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By Jonathan Friti -
Pest Staff Writer f.~-',
Being in a wheelchair does not
ictny doing things. I Just make
nay mind and do it. If you put God
t and believe in yourself, you can
whatever you put your mind to,”
i Sandra House, one of 19 con
tants in the “Miss Wheelchair”
rth Carolina Pageant during the
ekend of Friday, July 19.
hiring her interview Friday af
noon at the Radisson Plaza
tel, the site for the eighth annual
™e-day pageant, Ms. House told
e Post she has lived with physi
1 defects since age two, when she
id polio. Legally blind in her right
e, and confined to a wheelchair
ter she broke both legs last year,
s. House is a member of the N.C.
puncil of the Blind, HOW, a han
icapped women’s organization, and
it Myers Tabernacle AME
purr*. She has a 17-year-old son,
r ho is a senior at East Mecklen
kg High School.
Ms. House, 34, received her GED
rom Central Piedmont Community
Mlege. She is an athlete who
wiras, bowls, and lifts weights. Al
eady she can press 200 pounds
er goal is 260. Her other hobbies are
ooking, needlepoint, playing cards,
eacBng, and what she calls “meet
ng interesting people."
She {dans to enter the N.C. Dis
>Ued Games in Chapel HU1 next
rear; if so, she would be the first
female participant. “Naturally, I
would compete in the weightlifting
contest," she added. Each week she
prepares for that possible moment
by exercising with two male Mends,
who are also disabled. She pointed
oat that her preparations will take
some time, but she has the confi
dence she will be ready.
os. House said she was glad to
'e entered the pageant; one hur
i was the |300 entry fee (which
included room and board). For
tunately, she noted, friends and or
ganizations in the area helped her
raise the cash.
On this trip, niece Amy accom
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Sandra House
Wheelchair” competitor
panied Ms. House; she in
carrying luggage and gifts, pro
vided company, and moved Ms.
House about the hotel. Whenever she
became bored, Amy would wear her
headphones and portable radio.
Ms. House said, "She has learned
a lot from the pageant, and met a lot
of nice friends.” Even though she
never made the top five, she said she
would do it again next year. What
pleased her most was when her
mother cheered her on during the
final ceremonies Saturday night,
July 20, she added.
The pageant, according to Odessa
Crowe, director, “is not a pageant of
beauty. Even though all our women
are pretty, The Wheelchair North
Carolina Pageant is designed to
make the public more aware of what
it means to be handicapped, and
emphasizes the achievements of the
disabled participants.” She ex
plained the winner would be the
spokesperson for North Carolina’s
disabled. “All our contestants are
winners. Knowing how they have
adjusted and dealt with others is a
prize in itself,” she added.
Here are the results:
The 1986 Miss Wheelchair North
Carolina: Sandra Hanbaier, Mt.
Holly; first runner-up. Ruth
Turner, Fayetteville; second run
ner-up: Gladys Cox, Raleigh and
Gamer. Ms. House finished near the
bottom. The former queen, Ms.
Angela Langley, Miss Wheelchair
1985, received a kiss from the new
queen.
COORS is proud to sponsor the
Jeffrey Osborne Concert Tour in the following cities:
Indianapolis July 18
July 20
__ July 24
July 25
Cincinnati Juty 27
New Mark Aug. 2-3
Toledo Aug 7
Columbus Aug 8
Aug. 11
Portland Aug. 23
Seattle Aug. 24
San Francisco Aug. 29
Lot Angeles Aug. 3031
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Basketball star Julius “Dr. J" Ervlng was in Charlotte Saturday to
promote the One-On-One basketball program being sponsored by Coca
Cola. the Hidden Valley Optimist Club, and Charlotte Parks and
Recreation Department. At the MidTown Market, corner of 10th and
Se;gle. Dr. J. autographed a basketball for market owners. Wyndell add
Meta Waldon. Their store is one of the registration sites for the One-On
One program which will start Saturday. August 3. Registration deadline
is July 26. Boys and girls in age groups 13-15 and 16-18 may participate.
Dr. J s appearance at MidTown also coincided with the store's first
anniversary. (Photo by Peeler's Portrait Studio)