Additions to the August Calendar

Preserving Tomatoes and Salsas - Tuesday, August 6 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Registration Required
Canning tomatoes can be fun and very rewarding.  Guidelines for safely canning tomatoes and salsas from home gardens, revised with current research findings and updated for Wisconsin tomato and pepper varieties, conditions, and elevations, will be discussed and distributed.  These research-tested recipes have been reviewed to ensure safe, high-quality products for the entire family to enjoy!

Participants will also prepare their own fresh salsa to take home and enjoy.  Please bring a cutting board, knife, small container with a lid, and apron.

Workshop instructor if Jenny Wehmeier, Walworth County UW-Extension Family Living Educator and Master Preserver.  There is no fee for this class.  However, the class is limited to 20 people, so please register early!

Dessert and a Movie:  Bucket List (PG-13) - Wednesday, August 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
"You only live once, so why not die with style?"  Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses.  While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to make a bucket list of all the tings they want to do before they die.  Then they leave to accomplish their lists, and in the process they heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find joy in life.  Dessert and a beverage will be provided, as will paper and pencils if you'd like to work on YOUR bucket list!

Fit Kids Achieve Peak Performance - Wednesday, August 28 at 6 p.m.
Registration Required
Want to give your child or teen a leg up on their competitors?  Fueling the body and making healthy choices is an important part of any person's life, especially when they're active.  Learn from Walworth County UW-Extension Nutrition Educator Karie Lutz exactly what your young athlete should be eating according to MyPlate guidelines, and how to fill in gaps with healthy snack choices.  Soon your child will be eating like a champion!

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