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elicious, good-for-you dishes that don’t take much time or money to make — sound impossible? Not if you have the right ingredients. Keeping the pantry and kitchen stocked with healthy ingredients makes nutritious cooking a breeze. And those pantry staples don’t have to cost a fortune. Brown rice and seasoning blends are two affordable everyday must-haves for healthy cooking. Long cooking brown rice can take up to 45 minutes to prepare — but a quick cooking alternative such as Minute® Brown Rice is ready in only 10 minutes. Brown rice is cholesterol free 100 percent whole grain that contains no trans fat, and its only fat comes from the natural rice bran. Minute Brown Rice is also gluten free, low in sodium and is a complex carbohydrate which makes it a versatile ingredient that can be used in any meal. And it is excellent for dollar-stretching leftovers. Salt is used as a flavor enhancer in many prepared dishes, but too much salt can be bad for your health. That’s why using products such as Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Seasoning Blends is a better choice. The combination of salt-free all-natural herbs and spices is perfectly blended to offer great flavor in a flash. These recipes bring the best of both ingredients together to help you make healthy meals in a matter of minutes. For more brown rice recipes and how-to videos, visit www.minuterice.com. Find tips, videos and over 350 low-sodium recipes at www.mrsdash.com.
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Southwest Chicken and Rice Wraps
Serves 4 1 can (14 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth 2 cups Minute Brown Rice, uncooked 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Extra Spicy Seasoning Blend 2 cups frozen southwest blend vegetables 2 cups cooked chicken, diced 4 whole wheat tortillas 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded, optional 1/2 cup light sour cream, optional Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, seasoning blend, vegetables and chicken; stir. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Warm tortillas and divide rice mixture evenly onto tortillas. Top with cheese and sour cream, if desired, and roll into desired shape.
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Chicken and Rice Florentine
Serves 4 1 can (14 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth 2 cups Minute Brown Rice, uncooked 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Lemon Pepper Seasoning Blend 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Onion & Herb Seasoning Blend 2 cups cooked chicken, diced 4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, seasoning blends and chicken; stir. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.
Stuffed Peppers
Serves 4 4 large bell peppers 1 cup Minute Brown Rice, uncooked 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Tomato Basil Garlic Seasoning Blend 1 pound lean ground round 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs 1 jar (24 ounces) low-sodium marinara sauce 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded Remove tops and seeds from peppers. Place into a deep ovenproof baking dish. Combine rice, seasoning blend, beef, egg and bread crumbs in medium size bowl. Blend well. Stuff mixture into peppers. Pour sauce over peppers and sprinkle with cheese. Cover dish and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until peppers are tender.
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Worker Mayor hopefuls talk change from the start Powell, Strickland debate Oxford issues dies in fall at airport By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
OXFORD — The two of the three candidates for mayor who participated in a debate Tuesday at the Senior Center emphasized the change theme from the start of the gathering. A roomful of spectators got the chance to hear Steve Powell and Frank Strickland, with Strickland By WILLIAM F. WEST saying, “We are going to move in a Daily Dispatch Writer new direction.” Mayor Al Woodlief declined to OXFORD — A 54-yearold man assigned to replace participate in the debate, which lasted approximately an hour. sky lighting at OxfordHenderson Airport died Tuesday morning after falling, Granville County Sheriff Brin Wilkins said. Larry Strater, of 3525 Chewning Road, Oxford, was on top of the airport shop and was getting ready to change the faded pieces of roofing, Wilkins said. “I believe he lost his balance,” Wilkins said, adding that Strater fell onto an aircraft before falling to the concrete floor. The emergency call came at 10:03 a.m. The airport is off Salem Road and just on the Granville County side of the Granville CountyVance County line. The job of replacing the sky lighting had been contracted out, Wilkins said.
Powell said the gathering is a process of beginning the change and said change will occur fast or slow. “And you can be a part of it or watch it run you over,” Powell said. “But you need to be in the process.” Powell at the end of July declined to seek re-election to a second consecutive four-year term on the City Commission, but at the start of this month announced his campaign for mayor as a write-in
candidate. Powell, an educator, joined Strickland, who is retiring as chief of campus police at Meredith College in Raleigh, and Woodlief, a retired radio broadcaster, in the contest. The election is Nov. 3, with the winner to serve a twoyear term. Strickland is conducting his third consecutive campaign against Woodlief, who was a commissioner from 1987 until being elected mayor in 2001.
Strickland told the debate audience Tuesday that he wants to establish working relations with Granville County’s government and called for filling the fire chief position vacant since the mid-January departure of Lanny Dillehay. And Strickland said he wants to cut taxes, reduce unneeded spending and advocate recycling. Powell told the audience that, “I’m not running as a black candidate. You need to have that absolutely clear.” Powell added, “It is about people.”
I-85 traffic getting back to normal
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Traffic has shifted back to the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 in this view north from Ruin Creek Road Tuesday morning after six months of rehabilitation which included removing old concrete, paving and adding new concrete. The whole project is slated to be completed by Thanksgiving.
Vance commissioners discuss personnel Could closed session mean hiring of economic development director? By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
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Deaths Forestville, Md. James Porter, 68 Henderson Shirley M. Bryant, 70 Alvela C. McKnight, 80 Beulah M. Royster, 87 Oxford William Bullock, 74 Elsie C. Currin, 84 Rufus Nevels, 76 Raleigh Dorothea C. Critz, 64 Warren County Clara M. Adams, 91 David Perry, 43
One can speculate that the Vance Commissioners’ closed session Tuesday to discuss property, personnel and contract negotiations could have been more interesting than the 12-minute open meeting that preceded it. Especially if the one behind shut doors in their conference room in the old court house on Young Street involved whom to hire as the County’s
new economic development director, and what to pay the new hire. Last Thursday, County Manager Jerry Ayscue told the HendersonVance Economic Development Commission that the screening process underway had produced “a couple of different options.” It’s possible that someone could be placed in the position by the time the EDC holds its Strategic Planning Retreat Oct. 27-28, “but we’re still doing background checks,” Ayscue said. In their open meeting on Tues-
day, the Commissioners approved a $15,812 change-order for the new elementary school to replace an existing sewer line at the intersection of the exit drive and Rock Mill Road. To help speed up the construction process, the board members agreed to allow Ayscue to sign change orders up to $5,000. They would be given to the Commissioners at their next meeting.
OXFORD — A 52-year-old man died Monday afternoon as a result of Obituaries, 4A a wreck on N.C. 96 approximately 1 1/2 miles south of Oxford and approximately a quarter of a mile south of Fielding Knott Road, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. Frederick Page Carpenter Jr., of 1622 Country Lane, Creedmoor,
was driving a box truck north on the highway. The vehicle went across the center line, off the pavement and to the left, striking a mailbox and a ditch bank, the patrol said. The wreck happened at 3:45 p.m. Trooper D.J. Sinnema investigated and the patrol remained at the wreck scene until 6:09 p.m. The patrol had no other information about the wreck. The previous fatality in Granville County happened Sept. 29 approxi-
Investigators said a customer was fatally shot early Tuesday morning when he answered a knock at the front door during an apparent robbery attempt at Jokers Bar & Lounge on U.S. 1/158. Vance County Sheriff Peter White identified the victim as David Dmitri Perry, 43, of 861 No Bottom Road in Warrenton. Perry was transported by EMS to Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, where he died a short time later, the Sheriff said. The lone shooter, who might have intended to rob some customers still inside the bar in the Greystone Please see SHOTGUN, page 4A
Possession of heroin charged By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
mately seven miles north of Stovall. Donna Black, 41, of Bailey, was driving a 1992 Chevrolet south on Pittard Road. The vehicle went across the center line, off the pavement and to the left, striking the embankment and striking a utility pole. The wreck happened at 7:35 p.m. and Trooper D.M. Stuart responded.
Two people have been arrested on heroin possession charges by members of the Vice/Narcotics Unit with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office. Beside the felony offenses, William Keith Wade Jr., 29, and Fallon Marie Owens, 24, were also accused of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Both live at 1129 Pine Ridge Road in Henderson. Their bonds were set at $35,000 each. A preliminary hear was scheduled to be held Oct. 19 in Vance County District Court.
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Wreck south of Oxford claims life of man, 52 By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
Shotgun blast kills customer Apparent robbery attempt at local bar turns deadly
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