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The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2012
Veterans can receive housing help
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within Columbia, Clatsop,
Tillamook and Washington
Counties. The grant will begin
October 1.
Nationally, a total of nearly
$100 million in grants were
awarded and will help approxi-
mately 42,000 homeless and
at-risk veterans and their fami-
lies.
Under the Supportive Ser-
vices for Veteran Families pro-
gram, the Veteran’s Adminis-
tration awarded grants to pri-
vate non-profit organizations
and consumer cooperatives
that provide services to very
low-income Veteran families
living in – or transitioning to –
permanent housing. Those
community organizations pro-
vide a range of services that
promote housing stability
among eligible very low income
Veteran families.
Under the grants, homeless
providers will offer Veterans
and their family members out-
reach, case management, as-
sistance in obtaining VA bene-
fits and assistance in getting
other public benefits. Commu-
nity-based groups can offer
temporary financial assistance
on behalf of Veterans for rent
payments, utility payments, se-
curity deposits and moving
costs.
If you are a veteran who is
homeless or at risk of home-
lessness or know someone
who fits that category, please
call Community Action Team at
503-366-3511.
For more information, con-
tact Barbara Wood at 503-366-
6567.
Fight marketing
aimed at children
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Find out if your school or
church has an “open gym” and
take the family.
Give positive rewards. Re-
ward yourself and your child for
a job well done. Think “healthy”
when selecting rewards. Stay-
ing up an extra hour, a trip to
the library, going fishing, or en-
rolling in summer camp are a
few of many possibilities.
Setting limits on TV and
watching responsibly will help
protect your child and teen
from many influences that are
not in their best interest, or
your family’s overall. It is worth
the time to have these discus-
sions with your children.
Source: Alma Hopkins, M.Ed.,
R.D., L.D., University of Missouri
Extension
Salsa canning requires some care
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tled lemon juice may be substi-
tuted for vinegar in recipes, do
not substitute vinegar for lemon
juice – this could result in less
acidity and potentially unsafe
canned salsa.
Spices and herbs add
unique flavors to fruit salsas.
Amounts of spices and herbs in
recipes can be altered, with no
risk of creating a potentially un-
safe canned salsa. For a
stronger cilantro flavor in
recipes with cilantro, it is sug-
gested to add fresh cilantro just
before serving instead of
adding more before canning.
Also, do not thicken salsas
with flour, cornstarch or other
starches before canning. If a
thicker salsa is desired, add
these ingredients after opening
the canned salsa. Store salsa
in the refrigerator once opened.
If your personal favorite salsa
doesn’t have a tested recipe for
home canning, it’s best to eat
your creation fresh, storing it up
to one week in the refrigerator.
For more information see
http://missourifamilies.org/fea-
tures/foodsafetyarticles/fds-
fty66.htm .
Just for Fun
Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson
We swallow
greedily any
lie that
flatters us,
but we sip
Solve this Sudoku
August 15 solution
only little by
little at a
truth we
find bitter.
DENIS
DIDEROT
French
philosopher
(1713-1784)