Cooperative Extension Service Webster County 1118 US Hwy 41-A South Dixon, KY 42409-9492 (270) 639-9011 Fax (270) 639-6592 extension.ca.uky.edu October 2017 Homemaker Dues The Homemaker Dues for 2018 are DUE into the Webster County Extension Office by Noon on Wednesday, November 1st! Roll Call The enrollment form must filled out and Name your favorite type of pizza. turned in with your payment of $10. Thought for the Month Need an easy inexpensive gift idea… give “I cannot endure to waste anything as a friend, family member or coworker a precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the membership to the Webster County house” ~Nathaniel Hawthorn Extension Homemakers! MARK YOUR CALENDER Dates to remember…. October Be sure and join us for the Latino health fair at 5 – Youth Ag Day Sebree School from 9:00-12:00 on Saturday, Nov. 9-13 – WC Fall Break 4th. This event is open to anyone. There will be a lot 24 – Homemaker leader lesson of organizations with booths and door prizes! 25 – Homemaker leader lesson The Webster County Homemaker Council will meet 26 – Chalk Painting Tuesday, November 13th at the Webster County Extension Office. The meeting will begin at 9:00am. November Please send a representative from your club to attend. 1 – Homemaker DUES DUE 3 – Lunch and Learn The Green River Area Homemaker Council will meet Tuesday, November 21st at 6:00pm at the Daviess 4 – Latino Health Fair County Extension Office. 13 – Homemaker Council 14 – Craft and App Club The Webster County Extension Office will be CLOSED 16 – Adult Cooking Class on November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving 21 – Area Homemaker Council Holiday. 23-24 – Office Closed November What’s Cooking– Nov.14th at 5:30pm We will be making Holiday Button Canvas art work. Call the office if you plan to attend, 639-9011, space will be limited!!! Please bring buttons. If you have them! You will be able to make a wreath, snowman, snowflake or tree, depending on number of buttons and colors. Pictured is an example of what can be done with the buttons. Some buttons and the canvas and glue will be provided. November Craft and App– Nov.16th at 5:30pm We will be making Garlic Pork. Please call the office if you plan to attend, 639-9011! Homemaker Leader Lessons: October 24 in Owensboro and October 25 in Henderson. Please be sure someone from your club attends the trainings, if not then the lesson information will be available for pick up at the Webster County Extension Office on October 26th. The Chalk Painting Class on October 26th at 5:30pm Is FULL! Fall is the perfect time for SOUP! Try the new Plate It Up KY Proud recipe; Potato Broccoli Soup! 4 cups cubed potatoes 2 heads broccoli(3-4 cups florets) 2 TBS olive oil 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup melted butter 3 cups 2% milk 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 cup sour cream 5 oz. shredded cheddar cheese 2 green onion finely minced (divided) 1/4 cup bacon bits (optional) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place potatoes in large saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Cut broccoli heads into small florets and place on baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and roast for 15 minutes. Drain cooked potatoes in a colander. In the sauce- pan, combine the flour and melted butter; cook on medium heat for 1 minute. Slow- ly add milk to the mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Soup can be thinned by adding an additional 1/2 cup of milk or water, if desired. Add the potatoes, broccoli, salt, pepper, cheese, half of the green onions and bacon bits. Cook on low until heated. A few minutes before serving, add the sour cream and stir to combine. Serve topped with remaining onions. Yield: 6, 11/4 cup servings LUNCH & LEARN November 3rd there will be a Lunch and Learn at the Dixon Community Center at 12:00, this event is free. The topic will be Human Trafficking - the epidemic, recovery, and prevention. Please make plans to attend! Speaker will be Katie Barryman. Katie is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Missouri and a Nationally Certified Counselor. She is a 2005 graduate of Webster County High School. Kate earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Murray State University in 2009. After completing her undergraduate degree, Katie pursued a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling with a specialty in sexuality counseling and graduated in 2013. She is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Theraplay, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprossing (EMDR), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). She is a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at Walden University. Katie s using her doctorate program to research the best holistic mental health care for adult female sexual trafficking victims. In conjunction with her pursuit for a doctoral degree, Katie serves as a part-time missionary and is establishing her own nonprofit, Free the Captives. Free the Captives’ vision is to spread awareness of sexual trafficking to the community and faith-based organizations, as well as provide empirically sound research to improve mental health care of sexual trafficking victims/survivors. Katie is passionate about ending human sex trafficking , both domestic and foreign. In her free time she enjoys reading, playing with her dog, Rufus, studying the Bible, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. GRA Annual Homemaker Meeting Highlights Speaker, Display by Master Clothing Volunteers, Leonidisa Sarah Scott & Brenda Pinkston Mundelius, KEHA International Chairperson 2017 GRA Annual Meeting How to Save Money on Halloween According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent $8.4 billion on Halloween in 2016. It is estimated that 117 million Americans will spend nearly $83 million per person in 2017. Halloween is the third most expensive holiday, following Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Use the following tips for a more budget friendly Halloween experience. Costumes 1. Consider re-using or re-purposing old costumes. If you (or the kids) insist on new costumes, take last year’s costumes to a consignment shop or sell them online to offset the cost of the new ones. 2. Swap costumes with friends so that you can have something new without spending money. 3. Get crafty and make your own! You can find lots of ideas online for fun and inexpensive do-it-yourself Halloween costumes. Candy 1. Wait to buy your candy. Stores will often start to lower prices on candy a few days before Halloween. 2. Candy is often cheaper to buy at a warehouse club where items are sold in bulk. 3. Instead of candy, consider buying inexpensive non-candy items such as erasers or spider rings. Decorations 1. Check dollar stores, consignment shops and thrift stores before purchasing new decorations. 2. Craft your own decorations. You can still have great decorations if you make them yourself. Get the kids or friends involved and have some fun! 3. Wait to buy a pumpkin until a couple days before Halloween when many pumpkin patches will have reduced their prices. Resource: https://nrf.com/, National Retail Federation Source: Jennifer L. Hunter, Extension Specialist for Family Financial Management and Caitlin Grasson, Masters Student, Department of Family Sciences, University of Kentucky; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Webster County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences .