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Champaign County HCE – August 2015 “The Chatter” “Come Together – Walk with CCHCE”

Champaign County Home and Community Education ….making a difference for families since 1918

The Chatter AUGUST 2015 _____________________________________________________________________________________

Joan Stanley 344-3339 President Carol Froeschl 621-2724 Editor

CCHCE Web site: http://champaigncountyhce.wordpress.com/ [email protected]

“Come Together–Walk with HCE”

Because of LABOR DAY

NOTE: DEADLINE for CHATTER article

for September Chatter will be

AUGUST 24th

Please email or if you mail information to me

that I receive it by August 24th it may not be in

the September Chatter. News from the

Board Members

Main Events 2015

August 12th – IAHCE District Meeting – Decatur – at the Decatur Club, 158 W. Prairie Avenue, Decatur

August 21st – DROP off date for Garage Sale

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at FBA – Volunteers are needed for this date.

*** SHORT SALE Starts – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Entry Fee $1:00 – NEED Volunteers GG

August 22nd - 4th ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at FBA - Volunteers Needed

Come and Help – also Needed – Baked goods – Cookies and Brownies: 3 items per baggy

**AUGUST 24th – NOTE: EARLY Deadline for Sept. CHATTER

September 2015 – Units appoint nominating committee for Unit Officers election at October meeting.

Start collecting membership Dues for 2016 at Sept. meeting – Dues are Due Dec. 1st .

September 4th – October Lesson – “How Full is Your File Cabinet” – 9:30 a.m. at FBA

October 2015 – Make a Difference Month. Plan at your September Unit meeting what your Unit

will be doing for Make a Difference Day.

**Unit meetings October 2015 – Bylaws State: Unit officers shall be elected by the members present

at the October Unit meeting. Unit office shall assume their duties on or before January 1, 2016

October 19th – Membership Event

October 23rd – Cultural Art Day – SEE PAGE 9 for Project Guidelines

November 7th – “Holiday Trees and Craft Sale” –SEE Page 8

November 16th – International Luncheon

December 1st, 2015 - 2016 Membership Dues are due to County Board Treasurer, Nancy Blackburn.

Also 2 membership list with name, address, phone of each member paying

2016 Dues and send to Carol Froeschl & Nancy Blackburn.

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Octoberber 4th – October Lesson – “How Full is Your File Cabinet” – 9:30 a.m. FBA

October 2015 – Make A Difference Month

October 19th – Membership Event

October 23rd – Cultural Art Event

November 7th –

“Holiday Trees and Craft Sale”

November 16th – International Luncheon

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THE PRESIDENT Welcome to summer! If it isn’t raining it is HOT. The

corn out my back door is 9’tall. In my travels lately I have

seen some very poor crops. Some are having a good year and

some are not. I think that is fairly typical but difficult for a

farmer and family to deal with. It is a reminder to all of us to

help one another and I am happy to belong to an organization

that is very immersed in volunteer work.

We have District Meeting coming up very soon and most of

the board will be attending. We will be coming back with

new ideas and will be sharing those with you.

Our GARAGE SALE is coming up soon. Please try to help

however you can. We are going to need a constitution

committee and a nominating committee very soon. Please

give me a call if you can assist in any way. I will very much

appreciate hearing from you. Joan Stanley - County

President

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

Hey there HCE members. Have you all been cleaning out

your closets and other storage areas to donate your unused

treasures for our annual garage sale in August. Just think how

good it feels to have an uncluttered home. Its amazing how

quickly we can accumulate all that stuff. Our September

lesson will be the 5 ingredient fix. It should be very

interesting. Looking forward to seeing our unit members

again. Hope you are all having a great summer.

1st vice Bobbi McEntire

Minor Lesson

What is your favorite scent? Why does it bring you joy? How

about every time you smell lemons or that aroma-it makes

you feel good. Did you know that the olfactory senses are the

only one of five senses that are directly connected to the brain

and the environment. Result if you had a good experience in

Florida making fresh lemonade that scent would always be

associated with a good experience. Can you think of some

other scents that make you feel good?

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

(Membership) Carol Froeschl

WELCOME to Champaign County

Home and Community Education

Mary Riley

Mary has been an active member in the past before

rejoining HCE this month. So glad you are joining us

again. Welcome!

Any new member shall have their dues pro-

rated as follows: Those joining January,

February, or March will pay $20.00; those joining

in April, May or June will pay $15.00; and those

joining in July, August, or September will pay

$10.00; and those joining in October, November,

or December will pay $5.00 for 2015 dues and pay

$20.00 for 2016 due – Total pay $25.00 at this

time.

2016 Dues are DUE by

December 1st, 2015

UNITS should start collecting the 2016 DUES

Starting with your September meeting.

Snowbirds need to pay their dues before they leave for

the winter.

DUES are due to the County Treasurer NO LATER

than DECEMBER 1st. Nancy Blackburn

899 CR 800E

Champaign, IL 61822-9736

UNIT MEMBERSHIP LIST: When sending in your

Unit’s DUES, PLEASE remember to send each

members NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE to Nancy

Blackburn AND Carol Froeschl – membership

chairman (see address below). IT IS important that you

send all this information with the dues BY DECEMBER

1st – THANK YOU

UNITS: Any special activity your Unit does, please

contact me or put an article in your local newspaper –

getting the word out about HCE.

Carol Froeschl, 621-2724

2503 Bedford Drive

Champaign, IL 61820-7705

Asking friends to be members, have them check out our

website which has all the information about our organization,

membership, our monthly newsletter, etc. is available to

inform the public.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Elizabeth Michael

I received a thank you from a family that received one of our

weighted blankets:

Please share our WEBSITE:

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“THE CHATTER” is now on our

Website

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Dear Elizabeth and blanket helpers:

Just a note to thank you for making the blanket for one of my

4-H club members. As you can see by his note he has been

using it! His Mom said his new “blanket has helped him. He

had a weighted items in grade school but they were not his to

keep. Thanks again so much. Sincerely yours, Barb Kleiss

c/o Philo 4-H friends leader.

Thank you for making me the weighted blanket. It helps me

calm down when I get upset. That was very nice of you.

Love, Caleb Naese

CULTURAL ARTS (formally Cultural Enrichment) CULTURAL ARTS SHOW:

Cultural Arts Day will be Friday, October 23, at New

Horizon Methodist Church, 3002 W. Bloomington Road,

Champaign. Please be working on handcrafted projects for

exhibit and judging. We will have a fun filled program plus a

potluck lunch. Details about the program and a map to guide

you to the church will follow in the near future. Remember

we are having 3 independent judges selecting which projects

will be going to IAHCE State Meeting in March 2016.

Amish Adventures: A unique travel and gift shop all in one

location -- Guided tour of the Amish countryside; Meal in an

Amish home; Amish home tours; Amish woodworking shop

tour. Call for reservations, 202 S. Vine Street, Arthur, IL,

217-543-2734, [email protected],

www.amishadventures.net

"A hard thing about business is minding your own"

"If you can laugh at it, then you can live with it"

"Do not be too timid and squeamish. All life is an

experiment. The more experiments, the better"

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Linda Holzhausen, Cultural Arts

FAMILY ISSUES

Here are some generalizations about bullies they are not

meant to be a rule book. Keep in mind that bullies come in

any shapes and sizes.

Here are some common characteristics:

Tries to influence the what others think about someone

Constantly put other people down

Will go to any lengths to get something she wants regardless

who gets hurt

Often boast about their accomplishments, talents, looks, etc.

Enjoys giving orders and being surrounded by admirers

Make fun of someone or call names for belonging to a

minority group

Likes to frighten or intimidate someone else

Like to call attention to the shortcomings of others

Deliberately hurt someone's feelings

Force someone to do something she does not want to do

Pat Miller, Family Issue Chairman

INTERNATIONAL

'' LITHUANA ''

Helloooo fellow 'CCHCE' members.....Are you ready for

'August''...seems like we just started into 'July'...... Fair is

over...now I can...get ready to help at the Fisher Grade

School.........lots of fun & fellowship there...also..Volunteer

HOURS.... which is a great way to help our county's

volunteer hours... Try it !

Soooo here is some information on Lithuania.... Lithuanian is

spoken by nearly everyone in the country except for a few

Russians & Poles in 'Vilnius (capital) & in the extreme east

& south. It is a language with many words to describe a

single idea.. There is a abundance of 'nature words, '

probably because the people are so fond of the outdoors.

Lithuanian often makes use of diminutives to soften the

connotation of words to make them 'more personal'.

Symbolism ::The National Symbol is: Vytis, the white knight,

sitting astride his horse & brandishing a sword, he

symbolizes the nation's struggle to defend itself from the

intruders... The National Plant is rue, & the National bird is

the 'stork'..

History>>The origin of the nation & the development of it's

culture were strongly influenced by foreign occupation of the

country & are the result of the perceived need of the people to

preserve something of their own.. even when the national

language was banned & reading or writing of books in the

native tongue was forbidden, people were determined to

spread their heritage & share their traditions....

Basic Economy>> the economy is mainly agricultural, but, in

recent years ..the government has attempted to distribute

commercial activity. Light industry, metalworking, &

woodworking, along with petroleum refining, are part of the

commercial profile . Livestock breeding, primarily pigs, &

dairy farming are an important sector of the economy &

cereals, flax, beets & potatoes are the primary crops...

Lithuania's unit of currency is the ''litas, pegged at four litas

per U.S. Dollar.

A fun thing......the beauty of Lithuanian girls , a perfect blend

of Scandinavian..features & Slavic look, make the women of

that tiny European country absolutely gorgeous !!

Well more next time......sure hope to see lots of you at our

'"Garage Sale''' on Sat.., Aug. 22.......come help... come 'buy'

....see you there...OH>.....don't forget to bring a friend with

you.... show her how much we have fun in CCHCE.......see

ya... God Bless ! Have a wonderful summer.........

International Director..Marge Probasco... 217-778-

7319 Looking forward to the 'International Luncheon

on Monday, Nov. 16th.......see you there......

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Dorothy Rogers

Thank you for the support on our tour on July 30th. Watch


http://www.amishadventures.net/


upcoming Chatter for a Holiday Trip being planned.

Dorothy

VOLUNTEER HOURS

Where you can volunteer:

Libraries

Hospitals

Schools

Churches

Community Projects (Races)

Nursing Homes

Non Profits (Food Pantry)

Organizations

Veterans

4-H

Individuals (Not family)

The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of

your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of

others, your life improves automatically. (Ashley)

Luanna Olson, Volunteer Hours Chairman

NOTE: EARLY DEADLINE

Thank you to the St. Joseph Unit ladies who came to fold the

Chatter in July: Carolyn Corn, Barbara Hill, Carol Kibler,

and Doris Marsh. Also thank you to Donna Prahl from Staley

Unt and Phyllis Hurd, Elizabeth Michael and Donna Schirer

from Mahomet Unit who came to help fold.

SEPTEMBER Chatter folding Sept. 3–

1:00 p.m–FBA - Staley Unit

From the HCE Board Come Together – Walk with HCE”

Membership Report - 363 – AUGUST 1st

Reminder of Agenda Items for September

Unit Meetings

1). Dues are due December 1st. PLEASE start

collecting DUES at your September meeting.

2). Unit’s need to appoint a nominating committee

for elections of Unit officer. Unit officers shall be

elected by the members present at the October

Unit meeting (see Bylaws Article V.)

3). Please discuss participating in the All County

“Holiday Trees and Craft Sales” on November 7th.

See page 8 for details

Need to know as soon as possible Units decorating a tree

and number of members who will be selling their crafts

that day. Contact Mary Lou Younger or Carol Froeschl

4th Annual Garage Sale and Bake Sale

By now the Garage sale pick up has been done. Thank you

for your cooperation. Now it's time to get everything ready.

On August 21st (Friday), we will be sorting, and placing

everything we need out there. We'll certainly need all the

help we can get. We'll now need the extra tables, even

narrow tables we can use in the hall for our plants and books,

etc. Card tables for the end of the

lines. (it's hard to believe it takes so

much, but our GS expert Eileen Miller

said we do.) August 21, we will have

an early, short opening from 4:00

p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Items can still be

dropped off at the Farm Bureau, 801 Country Fair Dr.,

Champaign, if you didn't get a chance to do it earlier. But the

Big Sale is on Saturday, August 22. We will still need help

for manning all the stations, etc. and baked goods. Those are

always a big hit. Thank you again for being the wonderful

and hard working volunteers and individuals you've always

been and continue to be.

Mary Lou Younger and Carol Froeschl

SEE PAGE 8

VOLUNTEERS Needed for August 21st set day

ALSO Garage Sale Starts August 21 at 4 – 7 p.m.

Volunteers needed for August 22 – 8 – 3 p.m.

Bring Bake Sale items -

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SEPTEMBER CHATTER

DEADLINE

BY AUGUST 24th, 2015

or sooner

SEND to: Carol Froeschl

2503 Bedford Drive

Champaign, IL 61820

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 217/621-2724



HOLIDAY TREES

and Craft Sale

THE CCHCE Board is hoping that

all the UNIT’S will enter a

decorated Christmas Tree with a

theme. We have heard that some of

the Unit’s have decided on their

theme and are working on their

decorations during the summer months. ALSO,

we are hoping all our wonderful and talented

HCE crafters will be have a craft table at this

event.

QUESTIONS, please call Mary Lou Younger or

Carol Froeschl

Complete details on PAGE 8

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Attention Crafters!!

In 2016, we are planning to resume

CRAFTING. It will likely be scheduled

after the lesson on the first Friday of the

month. If anyone is interested in

heading this committee, please contact

Mary Lou Younger at 721-2627 and let's

talk about it. Also, everyone is

encouraged to share ideas on crafts you'd like to see done and

if you are willing to teach a lesson. Please let me know. I do

realize the "Pinterest" has many ideas, but there is nothing

like hands on. Actually getting it done and the sharing with

others and learning from experienced individuals. Recently

on my vacation, I learned to do this beautiful cloth flowers

and I was so excited that a vendor was sharing. Can hardly

wait to show all of you.

Submitted by Mary Lou Younger,

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THANK YOU from Board The Champaign County HCE board would like to

thank Dorothy Rogers for arranging the bus trip to

Yoder's Restaurant in Arthur for lunch and Green

Mill Village Theatre in Arcola for Half-Stitched the

Musical. Also a big THANK YOU to Dorothy for

sharing her 90th birthday by personally buying each

person on the trip a lottery ticket and an ice cream

sundae after the play. It was a fun day.

HOMER NITES UNIT

The Home Nites Unit meeting was held on July 30th as a

planned group trip to Arthur, IL.

The meeting was attended by Alice Kirby, Chairman; Kris

Brown, First Vice Chairman; Kate Boyer, Second Chairman;

Diane Boyer, Secretary/Treasure; Pat Varvel , Rob Boyer,

and Libby Boyer.

The trip commenced from downtown Arthur. Everyone in

the group met at 9:30 at The Wood Loft where we purchased

CD's for our self-guided tours of Amish country. We divided

up into two vehicles and caravanned for the tour. This was

followed by a delicious family-style dinner where we all

shared a table at the Amish home of Marvin and Sarah

Helmuth. From there the group proceeded to an Amish home

tour at the home of Mary Ann Schlock. Along the way

everyone took advantage of their opportunities to visit the

many stores in Arthur, and we all enjoyed Beachy's Grocery

Store. A great time was had by all.

Submitted by Diane Boyer, Secretary/Treasurer, Homer Nites

MAYVIEW UNIT

Mayview Unit met in the home of Nancy Mathis on July

7, 2015 for an “indoor Picnic”. Co-hostesses were Betty

Conerty and Beth Anderson.

Members attending enjoyed a delicious lunch. Members

discussed and decided on decorations for the Unit’s Holiday

Tree the Unit will have for the November 7th County Wide

“Holiday Trees and Craft Sale” at the Farm Bureau

Auditorium. Members will be meeting on August 26th to

make the decorations.

Next meeting will September 1st at fellowship room. St.

Peter's United Church of Christ, 905 S. Russell in Champaign

at 1:00 p.m.

STALEY UNIT

At 11 a.m. on July 17, 2015, Staley Unit was called to

order at Urbana Gardens Restaurant by Ceil Costello. Ceil

thanked everyone for coming to the luncheon. Then she

reminded us that it was not an official meeting but we did

have a small amount of business to conduct. Twenty-three

members were present plus Ceil's grandson Jared Lockmiller

was our guest.

Ceil reminded us that the pick-up time for Staley HCE

Garage Sale items will be from noon to about 1 p.m. on

Thursday, August 6, at the old Hobby Lobby parking lot off

Mattis Ave., Champaign. Please do NOT bring TVs,

computers, large appliances, electronics or car seats. All

items must be useable, clean and presentable. Items can also

be dropped off at the Farm Bureau on Friday, August 21.

Volunteers are needed to work the Garage Sale at the FBA on

Saturday, August 22.

Next Ceil reminded us that we need a theme for the Staley

Christmas Tree that will be donated to the HCE Holiday

Trees and Craft Sale in November. Norma Ripkey has

donated a tree and Marie Reeves has donated at stand.

Everyone needs to be thinking of a theme for the tree.


Alice Espenschied reminded us that Mary Ellyn Fincham

and Norma Ripkey will be taking the September 4 lesson on

How Full is your File Cabinet.

The next meeting will be a luncheon on August 28 at

O'Charley's Restaurant in Champaign. Barb Hiller will make

the reservation and the callers will call members to get a

count of ladies attending.

At 12:45 p.m. Ceil again thanked everyone for coming and

we were adjourned. Karen Moon, Secretary.

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IN MEMORY

Betty Hinton of Fisher passed away on July 6, 2015. She

married Merold Hinton June 3, 1960. Betty was a

homemaker, raising four children and helping her husband

farm in the Fisher area. She was responsible for starting te

Meals on Wheels Program—she began making meals for

people in her own kitchen and the program has since gone

nationwide. She was instrumental in the construction of t he

Fisher Grade School in her donation of land and state

funding. Mary was a member of the Dewey/Fisher Unit.

Margaret Edenburn of Rantoul passed away on July 31,

2015. She married Charles Edenburn on Feb. 16, 1947. He

preceded her in death July 5, 2015. She was employed at the

Rantoul City Schools for numerous year. She was member of

the Bethany Park Christian Church, where she served in

almost all the offices. She was a member of the Eastern Star

and a 47 year member of the Rantoul Unit of the Champaign

County Home and Community Education (HCE).

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KITCHEN CORNER

AUGUST 2015

5 Ingredient Beef Noodle Soup

1 lb ground beef

1 jar (46 oz) V8 juice

1 envelope onion soup mix

1 pkg (2 oz) beef Ramen noodles

1 pkg (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables

In a large saucepan, cook the beef over medium heat until no

longer pink; drain. Stir in the V8 juice, soup mix, contents of

the noodle seasoning packet, and the mixed vegetables.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered, for 8

minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Return to a boil; stir

in noodles. Cook for 3 minutes or until noodles are tender.

Serves 8.

Shepherds Pie

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey – brown

1 can green beans

1 can tomato soup

3 c. mashed potatoes (approx)

Shredded cheddar cheese (approx. 2 cups)

Place browned ground beef in bottom of casserole dish. Mix

tomato soup and green beans and spread over ground beef –

put mashed potatoes over this. Sprinkle cheese on top -

Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes until cheese is melted

and casserole is heated through.

LITHUANIAN RHUBARB CAKE

1/2 c. butter

1 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. soda

3 c. flour

Melt butter gently. Meanwhile, mix sugar, baking soda, and

flour. Add butter and crumble. Divide in half and press 1/2

out to line bottom of 9 inch square pan.

FILLING:

5 tbsp. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. sugar

4 c. rhubarb (2 lbs.), cut in 1 inch pieces

Combine ingredients, except rhubarb. When mixed, pour over

rhubarb and toss to coat well. Place in pan with crumb crust

and sprinkle remaining crust on top. Bake 1 hour in

preheated 350 degree oven. Sprinkle with confectioners'

sugar and cut in squares and serve. may be served with ice

cream.

LITHUANIAN MIXED VEGETABLE SALAD

1 c. sliced, cold cooked carrots

1 c. diced, cold cooked beets

2 c. diced, cold cooked potatoes

1 c. cold cooked green peas

2 tsp. minced dill pickles

1 c. sour cream

1/4 tsp. cayenne

Salt and pepper to taste

Crisp salad greens, washed and dried

Combine all ingredients - refrigerate 1 hour or more to

blend flavors. Serve.

Remember – copy of this Newsletter is on our

WEBSITE:

www.champaigncountyhce.wordpress.com

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Drop Off August 21st at FBA – 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Short Sale will begin on August 21st – 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m - Farm Bureau Building. Entry fee $1.00

Please, keep looking for those items to donate for the garage sale. We have already

received donations.

It will help tremendously if you would please price the items you're donating. Keep them

in the 25 range like 25, 50, 75, $1, etc. It's easier to make change that way. If you don't,

it's OK. Everything should be useable, clean and presentable. If you can hang

dresses and blouses--that would be GREAT! Wire hangers preferred.

**** NO TV’s, computers, large appliances or electronics or BABY CAR SEATS,

NO BROKEN ITEMS,

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

We need lots and lots of volunteers to help sort and set up on Friday, August 21st at the FBA

We need volunteers to help run the sale and watch/help customers on Friday

August 21st – 4 – 7 p.m. entry fee $1.00 AND Saturday, August 22nd – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

We need volunteers to help box up when sale if over.

BAKE SALE:

We will also appreciate donations of baked goods on the day of the sale –Saturday, August 22nd

We will need members to bake items to sell. It would be nice to sell bagged cookies and brownies

at 50 cents each - it adds up! Think 3 cookies per baggy. THANK YOU

We'll now need the extra tables, even narrow tables we can use in the hall for our plants and books, etc. Card

tables for the end of the lines We could also use grocery or shopping bags to use at the sale.

If you miss the pick-up sites or have more to donate, you can still drop off items on August 21st at the Farm Bureau or

you can call me, Mary Lou Younger at 721-2627 for pick up. Thank you so much for your cooperation.

Mary Lou Younger and Carol Froeschl 621-2724 REMEMBER USEABLE (working order), CLEAN Items.

“Come Together – Walk with HCE”

Hope to see a lot of volunteers for both days! THANK YOU

Don’t forget to come and shop too.

Friday workers get first chance at sales items.

4th Annual Garage Sale–August 22nd at Farm Bureau

Auditorium

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Champaign County Home and Community Education (HCE)

HOLIDAY TREES and CRAFT SALES

Objective & purpose: To bring HCE members of individual Units together for a common purpose,

and to bring all 16 Units together on a common project. Each Unit will enter a decorated

Christmas Tree with a theme. Vendors for Craft table, we are inviting our members to show

and/or sell their crafts and also invite outside vendors. Details below.

We be inviting the public to the event hope to gain new members by exhibiting our talents

and our organization mission.

Date: November 7th, 2015

Location: Farm Bureau Auditorium

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

1. Each Unit will decorate a Christmas

Height: 4-7 ft.

Sale of tree is Unit’s choice Sale can only be done by silent auction, to be picked up at the end of the day or later

by arrangement.

Profit from sale belongs to the individual Unit, and the decision on what to do with the money is their choice.

Set-up can be done the day before - PLEASE contact Mary Lou or Carol Froeschl with your tree theme as soon

as possible

2. Vendor Craft table:

Free to HCE members (members please call as soon as possible if you will need a space to sell your crafts).

Non-HCE Members fee will be $10.00 per table

Table size is 8 feet

Set up can be done the day before or before 8 a.m. day of the event

Money exchange will be done by individual vendors

For all vendors – the money they collect is all theirs to keep

Vendors will clear their area at the end of the day as neatly as possible

Vendors interested must contact Mary Lou Younger, 217/721-2627 by October 1, 2015 or Sooner

3. Cookies and other pastry sale:

Members are asked to donate items for the bake sale

Coffee and tea will be available for sale

4. Advertising:

Champaign County Board will handle the advertising for this event.

Newspaper media in the local/area communities, TV/Radio advertising,

fliers distributed in the local/area communities. Questions, please contact Mary Lou Younger,

217/721-2627 or Carol Froeschl, 217/621-2724

“Come Together – Walker with HCE” “Bring a friend along with you”


“Cultural Arts Day” – Categories for 2015

100 - Artwork (Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, or Watercolor)

200 – Baby Quilts

300 – Counted Cross Stitch

400 – Crafts

500 – Crochet Afghans

600 – Crochet – Other

700 – Hand Embroidery

800 – Hand quilted Quilts

900 – Heritage Needlework (Silk Ribbon, Hardanger, Tatting, etc.)

1000 – Jewelry (Handmade)

1100 – Knit Afghans

1200 – Knit Other

1300 – Machine Embroidery

1400 – Machine Quilted Quilts

1500 – Nature items – anything made of natural things: Wheat, Corn Husk, etc.)

1600 – Photography

1700 – Recycled

1800 – Rugs

1900 – Scrapbooking (4 pages total, front and back, in 2 plastic sleeves)

2000 – Table Runners

2100 – Wearable Art

2200 – Wall Hangings

2300 – Wood

2400 – Current Annual Conference Theme – 2014 theme “Been Cookin 96 Years”

Kits are now allowed

NOTE: Size requirements are still the same: 24 inches including matting and frame or can be folded

to 24 inches except quilts.

Pieces entered must be the handwork of the exhibitor and finished within the past two years.

Items entered in previous IAHCE shows are not eligible.

All entries will be judged by three Independent judges, not members of HCE.

Questions, please contact Linda Holzhausen – 217/714-2258


Confessions of a Packrat

I confess that I’m a Packrat;

I collect all kinds of stuff,

And my basement’s full of treasures

Lots of diamonds in the rough.

Spools and shells and pinecones,

Ribbon in neat little rolls;

Jars and bottles and lovely old lace;

Old rag dolls with very few holes!

Little balls of colored yarn;

Material for many a quilt;

Boxes of dried things, and flowers

The kind that won’t ever wilt!

Magazine clippings to read and to sort;

Baskets to fit any need;

Hundreds of pencils (2 inches long!)

So, I confess that I’m a Packrat!

Stuff just seems to find me!

But don’t worry, when I die I’m

Gonna leave it all behind me!

Nestles Chocolate for Baking:

3 level tablespoons 100% Baking Cocoa Powder plus 1 tablespoons oil = 1 ounce or 1 square of Unsweetened Baking

Chocolate.

This is easier to work with than melting squared of chocolate.

Joanne Cahill

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