Garland County Office

Garland County Extension Homemakers

PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS

Another busy year for Garland County EHC is coming to an end. I thank everyone for the support you have given to all our county activities. We have some changes for next year, but I am sure we will have another good year with the new officers and others leading the way.

Thanks for allowing me to be your county president.

-Wilma Blair, President

THANK YOU WILMA FOR A GREAT YEAR!!!

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EHC MEMBERS

BUSY BEES

Busy Bees bought personal items for the Ouachita Children’s Center and delivered them to the Center this month.

Let’s have one of the best JOURNEYS through this year to the “finish line” (aka…June 2018)!

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COOKS ‘R’ US

FIBER THERAPY

Country Store

It’s time to start working on your handmade items to sell in the Country Store at the Arts & Crafts Fair! All members (and spouses) can bring items to sell and there is no limit of items you have.

Selling in the Country Store is a good way to get to know EHC members from other clubs and we always have a good time. You might even make enough money to buy some more craft supplies!

The deadline for registration is September 3rd. For more information contact Katy Weaver at 501-767-2620 or tiredmail@sbcglobal.net.

Officers Training is on Friday, June 23rd. It will be at 5:30 p.m. at the EHC Building. Please make note of the time change from what is in the yearbook. We look forward to seeing you there!

COOKS ‘R’ US is changing its focus starting in July. We will still be meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., at the EHC Building at the Garland County fairgrounds. We will focus on baked goods and desserts with a healthier twist. We are happy to have visitors and new members. For info please call Sharon Parrett at 617-3237 or just come and out and join us.

Fiber Therapy Club recently participated in the table runner contest at the Spring Council Meeting. The club voted from among member entries to decide which table runner would be entered in the county-wide contest. Jennifer Orr’s table runner was selected.

Fiber Therapy Club members are so proud that Jennifer also won the contest for the county. Way to go Jennifer!

CRAZY QUILTERS QUILT SEMINAR 2017

We had a great seminar this year!! Everyone had a lot of fun and learned a lot! Look at these beautiful quilts and how different they are. Thank you to all who helped and attended! We gained several members also.

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Lakeside's Papercrete Project

At our May meeting, Lakeside members made Papercrete pots, which are similar to Hyperufa pots. Millie Wilson had prepared stacks of newspaper by shredding them and then soaking the strips in a large bucket for about 48 hours. When we finished lunch we got to work. We drained the water from the newspaper and Millie stirred it to a pulp with a paint mixer attached to an electric drill. Then she stirred in Portland cement and vermiculite, along with a little more water. Each of us chose a plastic bowl for a mold, sprayed it with vegetable oil, p ut on our gloves, and set to work applying the "goop" to the inside of the mold. We had to take the filled molds home with us for the pot to dry so we haven't seen what each other’s pots look like, but here is one that is finished.

Pictur ed (left) is visitor Pat Zeller and (right) Millie Wilson who was hostess and

workshop teacher.

Crazy Quilters is having Fun Friday on June 16 at 9 a m . They will be making a glass beaded spider, as seen above. Cost is $1.50 for members and $2.50 for non - members. There is a limit of 20 participants so don’t forget to sign up!

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Loyal Ladies practiced making the Heritage apron from a man's shirt at their February and March meetings in preparation for the Fun Friday class we taught in April. We've also had our annual plant exchange, and our annual yard sale (where, incidentally, w e raised more than we ever have), proceeds go toward funding our nursing scholarships at NPCC. We also added two new members this past quarter, Sherry Heimbach and Jackie Marsching. Eleven of our members attended the Spring Council meeting.

LOYAL LADIES

Let’s welcome our new 2017/18

Garland County EHC President Wrennita Cash. Looking forward to a great year!!

In a world full of people who couldn’t care less, be someone who cares more! - Author Unknown -

2017/18 PRESIDENT

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension

Service Garland County

Woodbine Hot Springs, Arkansas

71901

Phone: (501) 623-6841

Fax:

(501) 623-5756

E-mail: jvincent@uaex.edu

Web Site: www.uaex.edu/garland

JESSICA’S SCHEDULE JULY 1-9 Annual Leave 10 EHC Catering Committee Meeting 11-13 School Health Conference in Benton 14 EHC Executive Committee Meeting 18 Educational Leave 19 Meeting at ACTI 20 Fair Judging School in Ashdown 21 Meeting in Montgomery County 25-27 4-H State O’Rama in Fayetteville 28 EHC Board Meeting and Leader Lesson 31 Mediterranean Cooking Training in Fayetteville AUGUST 1 Mediterranean Cooking Training in Fayetteville 7-10 Program at ACTI 11 EHC Kitchen Training 14-17 Program at ACTI 18 EHC Summer Council 21-24 Program at ACTI 23 Program at Senior Center 25 Ext. Get Fit Training at Balboa Church 28-31 Program at ACTI

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SEPTEMBER 4 Holiday 5-7 Program at ACTI 6 Program at Lake Hamilton Middle School 7 Pre-Diabetes Training 7 Garland County Fair Check-In 8 Program at Fountain Lake School 9 Garland County Fair Check-In 11-14 Program at ACTI 11 Garland County Fair Judging 13 Program at Lake Hamilton Middle School 13 4-H Foundation Meeting 14 Program at Lake Hamilton Middle School 15 Garland County Fair Premium Sale 18-21 Program at ACTI 20 Program at CHI Hospital 22 Program at Fountain Lake School 25-28 Program at ACTI 27 Program at Senior Center

EHC Dates to Remember

JULY 4 Holiday-Extension Office Closed 14 9:30 a.m. Executive Committee Mtg. 24 Sign-up Deadline for Leader Lesson Training 28 9 a.m. Board Mtg.; 11 a.m. Leader Lesson Training 14 Sign-up Deadline for Summer Council 18 10 a.m. Summer Council 31 9 a.m. Clean Up Day (2 from each club) AUGUST 5 9:00 Loyal Ladies Fun at the Fairgrounds 11 Kitchen Training Day--9:30 a.m., repeated at 6 p.m. SEPTEMBER 4 Holiday-Extension Office Closed 7 5-7 p.m. County Fair Check-in 9 9a.m.-12p.m. County Fair Check-in 11-15 Garland County Fair 11 Judging Day 13 12 p.m. 4-H Foundation Meeting 15 11 a.m. Premium Sale Lunch 17 2-4 p.m. County Fair Pick-up 22 9 a.m. Clean Up Day (2 from each club) 30 Sign-up Deadline for County Store

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