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    WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWS

    AUGUST 1,2003

     What's So Special About  AUGUST. . . ?

     National Back to School  Month, Aug. 1-31.

    Accordi ng t o the U. S.Depar t ment of Educat i on,pr i vat e school sr epr esent s 24 per cent ofal l ki nder gar t en t hr ough12t h grade school s and

    are at t ended by 10percent of s t udent s. TheUSDE al so repor t s t hat70 per cent of al l hi ghschool graduat es areempl oyed, compar ed t oonl y 49 per cent of hi ghschool dr opout s.

    Sisters' Day, Aug. 3.

    Hel d on t he f i r st Sundayof ever y August , t hi sday honor s t he spi r i t ofsi st er hood among

    bi ol ogi cal si sters ,soror i t y s i s ters , orcl ose f emal e f r i ends.Famous s i st ers i ncl udecount r y si nger s Lor et t aLynn and Cr yst al Gayl e,t enni s pl ayers Venus andSerena Wi l l i ams, andadvi ce col umni st sAbi gai l Van Buren ( DearAbby) and t he l at e AnnLander s.

    International Youth Day, 

     Aug. 12.

     Thi s day i s sponsor ed byt he Uni t ed Nat i ons t oi ncrease awar eness ofi ssues af f ect i ng yout h,def i ned as young peopl eages 15 t o 24. Accor di ngt o the I nt er nat i onal Yout h Par l i ament , t her eare one bi l l i on peopl ei n t hat age range.

     Vinegar Day, Aug. 16.

     Thi s day i s pr omot ed byVi negar Connoi sseur sI nt ernat i onal t ocel ebr at e t he manyvar i eti es and uses ofvi negar . Accordi ng t ot he Vi negar I nsti t ut e,t he t ypi cal gr ocer yst or e of f er s 29var i et i es , i nc l udi ng

    ci der , bal sami c, r edwi ne, and r i ce. The wor dvi negar comes f r om"vi nagr e, " French f or"sour wi ne. "

    Yukon Discovery Day,

     Aug. 18.

    I n 1896, gol d was f oundi n t he Kl ondi ke Ri verr egi on of t henor t hwest ern Canadi an Ter r i t or y of t he Yukon. The l ocal pr ospect or spanned t he abundant gol df or near l y a year,maki ng t hemsel ves"Kl ondi ke ki ngs" bef orewor d spr ead. I n J ul y of1897, a st eamshi p f r omt he ar ea ar r i ved i nSeat t l e wi t h more t han a

    t on of gol d, and t hef amous gol d rush began.More t han 100, 000 setout on t he ar duous j ourney, but onl y 30, 000sur vi ved t he t ri p, wi t hmany dyi ng or t urni ngback.

     National Inventors'

     Month

    Nat i onal I nvent or s 'Mont h i s cel ebr at i ng i t sf i f t h anni versary t hi syear; i t was i ni t i at edby t he edi t or s ofI nvent or s' Di gest . I n1995, t he Mass achuset t sI nst i t ut e of Technol ogy

    conduct ed a sur vey whi chf ound t hat most peopl evi ew i nventor s as ol dand eccent r i c. Theedi t ors f ear ed t hat sucha per cept i on woul ddi scour age t he pur sui tof i ngenui t y. "We want edt o get t he wor d out t hatyou can never be t ooyoung or t oo ol d t oi nvent somet hi ng t hatcan i mpr ove l i f e andchange t he wor l d, " says

    edi t or J oanne Hayes-Ri nes. The magazi nemai l s f ree di spl aypost ers and mat er i al s t o5, 700 l i br ar i es andpubl i c school s.Accor di ng t o t he mostr ecent annual r epor t oft he U. S. Pat ent and Tr ademar k Of f i ce,near l y 300, 000appl i cat i ons f or pat ent sar e f i l ed annual l y, wi t hpat ent s i ssued f or abouthal f t hat number . I t

    t akes an average of 22mont hs t o r ecei ve apat ent . I t i s sai d t hatonl y 1 i n 100 pat enthol ders makes money f r omhi s or her i nvent i on,but Hayes- Ri nes sayst hat number i s probabl yon t he l ow si de andsuggest s t hat per haps 5or mor e i n 100 make a

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    2 WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWSpr of i t . Here ar e someot her i nt er est i ng f act son pat ent s:

    - The wor l d' s f i rstpat ent ever gr ant ed wast o an I t al i an ar chi t ecti n 1421 f or a bar gecrane t o l i f t mar bl e.- The youngest pat entr eci pi ent was a f our -year - ol d gi r l f rom Texaswho i nvent ed a devi ce tomake i t easi er t o gr aspdoor knobs.- Abr aham Li ncol n hel d apat ent on a way t o make

    r i ver boat s mor e buoyantand l ess l i kel y t o getst uck on sandbar s.- Mar k Twai n hel d t wopatent s — one f orscrapbooks wi t h sel f -adhesi ve pages and theot her f or cl ot hes st r apst o make suspendersunnecessar y.- Har r y Houdi ni wasi ssued a pat ent f or asaf er deep- sea di vi ngs ui t .- J ami e Lee Cur t i s has apat ent f or a di aper wi t ha pocket f or a wet wi pe.- The l ate actor , St eveMcQueen, hel d a patentf or a bucket seat ,i nspi r ed by hi s i nt er esti n r ace car dr i vi ng.

     WEOMA CLUB Discount Tickets

     Ti cket s f or Wor l ds of

    Fun, Si l ver Dol l ar Ci t yand Advent ur e Land ar eon sal e Wednesday' s 11a. m. t o 12: 30 p. m. i nt he i nf ormat i on boot h i nt he mai n caf et er i a.Pl an ahead, save somebr ead, don' t mi ssdi scount t i cket s f or youand your f ami l y. ____ ___ __ 

    HEALTH

    Encouraging Children to Exercise

     The Amer i can Academy ofPedi at r i cs says thatal most hal f of Amer i canchi l dr en ar e not

    exerci si ng enough t odevel op heal t hy hear t sand l ungs. Ot herst at i st i cs show t hat onei n f i ve youngst er s i sobese. To pr ot ect yourchi l dr en, t he academyr ecommends t hat parentspromot e f i t ness at home.Her e ar e some t i ps toget ki ds movi ng:- Pl an act i ve games,danci ng, gr oupexer ci ses, and r el ayr aces.

    - Have t hem j og or wal kar ound t he bl ock once ort wi ce bef ore goi ng t ot he pl aygr ound. Ask t hemt o wal k t he dog ever yday.- Encourage yourchi l dren to j oi n af t er school spor t s pr ogr ams.- Get ki ds t o hel p wi t hnont r adi t i onal"exer ci se" act i vi t i esl i ke gardeni ng, housecl eani ng, and car

    washi ng.- Buy t oys t hat promot ephys i cal ac t i vi t y - -bal l s, spor t s equi pment ,skat es.- Pl an one speci alout i ng each week f or t hewhol e f ami l y, i nvol vi ngsuch physi cal act i vi t i esas hi ki ng, bi ki ng, orswi mmi ng.

    A good educat i on i s not

    so much one whi chpr epar es a man t osucceed i n the wor l d asone whi ch enabl es hi m t osust ai n a f ai l ure.

    Bernard Iddings Bell

    NUTRITION

    Cooking Corn on the Cob

    Sweet cor n i s one ofAugust ' s gr eat t ast et r eats. Here ar e t woways t o enj oy i t:

    On t he st ove

    Husk t he cor n and r emovt he si l k t assel s. Put iboi l i ng wat er; when t hewat er comes back t o aboi l , t he cor n i s done.( Don' t add sal t t o t hewat er because i t wi l lt oughen t he ker nel s andl essen t he sweet ness. )

    On t he gr i l l

    Husk t he cor n and r emovt he s i l k t assel s . Pl aceon a hot gr i l l f or ei ght o 15 mi nut es, t urni ngevery two mi nut es or sot o ensur e t hat al lsur f aces ar e exposed t ot he heat .Cor n shoul d be cooked asoon as possi bl e af t er

    i t ' s bought or pi ckedbecause, once harvest ed,i t s sugar s st ar t t ur ni nt o st ar ch.

    Congratulation! To t he 2003 Academi cAwards Pr ogr am f orEducat i onal Excel l ence,Schol arshi p Reci pi ent"Ericka Payton" daughteof Avaya Empl oyee Et helMi ckel . Er i cka gr aduatewi t h honor s f r om Cent r a

    Hi gh School and wi l latt end t he Uni ver si t y oNebr aska i n Omaha,Pl anni ng t o maj or i nEl ement ar y Educat i on. The Schol ar shi p madepossi bl e t hr ough apar t ner shi p bet weenAvaya and your I . B. E. W.Uni ons

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    3   WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWSSAFETY

     Vacation Safety

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    Bef ore you l eave f or anext ended vacat i on,consi der t hesepr ecaut i ons suggest ed byt he Emer gency Ser vi cesDi vi si on of Ri chmond,Br i t i sh Col umbi a,Canada:- Don’t l eave house keysi n out si de hi di ngpl aces. Gi ve a key t o af r i end or nei ghbor andbe sur e to l eave your

    vacat i on t el ephonenumber .- Arr ange f or someone t opi ck up your mai l andnewspaper s ever y day andhave your l awn mowed.- Ask your nei ghbor s t obe al ert f or suspi ci ouspeopl e or vehi cl es.- Use 24- hour t i mers t ot ur n house l i ght s on andoff.- Leave dr apes andbl i nds i n a dayt i meposi t i on.

    - Lock or bol t wi ndows,door s, and out si desl i di ng doors.- Cl ose al l i nt er i ordoor s ( to st op t hespr ead of f i r e andsmoke) .- Tur n of f t he wat ersuppl y t o your wat erheat er , washi ng machi ne,and di shwasher , and shutof f t he wat er heat er ' sci r cui t br eaker .- Leave a car i n t he

    dri veway.- I f you have an al armsyst em, be sur e yourf r i end or nei ghbor hast he code.

    BUSINESS

    Be an Active Listener

    Obvi ousl y a goodl i st ener does not t al kor i nterr upt when t heot her per son i s tal ki ng,but busi ness consul t ant s

    say t ot al si l ence i s nott he best pol i cy ei t her. To l et your cust omer orCo- wor ker know t hatyou' r e f ol l owi ng t heconversat i on, make eyecont act , nod your head,and f r om t i me t o t i mesay t hi ngs l i ke "I see"or "pl ease cont i nue. " I fa cont r over si al poi nt i sr ai sed or you f eel l i kei nt er r upt i ng f or anot herreason, j ot down some

    notes, so t hat you canrevi si t t hose i ssuesonce t he person hasf i ni shed.

    SPORTS

    GREEN BAY, Wi s . (AP) —Er i c Cr ouch has qui t t heNFL f or t he second t i mei n 11 mont hs. The 2001 Hei sman Tr ophywi nner f r om Nebr askal ef t t he Gr een Bay

    Packer s on t he eve off ul l - squad wor kout s,whi ch began Tuesday. Hehad hoped t o wi n a j obas one of Br et t Favre' sbackups, but coach Mi keSherman sai d he hadl i t t l e chance at beat i ngout t he t hr ee QBs aheadof hi m i n t hat race.Cr ouch sat out l astseason af t er t he St.Loui s Rams dr af t ed hi mi n t he t hi r d r ound andt r i ed t o conver t hi m

    i nto a wi de r ecei ver . Hewas set t o pl ayquar t erback i n t heCanadi an Footbal lLeague, whi ch he t houghtcoul d be a spr i ngboar dt o a car eer as an NFLquar t erback, when t hePacker s cl ai med hi m of fwai ver s t hi s spr i ng.

    He l ef t camp Mondayni ght af t er speaki ngwi t h Sher man and t hePacker s pl aced hi m ont he reser ve/ r et i r edl i st , re tai ni ng hi sr i ght s .' ' We r eal l y di dn' t geti nt o det ai l . He j ust

    sai d f or per sonalr easons he di dn' t wantt o cont i nue. I sai d OKand we' l l l eave i t att hat , '' Sher man sai d.' ' I t ' s di sappoi nt i ngt hat i t di dn' t wor k outf or us and f or hi m. Butwe di dn' t have a whol el ot i nvest ed i n hi m.He' s a good ki d, we wi shhi m wel l . ' '

    TECH/PRO Golf outing

    Fr i day August 15th

     Tr egar on Gol f Cour se13909 Gl engar r y CRBel l evue, NEShot gun st art 1: 00PM, For I nf ormat i onCont act : Car l os x3718

     The YMCA Wi l l hol d i t ' sf i rs t Annual Ki ckof fClassic Flag Football 

    "TOURNAMENT"

    4 on 4 al l l evel s ofpl ay f r om compet i t i ve( Top Gun) t o

    r ecreat i onal (Ol d Guys)wi t h Co-Ed, Femal e and Yout h di vi si ons,Deadl i ne f or Ent r i es i sAugust 7th 2003 f or mor eI nf ormat i on cont act Leoor Bi l l 0 334- 8487

    Employee Resource Center

    Come vi si t t he ERC.Of f eri ng f r ee Not ar yser vi ce, I nf or mat i on on

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    l ocal di scount s,Ref er r al s f or hel p wi t hl egal quest i ons, numberf or st ock i nf or mat i onand more, "Come vi si tyour one st op shop" f oral l your empl oyee needs?ERC Bar b- 3607 Lar r y- 352Medi cal Benef i t s- 4954

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    WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWSHOROSCOPES/CALENDARS W  i

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     There i s no t r i ck t obei ng a humor i st whenyou have t he whol egovernment wor ki ng f oryou. Will Rogers

     THINK ABOUT IT!

    "Show Me The Money"

    1. "What was Fox' s J oeMi l l i onai res realname?

    2. Hi s part ners i ncl uded

    of f i cer s Ben Romero,Ed J acobs and Bi l lGannon?

    3. She shot J oeyBut t af uoco' s wi f eMar y J o?

    4. What was Ar chi eBunker ' s gr andsonl ast name?

    5. He had hi t s wi t h "Al i t t l e hel p f rom myf r i ends and "Up wher ewe bel ong"?

    6. Al i TKO- ed J oe

    Fr azi er on Oct , 1 1975i n a hyped up boutt i t l ed t hi s?

    7. On t he Sat urday-mor ni ng l i ve- act i onshow "Run, J oe, Run"what was J oe?

    8. Young J oey St arr etwor shi ps t he t i t l echar act er i n t hi s1953 movi e?

    9. "J o- J o Dancer YourLi f e I s Cal l i ng" i s asemi-aut obi ogr aphi cal

    movi e about ands tar r i ng thi scomedi an?

    10. Phone a f r i end i f youknow whose l at e- ni ghtsi deki ck Regi sPhi l bi n was i n t hel at e 60' s?

    Place answers in drop box 

    outside of WEOMA club off ice. 

    Winner receives a lunch ticket 

    from our sponsor ARAMARK 

    KAFE and food service di rector  

    Marty Rew, for catering call x - 3907 and a pri ze compliments of  

    Cellular Benefits and 

    E-Commerce account Manager  

    Bob Ingersoll Call 639-2000

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    5 WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWS• Br ake Mast er s

    $14. 95 Oi l Change

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    I t has been sai d t hatdemocr acy i s t he worstf or m of governmentexcept al l t he ot her st hat have been t r i ed.

    Sir Winston Churchill

    WEOMA CLUB

    2003

    Officers & Directors

    President

    Dave Negr et eExecutive Vice President

    Br enda Wal kowi ak Vice President 

     Tom Paul eyTreasurer Bonni e Anderson

     Assistant Treasurer Ci ndy Kel l y

     Administrative Assistant

     J oyce Gosch- 3419Directors

     Annette Knight-3649

    Associ ated Cl ubs: OutdoorsAdvent ureCamera, Toast mast ersTom Welles-7423 Outdoor Sport s: Men' sGol f , Men' s Sof t bal l ,Mi xed Gol f , Ski Cl ub,

    Spor t men Cl ub and Tenni sTim O'Connor-3292 I ndoor Spor t s:Basket bal l , Bowl i ng,Racquet bal l , Vol l eybal lI ndoor SoccerJudy Coffey-3390 Ent er t ai nment & Tours:

     Tour s and t i cket sal esJeanett Bogue-7032 Speci al Educat i on/

     Trai ni ngChr i st mas Par t yLarry Cherry-3523 Publ i ci t y & Weoma Reps

     Answers to last Months

    “Think about it”

    "ShowMetheMoney”1. 50 Cent2. Buck3. J ohnny Cash, J ohnnyPaycheck, Eddi e Money4. Mi ss Moneypenny5. Lef t eye, Ri ght arm,

    Bot h l egs6. Ni ckl eback7. Dol l ar8. Pennywor t h

    9. St ephani e Pl um10. J ohn Carpent erTheentrywiththemostcorrectanswers

    wins, ifmorethanonehasallthe

    correctanswersthanadrawingisused

    toselectwinner.Mustsummitbythe

    25thofeachmonth

    Call - 3523 ***WINNER***

    (Joyce Davis)

    "Nubian Mind"

    Book Club

    Revi ew The Nubi an Mi nd bookcl ub st ar t ed i nSept ember 1999, andt oday t he ei ght"Si sters" r angi ng fr omt he age of 27 t o 63 are

    ser i ous about t hei rr eadi ng and are st i l lgoi ng st r ong. The l adi esmeet ever y mont h and thehost t hat mont h gets t opi ck t he book t hat t heyal l wi l l r ead. Whet hert hey meet at t hatper son' s home or at ar est aur ant , t hey have agr eat t i me gi vi ng t hei ropi ni on of t he book.( Good or Bad) The bookf or J ul y was "Chur chFol k", by Mi chel e Andr ea

    Bowen, Pi cked by MemberPat Pat t erson. Themember shi p f el t i t wasgood r eadi ng as i tf ocused on r eal i ssuest he chur ch of t oday hast o deal wi t h. On a scal eof 1- 10 wi t h t en, t hehi ghest Nubi an Mi ndsgave "Church Fol k" aposi t i ve #7. . . UPLi z Wi l l i ams

    Read! Free Your Mind and

    Your Feet© Will Follow

    BEREAVEMENTS

    Our heart f el t t hought sand sympat hy go out t ot he f ami l i es and f r i endsof t he f ol l owi ng:~Eugene (Les) Roberts~

    I t ' s not t hat I ' m sosmart , i t ' s j ust t hat Ist ay wi t h pr obl emsl onger . Albert Einstein

    We al l have t he choi cet o l ear n or not l earn.However, wi t h choi cescome resul t s. We cannotexpect posi t i ve r esul t si f we choose to l i mi tour sel ves t o ourexi st i ng knowl edge.

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    6 WEOMA/HEARTLAND NEWSNorth Omaha says welcome home

    with a Big Bash

    By Erin Grace

    OmahaWorldHeraldStaff 

    Come Wednesday, nor t hOmaha st r eet s wi l lwel come back t hei rDi aspora, t he bl ack sonsand daught er s whof ol l owed j obs, mi l i t ar yser vi ce, young l oves ordreams el sewher e. Thousands are expect edt o gat her f or Nat i veOmahans Homecomi ng Week,whi ch ki cks of fWednesday wi t h a gospelni ght at Sal em Bapt i stChur ch and wr aps up on

    Bl ue Monday, so namedbecause peopl e say t hei rf ar ewel l s .Or gani zer s t hi s yearpai r ed wi t h radi ost at i on Hot 107. 7 FM t opromot e t he event andhol d a di nner and adance. The cel ebr at i onagai n i ncl udes a mi xer ,pi cni c and par ade downhi st or i c Nor t h 24t hSt r eet .

     They wi l l be abl e t o see

    f ut ur e hopes i n t henear l y compl et ed Mart i nLut her Ki ng J r. memori alon t he nor t hwest cornerof 24th and Lake St r eet sand i n an adj acentbui l di ng t hat wi l l housea proposed j azz,cul t ur al and educat i onalcent er .An open house at t hef ut ure cent er at 2506 N.24t h St. , whi ch wi l l benamed f or Omahasaxophoni st Prest on

    Love, wi l l be hel d i npar t t o begi n rai si ng$500, 000 f or t hepr oj ec t ."We want t o gener at eexci t ement f or t hose whol i ve i n t he ar ea andt hose who are comi ngback, " Ci t y Counci l manFr ank Br own sai d.

     The homecomi ng' s hi st or yst r et ches back 28 year s,when Omaha f r i ends Vera J ohnson and Bet t i eMcDonal d j oi ned ot herson a chart er ed bus t oLos Angel es. They wereheaded to an annualpi cni c f or Omahans t here

    but l ef t di s sat i s f i edwi t h t he t hr own- t oget herevent .Fi gur i ng t hey coul d dobet t er , t he t wo pl anneda r egul ar r euni on t o behel d i n Omaha. A Nat i veOmahans Cl ub was bor n.I n 1977, t he f i r stNat i ve Omahacel ebr at i on, a t wo- dayaf f ai r , dr ew t housands.I n f ol l owi ng years, t heevent grew t o i ncl udef ashi on shows, bake

    sal es, Pal m Sundaybrunches and f undrai ser s f or col l egeschol ar shi ps.But organi zer s al wayskept a f ocus on t hehomecomi ng."We j ust want everyonet o come home and enj oy, "McDonal d sai d.Homecomi ng event s :• Wednesday. Gospelni ght , 7 p. m. , Sal emBapt i st Chur ch, 3131

    Lake St.• Thursday. Regi st r at i onand mi xer at t he Nat i veOmaha Cl ub, 3819 N. 24t hSt.• Friday. Dr i l l t eamcompet i t i on, Nort h Hi ghSchool , 5: 30 p. m. Cost :t wo canned goods t obenef i t t he Omaha FoodBank. Br i ng l awn chai r sand bl ankets.• Friday. Di nner andr i ver cr ui se, 6: 30 p. m.t o 10 p. m. Meet acr oss

    f r om t he Wi ngat e I nn onAbbot Dr i ve. Cost $25.• Saturday. Parade,st art i ng at 24t h andBurdet t e St r eet s, 10a. m. , endi ng at Kount zePark.

    • Saturday. Annual danceat t he Ci vi cAudi t or i um' s MancusoHal l , 8 p. m. Shut t l eser vi ce avai l abl e forWi ngat e guest s. Dancef eat ures Hot 107. 7 FM.Cost i s $15.• Sunday. Pi cni c at

    Car t er Lake, noon t o 5p. m. Shut t l e ser vi ceavai l abl e f or Wi ngat egust s.• Monday. Bl ue Monday att he Nat i ve Omahans Cl ub,3819 N. 24t h St . , at 10a. m. Come and say goodbye .For mor e i nf ormat i on orf or t i cket s and T-shi r t s, cal l 457- 5974

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