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July birthdays at the Senior Citizens Center include Francis Gasvoda, Leonard Jappe, Carla Courtnage, Karen Reinertson, Lindy Ray, Karma Hale, Kent Johnson, Charlie Foussard, Gerald Rutledge and Frank Maxwell.

A couple of sashays around the ball room floor while Glenn Miller plays “Little Brown Jug” for Arlon and Anna Kristenson, Floyd and Marlene Terry and Larry and Crystal Geyer.

Special events for the rest of July include a blood pressure clinic at 11am on July 18 and a Senior Citizen’s Board meeting on July 19 at 1pm.

Contact the Senior Citizen Cooks for your harvest lunches at 378-2405.

Menus for the coming week are as follows:

Wednesday, July 5 crispy chicken sandwich, French fries, salad and dessert.

Thursday, July 6 hamburger deluxe, baked beans, chips, watermelon and dessert for the Lunch of the Week!

Friday, July 7 Polish dogs, sauerkraut, tater tots and dessert.

Monday, July 10 turkey pot pie, bread and dessert for a second Lunch of the Week! Well played cooks!

Tuesday, July 11 barbecued chicken, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, bread and birthday cake because it is the JULY BIRTHDAY DINNER!

For a really good pre harvest treat how about some Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies?

You will need

1 cup butter, softened

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup sugar

1 large box (5.1oz)instant vanilla pudding mix

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 ½ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup fresh raspberries, halved

Here is how you make these cookies.

Cream the butter and sugars. Add the pudding mix and mix until well blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.

Add the flour and baking soda and continue mixing.

Stir in the chocolate chips and then very gently fold in the raspberries.

Drop cookies by rounded teaspoonfuls or use a cookie scoop, into a greased cookie sheet or a high quality non-stick cookie sheet.

Bake for about ten minutes and enjoy!