Laurel County will be

hosting the Wilderness

Trail Area Homemaker

Leadership Training

scheduled for Tuesday,

March 28th at 10:30 AM.

Area Homemaker Officers,

Area Chairmen, and

County Presidents should

plan to be in attendance.

County Homemaker

Officers and Chairmen are

also welcome to attend

this important leadership

training session.

Please R.S.V.P. by March

21st for planning

purposes.

March 2017 Painted Quilt Block

March 1

Microsoft Excel

March 2

Decorative Stitches

March 6

Cake Decorating

March 7

Sketchbook 101

March 7

Made by You

March 8

Cooking with Cilantro

March 10

Advisory Council

March 15

Needlework Seminar

March 17

Umbrella Wreath

March 23

HM Leader Lesson

March 27

Area Leadership Training

March 28

Hand Basting Quilts

March 29

E-Z Peezy Table Runner

March 30

Area Needlework Seminar

Don’t forget to register for our

Area Needlework Seminar on

Friday, March 17th. Ten

different techniques will be

taught and include: basic

embroidery, colonial candle

wicking, knitting, needlepoint,

smocking, arm knitting,

crochet, knifty knit tobaggons,

lacey tatted earrings, and

redwork. The program will be

held at the Clay County Excel

building in Manchester from

10 AM - 3 PM. Registration is

required and the deadline to

register is March 8th. More

detailed information and a

registration form was included

in the February newsletter.

Area Homemaker Leadership Training

Register Now ...

Wednesday, March 29th at 10

AM. Cost is $10 and

registration is required.

E-Z Peezy Table Runner

Learn to make a

versatile, simple

table runner for

everyday use or

for a special

occasion. Supply

list is available on-line or at

registration. This class will be

taught on Thursday, March

30th at 10 AM. Cost is $5 and

registration is required.

Decorative Stitches

Do you know how

to sew but have

yet to use all the

fancy stitches on

your machine? Join this class

and learn how to use the

decorative built-in stitches on

your machine. Students

should bring their machines,

manual, all feet and

attachments, basic sewing

supplies, several spools of

colorful thread, 1 1/2 yards of

cotton fabric and matching

thread. This 2 session class

will begin on Monday, March

6th at 6 PM. Cost is $6 and

registration is required.

Hand Basting Quilts

This is a demonstration class

during which the instructor

will teach you the process of

hand basting your quilt. If

desired, students may bring a

20x22 quilt sandwich (two

layers of cotton fabric with a

layer of batting in between) to

make a personal

sample. This class

will be taught on

Let’s Get Sewing ...

Umbrella Wreath

Just in time

for spring,

join us to

learn to

make this

delightful

door

wreath. All

supplies are

included. This class will be

taught on Thursday, March

23rd at 6 PM. Cost is $15 and

registration is required.

Sketchbook 101

This 4-part class aims to help

you become comfortable,

confident and consistent in

using your very own

sketchbook. We will discuss

why keeping a sketchbook is

important - not just for your

art but for your workflow and

concentration. We will

discuss types of sketchbooks,

tools, and of course the times,

places and ways to utilize your

sketchbook. Along the way

we will learn fun techniques,

practice skill building exercises

and even go on a field trip.

This class will be taught on

Tuesdays starting on March

7th - March 28th. Cost is $40

or $15 for a single session.

Registration is required.

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Don’t Forget

Club Awards are due into the office

by April 5th!

Homemaker Leader Lesson

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Homemaker

Annual Meeting

Thursday, May 11th

Our Homemaker Leader

Lesson for this month is “My

Brain Has Left,” taught by Lora

Lee Frazier Howard, Clay

County FCS Agent. Have you

ever felt like your brain has

left your body? Well, this

lesson is for you. You will

learn about foods to promote

brain health and strategies to

help exercise the brain and

body. This lesson will be

taught on Monday, March

27th at 10 AM. All clubs are

expected to send a

representative to the lesson.

Page 3 March 2017

More Classes to Take ...

should be in your mailbox but

if not it can be found on the

state website at

www.keha.org. Make sure to

look at:

State meeting registration

Quilt block requests

Ovarian cancer support

If you would like to attend the

meeting please let me know.

The 2017 State Annual

Meeting will be held on May 1

-4 at the Owensboro

Convention Center in

Owensboro. The planning

committee has planned a

great meeting with

workshops, tours, events,

crafts and more. This is a

great meeting to attend to

meet new homemakers from

the across the state and learn

what others do at their

meetings and/or just learn

about what homemakers has

to offer. Your state newsletter

Register now for the KEHA State Annual Meeting

Cooking With Cilantro

Join us as we learn more

about cilantro, this year’s

highlighted herb, how to use it

and recipes. This class will be

taught on Friday, March 10th

at 6 PM. Cost is $6 and

registration is required.

Microsoft Excel Bootcamp

Do you want to learn or

refresh skills for building

effective Microsoft Excel

spreadsheets? In this class

you will learn Excel

terminology, formatting skills,

how to build basic formulas

and implement functions, and

more. This class will be taught

on Thursdays beginning on

March 2nd—March 16th at

6:30 PM. Cost is $65 and

registration is required.

Cake Decorating Basics

During

this 4-

session

class,

students

will learn how easy it is to

create that special decorated

dessert for any and all

occasions. This class will be

taught on Tuesdays beginning

on March 7th - March 28th at

6 PM. Cost is $45 and

registration is required.

Small Steps to Health and Wealth

Small Steps

to Health

and Wealth

is a self-

paced

program that encourages

participants to make small

changes to reach their goals of

becoming healthier and/or

wealthier. This 4-week online

challenge is an easy way to

make some changes and adds

in a little healthy competition.

Each day participants will

report on ten tasks through

our challenge website. You

will receive reminders and

encouragement to make

changes while competing

against others in the

community. The challenge

begins on March 6th. For

more information or to enroll

call our office at 864-4167.

Made By You

Wednesday March 8th

10 AM

Please call to register!

want to close all windows

and shades to get the

room as dark as possible.

Pay attention to your

stress levels. If you are

thinking about all that

you have to do the next

day or week, and are

feeling stressed about it,

you may have a hard time

falling asleep. One way

to help is to start

managing stress through

basic organization skills,

such as setting priorities.

You should also do simple

stress relief tasks such as

taking a needed break

and laughing with a co-

worker or friend. For

some people, the simple

task of writing down what

is on their mind and

making a list right before

bedtime helps.

Having a sleepless night is not

unusual. However, if you have

many sleepless nights and it is

affecting your home life or

your job, you should talk to a

healthcare professional.

Talking to a healthcare

professional can ensure that

there are no other reasons for

trouble sleeping and can help

you to get the sleep you need.

Source: Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-

health/in-depth/sleep

Written by: Nicole Peritore Edited by: Connee Wheeler Designed by:

Rusty Manseau Stock Images: 123RF.com

When a person cannot sleep

well, he or she may be

restless, short-tempered and

overly stressed. There could

be many different reasons for

not sleeping well. There are a

few ways to help your body

get ready for some rest. Here

are some tips to get a better

night’s sleep:

Go to bed about the

same time every night. It

is a good habit to go to

bed and get up in the

morning about the same

time every day. By doing

this, your body sets a

routine when it should be

awake and when it should

be resting.

Get comfortable. Having

a room that is created for

sleep is important. For

most people, the ideal is

a room that’s dark, cool

and quiet. As each

person’s idea of comfort

is different, take some

time to think about what

would be more

comfortable for you.

Don’t stay in bed.

Staying in bed, tossing

and turning until you fall

asleep, is not a good way

to settle down for the

night. After about 15

minutes if you have not

fallen asleep, get out of

bed. Just make sure that

you do a relaxing, quiet

activity.

Watch the foods and

drink you have before

bed. It is not a good idea

to be getting ready for

bed if you have not eaten

and are feeling hungry or

if you have had a lot to

eat. The discomfort of

those feelings may make

it hard for you to rest.

Get active. When a

person does physical

activity on a regular basis,

he or she is more likely to

rest well. However, you

may want to be careful

about exercising too close

to bedtime. For some

people it energizes them,

which will make it more

difficult to fall asleep.

Avoid napping during the

daytime. If you are

having trouble sleeping a

night, a regular nap can

add to that difficulty.

Having long daytime naps

can affect trying to sleep

at night. If you absolutely

must take a nap, limit it

to 10 to 30 minutes. If

you work during the

nighttime hours, then

there is an allowance for

daytime napping. In

these cases, you may

Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep

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Judi Cissell O’Bryan

Laurel County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences Education

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Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Laurel County

Extension Homemakers

are now accepting

applications for the Emma

Lou Cissell Memorial

Homemaker Scholarship.

NON-PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE PAID

LONDON, KY

PERMIT NO. 103

This scholarship started

years ago and provides

$1,000 to seniors in high

school who plan to major

in Agriculture, Family &

Consumer Sciences or a

related field. Related

fields could include

forestry, horticulture,

landscape design,

dietetics and much more.

Seniors do not have to

attend a Laurel County

high school but they must

be a resident of Laurel

County. Applications

must be received by the

Extension Office by Friday,

April 14th. No late

applications will be

accepted. Applications

can be picked up at the

Extension Office, from

High School Guidance

counselors, or through

our website. Please help

us get the word out about

this scholarship to all the

deserving students in

Laurel County.