MISSION
STATEMENT OF
THE BERLIN COA
Our
mission is to enhance the quality of life
of seniors in the community
by providing
services, which include nutrition, health
screening, education and other program
to meet their needs. |
SCHEDULE OF
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY |
A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE BIRDS
Source: The 1984 Old Farmer's Almanac
Here is a great bird food recipe, to be used anytime, but especially in the cold winter months.
In the winter, experts maintain the best way to bird watch is in a comfortable chair by the window. By keeping a feeder stocked with a variety of foods, you can attract many different species of birds that will stay with you until spring.
Most people have good luck attracting birds by putting out feeders full of sunflower seeds, cracked corn, and millet, or by hanging mesh bags of suet. (Birds also need water, and you can provide sources ranging from a dripping icicle or a hanging bucket with a hole in the bottom to an electrically treated birdbath.)
But if you really want to impress your avian friends, here are a few recipes you can concoct—strictly for the birds!
Fine-Feathered Entree
Try this bird food recipe to attract your feathered friends:
3 parts melted fat (suet preferred)
1 part cornmeal or finely cracked corn
1 part peanut butter or other nut butter
1 part sunflower kernels or chopped nuts
1 part brown sugar
1 part chopped dried fruit (currants, raisins, prunes, etc.)
Combine all of the ingredients with enough water to get the consistency of cooked oatmeal. Cook in double boiler until well blended. Put into small containers like tuna fish cans that can be securely attached to feeders or trees. |
Because of changes
to the regulations,
commodities will no longer be
available in Berlin.
Senior citizens in Berlin
may go to the
WHEAT Office
500 Main St., Clinton, MA
for further information.
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DATES IN HISTORY
Jan. 17th, 1934
NY Giants reward MVP pitcher
Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract
Feb. 16th, 1906
Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice
marries in the White House
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