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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-08-17, Page 66 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Twisted Mixers take on blueberry pie baking at recent meeting in Auburn Maisy Jefferson Contributor Meeting 4 and 5 of the Wawanosh Twisted Mixers was held on Aug. 12, 2016 at the Auburn Hall. As everyone was arriving, members were instructed to work on their record books and Eileen did a quick book check to see how everyone was progressing. Many members did not have their 'Me' page include in their books yet. To offi- cially open the pie making meeting, President Jolande Oudshoorn led the Pledge and Roll Call which was 'What is your favourite kind of pie?' Deanna Haanstra then read the Minutes from Meet- ing 3 and the club watched a pie making video in order to be prepped for making their pies. With the video watched, the club was ready to start baking. Eileen George led Maisy Jefferson, Gayle Mcllhargey, and Justin Morrison in making a dou- ble crusted Blueberry pie; Marita Oudshoorn led Jolande, Abby Robinson, and Deanna in making the Peach Crumble pie that had a crumb crust; and Mary Ellen Foran led Loretta Hig- gins, Emma Allenson, and Amanda Morrison in making Tea Biscuits. As the biscuits were quicker to make, that group in getting a head start for their Apple Oat Squares which as a recipe for the next meeting. While the pies were still baking, the members completed some bookwork and read the ' better baking tips to make a perfect pastry product'. For a little break, the club went outside to play a game of spud. The members returned inside and reflected on how their pastry making experience went and what they had learned. This was the first time many of the members had tried to make a pie on their own. Mary Ellen read about different types of pies and instructed members on what activities had to be done before the next meeting. Jolande then led Roll Call for Meeting 5, which was What is your favourite type of cookie? Mary Ellen talked about the different types of cookies (Drop, Bar, Rolled, Pressed, and Molded), not- ing that dropped cookies are the most common. Next, the club watched a video on how to make crisp and delicious chocolate chip cookies. The club split into their baking groups again. Mari- ta's group made oatmeal rai- sin cookies, Eileen's group made chocolate chip, and Meagan's group continued to make the filling for their apple oat squares. While the baking was in the oven, Cathy led the group in read- ing "Plain Grain Talk" and The group is seen standing in front of their baked goods before sampling them. Justin Morrison, Maisy Jefferson and Gayle Mcllhargey show off their blueberry pie before putting it in the oven. Members and leaders are seen hard at work at the fundraiser. "Cereal Grains That Produce Flour" and then had the members answer some questions about that infor- mation. Members then judged some of the choco- late chip cookies that had finished baking and cooled. Mary Ellen reminded the club to be working on their Recipe Log in their books. Jolande closed the meeting with the 4-H motto and the members sampled all of the pastries and cookies that had been made that night. The Mary Ellen Foran, Abby Robinson, Marita Oudshoorn and Deanna Haanstra wash jugs at their fundraiser at Edgar's Feed and Seed. members reconvened the next morning for their Ivo- mec Jug Washing Fundraiser at Edgar Feed and Seed. Members worked through the rain to scrub the jugs so that they could be sent in to be recycled. The next meeting is Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Hall. BlackHorse scores for Ryder Cup, Men's Night BlackHorse Men's Night Jeff Wilken had the low round of the day (35) on August 9 for our 15th men's night of 2016. He ended up in first place with 22 points. Kent Schaefer took second place with 19 points. Jeff took all the skin money in "A" flight. "B" was won by Jason Weiler with 23 points and Doug Harris was sec- ond with 22. Jason had the skins in "B': Tom Kittel won "C" with 25 points while Darcy Clancy was second with 23. George Armstrong and Tom Kittel had the skins. Closest to the pin winners were Doug Harris, Jeff Gammie, Tom Kittel and Jason Weiler. Ryder Cup Aug. 9 saw eight golfers from BlackHorse travel to St Marys for our final Ryder Cup match of the year. St Marys won the day with 17 points while Black - Horse was close behind with 15. St Marys ends up winning the division for the year and will participate in the Ryder Cup championship later on. The Ryder Cup has been a summer long tournament that is both very competi- tive and a great social event. Seventy-six clubs took part across Ontario. Golfers from BlackHorse that went to St. Mary's included Roger Amelotte, Paul Sinclair, Wal- ter Arnold, Dave Bednarz, John Cooper, Glen Chaput, Bill King and Tom Pegg. Bruce Power charity golf tourney to split $150,000 raised between hospitals Bruce Power's 15th annual Charity Golf Tournament raised $150,000 for local hos- pital foundations. The Kincardine and Com- munity Health Care Founda- tion and the Saugeen Memo- rial Hospital Foundation will share the proceeds from the annual golf tournament, which was held over the weekend at Saugeen Golf Club. The tournament has raised about $1.5 million for the local hospital founda- PARK THEATRE ;011'i FOR MOVIE INFORMATIONN_ wwvw. rrrav eicriks. c- -800-265-3438 tions over the last 15 years. "Bruce Power thanks eve- ryone who supports our Charity Golf Tournament, because they are making an enormous contribution to the quality of life for all Bruce County residents," said Kevin Kelly, Bruce Pow- er's acting president and chief financial officer. "The hospital foundations do such tremendous work and as a major employer in our region we feel a sense of responsibility to do everything we can to support them." Proceeds from the tourna- ment will help the Kincar- dine foundation fulfill its $450,000 commitment to upgrade much needed Diag- nostic Imaging equipment at the Kincardine Hospital. "The Kincardine and Community Healthcare Foundation sincerely thank Bruce Power, volunteers and supporters of the Bruce Power Charity Golf Tourna- ment for their ongoing commitment to health care in our communities," said Becky Fair, president of Kincardine and Commu- nity Healthcare Founda- tion. "The need for state of the art medical equipment continues to grow, and events such as this play a major role in supporting the needs of the community." Jonna Ebel, Chair of the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation, said the tourna- ment plays a key part in ensuring her organization can meet its commitment to Grey Bruce Health Services - Southampton. "The Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation is so very grateful for the sup- port of the Bruce Power Charity Golf Tournament. This year, the overall need is $440,000 and we will be putting the funds raised from this year's tournament towards the purchase of new IV Pumps - a total cost of $71,000."