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Quick and Crispy Healthy Zucchini Fritters
Ingredients
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 medium carrot
• half of a medium onion
• 2 eggs
• few garlic cloves or few garlic leaves (optional)
• few green chilies
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp of garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp of onion powder
• 1/4 tsp of ground pepper
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp of oil
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHAzJWPS_M
6 Kitchen Scraps to Use in the Garden—Even if You Don't Compost
If you’re already composting (be it on your countertop, in your backyard, or squirreled away in the freezer), good for you! Composting, while very advantageous for the environment and our kitchen scraps, is sometimes a hard hobby to get into. If you haven’t yet picked it up, but are looking for ways to reduce your kitchen waste, look no further. There are plenty of ways to use your leftovers in your garden, from organic pest deterrents, to yellow jacket traps, to ground covering that prevents weed growth. Read on for some of our favorite scrap-lications.
Eggshells
Use eggshells as seed-starter pots. (You'll want to plan ahead for this one and crack the eggshells close to one end to maximize "pot" size.) When your seedlings get big enough to plant, thin them as needed by keeping only one or two of the strongest-looking seedlings, gently crack the eggshell, and plant the whole thing (eggshell and all) in your garden.
Save your eggshells for the birds. Seedeating birds need grit to help them digest their food; plus, eggshells give them an added benefit: Calcium. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology recommends baking eggshells in the oven for 20 minutes at 250° F to sterilize the eggshells (if you’re using eggshells from hardcooked eggs you can skip this part). Let the eggshells cool, crush them into small pieces, and then set them out for the birds on a dish or a platform feeder.
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Use them as a pest deterrent. Some gardening sources recommend sprinkling crushed eggshells around plants to discourage slugs and snails. If you have a lot of eggshells on hand and don’t have a major slug infestation, this might be worth a try. In The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why, author Jeff Gillman recommends creating a ring around plants with crushed eggshells that is at least 1/4-inch thick and 2 inches wide. (But, if you have a serious slug issue, he also notes that you’ll have more success repelling slugs with diatomaceous earth.)
Use eggshells as fertilizer—they'll add calcium to your soil. Crushed eggshells can be added to holes when planting seedlings in your garden, or you can work eggshells into the soil around plants in an already planted garden Gillman recommends using 4 or 5 eggshells per plant. And bonus: This same method is also suggested as a way to stave off blossom-end rot in tomato plants.
Coffee grounds
Coffee grounds can be used to set up a slug-deterring barrier, just as the eggshells were above.
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BURNS LAKE
Lakes District Museum
Heritage Gallery in July—Jul 3-29 featuring the work of Annamarie Douglas, Hilda Earl and Michael RiisChristianson. Meet the artists! July 4 6-7:30pm.
Summer Reading Club 2024
Registration is now open— Call us at 250-692-3192,visit us in-person or register online https:// burnslake.bc.libraries.coop/ series/bc-summer-readingclub/ Ages 5 to 7 –Wednesdays, 11am to 12pm –Caregivers are required to stay Ages 8 to 10 –Wednesdays, 2pm to 3pm Ages 11 to 14 – Thursdays 2pm to 3pm
Knitting Club—Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm at the Burns Lake Public Library. Need help with your knitting project, bring it along! Supplies available or bring your own.
Burns Lake Farmers Market Every Friday 10am3pm at the Burns Lake Chamber.
HOUSTON
Register for Nature
Discovery Days on August 78 (register on Eventbrite)! Two full days of exploration for ages 6-12, 10am-3pm, $40/
day. Become a Nature Detective! Find clues to what plants and animals live in the forest and fields and water near the Buck Creek Hatchery and Nature Centre in Houston, BC. *You can register for 1, 2 or all days, and each day will cover a different topic. If you have questions, please call 778-642-3897 or email houston.bc@arocha.ca
Spanish Dancing at Mixers–Every Monday 7:30pm at Mixers bar & lounge. Hosted by the talented and kind Carlos, who is volunteering his time to share his passion for dance, bringing Spanish flavour and fun to our community! No experience necessary! Bring your partner, bring your BFF or just bring yourself! We look forward to clearing the tables away and opening up the space for something new! Make this first event a success and see it become a regular activity in our community
GRANISLE
Granisle Day—Aug 10 in
Memorial Park. Live entertainment, parade, vendors, Kids fun zone.
TELKWA
Telkwa BBQ—Aug 20 Sept 3 at the Telkwa BBQ Grounds. This annual event has been a Telkwa tradition for years. Now in its 112th year it is the longest running event in BC. Put on by the local Bulkley Valley Kinsmen Club on the Labour Day long weekend in September. Please see their facebook page for more information. https:// www.facebook.com/ TelkwaBBQ/
SMITHERS
Garage and Bake Sale Fundraiser—July 26 5-8pm and July 27 8:30-11am at 4365 Elm Cres. 100% of proceeds go to purchasing children’s books for the Smithers Public Library.
105th Annual Bulkley Valley Exhibition Aug 22-25 at the Bulkley Valley Exhibition Grounds. Visit BVFair.ca for up to date details
Bulkley Valley Farmers Market – Every Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm at Central Park Smithers.
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Weekly/Monthly Community Activities
Burns Lake
Walking Club Tuesdays and Fridays 1-3 p.m. in the Island Gospel Fellowship gym. Everyone welcome to a warm and non-slip walking venue!!
Knitting Club Every Thursday 1:30-2:30pm at the BL Public Library. Bring your project! Supplies not provided.
Community Badminton Wednesdays 7pm at LDSS. Racquets available for use.
Roller Blading Friday 5:30-7pm and Sundays 3:30-5pm at the Lakeside Multiplex. Bring your own pair of roller blades or borrow a pair of ours.
Whist Wednesdays 7pm at the Decker Lake Hall.
Basketball Tuesdays 7-9pm at LDSS
Houston
Walking Group Thursdays 10:30am. Meet at the Credit Union parking lot.
SMITHERS
Games Night Every Friday 7-8:30pm 3974 10th Ave. Board, card and other table top games. Bring a game, friend or family and come have some fun!
Trad Jam Sessions in Smithers. 4th Wednesday of the month at the Smithers Senior Center. Come play tunes!
Bachata Lessons Tuesdays at 3830 2nd Ave from 8-9pm. Come learn how to dance bachata! No partner or experience required $15/class
Smithers Boardgame Group Meets on the third Sunday of every month at Smithers Public Library. Come solo and make some new friends or bring your crew! Admission: $2 donation to the Library.
Walking Group Starting May 1. Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30-11am at the Willowvale Marsh Trail. Meet at parking lot.
ONGOING EVENTS
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Seniors Events
Burns Lake
Seniors Drop in at the Link—
Every other Tuesday 10:30am12:#0pm at the Heritage Church 1st Ave Join us for coffee, sandwiches and a lovely visit.
Houston
Floor curling—Every Monday 1-3pm, Tuesday and Friday
Carpet bowling Thursday13pm Genealogy, Pool.
Shuffleboard and Darts 1-3pm
Price $2.00 per event. plus $10.00 annual membership fee.
Breakfast and Luncheons are now done for the summer. But will resume in October!
Senior Gathering—Every Tuesday at the plaza 10am12pm. Free bowling, mini golf, games & Refreshments
Youth Activities
Burns Lake
Burns Lake Public LibraryHigh Five Gamers Tuesdays 3:15-4:30 afterschool gaming club ages 7-12. Community Storytime with Miss Bonny. Wednesdays 10:30am. Paws for Cuddles Wednesdays 3:154:15pm. Come read to Clive! Ages 6+.Lego Hour Tuesdays 11am-12pm & Fridays 3:30-4:30pm ages 6+. Manga Club Every second Thursday 3:30-5pm grades 812.
Indoor Play Space
Tuesdays 10-30-11:30pm at the Lakeside Multiplex. Ages 6 and under.
Smithers
Summer Muchkin Time— Wednesdays in July (Jul 3-31) 9:15am-10am at the Smithers Public Library. Newborn to age 3.
Summer Reading Club Jul 2 Aug 9. Tues/Thurs/Fri 10am-11am at the Smithers Public Library. Tween Tuesdays, Kid fun Thursday and Li’l champ Fridays
Summer Art Camps July & August ages 6-8 9:30am-12pm ages 9-12 1:30-4pm Registers at smithersart.org/summercamps
Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable. They're technically considered a single-seeded berry,
The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer, due to thermal expansion meaning the iron heats up, the particles gain kinetic energy and take up more space.
Trypophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes. Or more specifically, "an aversion to the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps." No crumpets for them, then.
Allodoxaphobia is the fear of other people's opinions. It's a rare social phobia that's characterised by an irrational and overwhelming fear of what other people think.
Australia is wider than the moon. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.
'Mellifluous' is a sound that is pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.
The Spice Girls were originally a band called Touch. "When we first started [with the name Touch], we were pretty bland," Mel C told The Guardian in 2018. "We felt like we had to fit into a mould."
Emma Bunton auditioned for the role of Bianca Butcher in Eastenders. Baby Spice already had a small part in the soap back in the 90s but tried out for a full-time role. She was pipped to the post by Patsy Palmer but ended up auditioning for the Spice Girls not long after.
Source: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a33367076/ fun-facts-random/
1. What is the furthest planet from the sun?
2. What was the number zero originally called?
3. What does LASER stand for?
4. How many moves maximum does it take to solve a Rubik's Cube? Even though there are 43 quintillion possible configurations, any Rubik's Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less.
5. What is the name of the first man-made satellite that the Soviet Union launched into space in 1957? .
6. A shape called a Lemniscape indicates what number in math?
7. What is the chemical compound for salt?
8. What number is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself? Four.
9. What are the four states of matter?
10.What do you call the number on top of a fraction? Answers on Page 18
Used coffee grounds can be used as mulch in the garden to repel cats, rabbits, and squirrels. Although The New York Times One Thousand Gardening Questions and Answers book cautions that this treatment might repel you, too: “Few elements of vegetable garbage are as garbagy-smelling as week-old wet coffee grounds.”
For a less-aromatic option, work the grounds into the soil. The abovementioned New York Times book says used coffee grounds are “especially welcome around onions, lettuce, corn, and other nitrogen lovers.”
If you don't want to put them directly in the soil, The Alternative Kitchen Garden suggests adding the grounds to water, and then water your plants with the nitrogen-rich water.
Banana peels
Organic Gardening Magazine (now relaunched as Rodale's Organic Life) uses banana peels to make a yellow jacket trap with other ingredients you likely already have on hand: water, sugar, and apple cider vinegar.
Bury small pieces of banana peels around plants, only an inch or two deep, to repel aphids. The key words here are “small pieces” don’t get lazy and bury whole peels, unless you want to start attracting larger pests.
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You can bury small pieces of banana peels in your soil even if you don’t have a pest problem: Banana peels will add nutrients to the soil as they decay.
Ann Gibson, a.k.a. the Micro Gardener, feeds banana peels to staghorn ferns. Place a banana peel (or a piece of a peel) between the fern and the backboard the fern is mounted on, it will gradually release nutrients over time when it is watered. If you’re not keen on tucking banana peels into your houseplants, she also suggests soaking a fresh banana peel in water for a day or two and then using that water to water the staghorn fern and other plants.
Orange peels
Scatter small pieces of orange peels around garden plants, they will act as a cat deterrent. Orange peels work as a pest deterrent, too: Either shallowly bury small pieces of peel around plants or sprinkle shredded or grated peels around plants to repel aphids and ants.
If you have a fire pit, you can use dried orange peels as an aromatic fire starter. Our friends at Apartment Therapy recommend spreading the peels out on a sheet pan or cooling rack and letting them air dry.
Orange peels work as a mosquito repellent, too. If you’re into citrusy fragrances, rub peels directly on your skin (the outside of the peel, as you’re trying to get the oil on your skin). Otherwise follow Apartment Therapy’s lead and use small pieces as refill strips for mosquito repelling devices.
Nut Shells
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Palling
residents Donald and Sarah Walter after their wedding in Hazelton. Date uncertain.
TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1. Neptune 2. From the Arabic word for empty, sifr. 3. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 4. Even though there are 43 quintillion possible configurations, any Rubik's Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less. 5. Sputnik 1 6. A lemniscape looks like the number eight turned on it's side. It's name means "ribbon." 7. NaCl, otherwise known as sodium chloride. 8. Four. 9. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. 10. Numerator. The number on the bottom is called the denominator.
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If you’re a habitual peanut- or pistachioeater, save those nut shells for something other than dumping in the trash. They can be broken up into pieces and used as a thick layer that protects against weeds popping up.
Mixing nut shells in with your soil can also help aerate otherwise compact soil.
Cooking Water
Don’t dump the water you used to boil an egg or blanch a vegetable—save it, let it cool, and fill up your watering can. Your plants will thank you, and so will the greater earth, right?
Spicy Peppers, Garlic, and Onion
Save these potent scraps for warding off pests in your garden. There are many ways to prevent insects, deer, rabbits, and the like from attacking your backyard crops, but one of the most commonly recommended ways is spraying spicy or harsh flavored spray onto your plants, which can be made by infusing water with the spicy stuff.
Source: https://food52.com/blog/130374-kitchen-scraps-to-use-in-the-gardeneven-if-you-don-t-compost
TAURUS (Apr. 21-
May 20)
A sudden final decision can emerge based on what might be better to let go. Finances come under the spotlight over the next month. You could now realise what might be a better use of your money. This could include cutting back on expenses that are aligned with enjoyment rather than necessities. It is time.
LEO (July 23-August 22)
Social activity can suddenly pick up, so go ahead and enjoy yourself. There can be a lot more contact with friends over the next month, probably because of your birthday. Focus on finances will be the case to mid August. This would not be the best time to make any long term decisions. Get the details and carefully consider them.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Mars has just moved into your sign where it will remain until 5th September while generating the start of a new 2 year personal cycle. Your energy level should lift as well as your self confidence. You can recognise what might be better let go, enabling you to put something in place that will result in balanced benefits in some way.
VIRGO (August 23-Sept.22)
SCORPIO (Oct.23-Nov21)
What others expect from you could become very changeable over the next month. You are better to take on responsibilities that you can have some control over rather than accepting what might be put your way. That way you will know where you stand. There could be a first stage of rethinking your priorities up to mid August.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
There could be a major turning point with somebody else, giving you a better view of what they are really all about over the next month. There can still be a degree of secretiveness where their ideas are concerned to mid August but you will be afforded the opportunity for more open discussion after that. Think about your own enjoyment.
Mercury, the planet of thought and communication, as well as your ruling planet, moves into your sign until 15th August for its first stay. Don’t expect to be able to finalise any discussions or decisions before September, as unforeseen changes can arise in between time. You need to seriously consider any obligations attached.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec.21)
Much activity involving others can take place over the next month. There could be a dominating or adventurous streak about them. For this reason you need to think carefully about the manner in which this can impact either current personal obligations or those that may be expected of you. There is no need for final decisions just yet.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
The ability to get things restructured especially when it comes to home and/or family matters is possible over the next month. You could find they will now start to be more open with their ideas to mid August. This is just a first stage though, so keep this in mind. There can be more details to consider before final decisions can be made later.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
Something could become obvious when it comes to somebody else and what cannot materialise in the future. Finances are likely involved. It may make you realise that having control of your own finances is the only way to go. There can be information to gather up to mid August. Look at this as being the first stage – final decisions will come later.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.22)
Turn your attention to what you want in the future over the next month and away from the expectations of others. Establish priorities that you feel will generate a peaceful process in your life. Exactly how to fulfil this might need to be thought out in stages, when you have quiet time to yourself – the first one being now to mid August.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan.19)
The second Full Moon has just occurred in your sign, though this one can shine the light on something that needs to be let go, especially if it has had a drifting quality to it. Now is the time and over the next month to get on with little jobs and details that have been put to one side of late. Also to get back into exercise if you have been lazy with that.
ARIES (March 21-April 20)
You could come to a final decision aboutsomethingthatyounolonger need to spend money on, especially if other expenses have recently been coming up. You could begin to see different ways of enjoying yourself. There can be a lot to think about over the next month as well as much running around. It can be a lot of fun.
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