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All Comal County offices will be closed
Monday,
February 18, 2019
, in observance of Presidents' Day.
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Texas Watershed Steward
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Texas Watershed Steward program is a free, educational workshop designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by getting involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
Cost: FREE
Please click the button below for location and more information.
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DIY Saturdays -Meal Prep
Saturday, February 9, 2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Learn how to get healthy by being prepared!
Once you get all the prep work out of the way, MAKING DINNER IS SO EASY.
Cost: $15 per person
Please click the flyer for more information.
RSVP to 830-620-3440
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Food Handlers Course
Monday, February 11, 2019, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
The Texas Department of State Health Services now requires all food employees complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment, effective September 16, 2016.
This 2 hour course is required of all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. The certificate is good for 2 years and is valid anywhere in the State of Texas. The course is a basic overview of food safety practices that are necessary to ensure that safe food is served at your establishment. Practices discussed include good personal hygiene, cross contamination, and time and temperature abuse.
Please call 830-620-3440 to register for the training. You may also click on the attached flyer for more information.
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Hill Country Landowner Management Workshops - Lunch and Learn
This monthly series will try to provide assistance to landowners new to the Hill Country so they have methods to manage their property.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Mammen Library
131 Bulverde Crossing Rd, Bulverde, TX 78163
February 13, 2019 -
Brush Control for Small Acreages – During this session we will discuss different methods landowners can use to deal with the brush/trees that come up where they don’t want them to be.
Please call the Mammen Library to sign up, 830-438-4864.
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Cooking Well for
Healthy Blood Pressure
A cooking school designed to help those concerned about high blood pressure
and anyone who prepares meals for them.
Wednesday, February 13,
2019
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Bulverde Spring Branch Activity Center
30280 Cougar Bend
Bulverde, TX 78163
February 13th topic:
DASHing Your Way to Improved Health
Please RVSP to Bulverde Spring Branch Activity Center @ 830-438-3111.
There is a fee of $10 for all three classes.
Please click the flyer for more information and future dates.
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Earth-Kind® Workshops
for Homeowners
Troy Luepke, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR and Comal County Master Gardeners are
presenting a monthly workshop that will target new homeowners interested in learning the
best practices for home yard care and gardening.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
325 Resource Drive
New Braunfels, TX 78132
$20 per session ( $50 for Rain Barrel Class)
Please RSVP to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service @ 830-620-3440
Please click the flyer for more information and future dates.
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Water Conservation and Gardening Workshop
This monthly series will try to help landowners new to the Hill Country. These classes will focus on methods for landowners to manage water usage on their property and still allow their landscape to look a “million bucks”.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Garden Ridge Library
9400 Municipal Pkwy., San Antonio, TX 78266
Noon – 1PM (Bring your lunch to eat during the program)
February 27, 2019
– Rain Gardens – Want to know about ways to slow erosion on your property while capturing as much of that water as you can to help your yard? Come learn about how to build a rain garden and what the benefits are.
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Recipes Certified with American Heart Association® Heart-Check Mark
Your sweetheart may have the key to your heart, but eating
healthy
and being physically active can be the key to a
healthier
you!
The American Heart Association has certified over 70 of Dinner Tonight’s recipes with the iconic Heart-Check mark, to make it easier for Texans to identify heart-healthy dishes.
The
Heart-Check certification
is designed to help people make informed choices about the food they consume. The easy to identify mark means the recipes meet Heart-Check nutrition requirements that limit saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and added sugars, and promote consumption of beneficial nutrients.
For more information and recipes...
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DIY Saturdays -Herb Gardens
Saturday, March 9, 2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Make this the year you finally start that herb garden you've been dreaming of—even if you don't have the backyard space or the right weather conditions to support these delicate greens.
Cost: $15 per person
Please click the flyer for more information.
RSVP to 830-620-3440
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service -
Comal County
325 Resource Drive
New Braunfels, TX 78132
P. 830-620-3440
F. 830-620-3446
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