THE VILLAGE LAMP POST

OCTOBER 2016
Our Village's Autumn Feast Potluck was a
wonderful success and enjoyed by all. The food
was great as we always have wonderful cooks.
Thank You Ladies.
Thank you for those of you who gave of their time to
help with the beautiful decorations and set up. It is always a
pleasure to work with you.
The Enterainmient:
MJ and RON RAYNOR,was greatly enjoyed by everyone!
MJ displayed her collection of the Native American flutes, that
they lovingly acquired during their travels through various states.
It was an evening of listening and watching her share her heartwarming
and passionate love for the music she plays.
Ron also showed his passion of working with all types of Gourds, large
and small.
He accompanied MJ with one of his treasured hand crafted Gourds. It
was called a Thunder Gourd, as when a spring is attached to the bottom of
the Gourd, it makes a very distinct sound of thunder.
Thank you MJ and RON it was indeed a great pleasure to share your
time and talent in such a heart warming and inspiring evening.
My Most Memorable Halloween
I was maybe five years old or so and my sister seven
years older and my big brother was three years older, which
left me to their mercy on several occasions.

Our mother had insisted they take me out to trick or treat with them.
Wow, this was a treat just to get to go with the big kids.
Mom dressed us up in whatever was lose around the house and off we
went. We each had a pillow case and carried it proudly with our treasure
inside. However, it is questionable just how much of it made it home.
It was a profitable evening and was getting very dark as we didn't have
street lights or the moon to guide us.
I was getting a bit concerned about finding the way home. All I had was
the big kids to show me the way and trusted that they knew how to get there.
As we approached the old dark basement house there wasn't a light on
anywhere. The stair well was, at least in my mind really dark and scary and I
wasn't too keen on going down any further.
Then my sister said "Come on it is OK, just hold my hand".
As we approached the door, it flew open and though the long black
webs of crape paper, the huge angry witch came out to capture us!!!
She jumped right at me and I thought I had been had for lunch just like
Hansel and Gretel in the story book.
I turned around and run, flying up the stair as if they were not there.
Mom tore off her tall black, pointed hat and stood there laughing along
with my siblings, telling me it was OK.
Mom was still in her black robe and blacked out front teeth, for which
she had used Black Jack gum and I was not yet convinced it was safe to go
any further.
Mom had to take off more of the costume to assure me it was her and I
could come home.
That is one night I shall never forget.

Linda S.

Here's a couple ideas to warm the kitchen and serve up some of

autumn's bountiful harvest.
Simple Roasted Butternut Squash
Ingredients:
1 butternut squash peeled, seeded, and cut into 1
inch pieces. 2 cloves of garlic, minced. 2
tablespoons of olive oil. And salt and pepper to
taste.
Optionally, halved walnuts and dried cranberries.
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2) Tossed and coat butternut squash with all of oil and garlic in a large bowl.
Season with salt and pepper. Arrange coated squash on a baking sheet.
3) Roast in the preheated oven until squash is tender and lightly browned, 25
to 30 minutes.
Optionally, before baking, sprinkle halved or crushed walnuts, dried
cranberries and brown sugar on top.
Quick and Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients:
2 medium Granny Smith apples,
peeled and quartered
1 8 ounce package
refrigerated crescent rolls
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Unroll the crescent rolls and separate the segments.
Wrap each wedge of apple in a crescent roll segment and place in a glass
baking dish and sprinkle them with cinnamon.
Meanwhile put butter, sugar and orange juice in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil
and remove from the heat. Add the vanilla and stir. Pour over the dumplings.
Sprinkle chopped pecans over the top of the dumplings.
Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until golden brown, and begin to bubble and
the apples are tender. Spoon the hot juice over the dumplings.
Serve them warm with vanilla ice cream Yummm! And really easy to make.
Enjoy!

Fisherman's Hack
Although there is
still some good
fishing to be had in our beautiful
lakes and rivers in and around the
Coeur d'Alene area, the fishing
season, for most of us is coming to
a close and you know what that
means.
"Where the heck do we store
our fishing rods?".
I don't know about you but

mine always seem to get bumped around and tangled, never quite resting in
any one place, always getting moved around until fishing season starts again.
Here's a simple and easy fix. Simply take a foam "Pool Noodle" and
with a sharp knife cut vertical slits in it about halfway through at about 6 to 8
inch intervals. Nail or screw the top section of your brand spanking new
fishing rod organizer to a garage wall.
The pool noodle friction locks the necks of your fishing rods when
pressed into the slots.
Next, take an equal length of 2" - 3" PVC piping and drill
corresponding holes in the top. These holes will support the bottoms/handles
of your fishing rods.
Now how easy was that?
Garage Wall Organizer

Here's another inexpensive and fantastic idea to help you organize the
limited space that you have in your garage.
This entire wall organizer can be made out of a couple of sheets of 3/4
plywood, some screws and glue and the only power tools that you need are a
screw gun/drill and a radial handsaw.
It's such an extremely simple yet effective design, utilizing an old
woodworkers trick and the always reliable "gravity", called the French
cleat.
The strips of 3/4 plywood
are cut at 45 angles as seen in the
picture to your right.
The piece on the right is
your anchor and will be affixed to
the wall via screws and the
backwards looking number 7
piece is the removable and
repositionable cleat.
Your movable cleats can be of any size, long or short depending on your
needs and you can attach standard hanging hardware, from the hardware store
so that you can hang myriad of things on your wall and out from under foot.
For the video of this wonderful idea you can go to the following
website http://www.familyhandyman.com/outdoors and scroll down about
halfway to watch the video.
Tidbits:
Origin of the word "CUPBOARD"
The word "cupboard", a compound word of "cup and
board" originated in the Middle Ages as an unenclosed
board, commonly found in homes and public houses or

pubs on which one would place cups and mugs.

Origin of the word "CHRISTMAS"
"Christmas" is a compound word originating in the term "Christ's
Mass". It is derived from the Middle English Cristemasse, which is
from Old English Crstesmsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038
followed by the word Cristes-messe in 1131.
Origin of the word "ACRE"
Origin of the word "acre" was originally referred to the
amount of land a team of oxen could plow in one day,
coming from the words and countries Old English cer
and the Germanic languages, and has cognates in other Indo-European
languages too, like the Latin ager and the Greek field," and the
Sanskrit ajra plain or open country

Origin of the word "NITWIT"

Also a compound word, nit and wit. A nit is the egg or
young form of a louse, especially the egg of a head louse
attached to a human hair. And of course, the word wit refers to the intellectual
level of an individual. Combined, "nitwit" refers to it a very low level
intelligence.
Origin of the word "NICE"
Today, the word most often means pleasant, good-natured,
attractive, and has a positive connotation, it was not always so.
Over the centuries, starting in the 12th through the 13th century A.D. it meant
careless, clumsy, weak, poor, needy, simple, stupid, silly, foolish and
senseless. From Latin nescius "ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing".

Late 14th century, to "dainty, delicate" to "precise, careful" and the 1500s,
preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early; to
"agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830).
Origin of the word "SNOB"
The original meaning of snob was simply shoemaker or
apprentice shoemaker, and it was used as slang by snooty
Cambridge students in the early 18th century to describe nonstudents, much
like modern students might call residents of their college town townies. By
the 19th century, though, the intellectual ranks of Cambridges nobility were
having to slum it up with the sons of wealthy merchants, and the term came
to refer to these would-be social climbers. Eventually, it lost its classist
connotation and became a word for anyone who acts superior regarding their
position or tastes.
Upcoming Local Events

FIRST ANNUAL
Dancing Through The Leaves
Barn Dance and BBQ
CHANGE OF DATE
It was set for October 7th but has been changed to;
Friday, October 14th, 2016

Please join us to help raise funds for our therapeutic riding program,
serving special needs children, women and men with disabilities in our
community through the use of our beautiful companion horses.
We are hosting a BBQ dinner with beer, wine and soft drinks, a live
band, live and silent auction items, 50/50 and heads and tails to help increase
the fun and your chances to Win Great Prizes!
Please feel free to contact us at Running W Ranch, 6147 W Harvest
Ave., Rathdrum, ID 83858, 208-661-3743, runningwtrc@gmail.com

Date: October 6, 2016

Time: 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Event Description: A beautiful night
of mingling with friends, fabulous food and cocktails, live band, and plenty
of silent and live auction items to bid on. Add in the beautiful view sunset
over Lake Coeur d'Alene and it will be an evening to remember!
Tickets are only $75 each through September 21. Then they go up to $100 so
buy early and save!
Tickets are on sale now! Buy at www.NorthIdahoCASA.org
If you are interested in Sponsoring this event or donating auction items please
contact Erika Spraetz, 208-667-9165 or erika@northidahocasa.org.

22nd Annual Oktoberfest

Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Oktoberfest 2016 will be held on Friday, October 7th
at the Post Falls Qemiln Park Pavilion starting at 5:00
p.m. The event will feature a traditional German meal of bratwurst,

sauerkraut and potato salad, live music, beer and both silent and live
auctions. Tickets are $7.00 adults/$6.00 seniors and children. Oktoberfest is
sponsored by the Post Falls Community Volunteers and proceeds benefit the
Post Falls Historical Society & Museum.

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