A1	Vineyard Mountain Gazette

INDEX: A Main Story…A1 Classified Ads…A2 B Cooking…B1 Weather…B1 Gardening Tips…B2 May 14, 2001 Issue #5

Pets in our Neighborhood McKenzie The Crawford’s own McKenzie. She is a Lhasa Apsos. McKenzie's parents did not know she would be such a "Watchdog" outdoors!  And they apologize for her "out of control barking" when you pass by. Inside the fence, she will be your best friend. When you pass by, check out the bay window, where a squirrel sits daily in the bird tray, with McKenzie sitting indoors, going nose to nose with only the window separating them. Honey Honey is an orange tabby cat, Katie Wolf owns Honey. Katie got Honey at the Humane Society when she was five weeks old. Most of Honey’s days are spent in the barn looking for mice. Honey is an outside cat that loves her family. Skeeter Skeeter is a white and orange cat, owned by the Hudson family. Skeeter likes to hunt everything, rabbits, mice and birds especially. Skeeter was a stray that showed up at their house and was welcomed into the family. Skeeter sleeps with Nick (the youngest kid), but isn’t much of a lap cat unless, he is tired. Artwork by Cory & Claire La Mont

A2	Classified Ads

Help Needed	Animals for Sale	Guinea Pig
Any Responsible young person who would be willing to feed and pet a cat while we are gone. Call the Hoffman’s at 745-5956	Bush Goat Lamancha Brush Goat is available to a good home. Friendly 4yrs. Female, good on blackberries Is a great pet call Debbie at 745-7544 please leave a message. Thank You	FREE guinea pig. Silky male, named silver. He has been to the Benton County Fair and won a blue ribbon. You can buy a cage for 10$ if you don’t all ready have one. Call Debbie at 745-7544 please leave a message.
Yard Work	Free Rhubarb	Thank You
I need help with yard work- Please call Paula at 745-5304.	Free Rhubarb and plenty of it. It will make a great pie. U-pick. Call Paula at 745-5304	The Gazette would like to thank all its subscribers. I really appreciate the thoughtful notes and ideas.

B1

Cooking

Mint Ice Cream Milk Shake

Ingredients
	4 scoops vanilla ice cream 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup chocolate syrup 1 drop peppermint extract

Directions

In a blender, combine ice cream, milk, chocolate syrup and peppermint extract. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Mini Pizza Biscuits

Ingredients

1 c. Pepperoni, chopped into small pieces

1 c. tomatoes, chopped finely

1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded

1 c. mayonnaise

1 ½ cans (15 biscuits) of Pillsbury flaky biscuits

Directions

Preheat oven to 375degrees. In a miniature muffin tin, separate each biscuit in halves. Press each piece into muffin section. Combine

Pepperoni, tomatoes, cheese and mayo. Then press small amounts of this mixture into the center of dough in each muffin tin. Bake until crust forms golden brown. Yields approximately 25 to 30 bite size pizza biscuits. These can be frozen too. They make a great after school snack.

Weather

Today
Light rain at times increasing late. Highs 60 to 65. South wind 15 mph

Tonight
Rain. Lows in the middle 50s. Southwest wind 10 mph.

Tuesday
Rain at times. Highs in the middle 60s. South wind to 15 mph.

Wednesday
Chance of showers early becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Lows 45 to 50. Highs in the middle 60s.

Thursday through Sunday
Partly cloudy. Lows around 45. Highs 70 to 75.

B2	Gardening Tips

What plants attract hummingbirds? By choosing certain plants you can actually increase the chances of having these little acrobats of the garden around. Whether they are annuals, perennials, tropical, or vines the hummingbird will find something to sip nectar from in all categories. P. Allen Smith (The Weather Channel) planted honeysuckle about four years ago on his front fence and it's one of the first things to flower in the spring that really gets the humming bird's attention. They go for the scarlet coral colored flowers. They love the tubular shape. Coral honeysuckle or sometimes referred to as scarlet honeysuckle is actually an American native vine and it will really turn their heads. Among the annual flowers you might think about planting there are morning glory, red salvia, even petunias. Perennials that are always a favorite include the blooms of hosts, cannas, penstimens, and bee balm. These are just a few of the plants to grow to entice and feed hummers. This spring when you are making additions to your garden, don't forget about the hummingbirds.

Bird-Safe Slug Catchers Deter birds from your garden slug catchers by keeping a lid on them. Fine Gardening

Have you ever seen a drunk bird? It flutters on one wing, cannot hold onto a branch, chirps loudly, and becomes vulnerable to cats. To keep your visiting birds from getting drunk on liquored slugs, you can keep the lid on beer-filled slug catchers, and trap slugs at the same time. First, cut two or three slug-sized holes, about 1/2 inch, in the upper side of a yogurt, honey, or margarine container. Pour in your beer to just under the holes, put on the lid, and put it out in the garden. The rain won't dilute the beer because the holes are on the side, and the birds won't get drunk.

Please send any comments or questions to:

Cory La Mont

Or See me on the Web:

cory@redthermos.com

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