Spring is just around the corner and the Valley Preferred Cycling
Center is excited to announce the 2008 Marty Nothstein Spring Bicycle
Racing League (BRL)! The Cycling Center has been undergoing major
construction over the winter months with the 2008 track resurfacing
project and an overall facelift of the venue including new signage and
landscaping. Along with the wonderful changes taking place with the
facility, the Valley Preferred Cycling Center has also made a number
of improvements this year for community programs.
The BRL is a Valley Preferred Cycling Center community-cycling program
aiming to identify and develop tomorrow's champions today. The
professional coaching staff educates youth participants in the sport
of bicycle racing, while enhancing self-esteem, forging a sense of
accomplishment and promoting a healthy lifestyle; all in a highly
structured and competitive program. The BRL is the most thrilling,
race-oriented youth program offered in the United States!
Further information and registration will be available on the website
during the first week in March. This world renowned youth cycling
program kicks off on April 28th and will conclude with the BRL Finals
on June 20th at the World Series of Cycling Keirin Cup! Be sure to
mark your calendar and join Olympians Marty Nothstein and Erin
Hartwell for the newly titled Marty Nothstein Bicycle Racing League
program open to all youth ages 10-16.
What is your top ten favorite things about fall? Have your family make their list.
Here is ours:
1. Jumping in Leaves
2. The smell of burning leaves and campfires and woodstoves.
3. Roasting marshmellows, roasting apples, hot dog roasts and hay rides.
4. Apple Crisp -
INGREDIENTS:
5 cups tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 12 apples)
2/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1-3/4 cups flour
2 cups quick oats
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place sliced apples in a 13x9" glass baking dish. In small bowl, mix together 2/3 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples.
In large bowl, mix together remaining ingredients until crumbly.
Sprinkle over apples in baking dish, pressing down to work crumb mixture into apples. (Dish will be very full). Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until apples are tender, mixture is bubbly, and topping is browned. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm with ice cream. Serves 10
5. Apple slices dipped in carmel - yum!
6. Clear nights looking at the stars.
7. Cooler temperatures and snuggle sweaters.
8. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups pumpkin seeds, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons Canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
PREPARATION:
Let pumpkin seeds dry on paper towels. Toss cleaned pumpkin seeds with oil and salt; spread out on a cookie sheet. Bake in a 250° oven for about 1 hour, or until the pumpkin seeds are dry, stirring occasionally.
9. Pumpkin Roll
INGREDIENTS
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
confectioners' sugar for dusting
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter or grease one 10x15 inch jelly roll pan.
In a mixing bowl, blend together the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin. In a separate bowl, mix together flour and baking soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and blend until smooth. Evenly spread the mixture over the prepared jelly roll pan.
Bake 15 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle.
Remove cake from pan and place on tea towel (cotton, not terry cloth). Roll up the cake by rolling a towel inside cake and place seam side down to cool.
Prepare the frosting by blending together the butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla.
When cake is completely cooled, unroll and spread with cream cheese filling. Roll up again without towel. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Sprinkle top with confectioners sugar and slice into 8-10 servings.
A 2005 act of Congress states that all educational institutions receiving federal funding must observe September 17 as Constitution Day, which celebrates the 1787 signing of our founding document.
According to the guidelines put forth by the Department of Education, teachers and schools are free to design Constitution Day programming that best addresses the needs of their students.
Constitutional Rights Foundation is pleased to present a series of free online lessons, resources from the CRF catalog, and Internet links to help educators design their own Constitution Day program.
Tip: An equal amount of lemon juice and water added to an atomizer will create a wonderful synthetic chemical-free green air freshener for your home.
Lemons - a fruit with a wonderful fragrance, great in food and
beverages, but also very handy for multiple purposes around the home!
Lemons have been cultivated by humans for over a thousand years. The fruit in mentioned in tenth century Arabic literature, but was probably first grown in Assam, India.
Lemons are high in vitamin C, have an anti-bacterial effect and are thought to posess antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties. The juice consists of about 5% acid, which also makes them useful for a variety of household purposes. Find tips for using lemons in surprising ways here: http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/136/1/24-handy-lemon-tips.html
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