March 2023 Edition

Family & Consumer Sciences
Download (PDF)

Share this Newsletter

Additional Newsletters

Preview This Newsletter

· 

March 2023

McLean County Extension

Family and Consumer Sciences

Important Dates

  March 2, 9:00 a.m. Big Blue Book Club McLean County Cooperative Extension Service (Zoom)

· March 9, 3:00 p.m. Homemaker Council Meeting, McLean County Extension Service

· March 10 Homemaker scholarship due

· March 9,  6 :00 p.m. Friendship Club meeting, McLean County Cooperative Extension Service

· March 14, 12:00 p.m. Beech Grove / Glenville Clubs meeting, McLean County Cooperative Extension.

· March 14, 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Leader Lesson, Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service

· March 15, 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Leader Lesson, Henderson County Cooperative Extension Service

· March 16, 9:00 a.m. Big Blue Book Club McLean County Cooperative Extension Service (Zoom) 

· March 23, 9:00 a.m. Big Blue Book Club McLean County Cooperative Extension Service (Zoom) 

· April 3 4:00 p.m. Homemaker Council Meeting, McLean County Extension Service

· April 4  Bingocize 1:00 P.M.

· April 7  Bingocize 1:00 P.M.

· April 11, County Annual Day , Set up at 2:00p .m. registration at 5:30 p.m. and meal at 6:00 p.m.

Reminder:

If schools are closed or dismissed early due to weather we will cancel our programs that day.

The McLean County Ag Fair will be July 13, 14 & 15, 2023.

 Open-home division books are completed and are ready to be distributed.

 July 12^th

¨ 9 am Fair setup

¨ 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Training for checking-in fair projects

¨ 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Lunch Break

¨ 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Registration

¨ 4 pm till finished Set up and place all projects in their designated area

 July 13^th

¨ 10:00 am judging

¨ Ribbons placed on projects and prepare open home exhibits

  Viewing

¨ Viewing will be open from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

  Pickup of Exhibits

¨ Exhibits will be picked up on Monday, January 17 from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

       Volunteers are needed to work on setup, checking in, and setting up the open home division.

Remember to enter the Open Home Division

you can be a McLean County Homemaker or live in McLean County.

You do not have to Live in McLean County to join McLean County Homemakers.

 

        Homemaker Meeting Dates

· March 9 at 3:00 p.m. Homemaker Council Meeting, McLean County Extension Service

· March 9 at 6 :00 p.m. Friendship Club meeting, McLean County Cooperative Extension Service

· March 14 at 12:00 p.m. Beech Grove / Glenville Clubs meeting,  McLean County Cooperative Extension.

Homemaker Leader Lesson

ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF ART

This lesson encourages discussion while outlining concepts used to objectively evaluate a drawing, painting, or photograph.

Cultural Arts & Heritage Lesson

Open Home Division Catalogs

Open Home Division Catalogs have been updated and ready for pick up at the extension office

They will be placed businesses through out the county for people to pick up.

McLean County Ag Fair will be held July 13 through 15 at Myer Creek Park.

Volunteers are needed.

Thought for the month:

    “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Roll Call: March is Women’s History Month. Name a woman from history you admire.

Roll Call: Name your favorite outdoor activity in the spring

HOMEMAKER LESSONS

TRAINING DATE:

March 21 (Daviess) March 22 (Henderson)

April Lesson: Savoring the Eating Experience: The Art of Eating Mindfully. 10:00 A.M.

May Lesson: Entertaining Little Ones 11:00 A.M.

BIG BLUE BOOK CLUB

The first 200 registered participants will receive a free copy of the book.

March 2, 9, 16, and 23

Join Family and Consumer Sciences Extension for our next Big Blue Book Club series featuring, Is Butter a Carb? Unpicking Fact from Fiction in the World of Nutrition.

This book removes the moral stigma from food and breaks down the science to provide easy, accessible evidence-based advice on how to live your healthiest and happiest life. This practical book is the modern must-have nutrition book for everybody interested in food, health, and pop science.

Led by Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Extension Specialist for Food and Nutrition, this series will be held on Thursdays March 2, 9, 16, and 23 at 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT.

Register at: https://ukfcs.net/BBBC23Book1

Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth & Development Agent Kelly Bland will be hosting the meetings live through Zoom at the McLean County Cooperative Extension Service office for those who do not have access to the internet or would like to attend.

County Annual Day

Save the Date

April 11, 2023

McLean Country Cooperative Extension Service

Registration: 5:30 p.m. Program: 6:00 p.m.

Theme: Culinary Genealogy Recipes.

RSVP to your club president or the extension office at 270-273-3690.

 No cost to attend, meat, bread and drink

are provided bring a dish.

 

Kelly Bland

McLean County Extension Agent for

Family and Consumer Sciences

and 4-H Youth Development