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Missing Sodus Oh, my gosh, I see the sun coming out. Look quick! (We never know how long it will stay out.) Mark your calendars: February 11: Gala Snowflake Ball at elegant Cutter's Restaurant on Sodus Bay. Black tie optional; formal dinner; entertainment. Proceeds benefit the animals of Cracker Box Palace Farm Animal Haven. 315.483.2493 February looks to be a busy month: February 4: Cappuccino Coffee House at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 56 W. Main Street, Sodus. There will be entertainment, capuccino, cocoa, coffee, tea and desserts. This event is a fund raiser for a mission trip to Vancleave, Mississippi to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Call 315.483.9718 for more information. February 18: Murder Mystery Dinner. Escape the winter doldrums! Come out for an evening of fine food, fun and mystery at Cutter's Fine Food and Spirits Restaurant. The Lioness Club of Sodus is sponsoring this event to support community projects. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner and entertainment by The Mystery Game. Cocktails at 6, dinner at 7. A theme basket raffle will be part of the fun. Tickets are $50 person and are available from any Lioness or call Sue Minier at 483.6774. Friday, February 3: Comics on the Rocks, 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Ontario Friends of the Park and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Open to the public. Dinner/show are the kick off event to the 2nd Annual Ontario Winter Carnival. Come and enjoy an evening of good food, good friends and great entertainment. The headliner for the show will be Comedian Nick Siracuse, writer for Jay Leno. Limited tickets are available at a cost of $25 per person. Babysitting is available by pre-registration only. For tickets or more information, please contact Ontario Parks & Recreation at 315.524.7447. Location: Ontario Golf Club, Country Club Lane, Ontario. Saturday, February 4: from 9 to 4, 2nd Annual Ontario Winter Carnival. All day event with snow sculpturing contest from 9-3. Horse drawn wagon rides, snow mountain, snow playground, Wegmans Zoomobile, dog sled demonstration, ice fishing demonstration, martial arts demo and more! Enjoy a chicken bbq. Head to Casey Park, 6551 Knickerbocker Rd. Ontario, NY News from Ralph Everdyke: Just got word about the Florida Wayne County meeting today. It will be on March 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at Stacey's Buffet on Route 41, in Bradenton, Florida. A buffet will be served at starting at 11. The cost is $7.50 at the door, Tax and Tip included. A $1 donation for mailing will be appreciated. For more information, call DeWind's at 941.758.5762 or Dietz's at 941.721.3168. That's all the info I received. Ralph Chicken Enchiladas This dish is microwaved, so it's done in a hurry.
COOK chicken in nonstick skillet until browned and done, stirring often. Add chicken soup and 1/2 cup of salsa. Heat through. SPOON about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up tortilla around filing and place seam-side down in a 2-quart microwave-safe baking dish. MIX cheese soup and remaining salsa and pour over enchiladas. COVER and microwave on HIGH 5 min. or until hot. This serves 4, so if you need more just double this recipe. Diane and her husband Tom moved into their new home. Last Saturday was their first official day. You can make your own Oreo cookies at home with this recipe.
Cookies: Blend cake mix, eggs, water, oil and cocoa. Shape into a ball; let stand 20 minutes. Roll into 1/2- inch balls, place on greased cookie sheets. Flatten each with smooth bottom on a drinking glass. (Grease glass once, dip into the Nestle Quik each time.) Bake in 400 degrees oven for 8 minutes. Remove cookies at once, immediately flatten with the back of a spatula. Let cool 20 minutes. Makes 100 cookies. Filling: Place gelatin in a heatproof cup. Add cold water; stir well. Put it in a pan of hot water until mixture clears and gelatin is softened. Beat Crisco until fluffy. Add sugar gradually and beat about 10 minutes. Mix in vanilla. Beat in cooled gelatin mixture. (The gelatin keeps the filling in place inside the cookies.) Spread about 1 tablespoon filling between 2 cookies. Chill until set. Makes about 50 cookies. From the Sodus Library: Decadent, Devilish, Delightful, and Decidedly Delicious! It's almost time for the Friends group's fabulous Third Annual Valentine Chocolate Sale! Offerings will include homemade pies, candies, cakes, cookies, brownies, etc. - everything and anything chocolate. The sale will be held Thursday, February 9, from noon until 8 p.m., and on Friday, February 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contributions of chocolate products will be gratefully accepted between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Thursday. The annual Sodus Free Library Association meeting and election of Trustees will be held on February 2 at 7 p.m. The Library's 2006 financial budget will also be submitted for approval at this meeting. Three candidates (Robert Bayless, Jr., Carol Sergeant, and John Cook) are running for two Board openings; each position is for a five-year term. To vote in this election, you must be 16 years of age, a resident within the Sodus Central School District, and an OWWL card holder. If unable to attend the meeting, you may vote by absentee ballot, available now at the circulation desk. Circus comes to Ontario: On Saturday, January 28, the Cole All-Star Circus will appear in the Wayne High School Gym as a benefit for the Ontario-Walworth Rotary Club. Show times will be 3 and 7 p.m. See an all new 90-minute performance with acts including animals, aerialists, acrobats, clowns, and much more! Kids 12 years and younger will be admitted free with an adult! (Limit two free kids per each paying adult, $ 3 each additional). Advance sale tickets are available for $7 at each Wayne Central School office and Cam's New York Pizzeria. Animal Faire 2006: Cracker Box Palace and Alasa Farms are in the process of signing up interested businesses, vendors, services and not-for-profit animal related shelters and rescues, along with animal-related youth organizations or clubs to put together 2006's 'Animal Faire' weekend, June 10 & 11. The wish list for new activities and booths - An animal psychic, a dog agility group, animal trainers, stock trailers, animals clubs, car, tractor or lawnmower clubs, organic farms, tack vendors, animal services such as groomers, dentists, chiropractors, feed vendors, farm services, musicians, artists, youth groups, exotic animals, 'working animals' such as police or rescue dogs or horses, guide dogs or miniature horses, youth groups that would like to demonstrate their animal expertise, hot air balloons, clowns or performers. If your business/organization would like to have a booth at Animal Faire, please call 315.483.2493. Can you believe it's February next week already? Happy birthdays to :
Since many of us can't go on a cruise to take away the winter doldrums, try to come up with some fun creative things you and your families can do to make cabin fever and the winter blues go away. Put some artificial spring flowers in a vase, have a travel movie night. I'm sure you can find some of Disney and Mexico. If you are going to watch one about Mexico, maybe fix some Mexican food for dinner. If you are into tropical, beachy places (as I am), look for some placemats with palm trees or pinapples for the table. Pick up a bag of seashells and put them around. Have a Hawaiian night and get some leis or have the kids make some. Macadamia nuts are good. Maybe watch Lilo and Stitch movies. Look through some gardening books and think about some plants you'd like to read up on for your garden in the spring. We only really have a month and some to go before the real spring will be back. Thanks to everyone who contributed information for the column and remember you can add information, too: Have a great week and think warm thoughts. Think of some fun things to do and make for Valentine's Day.
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