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HOO’s HUNGRY

Pumpkin WAFFLES Fluffy homemade waffles are the perfect breakfast treat for fall.

INSTRUCTIONS Heat air fryer to 390F. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients—the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon—and whisk together. In

a smaller bowl, combine the wet ingredients—the pumpkin puree, milk, egg, vanilla extract, coconut oil and maple syrup—and stir vigorously until smooth. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and slowly mix together, stirring until just combined. Do not over mix the batter. Preheat the waffle iron, spraying lightly with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the warmed waffle iron, spreading with a rubber spatula until at the edges. Cook per the manufacturer's instructions. (I like mine crispy on the outside, so I cook them on a higher setting. To each their own.) While the waffles are cooking, heat the maple syrup and cinnamon sticks over medium heat. Simmer until time to eat. When the waffles are cooked to your liking, serve warm with your syrup of choice. Enjoy!

Courtesy of sweetpeasandsaffron.com

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INGREDIENTS • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour • 2 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp baking soda • ½ tsp kosher salt • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon • 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree • 1 cup unsweetened choice of milk • 2 eggs • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract • 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup

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Itsy Bitsy Spider. 2pm. $16-$21. Springer Opera House; 706-327-3688

Simple Steps Storytime: Fire Prevention.

10am. Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782

Paint the Town Pink 5K Walk & Glow Run. 6pm. $25-$40. Woodruff Park; runsignup.com

and Hare: The Next Generation. 2:30pm. $12$19. RiverCenter; 706-256-3612

4:30pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

Campground, Fort Moore. Free admission. Fri. 4-10pm, Sat. 10-10pm, Sun. 10am-6pm. Moore. armymwr.com.

1 Lightwire Theatre: The Adventures of Tortoise 12 Game On! Teen Dungeons & Dragons. 20-22 Oktoberfest. Uchee Creek 3 Little Sprouts. 10am. $5. Columbus Botanical Garden; 706-327-8400

3 Kids’ Art Studio. Ages 5-12yrs. 4pm. Colum-

12 Family Fun Night. 4pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

The Amazing Marriage Chase. 8:30am12 Budding Naturalist. 10am. $7. Columbus 21 Noon. $40. Columbus Amphitheatre; www.

Botanical Garden; 706-327-8400

dred L Terry Library; 706-748-2562

14 Street Food Saturday. 11am-3pm. Blue- 21 Grand Opening of the Walk & Frank belle Local Mercantile; 706-327-1181 Chambers Birding Trail. 9-11am. Oxbow Mead14 Fall Festival. 11am-2pm. Old Town Co- ows; 706-507-8558 lumbus; oldtowncolumbus.com 21 Family Day. Columbus Museum. 10am14 2nd Annual Fall Festival. Noon-5pm. The Noon. 1327 Wynnton Road; 706-748-2562 Oaks Farm, LaFayette, AL; theoaksfarm.net 21 Mercer School of Medicine Teddy Bear 14 Mini Makers. 3pm. Ages 2-4y. Columbus Clinic. Families. 10:30am. Columbus Library; Museum at 1327 Wynnton Road; 706-748-2562

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3 Get Your Game On! Unplugged: Stranger Things: Attack of the Mindflayer. 4:30pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

5 LEGOS®. Families. 4pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

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7 Itsy Bitsy Spider. 11am. $16-$21. Springer 14 Astronomy Night. 7:30pm. Providence 21 A Pinkalicious Parade: National Breast Opera House; 706-327-3688 Canyon State Park; 706-649-1477 Cancer Awareness Month. Families. 10:30am.

7 JDRF It Takes a Village: A Fundraising Fair. 14-15 RushSouth Music Fest & Out- Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 Noon-3pm. Golden Park; eventbright.com door Games 2023. Noon-11:45pm. Woodruff 21 Pokéthon. 3pm. North Columbus Library; 7 CSO Open Rehearsal. 12:30pm. Free. All ages. Park; rushsouth.com 706-748-2855 RiverCenter; 706-323-5059 14-15 Harvest Hoedown. 10am-5pm. 21Spooktacular. 11am-1pm. Lakebottom 7 CSO presents From Atlanta to London. 7:30- Historic Warm Springs; 706-655-3322 Park; 706-225-4658 10pm. $12-$42. RiverCenter; 706-323-5059 15 Stories in the Garden. 2-4pm. Hills & 21 Trunk or Treat. 5-7:30pm. Momentum 7 Crafts 4 A Cause. Families. 3pm. North Co- Dales Estate, LaGrange; 706-882-3242 TaeKwonDo Plus; 706-251-8808 lumbus Library; 706-748-2855 17Mini Makers. 3pm. Ages 2-4y. Columbus 21 Fall Festival. 6pm. The Park at Cascade 8 Itsy Bitsy Spider. 2pm. $16-$21. Springer Museum at 1327 Wynnton Road; 706-748-2562 Hills; 334-640-5292 Opera House; 706-327-3688 17 Game On! Unplugged: There’s Been a Mur- 21-22 The Fall Market. Sat 9am-5pm; 9 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration. 3pm. der! 4:30pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813 Sun Noon-4pm. $5-$8 Cash. The Farm House North Columbus Library; 706-748-2855 17 Dungeons & Dragons. Families. 6pm. Restaurant, Ellerslie; 706-561-3435 10 Theatre Games: Halloween Edition. 6pm. Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 21-22 Hummingbird Festival. All day.

Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 18 MAMA B.E.A.R.S. Breastfeeding Support Hogansville; hummingbirdfestival.com 10 Artful Babies. 10:30am. Ages 6-24m. Part 1. 5:30-7pm. Columbus Pediatric Assoc; 706- 24 Zombie Barbies. Ages 5-12yrs. 4pm. Co-

11 MAMA B.E.A.R.S. Breastfeeding Support 19 The Linwood Ramble. 4:30-6:20pm. $15- 25 MOPS/MomsNext. First Baptist Church of Part 2. 12:30pm. Columbus Pediatric Assoc; 706$65. Linwood Cemetery; linwoodcemetery.org Columbus; 706-322-4468 221-4602 19 LEGOS®. Families. 4pm. Columbus Li- 25 MAMA B.E.A.R.S. Breastfeeding Support 11 MOPS/MomsNext. First Baptist Church of brary; 706-243-2813 meeting Part 2. 12:30pm. Columbus Pediatric Columbus; 706-322-4468 19 Edible Engineering for Kids. (RSVP). 4pm Assoc; 706-221-4602 & 6pm. N. Columbus Library; 706-748-2855

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Groovetanical. 6-8:30pm. Concert in the garden with lawn games, food trucks and craft beer. Free admission with drink purchase. 3603 Weems Rd, Columbus. 706-327-8400.

Trick-or-Treat. Ages 12 & under. 4pm.

North Columbus Library; 706-748-2855

The Campus Academy’s Fall Festival.

Spooky house, games, raffles, candy and costumes. $5 kids. Adults free. 2236 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus. 706-325-8195.

Game On! Unplugged: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza: On the Flip Side. 4:30pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

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Book Character Day. Families. 4:30pm.

Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782

Get Your Game ON! (Ages 0-12). 3pm. South Columbus Library; 706-683-8805 Pumpkins at Callaway. 4-10pm. Robin Lake Beach; 800-CALLAWAY

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10am-7pm. Columbus Trade Center; 706-3274522

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Trick or Treat. Columbus Museum. 11am1pm. 1327 Wynnton Road; 706-748-2562

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28 Uno, Dos, Tres Craft! Ages 4-8yrs. 3pm. MONDAY Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 Simple Steps Storytime: Babies & Toddlers (Ages 28 Fall Festival at The Fort. 9am-3pm. His- 0-36mo.) 10am. Columbus Library; 706-24328

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Woodruff Riverfront Park; 706-322-0522

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Nightmare Before Halloween Trunk or Treat. Noon-4pm. Bluebelle Local Mercantile; 706-327-1181

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Astronomy Night. 7pm. Coca-Cola Space Science Center; 706-649-1477

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Fall Festival on the Square. 4:30-7pm.

Downtown Opelika; 334-745-5715

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The Importance of Being Earnest.

2:30pm. Family Theatre; 706-431-3752

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Columbus BOOtanical Garden. 1-6pm.

Crafts, activities, BAT education and candy in the garden. $10/$8 members, $5 kids 4-17. 3603 Weems Rd, Columbus. 706-327-8400.

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Trick or Treat at the Callaway Home.

5:30-7:30pm. Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange; 706-882-3242

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South Columbus Library; 706-683-8805

31 Haunted Library Trick-or-Treat. 4pm. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813

Simple Steps Storytime. Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0-24 mo.) 10am; Preschoolers (Ages 2-5 yrs.)

11am. North Columbus Library; 706-748-2855 Simple Steps Storytime. 10:30am. South Columbus Library; 706-683-8805 Unplug…For Chess’ Sake! Families. 4:30pm.

Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 Kids Explore! 3pm. South Columbus Library; 706683-8805

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Simple Steps Storytime. Preschoolers (Ages 3-5 yrs.) 10am; Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0-36 mo.)

11:15am. Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782 Discovery Hub. Ages 3-5yrs. 11am. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813 Kids’ Corner. 4pm. Columbus Library; 706-2432813

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Simple Steps Storytime: Family. Ages 0-5yrs.

10am. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813 Sight Words Support. Families. 3-5pm. 30min.

1-on-1. Mildred L. Terry Library; 706-243-2782

Simple Steps Storytime: Rhythm & Rhyme. Ages 0-5yrs. 10am. Columbus Library; 706-243-2813 Fun Fridays. Families. 2pm. North Columbus Library; 706-748-2855 Pumpkins at Callaway. 4-11pm. Robin Lake Beach; 800-CALLAWAY Market Days on Broadway. 9am-Noon. Uptown Columbus; 706-322-0522 Eye Spy Scavenger Hunt. 9am-4pm. $5 parking.

F. D. Roosevelt State Park; 706-663-4858 Board Games for All Ages. 10am-6pm. North Columbus Library; 706-748-2855 Spectacular Science Saturdays. 10am-4pm. $5$8. Oxbow Meadows; 706-507-8550 Pumpkins at Callaway Gardens. 2-11pm. Robin Lake Beach; 800-CALLAWAY

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Pumpkins at Callaway Gardens. 1-10pm. Robin Lake Beach; 800-CALLAWAY Please call ahead to confirm dates, times and age-appropriateness, in case changes were made after the info was obtained.