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Saturday, July 30
Saturday, July 23
Weekly Announcments - 7/24
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PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY AT HOME
PRACTIC FIRE SAFETY AT HOME
Visit the following websites for more information of home fire safety:
Smoke Alarms
· Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
· Teach children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.
· Check smoke alarms monthly.
· Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least once a year or sooner if battery is low.
· Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years. Never disable smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.
· Carbon monoxide alarms are not substitutes for smoke alarms.
Fire Escape Planning
· Ensure that all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home.
· Make sure everyone knows where to meet outside in case of fire.
· Practice escaping from your home at least twice a year and at different times of the day. Practice waking up to smoke alarms, low crawling and meeting outside. Make sure everyone knows how to call 9-1-1.
· Teach household members to STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothes should catch on fire.
3 MONTH SUPPLY - Sweet Rice Recipe
Week 15: Try this yummy sweet rice recipe. It makes a great side dish and can be made with dehydrated onions and chicken bouillon if needed. Add this recipe or another of your liking to your folder. Store the ingredients needed to make the recipe.
Sweet Rice
½ - 1 Tbsp oil ½ cup onion
½ bunch cilantro 1 1/3 cup white rice
3 cups chicken broth ¼ - ½ cup sugar
Saute onions in oil until translucent. Add the cilantro and sauté a minute longer. Add the rice, cooking until lightly browned. Combine the broth and sugar, letting sugar dissolve. Then stir into rice until combined. Bring to a boil. Cover & let cook on low or med until rice is done, about 25-30 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Saturday, July 16
Weekly Newsletter - 7/17
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Sunday, July 10
WILD FIRE SAFETY
Visit the following websites for more information on wild fire safety:
Plan ahead and stay as safe as possible during a wild fire.
Plan & practice two ways out of your neighborhood.
Select a place for family members to meet outside your neighborhood in case you cannot get home or need to evacuate.
Identify someone who is out of the area to contact if local phone lines are not working.
What should I do if there are reports of wild fires in my area?
Be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Listen to local radio & television stations for updated emergency information.
Always back your car into the garage or park it in an open space facing the direction of escape.
Confine pets to 1room so that you can find them if you need to evacuate quickly.
Arrange for temporary housing at a friend/relative’s home outside the area.
Limit exposure to smoke and dust.
Listen and watch for air quality reports & health warnings about smoke.
Keep indoor air clean by closing windows and doors.
Use the recycle or re-circulate mode on the air conditioner in your home or car. If you do not have air conditioning and it is too hot to stay inside with closed windows, seek shelter elsewhere.
When smoke levels are high, do not use anything that burns and adds to indoor air pollution, such as candles, fireplaces & gas stoves. Do not vacuum because it stirs up particles that are already inside your home.
If you have asthma or another lung disease, follow your health care provider's advice and seek medical care if your symptoms worsen.
Saturday, July 9
Weekly Newsletter - 7/10
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Saturday, July 2
Weekly Announcements - 7/3
WILD FIRE SAFETY
You can also visit the following websites for more information on how to prepare for wildfires.
What should I do to prepare ahead of time?
Learn about wild fire risks in your area.
Talk with members of your household about wild fires—how to prevent them and what to do if one occurs.
Post emergency phone numbers by every phone in your home.
Make sure driveway entrances & your house # or address are clearly marked.
Identify and maintain an adequate water source outside your home, such as a small pond, cistern, well or swimming pool.
Keep handy items that can be used as fire tools: a rake, axe, handsaw or chainsaw, bucket and shovel.
Select building materials and plants that resist fire.
Regularly clean roofs and gutters.
Keep a ladder that will reach your roof.
Have a garden hose that is long enough to reach any area of the home and other structures on the property.
Create a 30- to 100-Foot Safety Zone Around Your Home:
o Within this area, you can take steps to reduce potential exposure to flames and radiant heat. Homes built in pine forests should have a minimum safety zone of 100 feet. If your home sits on a steep slope, standard protective measures may not suffice. Contact your local fire department or forestry of fire for additional information.
o Rake leaves, dead limbs and twigs. Clear all flammable vegetation.
o Remove leaves from under structures and dispose of them properly.
o Thin a 15-foot space between tree crowns, and remove limbs within 15 feet of the ground.
o Remove dead branches that extend over the roof.
o Prune tree branches and shrubs within 15 feet of a stovepipe or chimney outlet.
o Ask the power company to clear branches from power lines.
o Remove vines from the walls of the home.
o Mow grass regularly.
o Clear a 10-foot area around propane tanks & BBQ. Place a screen over the grill—use non-flammable material with mesh no coarser than one-quarter inch.
o Regularly dispose of newspapers and rubbish at an approved site.
o Follow local burning regulations.
o Place stove, fireplace and grill ashes in a metal bucket, soak in water for two days, then bury the cold ashes in mineral soil.
o Store gasoline, oily rags & other flammable materials in approved safety cans. Place cans in a safe location away from the base of buildings.
o Stack firewood at least 100 feet away and uphill from your home. Clear combustible material within 20 feet.
Information taken from American Red Cross.
3 Month Supply - Using Dehydrated Eggs
This month’s goal: Learn how to use dehydrated eggs in your everyday cooking.
There are 2 types of dehydrated eggs available: whole egg powder and scrambled egg powder. I recommend using whole egg powder for your baked goods and scrambled egg powder for scrambled eggs. I have been told that whole egg powder can be used to make scrambled eggs but scrambled egg powder should not be used for baking as it will affect the end result.
Baking with whole egg powder is very easy. Simply mix in the water when the recipe calls for the eggs and then mix the egg powder in with the other dry ingredients.
The following formula should work for most dehydrated whole egg powder but double check the instructions on your egg powder container before using.
1 ½ Tbsp egg powder + 3 Tbsp water = 1 large egg
1 Tbsp egg powder + 2 Tbsp water = 1 medium egg
Week 12: Try using egg powder in one recipe. One of the easiest things to use whole egg powder in is chocolate chip cookies...or cookies of any kind. Then add the recipe or another of your liking to your recipe folder. Continue to gather the ingredients needed to make your recipes.
Friday, July 1
Ward Newsletter - July
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