October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Gentile Hall. Students, always remember that my fitness classes are FREE! Fit Camp is Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5-5:45 p.m. Tuesdays I have Total Body Circuit Training, 12-12:45 p.m. Fusion Training is on Mondays and Thursdays, 12-12:45 p.m. in the Campus Center, room 112.
Intramurals are a great way to stay active and meet new people. If any students are interested in intramurals, we have Dodgeball and Floor Hockey going on during the months of October and November. Sign-ups for dodgeball are Oct. 1-5, and the season runs Oct. 10 through October 26. Floor Hockey sign-ups are on Oct. 29-Nov. 2. That season runs Nov. 5 through 20. You can email Jonathon Bowman for more details about intramurals at jonathon.bowman@maine.edu.
This is the best time of year to enjoy hiking with all of the wonderful colors. Get outside and enjoy hiking Haystack Mountain in Mapleton. Aroostook State Park in Presque Isle has some excellent trails, as does Big Rock Mountain in Mars Hill. Come see us for tents, sleeping bags and backpacks for an overnight hiking trip. We also have canoes and kayaks to rent.
Fall is the best time for fresh apples and pumpkins! Check out our local school farm on State Street in Presque Isle. It has a variety of delicious apples to choose from, fresh apple cider, wonderful vegetables, sweet homemade jams and pumpkins.
Diet and exercise are so important to keep our bodies healthy and strong. Here is a healthy applesauce recipe that you and your kids will love.
Applesauce
Fresh School Farm Apples of your choice: 5-6 cups of apples cut peeled and sliced into a pot
½ cup to 1 cup of water
1 teaspoon of cinnamon (Optional if you like cinnamon)
1 teaspoon of sugar (Optional if you like it sweeter [most apples are sweet enough that you won’t need the sugar])
Bring apples to a boil and cook until apples are soft and mushy. Let it cool and refrigerate. So good! You can make a double batch and store in containers and freeze them.
