INSIDE THIS ISSUE Harriet’s Corner ................ 2 Survey Results ................... 3 Adventure Days ................. 3 Purdue Cancer Center ....... 3 Madison District ................ 4 JoAnn Fabric ..................... 4 Hash Brown Recipe ........... 4 Thank You………. ……...…...5 Membership List….…..…….5 Omelet Recipe..……………….5 Blue & Gold...………………….5 Classifieds .......................... 6 Queen & Princess ........... 6 Council Meeting ................ 6 Homemaker Tour ...............7 Garage Sale .........................7 Membership Due s................7 Chit Chat ............................ 8 April/May ........................... 12 June/July ........................... 13 Lesson Bazaar... ................. 14 Hoosier Harvest................... 15 Spring Program .................. 16 MEMBERSHIP! Membership is a huge concern. We have lost members due to them moving, passing away, or just quitting. We have had 3 Golden Clubs disband within the past 2 years. We need more members and we need more clubs. I CHALLENGE each club to get one new member for our club or another club. If you have any ideas as to how to boost membership or to organize new clubs, please call me. Martha Hotz 812-372-7037 QUILTFEST March 31– April 2,2017 10:00-5:00 Daily 812-438-4915 [email protected]Rising Sun History Museum 212 S. Walnut St, Rising Sun, IN risingsunquiltfest.com Spring 2017 Issue
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Harriet’s Corner ................ 2
Survey Results ................... 3
Adventure Days ................. 3
Purdue Cancer Center ....... 3
Madison District ................ 4
JoAnn Fabric ..................... 4
Hash Brown Recipe ........... 4
Thank You………. ……...…...5
Membership List….…..…….5
Omelet Recipe..……………….5
Blue & Gold...………………….5
Classifieds .......................... 6
Queen & Princess ........... 6
Council Meeting ................ 6
Homemaker Tour ............... 7
Garage Sale ......................... 7
Membership Due s................ 7
Chit Chat ............................ 8
April/May ........................... 12
June/July ........................... 13
Lesson Bazaar... ................. 14
Hoosier Harvest................... 15
Spring Program .................. 16
MEMBERSHIP! Membership is a huge concern. We
have lost members due to them moving, passing away,
or just quitting. We have had 3 Golden Clubs disband
within the past 2 years. We need more members and
we need more clubs. I CHALLENGE each club to get
one new member for our club or another club. If you
have any ideas as to how to boost membership or to
Sewing with an International Flair – Volunteers Needed!
On Tuesday, April 18th from 9 AM to 11:30 AM, about 20 Japanese women who are taking an ESL class at Grace Lutheran Church will be sewing puppy pillows. Help is needed and sewing machines are needed. The pillows are cut out, and they will just be sewing them. This will be a great opportunity to build relationships with some of our Japanese neighbors. Your help is needed!! Please let Harriet Armstrong know if you will be able to help on that day. (812.379.1665)
B.L.A.S.T. Members have a lot of talents… painting
may not be one of them! An outing in December to
Simply Pottery was great fun, and a great way to learn
about pottery, paints, glazes, and kilns. Other
meetings have seen lessons on how to garnish dishes,
opportunities for volunteer activities, health benefits
of wine, and a number of other fun topics. As a club,
we continue to collect donations in support of Lion’s
Club charitable activities. In addition to
the plastic caps, we have recently
donated several pairs of eye glasses and
are beginning to collect old keys for
their newest endeavor. Spring looks to
be a busy time for all members as we continue with
different lessons and activities, while also working on
fair entries and looking for other ways to give back to
the community.
Club 24’s celebrated the Christmas Holiday at the
home of Rosemary Neff with Joyce Meier, co-
hostess…. Appetizers/fruit kebobs/bites of desserts
prepared by Christy Pearcy, daughter of Rosemary.
Nuts/candies were served on white/gold snack plates
and napkins featured gold stars… white votive cups
with white candles speckled with gold placed in the
middle of a gold rope star were favors. Gold/white
holiday centerpieces centered tables…
“12 Days of Christmas” contest (which explained the
biblical significance of each set of days) was in play
with candles given as prizes…
Secret pals were revealed with opening of
gifts.
Each club member paid tribute to Harriet
Scheidt, our president, who died in early December.
(Harriet was chairman of our party and had prepared
much of the décor used.) We offer continued prayer
to her family and a small album of photos of Harriet
at activities and personal letters will be presented to
them.
Gene Strietelmeier was hostess for the January
meeting held at St Paul Lutheran Church. Annie
Jaquess presented the program of “Original Rhymes
of her mother, the late, Mary Dickey.” Gene
conducted a contest based on the “Bill of Rights” and
served refreshments.
Vera Brown was hostess for the March meeting held
at Parkside Court, assisted living complex. Patricia
Reilly, General Manager, presented the program:
“Life/Living at Parkside Court”. Room décor was in a
Valentine heart motif. Vera directed everyone to
count the number of coins/paper money (in your
purse) featuring presidents. Chocolates & candies
were prizes. Pearl Rediker and Nancy
Fodrea, Parkside residents, were guests.
Club members should be proud of the
number of hours/projects donated the
past twelve months including our annual dinner for
the Elizabethtown Fire Department which was held
February 2. (They always ask if we are going to
continue next year!)
Spring will soon to be sprung! Although the
possibility of snow tomorrow is imminent! Oh, it’s
Indiana weather! Prepare for the fun of spring things,
see you later!
COMMON THREADS celebrated Christmas at the
beautiful home of Becky Speaker. We enjoyed a night
sharing appetizers and desserts. We exchanged gifts
and revealed secret pals. In January, we met at the
home of Julie Hoene. We enjoyed learning about her
greenhouse and enjoying samples of her fabulous
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lettuce and beef. In February, our club met at Rails in
Seymour for dinner and drinks. We enjoyed a good
time with good friends! We are preparing for our
Annual Garage Sale. It will take place Saturday, April
8 at the 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building, 8am-
1pm. What a great way to kick off spring season!
FGC The beautiful sun is shining today as I am
writing this, but we’ll be having snow and freezing
temperatures in a day or two! It has been a rather
bizarre winter, so we are definitely
going to be ready to welcome Spring!
Our club members have had a variety
of illnesses and some were traveling
these past few months so our
attendance has been rather irregular. We met in
January at Willow Leaves in Hope with Patsy Harris
as hostess; we read “Thank You” notes from the food
banks at Columbus East and Columbus North High
Schools for our donations at Christmas time. In
February, we gathered at the Addison Bakehouse in
Columbus for a noon lunch with Barb Hampton as
hostess. All were dressed to celebrate Valentine’s
Day; well, except for one member who had to take a
lot of teasing! Clora Mize hosted our March meeting
at Willow Leaves, and the member who forgot to wear
red the previous month was wearing a lovely shade of
green for St. Patrick’s Day—even her earrings matche
her blouse! Phyllis Roemmel presented an
informative lesson on stress… “Desserts is Stressed
Spelled Backwards.” Interestingly, Clora’s health and
safety lesson was “11 Ways to Reduce Stress in 5
Minutes or Less,” which included suggestions to: sniff
an orange, listen to your favorite song, and
snuggle your pet! Hopefully, we are all
going to be stress-free throughout the
Spring!
A club member donated food for the
February 22, Purdue Extension event at Donner
Center and a member volunteered to help Harriet
Armstrong with a “Block Party” at Hope Library on
February 23. Our sympathies were sent to Margaret
Payne at the passing of her daughter Lynn in Bowling
Green, KY, and a memorial donation was given to
Lynn’s church. We celebrated the ending of cancer
treatments for a member and were happy to hear of
the great progress the son of a member has made
following a stroke. We were thankful that a long-time
member was home from the hospital/rehab and doing
well, even hosting her usual Sunday
night card games!
Several club members will be
attending the Bartholomew County
Spring Program on April 10. We hope
to see friends from other clubs while there! We send
best wishes for a happy, healthy Spring to all our
fellow Extension club members!
Half Century is finding a number of projects
to keep them busy over this mild winter season.
Many of these are classes in our community designed
to teach us new skills or workshops to meet with
others to enjoy working on a new project. Many of
these projects involve making gifts for Riley Hospital.
Others include making gifts for our
family and friends or making our home
a place of beauty.
Our club had a period this year, during
which, some of our members had some serious
illnesses. We are happy to report that each person
has now regained her health. Our club meetings
usually have good attendance, and this tells us that we
enjoy and appreciate each other.
The signs of spring are everywhere.
Daffodils are budding and birds are
singing. We are happy to feel the warm
days and dream about the new plants we
are going to display in our gardens. Life
is good!
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HELPING HAND members have kept busy during
the fall and winter with many interesting meetings
and lessons. One of our favorite outings was to Café
Bartar for a program about Minnie Pearl. We learned
about her comedy and the true lady, Sarah Ophelia
Colley, that gave the world so much
laughter and joy. For our Christmas
party we met at Bonanza Restaurant
in Seymour; all members were present
to enjoy a wonderful lunch and a fun
time with friends. In January, we met at the home of
Janice Hoevener; she gave the lesson on “Garnishes”
which helped us see how we could liven up ordinary
food in fun ways.
Jackson Jolly HeimMachers At the last
minute, bad weather changed the plans for our
December outing from a trip to Nashville for dinner,
to a pizza party at the home of Janet Spurgeon. We
enjoyed playing board games and visiting.
Linda Booher was hostess for our meeting on January
10. She provided nutritious snacks during the
meeting. After reading a poem about
Blessings for the inspirational
moment, Linda gave each member a
pad of paper and pen to record a
blessing each week for the rest of the
year and a container to store them. She suggested
that next year we read our years’ worth of blessings.
We decided to get together later in January to sew
tote bags for Riley Hospital for Children. Carolyn
Trimpe gave the health lesson, “Label Lingo.” Annette
Heath gave a lesson on Preventing Prescription Drug
Abuse.
Five members gathered on January 18 and made tote
bags. During January, members completed a total of
40 tote bags and 14 “Puppy Pillows”.
Our February meeting was hosted by Carolyn Trimpe
on February 14. We started the evening making a
Valentine’s Day decoration by gluing puzzle pieces to
a heart shape cut out, under the guidance of Karen
Dobrinski. The inspirational moment was titled
“Bittersweet” from the devotional
booklet, The Chocolate Life. Several
members plan to take part in the
Garage Sale on April 8. Some might
be able to make muffins for the
meeting on February 22. Carolyn gave the health
lesson on “Twelve Ways to Think Faster– simple
strategies to tune up your brain” and a lesson on
Dietary Guidelines. After meeting, members enjoyed
a delicious fresh fruit salad, valentine cookies, and
chocolate hearts.
Merri-Makers have kept busy through the
winter months. We celebrated Christmas at our
meeting with a breakfast at Carolyn Lohr’s. We
enjoyed making Omelets in a Bag (recipe in
newsletter). We had “Cracker Barrel’s Hash Brown
Casserole” (recipe in newsletter); homemade
cinnamon rolls and lots of other goodies the girls had
made. Each member brought 2 “white elephants” and
we played Christmas Bingo. Some of the white
elephants were a mug, coasters, sheet huggers,
hillbilly bubble bath, Santa plate and spreader, elf
basket, Santa towels, pickles, money soap, crystal
vase, candle burner, nesting boxes, football bowls, log
reindeer, candle holder, ornaments, Martha Stewart
cookbook, rain gauge, and other “special” items. We
each were given The Night Before
Christmas poem with blanks we had to
fill in. Amazing how you think you know
the poem, but you really don’t. We
played Christmas Song Charades then
sang the songs. We had a great time!
Four members joined Decatur County ladies at Higher
Grounds for dinner and a tour of their decorated
grounds.
With several members away to warmer places in
January and February, we still meet on regular days
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and sew at Sandi Lovelace’s home working on items
for Sewing for Service. We worked in January at
Orphan Grain Train. We donated muffins and coffee
cake to the Local Food Summit. Looking forward to
warmer weather and “Book Reviews” at our March
meeting.
O.K had our group of five meeting for lunch on
December 13 at Upland Brewery. It was the worst
weather day we have had this winter! We returned to
Betty Crews apartment at Parkside
Court for dessert and games. We gave
$25.00 to the First Books program.
In February, we met at Frieda
Crawfords. Frieda gave the lesson on
Garnishes. She incorporated garnishes in serving
dessert. Our officers will remain the same.
President: Frieda Crawford, Vice President:
Rosemary Bolenbaugh, Secretary: Linda Rea,
Treasurer: Rosemary Bolenbaugh, and Health and
Safety: Betty Crews.
Patch-N-Bake’s November meeting was held at
the home of Janice Claycamp. Larry and Janice had
wooden pumpkins painted, and assembled, and ready
for us to decorate with raffia, burlap, and a metal star.
What a great festive fall decoration!
The Christmas party was held at the home of Jackie
(R) Speaker with all 12 members in attendance.
Secret Pal Gifts were exchanged and new Secret Pals
were drawn for the new year. Great food and lively
conversation is always present at our club meetings
and parties. In January, we met at Papa’s Grill to
enjoy a meal out and to catch up with each other. Our
discussions centered around our aches and pains, and
of course, our grandchildren.
Our Sweetheart dinner was hosted by Mike
and Erma Loesch. A hearty pitch-in-meal
was enjoyed by 10 members and their
spouses. We spent the evening reminiscing about our
first dates with our spouses. Some could remember
every detail, but most could remember only parts.
We also shared how many years we were married, 2
members have been married for over 50 years!
Sandcreek Township met for our
Christmas party at Batar. Our project this year was
Love Chapel. We had a collection. Marilyn Brown,
Sandra Fleetwood, Pat Clark, and Martha
Gordon gave out favors. It was fun to
shop there as always. We had a total of
six. We were glad to have Mitzi Salem
with us.
For the January meeting, we met at the lovely new
home of Marci McCauley. She gave devotions,
“Anticipating Spring.” Her daughter, Cierra, also was
there. We finalized our plans for “Make a Difference
Day.” On January 16, we served ten “older” persons a
bountiful lunch/dinner. After our meeting, Marci
served wonderful refreshments. In February, Roxena
Burton was the hostess & Marilyn Brown gave the
lesson.
Union County had our January meeting at
Applebee’s where we gathered to watch the
inauguration. Our annual donation was to Love
Chapel. One of our member’s, Diane Meeks made
totes for Riley. Our club has also gained a new
member and we “Welcome” them very excitedly.
W.W. club has continued to celebrate some special
events. In December, we helped Steve Kistler
celebrate his fortieth birthday. In January, we
celebrated the holidays by meeting at the
Pump House in Columbus. We celebrated
Libby Ingram’s birthday on Valentine’s Day.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat March 30- Reject
Film, Mill Race
Center, 10 AM
1 New Club Officers,
County Committee Selection
form due: Adventure
Day 9am, Ext Office
2 3 4 Landscape 101–
Invasive, Library 6:30
pm
5 6 7 8 Annual Garage
Sale, 8am-1pm,
Com Bldg
9 10 EH Spring Pro-
gram, 5:30 pm
11 Landscape 101—
Resourceful Gardener,
Library 6:30 pm
12 Budgeting & Goals
Lunch N Learn, Ivy Tech
12PM
13 14 Good Friday–
office closed at Noon
15
16 17 18 Landscape 101– 4
Seasons Farm, Library 6:30
pm; ESL Sewing Class ,
Grace Lutheran 9—11:30 am
19 Credit– Lunch N
Learn, Ivy Tech 12 PM
20 21 22
23 24 Landscape 101–
Fruit Trees, Library
6:30 pm
25 26 27 28 29 Festival of the
Young Child, Donner
Center
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APRIL 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 25-50-75 Member,
Club Recognition
form, chit chat news,
and county dues all
due
2 3 Caring for Kids,
Mill Race Center,
10 AM
4 5 6 Adventure Day,
9am Ext Office; Booth
at Farmers Market
(downtown)
7 8 9 Madison District
Lesson Bazaar, Jennings
Co. Library 9:30 AM
10 Caring for Kids, Mill
Race Center, 10 AM
11 12 13 Literacy Festival,
Central Middle School
14 Mother’s Day 15 Executive Board
meeting, 5:30 Ext
office
16 17 Caring for Kids, Mill
Race Center, 10 AM
18 19 20
21 22 Council Meeting,
7 PM, Main Source
Bank
23 24 25 26 27 Queen & Prin-
cess Application
Due
28 29 Memorial Day Office Closed
30 31
MAY 2017
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
2 3 Open Class Check
In, all non perisha-
ble, Family Arts
4 Office Closed 5 Open Class Pro-
jects—Family Arts
6 7 Barth. County Fair
Begins
8
9 10 11 12 Adventure Day,
Fairgrounds 10am
13 14 15 Barth. County
Fair Ends
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
JULY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Updated club
membership list
due; Hoosier Har-
vest 6 PM, East High
2 3 Booth at Farmer’s
Market (downtown)
4 5 6 7 8 Hoosier Harvest
6PM, East High
9 10 EH County
Tour, Kroger 10
AM
11 12 13 Performing Arts
Judging– Grace Lutheran
12:30 PM; Verbal Com.
Judging 5 PM , Fam Arts
14 15 Hoosier Harvest
6 PM, East High
16 17
18 Father’s Day 19 20 4-H Fashion
Revue, Public 7PM
Fair Oaks Mall
21 22 Hoosier Harvest
6 PM, East High
23 24 Fair Princess
Contest; 6 PM East
High
25 Fair Queen
Contest; 7 PM
North High
26 27 28 29 Hoosier Harvest
6 PM, East High
30 Gold and Blue
form due
JUNE 2017
Home and Family Conference
Madison District Spring Lesson Bazaar
May 9, 2017 Jennings County Library
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Registration, light refreshments will be available. Please note registration will not start prior to 9:30 AM.
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM Room 1: What is so Special about Mediterranean Cook-ing? We will explore culinary practices related to the Mediterra-
nean way of cooking and living that increase their health. Infor-mation about the scientific support for the health benefits associ-ated with a Mediterranean lifestyle will be shared.
Room 2: To Strength Train or Not You cannot give what
you do not have. This phrase applies to many areas of life. Let’s investigate this idea for aging successfully and living inde-pendently. What does research indicate will help you, and how will it help you?
Room 3: Life Hacks for Aging Well and Safely - These sim-
ple creative tips are sure to help you age well and combat life’s little struggles that come with aging. Learn what it takes to make the Golden Years Shine!
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 1: Dialogic Reading - Does your county participate in
First Books for Kids OR do you enjoy reading to children? Learn how to do more than just read a story, learn ways that will en-hance a child’s literacy development for those times you read to children.
Room 2: Electronic Connection Challenges the Parent Role - Technology has made parenting needs different in the last
25 years. Issues that you may not have had to deal with are now of concern because of our easy access to and reliance upon the internet. What should you be aware of? How can it be used re-sponsibly? These and other related questions will be addressed in our lunch program.
____ Cost is $10.00 Sandwich Choice (Turkey, Ham, Chicken Salad):_________________________________
____ Cost is $3.00 - if you choose to bring your own lunch (fee covers refreshments & speaker costs)
Register by April 24 to County Treasurer Leanne Powell, 827 Carya Lane, Columbus, IN 47201 or Extension
Office. Make checks payable to: Bartholomew County Extension Homemakers
Please advise the Extension Office of any restrictions you may have.
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Room 1: Yogurt - In this lesson we will explore the health ben-
efits of yogurt, the different kinds you can look for based on nutri-tion needs, what the ingredients are for in yogurts, and how to make your own yogurt parfait at home (adding your own nuts, fruit, hone, etc.)
late Cake made with cauliflower - hmmmmm….Who knew that this versatile, nutrient rich vegetable could be a part of a delicious dessert or the main component of an entrée that is rich in fiber and low in carbs? Come learn and sample the many ways that cauliflower can be prepared and get on board the Cauliflower Craze.
Room 3: Understanding the Thyroid – Just the Basics
The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located in the lower part of your neck. This gland is responsible for many body functions. Come and learn about this gland. What are the diseases associ-ated with this disease? What are the causes? How are people diagnosed? See how this tiny gland can cause havoc on someone’s life.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch – Catered by The Rolling Pin
Senior Fraud - We save for a lifetime to have enough money to
carry us through retirement. But one in five older adults are vic-tims of financial abuse and fraud. We will look at what can hap-pen to older adults when they are targeted for scams and abusive financial products. At risk are not only older adults’ pensions, savings and homes, but also their health and wellbeing. This is a topic which family members should also be aware of.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Travel Notes - “Europe…Bahamas… cruising the Rhine River
for Christmas markets…Australia and kangaroos…the Grand Canyon… Traveling is how some choose to spend their retire-ment; but what do you need to know to be safe when traveling, especially when traveling abroad? How can a travel agent help you plan your trip of a lifetime? Come visit with Jill Kock of Ad-
ventures in Travel to get your travel questions answered.
Enjoying the harvest of autumn can be done throughout the year when you use home food preservation techniques. Come and learn more about the how’s and why’s of home food
preservation.
Freezing, canning, and drying provide excellent opportunities to have food that in the off-season and preserved in a way that meets your needs. It is extremely important that it is done safely.
A 5 part series of classes will be taught by Harriet Armstrong, MS, CFSC, Master Food Preserver Health & Human Sciences Educator, Purdue Extension - Bartholomew County
Classes will be held at East High School, 6:00-9:00 PM and will cover the following topics on the respective dates. You may choose to attend all or only selected classes. The registration fee is
$10.00 for each class, or $45.00 for the complete series, or $35.00 for each person if a couple is sharing materials. (Partial scholarships may be available upon request.)
Thurs., June 1- Food Safety & Freezing Food Thurs., June 8- Boiling Water Processing Thurs., June 15- Pressure CanningThurs., June 22- Pickling and Drying Foods Thurs., July 29- Jams and Jellies
Each session consists of a lecture including hands-on laboratory food preservation activities. Participants will take home some product from each lab session.
To register, call the Bartholomew County Extension Office, (812) 379-1665, or use the form on the
Bartholomew County Extension website extension.purdue.edu/Bartholomew/
Pre-registration is required one week prior to the scheduled workshop. Class size is limited.