11A LIFESTYLES / The Charlotte Post April 11,1996
Car cleanliness
Continued from page 9A
sengers away, but the Looney
Tunes coloring book and
crayons that were sliding
through the corners of the
back seat. It also was safe to
assume Brooks had not emp
tied three McDonald's cups
alone.
“My goodness! I guess it's true
that what's in your car tells
about you,” Brooks admitted
hesitantly while helping her
two great-grandchildren, ages
2 and 3, into the car.
Brooks had promised the chil
dren the hot dogs and hash
browns in the grocery bag
before stopping to get her hus
band some batteries.
The McDonald's souvenirs had
been left by the “babies” the
day before.
Brooks says her vehicle usual
ly is clean, but that's not the
case with Max Shaffer's 1984
lima-bean green pickup truck.
On any given day, sand and
cement can be found sur
rounding numerous pencils
and nails, and seeping into
the vents along the dash
board.
Wrappers from Little Debbie
cakes and dirty coffee cups
cover the rubber flooring in
the construction worker's
vehicle - blueprints are about
one foot high on the passen
ger's side.
Around Charlotte
• The Carolina Association of
Black Women Entrepreneurs
meet Tuesday of the month at the
West Charlotte Business Incubator
617 N. Summit Avenue at 6 p.m.
•At 6 p.m. on April 27, the
Brisbane Academy Math &
Science Preparatory School
will hold its third annual banquet
at the Oasis Temple at University
Place. The guest speaker will be
NASA Astronaut Dr. Benard
Harris. The master of ceremonies
will be Stedman Graham from
Stedman Grahman and Associates
of Chicago. Tickets are $40. For
more information call William or
Geraldine White at 598-5208.
•The Head Start Program for
the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area is
now taking applications for the
1996-97 school year school year.
Families with incomes below the
poverty level are urged to register
their three and four year old chil
dren bom between Oct. 16, 1991
and Oct. 1993. Limited slots are
available and priority is given to
four year old children. Head Start
also serves a limited number of
disabled children. For more infor
mation call 371-7420. 371-7421, or
371-7436.
•International House offers
weekly informal language conver
sations for native speakers and
students. There are no registra
tion fees. The languages are
Japanese, French, Russian,
German, SpMish, English, Italian,
and mandarin Chinese. For more
information call 333-8099.
• The Mecklenburg Council
on Adolescent Pregnancy is
sponsoring its Third Annual “Hip-
Hop” Contest to increase aware
ness of the importance of prevent
ing teen pregnancy. The contest is
open to young people between 10-
19 years old. They may enter a
soloist or in groups. Contest
judges will include personalities
from WPEG-98FM and FOX
18AVCCB-TV. The deadline for
entries is April 27. Applications
are at the Greenville
Neighborhood Center, Double
Oaks Recreation Center, the Amay
James recreation Center, the West
Charlotte Recreation Center, and
the Johnston YMCA For informa
tion call Townley Moon at 332-
6721.
•At 8 a.m. on April 27 the H.L.
McCrorey YMCA will have its
Annual Charity Golf
Tournament at the Oak Hill Golf
Course at 4800 Oakdale Road. The
entry fee is $75 per person or $300
per team.
For more information call Cedric
Thomas at 394-2356.
•From noon to 4 p.m on April 13,
The Stop The Killing Crusade
will hold a youth rally march from
Bums Ave. Elementary School to
the Boys and Girls club at 2600 W.
Trade St. Drill teams, step teams,
youth groups and others are asked
to participate. For more informa
tion call 394-1154.
•At 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday,
at The Afro-American Cultural
Center, 401 N. Tryon St., the
Parker Ellington Group presents A
Celebration of Black Women in
The Arts featuring jazz vocalist
Sunny Sumter. Tickets are $10 per
person. For more information call
374-1565.
•The Garinger High School
Class of ‘63 plans to have its 33rd
reunion on July 19 and 20. If you
have not been notified, please call
Gary or Vickey Baucom at 541-
0978.
•At 4:30 p.m. on April 18, the
Family Counseling division of
United Family Services will
host “Working With Challenging
Children and Adolescents” at
Myers Park Baptist Church. The
seminar is open to clergy, teachers,
parents, social workers, coun
selors, and members of the court
system. Participants completing
the workshop will receive six hours
of continuing education credit.
The workshop cost is $90. For
more information, call John
Jordan at 332-9034.
•The Black Male Showcase
USA Image Award Television
Show will be taped at the
Radisson Grand Resort in Fort
Mill, S.C. on May 18. The
Celebrity Black Tie Gala Ball and
Limousine Parade will be on May
17. For more information, call 372-
2112.
•From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Tuesday beginning on May 7, the
American Red Cross will be con
duct a training class for anyone
interested in becoming a certified
HIV/AIDS community instructor.
Upon completion of the seven-
week class, you can join the
African American HIV/AIDS
Speaker bureau. Kim Lewis will be
the instructor and the classes are
located on Rozzelles Ferry Road.
For more information call 393-
2005 or 376-1661.
•From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April
18, the Mecklenburg County
Women’s Commission will have
a Group Counseling and Child
Observers of Domestic Violence
meeting. Although not required,
the mothers of the children will be
allowed to participate in a meet
ing. If you and/or your children
would like to participate, call Ellen
O’Toole at 336-3790.
•From 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
through Friday, there will be free
tutoring classes at Johnson C.
Smith University for students in
grades 6-12. The subjects include,
general math. Algebra I and II,
geometry, calculus, statistics, nat
ural sciences, chemistry and
English 1-4. For more information,
call Bridgette Harrison at 371-
5968 or Twyla Smith at 371-5423.
•April 12-14 at the Charlotte
Convention Center, Loaves and
Fishes will conduct a House
Show with the latest ways to
redecorate, remodel, and land
scape their homes. People can
donate $3 or an equal amount of
canned food. Proceeds will be
given to Loaves and Fishes to
assist their mission of providing
emergency food for those in need.
For more information, call Tina
Berry at 523-4333 or 523-5901.
•At 4 p.m. on April 14, the
Charlotte Mecklenburg
Chapter of Las Amigas will hold
its annual pageant at the
Greenville Center. Letishia
Seabrook will be featured on the
program.
•At 5 p.m. on April 15 the
Democratic Woman’s Club of
Mecklenburg County will have
its general meeting at the
Democratic Party Headquarters on
2821 S. Boulevard. They will fea
ture U.S. congressional candi
dates. For more information, call
Sharon Ward at 375-0223 or 537-
2757.
•April 12-26 the Mecklenburg
County Women’s Commission
will hold its two-week employment
training session. The topics will
include interviewing, goal setting,
financial management, and more.
Classes are free and designed for
the displaced homemaker or the
single parent. For more informa
tion, call 336-3210.
•At 3 p.m. on April 27 Gil
McGregor of the Charlotte
Hornets will be the guest speaker
See AROUND page 14A
aiv.iRv
AQDBIY
One Of Charlotte’s Best Kept Secret^
- Established In 1986 -
OUR PROGRAM OFFERS:
Primary Ages 3-6 • Drama/Music
Elementary Grades 1st - 4th • Computer ■ FALL ‘96
A-BEKA Based Curriculum • Foreign Language - FALL ‘96
Creative Arts • Home-Cooked Meals
111 (,is IR \ I ION ([-KRI.vn Y BUNG ACUI-Kl'ED R)K 96-9' « H(K)1.1 hAR
3001 Kilborne Drive (Off Central)
(704)531-1761
Golden Window & Door Store
SEE US
For All Of Your Window And
Door Needs
4348-H Old Pineville Rd.
525-1188
Call: 376-0496
To Advertise Your Business
Ask For Corine, Carlos, Pat,
Jeri, Bob or Fran
Carpet & Rug Iflill Outlet
Why Pay More
For A Floor?
FINANCING
NO WAX
HOMEWARD BOUND
Carol Stack, author of ALL OUR AZVand
CALL TO HOME, comes to Borders for a
booksigning on Tuesday, April 16th, at
7:30pm.
CALL TO HOME (Basic Books, $21.00) tells
the story of black families returning to their rural
Southern roots,
reversing the
decades of
exodus to the
North, feeing
many of the
problems that
caused their .
flight, deter
mined to not
just get by, but
improve conditions for themselves and their neigh
bors. This book offers a rare glimpse of African-
American families pulling together and trying to
make it.
BORDERS-
BOOKS* MUSIC *CAFE
3900 COLONY RD. CHARLOTTE 365-6261
We Mate
A Loan.
LET’S MAKE THE NEXT ONE YOURS.
As soon as you 'walk in, you’ll notice there’s a difference between UCB and other
banks. It’s our Personal Touch that lets you know borro’wing money isn’t going
to be so trying after all.
Whether it’s a new home or an additional room, a car or a boat, a dream
vacation or a college education.. .whatever you have in mind. United Carolina
Bank will make borro’wing as quick and hassle-free as possible. The reason?
We work with you every step of the way to help you get the money you need.
Working together 'with our customers. It’s the reason we’re able to make so
many loans for so many people. People just like you.
Please stop by any UCB office or call 331-6300.
The Personal Touch. Easy As UCB.
Text telephone number for the hearing impaired, 1-800-876-6545.
©1996 United Carolina Bank. Member FDIC.
UNITED
CAROLINA
BANK