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Page 6 • Mountain Island Weekly • Sept. 18-24, 2009
News
Briefs
“Strong Urge to Move Your Legs”
First Chip’n for
Children Golf
Tournament
Griffin Brothers Tires, Wheels & Auto
Repair will be helping local children
through a golf tournament fundraiser in
the Mountain Island area.
The Chip’n for Children golf tournament
will be held Oct. 21 the Pine Island
Country Club, 1701 Stoneyridge Drive,
Charlotte.
All proceeds from the tournament
will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network,
one of the annual fundraising initiatives
of Charlotte’s Levine Children’s
Hospital. Every penny raised will stay
in the community to help support the
hospital and its related facilities. Levine
Children’s Hospital treats children who
suffer from a range of illnesses and
injuries, including AIDS, asthma, birth
defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, chemical
dependency, cystic fibrosis, diabetes,
Down syndrome, heart disease, muscular
dystrophy, spina bifida and sicklecell
anemia.
also will discuss best practices for updating
sick leave policies and explore options
Tournament play costs $150 per person
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ceremony, call Griffin Brothers General
Manager Russ Carter www.RLSTx.com at 704-896-8473 Or Call Dr. stabbing Green at 704-987-3993 of girlfriend
ext. 4003 or Vice President Larry Griffin
Jr. at 704-896-2484. q
Denver Days Drive-In
Movie Night to benefit
CHARLOTTE – A man accused of
stabbing his girlfriend and taking their
two daughters was arrested in a car in the
Mountain Island area Tuesday night, the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
reported.
“Legs Want to Move at Rest”
safe-driving program
Members of the police
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of America stopped have a vehicle an ANSWER in the for you!
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The night will feature a ’50s style Maurice Jermaine Harris,
drive-in movie theater complete with classic
who was a passenger.
cars, swing dancing, amusement rides, Police charged Harris Maurice Harris
concession stand and a 65-foot movie with attempted murder
screen.
of Shakete Young, 22.
The event will be held on the Denver Investigators say Harris stabbed Young
Legs Want to Move at
Rest
Days Fall Festival grounds on N.C 16 and about 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at their
Triangle Circle Road, 1 1/4 miles north apartment on Benjamin Street, near
of N.C. 73. Festival gates open at 5 p.m., Revolution Park south of uptown Charlotte.
and the amusement rides will operate. A
He took their two daughters, ages 3
DJ will play classic favorites, and members
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and 8 months, and police initially issued
swing of dance Neuropathy performance. Treatment Centers of and America the children. have an ANSWER Two hours for later, you! police
The family-friendly Go to www.RLSTX.com movie begins to at find announced a Certified Professional the girls had near been you found
nightfall, approximately 7:30 pm. Gen-
unharmed.
For more information: Call Lake Norman Health and Wellness 704-987-3993
eral parking is $5 per car, and guests
are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and
blankets. The fee for entering a car in the
car show is $20, which includes parking
in front of the big screen and judging for
awards. q
Regional Chamber
advising businesses
on swine flu
MOUNT HOLLY – The Gaston
Regional Chamber and the Gaston
County Health Department will host an
informational session in Mount Holly to
help businesses prepare for the H1N1 flu
pandemic.
The presentation takes place Oct. 5 at
11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express,
250 Beaty Drive, and includes a presentation
from Health Department officials
and a question-and-answer session afterwards.
The sessions are free and open to
the public.
Officials will review guidelines from
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the health department on
H1N1 prevention and response. Officials
The special units arrested Harris around
9 p.m. Tuesday. q
“Irresistible Urge to Move Your Legs”
Many with RLS have impaired memory and are unable to concentrate. Exhaustion
affects affects their their jobs jobs & personal & personal relations. relations. A brand A brand new new FREE FREE report report reveals reveals a new a new natural
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that is
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of Bugs
Under your Go to Skin, www.rlstx.com you need this or FREE Call Dr. report Green’s that Office is giving at 704-987-3993
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everywhere.
Health department
urges residents to get
seasonal flu shot
CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg
County Health Department is now taking
appointments for seasonal influenza
vaccinations.
Health department staff will administer
the seasonal flu vaccine only at
immunization clinics at 249 Billingsley
Road and 2845 Beatties Ford Road.
Officials said swine flu vaccine information
would come later.
To make an appointment, call 704-
336-6500.
In a press release, Dr. Wynn Mabry,
Mecklenburg County health director,
said seasonal flu comes from viruses
different from the Novel H1N1 influenza
virus that first appeared this
spring. Seasonal flu happens every
year, starting in the fall and lasting
through spring.
“While we are certainly concerned
about what the H1N1 flu will bring, we
must be vigilant when it comes to seasonal
influenza,” Mabry said.
Groups at “higher risk” of complications
from seasonal influenza include
people 65 and older, children younger
than 5, pregnant women and anyone
with chronic medical conditions. Each
year, close to 36,000 deaths occur from
the seasonal flu, Mabry said.
For more information about the flu
and protecting yourself and your family,
go to www.meckhealth.org. q
Park and Rec’s “Get
Going Guide” available
The Mecklenburg County Park and
Recreation Department is now distributing
115,000 copies of its fall/winter
Get Going Guide, a magazine that lists
recreation programs, classes, facilities
and hundreds of indoor and outdoor
activities.
The Get Going Guide is a resource
for:
• Finding free or inexpensive fun and
fitness activities
• Joining sports leagues and competition
for youngsters and adults
• Getting outside on beautiful fall
days
• Discovering classes and activities at
recreation and nature centers
• Participating in swim lessons and
aquatic recreation
• Encouraging kids to be active on
out-of school days.
The Park and Recreation Department
is distributing 67,000 copies of
the colorful illustrated magazine this
week through Charlotte-Mecklenburg
elementary schools. Copies will also be
available at recreation centers, nature
centers, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Government Center, branch libraries,
Park and Recreation’s administrative
office and selected news boxes around
the city. Get Going Guide is also online
at www.parkandrec.com. q
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