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By JOAN KINGSBURY
arm, pleasant days fille
with swimming and sun-
ning. Sounds like fun,
doesn’t it? With summer
weather just around the
corner, eating properly
becomes extremely impor-
you hide buldges in a
swimsuit? For maximum
good health, a program of
exercise, proper eating
and good skin care is
essential. Connie La Jeu-
nesse, Mary Kay Beauty
Consultant and aerobic
dance instructor, has some
helpful hints to help you
summer.
Summer sun can feel
wonderful on your skin but
can really be a villan,
causing wrinkles and per-
manent skin damage. As a
Mary Kay Beauty Consul-
tant, Connie instructs
people on the proper
method of skin care. The
introduction to Mary Kay
Cosmetics is done with a
free facial using cleansing
make-up. During the
summer, Connie feels that
using a sunscreen is a
must since damage from
the sun cannot be undone.
According to Dr. Myra
Barker, vice president of
research and product
Cosmetics, “A sunburn is
not the kind of simple phe-
nomenon that is just tem-
permanent and there is
increasing evidence that
severe sunburns early in
life tend to predispose you
to the most scrious forms
of skin cancer later in
life.” For maximum pro-
tection, a sunscreen with a
high SPF number should
As an aerobic. dancer,
Connie cites the import-
ance of regular exercise.
By exercising in a regular
program, either with
will ‘become’ more "physi-
cally fit, look better and
may loose weight, teco.
Connie is a qualified
instructor. She received
her certification from
Mary Mayta, a clinician in
sports medicine and col-
lege physical education
instructor. Since Connie
loves to dance, aerobics is
the perfect form of exer-
As a medical technolo-
gist, Connie recognizes the
practices. She and her hus-
band, Chuck, encourage
their 2-year-old son Seth tc
eat healthy snacks, rais
ins, granola, fresh fruit
Seth does enjoy ice cream
and other treats in moder:
ation, but has learned tc
enjoy healthful foods, too.
Residents of Shaver:
town, both Connie and
Chuck are originally from
Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
A graduate of Warren Hos-
pital School of technology,
Connie served her intern-
ship at Evangelical Com-
munity Hospital in Lewis-
burg. She has been a
medical technician for 11
years, holding supervisory
posts in both New Jersey
and Missouri. Locally,
Connie worked at Pittston
Hospital in the blood bank
until Seth was born.
Chuck, director of counsel-
ing at College Misericor-
dia, received his bachelors
degree from University of
Missouri at Rollo. He
obtained his Masters
Degree and Phd from the
University of Missouri at
Columbia.
An active member of the
Back Mountain Jay-Cee-
Ettes, Connie was recently
named Jay-C-Ette of the
year,
Connie says that to look
good and feel good
throughout our lives taking
care of our skin, eating
habits and bodies are
extremely important.
After all, Connie notes,
‘“You ‘project how you feel
to others’’. 3
To help our readers sat-
out using unhealthy good-
ies, Connie is sharing
three great recipes with
our readers, Polynesian
Bars, No-Bake Date Bars
and Date Drops. All are
chock full of delicious
ingredients, dates, coco-
nut, pineapple, and will
satisfy even the biggest
‘‘sugar monster”.
POLYNESIAN BARS
Filling
2 c. chopped dates
1 T. vanilla
2% c¢. unsweetened
crushed pineapple with
juice
Base
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. unsweetened, shred-
ded coconut
5 ¢. chopped nuts
3 c. rolled oats
1 c. orange juice
Y4 c. brown sugar or honey
Y4 c. oil or butter
Cook dates, vanilla and
undrained pineapple until
thick. Mix together the
base ingredients and press
half this mixture. into a
greased 9 x 12 inch pan.
Spread filling on top.
Cover with the rest of the
base mixture. Bake at 350
degrees for 30-40 minutes.
Variation: Substitute
grated raw apple for part
of the pineapple in the
filling.
NO-BAKE DATE BARS
1 Ib. pitted dates, chopped
1% c. unsweetened, shred-
ded coconut
5 c. butter
5 ¢. water
Ys c. honey or other swee-
tener
2% c. rolled oats
1t. vanilla
Combine dates, coconut,
butter, water and honey.
Cook three to four min-
utes, stirring often, until
mixture is thick and
blended. Add oats, nuts
and vanilla. Spread into
buttered 9 x 9 inch pan.
Chill about two hours. Cut
into 18 bars. Refrigerate in
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DATE DROPS
1 1b. dates, cut up
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
Y ¢. butter
Y; ¢. whole wheat flour
1/3 c¢. dry milk powder
1 c. rolled oats
5 ¢, raisins
V4 ¢. carob chips
Y ¢. sunflower seeds
5 ¢. chopped pecans
Grind dates. Blend with
eggs and vanilla to make a
paste. Cream in butter,
Stir in the rest of the
ingredients. Drop by
spoonsful close together on
greased cookie sheet, Bake
at 325 degrees for 10-15
minutes or until peaks
begin to brown. This
recipe was created to help
is great for trips.
Forty-eight adults
recently completed one of
three-five-week beginner
sewing series sponsored by
The Pennsylvania State
University Cooperative
Extension Service in Luz-
erne County. ;
The class focused on
sewing skirts using woven
fabrics. Throughout the
course, the participants
learned how to use a
sewing machine, pattern
and material selection,
pattern layout, cutting and
marking - techniques,
applying interfacing,
sewing darts and seams,
zipper techniques, apply-
ing waistbands and hem-
ming techniques. RL
Area residents whe
received completion certif-
icates were: Mary Kue,
Kingston; Wai Arnold,
Kingston; Evelyn Casey,
Trucksville;
ell, Forty Fort; Mrs. Wil-
liam- Morris, Kingston;
Kim Telford, Trucksville
and Kathryn Thomas,
Kingston.
For more information on
clothing, contact Barbara
Kosakowski at the Luzerne
County Cooperative Exten-
sion Service, Courthouse
Annex, 5 Water Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18711,
825-1703 or 459-0736, ext.
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