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February 2017 Clark County HCE Newsletter 1

February 2017 Issue 1

Presidents Message

Well, what a winter we have had so far! Very cold,

lots of snow and then came the January thaw and

our snow is going. The fog that went along with the

warmer weather was terrible. The board is working

on HCE day, we hope it will be exciting and many of

you will attend. Remember the Cultural Arts

Contest, be sure to read the new rules - a few

changes each year.

Hope many of you were able to attend the Carbone

Cancer Center project presented by Nancy. It was

very informative.

Looking for new members if anyone has any leads

let someone on the board know, and we will try to

help you. If you have ideas to help us draw in

people, let us know.

Have a Happy Valentines Day!

-Lois

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

President’s Message…..…… 1

Highlights….….…………… .2

News…...……………………..3

Board Meeting ...…..……… .4

HCE Day.…...……………….7

Cultural Arts………………..9

Important Dates

March 7th: Executive

Board Meeting

March 22nd: Veterans

Service Training

Growing Stronger, Reaching Wider,

Caring To Make A Difference

HCE Offers Opportunities For: Learning in

a social setting. Sharing what we learn.

Caring to make a difference in our

homes, communities, and the world.


are available online.

Lone Pine

January 23, 2017

Margaret Artz gave a report

on the traditions of

swearing in a new

and Simple program to HCE

members on January 24th.

This well-attended event

provided attendees with some

important and timely

information. Information

packets were provided for

each club. See your club

president for details.

HCE Day

Growing with HCE, HCE Day

2017 is swiftly approaching.

Registration for the event is

now open. Please complete

the attached registration form

and return to Lois Becker.

Cultural Arts Show and

Contest - 2017

Registration for the 2017

show is now open. Please see

the attached form for more

details on the event.

president.

A report on high blood

pressure and some of the

causes was given by

Rosemary Sladish.

Cancer: Clear and Simple

Nancy Vance and Melissa

Kono presented UW

Carbone’s Cancer: Clear

Happy Homemakers

January 12, 2017

Thank you card received

for the Venet Family for

the donation for Bailey’s

benefit. They reported

she is doing well since

the surgery.

Medford Bird Club

reported there are 257

species in WI!

O-W Enterprise is in

need of recipes.

Hilltop

January 24, 2017

Reminder to all members

to save all food and

beverage labels for

school.

Peggy, Mary, and Arlene

presented information

from UW-Carbone’s

Cancer Clear and Simple.

An article was shared

about purchasing a

coffee stone from the

streets of Paris! These

Highlights


On the Move and in

the Groove

February 28th to May 27, 2017

Family and Community Life will again be focusing on walking and exercise as a countywide activity. Any activity you do between February 28

th and May 29

th can be

counted. This includes walking, cleaning, gardening, dancing, swimming, and you-name-it exercise of any kind. Each 20 minutes equals 1 point, for example, one hour equals 3 points. Please report your totals in points, not hours.

All forms for individuals or groups are available on-line, or you may develop your own...as long as you use points for your totals. Remember, one point for every 20 minutes of activity.

Please compile your reports at the county level and send them to Vice President for Family and Community Life. Your reports should show totals for each individual. Remember to include the name, address, county, phone or email of the person sending the report.

In 2016 there were 33 counties that reported participation in 'On the Move and in the Groove' with total points at 136,834 up from 98,989 in 2015! Way to go! I'm sure we will

News

break 150,000 points next year with everyone Movin' and Grovin'!

PLEASE forward your County reports to me by June 10

th, 2017. This is very

important because our State President needs the information for the NVON Conference. These numbers look good on our report for NVON.

THANK YOU for your participation and looking forward to 2017!

JoAnn Blonien Vice President for Family and Community

Life S 589 Cnty Hwy WW

Elroy WI 53929

New email: [email protected]

HCE Day Donations

HCE Day is April 8th, and we will again be

donating needed items to the Department of

Aging. They very much appreciated the

items we donated last year.

Needed items include:

Coffee

Canned Meats

Canned fruits in natural juice

Snack-Pack pudding

Low sodium soups (Healthy Choice)

Oatmeal (plain Quick 1-Minute

Towel sets (light weight, clean, gently

used)

Pillow cases

Again, thank you for your donations.

mailto:[email protected]


HCE Executive Board Meeting

January 30- ADS Greenwood 6:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order by

President Lois Becker at 6:00 p.m. at at

the ADS in Greenwood. Other members

present were: Deb Gries, Treasurer;

Joanne Trunkel-Vice President

for Family and Community

Outreach; Betty Loos-

Historian, Diana Schuette-

Wisconsin Bookworm TM

Coordinator and Cultural

Arts Chair; Joan Knack; and

Mary Kipp-Secretary.

The Secretary's Report was

read and placed on file.

The Treasurer's report was

read and placed on file.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT:

The new MEMBERSHIP AND PHOTO

RELEASE FORM was discussed by Lois

Becker and Joanne Trunkel. Program

Assistant at the UW Extension Office will

be asked to send the form to Club

Presidents so that members can sign the

form.

HCE DAY: Sandy Fritz, Coordinator, and

the Neillsville Clubs have been working

on arrangements for HCE DAY. It will be

held at the CART Center in Neillsville on April

8. The theme for the Day is "Growing with

HCE." Mini-Sessions were discussed.

Donations will again be collected for the

Office on Aging. Mary Kipp will contact the

Office on Aging for recommended

donations. HCE Day

information will be in

the upcoming

Newsletter.

WISCONSIN

BOOKWORM TM

COORDINATOR: Diana

Schuette discussed the

recent donations which

have been received.

NEW BUSINESS:

WEST DISTRICT MEETING: Will be held

April 10 in Monroe County.

STATE WAHCE CONFERENCE: Will be held

at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells

September 11-13.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

Submitted by:

Mary Kipp, Secretary


International

Committee

The Quiltlets, for Nicaragua, that members

made this last year were such a big success

that we have decided to continue the project.

"Therapy Quilts" for Nicaragua. The instruc-

tions follow:

Lightweight Quiltlets for Medical Centers

in Nicaragua

Use Cotton Fabric

Use 2 pieces of fabric (No batting)

Sew the two pieces together and then quilt

with embroidery thread or yarn, or simply

topstitch the edges and a few times across

the center.

Make in different sizes - anywhere from one yard

pieces of fabric to two yards or so - and any size in

between. Usually the width of the fabric(45" wide).

Can also use up your smaller pieces of fabric from

quilt making squares, designs or whatever else

works.

Color is always good and cheerful - children's or

any happy design.

The children in the hospital are anywhere from infants,

toddlers to young teens. Larger size quilts are also in

need. They are also used for adults to have a light cover

for dignity.

We can obtain labels from Wisconsin/Nicaragua Part-

ners to put on the quilts.

If your club is interested in making some, need more

information, or when you have some contact Lois Beck-

er (715-255-8307) or Joanne Trunkel (715-267-7264).

We will be collecting them at HCE Day, in April.

Honoring our Veterans

March 22nd, 10:00AM in the Neillsville Auditorium

Presented by Aaron Greisen, Clark County Veterans Officer

It is the mission of the veteran service office to advise

persons living in the county who served in the U.S. Armed

Forces regarding any benefits to which they may be entitled or any complaint or problem

arising out of such service and render to them and their dependents all possible assistance.

Aaron will be speaking about some of the issues that veterans deal with on a daily basis as

well as how we can help and honor the veterans in our lives. I hope you will attend and

learn all about the Veteran office in the Clark County.


Mark Your Calendar...

March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 Executive

Board Meeting

8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 Veterans

Training

23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 Valentines

Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28


HCE

Growing With From A to Z: We are First Rate. HCE Day Saturday April 8th, 2017 8:30AM-1:30PM CART Center 201 E 4th Street, Neillsville, WI *Remember to bring plates, cups, and silverware!

Name ____________________________________ Phone # __________________________________

Address _________________________________

_________________________________

To register, fill out this form and send to Lois Becker: N8094 County RD K, Loyal, WI 54446 For more information call Sandy Fritz: 715-613-0208 or the Clark County UWEX: 715-743-5121

I am a…. Club Member

2017 Member

Non-member

Non-member wanting to join

Non-member sponsored by a club

HCE Member from neighboring

Neighboring county president

(List Club)

(List Club)

(List County)

(List County)

(Dues to be Paid)

Cost for the day is $2.00 plus a dish to pass. **There is no cost for county presidents

Choose your Mini Session. Place 1 by your first choice, 2 by the second, and three by the third. Seating is first come first serve.

Have you ever wanted to see how soap is made? Join Danae and Jody Stieglitz from 1909 Farmstead Soaps LLC for a soap making

demonstration. They will be using the cold process of soap making by using lye, oils, and goat milk to make handcrafted, specialty

soaps.

Soap Making Demonstration with Danae and Jody Stieglitz - No cost

Adoption Journey - Wendy Fritz & Lauran Lelein

Recycled Bags

A mother/daughter team tell the story of their adoption journey from Guatemala. Presentation includes Q&A and Power Point.

Use your pet food or birdseed bags to create unique environmentally friendly fashion accessories! Participants are required to

bring a bag and 1/4 yard of fabric for the bags lining, scissors, and sewing machine if possible.


Growing with HCE

2017 HCE Day Agenda

8:30 AM Registration and Coffee Time

Collections

Cultural Arts Registration

9:00 AM Welcome - Lois Becker, President

Pledge & Creed

Introduction and Committee Reports

Bookworm

Dairy Bar

Scholarship

International

50 Year Members

Educational Awards

Announcements

9:30 AM Mini Sessions

Soap Making

Adoption

Recycled Bags

10:30 AM Break

10:45 Guest Speaker - Nikki Michalak: Travels in Peru

11:45 Cultural Arts Viewing and Potluck Lunch

1:00 PM Vote for Cultural Arts Awards

Door Prizes

Prayer

Evaluations

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