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Community Prenatal cla at hospital' I Memorial Hospital's Maternity center makes having a baby a "fam­ ily affair", with both pre-natal Ex­ pectant Parent classes and a Sibling Open House during Sept. Pre-natal classes will be held Mondays, Sept. 9,16,and 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the hospital's Margaret Phillips Conference Center. The Sib­ ling Open House will be held, Sun­ day Sept. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the ^hospital's maternity center. During the free parent classes, maternity center nurses will provide important information on prenatal are and nutrition, labor and deliv­ ery, and will also and view op iS lanned house ^wboty care. Participants ?ur the Maternity Center i birthing room. "Expectant parents should plan to attend," said Pam Ofsanik, R.N., nurse manager of the maternity cen­ ter. "Especially if the father wishes to remain by the mother's side dur­ ing the delivery." The Sibling Open House helps ex­ pectant parents prepare their chil­ dren for the arrival of a new family member. The program helps young­ sters become part of the birthing experience, lessening sibling rival­ ry. Children dress up in doctors's garments, tour the delivery suite, sample baby formula, and view in­ fants in the nursery. At the final station, parents and children ask questions about the ma­ ternity center and meet members of the nursing staff Refreshments are served^ and cer­ tificates given to the children, certi­ fying. their completion of the program. For more information regarding either of these events, contact the Menorial Hospital Maternity Center at 815-338-2500, extension 332. Meet and Eat sets policies Lazy days Plaindealer photo by Anthony Oliver As the mercurytaept up to the 90 degree mark on Tuesday and the humidity made life sticky, even the cows at a farm along Draper Road out­ side of McHenry felt it was ]ust time to find a cool place to take a break. Although the caterer for meals for the McHenry County Senior Citizens Council Meet & Eat program re­ quests that participants sign up for meals one week in advance, they allow changes to be made in the meal count 24 hours prior to each serving day. In other words, people can call the center they attend and reserve a meal 24 hours ahead of the day they plan to attend. Fop' example, those desiring to eat lunch on Friday may call Thursday morning and make reservations. Reservations for meals at the Mc­ Henry Meet & Eat Center for the week of Sept. 9 through Sept. 13 can be made by calling 385-8260. The menu for that week is as follows: MCC offers orientation class A seminar for high school and college students afraid of being lost in the shuffle at college will be of­ fered by McHenry County College on Saturday, Sept. 21,8 a.m. to noon: This college success program pro­ vides information that can give a student an edge in meeting and con­ quering the challenge of higher education. The authqr and presenter of the seminar is Mel DeGraff. He has worked in education for more than 25 years as a teacher, counselor and administrator at the high school, community college and university levels. Topics to be covered include: ad­ justments from high school to col-, lege you might expect, dealing with college professors and motivating yourselt to insure good grades, tak­ ing good lecture notes, budgeting time and building a schedule, get­ ting the most out of a textbook, the right way to take a test and short­ cuts to college success. The seminar fee is $50. Register at McHenry County College Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or 5:30-8:30 p.m.; or on Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Church begins fall schedule Carrer planning offered at college'* workshop Looking for a new career or help in making career plans? The two- session Career Planning Program offered in September by the Student Services Department at McHenry County College might help you come up with some answers. Th*f,rcf session, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, entails adminis­ tration of an assessment test analyzing participants interests, abilities, experiences and needs as they relate to future employments and training. The second meeting, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, focuses on interpretation of test results^ The results aid participants in drawing conclusions about theirselves to aid them in career decisions. The fee is $8. Advance Itofistratiom at McHenry County College is required. The registration office is open Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. and5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Ridgefield Crystal Lake Pres­ byterian Church begins its fall schedule this Sunday, Sept. 8. The worship services will be at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. with Sunday School and adult education at 9:30 a.m. A nursery will be available during the worship services for children age 5 and younger, and during Sun­ day School for infants XT* v- i "TTl- (under 3). Sunday School is available to chil- . dren 3 years old through senior high School age. On Sept. 8, a short meet­ ing will be held with parents and children at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall to introduce the study materi­ als and the teachers, followed by a lesson just for the children. A The adult education Classes will be Right food and activity is the . proper way to take off pounds Despite what many expensive fad diet plans are promoting, falsing' weight and keeping it off is hard work, not magic. It requires the discipline of consistently choosing lower calorie food items and main­ taining a regular activity program. r Memorial Hospital staff understand this challenge and are ready to Hp everyone meet it through a 10-week weight loss class entitled "Take ontrol." The class will meet Thursdays, starting Sept. 12, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 6 to 7 p.m. in the hospital's conference center, 527 W. South St., Woodstock. The class includes an initial health screening and goal setting session, nutritional guidelines and practical suggestions on modifying eating patterns. It also includes stretching and calisthenics, aerobic exercise and yoga instruction. The class is taught by a registered dietitian and has an initial fee of $60. Twenty-five dollars will be refunded to those who achieve their goals. This gives participants an extra incentive and enhances the effectiveness of the program. Class size is limited and registration is required. To register, call 338- 2500, extension 320. > previewed Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. The classes to be offered this fall are "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" by Phillip Keller, "Study of the Book of James," and "Living with Limits." The Ridgefield Crystal Lake Pres­ byterian Church is located at 8505, Church St., in Ridgefield. For more information, call the church office at 459-1132. - YMCA adds youth class The Lake region YMCA added a youth aeorbic exercise class on Mon­ day and Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The class is for 6th-8th grades and runs eight weeks for 45 minutes a class. The <j}a&8 is developed to help Im­ prove flexibility, strength and car­ diovascular fitness. The YMCA hopes this will start youth into the fitness habit early. The class will meet at the YMCA with participants required to sign up for both classes. Call 459-4455 tor more information. NIMC plans medication seminar Northern Illinois Medical Center wants to help the older adult avoid accidents with the medicine that comes into their lives in later years. Kelly Violi, RPH, a pharmacist, will be speaking on "Avoiding Medi­ cation Mishaps," in Room 861 from 4:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at NIMC. The program, presented by the NIMC education department, will cover such issues as what to do if medication is forgotten to be taken or too much is taken and how to manage medications safely. There will be a question and answer ses­ sion at each lecture. This lecture is part of the Older Adult Lecture Series which is de­ signed to help answer questions con­ cerning the needs and changes expe­ rienced by the older adult. The program is held monthly, and a dif­ ferent topic is offered each month by the NIMC staff and other health- related professionals. The next pro­ gram coming up after the one on medication mishaps will be "Medi­ care and You," on October 9. The medical center is located at Rte. 31 and Bull Valley Road in McHenry. To pre-register for the free lectures call the education department at 344-5000, ext. 3861. % Sept. 9: Chicken chop suey, steamed rice, carrots, kidney bean salad, bread, margarine, fresh ap­ ple, milk. . Sept. 10: Plain omelet, mushroom sauce, creamed potatoes, vegeta­ bles, dinner roll, cucumber salad, margarine, ice cream, milk. Sept. 11: Roast turkey breast, gib- let gravy, whipped potatoes, brocco­ li, orange juice, bread, margarine, butterscotch pudding, milk. Sept. 12: Diced beef with gravy, parsleyed potatoes, sliced beets, tossed salad with dressing, bread, margarine, fruit cocktail, milk. Sept. 13: Stuffed cabbage roll with tomato sauce, whipped potatoes, green beans, beet salad, rye roll, margarine, peach cobbler, milk. Antiques on display Quality primitive and county an­ tiques will be featured at the third annual McHenry County Antiques Show benefitting the Easter Seal So­ ciety Sept. 14 and 15 at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, Woodstock. Admission to the show is $3 at the door and $2.50 with a coupon. Call Easter Seals at 338-1707 for more information. Eye tests sponsored by Lions All adults in the McHenry area are urged to take advantage of the glaucoma, sugar diabetes and blood pressure tests when the Lions Club mobile screening unit visits McHen­ ry on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The mobile screening unit will be at the Market Place shopping cen­ ter, 4400 W. Elm St., McHenry, from 9 a.m. to noon. This project^s sponsored joinUy by the McHenryLions Club and the Lions Foundation of Illinois in coop­ eration with the University of Illi­ nois department of ophthamology. There is no charge for this service. Family tracing methods planned - A talk about just how to use vari­ ous indexing systems to research your family history will be held Thursday, Sept. 12. The program is sponsored by the McHenry County Illinois Genealogi­ cal Society and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas Ames meeting room of the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. The featured speaker will be Jeanne Cutler, who will talk on how to use an LDS branch genealogical library. Her presentation will cover the basic uses of the International Genealogical Index (1DI), Acceler­ ated Indexing Systems (A1S) and the family registry. She will also explain the use of the general li: brary catalog, which makes avail­ able most of the materials at the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cutler is in charge of patrons' services at the Schaumburg Branch Library and worked for seven years as an assistant librarian at the Wil- mette Branch. 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