January 2019
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10 Tips for Healthy Eating for 2019
1. Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables. Check out the entire buffet to avoid overloading your plate. Choose your favorite foods and skip your least favorite. 2. Eat until satisfied, not stuffed. Portion control is essential for your health when it comes to eating. Savor your favorite treats while eating smaller portions. Here’s a quick tip: Drink a big glass of water before a big meal to avoid overeating. 3. Eat a light Lunch if you know you’re going to be eating heavy later in the evening. Try a nutritious salad or a salad and sandwich com- bo. The options are limitless. 4. Be careful with beverages. Alcohol can lessen inhibitions and encourage overeating. Many beverages are often full of calories and shocking amounts of sugar. Balance beverages with plenty of healthy, refreshing water. It has zero calories and zero sugar. Plus, you can liven it up with infused water. 5. Make No-Bake Breakfast Cookies instead of baking sugary cookies and pies, choose a healthier choice by making delicious, nutritious Apple Pie Flatus or Low Fat Brownies. 6. Make some swaps. You can reduce fat and calories in many recipes without sacrificing taste just by switching out a few ingredients. Try swapping mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower. It makes for a yummy alternative and has way less fat and calories.Just steam, mash and add spices! 7. Snack to satisfy. Try eating a light snack like some chili popcorn or some crispy carrots or a piece of fruit to curb your appetite. You will be less tempted to over-indulge later. 8. Cocoa Dusted Almonds. Check out these delicious cocoa dusted Almonds. 4 ingredients 10 minutes. 1 delicious dessert. 9. Drink some Infused Water. You can try adding some apples and cinnamon to your water to give it some extra zing. 10. Plan time for exercise. Physical activity can help relieve stress and keep off the extra pounds. Combine family time with physical activi- ty and you’ll get the best of both worlds. Just be sure to get 30 minutes of physical activity every day. (and 60 minutes for kids). For dozens more healthy tips and recipes, check out ShapeYourFutureOK.com! Paperless Billing — Save a Tree! Volunteers Needed What is Paperless Billing? Paperless Billing is a FREE service that allows customers to stop the mailing of their paper bill and instead sends an e-mail notification when the bill Citizens just like you serve on various City is available to securely view online. To sign up for Paperless Billing, go to Boards, Commissions, and Committees to www.cityofguthrie.com, click on $View/Pay eBills, and follow the instructions. You will advise the City Council on certain matters. need your account number and PIN number; both are located on the utility bill. Enter the account number There are openings or pending openings on how it appears on your water bill. the following Boards and Commissions for Once you have signed up for Paperless Billing, you will no longer receive a paper utility bill or monthly volunteers—please consider applying to newsletter by mail; however, you have the option of canceling Paperless Billing at anytime by contacting serve! Applications are available at City Hall the Utility Office at (405)282-0492 and request your utility account reflect “paper bill” in place of “eBill”. and on the City of Guthrie website through This change will not affect your ability to pay online. the Home Page. Click the article “Volunteers After you have registered for Paperless Billing, you will also have the option to pay your utility bill online. If Needed to Serve on City Boards.” you decide to pay online, a convenience fee will be applied. This fee is based on the amount of your bill and is paid directly to the City’s third party service provider. Board of Adjustments Forestry Advisory Board (2 openings) Don’t want to pay online? Paying with “Voluntary Automatic Bill Payment” is now available. This option combines the City’s “eBill” service with free Automatic Draft. This allows your utility payments to be de- ducted from your bank account on the 10th of each month. An ACH Form is available on the City’s website. Utility Billing Dates Staff Spotlight: Jamie Maker Here are some important dates for paying Captain for the Guthrie Fire Department utility bills in January 2019: January 15th: Bills due. Length of time working for Best advice to others in 25 words or less: use your the City of Guthrie: brain, learn as much as you can and believe in sci- January 23rd: Last day to apply for a 17 years ence. Question things and try to find smarter and payment extension. Favorite thing about better ways to accomplish goals. Guthrie: Guthrie has peo- People would be surprised to learn that I... Like January 24th: Water shut off date. ple from all walks of life. Coldplay Pay your bill online by visiting https:// Favorite memory/story between your position: So If you were able to have lunch with one famous www.justinter.net/eBill/eBill.asp?c=114, or many experiences, if I had to choose one I'd say work- person, whom would you choose? enroll in FREE voluntary automatic bill ing the Plaza Towers Elementary school following the John Lennon 2013 Moore tornado. I was proud to work with such a payment by filling out an ACH form available great group of firefighters. Your favorite vacation destination: South America for peacock bass fishing the Amazon river. on the City’s website or at the Personal interests: Bass Fishing / spending time with Describe yourself in one word: Consistent Utility department window in City Hall. Library News January 2019 Events Calendar Guthrie Public Library will be closed January 1st for New Year’s & January 21st for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Date Event Time NASA@My Library! New Year’s Day—City Hall & Non-emergency Offic- th 1 All Day Thursday, January 17 6:00 -7:30 pm- NASA @My Library Community es Closed Dialogue: The Guthrie Public Library is one of 75 U.S. public libraries The Byron Berline Band bluegrass music show @ selected to receive resources, training and support through NASA@ My 5 7:30pm Library. This STEM initiative seeks to improve science literacy and to in- Double Stop Music Hall, 121 E. Oklahoma, $12.50 spire the next generation of scientists and engineers. 7 Classes Resume @ Guthrie Public Schools - Join library staff and others to participate in a Community Dialogue to Guthrie Historic Preservation Commission help us better understand community needs and identify ways the library 7 5:30 pm can help provide access to STEM experiences and educational opportuni- @Council Chambers ties. Come early and stay late for a tech petting zoo. Guthrie Edmond Regional Airport Board Meeting 8 3:30 pm Sponsored by NASA @ My Library. @ Airport Terminal Conference Room Winter Reading Challenge: 10 City Planning Commission@ Council Chambers 5:30 pm December 1st – February 18th Sign up for the library’s Winter Reading Challenge. Just read and watch as many book-made-into movies/series 15 City Council & GPWA Meeting @ City Hall 7:00 pm and accumulate tickets for each completed book and movie. Each ticket 17 Guthrie Park Board@ City Hall 6:30 pm will be entered into a drawing for some spectacular swag! Additional rules apply. 17 Board of Adjustment Meeting @ Council Chambers 5:30 pm
Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Story Time (Ages 0-5): Enjoy stories, ForChildren 17 Guthrie Library Board @ Guthrie Pubic Library 5:30 pm songs, rhymes, crafts and more! Please RSVP. Text @guthriel to The Byron Berline Band bluegrass music show @ 19 7:30pm 81010 for friendly reminders. Double Stop Music Hall, 121 E. Oklahoma, $12.50 Tuesday, January 15th & 29th from 1:00 -2:00 pm & Thursday, Janu- th th Martin Luther King Jr. Community-Wide Service @ 20 3:00 pm ary 10 & 24 from 3:30 –5:00 pm. Lego Club: Create, Build, Learn, Macedonia Baptist Church, 1224 E. Springer and have Fun! RSVP for this event. All Ages Welcome. Please keep 10:00 am your Legos at home unless you wish to make a donation to the Guthrie Martin Luther King Day Parade begins on East 21 Library. Oklahoma Ave., Balloon Release at the end.
Thursday, January 10th 6:00 - 8:00 pm- Anime Night: We will choose Forestry Advisory Board @ Guthrie Public Works, 22 6:30 pm between The Ancient Magus Bride, Kuroko’s Basketball, and Log Hori- 407 Commerce Blvd. zon to watch that night. Come and enjoy the fun! For Teens For Friends of the Excelsior Library meeting @ First 24 4:00 pm Baptist, Broad & Springer St. Mondays in January 4:30-5:30 pm- Ancient Greek Classes: Professor Convention & Visitors Bureau Meeting @ Planning Paul Epstein, OSU Emeritus Personnel, will continue an ongoing series 28 5:30 pm of classes on the Greek language. Learn to read Greek! (No class on Dept. Conference Room, 2nd floor st January 21 ) 28 ADA Advisory Board @ 3rd Floor Conf. Room 5:30 pm Tuesday, January 8th 6:00-7:00 pm- Guthrie’s Writers Group: This ForAdults month will be a critique session. Please send up to 4,000 words to Guthrie Chamber of Commerce Coffee, every
[email protected]. Each submission will be sent to the Wednesday, locations online at
entire writing group so there will be a wide variety of critique styles to consider. Guthrie Ghost Walk— Historic downtown Guthrie nd Tuesday, January 22 5:00-7:00 pm- Coloring Club: Studies show history with mystery! Fri & Saturdays, reservation that coloring is good for the health. It can relax and calm the mind. Allowing you to have a couple of hours of stress free mo- ments. All material provided; just show up and color! For all ages. Monday, January 28th 6:00-8:00 pm- Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma: The novels in this series can make readers cry or laugh or both. They show us problematic family relationships and how family members survive and Disc Golf Reservations even thrive amongst them. The first book in the series is Joe by Larry Brown. th th th Please use the reservation form for Exclusive Use of the Course for Fridays, January 4 , 11 , and 18 , 5:00–6:00 pm. Free Zumba: Dress to tournaments. Times that are not reserved for tournaments are open sweat! Free Latin inspired dance fitness class, Space Limited RSVP. to play by the general public. Groups should be prepared to provide their own signage, and porta-
potties are recommended for events with an expected turn-out of Library Hours: Visit www.guthrielibrary.com or call over 80 participants. M, W and F 9-6, (405) 282-0050 for more information on For large tournaments and events or questions, please contact the Tu. and Th. 9-8, these and other exciting programs! Guthrie Public Works Department at (405) 282-8400. Sat. 9-1 201 North Division, Guthrie, Oklahoma
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