RM Review December 2022

Tired of slow or inconsistent internet service? Xplore (previously Xplornet Communications) is currently rolling out ‘ fibre to the premises’ (right to your door) and 5G broadband internet to rural customers right across the country Xplore is investing $500 million by 2025 to deploy state of the art scalable fibre Internet and fibre powered 5G fixed wireless tech nology in its facilities based network

“Xplore is Canada’s fibre and 5G company for rural living We’re com mitted to the relentless pursuit of an improved broadband experience for the better everyday living of rural Canadians,” says Melissa Grecco, Xplore’s manager of government relations and stakeholder affairs

“Our investment in improved internet will benefit rural Canadians for years

to come,even as data usage and the number of connected devices grows Xplore, has been in the internet business for nearly 20 years Since the company s earliest days it has focused on providing internet connectivity to rural Canadians

“We believe everyone should be able to connect without compromise We rebranded as Xplore because we believe that our customers should be able to access the internet and explore whatever they wish Rural Canadians deserve reliable internet access no different than those living in the hearts of Canada’s biggest cities,” says Grecco

Fibre Internet is the fastest Internet technology available today, allowing download and upload speeds of up to

a gigabit per second Xplore currently offers giga bit speed fibre service to rural customers in parts of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, with additional fibre projects under way in seven provinces

Xplore offers customers unlimited data

“We know that our customers want to be more and more connected and on more devices than ever before, says Grecco “Unlimited data is critical because it means there’s no limit to what our customers can do online, whether that’s surfing the web at home, powering their business, connecting to virtual healthcare, or learning and working from home ”

Xplore has a long history of providing vital internet connectivity to rural Canadians Founded in Woodstock, New Brunswick Xplore has become Canada’s largest rural focused Internet provider to both residential and business customers

Last year, Xplore launched plans offering download speeds up to 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps with unlimited data to over half a million homes as a result of investments in their LTE fixed wireless network The Government of Canada previ ously announced its goal to connect all Canadians to 50/10 Mbps speeds in an effort to close the connectivity gap and so that all Canadians have access to fast and reliable Internet, no matter where they live

Now, the installation of a fibre network means Xplore is taking another big step to eliminate the digital divide between urban and rural Canadians, allowing small town and farming Canadians at their fingertips access to the world at much higher speed

Greco says Xplore values the impor tance of Canadian farmers, and is committed to ensuring it delivers the internet access today’s farmers need

“For farmers, a reliable Internet connection is key for so many functions It s vital for record keeping, whether that’s for production records or traceability in food production It can help automate tasks, reduce costs and waste, even improve yields More and more farmers now sell their products online or use the internet to source inputs and in the case of cattlemen genetics from across Canada and beyond Farm businesses no longer have to be limited to the immediate area they operate in; if they re connected by Xplore, they have the option to grow globally if they so choose ”

Xplore announced its rebranding from Xplornet this past September

As Allison Lenehan, president and CEO said at the time, “This is the next era of our company’s story a new name, new brand, new world class technologies, and a renewed commitment to supporting and improving rural living for our customers ”

Borden School Christmas Concert Community Centre 7 pm

Friendship Club Ham & Turkey Bingo Club Room 7 pm

Borden Care Home Christmas Tea by donation 2 pm

St John Anglican Candlelighting Service 7 pm no 10:30 am service

The Christmas Gift Down the Road by

Ihave been given a lot of Christmas gifts over the years some of them useful and needed, some funny and some hmm, curious is maybe the word

And then there are the Christmas gifts that have carried a punch, that have had a significant impact on my life

One gift in particular has caused me to look at myself differently, to look at the world and my place in it differently

This was a gift that was given to me, and Mrs B, a number of years ago by my mother in law, Barbara it was a gift she had made for us It's a small photo album the kind used for 4x6 inch pictures and has a padded, muted floral pattern cover

The first page in the album is the title page and names the book as "The Book of Gratitudes or The Thank You Book"

Brian Brannagan

And some of the pictures are of the whimsical and quirky gifts that were given with a sprinkling of humour There is the very vividly coloured blouse bought for Barbara in Mexico during one of our vacations; and there is the larger than life, huge, yellow footed, black and white dappled chicken (sort of like Foghorn Leghorn, remember him?) made out of paper mache (A twin of the one we keep by our front door )

The album also includes, most poignantly, pictures of celebrations and gatherings with her family and friends

There is a picture of Barbara on her 70th birthday sitting on the living room couch with her husband, Merle, and her three grown children

And a picture of Barbara and Merle at their 40th wedding anniversary celebration surrounded by their friends Barbara was so very thankful for her family and her friends

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After the title page, there are 46 more pages in this little album Mounted on each of the 46 pages is a photograph showing a gift Barbara had received and was thankful for And on each page each page facing the photograph there is a handwritten poem, just 3 or 4 lines long, describing the picture and why Barbara was thankful for it A lot of effort went into making this little book

There is a variety of gifts, pictures, displayed in the album Some of the gifts are of various chores that had been done for her

There is a picture of the shelf I had put up in front of the window in the garage that shows Kit the Cat sitting and sunning himself (The cat was decidedly less grateful for the shelf than Barbara but made up for it with an extra measure of disdain ) There is a picture of the broom I used in the spring to sweep the winter mud out of the garage

There is even a picture of the garage walls I painted, a job done during a summer visit (an "interesting" little story that comes later)

Some of the pictures are of gifts given to Barbara by her children

There are pictures of some larger gifts, like the garage door opener and the air conditioning unit; and there are pictures of smaller gifts, like the wooden serving tray and the brass ornaments no gift was too small to escape Barbara's gratitude

For Barbara, all of these pictures chores performed, objects useful and decorative, her family and friends (especially her family and friends) were pictures of gifts that she had been given and was thankful for And for gifts received, gratitude must be expressed

There is also a big picture in this little book, a big picture made as a composite of all the smaller pictures, a big picture that shows Barbara’s gratitude for her life all the gifts that made up her life and her happiness with it

What a wonderful thing it must be to go through life with such magnanimity, such big heartedness, that you are thankful for every day that God gives you and thankful for every little thing that He puts in it And, for me, that is the real gift that is "The Book of Gratitudes"

It is the gift of learning to recognize all the gifts I have been given especially all the family and friends

It is the gift of understanding that every day is Christmas Day full of gifts

And it is the gift of appreciating that every day is Thanksgiving Day so many gifts to be thankful for

Sadly, we won't have to wrap our presents to Barbara this year Gladly, though, we are still touched by her presence

Merry Christmas, everybody may your gifts be many Many, many, many

Catherwood 4 H Club

To start off with a big thank you to Nutrien for the approximately $1400 donation they gave us Also, the Perdue Ag Society for the three hun dred dollars donation Just a big or a huge thank you to them both of them For November we are doing a cookie jar fundraiser We have double chocolate chip, sugar cookies, oat meal cookie, and gingerbread You can find our club at craft sales in Asquith ,Delisle and maybe Langham That’s all for this report talk to you next time in December bye!

Submitted by Emma Bigoraj

Delisle Soccer 2023 Season Meeting

Delisle Soccer Club is in need of executive board members in order to run the 2023 season

Positions available as follows:

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Fundraising Coordinator Player Handout Coordinator Registration coordinator

Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society

Wow!! The Vanscoy and District Agricultural Society (VDAS) had an overwhelming success ful Turkey Bingo the evening of Nov 19

A Huge THANK YOU to all who partici pated in this community event Thank you to our many sponsors, to the Old Bone Trail 4 H Club, our Bingo caller Glenn Wright, and the volunteers of the VDAS Also to everyone who came to play bingo to win turkeys, hams, pizza, gift baskets and bags

Our quilt winner was Marsha Lemon from Vanscoy The $100 Co Op gift card was won by Michelle Gillis and the $50 Robin’s Nest Gift Certificate was won by Melissa Grover

Our AGM(Annual General Meeting) is December 1st at 6:30pm at the Vanscoy Senior Center

To keep our organization viable and active we are in need of participa tion of volunteers to come on board

Please come check us out and bring your ideas and enthusiasm

All executive board members receive one free child per season!

Please come out and support our club by participating in our meeting on January 22, 2023 at the Delisle Town Hall Without volunteers our kids will miss out on the opportunity to participate

Any help, including members at large are greatly appreciated!

Please RSVP to delislesoccer@gmail com

Upcoming event to look forward to is the Christmas Light Display Tour at Pike Lake Provincial Park We are also working on a Painted Barn Quilt Workshop for January Stay tuned Any thoughts for Spring activities?

For more information contact us at vanscoyag@gmail com

COUNCIL REPORTS

Submitted by Council Administrators Ask your local Council to send us a monthly report

TOWN OF ASQUITH

Asquith Town Council held a regular meet ing on November 9, 2022 Attending was Mayor Gail Erhart, and councillors Cecilia Mryglod, Wade Monks Janzen, Darcy Stack, and Jeff Eide

Also attending was C A O Kathy Picketts The meeting was called to order by Mayor Erhart at 7:00 p m

A resolution was made to accept the council minutes from the October 12th, 2022, regular council meeting

Council made a motion to accept the October 2022 financials and October 2022 bank reconciliations as presented to them at the meeting Accounts Paid in the amount of $41,318 15 and Accounts Payable of $40,667 52 was accepted as presented January 1, 2023, council plans to raise monthly minimum charge for water to $31 00 per month, as well as $ 25 for any overages Loraas Disposal will also be increasing their recycling/garbage pickup to $20 00 per month

The basic monthly minimum charge for all utility bills will now be $96 00 as of January 1, 2023

The sewer mains in town have been cleaned this Fall by McGill’s Industrial

The Asquith Town Office will be closed for Christmas holidays from December 24, 2022 to December 29, 2022 open on December 30

A reminder letter has been sent out to all taxpayers that taxes must be paid by December 31, 2022 Any taxes not received by that date will be subject to a penalty of 15%

TOWN OF DELISLE

Town Council held a regular meeting on No vember 8th Effective January 1st, the cost to purchase a columbarium niche will be amended to $1,525 plus GST broken down as fol lows: Niche $800; Original plaque & 1 extra date plaque $725; $50 plus GST for any addi tional date plaques that may be needed or re quested

Monica Colborn was hired for 20 hours/week as a part time office assistant

Stevenson’s Industrial will be hired to convert one side of our arena ice plant from R22 refriger ant to XP40 refrigerant at an estimated cost of $15,000 to $16,000

The Town will apply for funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program for the replacement of the east Lift Station and accompanying force main at an estimated cost of $2,555,000 The Town will be responsible for 26 67% of this cost if approved

Certain outstanding accounts will be added to property taxes if they are still unpaid as of De cember 31st

The Council and Staff wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

RM OF VANSCOY

The RM of Vanscoy will be presenting re tirement gifts on behalf of RM ratepayers, Council and staff to Orest Michalowski, Daryl Jorgenson and Don Rayburn at the upcoming Christmas party Orest (2011 2022), Daryl (2010 2022) and Don (2018 2022) will be presented with a plaque and gift certificate to honor their time spent on Council The RM thanks all three for their service in local government and we wish them all the best

RM of Vanscoy

Holiday Office Hours

December 23 8:00am 4:00pm

December 26 27 Closed December 28 30 Regular Hours January 2, 2023 Closed January 3 Regular Hours Resume

UPCOMING LOCAL COUNCIL MEETINGS

RM OF CORMAN PARK December 5 & 19 9:00am

RM OF DUNDURN December 13, 8:00am

RM OF EAGLE CREEK December 13, 9:00am

RM OF HARRIS December 14 1:00pm

RM OF MCCRANEY December 8, 8:00am

RM OF MILDEN December 14, 9:00am

RM OF MONTROSE December 8, 9:00am

RM OF PERDUE December 13 9:00am

RM OF ROSEDALE December 13, 8:00am

RM OF RUDY December 14, 6:00pm

RM OF VANSCOY December 8 9:00am

TOWN OF ASQUITH December 14 7:00pm

TOWN OF BIGGAR December 6 & 20, 7:15pm

TOWN OF DELISLE December 13, 7:00pm

TOWN OF DUNDURN December 13 6:00pm

TOWN OF HANLEY December 12, 7:00pm

TOWN OF LANGHAM December 12 & 26 6:30pm

TOWN OF OUTLOOK December 14 & 28, 7:00pm

TOWN OF RADISSON December 21 7:00pm

TOWN OF ZEALANDIA December 18, 4:00pm

VILLAGE OF BORDEN December 13 & 27, 7:00pm

VILLAGE OF BRODERICK December 14 7:00pm

VILLAGE OF CONQUEST December 13 7:00pm

VILLAGE OF GLENSIDE December 14, 7:30pm

VILLAGE OF HARRIS December 14, 7:00pm

VILLAGE OF KENASTON December 13 7:00pm

VILLAGE OF KINLEY December 13, 7:30pm

VILLAGE OF MILDEN December 21, 7:30pm

VILLAGE OF PERDUE December 22, 7:30pm

VILLAGE OF VANSCOY December 14 7:30pm

All regular Council meetings are open to any and all members of the public COVID restrictions may apply.

th is Christmas Holiday Feature Section

Annual Pike Lake Whitecap Christmas Bird Count on January 2nd

In spite of winter’s cold and snow, you can always count on at least a few birds to add some life to the year ’ s shortest days Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) originated in 1900 as an alternative to Boxing Day bird hunts Now the CBC is North America’s longest running citizen science project, comprising more than 2000 counts in the Western Hemisphere The informa tion gathered feeds into one of the world’s largest sets of wildlife survey data, and is used by researchers, conser vationists, and plan ners

Saskatoon Nature Society members began conducting Christmas Bird Counts in the Pike Lake Whitecap area fifty years ago

Over the years we ’ ve accumulated inter esting and valuable data about bird pop ulations changes and trends On average, over the past 20 years, 34 par ticipants have found 29 different species of birds Of course averages can be de ceiving Participant numbers have var ied from 20 to 46, weather being one major factor The number of species has varied from 22 to 35

We’re never sure what we will find from one year to the next, which is part of the appeal Last year we found fewer species than usual, and some of the species we usually find were nowhere to be seen no owls, red breasted nuthatches, American robins (which have been pretty common around the lake, where they can access open water and fruit trees), and no northern flick ers (for the fifth consecutive year) On the other hand, there were heaps of snow buntings in the fields last year, 1064 of them, and 542 common redpolls, which is an in crease of more than 100% over what we typically find Last winter was definitely a redpoll year! It’s unlikely we’ll see anywhere near those numbers this year But perhaps the number of sharp tailed grouse will be up again; last year ’ s 28 birds was a 10 year low The same was true with magpies; the count of 80 birds was the lowest it has been since 1988!

As the count organizer, I’m really hop ing Monday, January 2nd will be a de cent day weather wise, and that we’ll have enough volunteers to cover the

Operation Santa Helping Asquith Families for Twenty Three Years

“Operation Santa” is a group of concerned citizens in Asquith who want to help needy people, especially at the Christmas season

We are starting our twenty third year with our “Operation Santa” program The community of Asquith and area were again generous last year in their support, both monetary and in donated grocery items We provided hampers to eight incredibly grateful family units, and a small gift for 8 very happy children!

We are running the program again this year We aim to provide grocery and Christmas meal hampers, as well as small gifts for the children, to the families that are needy Recipient’s names are very confidential We protect each person ’ s dignity (Our other records are open to the public)

We are appealing to our entire com munity to be a part of this We would thank you for any help that you might be able to give, be it in the form of a food drive for donated grocery items or a cash donation We do not give cash out to families or individuals, rather all cash donations are used to purchase ap propriate hamper items, locally if possible All requests for hampers must be turned in by Friday, December 9, 2022,

so perhaps your organization would like to purchase a gift or a toy for a child as a way of contributing If so, all gifts must be turned in to the Town Office prior to the Dec 9th deadline We welcome any participation you choose Thank you for your consideration

“Operation Santa” Committee Box 160, Asquith, SK, S0K 0J0

Holly Cross 306 329 4939

Kathy Picketts 306 329 4341

Gail Erhart 306 361 4373

whole 24 km count circle I’m hoping that area bird feeders will be well stocked, and that those of you who have welcomed our visits on your property to count birds will do so again [We count only what we can see from the road unless we have permission to be on a property] If you live within the count circle and have not been visited in the past, but wouldn’t object to a couple of bird watchers making a brief foray around

your yard, please get in touch with me, and I’ll get you connected with the team covering your area

If you’d like to become part of a team yourself, or to observe and document the bird activity at your own feeder(s) to contribute to the count, please either register through the Saskatoon Nature Society website (saskatoonnature org), or contact me (donna bruce@sasktel net or 306 956 3437)

Pike Lake Park Festival of Lights December 9 -

Saskatchewan Parks is pleased to announce the fourth annual Festi val of Lights scheduled to take place over eight evenings in the beauti ful Pike Lake Provincial Park camp ground! On December 9 10 and 16 21, 2022, visitors are welcome to attend this winter festival that includes driving through the dazzling light displays cre ated by local organizations, skating on the canal, Crokicurl, a drop in Guided Outdoor Sauna Experience with Back2Nature Sauna and more

Prefer walking through the displays? A walking night will be available this year on December 9 A new addition to the 2022 event will be the opportunity for festival attendees to vote for their

10 and 16 - 21

favourite light display Along with brag ging rights, the winning group will re ceive $500, sponsored by Saskamper Apparel, and the runner up will receive $250, sponsored by Traveland RV Pike Lake Provincial Park hopes to see you there!

Beginning January 7, 2023, winter ac tivities will be available each weekend until March 4, 2023 For more informa tion on the Festival of Lights, contact Pike Lake Provincial Park at pike lake@gov sk ca or 306 933 6966, or visit the Sask Parks website Keep an eye on the Sask Parks Facebook page for more details on this event and other events this winter

One of the light displays at Pike Lake Park in 2021

Songs of the Season

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Every body stops and stares at me These two teeth are gone as you can see I don’t know just who to blame for this catastrophe! But my one wish on Christmas Eve is as plain as it can be!

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, see my two front teeth!

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth, then I could with you “Merry Christmas ”

It seems so long since I could say, “Sister Susie sitting on a thistle!”

Gosh oh gee, how happy I’d be, if I could only whistle (thhhh)

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, see my two front teeth Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth, then I could wish you “Merry Christmas!”

Angels We Have

Heard on High

Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o’er the plains: And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains

Refrain

Glo ria in excelsis D eo, Glo ria in excelsis D eo

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why you joyous songs prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song?

Refrain

Come to Bethlehem, and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, our new born King

Refrain

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows

All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say, “Rudolph with your nose so bright Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer You’ll go down in history!

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night She didn’t see me creep down the stairs to have a peep; She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep Then, I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus Underneath his beard so snowy white; Oh, what a laugh it would have been If Daddy had only seen Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night

O Holy Night

O holy night!

The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour ’s birth Long lay the world In sin and error pining ‘Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn, Fall on your knees!

O hear the angels voices! O night, divine!

O night, when Christ was b O night, divine! O night, O night divine!

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the snowman Was a jolly happy soul, With a corn cob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal; Frosty the snowman, is a fairy tale they say, He was made of snow but the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found ‘Cause when they put it on his head He began to dance around Oh, Frosty the snowman Knew the sun was hot that day, So he said, ‘Let’s run and we’ll have some fun Now before I melt away!’

Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand,

Running here and there all around the square, Saying, ‘Catch me if you can!’ He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop, And he only paused a moment When he heard him holler ‘Stop!’

For Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye, saying, ‘Don’t you cry I’ll be back again same day!’

Thumpety thump thump, (2) Look at Frosty go, thumpety thump thump, (2) Over the hills of snow

Santa Claus is Coming To Town

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town

He’s making a list, And checking it twice; Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out! You better not cry Better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town

Silent Night

Silent night, Holy night

All is calm, all is bright, ‘Round you virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, Holy night

Shepherds quake, at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing,”Alleluia!” Christ the Savior is born Christ the savior is born

Silent night, Holy night

Son of God, love’s pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus Lord at Thy birth Jesus Lord at Thy birth

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow

In a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob tails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh

A day or two ago

I thought I'd take a ride

And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh yeah

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh

TRIPLE GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES

½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temp

1 ½ cup (375 mL) sugar, plus 1⁄4 cup (60 mL) for dipping

¼ cup (60 mL) fancy molasses

2 tsp (10 mL) grated fresh ginger

1 large egg

2 cups + 2 Tbsp (530 mL) all purpose flour

¼ tsp (1mL) salt

1 tsp (5mL) baking soda

1 tsp (5mL) ground ginger

½ tsp (2mL) ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp (30mL) finely chopped candied ginger

Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C) line a baking tray with parchment paper

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1½ cups (375 mL) sugar until light and fluffy Add molasses, fresh ginger, and stir in egg

In a separate bowl, blend together flour, salt, baking soda and spices; add to butter base and blend until smooth Stir in candied ginger Place remaining sugar in a small bowl Shape cookie dough into 24 1½ inch balls and toss into sugar Place on prepared baking tray Flatten cookies with your hand or the bottom of a glass Bake cookies for 12 15 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges Remove cookies from pan to cool Cookies can be stored for up to 5 days in an airtight container

Claire Bolt Dafoe

APPLE DUMP CAKE RECIPE

2 cans of apple pie filling (I prefer to get fancy, and use caramel apple pie filling)

1 box of yellow cake mix

1 cup of chopped pecans

½ cup of melted butter

1 can of ginger ale (this is the secret ingredi ent! I know it sounds crazy, but it makes the cake extra moist & super delicious!)

Spread the pie filling in a 9×13 pan

Sprinkle the pecans and cake mix over the pie filling

Drizzle butter on top

Pour the ginger ale over the dry cake mix Bake at 350 degrees for an hour

Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

Claire Bolt Dafoe

Family Favorites from your Community

CHRISTMAS EGGNOG

6 egg whites

1/8 teaspoon salt

6 egg yolks

1/4 cup white sugar

1 cup milk

1 cup chilled whipping cream 1/4 cup white sugar

In a separate bowl beat egg whites and salt until light and fluffy

In another bowl beat egg yolks until thick and creamy then add 1/4 cup sugar and 1 cup milk

In another chilled bowl and beaters beat 1 cup whipping cream with 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy

Gently fold in the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture then fold in the whipped cream mixture At this point you can leave the whole mixture to chill until serving which is usually right away and ALL family members can partake OR you can add any Adult bever age of your choosing Serve with spoons

Wanda Leaver Dundurn

HOT MUSHROOM DIP

2 tablespoons butter or hard margarine 1 cup onions finely chopped 1 clove garlic minced

3 cups mushrooms white, freshly chopped 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/2 teaspoon dill weed black pepper heavy sprinkle

8 ounces cream cheese 1 block, softened and cut into 8 pieces

1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack w/Jalapeno cheese 1/2 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing) Handful of sliced mushrooms and chives

Add onion, garlic and chopped mushrooms to butter in large frying pan on medium heat Cook for about 10 min until liquid is evapo rated and mushrooms are golden

Remove from heat

Add block of cream cheese, softened and cut into 8 pieces, seasoned salt, dill weed, pepper Stir until cream cheese is melted

Add grated Monterey Jack with Jalapeno cheese, Mayonnaise (not salad dressing)

Mix well

Spread in ungreased 9 inch pie plate or shal low casserole

Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven for about 30 min utes until heated through Sprinkle with sliced mushrooms and chives Makes 2½ cups Can make ahead assemble but don't bake Cover and chill for up to 2 days

Bolt Dafoe

FANTASY FUDGE

3 cups white sugar

3/4 cup margarine

2/3 cup evaporated milk

1 (12 ounce) pkg semisweet chocolate chips

1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Grease a 9x13 inch pan

Mix sugar, margarine, and evaporated milk in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar Bring mixture to a full boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted and thoroughly combined Beat in marshmallow creme, walnuts, and vanilla ex tract Transfer fudge to the prepared pan and let cool before cutting into squares

To make in microwave, melt margarine in a 4 quart microwave safe dish and mix sugar and milk into the margarine Microwave mixture until it begins to boil, about 5 minutes on high, and stir after 3 minutes Scrape bowl and con tinue to boil on high for 5 1/2 more minutes Remove from microwave and stir in chocolate chips until melted, then stir in marshmallow creme, walnuts, and vanilla extract Pour into prepared baking pan

Patty Costello Vanscoy

CHRISTMAS MORNING CASSEROLE

2 cups ham, diced

1 bag hash browns

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup smoked Gouda cheese, grated (can substitute mozzarella or cheddar)

½ cup green onion, chopped

5 eggs

1 cup milk

½ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt

½ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup butter melted

Preheat oven to 350ºF

In a casserole dish, layer hashbrowns, ham and cheese

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together

green onions, eggs, milk, sour cream, pepper, salt and butter

Pour mixture over casserole, bake for an hour

Makes 6 servings

Great way to use up leftover ham!

Claire Bolt Dafoe

Claire

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