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Crittenden County

Home & Family Newsletter JUNE 2021

Jottings from Janeen

June has to be my favorite month of the year. I suppose this

love began in my childhood – it is the first month of summer,

which meant school was out and I was going to Ma & Pa’s

farm for a few weeks for my annual visit. So many happy

memories of sitting on the porch swing, chasing fireflies,

cooking with Ma and taking Pa’s lunch to him in the field just

to name a few. June is also the month of many family

birthdays and anniversaries: June 16th grandson Eli Wallace’s

birthday, June 25th – daughter Kristi Hale’s and brother David

Collins’ birthdays, June 27th – granddaughter Grace Hale’s

birthday, daughter Sara & Jake Wallace’s & Ma & Pa (Seldon

& Leva Collins’) anniversary, June 28th daughter Kristi &

Robbie Hale’s anniversary and June 29th dad JD Collins’

birthday. As you can see it is a special time of celebrations

for us. I think it will be even more precious as Covid rates

have gone down and we can spend time together without

fear of contracting the dreaded virus. I’m sure you have

heard the CDC guidelines have changed and that the

governor will remove all Covid restrictions (mask

requirements, limited capacity, etc.) on June 11. However at

this time we have received no guidance from the University

of Kentucky. As things change, I will keep you informed.

Janeen Tramble, County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences

SCORE CARDS DUE – If you missed your last club meeting,

please return your score cards to the county extension office

by JUNE 30. They are the color sheets in the back of your

homemaker’s yearbook. This will help your club on the

outstanding club award for the annual meeting. For classes

offered by extension, if you attended/watched a zoom

homemakers lesson, watched one of the webinars or

demonstrations by the agents on the county Facebook page

you can count those.

REACH forms are due by June 30. You can turn in more

than one per category. If you need a blank form let me

know.

Plan of Work reports – this year counties will complete the

information for the plan of work reports, skipping the area

chairman. So if you are a club or county plan of work

chairman, please get your reports to the extension office by

July 15. Blank forms can be found on the KEHA website or

picked up at the extension office.

VSU form – I know many of you have been making mask and

helping in other ways during this difficult time. Some have

served on the extension district board, homemaker’s

council, county extension council, at the food bank, at the

hospital, at church, with 4-H, etc. I know how much you

homemakers give to this community. PLEASE return your

VSU form to the extension office by July 15.

Passports – I realize you haven’t “travelled” much this year

due to all the Covid restrictions, but we are still doing the

homemakers passports. Be sure to include your adventures

from July 1 - June 30. Passports are due to the extension

office by July 15. If you need a passport contact the office.

Management and Safety

This program deals with the management of finances, time, etc. and financial planning for the future as well as safety for all aspects of our lives. Homemakers report family resource management including time and money management, consumers protection and rights, health care decisions and community development.

How it promotes safety programs: home, farm, school, business, disaster preparedness, and home first protection programs. These materials are available from the county Extension Office. It also promotes and explores home-based business opportunities.

Homemakers will have a better understanding of their finances due to discussing how to safeguard their funds and security. Members must be knowledgeable of managing expenses and planning for their financial future. We will discuss scam red flags and avoiding fraud and identify theft. Homemakers must be aware daily.

Darl Henley, Management and Safety Chairperson

Candle making outing - I have planned an outing to a new business in Paducah. It is the Pour Room,

110 South 3rd Street Paducah. You can check out the websites at: Facebook.com/thepourroom and the

pourroom.com. You will make your own candle - $20 for one, two for $35 made with soy wax. The date is

Thursday July 8th. We will leave Marion at 3:00, arrive at 4:00. It takes 3 hours for your candle to set up so we

would have time to eat, shop and pick up our candles that evening. If you would like to go please call the

office by June 15th to register. If you are willing to drive and help transport others, please let us know. Feel

free to invite a friend, they may decide to join homemakers!

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. More than 6 million Americans are living

with Alzheimer's disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than

11 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other

dementias. In Kentucky alone, there are more than 75,000 people living with the disease and 149,000

caregivers. I will be teaching a zoom class to help you recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer’s and the

importance of early detection. This program will be held on Monday, June 7th at 6:30pm CST. Call the

office for the zoom link. I will hold an in person session if there is interest. When you call, let us know if

you will participate by zoom or in person.

International day – If you weren’t able to attend international day, you missed a

treat. It was so nice to be together with everyone and Leslea did a wonderful job sharing

about her trip to Ireland. The silent auction raised $424!! Thank you to everyone who

donated and/or bought items. If you were not able to attend I challenge you to make a

donation to the scholarship fund. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could raise $500 or more,

since we give a $500 scholarship each year.

Crittenden County Homemakers Advisory Council Meeting Tuesday, June 29 1:30 pm at the Extension Annex.

Big Blue Book Club #3! Our third book is Just a Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes from Our Favorite

Places by Ouita Michel. Ouita Michel is a renowned Bluegrass chef with multiple James Beard Foundation

nominations, and along with her many restaurants, she is regularly featured in local and national media. This

book not only features the delicious recipes created by Chef Michel and her amazing team of culinary artists at

each of her restaurants, but also the stories behind the recipes. In this series, we will not only read the book

together, but we will also tempt our taste buds with some of these delectable Kentucky cultural treasures. This

series begins July 13 and runs through the 27th. We will gather together around the Zoom "table" each Tuesday

evening at 7 p.m. CDT/8 p.m. EDT. We have a limited number of books available. Please complete the registration form available at

https://ukfcs.net/BBbcRegistrationBook3, if you would like to reserve a copy of the book. If you do not register in time to get one of

UK’s reserved copies, we encourage you to pick up the book at your local library or purchase from an online or local bookseller. For

more information, visit the publisher’s website: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9781950564095/just-a-few-miles-south/

Caleb Combs and Benjamin Potter Sarah Ford, FCS Agent, Janeen Tramble, Darl Henley and Glenda Chandler

Homemakers Planting Flowers – Beautifying the Community – Bringing Smiles to Faces

April Showers bring May Flowers the old saying goes. The flower planting days planned in April were postponed for rain and frost, but May arrived and the flowers are in the ground. Thank you to the 4-H homeschool club for helping the Challengers club plant flowers at the courthouse. Thank you to Challengers and After Hours clubs for buying the flowers. The Homemakers planted succulents and flowers for a fairy garden in front of the Crittenden County Health and Rehabilitation.

KEHA Cultural Arts - Since the 2020 annual KEHA homemakers meeting was cancelled, all cultural arts winners from last year

will be sent to the 2021 state meeting. Congratulations to the following homemakers who will be sending their works of art to the

state meeting on June 22.

Sarah Ford – Paper Crafting – Scrapbook – Tribute to Aunt Flora

Kristi Harris – Photography – Color - Mantle Rock

Tabby Tinsley – Painting, Decorative – Other – Snowman Pillow

Sandy Wells – Crochet – Thread – Pineapple hat

Nancy Lanham – Crochet – Fashion – Navy hat & scarf

New for the 2021 Crittenden County Fair – We are bringing back some FCS exhibits to the

fair. We are starting small to with only 3 classes:

Photography: Color and Black and white

Needlework: Crochet &/or knitting and Embroidery, Cross stitch, Crewel

Sewing: Clothing and Non-clothing item, more entry details will be in the July newsletter.

Crittenden County Agriculture Leadership Hall Of Fame – The purpose of the Crittenden County Agriculture

Leadership Hall of Fame is to recognize contributions made to agriculture and community leadership. One recipient per year. A couple

may be nominated but are considered one recipient. Recipients may be a farmer or someone who has supported Crittenden County,

especially the agriculture community. Examples of recipients may be farmers, loan officers, government officials, ag- business

professionals or farm "moms". Recipients must have made significant contributions to Crittenden County and should have had a long

tenure in their field of endeavor, preferably over 20 years and have a solid connection to the county. Recipients may be living or

deceased. Recipient must be nominated by a Crittenden County resident. Applications must be complete with details for the selection

committee to know what contributions have been made to the community. Nominations must be made by July 1, applications are

available at the extension office. A selection committee will choose the recipient and they will be recognized at the Crittenden County

Fair Breakfast, August 6.

Facebook Live cooking demonstrations – On Thursday, June 24th Todd Perryman and I will be doing a

Facebook Live cooking demonstration of the June Cooking through the Calendar Recipe – Rockin’ Chicken Tacos. I hope you

can join us. Remember, If you are working on your REACH forms, watching videos counts as attending an extension

sponsored program.