G A L L A T I N H O U S I N G A U T H O R I T Y S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T : The River Bend V O L U M E 1 6, I S S U E 1 1 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5 Calendar Community Events Fall Health Gallatin Hiring Site Kid s Corner I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Gallatin 1 Jobs calendar 2 New Housing 4 Mgr As the weather changes there are always new ways we need to tune into our environment and our health. Fall is the beginning of many common illnesses. Some simple health starts of course with healthy eating. Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year for decoration and for yummy pies but they are much more. Pumpkin pulp is dense with vitamin A and C. Pumpkin seeds contain phytosterols, which may help lower cholesterol. Three great reason to make your pumpkins more than décor. Fall also brings the dreaded beginning of flu season that starts as early as October and last until May. The CDC recommends everyone over the age of six months get a flu shot. CDC states that it is the first and most important preventative measure against the flu. It is also important to avoid others that are sick if possible and to wash your hands (remind the littles ones too) often to prevent the spread of germs. It is helpful to teach children to sing twinkle twinkle little start to give them a good time frame of how long they should wash their hands. As with the flu season, the common cold is back. Be sure to stay hydrated throughout the day to assist your immune system. Another immune booster is yogurt. Yogurt has a probiotic assist with the immune system and digestive tract.. With the beautiful fall colors and leaves bringing cooler temperatures this is the perfect time of year to get outside and get active. Taking walks around your neighborhood is great exercise without the sweltering heat. Being outdoors has also been proven to boost your mood and a good source of vitamin D. So enjoy this wonderful time of year. Go outside and take in the fall colors, enjoy your pumpkins Thanksgiving Facts 4 Kids Corner 4 Gallatin Hiring Site Classic Recipes 6 Gallatin now has a site available for job seekers. The site is www.workingallatin.com. The website provides a place for Gallatin s employers to post available and rewarding opportunities with their companies while providing one-stop access to hundreds of employment opportunities for the job seeker. Companies are adding new and exciting opportunities every day. This is a great resource for the community of Gallatin to utilize and continue to grow and prosper. Be sure to spread the word to anyone that is looking for a new job opportunity.
P A G E 2 November 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Rent Due 3Bug Day Gallatin 1,2,4, & 5b 4 5 6 7 8 9 10% 10 Bug 11 Veterans 12 13 14 late Fee Day Gallatin 5A & 14 Days - Office Closed 15 16 17Bug Day Gallatin 11 Last Day to pay 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Bug 25 26 Thanks- 27 Black 28 Day Carthage & S. Carthage Giving Office Friday Office Closed 29 30 This Month in the Community 11/1 Rent Due 11/7 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. 9am till 2pm @ Volunteer State Community College Contact 615-452-1114 for details 11/13-11/14 The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Palace Theater Admission $10.00 show starts at 11pm both nights. 11/24 Last Day to pay There is a new housing manager for Chambers Circle, Small Street (even), Blythe (500 block), Santa Monica, Vine, Trimble, Chaffin and Womanck. Her name is Ashley Viselli and can be reached at the office at 615-452-1661 ext 2. Please feel free to contact her with any concerns regarding housing. T H E R I V E R B E N D
V O L U M E 1 6, I S S U E 1 1 10 Facts You Might Not Have Known about ThanksGiving!!! P A G E 3 1.TV Dinners were created to correct a mistake. In 1953, Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell for Thanksgiving by 26 TONS!! It was then decided to slice up the extra turkeys, add sides and sell them in individual packaging. 2. Black Friday isn't just the busiest day for retailers. Black Friday is also the busiest day of the year for plumbers too, according to Roto-Rooter, the nations largest plumbing service company. 3. Turkey USA. There are four places in the United States named Turkey. The most populous being 440 residents in Turkey Creek Louisiana. Then there Turkey, TX; Turkey, North Carolina;Turkey Creek, Arizona. 4. Thanksgiving is a national holiday thanks to the persistence of magazine editor named Sarah Joespha Hale. Abe Lincoln is the president that declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 5. Gobble, gobble! Male turkeys, called toms, gobble. Female turkeys, called hens, cackle. 6.Turkey as the national bird? If Ben Franklin had it his way the turkey would be our national bird because he believed it to be a "much more respectable bird." 7. Thanksgiving is not just celebrated in America. Canadians celebrate it on the second Monday in October. 8. Thanksgivukkah, the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving come together for the first time since 1888. Scientist say the confluence won't happen again for another 70,000 years. 9.Turkeys don't have a chance. At 12 weeks old a turkey is called a fryer-roaster. 10. Calling turkeys...turkeys orginated from Europeans. They enjoyed a guinea fowl that was imported by Turkish merchants. Since Turkish merchants imported them, they were called turkeys. When Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like the guinea fowls now known as turkey.
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Classic Thanksgiving Recipes CLASSIC ROAST TURKEY DIRECTIONS 1. Heat Oven to 425 degress 2. Pat the turkey dry with paper towels. Place the wings underneath the body. Place the rosemary and parsley in the cavity. If you like a tidy-looking bird, tie the drumsticks together using the kitchen string. 3. Place the carrots, celery, and onions in a metal roasting pan. Transfer the turkey to a wire rack and place it on top of the vegetables. Drizzle the skin with the oil and, using your fingers, spread it on evenly. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Roast the turkey uncovered until browned, 30 to 45 minutes. 4. Add the broth to the pan. Cover the turkey loosely with foil. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Roast until a thermometer inserted in a thigh registers 165 F, about 2 hours. Let the turkey rest for at least 30 minutes before carving. Reserve the pan drippings and vegetables for the gravy. CLASSIC GRAVY DIRECTIONS 1. Strain the pan juices into a fat separator or bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. Skim and discard the fat from the surface; set the juices aside. 2. Place the empty roasting pan over 2 burners over medium-high heat. Add the wine and cook, stirring and scraping to dissolve any bits stuck to the pan, for 2 minutes. Add the butter and melt. Sprinkle with the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Still stirring, slowly add first the broth, then 1 cup of the reserved juices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently until the gravy has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and season with the salt and pepper. Strain just before serving. Note: If your gravy is too thin: Whisk 2 teaspoons cornstarch into 2 teaspoons cold water, or combine 1 tablespoon room-temperature butter with 1 tablespoon flour to form a paste. Whisk into 4 to 5 cups of barely simmering gravy and cook, stirring constantly, until the gravy thickens. If your gravy is too thick: Add more of the