Ferlauto Becomes
Senior Legislator
Older Brunswick County adults,
like their counterparts around the
state, will have a new outlet for their
legislative concerns, another way to
influence state programs and action
on their behalf.
Joseph Ferlauto of Ocean Isle
Beach is the
man local se
niors can talk to
and call on to
convey their
messages to
Raleigh. As the
Brunswick
County delegate
just appointed to
the new Senior
Tar Heel Legis- FERLAUTO
lature, he will be a direct link be
tween older citizens and their elect
ed state representatives.
The new legislature was created
in July of this year by the N.C.
General Assembly, to be made up of
one senior delegate from each of the
100 counties. Their job is to inform
and educate seniors on the legisla
tive process and bills being consid
ered and relay questions and con
cerns in the other direction, as well.
The Senior Tar Heel Legislature will
have its orientation meeting in
Raleigh Oct. 26, and future annual
meetings will focus on issues gener
ated in county forums with older
adult involvement.
I've been working with the Cape
Fear Council of Governments
(COG) since 1985," Ferlauto said,
"so they asked me to apply for this
position and I did."
His work was with COG's Area
Agency on Aging (AAA; that chose
the legislative delegates.
"I moved here in 1984 from New
York, where I worked 40 years with
the State of New York as a bureau
director," he explained. "After re
tirement, I served on a volunteer tax
assistance program and in an organi
zation of retired executives."
Concerns about aging that he will
pursue in the senior legislature focus
on how costs of caring for older per
sons could be reduced. "We're all liv
ing too long and becoming a burden
on younger people," said the 77-year
old Ferlauto. "Older persons are usu
ally much happier in a home environ
ment, so we should find out how this
would be possible. Adult day care
centers are another consideration."
Saying he was "not a joiner,"
Ferlauto is nevertheless a member of
the American Association of Retired
People (AARP) and active in St.
Brendan's Catholic Church. Here he
gets senior feedback and, when
county forums take place, he will re
ceive even more of it. "I don't know
anything yet about how those will be
scheduled," he said. "I'll get more
details when we meet in Raleigh."
Low-Cost Flu Shots Offered
Flu season is just around the cor
ner and iuc Brunswick County
Health Department is making flu
shots available to "high-risk" indi
viduals.
Nursing Supervisor Victoria
Srni'h said flu shots are available at
the health department during general
clinic hours, Monday .hrcugi". Fri
day, 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and 12:30
p.m. to 4 p.m. The department is lo
cated at the Brunswick County Gov
ernment Center at Bolivia. Vac
cinations will also be provided at
shot clinics across the county in
coming weeks.
High-risk people are age 65 and
older or the chronically ill, such as
those with asthma or other upper
respiratory ailments.
Medicare will pay for the vaccina
tions this year; for those not covered
by Medicare, the charge will be $5.
Flu shots are also available from
private physicians.
This year's vaccine includes rep
resentation from the three strains of
flu virus expected to be most preva
lent this winter, "A/Texas 36/91,"
"A Beijing 32/92," and "B Panama
45/90."
Flu shots aren't for everyone.
Those with allergies to eggs or who
have had severe reactions to previ
ous vaccines should not get a shot or
should first consult with their doctor.
Anyone who has had a paralyzing
condition such as Guillane-Barre
syndrome or who thinks she may be
pregnant should also check with
their doctor.
A person with a fever or who has
been treated with antibiotics within
the past two weeks should wait to
get a flu shot, said Smith, because
the vaccine could aggravate their
condition.
"If you do want the vaccine and
have any questions in your mind,
you should check with your doctor
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Cooper Running For Congress
James Murrel "Jim" Cooper talks with local Republicans while
announcing his candidacy for US. Congress last Friday at the
Brunswick County Government Center in Bolivia. Cooper ; manag
ing partner in a Fayetteville law firm, hopes to take the 7th Con
gressional District seat from Democratic incumbent Charlie Rose
in 1994. "It's a winnable fight," said Cooper, chairman of the
Cumberland County Republican Party since 1990. He served 24
years in the US. Air Force as a military pilot and planning and
programming officer.
To 'High-Risk' Individuals
first," said Smith.
In addition to general clinic hours
at the health department, special
shot clinics are scheduled in outly
ing areas of the county as follows:
?Wednesday, Oct. 13, Jennies
Branch Baptist Church, N.C. 179
between Ocean Isle Beach and
Sunset Beach, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
?Wednesday, Oct. 20, Calabash Fire
Station, Persimmon Road, Calabash,
12 noon-4 p.m.
?Friday, Oct. 29, Cardinal Care,
Mulberry Street, Shallotte, 9:30
a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
?Friday, Oct. 29, Shallotte Senior
Citizens Center, Shallotte, 12:30
p.m.-4 p.m.
?Friday, Nov. 5, Southport Senior
Citizens Center, Southport, 9:30
a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
?Friday, Nov. 5, Long Beach Recre
ation Center, Long Beach, 12:30
p.m. -4 p.m.
?Friday, Nov. 12, Leland Senior
Citizens Center, Leland, 1 p.m. -2:30
p.m.
?Monday, Nov. 22, Soldier Bay
Baptist Church, N.C. 130, Ash, 1
p.m.-3 p.m.
Shaw Choir
Coming Sunday
The Shaw University Gospel
Choir will appear in concert Sunday,
Oct. 10, at the Brunswick County
Government Center in Bolivia.
Directed by Chauncey Stevenson,
the choir will perform at 5 p.m. in
the Public Assembly Building. The
concert is sponsored by the local
Shaw University Alumni Chapter.
Sigmond Jenrette, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Jenrette Jr., is a mem
ber of the choir. He is a 1992 gradu
ate of West Brunswick High School.
A donation of $5 is requested of
those attending.
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Sea Trail To Sponsor
Blood Drive October 15
Sea Trail Plantation, in cooopera
tion with the American Red Cross,
will sponsor the Harris Thompson
Memorial Blood Drive Friday, Oct.
15, at the Jones/Byrd Pavilion.
The drive will take place from 1-6
p.m. Light refreshments will be
served.
Cholesterol tests conducted by
staff of the Brunswick County
Health Depar?nent will also be
available for S7.50.
Blood donors will have a chance
to win a free dinner for two at Tav
ern on the Tee Restaurant at Sea
Trail.
For an appointment, call Bess at
579-5067 or 287-1167.
A blood drive also will take place
on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. un
til 12:30 p.m. at Walmart in Shal
lotte.
The Cape Fear Chapter of the Red
Cross has set a 1993-94 goal to col
lect 11,160 units in Brunswick,
Pender and New Hanover counties.
"In 1992-93, 10,424 units were col
lected, so there is quite a challenge
for this year," said Susan Wakild,
blood services coordinator.
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