July-August-September Reflections. Dodge County Association for Home and Community. Message from Your President. Have a fun and relaxing summer!

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1 July-August-September 2016 Reflections Dodge County Association for Home and Community Message from Your President In This Issue Calendar of Events 2 Inclement Weather From Pattie 3 Klub Korner 4 Twiddle Muffs 5 Let s Make Music WAHCE Conference Intra-National Study Learning Sessions 6 Coupons 8 Bookworms HCE at the Fair 8 Clip Outs 9 Our main fund-raiser this year is a raffle of a queen-size quilt plus items donated by clubs and/or members. -- All Dodge County HCE members are encouraged to sell their pack of twenty-four tickets that will be available for distribution at the July county HCE meeting. -- If any member is not able to sell the entire pack of tickets, please give any unsold tickets to another member who can sell them. Or turn them back in to Treasurer Linda Feucht so they can be sold at the Dodge County Fair or given to members who wish to sell more. -- Even though the raffle tickets have a list of prizes printed on them, additional raffle prize donations are welcome. Please contact President Diane Koch if you wish to donate an item for this year s raffle. -- All ticket stubs and money must be turned in to Linda Feucht prior to Achievement on November 2 nd. (Drawing will take place at 7:30 pm that evening.) Tickets and money can be turned in at any county HCE meeting or activity prior to Achievement. Do not drop them off at the Extension Office. Please add this date to your program book and make plans to attend the Southeast District WAHCE Fall Meeting hosted by Walworth County which will be held on Tuesday, October 11 th at the Government Center in Elkhorn, WI. Registration information will be distributed at the September county HCE meeting. The next county HCE meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12 th and begins at 6:00 pm with our annual summer potluck meal. -- Please bring a dish to share and any needed serving utensils. Cold beverages, plates, eating utensils, cups, and napkins will be provided. -- We will be making final plans for the Dodge County Fair and discussing upcoming and/or additional fund-raising activities during the business meeting that begins at approximately 6:45 pm. -- If you have not contributed to the no-bake bake sale yet, please give your donation to Linda Feucht no later than this meeting. -- If your club is planning to complete a Club Community Service Award report, it must be turned in at this meeting or mailed to Diane Koch prior to the meeting date. Have a fun and relaxing summer! Website: dodge.uwex.edu Diane Koch

2 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 2 Calendar of Events July 12 (Tues) County HCE meeting with potluck Potluck supper 6:00 pm; Meeting 6:45 pm August 17 (Wed) last day to register for August Learning Session August (Wed-Sun) Dodge County Fair at County Fairgrounds August 31 (Wed) LS: Aquaponics, 1:30 pm September 1 (Thurs) HCE newsletter articles are due September 7 (Wed) last day to register for September Learning Session September 8 (Thurs) County HCE meeting, 6:00 pm September (Mon-Wed) WAHCE Conference at the Plaza Hotel in Eau Claire mid-september register for Southeast District Fall meeting September 21 (Wed) LS: Composting, 1:30 pm October 1 (Sat) last day to register for Intra-national Study October 6 (Thurs) Achievement award nominations are due October 6 (Thurs) Fall Council with Elections and Budget, 6:00 pm October 11 (Tues) Southeast District Fall Meeting, Walworth County October 26 (Wed) Intra-national Study of Kansas, 4:00 pm November 2 (Wed) Achievement program, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Registration and refreshments, 6:00 pm 6:30 pm; Raffle drawing at 7:30 pm Dodge County HCE received a slot at Glenn s Market in Watertown to do a Brat Haus Fund-raiser with the proceeds going to the Book Worms project. The date is Friday, September 9, and the location is Glenn s Market in Watertown. If you have any questions and/or are willing to help, please contact Sally at or jschoenike@netwurx.net Reminders All Dodge County HCE educational programs, county meetings and activities are held at the Dodge County Administration Building, 127 E. Oak Street, Juneau WI or as noted in the calendar. All Learning Sessions need five or more persons to sign up to attend. Registration deadline is two weeks prior to the date of the program. If fewer than five people sign up by that date, the session will be cancelled. To register for a Learning Session: Call the Extension Office at , send the registration clipout to the Dodge County UW-Extension Office, 127 E. Oak Street, Juneau, WI 53039, or send an to Deb Weber at dweber@co.dodge.wi.us. All HCE members may attend any and all Dodge County HCE activities. All Learning Sessions are open to the public. Invite your friends and neighbors to attend! Weather Cancellations broadcast on these radio stations: Beaver Dam. - WBEV (A.M. 1430) / WXRO (FM 95.3) Mayville - WMDS (FM 98.7) Hartford - WTKM (A.M / FM 104.9) Waupun - WFDL (A.M / FM 97.7)

3 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 3 Hello from Pattie Dear Dodge County HCE Members, I have been very busy this spring. Thank you to so many of you who attended the Focus on Women Resource Fair in April. I enjoyed presenting on the Five Love Languages and about the importance of nurturing the relationships in our lives. One of the things people learned during the presentation was the 5:1 magic ratio. Dr. John Gottman has found that happy couples showed five positive interactions for every negative Pattie Carroll Family Living Educator and HCE Advisor interaction between them. This means it takes five positive actions to balance out every negative one. This was the 21 st year for the Focus on Women and it was quite successful. All had a great time! In addition, I am in the midst of finishing a six-week parenting class, I wrapped up teaching Raising a Thinking Child for sixty plus childcare providers, I held a summit to educate the community about adverse childhood experiences, I teamed up with Fond du Lac County to hold a poverty simulation with Waupun Area School District, and so much more. I also had the privilege of representing Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Wisconsin chapter, during a weeklong leadership conference in Washington DC this past spring called Public Issues Leadership Development. The conference is conducted by and for Extension professionals and volunteers; the annual conference prepares participants to engage in U.S. public policy and the legislative process. During the conference, I had the opportunity to connect with Wisconsin congressional representatives to discuss Extension impacts and issues. I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend the conference and I learned so much. Can you believe I am 50 years old and have never been to Washington DC? I will certainly go back. On a personal note, I plan to take extra personal and vacation days over the summer as my mom s health is not good and I want to spend as much time with her as I can. Life is too short not to spend the time we need to with the people who mean the most to us. However, I look forward to seeing many of you throughout the summer at various summertime activities including the Dodge County Fair. Finally, the climate survey that I have been telling you about is almost ready to be sent out. I will be sending via for those that have addresses, and USPS for those that do not. I look forward to reading and sharing the results with you all late summer or early fall. Enjoy the beautiful Wisconsin Summer! Pattie Carroll An EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements. If you need an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access this program. or activity, please contact the Dodge County UW-Extension Office at as soon as possible preceding the scheduled event so that proper arrangements can be made in a timely fashion.

4 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 4 Klub Korner Indian Garden March The Indian Garden Club enjoyed the Easy Breads and Rolls project, with each member bringing bread or rolls from the project booklet, and served with corn chowder by hostess, Sandy. New member is Barb Duxstad. We decided to donate Craft Treasurers, completed craft items in a basket, to the quilt raffle. Members are collecting coupons for the Military and making Alzheimer autism muffs for the County Community Services Projects. April The Indian Garden Club enjoyed an early supper at Village Garden Restaurant in Juneau and then went as a club to the lesson Meet Alice in Dairyland. Teyanna Loether, the 69th Alice, gave an interesting and informative talk. Our club is collecting coupons for the Military and is planning our club trip. May The Indian Garden Club is planning a June trip to Madison. Members are collecting coupons for the Military, attended Spring Council and Focus on Women. We are working on our Basket for the Raffle and are checking into interest for a new club. Money was collected for the Bakeless Bake Sale. Members were shown how to make Dryer Balls. Some members made and showed Alzheimer Muffs they made and will distribute. Submitted by Lorraine Kohn Mother Hubbards March Our club was treated to a delicious corned beef and veggies dinner. We also had swirl bread, artisan bread, pecan rolls and sour cream twists for dessert (from the Breads learning project). April Members came up with ideas for projects for next year. May We donated money to the Mayville Food Pantry. Submitted by LaVerne Schultz Emerald Clovers Emerald Clovers planned and organized the Spring Amish Tour for Dodge County HCE members, family and friends. Fifty four participants enjoyed the educational day with stops and talks by the owners at Pleasant View Bakery, Lilac Furniture Gallery, Mishlers County Store, Salemville Cheese, A and E Foods/Grandma s Candy, Grand River Greenhaus, and Susie s Quilts. Participants enjoyed lunch made and served in an Amish Home. Emerald Clovers had two service project work meetings in which no-sew blankets were made for Reformation Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Members learned how they can get more involved in the Habitat for Humanity Build in Juneau by attending an informational session on this valuable project. Emerald Clover members are collecting coupons for the Military Project with the American Legion Auxiliary 146 in Beaver Dam and made a monetary contribution to help with the postage cost of mailing the coupons. Members are also involved in making the Twiddle Muffs for various nursing homes and facilities. The club had a planning session to select topics for programs for the next four meetings. Submitted by Sally Schoenike There were no other HCE Center submissions with club minutes for this newsletter edition.

5 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 5 Twiddle Muffs A Twiddle muff is a double thickness hand muff with bits and bobs attached inside and out. It is designed to provide a stimulation activity for restless hands for patients suffering from dementia. These twiddle muffs provide an engaging entertaining way to occupy the hands. They also help keep patient s hands warm. The twiddle muffs can be knit or crocheted and have lots of fun things (buttons, beads and so forth). There have been several requests from nursing homes for this item. If you would like to learn more about them, please contact Iris Steffen at or iriselaine31@gmail.com. Emerald Clover members encourages HCE members to get involved with this project. Let s Make Music: This year, the people s choice judging for the Cultural Arts bonus category Let s Make Music took place at the county HCE summer picnic on Thursday, June 9 th. Of the two musical-themed creations brought to the picnic, the music box made by Jean Milroy received one more vote than did Sharon Greenwald s shadow box. Jean s musical creation will be taken to the WAHCE Conference in September where it will be placed on display for another people s choice vote by conference attendees. WAHCE Conference: All Dodge County HCE members are invited to attend the annual state conference at the Plaza Hotel in Eau Claire on September 12 14, Registration information and workshop descriptions can be found in the May issue of Update and on the WAHCE website ( Registration deadline is August 13th. To make room reservations call the Plaza Hotel at and ask for group room block # 8708 to receive the conference room rate of $99 (up to 4 people). Anyone attending the conference may wish to donate an item (new or like new, hand-crafted or purchased) to the Silent Auction. And be ready to bid on items that have been donated by others! Proceeds will support a project chosen by the WAHCE International Committee. Intra-national Study of Kansas: Wednesday, October 26 th at 4:00 pm If you plan to attend but haven t registered for this session, please do so by October 1 st. (The registration form is printed on the back cover of this issue of Reflections.) Everyone who registers will receive a recipe to prepare for the meal. Recipes will be available for pick-up at the Fall Council meeting on October 6 th. If you have any books, photos, souvenirs or other items from the state of Kansas, please bring them for the display table and be ready to talk about anything you brought!

6 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 6 Learning Sessions Learning Session: Acuaponics Date: Wednesday, August 31 Time: 1:30 pm Place: County Administration Building, Auditorium, Room F & G Mark Krause will give us a virtual tour of the family s new aquaponics farm near Horicon. Aquapoinics combines the raising of aquatic animals (fish) with hydroponics (the cultivation of plants in water). Learning Session: Composting Date: Wednesday, September 21 Time: 1:30 pm Place: County Administration Building, Auditorium, Room H & I Learn about the benefits of composting. Learn what to compost, and what not to compost, using different composting methods. Learning Session: Intra-national Study of Kansas Date: Wednesday, October 26 Time: 4:00 pm Place: County Administration Building, Auditorium, Room H & I Take an armchair tour of this Midwestern state. Learn about historical, cultural and scenic places to visit, and get a taste of the traditional foods of the state of Kansas. Learning Session: Food Label Lingo Date: Thursday, November 17 Time: 3:00 pm Place: County Administration Building, Auditorium, Room H & I Come and learn how to identify and understand the different parts of a food label. The resources and tips gained will help you speak Food Label Lingo and empower you to make nutritious decisions that will lead to lifelong healthy eating habits. Registration is required at least two weeks prior to the date of each Learning Session. Register by phone , dweber@co.dodge.wi.us or return the registration clip-out to Dodge County Extension Office, Dodge County Administration Building, 127 E. Oak Street, Juneau WI If fewer than five people register for any session, that session will be cancelled and those who registered will be notified.

7 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 7 As of May 30, 2016 I have totaled $21, in coupons. Please remember not to include restaurant coupons or coupons redeemable only at specific department stores. Each coupon must be cut apart. There is no need to separate categories. That is done when they reach the military bases abroad. Keep track of the time you spend clipping as I will also keep track of the time I use adding them up. I'm hoping almost every HCE member will hand in clipped coupons at least once. You may drop them off at my house if you make a trip through Juneau. This is a simple project that almost every HCE member can do. Clipping coupons can strengthen your fingers and make them fight off arthritis. I will writing a report for "Service of Love" which is due Aug. 1. I hope we even bigger totals to report for June and July. Submitted by Marianne Zastrow We have completed another successful year for Wisconsin Bookworms in a variety of schools in Dodge County. We reached around 100 students in the following Schools: Schurz School, Watertown with Barb Siebel (Country Neighbors HCE) as the volunteer reader; St. John s, Juneau with Marianne Zastrow (Ledgeview HCE) as the volunteer reader; John Hustis, Hustisford with the Socialettes HCE members (Judy Ashby, Anita Back, Camille Brzeczkowski, Caroline Jeffers, Kris Kluewer, Jean Milroy, Shirley Pulkkila, and Alice Roth) as the volunteer readers; St. John s, Fox Lake with Karen Schmidt and Barb Wendler from Emerald Clovers as the volunteer readers; and the Head Start Programs in Beaver Dam with Minda Klug (Individual Member), Iris Steffen and Lynn Stanton from Emerald Clovers as the volunteer readers. Thanks to our very dedicated readers for the time they spent preparing for their visit. The teachers we work with, the students and their families appreciate the efforts of everyone helping make this program possible. If there are any HCE members who would like to get involved in this worthwhile program, please contact Sally at or her at jschoenike@netwurx.net. Any HCE clubs that wish to make a donation to the Dodge County Wisconsin Bookworms Program, we would appreciate it as we are looking to expand this program. The cost is $25 per student participant each year. Contact Sally for more information. Thanks to everyone that supports Wisconsin Bookworms in Dodge County. Dodge County HCE received a slot at Glenn s Market in Watertown to do a Brat Haus Fundraiser with the proceeds going to the Book Worms project. The date is Friday, September 9, 2016 and the location is Glenn s Market in Watertown. If you have any questions and/or are willing to help, please contact Sally at or jschoenike@netwurx.net

8 Reflections July-August-September 2016 Page 8 Dodge County HCE at the Fair We will again read to the children at the Dodge County Fair. We will also have a display and quilt raffle. We need people for several shifts at our booth and more people to read. Please sign up at the July County Meeting or phone Lorraine Kohn at to volunteer. Thanks to all who volunteer. We appreciate your help. HCE Reading Hour at the Fair Wednesday, August 17 5:00 p.m. - Lorraine Kohn 6:00 p.m. - Minda Klug Thursday, August 18 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Lynn Stanton Saturday, August 20 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Marianne Zastrow Sunday, August 21 1:00 pm - BOOKSARE NOT NEEDED this year! The schedule is as follows: We will use those left over from last year, unless you wish to bring your own. Thanks to all who have donated books over the years, for children we read to at the Fair! HCE Fair Booth Wednesday, August 17 Make Display - 3:00-4:30 p.m. - Lorraine Kohn 4:30-6:00 p.m. - Sharon Greenwald 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Karen Schmidt Thursday, August 18 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.- 12:00-2:00 p.m. - 2:00-4:00 p.m. - 4:00-6:00 p.m. - Minda Klug 6:00-8:00 p.m. Lynn Stanton Friday, August 19 12:00-2:00 p.m. - 2:00-4:00 p.m. - 4:00-6:00 p.m. - 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Saturday, August 20 10:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.- 12:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Jean Milroy 4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. - Marianne Zastrow Sunday, August 21 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Erika Kirchhuebel 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m./take Down - Lorraine Kohn & (Mon., August 15 Set-up Display) 1:30pm Jean Milroy, Diane Koch & Lorraine Kohn

9 Clip Outs Learning Session: Acuaponics Wednesday, August 31 Time: 1:30pm Name Club Phone #: Please RSVP by August 17, 2016 Learning Session: Composting Wednesday, September 21 Time 1:30pm Name Club Phone #: Please RSVP by September 7, 2016 Learning Session: Intra-national Study of Kansas Wednesday, October 26 Time 4:00pm Name Club Phone #: Please RSVP by October 12, 2016 Learning Session: Food Label Lingo Thursday, November 17 Time 3:00 pm Name Club Phone #: Please RSVP by November 3, 2016 Dodge County UW-Extension 127 E. Oak Street Rm. 108 Juneau WI Phone Fax Website: dodge.uwex.edu