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LIFESTYLES Section B Page One SAFETY TIPS ^ » Chicago, 111. - Children see Halloween as a time for fun and festivity, not as a risk to their health and safety. However, par ents and communities must work together to make this holi day a safe and happy one, ac cording to the nation's oldest and largest parent-teacher as sociation, the National PTA. "Children can become so ex cited about a special time like Halloween that they lose sight of the potential dangers," said Many?. Ungar, National PTA president. "It's for that reason PTAs across the country host special Halloween events and educate parents and children about how to avoid harm," she added. Halloween will mark the kick off of the National PTA's third annual Child Safety and Protec tion Month. Each November the 6.4 million-member association focuses Its efforts on keeping children and youth safe from harm. A planning kit designed to Involve the entire community Is available from the National PTA for the 26,300 local PTAs and others Interested In orga nizing year-round safety learn ing activities for children. The topics addressed are child care, toy safety, teen sexual abuse, pedestrian safety, gangs and ru ral safety. In addition to the safety tips covered In the kit, the National PTA offers the following sugges tions for parents to help make trlck-or-treatlng a safe and en joyable experience. Safety On The Street • Have an adult accompany children on their treat gathering route. Avoid unfamil iar neighborhoods or homes of strangers. Stop only at houses or apartments that are well lit. • Tell children to accept only manufactured-wrapped treats and not to sample einything un til they return home. Inspect their treats for possible tamper ing. • Tell children to politely de cline any Invitations to enter a home or apartment. Similarly, don't encourage children you don't know to enter your home. • Instruct children to walk, not run, from house to house. They should walk on sidewalks, not In the streets, and cross at inter sections or crosswalks. Teach them not to dart out between parked cars. • Older kids without adult chaperones should always trav el In groups, never alone. Have them plan a route to follow and designate a time they'll return home. Costumes • Affix name, address and phone number to the inside of young children's costumes In case they get lost. Give children coins and Instruct them to call If there Is a problem. • Natur^ masks of make-up are preferable to plastic or rub ber ones that may restrict breathing or obstruct peripher al vision. •Purchase only costumes, beards and wigs labeled "flame resistant." • See that costumes are short enough so that youngsters don't trip. Bright colors and costumes with reflector tape are more vis ible. Have them wear safe and study shoes. • Swords, knives and similar costume accessories should be made of soil, flexible material. Avoid toy weapons that could be mistaken for the real thing. • Don't allow children to use candles. Carry a flashlight In stead. The National PTA suggests that a better alternative to chil dren going door-to-door could Include asking your local PTA to host an all-school Halloween party having children dress up. Award prizes for the best cos tumes. The school could show a "ghost" movie or have a parent or teacher read ghost stories. Parents might provide refresh ments and Individual bags of treats for each child to take home. Another Idea Is for parents to host a house party for children and teens and their families. Everyone could dress up as their favorite characters and participate In a treasure hunt In and around the house. tWS ij '-*4 Halloween la a holiday that can children. Hr. Pumpkin (above) be enjoyed by adults as well as keeps careful watch over Simp- Photo/CALVIN FERGUSON son's Pumpkin Patch located at the comer of Kings Drive and Morehead Streets. Carmel Apples Make Tasty Halloween Treats For Children Magical Halloween Creations Halloween means a festive, magical celebration for chil dren, teenagers and adults alike. It’s that bewitch ing time of year when images of ghosts, goblins, and witches dance in children’s minds — time again to hang the cardboard skel eton on the front door, carve your pumpkin and re trieve your favor ite costume from the Halloween box in the basement. Apples and Hallo ween go hand-in- hand. Harvested in the fall, a wide vari ety of premium qual- _ ity Washington apples are in plenti ful supply to use for making caramel and candied apples, as an ingredient in Halloween cookies and cakes, or for a game of bobbing for appleS. Use Washington state Golden Delicious for bobbing for apples at Halloween time. Little teeth can sink into their tender skins much more easily. Red Delicious apples are ideal for cmamel apples. The golden-colored caramel complements the apple’s ruby red skin, and sticks easily. For an extra special treat, roll the apple in melted caramel’", then swirl it in melted chocolate and chopped nuts. Let set on waxed paper. It can’t be beat! When all of the ghouls and goblins chime in “trick-or-treat”, serve up colorful Washington state Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples for a healthy switch from sugar-filled candy. They’re just as tasty! ■"To melt caramel, place a bag of caramels and two tablespoons water in microwave-safe pan. Microwave at high for 3-4 minutes. Or, allow about 20 minutes to melt caramels in a 1-1/2 quart heavy saucepan over a conventional rangetop. Stir the caramel gently with a wooden spoon when it starts to melt. To make sure the caramel sticks, wash and dry apples thoroughly. If the apples are extra juicy, dry them again after inserting the sticks into the stem end. Scrape the excess caramel off the bottom of each apple before setting them on the waxed paper. Store the caramel apples in the refrigerator. T his year serve “Trick or Trea ters” festive Halloween goodies like Goblin’s Crunch pieces, topped with a variety of sweet ingredients including delightfully colorful “M&M’s”® Plain or Peanut Choco late Candies. Before the costumed guests arrive, have some extra fun helping your kids decorate the Happy Pumpkin Faces and create tasty Trick or Treat Ghosts with “M&M’s” Chocolate Candies. TRICK OR TREAT GHOSTS White fabric or tissue paper “M&M’s” Plain Chocolate Candies Thin orange or black ribbon Black felt or black marker For each ghost, cut two 8-inch squares of fabric. Place both squares of fabric flat on top of each other and place 1 tablespoon candies in center. Gather fabric up and around the candies; tie with ribbon. The candies become the head and the fabric is the body. Cut eye shapes from felt and glue on the head (or color onto the fabric with marker). HAPPY PUMPKIN FACES 2 cups brown sugar % cup butter or margarine Vi cup solid shortening 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups uncooked quick oats 1 cup “M&M’s” Plain Chocolate Candies 1 can (16 oz.) frosting, tinted with food coloring if desired “M&M’s” Plain or Peanut Chocolate Candies for decoration Preheat oven to 350° F. In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; fold in oats and plain candies. On baking sheets, place heaping table spoons of dough, about 3 inches apart. Shape dough into an oval. Add a bit of dough for a stem. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. .♦ * Remove cookies to wire rack to cool. Spread with frosting; decorate with plain or peanut candies. Makes about 2Vi dozen cookies. GOBLIN’S CRUNCH ’A cup “M&M’s” Plain Chocolate Candies or 1 cup “M&M’s” Peanut Chocolate Candies % cup chopped pecans or walnuts 'A cup butter or margarine cup granulated sugar Vi cup light brown sugar Vi cup light corn syrup V4 teaspoon salt 24 graham cracker squares Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 15 X 10-inch jelly roll pan with foil; lightly grease foil. In 3-quart saucepan, combine butter, sugars, corn syrup and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue to boil gently 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; pour half the mixture onto bottom of prepared pan, spreading evenly to cover. Immediately press graham crackers into pan, creating a single layer. Pour remaining mixture evenly over crackers, spreading evenly to coat. Bake 8 minutes. Sprinkle with candies and nuts, pressing in lightly; cool thoroughly. Remove from pan and remove foil; break up into pieces. Makes one 15 X 10-inch pan of crunch. Wash On Wheels Gives Memorial Stadium A New Look By LORA VANDERHAIX Lifestyles Editor With Johnson C. Smith's Homecoming game drawing near, the question of how Me morial Stadium looks Is proba bly not a major concern to you. But how the stadium looks Is of the upmost concern to J. R Cov ington. Covington and his wife Dr. Va lencia Covington. Johnson C. Smith graduates, are the own ers of Wash On Wheels, the res toration cleaning company that Is responsible for the clean up at the Stadium. J. R Is a native of Laurlngburg, N.C. and Valencia Is a native of New York and they met at JCSU. He majored In business ad ministration/marketing and was a long distance truck driver for 10 years prior to starting the business. "After we were married I decid ed that 1 wanted to be at home more," he added. After Valencia finished medi cal school they moved back here from Fayetteville. She is currently In private practice with Metrollna Family Physi cians. The business came about In June 1987 and currently has three full-time employees. Wash On Wheels Is one of the companies under the parent company of Covington Services. 'There were lots of janitorial services in this area but none of them offered exterior cleaning. After doing some research we saw that there was a definite need for this type service In the Charlotte area," said Covington. The cleaning of Memorial Sladliim was an enormous job. The Stadium, which seats 25,000. was built In 1936 and the upper level was built In 1952. "We will clean the seats and all concrete surfaces and If It were all flattened out It would amount to about 700,00 square feet" 'To my knowledge the stadium has not been cleaned since 1952," he added. The Memorial Stadium clean up Is a 60 day project that will be split Into two phase. "We set a goal to have phase one completed by JCSU's home coming. The crew has been working long hours In a variety of temperatures but we're run ning on schedule and that part of It will be completed in a few days,"sald Covington. "We have removed all of the dirt by using 3 to 4 pressure washing machines with a force of 35,000 pounds per square Inch. We used chemical agents to remove the carbon stains and expose the loose concrete. All of the caulking material has also been removed." The extensive cleaning was needed so that the structural weakness would be exposed. Phase two of the restoration cleaning will begin next week with additional cleaning and the application of anti-mold chemi cals will be applied to the under side of the top deck. The Stadium project Is proba bly the biggest Job the company has done. "We did some pipe cleaning for the McAlpIne Waste Treatment Plant, restoration ekanlng for the Courthouse An nex Building and we did some work for the Radlsson Plaza. Wash On Wheels specializes In post-construction and fire clean up along with the clean up of any concrete surface. a* Memorial Stadium wUl have a face lift by the time Johnson C. Smith's homecoming rolls around. J. R. Covington (above) and his employ- Pholo/CALVIN FERGUSON ees at Wash On Wheels have worked hard to fin ish the first phase of the restoration cleaning.
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