This week's best grocery deals

AlbertsonsBoneless skinless chicken breast $1.77lb
Strawberries 3lbs $2.99
Coke products 12 pk 4 for $10
Mix and match buy 8Lean cuisine/stouffers $1.49
Store brand ice cream 1.5 qt $1.99
General Mills cereal $1.75
Caprisum/koolaid jammers $1.49
Mnute maid orange juice $1.99
Kraft/velveeta dinners $1.49
Kraft salad dressing $1.75
Sandwich bread $.99
Progresso soup $1.49
Kraft cheese singles 12oz $1.99
Gaterade 64oz $1.19
Oreos $2.49
Yoplait yogurt multi packs $1.99

Bashas
Corn 5 for $1
Cucumbers/bell peppers $.50
Rasp, black, or blueberries 6oz $2
Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.77lb
Milk $1.79
Coke product 2ltr $.99
Mini watermelon $2.50

FrysStrawberries $.97
Mini watermelon $1.50
Mangos $.33
Kellogs $1.68
Gaterade 32oz $.79
Cheese chunck or shreds $1.66
Quaker granola bars $1.98
Buy 10 mix and matchKraft barbq sauce $.49
Am beauty pasta $.49
Dole salad $.99
Phile cream cheese $1.19
Chips ahoy $1.68
Cambells soup $.99
Eggo waffles $1.79
Ragu pasta sauce $1.08
Quaker ceral $1.99
Caprisun/koolaid jammers $1.61

Safeway
Ground beef 80/20 $2.49lb
Caprisun $1.49 (buy 4)
Motts/ocean spray juice $1.99 (buy 4)
Pepsi 7up 2ltr $.88
Kellogs frosted flakes $1.88
Post honey bunches oats $1.88

SproutsStrawberries $.88
Seedless watermelon $.25lb
Cucumbers $.33
Green red or romain lettuce $.99

This week's best grocery deals 4/27-5/3

Albertsons½ gal milk $1
Store brand waffles $1
Store brand syrup $1
Hansens apple juice 64oz $1.50
Armour sausage links $1
Kellogs cereal $1.99 (limit 4)
Fresh express salad $1
Cantaloupe $1
Chuck, shoulder, bottom round roasts Buy 1 get 1 free (comes to $3 lb)
London broil or family pk steak buy one get 1 free (comes to $3 lb)

Bashas
Strawberries $.95
Sanderson farms drumsticks, thiaghs or leg quarters $.69lb
Boneless center cut pork chops $1.89lb
Cucumbers/bell peppers $.50
Watermelon $.18lb
Yoplait yogurt $.38 ea (must buy 10)
Kellogs cereal, pop tarts, fruit snacks or crispy treats $1.95

FrysChicken breast boneless skinless $1.88lb
Red Grapes $.79lb
Pepsi 2 ltr $.84
Ribey steak ½ price
Kroger bagels 5ct $1
Kroger cream cheese $1
Kellogs cereal $1.68
Kroger yogurt 10 for $4 ($.40 ea)
Navel oranges 3lb for $.99
Mini seedless watermelon $2.50
Gala apples $.99lb
Texas broil $2.99lb
Cross rib roat or steak $2.99lb

Safeway Top round London broil $2.49lb
Boneless pork sirloin chops $1.59lb
Fresh mushrooms 8 oz $.99
Milk $1.79
4 day sale (wed-Sat)Fritons/cheetos $1.75
Cheezit or keebler fudge shop cookies $1.49
Red grapes $.97lb
Kraft salad dressing $.99
Barilla pasta $.88
Afeway apple juice $1.49
Bar S meat franks $.88
Chicken of sea solid white tuna $.88
Entamens donuts $2.50

This week's best grocery deals

Albertsons
Sanderson farms whole fryer $.69lb
Blue bunny ice cream/novelties $2.27
Doritos $1.88
Pepsi 12 pk $2.44 (buy 4)
London broil/cross rib roast buy 1 get 1 free
Jennio turkey from deli $2.99lb
Kraft deluxe/vekveeta mac n cheese $.99 (in store coupon)
oreos $1.99 (in store coupon)
digiorno frozen pizza $3.99
hot pockets $1.49
casa fiesta refried beans 3 for $1
post honey bunches of oats cereal $1.77

Bashas all coupons worth $1
Pork chops assorted value pk $1.17lb
Dole classic salad $.88
Cucumbers $.50
Red delic., fuji, or gala apples $.88lb
Corn on cob 3 for $1
Water 24pk 1/2ltr bottles $2.50
Tyson bacon $2.50
GM or food club cereal $1.97
Powerade $.50 ea
Rotisserie chicken $3.99 (Thurs only)
Ground chuck $1.99lb (sat only)
food club pasta $.50
fresh crusty bread $.98

Fresh and Easy
Smithfield half ham $.77lb
Spiral sliced ham $1.27lb
Gold medal flour $1.99

Frys
Red grapes $.74lb
Bartlett pears $.74lb
Beef roasts buy 1 get one free
Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.99lb
Gaterade $.79
Pepsi 12 pk $2.50
Kroger cheese 6-8oz $1.66
Kroger sugar 4lb bag $1.99
Eggs $.99
Pillsbury cake mix $.77
Mini watermelon $2.99

Safeway
Boneless beed round steak $1.99lb
Cantelope $1
4 day sale Fri-mon
Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.99lb
Fresh express salad $.99
Red baron pizza $2.99
7up or pepsi 12 pk $2.49

Sprouts
Strawberries $1.50
Seedless watermelon $1.50
Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.99lb

This week's best grocery deals

Albertsons Ground chuck $1.99lb Milk $1.67 Cantaloupe $1 Mix and match (10 for $10) Store brand cereal Pepsi 2 ltr Barilla pasta Fresh express salad Eggs Banquet meals Bashas all coupons worth $1 Sanderson farms split chicken breast or fryers $.88lb Water 24 pk $2.77 Doritos or ruffles chips $1.88 Eggs $.99 Red grapes $.79 lb Bananas $.39 lb Green or red leaf lettuce $.88 ea Bell peppers $.88 White, yellow or red onions $.48lb Fresh and Easy Strawberiies/ blackberries $1.50 (buy 2) Frys Dole salad kit $.99 Boneless pork loin $1.99lb Fresh mushrooms 6-8oz pk $.99 Navel oranges $.33lb Milk $1.77 Post, quaker or Kroger cereal $1.88 Doritos/pretzels $1.99 Banquet chicken nuggets $3.99 Big K soda 2ltr $.66 Safeway Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.99lb Gala apples $.88lb Fresh broccoli $.88lb Tomatoes on vine $.97lb SproutsTomatoes on vine $.97lb Grapefruit 3 for $1 Mangos $.69 Strawberries 1lb $1.25 Pork loin chops $1.99lb Smart and FinalBoneless skinless chicken breast $1.79lb value pk Brown onions 5lb for $1

What if you were without power or water?

What if you were without water?
Do you have an emergency water supply? Each person in your home should have ½ gallon of water a day just for drinking. You can buy water bottles or you can refill hard plastic juice containers and 2 liter soda bottles with water and store them. There is no need to add bleach or anything to your water just rinse bottle with water and refill. Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly. Store water only where potential leakage would not damage anything and away from heat and light. The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.

If your water supply is not known to be safe or has become polluted, it should be purified before use. Water purification is generally a two-step process.

Step 1: Clarify the water. Cloudy or dirty water must first be made clear. It may be passed through filter paper, fine cloth, or other filter. It may be allowed to settle and the clear water on top carefully drawn. Filtered or clear settled water should always be disinfected before use.

Step 2: Disinfect the water (two methods)
Boiling Method Bringing water to a rolling boil for 3 to 5 minutes will kill most water-borne microorganisms.
Bleach Method Adding 8 drops of fresh liquid household chlorine bleach (without thickeners, scents, or additives) to every gallon of water will kill most microorganisms.

Do you have emergency sanitation supplies? When there is no water, toilets do not flush. Failure to properly dispose of human waste can lead to the rapid spread of bacteria and disease. To dispose of waste you will need heavy plastic container with a tight fitting lid to use as an emergency toilet. Five gallon paint buckets with storage lids work well. Plastic kitchen garbage bags can be used as liners. After each use, spray with disinfectant. Waste should be buried in a hole at least a foot deep to prevent digging from animals. A supply of soap, hand sanitizer and toilet paper should also be stored.

All other garbage should be kept to a minimum. Wrap all trash in several layers of newspaper and store in large containers with lids.

What if you were without power?
Fans and space heaters powered by a generator can help to keep you cool or warm depending on the weather. Flashlights with batteries stored separately should be on hand for each person in the family.
Storing food that needs little or no cooking is helpful. Outdoor gas grills with either charcoal or propane can aid in cooking when there is no power.

A full freezer will stay frozen up to two days, a half full freezer a day or less. Containers of ice will help to keep things frozen. You can also wrap the freezer with newspaper and blankets to extend the time.

Fire and flood preparedness

Flood Safety Tips:

Make a home inventory: It could be as simple as a video tape of each room, or as complex as a detailed list of the contents of your home (store away from the home)

Learn the safest route from your home

Keep your car’s gas tank at least ¼ full

Have an emergency kit that includes copies of important documents

Be prepared to evacuate before the water reaches your property

Turn off electricity, gas and water before you leave

If you get caught in your house, move to highest level, or if necessary the roof. Do not try and swim to safety

Floods are deceptive, do not try to walk through water higher than knee deep

Do not drive through flood waters. If your car stalls get out as soon as possible. One cubic yard of water weighs one metric ton.


Fire Safety Tips

Make a home inventory: It could be as simple as a video tape of each room, or as complex as a detailed list of the contents of your home (store away from the home)

Have (and practice) an escape plan including a meeting place outside the home to do a head count.

Have fire alarms on all floors of the home, check once a week, replace batteries if twice a year.

If you encounter smoke, get down on your hands and knees, and crawl to the nearest safe exit. Never go back into a burning house.


If your clothes catch fire, don't run! Stop where you are, drop to the ground, and roll over and over to smother the flames. Cover your face with your hands to protect your face and lungs.

Grease fires can be put out with baking soda or salt, or carefully slipping a TIGHT fitting lid over the pot. Never use water. Store fire extinguisher away from stove.

Flood Clean up:
Exercise caution when first entering your flooded home. If there is still flood water, it is prudent to wear rubber boots and gloves. Turn the electricity off at the breaker box and get all electrical appliances and extension cords up on higher ground dry them out. Make sure your home is structurally safe, which means looking out for broken sharp objects on the floor and anything you might trip over before moving on to restoration.
Boil all drinking water or use bottled water after a flood. Areas that are dry but have been exposed to sewage due to floods should be thoroughly washed down with a solution of household bleach and water. We recommend a 25% bleach to water solution to reduce surface damage and health problems.
Key Flood Rule: If in doubt, throw it out. Toss out all water damaged rugs, particle board furniture, mattresses, suitcases, food, even photographs and books damaged by flood waters. Then follow your local authority guidelines for flood damaged goods disposal. Many electrical appliances will not survive if they have been submerged in flood water. Dishwashers, refrigerators and vacuum cleaners are cheaper to replace than repair following a disaster. Use rubber gloves and mask to clean loose debris to avoid inhaling any toxic particles.
Wash and dry everything you can following a flood. This prevents further damage. Wash and dry water soaked bedding, towels, drapes, cushions and clothing using the hot sanitizing cycle on your washing machine. Dry clean heat sensitive textiles. Put dishes through the dishwasher on hot cycle.
Remove remaining flood water and dehumidify damp areas. Clean up the last standing flood water with a portable submersible sump pump and a wet dry vac. Then use a high capacity, low temperature dehumidifier to take care of the rest. It is important to open windows and ventilate rather than turn on the heat high (about 50°F) in the house or use fans, which is an invitation to grow mold spores and spread them around the house. Do not try to dry out the house too quickly after a flood, because it will cause wood floors to warp and buckle extending flood damage and slowing restoration.
Clean flood affected surfaces thoroughly. Wash all surface area damage, such as walls, cabinets, basement floors including those which were not in direct flood contact with your bleach solution. Then wipe down with clear water.
Check for interior and structural flood damage. Remove dry wall up to and 2 feet above flood levels on walls and remove all insulation which came in contact with flood waters. It is imperative to do this if you want to avoid future mold problems. Replace hardwood flooring especially all sub floors if they have been soaked by flood water. Keep ventilating with fresh air until the house is completely dry. Have the duct work professionally cleaned after the house has dried out.
Inspect your electrical and plumbing systems after a flood. Have an HVAC professional inspect your electrical systems and appliances after flood waters recede. Replace all filters and switches. Check your furnace, as a burnout of the motor may be imminent.

Fire Clean Up

Pressure wash, scrub or disinfect all exterior surfaces including walls, walks, drives, decks, window and deck screens, etc.
Wash and disinfect all interior walls and hard surfaces with mild soap or other appropriate cleaning solutions or products, and rinse thoroughly. Don't forget inside cabinets, drawers and closets.
Launder or dry clean all clothing.
Wash, dust or otherwise clean all household items, including knick-knacks.
Disinfect and deodorize all carpets, window coverings, upholstered furniture and mattresses with steam or other appropriate equipment.
Upholstery, fabric window treatments, etc. can be spray-treated with deodorizing products available at most supermarkets, but do not use odor-masking sprays.
Have heating, ventilating and air-conditioning units and all ductwork professionally cleaned to remove soot, ash and smoke residue. Change filters when you first return to the premises and at least once a month for the first year.
If aerial fire retardant or firefighting foam residue is present on the house and/or automobiles, use a mild detergent and brushes to scrub and dilute the dried residue and flush it from the surfaces; rinse with clean water. A follow-up with pressure washing may be beneficial but will not replace scrubbing to remove the residue.
Ash and soot on the ground and vegetation in the vicinity will continue to generate smoke odors and airborne particles when disturbed by air movement. Until the ash and soot are diluted and absorbed by the environment, indoor mechanical air filtration may help minimize the uncomfortable and potentially health-threatening impact of these pollutants.

Insurance Tips for both Fire and Flood

Make sure your coverage is adequate now, before disaster strikes.
Have some savings to cover expenses until insurance checks arrive.
Take photographs of all damage
Wait for the insurance before repairing or throwing out things (even rotting food in non working refrigerators as the contents will need to be logged before disposal for reimbursement purposes)
Keep all receipts for repairs, temporary lodging, gas and fast food for reimbursement purposes.
Be there when the adjuster comes and take notes.

Classes at the Cannery

Cooking Classes are held in the Wet Pack Training room of the Mesa Cannery. The
classes are held on Monday mornings from 9:30-11:00. Everyone is welcome. No
sign up or registration is necessary. There is no charge for the classes. The classes
are based on the church pamphlet of building a three month supply of food.

COOKING CLASSES FALL 2010
September 13th Building and Using a Three Month Supply
September 20th Yeast and Bread Class
September 27th Finance Class with Glen Tolman
October 4th Breakfast/ baking powder and baking soda
October 11th Tortillas, refried beans and tomatillo salsa
October 18th Incorporating Dry Pack into your three month supply
October 25th Parties and get togethers Bring your fun ideas to share
November 1st How to and Substitutions
November 8th Soups
November 15th Main Dish-Turkey leftovers
November 22nd Desserts
November 29th Gifts from your kitchen
December 6th Something to share

Next Session will begin after Martin Luther King Day in January. Everyone have a
great Christmas and wonderful holiday season.