Programs for teens
Looking for something fun to do? Check out these teen programs at Ephrata Public Library, 550 S. Reading Road:
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3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday: Teen Anime Club — Pick items from the library's anime collection, or bring your own age-appropriate anime.
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1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, July 23 and July 30: Yoga for Teens — Open to all levels, from beginners to advanced
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3 to 5 p.m. Friday, July 25, and Thursday, July 31: Teen Gamers Club — The club will play whatever games the group chooses on the 25th, and "Rock Band" on the 31st.
And at Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, check out:
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10 a.m. to noon Saturday: Magnificent Flying Machines — The Keystone Radio Control Society, of Middletown, displays and flies custom-built radio-controlled flying machines, including a variety of model fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft, operable hand-tooled engines and a flight simulator.
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2 p.m. Tuesday: Runescape: The Adventure Continues — Ages 12 and up will play the online game.
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6 p.m. Saturday, July 26: Teen Anime Club
Help for girlsIf you're searching for answers and aren't sure where to turn, check out "What Your Mother Never Told You: A Survival Guide for Teenage Girls." Author Richard Dudum's book includes chapters titled "Don't Act and Dress Like a Ho," "Change Friends When It's Time" and "Respect Yourself."
The book, Dudum says, can help a teen girl make good choices.
"It will give her the tools to make good decisions, decisions that define and reflect who she is and who she wants to be," he says. "The book will open the door to dialogue."
Dudum's book sells for $14.95 on Amazon.com. For details, visit whatyourmothernevertoldyou.net.
Driving tips
As you hit the road this summer, consider these tips from PennDOT for safe teen driving:
• Always wear your seat belt.
• Don't talk or text on your cell phone while driving.
• Don't eat or drink while driving.
• Obey the speed limit. Going too fast gives you less time to react.
• Adjust radio and climate controls before beginning your trip, have your passenger adjust the controls for you or pull over to a safe place to adjust the controls.
• If you cannot see a truck's mirrors, the truck driver cannot see you.
• Expect the unexpected. You never know what can happen.
For more tips for young drivers, or to download the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, visit
www.dmv.state.pa.us, and click on the "Teen Driver's Info Center" link.
Celebrity news and notes
• "American Idol's" cuddly judge, Simon Cowell, has been voted the most obnoxious celebrity on TV in a poll by Parade magazine's Web site, Parade.com. Simon beat out Donald Trump, foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay and "The Hills" star Spencer Pratt.
• Excited that Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan plan to do a TV show together? Alas, reports about the show are untrue. So says Paris, who revealed on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show last week that not everything the media says is true: "I think literally writers are just so bored that they just make up stories ... it's just — it's lame."
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