Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 106, Ed. 1 Monday, August 12, 1991 Page: 3 of 16
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Be on lookout for head
lice when school begins
Burleson Star. Monday. August 12.1991-3A
HOUSTON- Head lice is the most
widespread communicable child-
hood disease, second only to the com-
mon cold.
A dermatologist at Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston warns that
parents should look for signs of head
lice (pediculosis) as the new school
year begins.
"School-aged children haveahigher
incidence of head lice because they
come in close contact with each other
daily," said Dr. John E. Wolf Jr.,
professor and chairman of dermatol-
ogy. "Parents may keep their child
clean, however good personal hy-
giene does not prevent the spread of
lice. Also, head lice can appear in
anyone regardless of socioeconomic
class."
Lice arc small, six-legged insects
that feed on humans by sucking blood
from the scalp. An adult female louse
lays up to lOcggs,or nits,daily. The
nits latch onto hairs near the scalp,
the back of the head, behind the cars
and the eyebrows.
According to the National
Pediculosis Associations estimated
6 to 12 million Americans transmit
Texas A&M University has
named its honor students for the 1991
spring semester, recognizing more
than 2,500 students for outstanding
academic performance.
The Dean's Honor Roll recog-
nizes students who have maintained
at least a 3.75 grade point average
(GPR) out of a possible 4.0 during
the most recent grading period.
Three Burleson residents made
that list. They include: Dwayne Al-
lan Daggs, Roy Patrick Pivonka, and
Peter Joseph Prokell.
A second designation, "Distin-
guished Student," recognizes students
who earned a 3.25 to 3.74 GPR.
Two Burleson residents ach ieved
that honor. They arc Timothy Grant
Gillum and Charles Brooks McFar-
land.
To be eligible for either the
Dean's Honor Roll or Distinguished
Student designation, students must
be enrolled for at least 15 hours and
have no grade lower than a C.
La Criperie
As popular and prevalent as hot dog stands
are in New York, creperies and crepe stands
line the streets of Paris. The crepe is an
ethereal version of the pancake that the French
have raised to an art form. When made
correctly, a crepe is paper thin and may be
stuffed with sweet or savory fillings to create
scrumptious desserts or hearty meals.
Also indigenous to French cooking is
cognac. Cognac can be used to both lighten
the crepe batter, producing the airiest of
pancakes, and to flavor the dough with a subtle
taste and aroma. When added to the filling for
the Crepes aux Pommes, cognac provides a
delicate flavor which caramelizes the apples
and intensifies the syrup. The finest cognacs,
such as Courvoisier, provide vast inventories
of aged reserves made from the grapes grown
in the Charente Valley in Southwest France.
The spirit provides unsurpassed versatility
when cooking, adding a subtle yet distin-
guished flavor to the recipe.
Prepare the following Cripes au Cour-
voisier with the apple filling for someone
special. The recipe is guaranteed to, “Re-
tourner quelqu'un comme une erfepe,” or
“wrap someone around your little finger.”
CREPES au courvoisier
(Makes 20 Crapes)
'A cup sifted flour
Dash of salt
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons Courvoisier Cognac
2 teaspoons sugar
Vegetable oil (for greasing pan)
Sift flour and salt together and place in a
blender or food processor. Add eggs, butter,
milk, Courvoisier and sugar, and blend at
head lice annually through body con-
tact, infested clothing, combs, hair-
brushes and furniture.
Children with head lice suffer in-
tense itching, often leading to in-
flammation and infection of the skin.
Nits can survive for several months
depending on the extent of the infes-
tation.
Wolfsuggesls using pesticide-based
shampoos equipped with a special
comb to remove dead lice and nits.
Although they are generally consid-
ered safe, Wolf said infants, children
with allergies and scalp infections,
pregnant women and nursing moth-
ers should sec a doctor before using
such products.
Wolf recommends that parents of
children with head lice notify the
school or childcare center immedi-
ately.
"Prevention is impossible once the
child has been exposed to lie#," he
said. "Alerting them immediately
may protect other children and save
everyone the anxiety."
He offers these steps to avoid lice:
-Watch for signs of head lice, par-
ticularly frequent scratching.
-Use natural light and a magnify-
ing glass when examining the child's
hair.
-Wash sheets and recently worn
clothes in hot water and dry on the
hot cycle. Combs and brushes used
on lice-infestcd hair should be soaked
in hot water to kill any attached eggs.
-Vacuum beds, rugs, furniture and
stuffed animals which may serve as a
head lice haven. Do not use insecti-
cidal sprays, which may harm family
members and pets.
-Discourage children from sharing
hats, clothing and grooming aids.
For more information on head lice,
write the National Pediculosis Asso-
ciation,P.O.Box 149, Newton, Mass.
02161 or call (817) 449-NITS.
—Tinted
windows
may cost
(J you plenty
American Legion
Donates For LRS
The American Legion Post #549 and the Ladies Auxiliary donated $100
each to the Burleson Ministerial Alliance's Little Red Schoolhouse
program. The money is going to help buy a set of new clothes and school
supplies for needy children for that all-important first day back to
school. As of Friday, there were about 200 children on the list to be taken
care of. Program co-coordinators Peggy Gibson and Marty Metheny
present certificates. Pictured (l-r) are Blanche Habeck, auxiliary vice
president and community service chairman, Betty Smith, president of
the auxiliary, Gibson, Metheny, Leon D'Angelo, commander, and Otto
Jean, past commander.
$3 federal grant to help TDH
screen low-income women
CRfePES AUX POMMES
(Apple Cripes)
(Makes 4 Servings)
2 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly
sliced
Juice and zest from half of a
lemon
'A teaspoon cinnamon
Vi cup butter C)
■A cup brown sugar
'A cup apple juice
'A < up Courvoisier Cognac
8 Cripes au Courvoisier
Chopped pecans, optional
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c ustomer tinting that is against regu-
lation. ,
"1 think in due time they flre
going to come down hard on them
(shops) where if it's illegal, you can’t
install it on the vehicle. They aren't
supposed to be doing it now," Curlee
said.
A person can't be forced to
change the tinting on a vehicle, but he
could rack up a lot of fines.
"The judge is probably going to
fine them. I can just write them a
citation when I see them. There's
In a bowl, combine apple slices, lemon juice poking jhat says, 'Hey, you've got to
medium speed until batter is the consistency and zest and cinnamon. Stir to coat apples. fiv . Th- • f
of thick cream. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a medium saufo pan, heat butter, sugar ^ _ . , „
Grease a 5-inch non-stick skillet with a and apple juice until melted to a thick syrup. People. Were trying to educate them,
small amount of vegetable oil and heat over Add ,es and cook umj| soft in Curlee said.
medium flame. Coat the bottom of the pan c = = d with , wooden If you would like a free check of
slS te^S match. With a slotted spoon, fill cripes with your car's tinting, call Curlee's office
Stack crepes on a warm platter. Crapes may apples; fold crepes and spoon syrup over top; at 295-2563. The Pet. 2 Constable S
be refrigerated for as long as three days or sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired, office is located at 250 N.W. Tarrant,
frozen for three weeks. Serve immediately.
Suite N, in Burleson.
A $3 million federal grant from the
Centers for Disease Control wi 11 help
the Texas Department of Health
(TDH) screen low-income women
over 40 years old for breast and cer-
vical cancer. This is the first time the
federal government has awarded
funds to states for cancer screening.
"Breast cancer is the most common
cancer among women, and the mor-
tality rates for this type of cancer in
Texas are highest among black
women," said Charlene Laramey,
Director of the Chronic Disease Pre-
vention Program at TDH. "Cervical
cancer is the second most common
cancer in women between the ages of
15 and 34 years old. Cervical cancer
mortality rates are three times greater
among black women and two times
greater among Mexican American
women than among Anglo women.
We especially want to target those
women over 40 who have ceased
having children and probably aren't
coming in for regular medical exams
anymore." Women who are below
200 percent of the fcdei poverty
level and who do not have medical
insurance or other third-party pay-
ment will qualify for the new ser-
vices.
The grant for the first year is $3
million, with funding to be awarded
year to year for five years depending
on the availability of funds. All four
states, including Texas, which were
awarded funds are required to write a
State Plan for Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control. TDH is now request-
ing proposals from public and non-
profit groups to provide the screen-
ing services beginning October 1.
For the first year of the new program,
it is expected that 25 to 30 contracts
will be awarded and that 15,000
women will be provided breast and/
or cervical cancer screening services
and appropriate follow-up. "That
appropriate follow-up can include
diagnostic mammograms, biopsies
and other diagnostic procedures,"
explained Donna Nichols of the
Chronic Disease Prevention Program.
"Mammograms and pap smears arc
state-of-the-art in detecting breast
and cervical cancer, and the earlier
the cancer is detected, the better the
chance for a cure."
When the screening services be-
come available this fall, TDH and
the contractors will alert women
about where they can find these ser-
vices nearest to their hometown.
Give Grill-Side Summer Salads
Great Change-of-Pace Texas Taste
First steps being made toward
developing replacement parts
and dmg therapy for the eye
A tempting selection of salads is as important to a cookout as whatevers
sizzling on the grill. “Classics'' such as corn relish, coleslaw and bean salad
are always welcome additions, but when redefined with Texas style they take-
on exciting new appeal.
Brighten a barbecue, picnic or weekday dinner with Picante Corn-Off
The-Cob Salad. A colorful mix of just-picked produce, it combines corn
bell peppers, radishes, red onions and cilantro. “Dressing it up" with
tongue-tingling taste is a blend of bottled Italian dressing and versatile
PACE' picante sauce, a summer salad staple for over 40 years.
To make even the simplest salad a standout, mix mild, medium or hot
picante sauce into any favorite vinaigrette or creamy dressing, mayonnaise
or sour cream Or savor it solo as a quick and convenient fat free dressing
with only 5 calories per zestv tablespoonful. Watch your cooling summer
salads become summer's hottest menu items.
Picante Corn-Off-The-Cob Salad
HOUSTON-More than 100,000
Americans are blinded because of
damaged or malfunctioning retinas.
Curing these patients will require an
understanding of how sight occurs at
the cellular and molecular levels.
Dr. Samuel Miao-sin Wu, an asso-
ciate professor of ophthalmology at
BaylorCoIlegeofMedicine in Hous-
ton, is studying how the eye turns
images into electric signals sent to
the brain. This is an important first
step in the future development of
replacement parts for the eye or the
advent of new dmg therapies.
The cells responsible for the pro-
cess are located in the retina, the
passageway from the lens to the op-
tic nerve that leads to the brain.
"An image goes through millions of
cells from the time it enters the eye
until it reaches the brain. Each syn-
apse, or transmission, of the image
from one layer of cells to the next is
unique," Wu said.
Wu and his team of researchers are
recording the action of these cells by
inserting them with liny electrodes.
The eyes of tiger salamanders and
goldfish are used because they arc
large, making them easy to study.
It is a tedious process that involves
following an image through layers of
retinal tissue, an action which must
be recorded thousands of times in the
laboratory.
The image, in the form of a beam of
light, is shone into retinal cells. Each
cell is monitored to sec how it ac-
cepts the signal and how it fires the
signal to the next cell.
"Learning how cells transmit and
accept electric signals without alter-
ing the image intended for the brain,
is a slow process," Wu said. "But it is
essential to restoring the sight of fu -
ture generations who will be affected
by retinal disease."
BE A GOOD
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Volunteer.
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2 large ears sweet corn,
cooked, kernels removed
12 cupsl or 1 can tl2 ounces!
whole kernel corn, drained
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 small green pepper, diced
Combine corn, peppers, radishes and onions, tossing lightly. Combine
picante sauce and dressing; mix well. Pour over corn mixture, mixing
lightly. Chill. Stir in cilantro just before serving and serve with additional
picante sauce. Makes 6 servings, about 3-1/2 cups salad.
1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes
1/3 cup sliced green onions
1/3 qup PACE* picante sauce
1/4 cup bottled Italian dressing
2 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh
cilantro
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