| Applications taken for Empty Stocking Fund
Applications for families needing help from the Empty Stocking Fund will be taken by appointment only through Aug. 28. To make an appointment, call 903-472-8649 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ——— Baby pageant set for Saturday St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church will host its second Annual Baby Pageant Saturday at 7 p.m. for beautiful babies to show off their talents. The proceeds from this event will go to the building fund. The public is invited. ——— "Back to School" service Sunday Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 3811 S. Washington Ave., about one mile north of Interstate Highway 20, will have a very special service honoring all students that are going back to school this year.
A major day for moving in
LAWRENCE -- A steady stream of 880 freshmen and their parents pulled into Rider University yesterday morning for Move-In Day in cars stuffed to the hilt with refrigerators, fans, rugs, microwaves and cases of bottled water. Despite the bulky luggage, unloading the car was a largely hands-off experience. More than 200 upperclassmen in cranberry and white T-shirts carried luggage to the rooms for them. Matt Bauer, co-captain of the men's swimming and diving teams, was among those helping. He said Move-In Day is an annual swim team bonding experience and a good workout. "At the end of the day, you can't feel your legs," he said. Bauer, a senior advertising major, said it can be nerve-racking moving the more expensive items.
The Sophisticated Palate
Private academies, summer classes and a uniform don't usually stir my soul, but the Culinary Institute of America and its Sophisticated Palate experience in the heart of the Napa Valley proved otherwise.With its location in an internationally known wine-growing region, its reputation as a premier culinary school and its setting in the historic Christian Brothers Winery in St. Helena, the CIA at Greystone is making a big-time jump into the fledgling culinary travel industry that some say is the hottest niche market to emerge in years.Gourmet magazine and the Culinary Tourism Association report culinary travel accounts for 60 percent of the U.S. leisure travel market, but the Sophisticated Palate experience promised something more than a boatload of good food, drink and private tours. Its goal: delivering unique and memorable experiences through hands-on experiential learning.I had doubts about how healthy my two-day immersion in Cooking for the Next Half of Your Life would be.
Top trips for the unattached and eager
Tammy Weiler is no stranger to solo vacations. She took a number of them in her 20s and 30s, visiting museums in Paris, temples in Thailand, beaches in Brazil and historic sights throughout Spain. And she never had a problem entertaining herself on the road—until mealtime. “I was OK during the day," says Weiler, a single 45-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., "but it was really hard during dinner because it was intimidating dining alone at nice restaurants." .
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