It’s time once again for a Quick & Easy Cooking Class being offered on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 pm with USU Extension Carbon County. Healthy Living Educator, Heather Salee-Cloward stopped by Castle Country Radio to discuss the details of the upcoming Quick & Easy Cooking Class, plus share some Halloween safety tips and details about a food drive.

“So we have it this Wednesday, just like you said, so what it is, is a Quick & Easy Cooking Class where we can have 20 participants to be there in person and of course we stream it live on Facebook, so everybody can join us. We give away some really fun prizes. What we do is all of the recipes have been taken out of the Create a Better Health curriculum. They’re affordable, they’re really easy, anybody can make them. So that is what the class is pretty much based around is anyone can cook,” stated Salee-Cloward. The evening’s event features cooking alongside a local celebrity and this week’s cooking class features Castle Country Radio’s Dave Hocanson, who will be making a Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wrap. Limited in-person seating is available and registration is done on https://www.eventbrite.com/ Of course if you have any questions or concerns about the free cooking class contact USU Extension Carbon County office at (435) 613-3233.

Lots of children in the community are gearing up for Halloween festivities whether that is at school or at home. Either way, it’s important that parents discuss Halloween safety tips with their children before they head out to go trick or treating.  “So we all know how important it is to be safe on Halloween, make sure that you’re staying with your parents, don’t go when it’s too dark, if you are make sure that you are using your reflective lighting. But we also want to make sure that you guys are checking your candy. Something that’s really important, that I don’t know how much people always think about is, you know, having a good, healthy, hearty meal before you actually go out trick or treating because you’ll find yourself less likely to eat as much candy,” said Salee-Cloward. It’s very important that kids DO NOT eat any candy until their parents have examined the candy in a well-lit area. Any candy that is opened, damaged or suspicious should be discarded immediately.

The USU Extension Carbon County is asking for your help in restocking the shelves at the Trinity Christian Center. “So it’s kind of like an open food drive. We pretty much do it year-long but we really like to focus and push it during the months of October and November so we can get amped up for the holidays. Its been really rough couple of years with COVID and everything so we are really trying to help them stock up for their families in need. If you want to donate, we’re pushing to have some healthier options donated but they’re not picky, they will take anything and they certainly appreciate it all,” Salee-Cloward. If you would like to make a donation or need help making a donation, contact USU Extension Office at heather.cloward@usu.edu or call (435) 613-3233.

To keep informed on events sponsored by USU Extension Carbon County visit their Facebook page or website at https://extension.usu.edu/carbon/