Crime of the Week
From the Sheriff’s dispatch log.
Aug. 8
• Someone cut a barbed-wire fence and stole things from a man’s property on the 16000 block of Highway 236 in Boulder Creek at midnight.
Bonny Doon Lockheed Fire update – Saturday, August 15
As of 10:30 a.m. this morning the fire is reported to be 30% contained and has burned almost 8000 acres. Over 250 structures are threatened although so far no buildings have been lost.
More info and resources at the Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue Website
Blackberry Brownies…easy one-pan mixing!
Tip from a thornless blackberry farmer in Bonny Doon: To pick the sweetest blackberries, choose the ones that look as though they are just separating and are a bit dull
2/3 cup veg oil or melted butter
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 cups raw sugar
4 eggs
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 c unbleached flour (a dash less if using whole wheat)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup fresh picked blackberries
Preheat oven to 350
Grease 13x9x2 baking dish
In medium saucepan warm oil, remove and add cocoa, sugar, eggs, and vanilla…in that order, stirring after each addition.
Add remaining ingredients, except blackberries. Stir until moistened.
Fold in blackberries. Pour into dish and bake 40 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes…if you can!
An adaptation of the almond fudge brownie recipe from White Grass Cafe, Cross Country Cooking by Laurie Little and Mary Beth Gwyer.
Fire in Bonny Doon
There’s a huge fire raging just up the mountain in Bonny Doon that began near Lockheed. So far over 2,3000 acres have burned and 2,200 people are being asked to evacuate. The smoke is visible for miles in all directions and is casting a orange light across Boulder Creek.
For more developing information visit the Bonny Doon Fire Website HERE
Photojournalist Shmuel Thaler at The Santa Cruz Sentinel has covered the scene. Click HERE for a detailed slideshow
Healthy and Creative Cooking With Children
Summers End Berries Bowl
Ingredients:
-Oranges or Grapefruit
-Berries of choice (Oallie, Blackberry, Marion Berry, Raspberry)
-Plain Yogurt or vanilla ice cream
-Granola, Raisins or Trail Mix or several healthy toppings
-Mint leaf, if available from the garden (optional)
-Edible Flower may be used in place of Mint.
Tools:
-Spoon or knife to be used by parent
-Collander
-Ice Cream Scoop or large table spoon
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Message of the Week
From the roadside marquee at the Boulder Creek Community Church . .
Where is Mike?
We’ve noticed flyers posted all over town by Tara McKenzie looking for a good samaritan named Mike.
According the the flyer Tara was in a car accident on Bear Creek Road near Byington Winery and Mike provided assistance. Tara would like to find Mike to “thank” him and also to see if he will make a bystander witness statement. The weird thing is that this accident occurred in August of 2007.
Boulder Creek Rec and Park Wins Statewide Award
Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District won the award for Outstanding Small District in the state by the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts (CARPD). This is a huge honor – Congrats to the Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District. “The Junction” is looking great and we’ve definitely noticed a change for the better there. Now families and kids enjoy the area instead of drinkers and tweakers! (well most of em have moved down to the dam).
The Boulder Creek Rec Hall also offers an impressive amount of great programs.
Click here to view children’s programs
And here for adult programs
Some of the District’s outstanding accomplishments for 2009:
* Remodeled one facility and upgraded two parks
* Introduced 11 new special family events
* Dramatically increased facility usage, by at least 3 times
* Created a positive work environment for staff and instructors
*Made the parks safe and secure
Children’s Activities – Peanut Butter and Seed Pine Cones
Peanut Butter and Seed Pine Cones:
This is a simple activity, which involves few materials and the joy of watching birds and squirrels enjoy their treat.
Materials:
-Medium to large size pine cones
-Approximately 2′ of strong string or twine
-Peanut Butter
-Bird Seed
-Large Bowl or Tray
-Large Spatula
Directions:
-Attach the string around the cone securely by tying it, with a long lead to hang from a tree limb or some other type of apparatus.
-Pour the seed out onto a tray or into a large bowl.
-Using a spatula, spread the peanut butter all around the cone. You can cover it almost completely or just spread the peanut butter on the bottom.
-Roll the pine cone in the seed, covering and mashing the seed into the peanut butter.
-Create a slip knot on one end of the cone and hang it from a tree branch.
Birds will hang onto it and munch away.
Thanks to Jennifer Haworth for this contribution!
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