Archive for the ‘Mapleton Ready’ category
Mapleton Ready August workshop: Power
The Mapleton Ready workshop for August will be on alternative power sources – wind, solar, generators, and more. Dee Bradford, co-CERT coordinator for Mapleton, will the be presenter. The workshop will be held on Thursday, August 23, at 7:00 pm at the Mapleton LDS Stake Center (970 N 400 E, across from Mapleton Junior High). [...]
Mapleton Ready: Evacuation tips
Evacuation tips for the Mapleton area were presented at the June 26 Mapleton Ready preparedness seminar. The presenter was Roger Merrell, a Mapleton resident who has responsibility for escape routes, meeting locations, and 72-hour kits for the Mapleton Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ. In this season of explosive wildfires and resultant evacuations, these [...]
Mapleton Ready: 72 hour “Adventure Kits”
The topic for July’s Mapleton Ready preparedness class will be 72-hour “Adventure Kits.” The class will explore how to make your vehicles, purses and travel packs an everyday part of a ready lifestyle. It will be held on Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 pm at the Mapleton LDS Stake Center (970 N 400 E, across [...]
Mapleton Ready: Earthquake preparedness
Utah’s well-known “Earthquake Lady,” Maralin Hoff, gave a presentation on preparing for earthquakes to approximately 400 Mapleton residents on Thursday, March 22. The evening was packed with information in various areas, including preparing homes so that the least possible amount of damage will be sustained during an earthquake; understanding how to be safe during an [...]
Mapleton Ready: Are you ready for a shakeout?
Are you ready for the “big one”? This month’s Mapleton Ready presentation focus on being ready for earthquakes. The presentation will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Mapleton LDS Stake Center (970 N 740 E). Utah’s famous “Earthquake Lady” will be coming to give her entertaining, informative presentation on what you need [...]
Mapleton Ready: Backyard chicken and bee-keeping
Several hundred Mapleton residents gathered recently for a presentation on the “birds and the bees” – backyard chicken and bee-keeping for increased self-sufficiency. Keeping milk and beef cows was also covered briefly. Eric Wilson and Mona Ashton presented information on keeping chickens, with Eric focusing on the pros and cons of backyard chickens, and Mona [...]
Mapleton Ready workshop: chickens and bees
If harvesting a seemingly endless supply of fresh eggs from your own backyard or enjoying fabulous tasting and nutritious raw honey from your very own bees sounds interesting, we hope you’ll join us for this month’s Mapleton Ready workshop on chickens and bees. The workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 pm [...]
City-wide Preparedness Fair slated for Feb 25
Update 2/9/12: The city-wide preparedness fair has been postponed to a later date which will be announced when it is determined. Mapleton City will hold its first-ever Preparedness Fair on Saturday, February 25th from 9 am-12 pm at the Mapleton Junior High Auditorium/Lunchroom. A wide variety of reliable tools and products for an emergency, or [...]
Winter survival workshop to be held January 26
All Mapleton residents are invited to attend a winter survival workshop at 7:00 pm on January 26, 2012, at the Mapleton Stake Center (970 N 400 E). You can last days without food and water, but only hours or even minutes or if you’re not ready for freezing temperatures. This winter survival workshop will show proven [...]
Mapleton preparedness: Medical emergencies class
Medical emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Even a few basic skills can make a huge difference. They might even save a life. This is going to be an incredible evening with a lot to cover, so please arrive early. There will be approximately 1 hour of instruction (four 15 minutes segments) then Q&A to follow. [...]
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