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Page 2A Market Minutes The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com wim MlArgot This week at Foothills Farmers’ Market you will see a new face at the Information Tent. Patricia Young has joined out team and we are happy to introduce her to you. Patricia is a re- tired Cleveland County Schools so- cial worker and is involved in a local food ministry at her church. She will be out and about in the community spreading the word about EBT/SNAP usage at our market. It is important that everyone has access to healthy foods, and educat- ing the public is our goal! She will be “swiping” cards for debit and EBT purchases in exchange for coins to spend at the market. Please come by our tent and welcome her to the team! Our goals for the Foothills Farm- ers’ Market are to make Kings Moun- tain a healthier community. Did you know? * By shopping at Foothills Farmers’ Market, you're making food -buying choices that are good for you and the local community. * Including more fresh fruits & veg- etables in your diet can help you maintain a healthier weight and re- duce your risk for chronic disease such as diabetes. Our vendors grow an amazing variety of the freshest, best-tasting fruits & vegetables avail- able anywhere. * You're spending your food dollar directly with local farmers. This strengthens the local economy, pro- tects family farms, preserves open space, and protects the natural envi- ronment, Nourish your body, mind and spirit. Connect with the local com- munity and make food shopping the pleasant experience it should be! op 44 ENIOR Get to know the people who grow your food. Enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, meet up with friends, and bring the kids along. There's some- thing for everyone at Foothills Farm- ers' Market! If you're interested in supporting Cleveland County's growing local foods movement, consider joining Foothills Farmers' Market. For a small annual membership fee, you can take an active role in helping us ac- complish some important goals and objectives for the coming year. - Individual/Family Membership: $25 - Vendor/Organization Membership: $35 - Small Business Membership: $50 Corporate Business Membership: $100 - Friends of the Market Memberships: Bronze: $250-$499 Silver: $500- $749 Gold: $750 and up FFM is a 501(c)(3), non- profit or- ganization, so all contributions are tax deductible. If you haven't seen the huge, gor- geous blackberries Lineberger’ Maple Springs Farm has for sale, you owe it to yourself to get some this Saturday and try this recipe: Margot Plonk Foothills Farmers Market Blackberry Surprise 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided 6 cups fresh blackberries 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 (8-0z.) container sour cream 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Preparation 1.:Preheat oven to 350°. Stir to- gether cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar. Toss berries with cornstarch mixture, and spoon into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. 2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 ata time, beating just until blended after each addition. 3. Combine flour and baking powder. Stir together sour cream and baking soda. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and end- ing with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Spoon batter over berry mixture. 4. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes; shield loosely with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake topping comes out clean. Switch It Up Summer Fruit Cobbler: Substitute 3 cups coarsely chopped, peeled fresh nectarines; 2 cups fresh blue- berries; and 1 cup fresh raspberries for blackberries. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 ER, BRIEFS Dixon Bible School Vacation Bible School is continuing through Thursday at Dixon Presbyterian Church, Dixon School Road. As “special agents” children are examining eyewitness reports, physical proof and Biblical accounts to uncover and defend the truth about who Jesus really is and enjoying supper, music, crafts, and culminating with an ice cream supper at 8 p.m. Thurs- day. Yas Volunteers needed More volunteers are needed to help harvest potatoes’! Thursday at PPG at 9 a.m. and at Metcalf Road in Shelby at 9 a.m. Saturday. Weather conditions are forecast to. be! | ideal for potato harvesting, according to Doug Sharp, who says these are large plots and will provide potatoes for many needy people in the county. Gospel singing Sunday Cherokee Street Baptist Church will sponsor a gospel singing Sunday, July 20 at 10 a.m. “Forgiven," a gospel group who has sung with the Gaithers and Weatherfords, will present special music. The community is invited to at- tend. Bible School at Chapel Grove Chapel Grove Baptist Church, 716 Camp Rotary Rd., Gastonia, is holding Vacation Bible School for children pre- school through 12th grade, from 6-8:30 p.m. July 20-24. Community Bible School Kings Mountain Community Vacation Bible School will be held Aug. 10-14, 5-8:15 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave. The Workshop of Wonders is a free VBS for children 3 years old through 6th grade. Dinner is included each evening. For registration informa- tion call the church (704)739-7466. Hosted by First Presby- terian, Central United Methodist, Resurrection Lutheran and St. Matthew’s Lutheran. All are welcome. Food, clothes available People in need of food and/or clothes are welcome the 1st Wednesday through the 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. to Life of Worship Ministries free Food Pantry and Clothes Closet at 403 Cherokee Street Kings Mountain, NC. You will need to bring your current ID. A meal is served every 4th-Wednesday from 11 a.m until 12:30 p.m. The pantry and clothes closet are closed on any 5th Wednesday. For more information call 704-884-6703. By JIM MILLER Editor Alternative Lodging Options for Retirees Who Travel Dear Savvy Senior, Since retiring, my husband and I love to travel but hotel costs eat up our budget so fast we can’t stay as long, or go as often as we’d like to. I've heard that there are alternative lodg- ing options like short-term apartment rentals or even house sitting that offer a much cheaper way to travel. How * can we find these? Retired Travelers Dear Travelers, If you’re willing to do a little re- search and preplanning, there are a number of ways you can lower (or eliminate) your travel-lodging costs and live more like a local when you travel. Here are some different options to consider and some resources that can help you locate them. Apartment/House Rentals: There are literally hundreds of thousands of privately owned properties in the United States and abroad that are of- fered as short-term vacation rentals. This has become a very popular alter- native to hotels, for retirees. Renting a fully furnished apart- ment or house is usually significantly cheaper than hotel rooms of compara- ble quality, and they almost always offer more space, a homier feel and a kitchen, which can save you the ex- pense eating out every meal. Short-term rentals are offered through the individual property own- ers or property-management compa- nies. Some of the best sites for finding them include homeaway.com, airbnb.com, flipkey.com, vrbo.com and wyndhamvacationrentals.com. Most sites are free to use for travelers. You can also look for rentals at any online search engine by typing in your destination city plus short-term apart- ment/house rentals (for example “New York short-term apartments for rent”). B&B Clubs: If you like staying in bed-and-breakfasts and have a spare bedroom yourself, you should con- sider the Evergreen Club (evergreen- club .com) or the Affordable Travel Club (affordabletravelclub.net). These are B&B clubs for travelers over ages 50 or 40 that offer inexpensive lodg- ing in the spare bedroom of other club “members, or they may stay with you when they’re on the road. You pay a modest gratuity of between $15 and $25 per night, with breakfast. And the clubs charge membership fees of $65 to $80 per year. House Sitting: If you have a flexi- ble schedule and you don’t mind doing a few household chores when you travel, house sitting is another op- tion that offers lodging for free. How it works is you live in someone else’s home while they're away for a long weekend or even a few months. And in exchange for the free accommoda- tions, you take care of certain respon- sibilities such as their pets, lawn, garden, mail, etc. To find these oppor- tunities, try sites like caretaker.org, housecarers.com, housesittersamer- ica.com and sabbaticalhomes .com — they all charge a small membership fee. Home Swapping: Another way to get free accommodations when you travel is by swapping homes with someone who's interested in visiting the area where you live. To make a swap, you'll need to join an online home exchange service where you can list your home, and get access to thousands of other listings. Then you simply email the owners of houses or apartments you're interested in — or they email you — and you make arrangements. Most home exchange sites like homeexchange.com, home- link.org and interyac- homeexchange.com charge membership fees ranging from $39 to $120. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. AT SUMMIT PLACE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, YOU'LL FEL ¥ight at home. Life at Summit Place is a chance to enjoy a healthy, happy retirement, where every day brings a new experience. Offering... * Three meals served restaurant style daily ® Emergency call system ® Staff available 24 hours a day ® Assistance with activities of daily living ® Social, recreational, educational and spiritual activities Call 704-739-6772 to learn more. SUMMIT PLACE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN F VESTA mio LIVING™ Ld ols @ Fiend FivStarkavio LIVING™ 1001 Phifer Road * Kings Mountain, NC 28086 704-739-6772 LE www. SummitPlaceOfKingsMountain.com
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