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NEWS/ The Charlotte Post Thursday, September 11, 1997^ ' • You are what you e a t... L 0 u i s ■J’arrakhan may not get along with everyone, but he has much clout when it comes to other folks’ {iiet. How much, you may query. Farrakhan JVell, the mere possibility that the {'fation of Islam’s main man might grab some grub at Renaissance Place restaurant Wednesday led to a change in {are. Not to be seen on the buffet (able was pork, that other white (neat. Apparently, it didn’t bother the patrons, who didn’t seem to notice the lack of swine. Now, if the peach cobbler got missing,.. • Preacher Man still hang ing...No matter what you think dbout Leonard Harris’ reasons for joining the fracas that is the this jjear’s mayoral compaign, you ^tta admit he’s real interesting. Ip case you’ve been living on Ijlars, or South Charlotte, Harris, lnown throughout Grier Heights “Preacherman” for street cor ner oratory, is a Democratic con tender for mayor. Anyway, Preacherman, who says God told him to enter the fray, showed his ^uff at a recent candidates fbrum. He actually came off with sblid ideas and ways of imple menting them. In essence, he’s just the opposite of most local pols. Gotta give ya props, though. '}bu da (Preacher) man. !• WSOC has pulled off a first Ibr Charlotte TV by hiring a sis- tah sportscast- er. Karen Mayes, current ly at WTVT in Tampa, Fla., starts at Channel 9 Sept. 22. She’ll anchor weekend Mayes sports, a gig that once was held by Pat Minnis before he was kicked to the curb over the summer. A Vanderbilt University grad, Mayes was voted Tampa Bay’s best TV talking head in 1995, a high point in a career that started in sales. Little And peep this - girlfriend was once a cheerleader for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (or Yuccaneers, for their losing ways). In Fly’s dream of dreams, Mayes and WBIVs Delano Little would square off in a dueling sportscast- ers match with Minnis as referee. Loser has to cut Ericsson Stadium grass - with scissors. ^ • Before there was Tiger, there was Charlie...Charlotte native Charlie Sifford, a ground-break ing AIHcem American golfer, will be honored for his contributions to sport this month. ; Sifford, the first black to earn a Professional Golf Association tom- card, is among 12 honorees Sept. QO at the 12th annual Greater Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The project, made up of 70 scien- i i s t s , reseeirchers and clinicians, is working to cure ■ paralysis by Spinal cord injuries. ! • The Sandman cometh...Fly tailed Mayor Pat McCrory Sifford Polk and White’s resurrection Continued from page 1A moved in with their son down the street, Polk and White slipped into decay while the surrounding University City area blossomed into one of Mecklenbmg’s most desired U-ving areas. The county’s community improvement pro gram seemed a $785,000 federal and state grant to reverse the decay and with volunteer help from the students, embarked on rebuilding the neighborhood. Katrina Brown of the county community development depart ment helped spearhead the renewal effort. “I think it is good...it is some thing that is visual,” she said. “People can actually see the work we have been planning for com ing to fruition. They can see the result of their hard work.” The students will rebuild all six houses, under the direction of UNCe College of Architectme. Also joining in the renewal effort are volunteers from First Union Insmance Group, who will help build a sign marking the commu nity entrance off Mallard Creek Road. First Union’s University City complex is less than 2 miles from Polk and White. The Barringer home should be ready in December and they should be able to move in shortly after Christmas. Money to rejuvenate the com munity is coming from the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Community Assistance. Donald Barringer moved to Charlotte after graduating from North Mecklenburg High School in 1976. When his father became ill and a house nearby his parents’ became available, he returned to Polk and White. “A lot of this development has really just popped up in the last five years,” Barringer said. “A lot of it has been going on probably about 10 years. When I left this was still nothing but fields.” Barringer says a lot of his child hood memories remain in the small community. Literacy is a calling for tutor CPCC’s ABLE program Continued from page 1A “I thought Charlotte would have opportunities and would be a nice place to live as well,” said Carter, who works for First Union Corp.’s insurance group. Though she was looking for work in the business community, and went back to school to Hampton University for a busi ness degree. Carter likes the idea of teaching or training. “I knew I was going to do some type of volunteer work,” she said. “I needed to decide what I wanted to do. When I got here that was on my list of things to do.” She spotted a list of volunteer opportunities during the Christmas holidays and becoming a reading tutor “sounded like something I wanted to do.” Carter took the two-session training in January and met Robinson the following month. They work together each week, at least one hour, often two. “It is better to work one-on-one,” Carter said of the process. The keys to helping a student is “attitude,” she said. “I think first of all you have to have the atti tude you want to help someone. You have to have a positive atti tude about what you are doing.” CPCC provides a number of teaching tools for reading, includ ing the Reading for Today series of books. Carter said she and Robinson are building a word list which the student must be able to read, spell, and use in a sentence. They work on phonetics and language skills. Robinson is making progress. Carter said. “It takes time, but it is some thing that if you work on it, you can progress,” Carter said. “A lot depends on the student.” Robinson has already gotten a better job. “She can see how with the read ing, it will improve her life,” Carter said. “I’m glad 1 followed through on it. It is very reward ing. Sometimes I think I get as much out of it as she does.” For more information about the ABLE program and volunteering to help others learn to read, call Valerie Crockett or Jane Chanon at 3,30-6715. McCarty banquet postponed By Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Oseola McCarty’s spirit of giv ing will be honored by a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship a little later than expected. McCarty, who gained national attention when she donated $150,000 from her savings to Southern Mississippi University, was to be the guest of honor at a banquet Wednesday at the Charlotte Marriott Executive Park hotel, but it has been postponed because of illness. McCarty, who amassed a small fortune from years of taking in laundry, donated half of the proceeds to Southern Miss for a scholar ship for African American stu dents. McCarty, who never went to college and had never been on the USM campus, made the grant as a way to further edu cation opportunities for stu dents. *‘I want to help somebody’s child go to college,” McCarty said. “I just want it to go to someone who will appreciate it and learn.” Proceeds from the banquet will help establish a scholar ship fund at JCSU. “This is an extraordinary opportunity for Johnson C. Smith University to continue See BANQUET on page 3A Re-Elect Sam Reid Board of Education District Two VOTE! 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