A16 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - The Morning Star
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Bring back those Easter traditions
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oes anyone remember Easter bonnets, aka hats? New clothes sewn or bought for Easter? Polishing shoes Saturday evening for church Sunday?
Colouring eggs Easter Saturday? Building “nests” on the porch for the Easter Bunny to leave treats in? Easter egg hunts around the house or outside? Sunrise services or
always attending church Easter morning? How about enjoying a huge Easter feast of a ham dinner? I’ve experienced all of the aforementioned traditions at one point or another
TRUST YOUR INTUITION The Inner Peace Movement of Canada welcomes National Lecturer Philip Ponchet Tuesday, April 10th at 1pm and 7pm Best Western Vernon Lodge 3914 32nd Street Tuesday, April 17th at 1pm and 7pm Holiday Inn Express, Salmon Arm Find inner security when you trust your intuition. Hear about your four psychic gifts and how to develop them. Learn about communicating with your team of guardian angels, understand the 7-year cycles of life, and how it is possible to raise your own energy level to be relaxed and positive. Receive aura impressions. Talks last 1.5 hours. Tickets ar door: $16 incl. hst. For more information: www.innerpeacemovement.ca or call toll free 1-877-969-0095
CITY OF ARMSTRONG PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of Section 892 of the Local Government Act, a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the City of Armstrong, 3570 Bridge Street, Armstrong, B.C. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. to hear representations on the following matters: City of Armstrong Of¿cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1713 and City of Armstrong Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1714: These bylaws propose to amend the City of Armstrong Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1231 and the City of Armstrong Zoning Bylaw No. 1268 to change the future land use designation of a portion of the property legally described as Lot 8, Sec 32, Twp 4, K (Formerly O) DYD, Plan 834, Except Plans 39560, H732, KAP48051, KAP50569, KAP55397 and KAP88739, located at 2055 Highway 97A from 0.20 ha to 1.08 ha Highway and Tourist Commercial and from 4.68 ha to 3.80 ha Multi-Family Residential, and which also proposes to amend the text of Section 17.3(e); AND to rezone the property legally described as Lot 8, Sec 32, Twp 4, K (Formerly O) DYD, Plan 834, Except Plans 39560, H732, KAP48051, KAP50569, KAP55397 and KAP88739, located at 2055 Highway 97A from 0.20 ha to 1.08 ha in the Highway and Tourist Commercial (C.2) zone and from 4.68 ha to 3.80 ha in the Residential Apartment and Multi-Family (R.4) zone. The amendments are requested in order to permit subdivision to create one new lot with two food service establishments (one with drive-through) and a motel at the corner of Harding Road and Highway 97A, and residential on the remainder.
All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the above bylaws. Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the of¿ce of the City of Armstrong through to Tuesday, April 10, 2012 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays. No submissions to Council will be received following conclusion of the Public Hearing. Patti Ferguson, CMC Administrator
in my life and I think utes while baking will it’s a shame that a few bring the best results. of them have Partially disappeared. cooked hams Wouldn’t it need 20 be something minutes per to see women pound in a all decked out moderate in their finery oven (350 with a gorF) and fully geous Easter cooked hams need at least hat? Cathi Litzenberger 10 minutes In early per pound to Canada, heat all the way through. pork was plentiful. It To be certain, the interwas slaughtered in the nal temperature needs fall and what wasn’t to reach 160 F (80 C) eaten fresh before Lent to be ready for serving. was cured for spring. Whether you choose a Sometime during the partially or fully cooked, 1930s cooks started a bone-in or boneless, making sugary glazes or even a boneless ham, to enhance their hams. enjoy a delicious ham Today we can use and a blessed Easter. an endless variety of Apricot ingredients to glaze our Brown Sugar Ham hams, and brushing 1 (10 pound) fullyit on every 20 min-
KITCHEN WIT & WISDOM
cooked spiral cut ham 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup apricot jam 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place the ham cut side down onto a sheet of aluminum foil. I like to put the shiny side up. Mix together brown sugar, apricot jam and mustard powder in small bowl. Brush onto ham using pastry brush. Reserve any leftover glaze. Enclose foil around ham and place on rimmed baking sheet. Roast 2 hours in the preheated oven, or if your ham is a different size, figure 20 minutes per pound. Apply remaining glaze 20 minutes before ham is done.
Orange Glaze Ham 1 cup orange juice 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard 1/2 cup honey 2 tsp. soy sauce First, make a slit in the rind of the ham. Trim the rind and fat at the same time, leaving 1/4 inch layer of fat on ham. Make diagonal cuts along surface of ham, on the fat layer, making sure not to penetrate the meat. Now, make diagonal cuts in opposite direction, forming diamond shapes in the fat layer. Take a bowl and put all the ingredients in it. Mix ingredients well and brush over ham. As ham cooks, brush it with extra glaze every 20 minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes before slicing.
Friday is the day to dust off the tartan PETER KENDAL Special to The Morning Star
In Canada there are estimated to be more than 15 per cent of the population who are Scots or of Scottish descent. And to show their Scots connection and roots, the easiest way is to wear that very Scots symbol of the tartan. Why not join in the event observed in so many places in the world as Tartan Day, April 6? But I don’t have a tar-
tan that I have a “right” to wear, you may say. Let me put you straight on that myth. Anybody can wear whatever tartan that they choose to. Any originator of a tartan should take it as a compliment to them that you choose to wear that tartan. Ideally it should be a tartan that has some meaning for you such as one denoting a clan, district or regiment. (There are a very few personal tartans
for which you must have that person’s direct permission to wear.) As well there are tartans for associations, corporations, clergy, fashion, general purpose, national, provinces and other bodies. If there are none of these that meet your connections, then pick one that you like, and as there are more than 13,000 tartans available you will be able to find one to your liking. You really have no
CITY OF ARMSTRONG SPRING PRUNING & YARD WASTE PICKUP MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
The spring pruning and yard waste pickup is scheduled to begin April 23, 2012 and material must be out at the curb before 7:00 a.m. Bundled Prunings Pickup - Prunings must be tied in bundles with string (no wire of any kind) - Bundle size must be manageable - Bundles are to be stacked parallel to the street, away from other objects, for ease of pick-up - Maximum diameter of pruning = 4 inches - Maximum length of pruning = 6 feet - No roots or dirt in the bundle - Prunings with thorns are to be bundled separately
Bagged Organics Pickup - Yard waste such as leaves, needles, clippings, and other material that cannot be bundled - Must be in see through plastic bags. Any other types of bags or boxes will not be picked up - No loose material will be picked up - Maximum weight of bag = 50 pounds - Place bags at the curb and away from any bundles - Do not rake leaves onto the street
Material which does not meet the above requirements will not be picked up. There is a free residential yard waste drop off at all Regional Recycling and Disposal Facilities from March 15, 2012 to April 30, 2012. Contact the Regional District of North Okanagan for more information: 250-550-3700, or view their website at www.rdno.ca. Public Works Department 250-546-3023
reason not to wear this distinctive and colourful pattern. It does not mean that you have to rush out and buy a kilt and all the accessories. Putting together such an outfit is not a quick job nor an inexpensive one. Suggested starts to the process are a tie or shirt for a man, and a scarf, skirt or blouse for a lady. But whatever it is, big or little, wear something tartan on the day! Tartan Day is to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in the year 1320 AD. This was the first declaration of national identity of Scotland, and it forms much of the basis of the better known Declaration of Independence of the U.S. So there was no real remembrance of such an important event until Angus Council (Arbroath is in the Scottish county of Angus) started the official Tartan Day in 2004. It quickly spread to Scots communities throughout the world. Somebody once said there are two kinds of people, “Those who were born Scottish and those who wish they had been.” Let me suggest a third kind, those who recognize their Scottish heritage and are proud of it. And it doesn’t matter how long ago it was since any of your ancestors were in Scotland!