Dunn County Association for Home &

Community Education

Welcome to our December newsletter! I am finding it difficult to believe another year is almost over and the holiday season is upon us. I hope you all will be able to spend quality time with your loved ones, and enjoy that time together!

Our Fall Northwest District Meeting was held on Thursday, October 19th in Cushing. Five members of the Dunn County Executive board attended. Each county set up a display of some of the projects and volunteer ideas they do in their counties. Some beautiful quilts as well were displayed.

We will probably have held the Christmas Tea by the time you receive this newsletter, and I hope you all were able to attend. I always admire the themes and ideas the clubs come up with each year! A fun time to gather with our friends and fellow HCE members too!

I will be working on the 2018 program books the next few weeks and getting them ready to print for the new year. A big thank you to all the members who attended the President’s Meeting and joined us in brainstorming our lessons! Some awesome programming is in the works for everyone.

Make sure that your updated member lists are sent in to the County treasurer as soon as possible so we can get our lists updated and dues paid. This is very important so that we have a

current list of members in our county, which in turn needs to be sent into the state as well. We also use this list for several other tasks during the year. A reminder that all Individual members also need to pay their dues to continue to participate. Thank you!

I have included the “wish list” from WinterHaven, the homeless shelter. If any club or individual is looking for places to donate or volunteer, this is an idea. I know you all have special places that you like to make your donations, and that is wonderful. Just remember to keep track of the approximate dollar amounts so you can let me know for the Contribution report I need to compile in May!

We have a special interest meeting that will be held on January 22, 2018. We will be learning about “Healthy Bones.” More information will be given to you regarding the time and the place for this important health related session!

Make sure your secretaries get their minutes to the center chairs, so they can compile a report for upcoming newsletters as well. We all like to read about what other clubs are doing in our county! Happy Holiday wishes to all!

December 2017/

January 2018

Inside this Issue:

2 WI Bookworms™

Jan. Leader Training

County Board

Officers

2018 Special Interest

Meetings

In Memoriam

3 Winter Haven List Calendar

Club Notes

4-5 Club Notes

5 Dunn County Barn

Quilts

Jan. LTM Registration

HCE IS SUPPORTED BY:

Dunn County UW-Extension 3001 US Hwy 12 East, Suite 102 Menomonie, WI 54751-3045 Phone: 715-232-1636 Fax: 715-231-6687

Michelle Giese, Support Staff

michelle.giese@ces.uwex.edu

Wisconsin

Bookworms™

Thanksgiving is over and winter is here. This fall has been a challenge for the farmers but hopefully they get their crops in before the snow flies. Winter is a great time to read and the new books the children have will give them something new to read and share with their family.

Our book program is a wonderful way to help literacy. The children are always delighted to receive their new books and our readers love reading to them. The teachers also love the program so let’s keep the program going. With the help of clubs, individuals, our used book sale, and grants, we can make this happen. Donations are always welcomed so remember to save your lightly used books for our used book sale at the fair.

Nancy Doane Bookworm’s Coordinator

Special Interest Programs for 2018

Strong Bones

Food Waste-Education Program from the State Conference

Writing Your Own Obituary

Outhouse Finds We are also going to use some of the other suggestions from the President’s Meeting at our REAL Saturday and possibly the Spring Fling. Stay tuned for more updates!

County Board Officers

I would like to welcome Jayette Giere as the new Dunn County Executive Board Treasurer! I really appreciate her stepping up to take this position. I have decided to remain as the President for the next three years, if all goes well. Rosalie Werner has agreed to step into the Vice President position to help me out as needed. We still need a West Center Chairman to replace Rosalie, and that needs to be someone from either Ideal, Palmer or Weber Valley. Please think about volunteering for this position! If desired, two people can co-chair in this position.

I have also volunteered to be the Treasurer of the Northwest District for the next three years, so if I ask for help with some of the duties on the county level, I hope you are willing to step up and assist!

Chris

Thank You!

I want to take this opportunity to thank Sue Hitz for her five years as Treasurer, both on the County level as well as the Northwest District! Enjoy your "retirement" as HCE treasurer, Sue!

Chris

January Leader Training Meeting

“Strong Bones”

Shirley Doane Senior Center Monday, January 22nd

1:30 pm

Instructor: Community Engagement & Wellness Specialist Tina Tharp

NOTE: This will be held at the Shirley Doane Senior Center

The class is designed for middle-aged and older women and men. Instruction includes activities to build strength and improve flexibility and balance.

Sandy Gerth Memorial

Palmer Homemakers are feeling the loss of Sandy Gerth who passed away on September 22nd. Sandy joined homemakers back in 1968 and over the many years missed very few meetings. Homemakers were a special part of her life and when building her home, she wanted to make sure there would be plenty of parking for all of the members. Sandy served as our historian and did a beautiful job keeping up with the scrapbooks. After Sandy entered the Neighbors and eventually Colfax Rehabilitation Center, the club held their monthly meetings at her “new home” so Sandy could attend! She was an extremely generous member who always thought of other’s needs before thinking of hers. She would be the first to volunteer to bake two dozen cookies for a function and bring six dozen instead! When it was her turn to host the club there would be a gazillion different items offered because she did not want to “run out”. Sandy’s interests were varied. She liked to have fun first of all, but she was a collector of beautiful glassware and numerous knick knacks, a phenomenal baker, card player and crafter of cards. Her home was always decorated with many, many things for the holidays! We miss her spitfire spunk but fortunately have many fond memories to last a lifetime.

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Club Christmas Parties

22-25 Extension Office Closed for

Christmas Holiday

1 Extension Office Closed for

New Year’s Holiday

9 HCE Executive Board

Meeting, Community

Services Building,

1:00 pm, Rm. 101

17 Registrations due for

Leader Training Meeting

22 Leader Training: “Strong

Bones,” Shirley Doane Senior

Center, Menomonie,

1:30 p.m.

East Center

By Rosalind Wynveen & Rita Kothlow

CADDIE WOODLAWN:

Oct – Jayette - Environment-Take

caution when burning leaves this fall.

Phyllis-Cultural Arts-The Foreigner is

playing at the Mabel Tainter Oct. 20-

22. The Elk Mound Craft sale is Oct.

21. A thank-you was sent from

Durand Craft sale for renting a booth.

Our club will work from 9 am to 2 pm.

Six squares are needed until we finish

our quilt. We are looking for

presenters who will give evening

classes for HCE during 2018. Most

raffle tickets have been turned in, the

rest will be turned in at the Nov.

meeting. Phyllis will have a birthday

party at the Springbrook Town Hall

Nov. 5 from 12 to 4 pm.

CEDARLINGS: Oct – We met at

the Leisure Center. Pennies for

Friendship for Bookworms. Julia-

Cultural Arts- Reports art therapy for

the brain used for those suffering

Alzheimer's or Dementia recall events

through art. Julia will give a

presentation Nov. 2 for the residents

at The Classic Hillcrest Greens which

is a senior residence in Eau Claire.

Joyce- Safety- Watch for skate

boarders and bicyclist especially at

night and some do not have lights.

Julia offered to make invitations for

our meeting and invite someone to

Christmas Tea. Rita attended the

Presidents meeting. REAL Sat. may

include canvas painting by Julia, card

making by Geri, basic sewing

instructions. It will be held at Keys

Chevrolet Room. Gina gave lesson on

WinterHaven – Wish List

$10 gas cards

Dunn County Transit bus passes

$10 Burger King or Culver’s gift cards

Coffee and basket filters

Silverware

Kitchen towels, dish cloths, hot pads

Paper towels, zip-lock bags (all sizes)

Dish soap & dishwasher detergent

Laundry detergent & dryer sheets

Mop & bucket

All-purpose cleaners

Toilet paper & Kleenex

Tampons & pads

Garbage bags

Odor Eaters insoles & foot powder

Socks & underwear (mostly men’s)

Twin size sheets

Pillows

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Club Notes – Cont’d

Suicide Prevention. Julia will attend

the Wills, Trusts, and POA’s.

ELK MEADOW: Oct – Comm-

unity Outreach Report-Clothes were

donated by our club for Mound View

Elementary students. Members

“modeled” hats, gloves, etc. and a

group picture was taken. Donations

tonight will be Mound View Closet

Fund. We will donate change tonight

to Mounder Meals as a match has

been extended by Feed My People for

Mounder Meals until the end on Nov.

Thank-you from Mound View

Elementary for school supplies and

Mounder Meals from Elk Meadow

HCE. Sandy attended the Presidents

Meeting. Elk Meadow Christmas

Party is Dec. 6 at the Independence

Bank. The Food Pantry needs food for

Thanksgiving. Our club will provide 2

meals; a sign-up sheet was passed for

contributions. Benefit for Matt

Solberg Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11 to 5

PM with free will offering. Barb and

Lori presented the lesson on Suicide

Prevention; QPR=Question, Persuade

and Refer.

TAINTER: Oct – Met at Marge’s

home. Donation was made for

Bookworms was sent to Nancy.

Marge gave the lesson on Suicide

Prevention. Betty and Rosalind read

for Head Start in Sept.

Nov – Met at Betty’s home- All 8

members attended. Betty gave lesson

on Wills, Trust, and POA’s and

Rosalind gave report on Advance

Health Directives which had been

presented by Brent Skinner from the

Skinner Law Office. Received a

thank-you from Nancy for our

Bookworm donation and help. Our

annual Christmas Party will be at

Dorothy’s this year. It will be catered.

West Center By Rosalie Werner

WEBER VALLEY: Nov – We

met at President Rosalie Werner’s

house to do project for Holiday Tea.

We made Snowman ornaments. We

had our meeting and discussed

bake/craft sale usually held in

November at Welcome Home in

Elmwood; this event is changed to

Feb 10. We will discuss at future

meeting whether we will have a table

as a fundraiser for our club. Cathy

LaBlanc agreed to serve as temporary

historian chair to document our

projects and activities towards goal of

submitting something to annual state

meeting. We voted to donate $25 to

sanitary pad project in Africa and $25

to Bookworms. We will hold annual

Christmas party on Dec 18 at 12 noon.

Each member will bring 2 doz+

cookies for 12 cookie plates we will

donate to shut-ins. We will each bring

a plate to pass and woman’s

Christmas gift. Those who bring a

spouse will bring an additional $5-

man gift to exchange.

IDEAL: Sept – We discussed 3

members who worked at the book sale

at Fair. One member will attend

Suicide Prevention. Our club is

planning a club tour in Oct to check

out the fall colors and barn quilts in

our area. We handed out raffle tickets

for HCE. Have a nice autumn season.

Oct – We did not have a report on

Suicide Prevention because member

was absent. We took cars to check out

the fall colors. We viewed many of the

barn quilts in our areas and had a

delightful day. We had lunch in

Downsville. Someone should attend

the Oct. meeting on Wills, Trusts and

POA’s.

Nov – Our meeting was held at

Family Restaurant and every member

was present except for Phyllis Holt

who is 95. We decided to make her an

honorary member. We had our report

on Suicide Prevention. We took up

collection for Bookworms. We do not

have Dec. meeting but will invite our spouses to our Christmas party in

January at Exit 45. Hope you have

a blessed Christmas and Happy

New Year!

PALMER: Sept – Donated quilt

from Palmer’s pat member was given

to Winter Haven – a thank you note

from them was read. New officers:

Christie Pittman, Pres; RoseAnn

Husby, VP; Vickie Husby, Treas;

Cindy Quilling, Sec; and Muriel Wolf,

Sunshine. Christie Pittman had a

reading on The Facts about Honey.

Nelva Bandelow is now home from

Neighbors. We are grieving the loss of

Sandy Gerth, long-time member since

1968. We collected for Pennies for

Friendship.

Oct – A $100 gift given to our club

from family of Sandy Gerth. We voted

to give $50 to Menomonie Library to

purchase two books in memory of

Sandy Gerth and Margaret Meyer. We

voted to have dues remain at $20. A

Christmas get-together will be to

attend “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

at Mabel Tainter on Dec 20 with

dinner afterwards. Missy Klatt gave

members the history, folktales and

games related to Halloween traditions

of jack-o-lanterns.

North Center By Maureen Scott & Geri Bates

BAXTERVILLE: Oct – We need

one more quilt square turned in to be

on the quilt. Sheridan Town Hall

cleaning is scheduled for Nov. 5th at 5

pm. Lori has the Bingo cards for the

Christmas Tea. Wear Packer gear for

the next meeting as we will watch the

game. We will be serving the dinner

for Syren’s wedding on Oct. 28th at the

Yellow Barn.

Nov – Discussed details of the

Christmas Tea. We will be attending

the play Escanaba in Da/Moonlight

Thurs. evening at the Northern Star

Theater. We will pay Karen Hemann

for the aprons she purchased for

Syren’s wedding, also for the HCE

raffle tickets, as a club, for $75. We

will be having the Christmas party at

our next meeting on Dec. 4th.

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Club Notes – Cont’d

CONNORSVILLE: Sept – Each

member will bring 1 dozen cookies

for the Holiday Tea. Will attend the

play in Clear Lake October 1st. Voted

to change club time to 1:00 pm. Club

to meet at Farmers Market

Oct – Time changed from 1 to 1:30

pm. Club will donate $25 to vets.

POPPLE CREEK: Sept – Voted

to have a bakeless bake sale for

Community Cares Food Pantry at Oct.

meeting. Discussion on some ideas for

2018 programming. Some sessions at

the State Conference were also

discussed: Bullying, Recycle &

Upcycle, and Food Waste.

Oct – Our club is in charge of making

table favors for the Christmas Tea; we

will be assembling them Nov.7th at

Geri’s. Other details were also

discussed. Chris asked Greg from the

Dunn Co. Veteran’s office for a list of

veterans who need some Christmas

cheer. Christmas party on Dec. 3rd at

Denny’s in Menomonie. Nov – Thank you note was received

for our donation to Feed My People.

Two more boxes were sent for Project

Patricia. Geri & Kathy made 60 table

favors for Christmas Tea. We will

meet to finish the gift bags for the

veterans on Dec. 4th. Winter Haven

wish lists were handed out to all

members if they would like to make a

donation.

Are you interested in painting a barn quilt and/or

participating in the Dunn County

Barn Quilt Trail Project?

Barn quilts are popping up across Dunn County. You can find them hanging on barns, sheds, or granaries as you travel throughout Dunn County and the entire state. A barn quilt is a quilt block painted onto a piece of plywood and hung on a barn or shed. It is an artistic way of promoting agriculture and tour-ism. Barn quilts featured in the Dunn County trail project are either 4’x4’ or 8’x8’ in size. We have almost 30 barn quilts show-casing Dunn County’s rich agricultural history and are looking for more!

The Dunn County Barn Quilt Project is a cooperative effort between UW-Extension Dunn County, the Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, and MJ’s Barn Quilts.

A brochure listing all of the quilts, a description of the quilt block patterns, and a trail map can be found in the trail brochure available from the UW-Extension office and on our website—http://dunn.uwex.edu/agriculture/ dunn-county-barn-quilts/

You can still be involved with this exciting initiative! An application for a 4’x4’ or 8’x8’ barn quilt can be found on our website. A fee is collected to pay for materials. If you’re not sure where to start, feel free to call our office. Project Team members Mary Kolstad or Janine Thull are willing to work with you to discuss your ideas, collect information and assist you in picking out your quilt pattern. They will also assist you in drawing and painting of your barn quilt. Barn quilts can be painted this winter in a heated room at the Dunn County Community Services Building in Menomonie. We will work with you to find a company to assist with the hanging of the barn quilt.

Please contact Katie Wantoch, Dunn County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, at 715-232-1636 or email at mail to: katie.wantoch@ces.uwex.edu for more information on the Dunn County Barn Quilt project.

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January Leader Training “Strong Bones”

Monday, January 22, 2018 Shirley Doane Senior Center 1412 6th Street E, Menomonie

1:30 p.m.

Name______________________________________

Phone_____________________________________

Club ______________________________________

Registration deadline: January 17, 2018. Or call the Extension office at 715-232-1636 or email: mgiese@co.dunn.wi.us to register.

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