Banner Graphic, Volume 20, Number 226, Greencastle, Putnam County, 30 May 1990 — Page 4

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THE BANNERGRAPHIC May 30,1990

Dear Abby

Woman’s obesity has been her longtime load to bear

DEAR ABBY: So “Slim and Satisfied” thinks no one would tell an obese person, “Gee, you’re fat! Why don’t you go on a diet?” Well, it’s happened to me dozens of times. Total strangers have stopped me on the street and said, “You have such a pretty face, have you ever tried (Weight Watchers, Optifast, NutriSystem, Overeaters Anonymous, TOPS, Diet Center, Jenny Craig, hypnosis, or that wonderful doctor who does stomach-stapling surgery)?” I’ve had people come up to me in restaurants and say, “Do you really think you should be eating that?” (The “that” could be anything from a salad to dessert; they don’t think a fat person should be eating anything, period.) Hairdressers and makeup specialists have told me that it’s pointless to bother about my hair or makeup, weighing as much as I do. And buying clothes is a nightmare. I either order mine by mail or have them made by a seamstress. If I enter a clothing store to buy a gift for Someone, a salesperson is sure to approach me and say, “Sorry, we don’t carry your size here.” ■ I broke my arm in a car accident two years ago, and while I was waiting in the emergency room, a doctor appeared and said, “Boy, you really should lose some weight!” As if my

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weight had caused my broken arm! Most physicians believe that all fat people are lazy, weak-willed and undisciplined, rather than people who could be suffering from a genetic or metabolic problem. I am 36 years old, and have been on more diets than I can count. A pediatrician put me on Metrecal when I was 8; another doctor gave me a 600-calorie-per-day diet when I was 11; still another put me in the hospital for a medically supervised fast when I was 13. For the past year, I’ve been working with a great counselor who understands obesity. She has helped me more than all the diet doctors and weight-loss groups combined. I am learning to understand the connection between eating and hunger, which was lost in all those years of

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bingeing and dieting. I know I’ll never be thin because I’m genetically programmed to be fat but I hope to find my natural weight through a program of learning to eat from hunger. I hate exercising, but I do it every day, because I know it’s important (for both fat and thin people) for health reasons. Abby, you’ve done a terrific job in educating the public about obesity and discrimination against fat people. You have helped fat people stop hating themselves and to understand that they have a physical problem not a lack of willpower. I know this is too long for your column and you’ll have to trim it, but please try to print some of it. I speak for so many people. LOOKING BEYOND LOOKS DEAR LOOKING: I haven’t trimmed a word, because every word you’ve written is essential to your message. Please write again when your mission has been accomplished as I know it will be. I want to print your success story as an inspiration to others who are also “Looking Beyond Looks.” ♦ ♦ ♦ DEAR ABBY: Your anti-mari-juana column proves that there is

still no shortage of hysterical, unreasonable busybodies who would impose their will on everyone else. Sorry, Abby, but what I put into my own body is not your business, not William Bennett’s, not anyone’s business but mine. If I drive while intoxicated, or show up at work intoxicated, then the goverment or my employer has legitimate reason for intervention otherwise, forget it. And, please, Abby, learn to separate fact from fantasy. Like any drug, marijuana can be abused, but it is certainly less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. As for being illegal, that is a situation which will in time be remedied. The drug war will continue to tear our country apart until people understand that no one has the right, or the power, to tell others what they may consume. And until you accept this, you will be part of the problem. JOHN deLAUBENFELS, DULUTH, GA. DEAR JOHN: You rattled the wrong cage when you said that what you put into your own body is not my business. When what you put into your body alters your behavior so that you become a threat to my body, then it becomes my business.

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Calendar of events Wednesday Putnam County Playhouse will hold auditions for “Showboat” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31 at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre on Round Bam Road. Morton Lodge No. 469 F & AM will have a called meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 for the Entered Apprentice degree. All E.A. are welcome. Thursday A 2:30-4 p.m. open house, hosted by employees at Indiana Gas Co., Greencastle, will be held Thursday, May 31 at the gas company office in honor of serviceman Roy Staggs and customer service representative Betty Wallace, who are retiring effective May 31. The Greencastle Summer Swim Team will have registration and practice according to the following schedule Thursday, May 31: 8 a.m., Green Team registration and practice; 9:30-10:30 a.m., Polliwog sign-up; 10:30-11:30 a.m., Gold and White teams and new member sign-up. All held at McAnally pool at Greencastle High School. For further information, persons may call Joe Condon (653-4752). The Friend Dimension, a community vacation Bible school, will be held 6-8:30 p.m. daily through Friday, June 1 at Somerset Christian Church. Classes and programs are available for children age four through high school. For enrollment, persons may call Marilyn Parker at 653-6702. The annual Greencastle Masonic Temple Association Fish Fry will be held Thursday, May 31-Saturday, June 2. Serving is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day under the big tent at Vine and Washington streets. Fish sandwiches and a variety of other food, desserts and beverages will be available. Training for new officers of Putnam County Extension Homemakers clubs is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at the fairgrounds. Information will be given to help serve as an officer. (This is a date change from the program book). Friday The auxiliary of World War I Barracks No. 114 will meet at noon Friday, June 1 at Putnam Inn. Members who have a ritual book not in use are asked to return them to Edna Crump, 1025 S. Indiana St, Greencastle. Greencastle Summer Swim Team will observe the following schedule Friday, June 1: 8 a.m., Green Team; 9:30 a.m., Polliwog assignment day; 10:30-11:30 a.m., White and Gold teams and new member sign-up. All held at McAnally pool at Greencastle High School. For further information, persons may call Joe Condon (6534752). A Twist & Shout ’sos-’6os dance to benefit the Big Walnut Sports Park will be held 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, June 1 at Walden Inn. The local group Shoes ’n’ Strings will be featured. Tickets ($lO per person) are available at Ace Hardware, Central National Bank, First Citizens Bank, First United Savings Bank, Del Brewer’s law office or at the door. Hors d’oeuvres and door prizes will be featured. Saturday A family-oriented musical show, featuring Greencastle native Robin Hopkins and his partner, Kathleen Miller, of Boggstown, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at Kresge Auditorium on the DePauw University campus. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 3-12. Youngsters under three are admitted free. All proceeds will aid the Greencastle Fourth of July celebration. Tickets are on sale at a number of area merchants and banking institutions. Groveland OES and Craft Club will have its monthly biscuit and sausage breakfast 6:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 2. Everyone is welcome. The Greencastle High School Class of 1985 will hold its fifth-year reunion Saturday, June 2. Two scheduled events are a 1-5 p.m. picnic at Jaycee Park and a party that evening at Old Topper Annex 8 p.m. to I a.m. Persons planning to attend are asked to send a sls check per person to Ann Fredrick, 710 N. Lincoln St., Bloomington, IN 47408. Persons with questions may call 812-333-1331. Sunday Members and friends of the Bainbridge United Methodist Church will host a community pitch-in dinner and songfest Sunday, June 3 at the church. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and followed by audiencechosen favorite hymns. Families, including children, are especially invited. There will be food and fellowship for all ages. Everyone is invited to join in the early summer get-together. The second annual Frazier reunion will be held Sunday, June 3 at shelterhouse No. 2at Robe-Ann Park. Dinner will begin at 12:30 p.m. Bring well-filled basket, table service and choice of beverage. Monday TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 573, Greencastle, meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at ML Zion Baptist Church, 802 Crown St. Those wishing to attend or in need of information may call 653-8674 or 653-4879. Greencastle Lady Elks will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 4 at the club. All members are urged to attend. Greencastle Bethel No. 78 of Job’s Daughters will hold a membership “Rush Party” at 7 p.m. Monday, June 4 at the Masonic Temple. All girls are 11-20 are invited, along with their parents. Past Honored Queens and adult Council members will be present to answer questions and make a presentation, “What is Job’s Daughters?” Anyone interested in membership and planning to attend should call 653-9533 or 653-4969 prior to noon June 4 with name, age and number of family members planning to attend. Refreshments will be served. The Greencastle Monday Club will meet with Grace McKeehan at 2 p.m. Monday, June 4. Nina Clodfelter will present the program. Tuesday Tots Time free child care, designed for a parents’ morning out, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. It is held each Tuesday, unless otherwise announced, at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. TOPS Tuesday morning group now meets at 8:30 a.m. at the GTE meeting room, 201 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Everyone is invited to attend. TOPS Ind. Chapter 998, Cloverdale, meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Conservation Club on Jim Street Road. Visitors are welcome. For more information, persons may call Faye at 672-8303. Kappa Kappa Kappa will meet at 7:30 p.m. for initiation at the Delta Zeta sorority house, 201 E. Seminary St, for initiation. The Greencastle High School Class of 1936 will meet for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at Putnam Inn. Brick Chapel Extension Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 with Cathy Albin. Joan Gambs will assist. Note change of date. Fillmore Mothers Afternoon Club will meet Tuesday, June 5 at the home of Caroline Ozment. Rollcall will be member’s full name. Wilma Sears will present the program. Putnam County Computer Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at GMI Satellites and Computers, 604 N. Jackson St, Greencastle. Women’s Aglow Fellowship of Greencastle will meet Tuesday, June 5 at Vicki’s Restaurant, U.S. 231 North. Food and fellowship are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7. Mary Lakes will be guest speaker. All area women are invited to attend. Wednesday Evangelist Rick Christian will conduct Bible study classes at 9:30 a.m. each Wednesday in the activities room of Heritage House Convalescent Center. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, persons may call 653-2602. Greencastle Chapter No. 255, Order of Eastern Star will hold its stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at the Masonic Temple. All OES chapters are invited to attend.