Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 7, 1995 TAG: 9505100020
SECTION: HORIZON PAGE: D-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Cox News Service
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
A: Ernestine Dillard, 53, whose motto is from Psalm 27:6 - ``I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord'' - is the wife of the Rev. Loomus Dillard. The couple lives in Bixby, Okla., near Tulsa, and they have 10 children. Although she is not formally trained as a singer, she has received great acclaim, performing first in churches and then in the Memphis Opera production of ``Porgy and Bess.'' After moving to the Tulsa area in 1991, she worked as a nurse and looked after her big family. In 1994, a friend urged her to enter the American Traditions Competition in Savannah, Ga., where she won a gold medal. Her manager, Lonnie Liggett, said it has been a ``Cinderella story'' ever since. She has given 14 concerts and sang at the Governor's Ball in Oklahoma City. Gov. Frank Keating's wife, Cathy, asked her to sing ``God Bless America'' at the memorial service. One of her concerts, ``Moments of Truth,'' is available on cassette tape ($10) and CD ($15), plus shipping and handling. Information: Greenwood Artist Management, 108 N. Greenwood, Tulsa, Okla. 74120; 918-592-5511.
Q: How can I contact the CATS organization (Citizens for an Alternative Tax System)? Can you tell me anything about it?
A: Write or call: CATS, 9401 East St., Manassas, Va. 22110; 800-767-7577. CATS, composed of individuals and businesses in search of a viable alternative to the present income tax system, promotes the use of a national sales tax as a replacement for the income tax.
Q: What happened to the dog that was skinned alive in Florida?
A: Formerly known as Dawg, but since renamed Prince, he's doing nicely now. ``He is still here recovering at the shelter,'' said Carla Hutchins, supervisor at the Putnam County Humane Society in Hollister, Fla. ``He no longer has any stitches. When his fur has grown out completely, I don't believe you'll be able to see a scar.'' In late February, the dog's owner found him in his doghouse after an unknown assailant had almost completely skinned him. A veterinarian reattached the skin with 125 stitches. Cards and letters, as well as donations, have been received from people all across the country. Donations can be sent to the Putnam County Humane Society, P.O. Box 188, Hollister, Fla. 32147. Hutchins said the assailant remains unidentified.
Q: I'm intrigued by a statue I saw on a recent visit to Washington, D.C. It is ``The Awakening.'' No one seemed to know anything about it. Do you have any information?
A: A Park Service spokesman described it like this: ``Imagine a man buried in the sand. He is starting to bust out, with his head just above the ears, one arm and hand, his knees and a bit of his foot coming out.'' It is 17 feet tall at its tallest point and 70 feet in breadth. Its meaning is known only to the artist, J. Seward Johnson Jr., the spokesman said. The statue, which is on indefinite loan, was installed in June 1980 on an artificial peninsula in the Potomac River near the Jefferson Memorial.
Q: In the recent controversy about 2 percent milk, nothing was said about 1 percent milk. How does it compare in fat?
A: Milk is sold in whole, low-fat, skim and evaporated forms. Nutrition specialists at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service said that whole milk must contain not less than 3.25 percent milk fat, and not less than 8.25 percent milk solids that are not fat. Low-fat milk has had enough milk fat removed so that its contents come in four increments of milk fat: half-percent, designated 0.5 percent; 1 percent; 1 1/2 percent; and 2 percent. Skim milk, also called nonfat milk, has had as much fat removed as is technologically possible and has less than 0.5 percent milk fat. Both low-fat and skim milk are refortified with vitamin A, which is diminished during processing. Evaporated milk is made by evaporating enough water to reduce its volume by one-half. It also comes in whole milk and skim milk varieties. . .
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