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Award Realty .............................. 3 Bakery On Main .......................... 6 Beaty Hardware......................... 10 Boyd Automotive ......................... 6 Burgess Feed and Pro Hardware ..... 6 BW James Jewelers ....................... 6 Chicken Salad Chick..................... 7 Cleveland Daily Banner............... 10 Cleveland Tire Center ................. 10 Coy’s Jewelers ............................. 4 Downtown Wig Studio .................. 4 Eller & Owens Furniture ............... 2 ELXR ....................................... 16

Glaze Supply ............................... 5 The Gondolier ............................. 4 Hyderhangout ............................. 4 Indigo Café ................................. 7 Joe Rodgers Office Supply ............... 5 Ooltewah Nursery & Landscape ..... 4 Prior Attire ................................. 7 The Red Ribbon ........................... 6 Ruby’s Diner............................... 6 Small Town Girl .......................... 5 Southern Charm Boutique ............. 7 Southside Fitness ......................... 5 Village Bake Shop......................... 7

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219 1ST. ST. CLEVELAND

423-715-2908

1721 KEITH STREET STUART PARK PLAZA (Next to The Town Squire) 478-0049 • 478-0050

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Handmade LIVE Greenery Arriving for Thanksgiving: •

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156 Central Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 Phone: 423.476.7527 Fax: 423.478.3793 Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

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Boyd Automotive LLC Quality Repair By Those Who Care

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7148 Highway 411 Benton, TN 37307

423-338-1588

Ruby’s Diner 121 Poplar St., Benton, TN 423.299.9210 Open Mon.-Sat. 6am-3pm

Breakfast Served Until 11 AM

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5063 Hwy. 411 Benton, TN 37307 423-338-5315 Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am-2:00 pm

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Bakery on Main We Bake It ~ You Take It Full Service Catering 6232 Hwy. 411, Benton, TN 37307 In front of Family Dollar

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Please Visit Any of these Participating Merchants Award Realty 1009 Keith St NW 423-476-3205

Downtown Wig Studio 55 Central Ave NW 423-728-2333

Prior Attire 120 Inman St SE 423-473-0983

Bakery On Main 6332 Hwy 411, Benton 423-599-0656

Eller & Owens Furniture 339 Paul Huff Pkwy (Hickory Grove Shopping Center) 423-472-8112

Red Ribbon 270 Central Ave NW 423-473-1114

Beaty Hardware 650 Wildwood Ave SE 423-472-2124 Boyd Automotive 7148 Hwy 411, Benton 423-338-1588 Burgess Feed and Pro Hardware 5063 Hwy 411, Benton 423-338-5315 BW James Jewelers 574 Paul Huff Pkwy 423-790-7651 Chicken Salad Chick 250 Paul Huff Pkwy NW 423-790-0570

ELXR Wine & Spirits 640 West Inman St 423-790-0115 Glaze Supply Company Inc. 361 Broad St SW 423-479-9788 Gondolier Restaurant 3300 Keith St NW 423-472-4998 Hyderhangout 219 1st St NE 423-715-2908

Cleveland Daily Banner 2075 N Ocoee St Ste B 423-472-5041

Indigo Café 166 1st St NE 423-473-3282

Cleveland Tire Center 4699 N Lee Hwy 423-472-3396

Joe Rodgers Office Supply 156 Central Ave NW 423-476-7527

Coy’s Jewelers 1721 Keith St (Stuart Park Plaza) 423-478-0049

Ooltewah Nursery & Landscape 5829 Main Street, Ooltewah 423-238-9775

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Ruby’s Diner 121 Poplar St, Benton 423-299-9210 Small Town Girl Boutique 170 1st St 423-339-8811 Southern Charm Boutique 266 Broad St 423-269-0630 Southside Fitness 511 South Lee Hwy 423-458-1900 Village Bake Shop 201 Keith St SW Ste 1 Village Green 423-476-5179

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Great homemade food gifts

Gifts from the heart are among the most coveted and appreciated come the holiday season. Hobbyists from all walks of life can turn their passions into handmade gifts, but few gifts may be as welcomed as those that can be eaten.

Cooking and baking ramps up during the holiday season.

People can turn extra time in the kitchen into opportunities to create festive treats that are ideal for gifting. But which items are the best of the best? Even though tastes are singular, these items will appeal to most foodies and others on your gift list.

• Jams and preserves: Fruit jams and preserves are versatile foods. They are as at home on toast and biscuits as they are as fillings in cookies and tarts. Jams and preserves can be made with relatively few ingredients and work well with seasonal fruits.

• Cinnamon rolls: Warm, sticky and full of aromatic spice, cinnamon rolls are the perfect comfort foods. These rolls do not typically have a long shelf life, so be sure to present them promptly before they get stale.

• Pancakes (or cookies) in

a jar: If you have a fantastic recipe that you can’t resist sharing, try turning it into a gift. Measure and package the ingredients into mason jars, tie with ribbons and include directions for preparation and cooking.

• Mini bundt cakes: Fruit cakes may be a holiday standard, but bundt cakes make for great and traditional offerings as well.

Miniature bundts filled with chocolate chips, dried fruits or even those soaked in a favorite boozy-butter glaze can be moist and delicious.

• Chocolate barks or fudges: Seasonal flavors can come to life in chocolate treats. White chocolate filled with peppermint pieces or dark chocolate and cherry chunks are tasty pairings.

Break apart portions of the bark or cut the fudge with cookie cutters and gift inside cello bags tied with ribbons or in cardboard candy boxes.

• Cocktail syrups: Create spicy or sweet syrups that are tailor-made for enhancing cocktails.

Anyone on your gift list can then become a master mixologist.

• Shortbread cookie ornaments: Circular shortbread cookies can be decorated with royal icing to look like Christmas ornaments. They can be eaten or even placed on trees to complete holiday decor.

• Festive cookie pops: Cookie pops can be made by mixing homemade or prepurchased crumbled cake with frosting or softened cream cheese and formed into balls. Insert a lollipop stick and dip the balls into melted chocolate or candy melts.

Sprinkles, nonpareils or luster dust can be used to enhance the covered pops.

Food gifts are perfect for the holiday season. Handmade treats from the heart show loved ones how just much you care

Bake up a sweet holiday treat

Entertaining is a big part of the holiday season. Calendars are packed this time of year with gatherings with friends, family and professional colleagues.

Entertaining requires keeping plenty of refreshments on hand to ensure guests maintain their holiday spirit. Dessert is no stranger to the season, with office break rooms, dining tables and buffet stations brimming with sweet treats to tempt celebrants’ palates. Everyone should have a goto dessert to bring along to a holiday party or to offer guests when hosting their own fêtes. Cookies are a standard due to their versatility and portability.

Festive “Sour Cream Cookies” provide all of the holiday feels and can be customized in color to reflect celebrations of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, or New Year’s. Bake up a batch, courtesy of “Live Well Bake Cookies” (Rock Point) by Danielle Rye. Sour Cream Cookies Makes 22 cookies 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled 1 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1⁄2 cup sour cream, at room temperature Vanilla Buttercream Frosting 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar 12 // December 2023

1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream or milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Gel food coloring (optional) 1. To make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large mixing

bowl using a handheld mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar together for 1 to 2 minutes, or until well combined.

4. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined, making sure to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

5. Mix in the dry ingredients in two additions, alternating with the sour cream.

Make sure to mix in each addition until just combined, and be careful not to overmix the batter.

6. Using a 11 ⁄2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, making sure to leave a little room between each one.

7. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the tops of the cookies are set and spring back when touched lightly. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

8. To make the vanilla buttercream frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or in a large mixing bowl using a handheld mixer, beat the butter for 1 to 2 minutes, or until smooth. Add the powdered sugar, 1 ⁄2 cup at a time, mixing in each addition until well combined.

9. Add the heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and gel food coloring (if using), and continue mixing until fully combined.

10. Once the cookies have cooled completely, spread the frosting on top of the cookies.

11. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

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Tasty tidbits about eggnog Eggnog is a rich and delicious beverage that has become synonymous with the most festive time of year. This milk- and egg-based concoction is tasty on its own, or it can be dressed up with other flavors and spiked with a favorite spirit when celebrating the holiday season with other adult partygoers.

December is National Eggnog Month, and December 24 is National Eggnog Day. There is no more perfect time of year to learn everything you can about eggnog — all the while sipping a cup of this creamy concoction.

Eggnog

(George Washington’s original interpretation) 1 quart cream 1 quart milk 1 dozen tablespoons sugar 1 pint brandy 1⁄2 pint rye whiskey 1⁄2 pint Jamaican rum 1⁄4 pint sherry Eggs (Washington forgot to include the number of eggs, so home chefs can improvise or use six, which seems to be the standard in traditional recipes) Mix liquor first, then separate yolks and whites of eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let sit in cool place for several days. Taste frequently.

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very child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children and senior adults around the country each year, including in Cleveland and Bradley County.

Last year, the Angel Tree program distributed gifts to 400 local families — about 2,000 children and senior citizens altogether.

Families in need of gifts for Christmas, primarily for children, can place their names on a Christmas tree and local people will adopt one of those families and provide Christmas gifts for them.

This year, Angel Trees will be set up at: • Flowers N Things — 27 Mouse Creek Road NW • Inman Street Coffee House — 437 Inman St. W The deadline to sign up for assistance has passed, but there is still time to select a name from an Angel Tree, and help make their Christmas brighter.

For more information, visit www.csarmy.org or call the Cleveland office at 423-308-3467.

It’s time to make your donation to the William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Fund!

Donations fund the purchase of food items for local families in need, who go through a registration process overseen by the United Way of the Ocoee Region. (Registration to receive a basket was held Nov. 6.)

Donations can be made in the following ways: • Mailed or dropped off at the United Way offices, 85 Ocoee St. SE, Cleveland, TN 37311.

• Dropped off at First Horizon Bank on Keith Street.

• Online at https://www.unitedwayocoee.org/give.

• By texting WHR to 41444.

The William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Fund began in the 1940s and is named after a former staffer of the Cleveland Daily Banner, who served as a staunch advocate for the program. It originally operated as the Cleveland Associated Charities before its renaming in honor of Rodgers following his death in 1942, at the age of 32.

It has continued through the decades as a source of goodwill for struggling providers around the holidays.

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640 West Inman 423-790-0115 OPEN 7 DAYS Monday- Saturday 9am-10:45pm Sunday 12 noon- 8:45pm

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