Daytime Classes:

St. James – 29th & Wabash
Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
$3.00 per class

Fernwood Church – Corner of 101st & Wallace
Fridays from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
$3.00 per class

Evening Classes are held at Mr. G’s Supper Club – 1547 W. 87th Street

Intermediate line dancing class
Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
$5.00 per class

Beginners line dancing class
Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
$5.00 per class

High Noon Stepper Set
Every 2nd Wednesday from Noon to 4:00 p.m.
$15 – includes open bar, lunch, stepping/bopping/line dancing, and free stepping lessons

Contact Ms. Loretta Martin at 773.445.2020 / 773.520.6072 / Retta425@aol.com

Proceeds Benefit Hall-Martin Scholarship Fund
www.Hall-Martinlegacyfoundationinc.com

November programs are:

College Saving and Spending

Teens will learn about options for post-high school education, the relationship between career goals and necessary budgeting for education and available resources for financing college to obtain a degree without incurring debt. 

Toman Branch

Wednesday, November 12

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

2708 S. Pulaski Road

(312) 745-1660

Working World Workshop

Through games and role-playing, teens will learn about job applications and interviewing skills, paycheck deductions, classified ads and free job-related resources available at the Chicago Public Library.

Austin Branch

Monday, November 10

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

5615 W. Race

(312) 746-5038

Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World

This program will teach about setting financial goals, budgeting, savings and using credit wisely.  Teens will learn how to track their spending, set financial goals and prepare their own budget.

Woodson Regional Library

Wednesday, November 19

6:00 p.m – 7:30 p.m.

9525 S. Halsted Street

(312) 747-6900

A Teen’s Guide to Plastic

Teens will find out the surprising differences between debit and credit, what a credit report is and how to make credit cards work in their favor by learning tips on avoiding interest and fees.

Woodson Regional Library

Wednesday, November 12

4:30 p.m – 5:30 p.m.

9525 S. Halsted Street

(312) 747-6900

Austin Branch

Monday, November 17

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

5615 W. Race

(312) 746-5038

Maryland Artists Scholarships

http://www.maef.org/

Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship

http://wwwjackituckfield.org/

Historically Black College & University Scholarships

http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.html

Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students

http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.html

Burger King Scholarship Program

http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

Siemens Westinghouse Competition

http://www.siemens-foundationorg/

GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds

http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid

http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.html

Scholarship Links

http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.html

Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students

http://www.back2college.com/

Scholarships and Fellowships

http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies

http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.html

HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships

http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl 1 .html

INROADS Internships

http://www.inroads.org/

Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships

http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

ScienceNet Scholarship Listing

http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

The Roothbert Scholarship Fund

http://www.roothbertfund.org/school

Bell Labs Fellowships For Under Represented Minorities

http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html

Student Inventors Scholarships

http://www.invent.org/collegiate

Student Video Scholarships

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships

http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships

http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships

http:/ Avww.aynrand.org/contests/

Gates Millennium Scholarships

http://www.gmsp. org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID= 12

Xerox”Scholarships for Students

http://www2.xeroxcom/go/xrx/about_xe…rox_detail.jsp

Sports Scholarships and Internships

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

National Assoc, of Black Journalists Scholarships

http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://wvvfw.murgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

Presidential Freedom Scholarships

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

Microsoft Scholarship Program

http://www.microsoft.com/college/sch.. .s/minority.asp

Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits

http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

Guaranteed Scholarships

http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

BOEING Scholarships

. http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices…s/scholarships

Easley National Scholarship Program

http://www.naas.org/senior.html

All you have to do is got to http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ and click daily.  You will be blessed by blessing others.

All of my dance lessons are preparing me for my spot on Dancing with the Stars.  By the time I reach star status as a writer (yes, I will be there reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaal soon), I will be the winner for the season.

I really love dancing.  I didn’t know how much I truly enjoyed it until recently.  However, I do recall wanting to be a dancer when I was younger.  I think break dancing was the “thing” at that time. There weren’t any classes for breakin’, and if there were, my mother wouldn’t have allowed me to take them anyway (she saw the people spinning on their heads).

Anyway, I have found ways to live my dream of dancing outside of watching Dancing with the Stars.  I attend Ms. Loretta’s Line Dancing class every Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. at Mr. G’s on 87th & Ashland.  I get a taste of Latin dance through my Core Rhythms exercise video (it’s so sensual), and I get a feel of hip through Hip Hop Abs videos (Shaun T is entertaining).  Also, my friend Tracey teaches Salsa, Merengue and Bachata on Friday evenings at the Newberry Center located at 1073 W. Maxwell Street by UIC.  I only went once but I intend to be a regular soon.

In the past, I took a beginning Latin Dance class with Leroy Tyree at Daley College.  I had a South side Stepping lesson with Ms. Cynthia at Kennedy College at the old location and a West side Stepping lesson at Malcolm X College.  Did I mention I took a Belly Dance class at Daley College?  And how can I forget my Modern Jazz with Ms. Mya in the late summer at the new Kennedy King location.

Even wtih all of the dancing and lessons, do you know I still have bad posture?  I didn’t know how bad it was until I started skating the circle at the rink.  Know what that means?  I now have to find a Ballet class for adults.  That should be real interesting.

I am a channel-flipper when I listen to the radio, and can honestly say that I do not appreciate the many of the words used by younger artists.  Heck, I do not appreciate their music.  The only reason why I listen to some of the crap I hear is because it tends to grow on me because it is played on sooooooooooooooo many stations.

During my struggle with the new music, I find that I am appreciating old songs that I didn’t like before.  For instance, I used to dislike Somebody’s Sleeping in My Bed by Dru Hill.  However, I am loving that song compared to Lil Weezy and all these other people with names I can’t name and words I cannot pronounce.

Quote of the Day
“Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.”
– Socrates

Sexy Pumpkin

My little sister, Tamia, made this pumpkin.  I have to say that this is the sexiest pumpkin I have ever seen in my life.  Look at the lashes on this babe!

If the prefix for the number 8 is “oct,” why is October the 10th month instead of 8th?