Wednesday, March 16, 2011

5 Minute Chocolate-In-A-Mug Cake

Wouldn't this be especially great for a single person? Thank you, C.W., for sending this to me!!! I think that we are going to try it tonight!

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg beaten

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

A small splash of vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug (Microwave safe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous)..
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!


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Blanche Viola Jeffery Houston--Tribune

(June 11, 1911 - March 15, 2011)

Blanche Viola Jeffery Houston, age 99, fell asleep on March 15, 2011 at the Greeley County Long Term Care Center in Tribune, Kansas. Blanche was born June 11, 1911 in the Riverside community of Ness County, Kansas, the daughter of Lewis Alpheas Don & Nettie Mae Cowles Jeffrey. A resident of Greeley County, Kansas since 1947 moving from the Bushton, Kansas area, she was a loving homemaker, farm wife and mother who loved God and His word.

Blanche was a member of the Baptist Church for fifty years and since 1970 had fellowshipped with The Way International research and teaching ministry in New Knoxville, Ohio.

On October 3, 1928 she married William Grant Houston in Raymond, Kansas. They had been married for seventy-five years when he passed away on May 25, 2005 at Tribune, Kansas.

Blanche’s surviving family includes- Four Children- Wanda Lorraine Houston Smith- Tribune, Kansas Lawrence Houston and his wife Carol- Tribune, Kansas Cecile Houston Shepherd and her husband Jerry- Tribune, Kansas Roger Houston and his wife Vicki- Lakewood, Colorado Twelve grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Three sisters, Vera Black, Evelyn Houston and Cleo Grace Jeffrey, three brothers, Orville Jeffrey, Clarence Jeffrey and Kenneth Jeffrey, a son-in-law, Dearld Smith and a grand daughter, Marilyn Smith Klein preceded her in death.

There will be no visitation.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. ( M.D.T. ) Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas with the Reverend Mark Randolph officiating.

Memorials may be given to the Greeley County Long Term Care Center in Tribune, Kansas in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home.

E- Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com


Obituary courtesy of Price and Sons Funeral Homes of Garden City, Scott City, Leoti and Tribune

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Mary Jane Ryan--Scott City

(October 31, 1947 - March 15, 2011)


Mary Jane Ryan, age 63, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on October 31, 1947 in Finney County, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Dora Scoville Ryan. Mary was a lifetime resident of Scott City and had been a secretary for Beef Belt Feeders of Scott County, Kansas.

She was a member of and a Sunday school teacher for the First Christian Church of Scott City, KS.

Survivors Include: One Brother, Dean Ryan of Kismet, Kansas; Five Sisters, Betty Lou Dunlap of Caballo, New Mexico, Peggy VanWey of Beloit, Kansas, Karen Ryan of Scott City, Kansas, Dorin Penka of Healy, Kansas and Nancy Witt of Caballo, New Mexico.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother, Paul Edwin Ryan.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday March 19, 2011 at the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas.

Burial will be in the Prairie View Church Cemetery in Friend, Kansas.

Friends may call from 10:00am-8:00pm Friday and from 10:00am until service time Saturday at the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

The family requests memorials be given to the Mary Jane Ryan Memorial Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home.



Obituary courtesy of Price and Sons Funeral Homes of Garden City, Scott City, Leoti and Tribune.

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F-R-E-E Activites in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region

Many of us who are planning vacations this year, are concerned with the price of gas, motels, etc. Here is a long list of places that you can enjoy that are F--R--E--E! You'll notice that below this posting is more information. Hopefully, this will help you!!!


Art on the Streets
Downtown Colorado Springs
http://www.artonthestreets.com/
719-886-0088

Air Force Academy (Visitors Center & Chapel)
719-333-2025
www.usafa.af.mil
Labor Day Weekend - Memorial Day Weekend, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

America the Beautiful Park
126 Cimino Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=1943

Barr Trail
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=65

El Pomar Carriage House and Museum
Broadmoor Hall, The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Avenue
Will Rodgers Shrine and Carriage Museum
719-634-7711
Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 1pm-5pm

Colorado Balloon Classic
www.balloonclassic.com
Memorial Park, Labor Day Weekend
Launch at 7 a.m. daily, weather permitting

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center - Tactile Gallery
30 West Dale Street
719-634-5581
www.csfineartscenter.org
(Admission fee for all other exhibits)

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St.
719-385-5990
www.cspm.org
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Donations appreciated

Compassion International Visitor Center
12290 Voyager Parkway
800-336-7676
www.ci.org

Dr. Lester Williams Fire Museum
375 Printers Parkway
719-385-7202
www.fire-museum.com
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Northwest Corner of Memorial park (Pikes Peak and Hancock)
http://www.iaff.org/HS/ffm/about/index.aspx

Focus on the Family Visitor Center
8655 Explorer Dr.
719-531-3328
www.family.org
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Open 'til 5 p.m. during summer)

Fountain Creek Nature Center
320 Pepper Grass Lane
719-520-6745

Garden of the Gods Park and Visitor and Nature Center
1805 N. 30th St.
719-634-6666
www.gardenofgods.com
Labor Day Weekend - Memorial Day Weekend, 9am-5pm
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend, 8am-8pm
Free guided walks and nature programs at 10am and 2pm
Multi-media presentation $2/$1, Bus tour in summer $3.75/2.50

Manitou Springs Mineral Springs Walking Tours
354 Manitou Ave.
719-685-5089
http://manitousprings.org/Activities14.aspx

Manitou Springs Heritage Center
Wed. through Sunday, 11am to 5pm
http://www.manitouspringsheritagecenter.org/

Memorial Park Skate Park
1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=1992

New Santa Fe Regional Trail
http://adm.elpasoco.com/Parks

Old Colorado City History Center
1 South 24th St.
719-636-1225
http://history.oldcolo.com
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-4pm (Summer hours 10am-5pm)

Paint Mines Interpretive Park
http://adm.elpasoco.com/Parks

Parks & Open Spaces
Colorado Springs City Parks
El Paso County Parks

Patsy's Candies Factory Tour
1540 S. 21st St.
719-633-7215
patsyscandies.com
Tours June 1 - Oct. 1, Monday-Friday, 11am and 2pm
Call for groups larger than 10

Peterson Air and Space Museum (Military ID required or call ahead to make arrangements)
Bldg. 981
Peterson AFB
719-556-4915
www.petemuseum.org
Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Red Rocks Open Space
Highway 24 just west of 31st Street
http://www.redrockcanyonopenspace.org

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame
5867 N. Nevada Ave.
719-633-6329
Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2-5pm
Donations appreciated

Starsmore Discovery Center/ North Cheyenne Canon/ Helen Hunt Falls
2110 N. Cheyenne Canon Rd.
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=2102

Uncle Wilber's Fountain
Acacia Park - Downtown Colorado Springs
http://unclewilberfountain.org/
Approx. May-September weather permitting

United States Olympic Training Center and Visitor Center
1750 E. Boulder St.
719-866-4618
http://www.teamusa.org/about-usoc/colorado-springs-olympic-training-ctr
May-Sept, tours every 1/2 hour from 9am-5pm
Oct-Apr, tours every hour from 9am-4pm


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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Donations are appreciated, reservations are recommended for groups. Guided tours are available by appointment at least two weeks in advance, please call 719-385-5990.

Description:
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is located downtown in the beautifully restored 1903 El Paso County Courthouse. The museum preserves the history and culture of the Pikes Peak region, and features permanent exhibits on the history of the area and changing exhibits on topics of broad interest.

The Museum maintains nationally significant collections of quilts, Van Briggle art pottery, plus the finest regional landscape art collection in the state of Colorado. Other collections relate to Native American influences in the region, the founding of the City, the area's mining and agricultural history, its early promimence as a health resort, and its more recent significance as a center for military training and operations.

Fully accredited by the American Association of Museums, and winner of local and national awards for excellence, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum offers a rewarding and enjoyable experience for people of all ages and interests.


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Directions: I-25 exit 142(Bijou), go east to Tejon St., turn right, go five blocks south on Tejon St.


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Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center

Local: 719-634-6666


Garden of the Gods Park is a 1319 acre registered National Natural Landmark of both scenic splendor and recreational opportunities. Imagine dramatic views, 300-foot towering sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak. Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center is the gateway to the Park offering free park maps, guided bus tours ($5/adults, $2.50/children; summer only), and nature walks.

This world class Visitor Center offers an educational, 14-minute, HD multimedia show: "How Did Those Red Rocks Get There?”. The show includes fascinating cultural & geological history of the area and makes you feel like an eyewitness to the formation of the Park. ($5/adults, $3/children).

Enjoy over 30 state-of-the-art interactive exhibits including the world’s only Theophytalia kerri fossil, discovered in Garden of the Gods Park in 1878.

Choose Colorado made items from two large, distinctive gift shops offering Native American pottery and a variety of custom souvenirs. Delight in one of the most photographed views in Colorado while eating in the glassed in cafe or from the terrace overlooking the Park. Where else can you eat inside a postcard? Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center is located directly across the street from the Parks’ main entrance at 1805 North 30th Street, just minutes from downtown Colorado Springs. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Group rate for Show is $3/pp. Step-on-Guides, $70/hr. Buffet or Box Lunch $8.86/pp. Reservations Required.

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Directions: Directions: From I-25, exit 146, (Garden of the Gods Rd.) west 2.5 miles left on 30th St.

Price: FREE
Reservations: Reservations Not Needed
Payment options: Cash, Travelers Check, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Entertainment, Gift Shop, High Speed Internet, Patio Dining, Restaurant On Site
Cuisine: American, Barbeque, Coffee Shop, Colorado, Deli, Hamburgers
Guest policies: Group Discounts, Family Kid Friendly, Group Friendly, ADA Compliant
Meals Served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Pet Policies: Pets Allowed Some Restrictions


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U.S. Olympic Training Center

Contact Information
U.S. Olympic Training Center
Visit Website
Toll Free: 888-659-8687
Local: 719-866-4618


Special Events: Events Hotline: 719-866-4644

Description:
The U.S. Olympic Complex is the headquarters for the U.S. Olympic Committee administration and the Olympic Training Center programs. FREE guided tours are conducted annually - beginning at the Visitor Center. This $8-million facility also includes the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, a 225-seat auditorium, interactive kiosks, memorabilia displays, an indoor/outdoor café area, the U.S. Olympic Spirit Store, and much more.

FREE guided tours include a 12-minute film and 45-minute walking tour of the complex.

Remember, it's not every four years, it's EVERY day!


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Directions: I-25 exit 143 (Uintah), east to Union, right to Boulder, right to entrance.


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