safe. “It’s an inter esting gift,” Hyatt said. The safes he sells aren’t the traditional bulky, gray monstrosities with the steer ing wheel combination locks on them, Hyatt said. “These safes are pretty. They fit into normal houses on normal floors,” he said. Christmas is a busy season for the gun shop, Hyatt said. “Many people want the safes delivered as a surprise.” During the holidays, Hyatt says he sells 70 to 80 safes, which became a hot item find that their safes aren’t big enough.” If home security isn’t your loved one,s thing, how about sending a home cooked meal. Something Classic Cafe in ^Uptown Charlotte will pre pare fresh baked muffins, coffee and grits to send to your loved ones far and near. But unhke some national chains, nothing is prepack aged, said Abby de Montford, manager of the cafe. “All of our baked goods and nut goods are homemade,” she said. “This is like sending a nes. Electronic gadgets always make good gifts, if dinner or sugar isn’t the flavor for loved ones. A popular item for the older crowd, accord ing to the Electronic Boutique manager Darrell Brothers, is the Atari Classic 10 game console. “This is a classic Atari con troller that has 10 games built into the controller and you just hook it up to the TV,” Brothers said. ‘We see a lot of wives buying it for their husbands. It’s really popular vrith people 25 and above,” he said. Welfare moms’ college education get a helping hand By Mary Tessier WOMEN'S ENEWS WASHINGTON - Heidi Hart was 15 and scared when she found out she was pregnant. The high school sophomore in Westbrook, Maine, had grown up with an abusive father, and her mother was struggling to raise five children with the help of federal and state assistance. The teen-ager was afraid of becoming an example of a failed teen mother. ‘’I was a kid dealing with a lot of crap,” says Hart, now 26. ‘T felt terrified that I was sentencing my daughter to a life like mine.” With the help of at-school child care and a supportive family. Hart was able to fin ish high school. Then Hart took a step for a teen-aged welfare mother that would be impossible in most of the nation. She enrolled at the University of Southern Maine as part of the state’s Parents as Scholars program and still received federal and state benefits, without time limits. She graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree, and now holds a job working with young parents at a social ser vice agency. Her salary of about $30,000 carries full medical and dental benefits. Hart has also just received a grant from the Maine Women’s Fund to build a mentor network for welfare recipients who want to attend college. Only Maine ‘Stops the Clock’ Many states and cities have also seen the benefit of permitting single parents receiving welfare to pursue higher education. Many allow education and federal welfare to commingle to a degree, but they impose time limits and work require ments that limit the extent to which recipients, in reali ty, can pursue higher educa tion. In New York City, for example, it took a lawsuit for education to count as ‘’work.” PUBLIC MEETING The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will hold a public meeting to receive comments on proposed changes to bus service in the West Boulevard area. A meeting is planned for: January 5,2004 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm West Boulevard Public Library Community Room 2157 West Boulevard Charlotte, NC For more information or for transit service to this meeting, call 704-336-RIDE or 866-779-CATS or visit us online at www.ridetransit.org. ot/vmms MtEA great Saturday Friday, December 26, 2003 • 8:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. THE SHERATON FOUR POINTS HOTEL 601 South McDowell Street - Uptown Charlotte Live Music & D.J. • Castf Bar • Heavy Hors d’oeuvres Advance Tickets - $30.00 • R.S.V.P, (704) 375-7300 FESTIVE “AFTER-FIVE” ATTIRE Special $59.00 overnight room rate, including Breakfast Buffet For reservations, call the Four Points Hotel at (704) 372-7550 extra 7-10 am only including regular, sale & clearance items plus, save on these holiday gift ideas 7ain-11pm WORD OF GOD BROADCASTING NETWORK c * o» 93-3.. NC SAL'S boR'^’ 5^ % WADE-AM 1340 Wadesboro, NC ..KKtk ‘2^. 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