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INDEX: A Main Story…A1 Classified Ads…A2 Weather…B2 BCooking…B1 Heath…B2 September, 4 2001 Issue #17 |
Mr. Boogeyman…Continued By: Mo Rogers Mr.
Boogeyman seemed to be hungrier as time went on. Every scrap of food left at
bedtime was gone by morning. It wouldn’t be long before he was so fat that he
would push up through the mattress and fling me onto the floor. That would be
the end of me. I would be the last and largest meal that he would eat in the
Hathaway basement bedroom. I just knew it. According
to my father, Steff let out the loudest scream in the history of noise, the
night that she moved upstairs. Behind Jeremy’s dresser was a brown rat,
fatter than our late cat Franklin, with one of those long, wiry rat tails. He was lying there between the old Grateful
Dead posters and empty Twinky wrappers.
Dad came in for the removal operation while Steff and Mom cried in the
kitchen. I stayed clear and took my chances with Mr. Boogeyman and the lights
on in my room. By
the next night things in the Hathaway household had calmed down. Steff sat at
the end of my bed and tried to comfort me.
“You’re safe here without me now.” She whispered and pointed under the
bed. “That ugly brown rat polished off Mr. Boogeyman, I know it. That’s why
that ugly thing was so fat!” And Steff was right about that, too. Just like
she always is. Mr. Boogeyman was gone. I quit feeding him and the noises
never returned. And the flying leap thing…well I still do
that…just in case. The
end. How about a Neighborhood Garage Sale and
Cook out? Pat and Debbie Wray, 935 NW
Meadow View Drive are arranging a neighborhood Garage Sale and Potluck, Sat
and Sun, Sept 8 & 9th for the Garage Sale and the Potluck on
Sept 9th starting at 3:00pm.
They are providing the grills and drinks! This is a great way to meet
the neighbors and get rid of some of your treasures! Call Debbie Wray as soon as possible.745-7640
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NEWorld
Foods Inc |
HelpNeeded |
Guinea
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Italian
Calzone (Frozen) Sausage, Mushroom, & Pepperoni, Beef & Onion Sausage & Mushroom Veggie (mushroom, olive, onion &
green pepper)
$36 per case for 24 Calzones For More information Call NeWorld Food Inc. |
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 Musical
Instruments Piano $1,300 Violin $300
Clarinet $100 and Misc. Furniture too. Call the Stokes @ 745-5661 |
FREE guinea pig. Silky male, named
silver. He has been to the Benton County Fair and won a blue ribbon. You can
buy a cage for 10$ if you don’t all ready have one. Call Debbie at 745-7544
please leave a message. Mustang Mare 5 years old sweet temperament
$1,200 obo or trade. Call 745-7597 |
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Dog Treats 3 1/2 c Flour 2 c Whole wheat flour 1 c Rye flour 1 c Cornmeal 2 c Cracked wheat 4 ts Salt 1/2 c Dry milk 1 Egg 1 pk Dry yeast (1 T) 1 pt Chicken stock Ingredients not generally available may be found at health food stores. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c warm water. Add chicken stock and pour into dry ingredients. Knead for 3 minutes, working into a stiff dough. Roll dough into a 1/4 in. thick sheet and cut with cookie cutters (cutters shaped like dog biscuits are available). Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes, then turn oven off and leave biscuits in oven overnight. In the morning the biscuits will be bone hard.Note: This dough is extremely stiff to workwith, but the end product is excellent. From the Chester County, PA ASPCACheese Bone Dog Cookies 2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 1/4 c Shredded cheddar cheese 2 cl Garlic, finely chopped 1/2 c Vegetable oil 4 1/2 tb Water (up to 5 tbs.) 1. Preheat oven to hot (400 degrees) 2. Make a cardboard pattern of a dog bone, 4 inches long or use a dog-bone cookie cutter. 3. Combine flour, cheese, garlic and vegetable oil in container of food processor. Cover, whirl until mixture is consistency of coarse meal. With machine running, slowly add water until mixture forms a ball. 4. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll out each piece to 1/2" thickness. Cut out bones. Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet. Do not reroll scraps. 5. Bake in preheated hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned. Carefully transfer bones to wire rack to cool completely.Refrigerate in airtight container. |
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Gardening
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As part of Quilt County Events 2001 in
Benton County, an event called Quilts in
Corvallis Gardens Will
be held Saturday, September 8, 2001, Quilts will be hung in five
splendid gardens around the city, creating an enjoyable atmosphere of texture
and color in fabric and flower. The addresses of the five gardens are: 5610 SW Cherry St; 4725 NW Sonja Place;
3010 NW Taft; 3525 NW Roosevelt; and 2045 NW Dogwood. The tour is self guided and the hours are 11:00
am – 4:00 pm. Organized by Nena Bement. I
attended this event last year and was amazed and inspired by both the quilts
and our beautiful local gardens. Some
of the gardeners were available for questions about their choice of plant
material and garden design. I hope
you will all be able to take time this Saturday to see our “Benton County
Artists”. Other
events will be held through October 6th all over Corvallis. A copy of these events can be picked up at
the Library or JanniLou Creations on Main St. Philomath. Submitted by Paula
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Please send any comments or questions to:
Cory
La Mont
Or See me on the Web:
cory@redthermos.com