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Hammer Time News November 2015 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF UTAH COUNTY What’s Up EAT THURSDAY, SHOP ON FRIDAY AND MONDAY, AND THEN GIVE ON TUESDAY! Habitat for Humanity of Utah County will be participating in this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign on December 1, 2015. #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, is held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and brings charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. Community members are encouraged to donate to Habitat or their favorite charity during this special day of giving. Donations can be made to Habitat online at www.habitatuc.org/donate-now.htm . All donations made that day will be used to provide safe and affordable housing for a hardworking mother and her two teenage children in Spanish Fork. Habitat for Humanity Utah County is proud to be a part of an effort that focuses on giving to others this holiday season. We also appreciate the Provo Towne Centre in helping us to promote the effort. LOCAL WOMEN SOUGHT TO BUILD HOME FOR WIDOW Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is working on a fundraising campaign for women in our community called the Circle of 100. The campaign will help us raise the funds needed to build a safe and affordable home with a single, widowed mother and her young children in Provo. The home will be the local Habitat affiliate’s first ever Women Build home and will be constructed by over 75 percent female volunteers from our community. Habitat is asking 100 community women to donate $1,000 each with the goal of raising $100,000 for the three bedroom, two bathroom Provo home by December 31, 2015. Circle Members will be listed as sponsors on the home and receive a half day volunteer build shift at the home with 10 friends, co-workers, family, etc. T-shirts and lunch will be included. Women Build is Habitat for Humanity’s program for women who want to learn construction skills and build homes and communities. This pro- gram brings together women from all walks of life to address the hous- ing crisis facing millions of women and children worldwide. This will be the first time the local Habitat affiliate has been done a full Women Build. To join the Circle or for more information, look online at www.habitatuc.org/circleOf100.htm . PROVO TOWNE CENTRE TO SUPPORT HABITAT’S HOLIDAY EFFORTS Provo Towne Centre will be supporting Habitat’s holiday efforts during the Christmas season in a big way. The mall has made it possible for Habitat to sell ornaments and provide taffy treats at the mall’s Santa booth starting November 13, 2015. Habitat will also be sponsoring its annual “It’s A Wrap” gift wrapping booth at the mall. This year’s gift wrap booth will be located outside the old GAP store on the main level and will be open starting December 19, 2015. Habitat will also be selling one pound boxes of See’s chocolates, peppermint taffy, and foam ornaments at the gift wrap booth. Proceeds will benefit a home in Spanish Fork currently being built with the Young family. We truly appreciate Provo Towne’s Centre's ongoing support of our local mission. Pride in Ownership – Nate and Kendall Brandon were selected as this quarter’s Pride in Ownership award winners for beautifying and maintaining their home at 37 South 400 East, Pleasant Grove. For the family’s dedicated efforts, they received a framed certificate and a gift card to a local home improvement store. Congratulations! This is the second time the family has won the award.

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November 2015

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF UTAH COUNTY

What’s Up

EAT THURSDAY, SHOP ON FRIDAY AND MONDAY, AND THEN GIVE ON TUESDAY! Habitat for Humanity of Utah County will be participating in this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign on December 1, 2015. #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, is held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and brings charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

Community members are encouraged to donate to Habitat or their favorite charity during this special day of giving. Donations can be made to Habitat online at www.habitatuc.org/donate-now.htm. All donations made that day will be used to provide safe and affordable housing for a hardworking mother and her two teenage children in Spanish Fork.

Habitat for Humanity Utah County is proud to be a part of an effort that focuses on giving to others this holiday season. We also appreciate the Provo Towne Centre in helping us to promote the effort.

LOCAL WOMEN SOUGHT TO BUILD HOME FOR WIDOW Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is working on a fundraising campaign for women in our community called the Circle of 100. The campaign will help us raise the funds needed to build a safe and affordable home with a single, widowed mother and her young children in Provo. The home will be the local Habitat affiliate’s first ever Women Build home and will be constructed by over 75 percent female volunteers from our community.

Habitat is asking 100 community women to donate $1,000 each with the goal of raising $100,000 for the three bedroom, two bathroom Provo home by December 31, 2015. Circle Members will be listed as sponsors on the home and receive a half day volunteer build shift at the home with 10 friends, co-workers, family, etc. T-shirts and lunch will be included.

Women Build is Habitat for Humanity’s program for women who want to learn construction skills and build homes and communities. This pro-gram brings together women from all walks of life to address the hous-ing crisis facing millions of women and children worldwide. This will be the first time the local Habitat affiliate has been done a full Women Build.

To join the Circle or for more information, look online at www.habitatuc.org/circleOf100.htm.

PROVO TOWNE CENTRE TO SUPPORT HABITAT’S HOLIDAY EFFORTS

Provo Towne Centre will be supporting Habitat’s holiday efforts during the Christmas season in a big way. The mall has made it possible for Habitat to sell ornaments and provide taffy treats at the mall’s Santa booth starting November 13, 2015. Habitat will also be sponsoring its annual “It’s A Wrap” gift wrapping booth at the mall. This year’s gift wrap booth will be located outside the old GAP store on the main level and will be open starting December 19, 2015. Habitat will also be selling one pound boxes of See’s chocolates, peppermint taffy, and foam ornaments at the gift wrap booth. Proceeds will benefit a home in Spanish Fork currently being built with the Young family. We truly appreciate Provo Towne’s Centre's ongoing support of our local mission.

Pride in Ownership – Nate and Kendall Brandon were selected as this quarter’s Pride in Ownership award winners for beautifying and maintaining their home at 37 South 400 East, Pleasant Grove. For the family’s dedicated efforts, they received a framed certificate and a gift card to a local home improvement store. Congratulations! This is the second time the family has won the award.

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CREW LEADERS AND SITE HOSTS NEEDED TO

HELP GUIDE CONSTRUCTION

Volunteers with construction experience or those wanting to improve their construction skills are being sought to participate in the affiliate's Crew Leader and Site Host Programs. Orientations are monthly. The next orientation will be on at the Habitat office in Orem on November 21, 2015. For information, contact LeAnn at the number or email below.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO SERVE ON COMMIT-

TEES

Volunteers are needed to serve on all of Habitat’s local committees. Monthly or quarterly meetings, limited time commitment, no experience necessary, varying interests and skills needed. For more infor-mation, contact LeAnn Hillam at (801) 368-2250 or [email protected].

What’s Up 2

• New Development Services Chairperson Announced – Habitat’s Development Services Committee has a new chairperson, Joe Tanner. Joe has been a long time member of the committee and works for Mountain America Credit Union. We appreciate Joe’s willingness to serve and look forward to raising a lot of money under his leadership! We would also like to thank Eric Bennett for his dedicated service as the chairperson for many years. We are grateful for all of his efforts and all he has done to increase resources for the affiliate. We are happy to have him serving on our Executive Committee.

• Subcontractors for Santa - the Utah Valley Home Builders Association (UVHBA) is looking for low-income homeowners who need help with small maintenance or home improvement projects (approximately 4-6 hours of work or less) during the holiday season. To apply or for more information, contact the UVHBA before No-vember 10th at (801) 225-8893.

• Get your holiday shopping early! Stop by the Habitat ReStores in Orem and Spanish Fork and save big on new holiday merchandise! Locations and hours at www.habitatuc.org/restore.htm.

• The pride of homeownership is passed from generation to generation. Donate your car to build homes. It’s easy and pick-up is free. Details at www.habitatuc.org/cars-for-homes.htm.

• Recycle all the aluminum cans from your Halloween parties and Thanksgiving dinners and help provide safe and affordable housing for families in need in our community. Drop off locations at www.habitatuc.org/recycle.htm.

• Do you live in downtown Provo and have an idea for a neighborhood beautification project? Habitat has funding to help make these projects a reality. Contact Ashley at (801) 368-2260 or [email protected] for more information.

• Go grocery shopping and help provide safe and affordable housing for families in need in our community! Sign up for Smith’s Community Rewards Program at www.smithscommunityrewards.com, link your ac-count/card with Habitat for Humanity of Utah County (#48773) and then go shopping at your local Smith’s Gro-cery Store. Smith’s will then provide a financial contribution to the local Habitat affiliate.

• Check out Habitat’s FUNSAVER Site! Habitat for Humanity has partnered with VP Deals to get all the latest bargains on local products/venues. Check out this week’s FUNSAVER specials at www.habitatucdeals.info. A portion of your “fun” purchases will help Habitat further its housing mission in the community.

• Did you know that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer? Protect your family today from this cancer causing gas by testing your home! Test kits are available at the Habitat ReStores in Orem and Span-ish Fork for only $6.00 (includes lab fee). More information about radon, look online at www.habitatuc.org/radon.htm.

• Habitat for Humanity of Utah County will be offering a Delinquency and Collections class sometime in the near future and will be encouraging ALL Habitat homeowners to attend. Details to follow.

• Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is again sponsoring the annual “It’s A Wrap” gift wrapping booth at the Provo Towne Centre during the holiday season. This year’s gift wrap booth will be on the main level outside the old GAP store and will be open the week leading up to Christmas. Proceeds will benefit local families in need of safe and affordable homeownership. Volunteers and shift leaders are needed. For more information, look online at www.habitatuc.org/volunteer.htm or contact Kena or Brylie at (801) 344-8527 or [email protected].

For more information, look online at www.habitatuc.org or contact LeAnn at (801) 368-2250

or [email protected]. You can also sign up online at www.habitatuc.org/volunteer.htm. Volunteer Opportunities

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ANOTHER SUNNY DAY! MityLite volunteers and the BYU Society of Women Engineers worked with staff from One World Solar to install solar panels on the Evans Habitat home in Orem during October. One World Solar and Progressive Power Solutions have partnered together to make renewable energy systems a reality for Habitat homes in Utah County. The Evans home is the third local Habitat home to have solar installed. We appreciate these solar

companies generosity

REVITALIZATION GALORE! OCTOBER HAS BEEN A MONTH FULL OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZA-TION PROJECTS. Three of those projects were com-pleted in American Fork at the homes of Lisa Richards, Jimmy Behunin and Glade Gordon. Lisa Richard's roof had been leaking for over twelve years and needed a complete replacement. Xactware employees partici-pated in a week of service event by volunteering with Habitat. In two and a half days, the volunteers re-placed the roof (including a carport and garage). Glade Gordon also needed a roof placement after a large branch from a tree fell off during a storm and punctured a hole in his roof. Olsen Roofing, LLC, Utah Tree Works, and J&P Cooling and Heating helped remove the branches and tree, remove the swamp cooler, and replace the roof. Jimmy Behunin needed a new water heater in his home because his old water heater was leaking and causing damage. Told Plumb-ing provided a new water heater and the labor for this project. Lisa, Glade and Jimmy's homes are now ready for winter weather!

HABITAT BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW SPANISH FORK HOME - Habitat for Humanity of Utah County broke ground on its 61st Utah Valley home this past Tuesday. The three bedroom home is being built with Stacey Young and her two teenage children. This will be Habi-tat’s fourth home in Spanish Fork.

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A WEEK OF KINDNESS! - Habitat for Humanity of Utah County recently participated in Habitat International's first na-tional A Brush with Kindness Week (ABWK). Volunteers from Utah Valley University and Wells Fargo provided 130 combined hours of service during ABWK for three low-income families in Orem. The selected projects included yard cleanup, landscap-ing and exterior painting. Volunteers also found time to clean-up the yards of other families in the neighborhood, making a real difference for the entire community.

MAKING HOME MORE ACCESSIBLE! Habitat's latest critical home repair project was a flooring replacement project for the Lawrence family in Orem. Kathy and John Law-rence have five children. Their young-est, JJ has cerebral palsy and uses a child's walker, but has been confined to the kitchen because his walking trainer does not work on carpet. Dur-ing October, the family's extended family as well as volunteers from BYU's MBAA came to help install new laminate flooring donated by Home Depot throughout the home.

SHOPPING FOR A CAUSE! - Habitat for Humanity of Utah County was one of the charities selected to receive funding from the third annual Shopping Extravaganza at the Outlets at Traverse Mountain. The fun day of shopping included lunch and a chocolate treat, special discounts at Outlet stores, giveaways, music, and much more! Habitat received $1850.00 from the ticket and giveaway sales with the donation going to-wards the Evans Habitat home in Orem.

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. "thank you," that would suffice. "thank you," that would suffice. "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart

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Home Maintenance Tips

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5-Course Maintenance: Thanksgiving Dinner for Your Home

If you're not already set on hitting the shopping mall during Thanksgiving weekend, you might think about taking a look around your home. As busy as this time of year can be, neglecting home maintenance just before your friends and family arrive is a recipe for embarrassment. If you don't inspect your home now, December is almost always a lost cause. Whether you're broiling, basting or baking this Thanksgiving, here are a few ideas to get you started on your maintenance menu and plans for your budgetary leftovers.

1. Turkey and Stuffing: Furniture and Beds If you have less-than-comfortable furniture, the turkey's tryptophan is going to make you feel like you're sitting on a bird's rump. Lumpy, unforgiving or poorly designed is going to seriously hamper guests' ability to doze and drool, as the Pilgrims intended. Once broken in, furniture can actually become more comfortable but left to age too long, and you get a filthy, broken-down safety hazard—especially after grandpa has gone back for his third plate. For the bedroom, you might want to think about platform beds. They will modernize your bedroom decorat-ing and provide incredible opportunity to increase your bedroom storage.

2. Mashed Potatoes and Gravy: Insulation The old family recipe for mashed potatoes may have worked in years past, but it's a good idea to look at your util-ity bills and your home's insulation. Gravy may be a necessity for mashed potatoes, but the moisture of roof or plumbing leaks will cause bigger problems than lumpy insulation. If you can't afford the cost of insulation, at the very least make sure your home is airtight this winter. Check windows, doors and cracks in your walls for air leak-age. If nothing else, you may need to install caulk or weather-stripping. You can call this the instant-mashed-potato version of insulating.

Just as russet potatoes and fat-free buttermilk can make for healthier mashed potatoes, there are healthier insu-lation choices. Cotton insulation, for example, is not only made from recycled denim, but it also doesn't use glass fibers that cause skin and respiratory irritation, nor does it use formaldehyde, which can leach into your home.

3. Green Bean Casserole: Energy-Efficient Appliances Whether it's salad, creamed spinach or green bean casserole, every Thanksgiving dinner needs something green. For your home's makeup, green should be a dominate theme. If you haven't replaced your major appli-ances in the last five to 10 years, chances are your home is needlessly burning through cash. It's hard to justify replacing an appliance until it goes kaput, but it's a good idea to look around now, before the situation becomes urgent.

To maximize energy efficiency and value, look for concrete ratings and performance standards. Looking at EN-ERGY STAR-rated appliances is a good start. Washing machines save you between 38 and 55 percent on water (and water heating) consumption. For dishwashers, you stand to save 25 percent on water and heating. For heat-ing and cooling, which is half of your home's energy consumption, ENERGY STAR air conditioners and furnaces can save you about 20 percent over most models and even more over older units. Overall, these appliances can save you $1,000 or more every year.

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Home Maintenance Classes

Check out Habitat & Community Action’s Free Home Maintenance Course. The next class will be Thursday, No-vember 19, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. The topics are: Fire Safety, Weatherization, and Home Decorating. Classes begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held at the Habitat office at 340 South Orem Blvd., Orem.

At HOME DEPOT – Registration is necessary. Call store or register online. Look online for the November clinic schedules at www.homedepot.com.

At LOWE'S - you must sign up for How-To Clinics by calling 229-1485 or stopping by their store at 140 West Uni-versity Parkway in Orem. Look online for November clinic schedules at www.lowes.com.

At CENTRAL UTAH GARDENS – Registration is necessary. Look online for upcoming classes at www.centralutahgardens.org/classes_events_concerts.aspx

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HOUSING FACT

Housing is central to ending the cycle of poverty and adequate shelter is a critical foundation for breaking the cycle.

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THANKSGIVING SAFETY

The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially at Thanksgiving. Kids love to be involved in holiday prepa-rations. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at home.

Safety tips

• Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stovetop so you can keep an eye on the food.

• Stay in the home when cooking your turkey and check on it frequently.

• Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay 3 feet away.

• Make sure kids stay away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns.

• Keep the floor clear so you don’t trip over kids, toys, pocketbooks or bags.

• Keep knives out of the reach of children.

• Be sure electric cords from an electric knife, coffee maker, plate warmer or mixer are not dangling off the counter within easy reach of a child.

• Keep matches and utility lighters out of the reach of children — up high in a locked cabinet.

• Never leave children alone in room with a lit a candle.

• Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.

6 4. Cranberry Sauce: Stain Removal There are dozens of tricks, home and commercial remedies, but many stains—including cranberry sauce—can be a lost cause to remove from carpet and upholstery. As frustrating as stains can be, too many homeowners think the only reasonable course of action is to rearrange the furniture to cover the carpet or haul stained couches out to the curb. The truth is you probably have more options than you think. Even if you don't have spare carpet runs, manufacturers may still be producing your carpet and repair professionals have more than one trick up their sleeves. The average cost of carpet repair is $220, and you can hire professionals to come in to do the job quickly and efficiently so you can focus on other to-do list items.

5. Pumpkin Pie: Cleaning Services Pumpkin pie is meant to be savored without the dread of a mountain of dirty dishes. If you're playing host this Thanksgiving, you probably aren't going to be thrilled with the house cleaning that hits full-force that night and the next morning. By planning ahead and scheduling maid service, you can optimize your time management, and when you tell guests not to worry about helping you clean up, you can mean it. You can probably find a maid ser-vice to clean your kitchen and living area for around $200.

This is only a few of the more popular home maintenance projects. The point is to use this last breath before the holiday season crush truly arrives and evaluate what your home needs to make it through the winter. Both you and your home will be jollier for the attention.

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RESOURCES

Community Action Services offers Home Buyer Education Classes on a monthly basis. Classes in November will be held November 4th and 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. or November 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To register, please call (801) 691-5200 or go online to www.communityactionuc.org.

Attention Habitat homeowners! Did you know that you can make your mortgage payment online to Escrow Specialists through auto pay? Complete the form located at http://www.escrowspecialists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AUTOMATIC-DRAFTING-AUTHORIZATION-v2.pdf and mail it back to Escrow Special-ists to set up the automatic payment (address is on form). There is a $1.00 per month fee.

Habitat families who are struggling to put food on the table can contact Kena at the Habitat office. She can pro-vide emergency food vouchers for families to receive short term food boxes from Community Action. Call her at (801) 344-8527 x 103 for further details.

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Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron

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SAFETY TIP

Volunteering together with friends and family is also a great way to be with them while celebrating this day of thanks.

4. Start Buying Now

The reason why it’s so smart to plan ahead for Thanks-giving is because you can start shopping early for deals, and you can use discount coupons for groceries way ahead of time. This can help you save significantly!

5. Keep It Simple

I know how tempting it is to make complicated meals with expensive ingredients to give your guests the ulti-mate Thanksgiving dinner.

But doing this adds money, time, and stress to your Thanksgiving. Why not keep things simple? Fall stews, homemade rolls, good companyTthat sounds like a great time to me!

6. Use Natural Decorations

Skip the trip to Michaels for store-bought Thanksgiving decorations. Instead, go natural! Use fall leaves and branches, beautiful dark green acorn squash, pine cones, the dried hydrangea in your garden, and other fall fruits that can be eaten later. There are tons of great ideas online for decorating the table au natural. For those decorations you just need to buy, go to the dollar store for some awesome deals.

Here are a few more quick tips:

• Try to plan it so that all pf your pies go into the oven at the same time. This will save on energy costs.

• If you have time and the wherewithal, make double batches of your Thanksgiving meals. This way you can freeze some and have plenty for leftovers in the months to come. Kill two birds with one stone!

• Making your own pie crust is much cheaper than buying it frozen or prepared. Find a recipe that freezes well and make it up to a month in advance. It’s also more delicious!

Last Word

Remember, Thanksgiving is all about celebrating with friends and family and being grateful for all the blessings in your life. It shouldn’t be about cooking “the perfect meal” or having “the perfect house” when everyone comes over. Doing that does nothing but run you ragged!

Relax and have fun with Thanksgiving this year. It does-n’t have to be perfect! And the more you plan in ad-vance, the more you’re going to end up saving.

6 Tips to Save Money on Your Thanksgiving Day

Dinner Menu

If you’ve ever hosted Thanksgiving for friends and family, then you know how easy it is for costs to spi-ral out of control. Turkeys and pies and casseroles and cakes can all add up to an enormous grocery bill. And if you decide to decorate, wellTyou see where this is going. It can get expensive!

To help you out this Thanksgiving, I want to give you seven easy to save money this Thanksgiving:

1. Have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Dish) Celebra-

tion

In my opinion, asking one person or family to host a meal for a large group of people is unfair. They’re shouldering the burden of shopping, cooking, clean-ing, and decorating. This is not only a lot of work, but it can also place a large financial burden on the other person.

Asking your friends and family to help ease that bur-den is a great way to save money on Thanksgiving expenses. Not only will you have to spend less at the grocery store, you’ll also save time cooking!

Request types of dishes, not specific ones. For in-stance, ask people to bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert.

2. Mix Things Up

When I became a vegetarian several years ago, my Thanksgivings got a bit complicated.

I’ve since learned to mix things up. After all, I’d had over 25 years of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. I was ready for something different!

Now, I love making different ethnic dishes for Thanksgiving. Mexican, Indian, KoreanTthey all have a place at my table. And if you’re open to the vegetarian idea, it’s a great way to save because rice, beans, and vegetables are usually much cheaper than meat. And healthier too!

Also, take a look at what people actually eat when you host the meal. For instance, if you make sweet potato casserole each year (because you think you should) but you always end up throwing it out, don’t make it this year.

3. Volunteer

If you want to really mix things up, why not volunteer this year for Thanksgiving? Soup kitchens and Meals on Wheels desperately need volunteers to help out on this important day. Not only would you skip all the buying, cooking, and cleaning, but you’d get to help others and be reminded how truly blessed your life is.

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3. Skip the skin

A 3-ounce portion of light meat without skin has only 132 calories and 3 grams of fat. With the skin, that jumps to 168 calories and 6 grams of fat. (Dark meat has more calories but also more iron: three ounces of dark meat supplies 15% of the recommended daily intake of iron; white meat has only 8 %.)

4. Broth is better.

Many traditional stuffing recipes call for butter. Use a bit of chicken broth instead to keep it moist without the added fat or calories.

5. Hold the sugar.

Sweet potatoes are already sweet, so why load them up with brown sugar and marshmallows when just a touch of maple syrup or honey accentuates their great flavor?

6. Forgo the butter.

The key to tasty gravy is using all the drippings from the roasting pan (with the fat skimmed off). This gives plenty of flavor without the added fat or calories. Forgo added butter, which really bumps up the calories and fat.

Our 6 tips for a delicious and healthy Thanksgiv-

ing meal.

Thanksgiving is all about abundance—or, often, over-abundance. Everyone wants to bring their favorite dish, or needs to have both pumpkin and apple pie (with whipped cream on top, please). With all the rich, heavy choices, there’s a distinct chance that Thanksgiving will turn out to be about overindul-gence. You’ll be staggering away from the table, barely able to move. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With reasonable portion sizes and healthier dishes that don’t sacrifice flavor, Thanksgiving dinner can still be joyful, delicious and healthy.

1. Add flavor, not fat.

Many recipes suggest rubbing the bird with butter before roasting. If you roast a turkey without over-cooking, it won’t dry out—there’s no need to rub it with butter beforehand. Skip it and avoid adding extra saturated fat. Try chopped fresh herbs and garlic mixed with a little heart-healthy olive oil instead.

2. Avoid added salt.

We've found that conventional turkeys (with added salt solution) do stay moister but if you’re watching your sodium intake, avoid them.

8 HEALTH TIPS

HOUSEHOLD HINT (besthouseholdhintsandtips.com)

To clean the toilet bowl add a 1/2 cup baking soda to 1 cup white vinegar in toilet bowl. When the fizzing stops, swish bowl a few times with bowl brush and flush.

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Thank You Outlets at Traverse Mountain, Community Action

Services and Food Bank, UARHOF

Americas Barter Exchange

BYU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter

BYU MBAA

BYU Society of Women Engineers

Charmagne Wixom

Clémence Coleman

Clyde Companies

Community Action Services and Food Bank

Crest Financial

Dale Wilkerson and One World Solar

Doris Rusaw

Eric Bennett

Flora Aleman

Gary Jensen

Home Depot Foundation

Joe Tanner

Karin Jessen

Kenny Seng Construction

Kevin Bishop and Oak Hills Surveying

Macey’s – Spanish Fork

Manti House Bed and Breakfast Inn

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Merrill Burns and the Krambo Corporation

MityLite

Norm Harrison and Progressive Power Solutions

Outlets at Traverse Mountain

Provo Housing Authority

Ron Paul and Focus Engineering

Sariah Hillam

Sonya Hess

Spanish Fork City

Spanish Fork Mayor Steve Leifson

Taylor Oldroyd

The Daily Herald

The Young Family

UARHOF

UVU Volunteer & Service Learning Center

Wendy’s – Spanish Fork

Wilford Wong

Will Bigler

Women of the Mountains

Xactware

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Building Committee November 3, 2015 2:00 p.m. Central Bank

Getting Ahead November 4, 2015 7:00 p.m. Orem Habitat office

Development Services November 9, 2015 Noon Orem Habitat office

Neighborhood Revitalization November 9, 2015 3:00 p.m. Orem Habitat office

Getting Ahead November 11, 2015 7:00 p.m. Orem Habitat office

Executive/Finance November 13, 2015 8:00 a.m. Orem Habitat office

Volunteer November 18, 2015 5:00 p.m. Orem Habitat office

Getting Ahead November 18, 2015 7:00 p.m. Orem Habitat office

ReStore November 19, 2015 7:30 a.m. Orem Habitat office

Home Maintenance November 19, 2015 6:30 p.m. Orem Habitat office

Happy Thanksgiving November 26, 2015 The Office and ReStores will be closed November 26th and 27th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The ReStores will be reopen on November 28th.

Office and ReStores closed ReStores will be reopen