1815 Bacons Bridge Road • Summerville, SC 29485 Sawbranch Apartments August 2017 Your Staff Property Manager Jessica Meador Assistant Robin Lacheney Maint. Supervisor Duane Bense Maint. Tech Joe Tomak Important Numbers Office (843) 871-6880 Fax (843) 871-4500 Emergency Maintenance: (After Hours) (866) 437-1060 E-mail sawbranch@darby development.com Website www.sawbranch.com Fire, Police, Emergency 911 Office Hours Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Sunday Closed Facebook Please add us on Facebook! Look for Sawbranch Prop. Mgr. and Sawbranch Asst. Mgr. Best Way to Peel a Banana Peel a banana like the experts by using the method that monkeys use. Instead of pulling at the stem, pinch the tip of the opposite end. The skin should easily split open, preventing bruising and removing the fibrous strings between the peel and the fruit. A bonus perk: You can use the stem as a handle. Color Yourself Happy If the sight of a new box of colorful crayons makes you smile, apply that idea to your surroundings. Bright colors, such as red, purple, green and yellow, can spark feelings of happiness and boost energy, so use them in your décor and clothing. To Your Health: Drink Up Many people are dehydrated but don’t know it. Not drinking enough fluids can make you feel hungry, put stress on your kidneys and affect digestion. Make time to drink lots of water. Here’s to your health! Have a wonderful August! Your Sawbranch Team; Jessica, Robin, Duane, and Joe 3 Things You Need to Know Save on school supplies with these timely tips: 1) Make an organizer for a three-ring binder by punching holes in the bottom of a heavy-duty zipper freezer bag. Use it to hold pencils, pens and erasers. 2) Stores mark school supplies way down after Labor Day. If some items on your supply list can wait a few weeks, save money by hitting the sales. 3) Many backpacks don’t hold up well to the wear and tear of daily use. Find one that is built to last at a military surplus store. Free Bowling National Bowling Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in August. Many bowling facilities offer free games on this day. Payment Plan Medical bills can be unexpected expenses that can wreak havoc on your budget. If you find yourself owing a medical facility more than you can comfortably pay right now, call the financial office and ask to arrange a payment plan. Most will be happy to work with you. Easy Way to Cut Calories Avocados aren’t just for salads and sandwiches. They are a great substitute for butter in many baked goods, including cookies, brownies and quick breads. Swap mashed avocado in equal amounts for butter or margarine to reduce calories and increase nutrients.
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1815 Bacons Bridge Road • Summerville, SC 29485
Sawbranch Apartments
August 2017
Your StaffProperty Manager Jessica MeadorAssistant Robin LacheneyMaint. Supervisor Duane BenseMaint. Tech Joe Tomak
Best Way to Peel a BananaPeel a banana like the experts by
using the method that monkeys use.Instead of pulling at the stem, pinch thetip of the opposite end. The skin shouldeasily split open, preventing bruisingand removing the fibrous stringsbetween the peel and the fruit. A bonusperk: You can use the stem as a handle.
Color Yourself HappyIf the sight of a new box of colorful
crayons makes you smile, apply thatidea to your surroundings. Brightcolors, such as red, purple, green andyellow, can spark feelings ofhappiness and boost energy, so usethem in your décor and clothing.
To Your Health: Drink UpMany people are dehydrated but
don’t know it. Not drinking enoughfluids can make you feel hungry, putstress on your kidneys and affectdigestion. Make time to drink lots ofwater. Here’s to your health! Have awonderful August!
Your Sawbranch Team; Jessica,Robin, Duane, and Joe
3 Things You Need to KnowSave on school supplies with these
timely tips:1) Make an organizer for a
three-ring binder by punching holes inthe bottom of a heavy-duty zipperfreezer bag. Use it to hold pencils,pens and erasers.
2) Stores mark school suppliesway down after Labor Day. If someitems on your supply list can wait afew weeks, save money by hittingthe sales.
3) Many backpacks don’t hold upwell to the wear and tear of daily use.Find one that is built to last at amilitary surplus store.
Free BowlingNational Bowling Day is celebrated
on the second Saturday in August.Many bowling facilities offer freegames on this day.
Payment PlanMedical bills can be unexpected
expenses that can wreak havoc onyour budget. If you find yourself owinga medical facility more than you cancomfortably pay right now, call thefinancial office and ask to arrange apayment plan. Most will be happy towork with you.
Easy Way to Cut CaloriesAvocados aren’t just for salads and
sandwiches. They are a greatsubstitute for butter in many bakedgoods, including cookies, browniesand quick breads. Swap mashedavocado in equal amounts for butteror margarine to reduce calories andincrease nutrients.
Lighting the WayNational Lighthouse Day on Aug. 7
commemorates the date in 1789 thatCongress established federal controlof lighthouses.
• The two main purposes of alighthouse are to serve as anavigational aid for ships at seaor on inland waterways and towarn boats of hazardouscoastlines and reefs.
• The earliest lighthouses usedopen fires. They later progressedthrough candles, lanterns andelectric lights. Today’s mostpowerful beacons can be seenfrom 25 miles away.
• The first known lighthouse, thePharos of Alexandria in Egypt,was built between 300 and280 B.C. At more than 350 feettall, it was one of the SevenWonders of the World.
• The oldest existing lighthouse,known as the Tower of Hercules,marks the entrance to Spain’s LaCoruña harbor. Built by theRomans in the first century, itremains operational today.
• America’s first lighthouse, onLittle Brewster Island at theentrance to Boston Harbor,opened in 1716. Destroyed bythe British in 1776, the tower wasrebuilt in 1784 and is the onlyU.S. lighthouse that still has anofficial keeper.
• The Statue of Liberty functionedas a lighthouse from 1886 until1902. It was the first in the U.S.to use electricity.
• Despite advances in technology,the U.S. Coast Guard stillconsiders lighthouses to beimportant aids to navigation.
• The United States has morelighthouses than any othercountry, with Michigan home tomore than any other state.
Tips and Tricks for TravelingBedbugs are far more common
than people realize, and the hotel andtravel industry has been hit thehardest. This is why people who travela lot are at a higher risk of having abedbug problem. Although bedbugsare common, try the following steps tohelp you avoid bedbugs whileyou travel.
Pull back linens to check for signsof bedbugs, exoskeletons andspotting.
Always look behind the headboardif possible.
Always check the dust ruffle onthe bed.
Try not to use the dresserssupplied by the hotel.
Leave all clothing in your luggageat all times.
If you can, put your luggage in thebathroom at night.
When you return home, run any
clothing through a clothes dryer for30 minutes.
Leave luggage outside the home(i.e., garage, storage building, etc.).
Inspect all belongings for any signsof bedbugs.
Easy Ways to ReduceFood Waste
Did you know studies have foundthat people in the U.S. throw awayalmost 40 percent of the food theybuy? You can save money, as well asthe resources consumed in producingfood, with some simple steps toreduce waste.
Before heading to the grocerystore, look in your refrigerator andcupboards so you don’t end up buyingfood you already have. Plan mealsaround what needs to be used up.With those meals in mind, make ashopping list and buy only the itemson that list.
If you need small amounts ofspecific fruits or vegetables for arecipe, buy them from the salad bar sothe excess won’t spoil. Purchasegrains, nuts and spices from bulk binsso you can measure out exactly howmuch you need.
After a meal, label and date theleftovers. Keep some masking tapeand a marker handy in your kitchen tomake the process quick and easy.Incorporate an “eat the leftovers” nightinto your weekly routine.
Remember that many ingredientscan be frozen. Use your freezer topreserve bread, hard cheese, butter,chopped onions and lunch meat.Store pasta, cereal and crackers inairtight containers so they stayfresh longer.
Wit & Wisdom“There is nothing I like better at the
end of a hot summer’s day than takinga short walk around the garden. You
can smell the heat coming up from theearth to meet the cooler night air.”
—Peter Mayle
“If you saw a heat wave,would you wave back?”
—Steven Wright
“When you can’t make them see thelight, make them feel the heat.”
—Ronald Reagan
“I am not bound for any public place,but for ground of my own where I haveplanted vines and orchard trees, andin the heat of the day climbed up into
the healing shadow of the woods.”—Wendell Berry
“Maybe we adults idealize our ownred-rover days, the hot afternoons
spent playing games that required nocoaches, eating foods that involved no
nutrition, getting dirty in whole newways and rarely glancing in the
direction of a screen of any kind.”—Nancy Gibbs
“I’m surprised how hot it gets in theMoab Desert. I knew it got hot, but Ididn’t think it got, like, Mercury-hot.”
—Adam Ferrara
“What dreadful hot weather we have!It keeps one in a continual
state of inelegance.”—Jane Austen
“Those who cannot understand how toput their thoughts on ice should not
enter into the heat of debate.”—Friedrich Nietzsche
“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”—Yogi Berra
1790: With 10 small vessels to
patrol the Atlantic coastline, the
service that would later become the
U.S. Coast Guard is created by an act
of Congress.
1884: The cornerstone for the
Statue of Liberty’s pedestal is laid in
New York Harbor.
1905: Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut
with the Detroit Tigers. The Hall of
Famer hit a double in his first at-bat.
1916: The National Park Service
is established.
1922: A New York radio station
broadcasts the first paid radio
commercial. It was an ad for a new
apartment complex.
1934: The comic strip “Li’l Abner” by
Al Capp begins its 43-year run.
1945: Celebrations break out across
the U.S. when President Harry S.
Truman announces Japan’s surrender
to the Allies, ending World War II.
1958: The USS Nautilus submarine
completes the first undersea crossing
of the North Pole.
1961: In Toronto, the Hockey Hall of
Fame opens.
1977: The Department of Energy
is created.
1983: Space shuttle Challenger
astronaut Guion S. Bluford Jr.
becomes the first African-American
to travel into space.
1993: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is
sworn in as an associate justice of
the Supreme Court. She was the
second woman in history appointed
to the position.
2015: Mount McKinley, North
America’s highest peak, is officially
renamed Denali, its traditional
Alaskan name.
2016: At the Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro, American athletes
earn a record-breaking 121 medals.
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