Picnic at Anamax Park

When: Thurs. Feb. 25
Time: 11:30am
Where: Anamax park (park just north of the Church)
Bring: Sack lunch

Desert Gardening Workshop

    Date:    Saturday, February 27, 2010

    Time:    9am to 12noon

    Location:    Casa de Esperanza  (on the La Posada Campus)

    Cost:    $10.00 per person or $15.00 per couple
    Workshop Content:

    * Proper Watering ~ Frequency vs. Duration
    * Seasonal Maintenance Requirements
    * Selecting, Planting & Caring for Citrus
    + Master Gardener Round Tables...covering a wide variety of topics.

          BRING YOUR QUESTIONS

For more information please call  648-0808.
You can call in advance to register or you can show up day of the event.


Sponsored by Green Valley/Sahuarita Master Gardeners


Can't go?  Find answers to questions in THE MANUEL

Car Care Class Notes

There was sooooo much useful information and help given at this class.  Here are a few highlights for those who missed it:

When you turn your key in the ignition, check after one click to make sure all the warning lights come on.  (eg. if the bulb on your "check oil" light is burnt out and can't warn you - you could destroy your engine!)

Keep your gas tank at least 1/4 tank full!

Engine gauge/light say hot?  Run heater (yes, even in the summer, or goodbye engine).  If care is hot when stopping & gets cool while accelerating - run the AC.  Both of these start fans in the engine & will help you make it home or to a mechanic.

Run your AC for 5 minutes every month (winter) so your compressor seal doesn't dry out & leak; this will extend the life of your AC.

Tires -don't get duped by the tire salesman-
   Check "ware bar indicator" to know if you really need new tires.
   Make sure you get a good one graded at least 300 (treadware), B (traction), A or B (temperature).  Don't buy C tires!!  And make sure all your tires are the same.
  Check your tires for air regularly - even your spare!! (Do you know where in your car your spare and your jack are?)  Tires will say the max air pressure (PSI) they can handle.

Provident Living

Money Saving Tip:
Buy yearly passes to museums, zoos, and other cultural centers of interest if you plan to go regularly. Sometimes going twice will be the same price as a yearly membership for a family. You could break even going at least two times a year.

Car Care/Maintenance Class

When: Sat. Feb. 13 @ 9am
Where: Church Parking lot(front)
Bring: the car you drive
Wear: Old clothes
Topic: Bishop Elam will be teaching about- how to check fluid levels, location of different parts of the engine, what to do if car doesn't start, how to jump start your car, what the lights on the dash mean and what to do if they come on, how to find the spare tire and change it, do's and don'ts of long term car care, parking lot safety.

Picnic @ Anamax Park

When: Thurs., Feb. 25 @ 11:30am
Where: Anamax park, park by the church
Bring: Sack lunch

Provident Living

@ Fry's
California Navel oranges 3 lbs/$1
Boneless half pork loin $1.77/lb
Doritos $1.99
Bar-S hot dogs $.67
Fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast or tenders $1.67/lb
The following prices apply when you buy 10:
La Victoria salsa or Daisy sour cream $1.49
Hormel chili $.79
tombstone pizza $1.99
Kraft cheese (8 oz) $1.49 --print coupon from coupons.com for $1 off 2 kraft cheese.
Hunts or Rotel tomatoes $.49
Kroger cheese (12-16 oz) 2/$5

@ Safeway
Breyers Ice cream $1.99 w/ coupon from ad
Hass Avocados 3/$.99
Red Baron or Safeway Select pizza $2.99 when you buy 3
Broccoli crowns or cauliflower $.68/lb
Lucerne cheese (2 lbs) $4.49
Navel oranges (8-lb bag) $2.98
General Mills Cheerios $1.50 (must buy 4)--$.75 off @ coupons.com
Nature Valley granola bars $1.50 (must buy 4)

Money Saving Tip:
Get off the retail grid...shop thrift stores, freecycle, craigslist, estate auctions, and yard sales for gently used items.