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In this issue...

• 14-year-old girl kicked off Porter flight to fend on her own

• Pretty - but is it practical? Check out this new high-end mixer with a wooden bowl.

• By the numbers X 10 + 1

• Contrary to what you've seen on social media, there are no purple apples in Saskatchewan

• Thanksgiving is Monday, October 14

• Just released: Acadian Recipes and More – Volume 2!

• Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night returns on Monday, September 23!

• Before you go: 7 things you may have missed last week

... and trivia, quotes, community events and more!

14-year-old girl kicked off Porter flight to fend on her own

This is an utterly terrible story for Porter - an airline that usually cedes the area of bad publicity to Air Canada. A minor teenager was recently booted off a flight and left to fend for herself due to "weight and balance" issues on the plane.

Article excerpt: "The parents of a 14-year-old girl say they're outraged after their daughter was removed from a Porter Airlines flight last month and left to fend for herself for the next 24 hours - without compensation or supervision from airline staff.

Camryn Larkan was flying alone for only the second time on Aug. 30, headed home to Victoria, B.C., after visiting a friend and family in Toronto.

She boarded the plane and was sitting in her seat ready for take-off, when a flight attendant told her there was a problem. She needed to grab her bags and get off the aircraft.

'I was kind of just like really confused... I thought I was coming back to my seat. I thought that they were just going to take my bags,' Camryn said. 'As soon as I got off the plane and I saw that the door had closed, that's when I started to like get really anxious.'

Camryn said she later learned the plane took off without her and some other passengers due a weight imbalance. She was rebooked on a flight to Victoria at the same time the next day, and the airline sent her on her way. Her dad, who had brought her to the airport, rushed back to pick her up."

The airline's excuse? They thought she looked older and didn't even question her age. Perhaps a colour-coded ticket for unaccompanied minors would help in these situations.

Read: Parents outraged after girl, 14, forced off Porter Airlines flight.

Pretty - but is it practical? Check out this new high-end mixer with a wooden bowl.

If you're in the market for a beautiful $1,000 mixer, this is for you! If you want to waste $1,000 on a mixer, this is also for you.

I think it's really nice, but a wooden bowl? Oh c'mon. Wooden bowls are for salads and holding potato chips. They're not for being banged around with beaters for hours on end.

Article excerpt: "KitchenAid is a fan-favorite brand known for its reliable and innovative appliances. From rice cookers and espresso machines to the iconic stand mixer, the company meets the needs of chefs and home cooks alike. While we are still fawning over the brand's assortment of stand mixer attachments, the company has announced a new edition of their beautifully crafted Design Series Stand Mixers: Evergreen. And it's a showstopper!

The mixer is a deep forest green with a lush matte finish and features KitchenAid's first walnut wood bowl with a unique wood grain design - straying from the traditional stainless steel. Topped with a brass hub cover with a small leaf design, you'll feel like you're one with nature while mixing your next batch of cookie dough or buttercream frosting."

It's cute, but it's not practical. I just think you'd end up with splinters in your food. And how would whipped cream even work in this? This looks great, but it won't be on the market for long.

Read: KitchenAid launches gorgeous green stand mixer with a wooden bowl.

By the numbers X 10 + 1

• 1. Top 5 free AI image generators for stunning social media visuals

• 2. Sleep therapist reveals 5 key ways to get a better night's rest

• 3. The 5 fall boot trends that will totally rule 2024

• 4. 12 top red carpet styles from the 76th Emmy Awards

• 5. Fall 2024 album guide: 12 new releases you need to hear

• 6. Air Canada changing its check-in deadline for all flights by 15 minutes

• 7. Potato chips: The iconic Munchies make their magical return to Canada 20 years later

• 8. Pumpkin spice is celebrating its 90th birthday! Learn the Southern history behind this iconic autumn flavour.

• 9. Download 1,000+ digitized tapes of sounds from classic hollywood films and TV, courtesy of the Internet Archive

• 10. Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery

• Bonus: 17 after-school snacks have a magic that sets them apart from other food

Contrary to what you've seen on social media, there are no purple apples in Saskatchewan

I saw this on Facebook and my spidey senses perked up immediately. Apples with absolutely perfect colour like that? It just screamed artificial intelligence to me - and I was right. (If the photo is too perfect, it's almost always AI.)

Article excerpt: "If something looks too good to be true, it might be.

That’s the message from Saskatchewan horticulturists after customers have come into their stores hoping to buy purple apple trees this month.

'We've had lots of apples that have been developed in Saskatchewan, but none of them are purple. They all have white flesh and red skin,' said Rachelle Hofmeister, a horticulturist at Dutch Growers in Regina.

Thanks to a viral image that shows purple apples said to 'originate from Saskatchewan,' some social media users are asking the questions: do purple apples exist and where can they get them?

The bright interior makes them 'prized ingredients, particularly in the creation of purple applesauce,' the post read."

Purple applesauce? I mean, c'mon.

Read: No, these viral purple apples don't exist in Saskatchewan.

Thanksgiving is Monday, October 14

Summer has come to an end and it's now time to look toward Thanksgiving which is celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October. This year, Thanksgiving falls on Monday, October 14. Here are some links to help you get in the spirit:

• The history of Thanksgiving in Canada

• Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency: Everything you ever wanted to know about turkey!

• Canadian comic Gerry Dee wants to narrate your Thanksgiving recipes for first-ever Club House audio cookbook

• Leftover turkey recipes

• Recipe: Old-fashioned stuffing

• Make-ahead Thanksgiving recipes, from turkey to stuffing

• 5 ways to reduce food waste at Thanksgiving

• Martha Stewart: 10 fresh pumpkin recipes for fall that go beyond pie

• 47 better-for-you fall recipes you can feel good about

• Prepping for Thanksgiving? Keep these 20 genius gadgets and gizmos in mind.

Just released: Acadian Recipes and More – Volume 2!

I'm thrilled to announce the release of Acadian Recipes and More - Volume 2. (And yes, this one includes poutine râpée recipes and advice.) This book includes 120+ recipes and is 40+ pages longer than Volume 1 for the same price!! The cover features my mother's family (Pineau) enjoying a meal at their kitchen table in the mid-1950s in Hope River, PEI. Proud Acadians from the Island! (The French version of the book should be available later in September.)

Once again, thanks to Angella Cormier of Ancor Creative Solutions for her invaluable work in getting this across the finish line! Another one down and many more to go!

The book is available immediately via Amazon. It will also be available in select retail outlets in a few weeks:

• Amazon Canada (paperback, ebook): amzn.to/3B4mOK3

• Amazon USA (paperback, ebook, hardcover): amzn.to/4dIYsUN

Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night returns on Monday, September 23!

The first Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club Trivia Night of the 2024-2025 season will be held at St. Louis Bar & Grill, 1405 Mountain Road, Moncton, on Monday, September 23, beginning at 6:30 p.m. $10 per person (cash only). (Facebook event listing: bit.ly/4dKIzNG)

Participants may play as teams or individuals. The winning team gets 50% of the door receipts as their prize.

It is strongly suggested that participants arrive by 5:15-5:30 p.m. for a seat. Trivia begins at 6:30 p.m. sharp and is usually over by 8 p.m. Everyone welcome!

Please note that restaurant reservations are NOT available for this event. First come, first served. Limited seating of approximately 50 guests.

Participants may bring an optional non-perishable food item (box of granola bars, Kraft Dinner, cereal, etc.) for distribution at Krista Richard's Community Sports Program events, of which the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club is a sponsor. Any donations will be gratefully received and provided to Krista for distribution to her program participants (school-aged children from Moncton-area schools).

Since Rotary Trivia Nights began in 2016, the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club has donated more than $20,000 to Atlantic Wellness, Karing Kitchen, Ray of Hope Kitchen, Salvus Clinic, The Humanity Project, BGC Moncton (Moncton Boys & Girls Club), Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Project Linus - Moncton Chapter, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Children's Wish Canada and Krista Richard's Community Sports Program, among others.

The Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club gratefully acknowledges the kind and generous sponsorship of our restaurant partner, St. Louis Bar & Grill.

PLEASE NOTE: There is a no telephone rule at these events. The answers cannot be researched except among discussion with your team members.

See you on Monday, September 23!

The Trivia Night schedule for 2024-2025 is as follows:

• Monday, September 23, 2024

• Monday, October 28, 2024

• Monday, November. 25, 2024

• Monday, January 27, 2025

• Monday, February 24, 2025

• Monday, March 24, 2025

• Monday, April 28, 2025

• Monday, May 26, 2025

Before you go: 7 things you may have missed last week

• 1. Tupperware, pioneer of food storage and sales parties, files for bankruptcy (see photo)

• 2. Secret Service probing Musk’s post about threats to Biden and Harris

• 3. See who won at the Emmy Awards

• 4. "Why Springfield?" How a small Ohio city became home for thousands of Haitians

• 5. Chinese zoo under fire after dyeing dogs to resemble pandas

• 6. Jane’s Addiction cancels reunion tour, announces hiatus after onstage band fight: "Difficult decision."

• 7. Tito Jackson, member of beloved pop group the Jackson 5, dies at 70

Trivia: Did you know?

Canada actually has two national sports. According to a Government of Canada proclamation, "The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada."

Quotes of note

• 1. "I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."

- Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), U.S. astronaut (see photo)

• 2. "If you don't change with the times, the times are going to change you."

- Mark Levy

• 3. "A room without books is like a body without a soul."

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

• 4. "Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more."

- Taylor Swift

• 5. "The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

• 6. "One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."

- James Earl Jones

• 7. "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

- Marcus Aurelius

• 8. "Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

• 9. "Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.'"

- Steven Wright

• 10. "Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

- Lyndon Johnson

Enjoy the beautiful weather this fall with the Greater Moncton Walking Group

In September, the group is walking on the Dieppe Riverfront Trail. Participants park and meet near the Église Saint-Anselme (church), 1014 Amirault Street. The last walk of the month at that location will be on Thursday, September 26.

The group celebrates the beginning of their 20th year (congratulations!!) in October, when they will be moving to Centennial Park effective Tuesday, October 1, until Thursday, October 31. A beautiful place to walk in the fall! Meeting place is in the parking lot on St. George Boulevard.

In November, the group will be walking in Irishtown Nature Park. Meet-up is in the parking lot beginning on Tuesday, November 5, until Thursday, November 28.

The group meets for walks every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. New participants are always welcome! For more information, please contact Wayne Harrigan at 506-386-2187 or via email.

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