Fayetteville Hosting City-Wide Garage Sale

Have you marked your calendar for the 17th Annual City-Wide Garage Sale held by the chamber on Saturday, July 8?

It’s from 7-11:30 a.m. Friday, June 30 is the last day requests to be placed in the map can be accepted. Send an email to info@greaterfayettevillechamber. org. Please indicate in the email if you’re needing a space on the town square or if you’re listing your home address. Spaces on the square are 10x10 at a cost of $25 and are assigned on a first come first served basis.

Fayetteville Chamber

The board of the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce appreciates everyone who attended the mixer last week at the Rohde Bait Shop. The Rohde family made everyone feel welcome. The delicious food, the photo booth and the comradery made a very hot day much nicer. And no one would even recognize the old bait shop.

If not a current member, consider joining or renewing your membership today. Any questions? Email info@greaterfayettevillechamber. org or visit www.greaterfayettevillechamber. org/membershipapplication to join.

The Fayetteville Lions Club is accepting gently used home decor, furniture, tools, toys, games and clothing at the old fire house the week leading up to the garage sale. Lucky attendees get the chance to make early purchases at a preview party held on Friday night, July 7, from 6-8 p.m. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages will be served, and everyone is invited. A freewill offering of $20 per person is requested (under 21-free). Call Sandra Borne at (512) 971-3901 to arrange for donations or for more information. VFD, EMS Call Report Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department Fire and EMS Call Report for May: May 4, Assist Medic 2: reported pickup truck in the LCRA lake near the Park Prairie boat ramp.

May 9, First responder call to assist Medica 2 on Ross Prarie Church Rd. at Kramer Rd.

May 20, First responder call to assist Medica 2 on Coufal Rd. at State Hwy. 159.

May 21, Residential fire alarm at N. Live Oak St. at Fayette St.

Chief Noviske reminds the citizens to please keep driveways clear of low brush so responders can get to your residence in fire apparatus or ambulance.

Recipe

What to do with all those wonderful summer tomatoes this year...here’s a thought: Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce, makes about 2½ cups.

Ingredients

• 5 pounds tomatoes

• ¾ teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tbs. tomato paste

• 1 garlic clove, halved

• 1 basil sprig

• 1 bay leaf Directions: cut tomatoes in half horizontally. Squeeze out the seeds and discard, if you wish. Press the cut side of the tomatoes against the large holes of a box grater and grate tomato flesh into a bowl. Discard skins. You should have about 4 cups.

Place tomato pulp in a low wide saucepan over high heat. Add salt, olive oil, tomato paste, garlic, basil and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a brisk simmer.

Reduce the sauce by almost half, stirring occasionally, to produce about 2½ cups medium-thick sauce, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt. It will keep up to 5 days in the refrigerator or may be frozen.

The New York Times features this recipe with the same name. But it’s now a subscriber- only recipe on their site so this was pulled from the website below. Having made this multiple times, five pounds of tomatoes aren’t required. I’ve only used 2 lbs. of tomatoes and cut back on the salt, and it turned out wonderfully.

https://kitchenonfourth.com/ quick-fresh-tomato-sauce/ Summer Reading

What to do during this insane heat wave (except get out of Dodge)? Grab a book, iPad or Kindle. Here are a few recommendations from our residents. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading lately.

“I Know an Old Lady: A Coming of Age Novel” by Margaret Standafer and “The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood. Thorogood was the creator of the BBC series “Death in Paradise.” “I really enjoyed both of these. I read them on a Kindle,” said Doris Hechler.

“Fellowship Point” by Alice Elliott Dark: “The novel is set in Maine. Dark is spot on in her observations of contemporary times, friendships and aging. I highly recommend this. It is a most enjoyable book,” said Bette Gips.

Celebrations

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Mary Keilers- 23, Earl Schmitt-24, Kate Holloway-27.

Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to: Pam and Ronnie Polasek-25.

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