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Homemaker Club Notes:
Henry County will be hosting the 87th
Annual Louisville Area Annual Meeting in October so plan to attend we
will need everyone’s help!
| Senior Series-Small Steps FALL SESSION
Begins October 4th: Senior Series-Small Steps classes will start October 4
and end December 22. There will be 30 hour long sessions taught
at the Extension Office from 10:30 until 11:30 usually on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (call if you need an exact
schedule). This program has been taught for over 30 years in
Kentucky and this will be our 10th year here in Henry County!
Stop by and try it out there will be no charge this fall..
FALL
Senior Series-Small Steps
September 11: Henry County Art
and Craft Guild Show:
Held at the Henry County Fairgrounds Building from 10-5:00. Stop
by for paintings, gourds, jewelry, wood carvings, toys etc! |
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| September 28: Leader
Training on Nuts: This lesson will be taught at 1:30 here at
the Extension Office, it is the leader training for the October
club lesson but is open to the public. Adding plant proteins,
like nuts and seeds adds phytonutrients, fiber, vitamin E and
magnesium to your diet and may reduce the risk of chronic
disease. |
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October 7: We are Hosting the 87th
Annual Louisville Area Extension Homemaker Meeting plan now to
attend and help us as we host this event which rolls around to Henry
County every seven years! We are hosting it at the newly remodeled Henry
County High School and we are very proud to have such a lovely facility
to host it in! Cost of the event is $15.00 make your checks to: Henry
County Homemakers and the deadline to register is September 21st . The
meal will be a delightful boxed lunch prepared by Linda Aldridge and the
program will be a Chautauqua performance:
| Chautauqua Program-
Emilie Todd Helm (1836-1930): Rebel in the White House
As the sister of Mary Todd
Lincoln and the wife of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin
Helm, Emily Todd Helm had a front row view of history during and
after the Civil War. She and her husband knew the Lincolns very
well. Benjamin Helm turned down a personal offer from Lincoln to
become paymaster of the Union Army but he choose to join the
Confederacy and become the president’s “rebel brother-in-law.”
“This program was funded
in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the
National Endowment for the Humanities” |
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October 9: Drennon
Day Quilt Display: Henry County Homemakers will again be
sponsoring the quilt display at the Drennon Festival.
County President Saundra Smith, Colleen Douglas and
Edith Tennill will be working with this. If you would
like to help give Saundra a call. We also need quilts to
be displayed. They will be hung on the upper balcony and
so will not be touched or handled. If you want to bring
your quilts to the Extension Office you can do so on
Friday, October 8 and Saundra will pick up and take to
the event.
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October 14: Senior Series-Small
Steps Falls and
Recovery Workshop at the Shelby County Extension Office from 1:00 until
4:00 p.m.:
This workshop will address:
- Issues associated with
falls and fall prevention among older and special needs
populations
- Simple exercises to
prevent or reduce the severity of falls and fall-related
injuries
- Effective techniques for
rising from a fall
- Ways to enhance and
maximize recovery
Cost: $49.00 (includes a
Senior Series-Small Steps Fall Recovery DVD)
For over 30 years Senior
Series-Small Steps
(www.bodyrecall.org) has been teaching fall recovery as part of
its core curriculum. This hands-on introductory workshop is for:
aging service and healthcare professionals, emergency service
providers, caregivers and others interested in learning basic
techniques for fall prevention and fall recovery. |
(CEU credits
are available through TRAIN) |
Deadline for registration is October 1st
Mail Checks made payable to Senior Series-Small Steps and mail to: Shelby
County Extension Agent, 1117 Frankfort Road, Shelbyville, KY
40065. For more information call Sheila Fawbush at 502-633-4593 |
October 26: Energy use in the Home;
this Homemaker Leader Training will be taught at the Extension office at
1:30 and will be the program for November club meetings but is open to
everyone. You will learn simple steps that you can take to reduce energy
use in your home.
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October 26: Chautauqua
at Twin Oaks-A Kentucky Love Story-Lucy Bakewell Audubon:
It was not easy being the wife of John James Audubon. Yet,
Lucy was in her own words, “perfectly suited for him.” She
was incredibly devoted to her husband, the famed naturalist,
artist and author of Birds of America. She made enormous
sacrifices and suffered public scorn as she supported her
husband’s talents. In the end, however, the Audubons were
successful. The two spent many years in Kentucky. The
program will be held at 6:30 with refreshments served
afterwards. Please call to register by October 15 so that we
can have adequate seating and food. “This program was
funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and
the National Endowment for the Humanities”
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Prevent
salmonella in eggs with safe practices:
More than 550,000 eggs were recently
recalled due to an outbreak of salmonella. Although Kentucky has not yet
been affected by the most recent salmonella outbreak, following safe
handling and cooking practices are your best methods to keep your family
safe. Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause intestinal illnesses in
humans. The infections can be life-threatening especially for infants
and young children, pregnant women and their unborn babies, older adults
and people with weakened immune systems (such as those with HIV/AIDS,
cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and transplant patients).
Here are some tips about safely
handling and cooking eggs, which can help prevent salmonella.
- Wash your hands. The best method is
to wash your hands for 30 seconds before and after handling food, using
the bathroom, changing diapers and handling pets.
- Wash the surfaces you use for
cooking such as utensils, cutting boards, dishes and countertops with
hot, soapy water. Do this after preparing a food item and before you
move to the next item.
- Paper towels are best to use.
However, if you use cloth towels, wash them often using the hot water
cycle in your washer.
- Salmonella is destroyed by cooking
the egg, or egg-containing dish, to at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit. Use
a cooking thermometer to measure the temperature. Promptly place eggs in
the refrigerator when you get home from the store.
- Don’t eat raw eggs. This includes
beverages made with raw eggs and sauces such as Caesar salad,
hollandaise sauce, homemade mayonnaise, ice cream, eggnog, and cookie
dough, unless the dish was made with a pasteurized liquid egg product or
pasteurized in-shell eggs. Cook yolks until they are firm.
Take the
10.10.10 Challenge for Second Sunday
Communities across the
state are planning events or activities on October 10 to encourage
families to GET ACTIVE! As you know Kentucky is always ranked in the top
10 states for obesity and obesity-related diseases. So take the 10.10.10
Challenge and plan to get active on Sunday, October 10!
There will be several
prizes and Tee-shirts provided. To get your Second Sunday tee-shirt give
us a call at 845-2811 and tell us how many your family needs (supplies
are limited).
On 10.10.10 get active
and then report to us what you or your family did. We will have several
prizes to award through a random drawing of those who report
participating in an active activity!! The possibilities are endless:
hike, bike, walk, climb, work in your garden, walk the dog, wash the
car, clog, play ball, canoe, clean the house etc. Then give us a call at
the Henry County Extension Office at 845-2811 to let us know what you
did by October 13 to be eligible for the drawing.
| Prizes include a $50 gift
certificate from the Henry County Chamber of Commerce and a
“Living Well Cookbook” (a $25 value) |
SEE
THE FLYER AS A PDF |
Important Note: After the ice
storm disaster it became apparent that we need a listing of county residents
who might need some special attention. So in preparation for natural
disasters, Henry County Disaster and Emergency Service would like to take a
survey of Henry County Citizens who are medically disabled. Examples include
being confined to a wheel chair, being on oxygen, etc. If you are medically
disabled, or know of someone who is please fill out the form
(at this link)
and mail it to: Henry County DES, PO BOX 202, New Castle, KY 40050
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