The Coast News, Aug. 17, 2012

B6 THE COAST NEWS
AUG. 17, 2012
SUMMER SUPPORT
From left, Ticktockers from the San Dieguito Chapter of the National Charity League Class of
2014, Megan Gless, Zari Phillips, Isi Paydar, K.C. Yeagley and Ali Paydar spend a part of
their summer working to help build a group Rehab house in El Cajon through Habitat for
Humanity. Courtesy photo
Removing wax from produce
SARA
NOEL
Frugal Living
Dear Sara: I try to keep
the skins on my produce
instead of peeling it, since the
skin is good for you. But I
would like to eat my produce,
especially cucumbers and
apples, without the shiny,
waxy skin. So, how do you
remove wax from produce? —
Shoiji, forums
Dear Shoiji: To remove
wax from your produce, wash
it and use a vegetable brush.
You can buy fruit/vegetable
wash or make your own by
adding a tablespoon of lemon
juice and a tablespoon of baking
soda in a large bowl of
water or a clean sink. Scrub
with the veggie brush (a new
nail brush or baby bottle
brush will work if you can’t
find a vegetable brush) and
rinse well. Here are a few
homemade solutions submitted
by a fellow reader:
Homemade fruit/vegetable
wash: I have six washes
that I use, depending on what
I already have at home. I use
them to clean my kitchen
counters or to pre-soak my
dirty dishes, too.
1. Squeeze some dishwashing
liquid into a spray
bottle. Add water. Shake to
combine. Spray fruit, use a
vegetable brush to scrub and
rinse produce well. You can
soak produce in it, too.
2. Use a solution of vinegar
and water to create a
wash for produce to soak in.
Rinse after letting soak for 10
minutes.
3. Use two spray bottles
— one filled with vinegar and
the other filled with hydrogen
peroxide. Spray the produce
with vinegar and then with
hydrogen peroxide. Rinse
thoroughly.
4. Combine 1 tablespoon
lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
vinegar and 1 cup of water in
a spray bottle. Spray fruit or
vegetables and rinse well.
5. Combine 1 tablespoon
baking soda, 1 tablespoon
lemon juice and 1 cup water
in a spray bottle. Spritz produce
and rinse.
6. Combine 1 cup water, 1
cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon
baking soda and 1
tablespoon lemon juice in a
spray bottle. Spray produce
and rinse. — Annie G.,
California
Dear Sara: Sticky cooking
spray was sprayed into my
oven. How can I remove it? —
Carol, Florida
Dear Carol: Oven cleaner
will work to remove cooking
spray from your oven. If you’d
rather not use oven spray, you
can use Bon Ami or Bar
Keepers Friend. Or try a Mr.
Clean Magic Eraser (wet)
with baking soda and hot
water.
Dear Sara: Our home is
about 50 years old, and the
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doorknobs and hinges are
brass. I can polish them with
brass cleaner, but they soon
tarnish. Is there anything I
can use to prevent tarnishing?
— Dorris, email
Dear Dorris:You can coat
them with clear lacquer or
acrylic urethane after you’ve
polished them. Your local
home improvement store will
have what you need.
Dear Sara: When we had
new carpet put in, we didn’t
want the area in front of the
wood stove to become more
soiled or worn, so I bought a
matching mat to place there.
The mat had a tendency to
migrate, though, so someone
had the bright idea to put
double-sided duct tape on the
underside of the mat to keep
it in place. It started to
migrate anyway, leaving
sticky residue in its wake. I
have tried spot carpet cleaner
on the area and it took up a
lot of the dirt, but the sticky
residue is still there, so it will
just gather dirt again. Any
ideas? — Elizabeth, North
Carolina
Dear Elizabeth: I’d try
Afta Cleaning Fluid, Goof Off
(goofoffstainremover.com/) or
K2R Spot Lifter
(superkleendirect.com). Test
an inconspicuous area first.
Dear Sara: How do you
freeze green bell peppers? —
Melissa, New York
Dear Melissa: You don’t
need to blanch them. Cut
them open, remove the seeds
and chop. Place the chopped
peppers on a cookie sheet and
flash-freeze them, then transfer
from the cookie sheet into
freezer storage bags. Use
within eight months.
Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village
(www.frugalvillage.com), a website that
offers practical, money-saving strategies
for everyday living. To send tips,
comments or questions, write to Sara
Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 130 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or email
sara@frugalvillage.com.
School announces meal programs
COAST CITIES — San
Dieguito Union High School
District announced its annual
policy for providing free
and reduced-price meals for
children served under the
National School Lunch
Program and School
Breakfast Program. Each
school and/or the central
office have a copy of the policy,
which may be reviewed
by any interested party.
Household size and
HOUSE-
HOLD
SIZE
FREE ELIGIBILITY SCALE
LUNCH, BREAKFAST, MILK
1 $14,521 $1,211 $606 $559 $280
2 19,669 1,640 820 757 379
3 24,817 2,069 1,035 955 478
4 29,965 2,498 1,249 1,153 577
5 35,113 2,927 1,464 1,351 676
6 40,261 3,356 1,678 1,549 775
7 45,409 3,785 1,893 1,747 874
8 50,557 4,214 2,107 1,945 973
In accordance with federal
law and U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) policy, this institution
is prohibited from discriminating
on the basis of
race, color, national origin,
sex, age, or disability.
To file a complaint of
discrimination, write USDA,
Director, Office of Civil
Rights, Room 326-W,Whitten
Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
or call (202) 720-5964 (voice
and TDD). The USDA is an
equal opportunity provider.
Application forms are
being distributed to all
households with a letter
informing them of the availability
of free and reducedprice
meals for enrolled children.
Applications are also
available at the principal’s
office in each school. To
apply for free or reducedprice
meal benefits, households
must complete an
application and return it to
the school for processing.
Applications may be submitted
at any time during the
school year. The information
households provide on the
application will be used to
determine meal eligibility
and may be verified at any
time during the school year
by school or program officials.
Requirements for
school officials to determine
eligibility for free and
reduced-price benefits are as
follows: For households
income criteria will be used
to determine eligibility for
free, reduced-price, or fullprice
meal benefits.
Children from households
whose income is at or below
the levels shown here are eligible
for free or reducedprice
meals. Children who
receive Food Stamp (FS),
California Work
Opportunity and
Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs), Kinship
TWICE EVERY
YEAR MONTH PER
MONTH
2
WEEKS
WEEK YEAR
receiving Food Stamp,
CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, or
FDPIR benefits – applications
need only include the
enrolled child(ren)’s name,
Food Stamp, CalWORKs,
Kin-GAP, or FDPIR case
number, and the signature of
an adult household member.
For households who do not
list a Food Stamp,
CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, or
FDPIR case number, the
application must include the
names of all household members,
the amount and source
of the income received by
each household member, and
the signature and corresponding
last four digits of the
Social Security number of an
adult household member. If
the household member who
signs the application does
not have a Social Security
number, the household member
must indicate on the
application that a Social
Security number is not available.
Under the provisions of
the free and reduced-price
meal policy, the determining
official(s), as designated by
the sponsor/agency, shall
review applications and
determine eligibility. Parents
or guardians dissatisfied
with the eligibility ruling
may discuss the decision
with the determining official
on an informal basis. Parents
may also make a formal
request for an appeal hearing
of the decision and may
do so orally or in writing with
the sponsor/agency’s hearing
Guardianship Assistance
Payments (Kin-GAP), or
Food Distribution Program
on Indian Reservations
(FDPIR) benefits are automatically
eligible for free
meals regardless of the
income of the household in
which they reside. A foster
child who is the legal responsibility
of the welfare agency
or ward of the court is eligible
to receive meals free
regardless of your income.
2012 - 2013 Household Size and Income Eligibility Scales
Beginning October 1, 2012 all students are eligible for breakfast at no charge
REDUCED PRICE ELIGIBILITY SCALE
LUNCH, BREAKFAST
TWICE EVERY
MONTH PER
MONTH
2
WEEKS
WEEK
$20,665 $1,723 $862 $795 $398
27,991 2,333 1,167 1,077 539
35,317 2,944 1,472 1,359 680
42,643 3,554 1,777 1,641 821
49,969 4,165 2,083 1,922 961
57,295 4,775 2,388 2,204 1,102
64,621 5,386 2,693 2,486 1,243
71,947 5,996 2,998 2,768 1,384
official. Parents or guardians
should contact their
child(ren)’s school(s) for specific
information regarding
the name of the determining
official and/or hearing official
for a specific school,
agency, or district.
If a household member
becomes unemployed or if
the household size increases,
the household should contact
the school. Such changes
may make the children of the
household eligible for benefits
if the household’s income
falls at or below the levels
shown above.
Households that receive
Food Stamp, CalWORKs,
Kin-GAP, or FDPIR benefits
may not have to complete an
Application for Free or
Reduced-Price Meals or Free
Milk. School officials will
determine eligibility for free
meals based on documentation
obtained directly from
the Food Stamp, CalWORKs,
Kin-GAP, or FDPIR office
that a child is a member of a
household currently receiving
Food Stamp or FDPIR
benefits or an assistance unit
receiving CalWORKs or Kin-
GAP benefits. School officials
will notify households
of their eligibility, but those
who do not want their
child(ren) to receive free
meals must contact the
school. Food Stamp,
CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, and
FDPIR households should
complete an application if
they are not notified of their
eligibility by Sept. 30.
Dentists give underprivileged a happy smile
COAST CITIES —
Carlsbad-based Fresh Start
has done three Dental Clinics
between July 27 and Aug. 3.
Over these three days, Fresh
Start’s volunteer orthodontists,
dentists, and other dental
professionals provided
free dental care to 38 youngsters.
Fresh Start will also be
having an additional Dental
Clinic on Aug. 17 focused on
hygiene for six of its patients.
Dr. Terrie Yoshikane, Dr.
Kambiz Kohani and Dr.
Afshin Fallah generously volunteered
their time and
skills. Although the dental
clinics receive less exposure
than the facial surgery weekends,
they are an integral part
of the treatment process for
Fresh Start patients. For children
with cleft lip and palate,
hemifacial microsomia,
Treacher Collins syndrome,
and many other conditions,
the clinics enable patients to
smile brightly.
Future Fresh Start
fundraising events include:
— Oct. 19 - Boulder OMS
& La Jolla Oral & Facial
Surgery Charity Golf
Tournament
— Oct. 20 - Butterfly Ball
— Oct. 29 - Imaging
Healthcare Specialists Golf
Tournament
— Jan. 26 and Jan. 27,
2013 - Tri-City Medical Center
Carlsbad Marathon & Half