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By<br />
Jack<br />
Zoller<br />
beaconsports<br />
@live.com<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2023</strong> THE BEACON Page 9A<br />
By<br />
Melanie<br />
Alexander<br />
I suspect that I’m not the<br />
By<br />
only person that Maxine has volunteered<br />
to bring Klump a snack/dessert<br />
to a meeting or other get-together<br />
several Community days in advance<br />
Correspondent<br />
only to remember in the<br />
morning the event will take<br />
maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com<br />
place with no idea of what<br />
treat you will share. That was<br />
my dilemma yesterday. And…<br />
of course, I also had several<br />
other tasks to be completed<br />
during the day and those tasks<br />
involved the use of my oven<br />
for most of the day.<br />
The solution I devised was<br />
to use cake mix as the base<br />
for a batch of cookies. I had<br />
found a recipe for a chocolate<br />
peanut butter cookie using<br />
just four ingredients during an<br />
online search for another dish<br />
and the timing worked out<br />
just right.<br />
Best of all, the cookie tasted<br />
just like a well-known peanut<br />
butter cup candy bar.<br />
Chocolate Peanut Butter<br />
Cookies<br />
1 package (2-layer size)<br />
devil’s food cake mix<br />
4 oz. cream cheese, softened<br />
to room temperature<br />
½ cup peanut butter<br />
1 egg<br />
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<br />
Place all ingredients<br />
into a large mixing bowl. Beat<br />
with an electric mixer on low<br />
speed for two minutes. Beat<br />
an additional 2 minutes on<br />
medium speed.<br />
(Note: My peanut butter<br />
was extremely stiff so I added<br />
an additional 1-2 teaspoons of<br />
water to allow the formation<br />
of balls.) However, the dough<br />
will be stiff and in small<br />
crumbles.<br />
Shape into 1-inch balls.<br />
Place, 2 inches apart, on<br />
baking sheets. Flatten each<br />
ball, in a criss-cross fashion<br />
using the tines of a fork<br />
dipped in sugar. Bake for 7-8<br />
minutes or until the edges of<br />
cookies are set. Cool for 2-3<br />
minutes on a baking sheet<br />
then remove to wire racks to<br />
cool completely. Makes 3 ½<br />
dozen cookies.<br />
These lemon and cream<br />
cheese cupcakes are refreshing<br />
and taste like you spent<br />
hours in the kitchen. The<br />
frosting is a fluffy cream<br />
cheese flavor that complements<br />
the lemon cake.<br />
The cakes are baked in<br />
miniature (2½-inch cup) muffin<br />
tins.<br />
1 package (2-layer size) white<br />
or yellow cake mix<br />
1 package lemon flavor instant<br />
pudding mix.<br />
(4-serving size)<br />
1 cup water<br />
2 whole eggs<br />
2 tablespoons oil<br />
1 package (8 oz) powdered<br />
sugar<br />
1 package (8 oz) cream<br />
cheese, softened<br />
¼ cup butter, softened<br />
2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
Beat cake mix, dry<br />
pudding mix, water, eggs, and<br />
oil in a large bowl with an<br />
electric mixer, on low speed,<br />
until moistened. Beat for an<br />
additional 2 minutes using<br />
medium speed. (The batter<br />
will be thick.) Spoon evenly<br />
into 24 2 ½ inch muffin cups<br />
(lined with paper liners.)<br />
Bake for 21-24 minutes<br />
or until a wooden toothpick<br />
inserted into the center comes<br />
out clean. Cool in pans for 10<br />
minutes then remove to cool<br />
on a wire rack.<br />
Frosting: Beat powdered<br />
sugar, cream cheese, butter,<br />
and lemon juice with an<br />
electric mixer until blended<br />
using low speed. Frost cooled<br />
cupcakes.<br />
Educators Save by Using Creation Station<br />
By Stefanie Hoffmeier<br />
Back-to-school shopping<br />
is right around the corner.<br />
Local stores are starting to<br />
change over seasonal aisles<br />
that were once lined with<br />
pool toys and flags to school<br />
supplies. Backpacks, lunch<br />
boxes, crayons, markers,<br />
and pencils are emerging<br />
and replacing those aisles of<br />
summer fun. Even though<br />
parents are asked to purchase<br />
many items for their students,<br />
teachers often purchase extra<br />
supplies, including decorations<br />
and educational tools<br />
for their classrooms. Those<br />
brightly decorated classrooms,<br />
welcoming students<br />
back to school, come with a<br />
cost. According to the National<br />
Education Association,<br />
more than 90% of teachers<br />
spend their own money on<br />
school supplies and other<br />
items their students need<br />
to succeed. Most educators<br />
spend well over $700 out-ofpocket<br />
on school supplies,<br />
with no chance of reimbursement<br />
from their school.<br />
In 2004, the Dearborn<br />
County Recycling Center<br />
started a not-for-profit reuse<br />
center called Creation Station<br />
for school and craft supplies.<br />
Its purpose is to divert reusable<br />
materials from disposal<br />
in landfills, while at the same<br />
time supplying educators<br />
with valuable materials. Supplies<br />
in Creation Station are<br />
donated by the public and<br />
local businesses. Any notfor-profit<br />
adult educator in<br />
Dearborn County may obtain<br />
supplies from Creation Station.<br />
This includes but is not<br />
limited to classroom teachers,<br />
4-H leaders, Scout leaders,<br />
homeschool parents, nontraditional<br />
educators, and<br />
VBS teachers. The educators<br />
using Creation Station must<br />
prove not-for-profit status<br />
and demonstrate intent.<br />
Adult educators can shop<br />
for classroom supplies,<br />
school and office supplies,<br />
and craft supplies every<br />
Wednesday from 1-6 pm.<br />
Teachers in Dearborn County<br />
are encouraged to stop by<br />
during their summer break<br />
to shop and check out the<br />
variety of items in Creation<br />
Station. The Dearborn<br />
County Recycling Center<br />
also provides a free monthly<br />
delivery service during the<br />
school year for teachers in<br />
the school districts in Dearborn<br />
County, as well as the<br />
private schools in Lawrenceburg<br />
and Aurora. Creation<br />
Station is a great resource for<br />
newer teachers that are just<br />
starting to stock their classrooms<br />
with educational materials<br />
and supplies. Creation<br />
Station is not meant to supply<br />
a teacher with enough school<br />
supplies for an entire class.<br />
However, a teacher can get a<br />
few extra sets of notebooks,<br />
folders, or other supplies to<br />
help fill the needs of students<br />
that were not able to afford<br />
those items.<br />
If your students attend a<br />
school in Dearborn County,<br />
their classroom has probably<br />
benefited from supplies<br />
donated to Creation Station.<br />
You can help educators by<br />
donating gently used and<br />
new art supplies, school<br />
supplies, office supplies, and<br />
classroom supplies to the<br />
Creation Station. Donations<br />
can be dropped off in the<br />
Dearborn County Recycling<br />
Center Drive-Thru during<br />
normal business hours. A list<br />
of items that are accepted<br />
for donations can be found<br />
online at dearborncounty<br />
recycles.com/creation-station/.<br />
All donations and supplies<br />
in Creation Station are given<br />
to the educators for free.<br />
There is never any money<br />
exchanged for supplies taken<br />
or delivered to the schools.<br />
In fact, many teachers donate<br />
back to Creation Station their<br />
extra supplies and educational<br />
materials at the end of<br />
each school year.<br />
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