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FCS Newsletter Cooperative Extension Service Breckinridge County 1377 S. Hwy 261 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 (270) 756-2182 Fax: (270) 756-9016 https://breckinridge.ca.uky.edu

JULY 2017

Lynnette Allen Extension Agent For Family and Consumer Science Education Breckinridge County

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Fair Work Schedule 2

Relay for Life 3

Year End Reports 3

KY State Fair 3

Hoe Down Day Workdays 3

Annual Meeting date 3

Area Meeting 3

Sewing Circle 4

Paper Crafters 4

New Beginning Class 4

Arts Guild 4

Weight the Reality Series 4

Area Homemaker Tri 5

Trip Pictures 5

Farmers Market 6

Office Hours 7

Cooking 101 8

Art & Craft Festival 9

Recipes 10

Adult Health Bulletin 11-12

2017 Breckinridge County Fair

July 12-15, 2017

Gate Opens - 4 p.m. CDT

Carnival Opens - 5 p.m. CDT

Gate Admission - $10 per person

The Merchants Building and Family Living

Exhibits are open daily from 4 to 9 p.m. (cdt)

The Merchants Building and

Family Living Exhibits

Check-in Tuesday July 11, 4:30—6:30 p.m. CDT and

Wednesday July 12, 7—9 a.m. CDT

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2017 Breckinridge County Fair Work Schedule

Merchants Building - Opens at 4:00 PM (CT)

Please contact the Extension Office with the names of your volunteers by July 12th.

Day Date Time Event Volunteer

Saturday 7/8/2017 8 AM (CT) Set-Up ALL volunteers

Tuesday 7/11/2017 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (CT) Check-In ALL volunteers

Wednesday 7/13/2017 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM (CT) Check-In ALL Volunteers

11:00 AM (CT) Luncheon @ Extension

ALL Volunteers Office Community Building

12:00 Noon (CT) Judging ALL Volunteers

Wednesday 7/12/2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Host Faye Minter, Sheila Stull &

Lynnette Allen

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CT) Host Cloverport Club

Thursday 7/13/2017 10:00 AM - 1:00 (CT) Host Valley View Club

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Host Irvington Friendly Club

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CT) Host Hites Run

Friday 7/14/2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Host Countryside Club

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CT) Host New Bethel Club

Saturday 7/15/2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Host Rough River

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CT) Host Lynnette Allen & Family

Sunday 7/16/2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CT) Check-Out

Take –Down ALL Volunteers

Thanks for supporting the 2017 Breckinridge County Fair! Don’t forget to bring your own handmade items to enter!!

New to this year’s Family Living Entries My Favorite Cake from Scratch

My Favorite Cake from a Mix with Added Ingredients Handmade Paper Craft

Clean up will happen on Sunday, July 16th.

Please call the Extension Office at 270-756-2182 with your Fair Family Living questions.

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Relay for Life “Thank you” to all Homemakers who participated with 2017 Relay for Life. The Homemakers

turned in $1,737 in donations and proceeds from the concession stand. This year the team

was recognized as a Rising Star Team. Great Job!

The total raised in Breckinridge County was $53,883.

One Last Call -- Year End Reports As the year ends, we must take care of the Club & County Chairman reports. We need all

Club Chairman reports to be completed and turned in to the Extension Office by Friday, July

14th. We will have a special county chairman meeting on Tuesday, August 1st at 10 a.m. (ct) to

fill out the county reports.

Please call the Extension Office, 270-756-2182 with questions.

KY State Fair August 17th-27th The Breckinridge County Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to work the

Breckinridge County booth at the KY State Fair. Admission is provided, if you are interested,

please contact Veronica at 270-756-2182. This is a great way to see the fair and earn

volunteer hours.

Hoe Down Day Workdays In looking ahead to fall, work dates have been set for craft workdays. Beginning Tuesday, July 18th and con-

tinuing on for each Tuesday in July, August and September. Homemakers will meet from 9 a.m. to noon each

Tuesday to work on crafts for Hoe Down Day. Please bring ideas and supplies that the group can work

together on.

2018 Area Meeting Breckinridge County Homemakers will be hosting the 2018 Lincoln Trail Area Homemaker

Meeting. Plans are in place for presenting each participants with a crocheted KEHA book

mark. Please contact Shirley Macy at 270-756-2775 if you can help with making these book

marks.

Save the Date 2017 Lincoln Trail Area Annual Meeting, Friday, October 6

Everything Old is New Again

Event Details and Registration Information. Coming Soon!

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Paper Crafters Scrapbooking The Paper Crafters Club would like to invite everyone out for a creative night of

scrapbooking on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. (ct) in the Extension Office

basement . A small fee will be charged to cover supplies and equipment usage.

Call 270-756-2182 with questions or for more details.

Breckinridge County Sewing Circle The Sewing Circle invites everyone to join them the second Tuesday of each month from 9

a.m. (ct) to noon in the Extension Office basement to work on handmade projects.

Breckinridge County Arts Guild The BCAG meets the last Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. (ct) in the

Extension Office basement.

New Beginning Class The New Beginning group meets once a month and focuses on making healthy

choices in everyday cooking, exploring new ways to serve nutritious meals and

doing it cost effectively. If you are interested, call Tasha Tucker at the

Extension Office, 270-756-2182 or email tasha.tucker@uky.edu for more information.

WEIGHT—THE REALITY SERIES

Every Monday at 9:30 a.m. (ct) Breckinridge County Extension Office

Come and join-in for discussion, motivation, support and resources relating to weight management

and physical activity. Call the office at 270-756-2182 to sign-up.

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Reduce Reuse —Recycle

Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/breckinridgeextension

Above & Below: Trip to Stonehenge

Below: Belle of Louisville Cruise

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The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.

To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, 859-257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859-257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964).

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SNAP into Wellness The Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (KYNEP) is a USDA program that is to teach nutrition education to individuals and families.

Participants learn how to plan nutritious meals on a limited budget, learn safe food handling practices, improve food preparation skills and change behavior as needed to have a healthier lifestyle. Please come and participate in our next program or feel free to contact

Tasha Tucker at 270-756-2182 or tasha.tucker@uky.edu to enroll or if you have any questions.

Change the way you think about your drink!

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