| Chef raises home ec class to new level
You can smell David Ross' classroom before you arrive at the door. Down a hallway at North Gwinnett High wafts an aroma of baking bread, mixed with the fragrance of basil and Parmesan cheese. It smells like lunch, the kind of lunch that tastes like more. And it is, for 30 lucky people. .
Business doubles as a church, for now
SPRING HILL � You snooze, you lose. But not at this new church. As of July 29, the new and independent Cornerstone Baptist Church meets at the Florida Sleep Institute on Mariner Boulevard near Northcliffe, but only until it grows enough to acquire its own property and build a facility. Meanwhile, the Kohler family, who owns and operates the sleep institute, are using the business for Sun-day and Thursday church meetings. �Want to rest in (eternal) peace? Come to this church,� quipped the Rev. Richard Rossiter. One Kohler family member said the Rev. Rossiter, pastor of the church, impres-ses him by the way he gives sermons that �certainly WON�T put you to sleep... He is an enthusiastic, down-to-earth pastor that preaches a practical message based on the Holy Scripture.
Workers prep to feed hordes of hungry kids
SEGUIN � Lucy Saldana is ready for her kids to return.
�I call them my kids,� Saldana, a Seguin High School cook and cashier, said of her young diners. �I don�t have kids in school anymore, so I call these ones mine.�
Only a few days before the start of school, Saldana and her co-workers were prepping the cafeteria for Monday�s mob of hungry students and reminiscing about those who have grown up and gone.
Rose Campos, who has spent 15 years as a food service worker at the high school, said her job has made her recognizable to many graduates and their children.
�I�ll see them at the grocery store and they want to know what�s for lunch tomorrow,� she said with a smile.
Hamburgers will be the special of the day on Monday.
Govt declares war on obesity
Sweeping reforms are planned for the food industry, schools and employers as the Government declares war on obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Read feedback What do you think of the proposal to have a traffic light-style labelling of foods? Click here to send us your feedback A parliamentary select committee wants the Government to drive changes in the way food is labelled, promoted and sold and to regulate if the food industry does not respond. After a year-long inquiry and 313 submissions, the health committee has recommended a ministerial committee devise a national strategy against obesity and diabetes epidemics. A commissioner would be appointed to oversee the plan and champion the cause. The inquiry report released yesterday made 54 recommendations to the Government, including a traffic light-style labelling of foods and extending restrictions on television advertising of unhealthy foods to 8.30pm.
Learning Toy Store
The Oak & Acorn Learning Toy Shop is Davao's first and only educational toy store. Its atmosphere is family-friendly, warm and inviting. The store's homey interior is a labor of love by the creative duo, Patrick and Lyn. The latter took up Interior Design as a second course at the Philippine School of Interior Design.
Aside from learning toys, including those for children with special needs, the shop also carries mommy and baby basics like Baby Couture diaper bags; the Medela line of breast pumps; Baby Einstein CDs and books as well as Maxibear infant wear; Goldbug Baby Accessories; and Crocs Footwear. The couple is the exclusive distributor of this famous and durable footwear for Davao City and Southern Mindanao.
A gift registry is available for birthdays, baptisms, and showers.
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