Social - July 2002

Keeping it Cool!

Tactics to beating the heat

By DIANE TURBYFILL, LTN Staff Writer

July 5, 2002 - Temperatures are hovering around 100 degrees and the humidity is stifling.

What can you do to keep cool? Stay inside!

But staying indoors doesn’t have to be punishment. There are many options in the area.

Hollywood is releasing a lot of crowd-pleasing movies this season including “Men in Black II,” “Mr. Deeds,” “Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood,” and “Bourne Identity.”

For young viewers, there are many films to choose from including “Scooby-Doo,” “Lilo and Stitch,” “Hey Arnold!” and “The Powerpuff Girl Movie.”

The Cinema 8, 2220 N. Aspen St. in Lincolnton, is open for matinees seven days a week, which helps save money for the goodies at the concession stand.

Matinee tickets are $3.50 for all ages and $3.50 for children and $5 for adults at other showings.

Many movies, in theaters a couple of months ago, are already on video. Stopping off and picking up the latest copy of “A Beautiful Mind” or “Shallow Hal” and settling in on the couch is a sure way to keep cool in hot weather.

“Harry Potter continues to be popular,” says Steve Klocke, manager at Hollywood Video, located at 102 Stanford Road in Lincolnton.

Klocke says traffic in the store picks up when the temperature rises.

Movies at the store are in full stock and available from 10 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

But for those looking to cure the couch potato syndrome, the library is open six days a week.

And children can be rewarded for their visit.

This year’s program, “Exercise Your Mind” encourages summer reading. School-aged children earn prizes weekly for time spent reading. But children aren’t the only people escaping the heat at the library.

“In hot weather we do have more adults coming in and reading magazines and newspapers,” says Steve Ford, a staff member at Lincolnton’s Charles R. Jonas Library, 306 W. Main St.

The library also hosts performances each Thursday morning at the Citizens Center. The free shows include comedian acts, puppet shows, dancers and weekly drawings.

The next show will be Thursday, July 11 at 10:30 a.m. The Dancer’s Edge will perform.

Preschoolers get into reading each Wednesday morning at the library for story hour.

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Children and adults often flock to pools when the weather is warm. The pool at Betty G. Ross Park is open seven days a week during the summer with a couple of cures for the heat — cool water and sweets.

Day care children, families and teens splash in the pool and cool off with popsicles.

The pool, located on Grove St., is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Whatever your cure is for the hot weather, pay attention to your health. Make sure to keep hydrated and wear sunblock when spending time in the sun.

And make sure to arrive at the movie on time. No one wants to trip walking down the dark aisle.

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