Sincerely,

Leslie A. Workman County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer

Sciences Education

September

2018

The Christians 2

Ovarian Screening 3

Schedule of Events 3

Homemaker CONNECTION 4

Recipe Corner 5

Mountain Fest Field Day 6

Ins ide this issue:

Pop Tabs Wanted!

We are still collecting pop tabs for delivery to the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Lexington. Our next delivery will be September 13. If you’ve been saving them, please bring them by the office so we can add them to our bin. If you have

Cooperative Extension Service Pike County 148 Trivette Drive Pikeville, KY 41501-1271 (606) 432-2534 (800) 233-1390 Fax: (606) 432-2536 extension.ca.uky.edu

not been saving them, now is the perfect time to start! Funds raised are used by families staying at the home for emergency expenses incurred while their children are in treatment. Thanks for helping!

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Quilt Guild Pattern – any flower basket

w/o a copyright, for sharing

Light box – if you have one

Painters tape to share, if you have it

Pencil, Pigma pen, etc. to transfer the design, if you have it

6” embroidery hoop

Embroidery needle

Regular sewing kit

Joetta Maynard will be teaching the Spiral Table Runner for October. Some decisions for ordering a special ruler needed will be made during September’s class. Please communicate with someone about this if you plan to do this project and miss the September class. Happy Sewing!

The Pike County Quilt Guild will begin their twice monthly meetings again in just a few days. The guild meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at 10:00 a.m. at the office. September’s lesson will be taught by Lorie Gault and is called Embroidered Baskets. This class can be made into a full quilt, or almost any other kind of project. The class will focus mostly on embroidery, how to transfer designs, learning stitches, accomplishing neat work and lots of other skills. Everyone is welcome.

Please gather the following items to begin:

10 ½” square background fabric

10 ½” square freezer paper – ironed onto fabric

One skein embroidery floss – your choice of color

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Sarah Rowe with the Alzheimer’s Association started our Keys to Embracing Aging series this year. She taught us the difference between dementia & Alzheimer’s in a presentation after the August Homemaker council meeting.

The Pike County Extension Office will be closed Monday,

September 3 in observance of Labor Day.

Friends & Leaders- You’ll find me absent from the office quite a bit in September. The meeting for my professional association always comes sometime in the fall. This year NEAFCS will be in San Antonio, TX. I will be out of the office from September 22 – October 2. Please wish me luck as I’ll be presenting a session with colleagues from KY on our Prepare to Care curriculum we piloted in 2017. New town, new adventure. I’m also volunteering as a guide on a tour to the Federal Reserve and picking up a national award. Busy week!

THE CHRISTIANS written by Lucas Hnath

Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday School, a coffee shop in the lobby and a baptistery as big as a swimming pool. Today should be a day of celebration, but Paul is about to

preach a sermon that will shake the very foundations of his church’s belief. Backed by a live choir, The Christians is both epic and unexpectedly intimate - an unflinching look at faith in America, its power to unite or divide, and the trouble with changing your mind.

Shows occur at Artists Collaborative Theatre, 207 N. Patty Loveless Dr., Elkhorn City, KY every Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $12. Give them a call at (606) 754-4228. You can also order tickets or season passes online at www.act4.org. The Christians is rated PG.

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Our next Ovarian Screening trips are scheduled for September 13 and September 20. The September 13 trip is completely filled but we do have openings for the September 20 trip. If you need to go for a screening call the office today and make your appointment before all the spots are filled! The van leaves the Extension Office promptly at 8:00 a.m. for each trip. Those registered are:

September 13, 2018 No Appointments available.

Alma Swiney

Debbie Ratliff

Marian Sanders

Jeanne Bartley

Carolyn Tackett

Doris Lee

Helen Sanders

Jennifer Ratliff

Jenny Morris

Estella Sesco

Ovarian Screening

September 20, 2018 Two Appointments available.

Cynthia Smith-Cisco

Norma Fields

Alma Hubbard

Loretta Winstead

Virgie Buckley

Cathy Harville

Carolyn Gilliam

Roberta Weddington

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September 2018 Schedule of Events

September 3 - Labor Day, Extension Office Closed

September 10 - Quilt Guild

September 13 - Ovarian Screening

September 14 - Turban Workshop

September 19 - Cooking Through the Calendar

September 20 - Ovarian Screening

September 20 - Basket Class

September 24 - Quilt Guild

September 27 - AARP Safe Driver’s Course

“ L e a r n i n g , L e a d i n g , S e r v i n g ”

P i k e C o u n t y E x t e n s i o n H o m e m a k e r C O N N E C T I O N

You’ll find the registration form for the Northeast Area Homemaker Annual Meeting in this newsletter. It looks like a great meeting and best of all, it’s right next door in Floyd County! Because it’s so close we will NOT be taking the van this year. Don’t let that deter you! It’s a great chance for you to take a short drive to Jenny Wiley! Please make sure you pay attention to the registration deadline of Friday, September 14. The meeting

Area Homemaker Annual Meeting

will be on Saturday, October 20 (that’s the Saturday BEFORE Homemaking in the Mountains – FYI.)

Reminder: If you are a 1st place blue ribbon COUNTY cultural arts winner from our meeting on June 1, your item is eligible for entry at this meeting. You’ll want to make sure to take it early with its tag and envelope intact for entry into the judging! Best of luck!

Keys To Embracing Aging: Positive Attitude

This month’s Health Bulletin focuses on how a positive attitude affects aging. Read more about it at the end of your newsletter! As an addition to each month’s homemaker educational lesson

this year, you’ll find extra articles, information, cartoons or words of inspiration in the FCS newsletter!

KEHA Week

KEHA Week is October 14-20 this year! Have you made plans to celebrate? If your homemaker club would love to find some new members, or maybe just be more visible in your community, KEHA Week is the perfect place to start. Use it

as the chance to promote yourself and your work to the people who already know you. Even just one event can add some serious sizzle to the homemaker year! I know you can do it!

Homemaking in the Mountains

Homemaking in the Mountains 2018 surely is shaping up to be a great one! This year it will be on the 4th Saturday (not our usual 3rd Sat) but we know everyone is excited. Please mark Saturday, October 27 on your calendar so you won’t miss it. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. as usual. Go ahead an invite your friends and family too!

Here’s the need to know. Chairman: Pam Smith ; Co-Chair: Katie Damron; Committee members: Joetta Maynard, Missy Morley, Barb Slone, Theresa Hall.

Members: Recipes for items to be served that day are due to the office by Friday, October 12. Our guests love to receive your recipes, they really are special. Please decide early and send them to us by email or drop them by the office if you are in town. Remember to include the yield for accuracy. We appreciate you helping us with our early deadline.

Watch the October newsletter for more details from the committee on this event. This is going to be our best one yet!

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Come and check out all the food vendors, craft

exhibitors, agricultural tours, and much more!

For more information, call 606-666-2438

Save the Date!

Saturday, September 22, 2018

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.

UK Robinson Center Quicksand, KY

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Download this and past issues of the Adult, Youth, Parent and Family Caregiver Health Bulletins: http://fcs-hes.ca.uky.edu/content/health-bulletins

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SEPTEMBER IS HEALTHY AGING MONTHSeptember is healthy aging month. This annual

observance focuses on the positive aspects of growing older and aims to encourage people to take personal responsibility for personal physical, social, mental and financial health. The Extension Family and Consumer Sciences program, Keys to Embracing Aging, is a great program that encourages overall health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Remember, it is never too late to think about your health and well-being.

The following keys to embracing aging have been recommended by centenarians — people who live to the age of 100 (or more). These healthy older adults attribute their life quality to the following:

• Positive attitude: A positive attitude affects overall happiness, health and well-being. A positive attitude can also help you better manage life’s transitions and challenges.

• Eating smart and healthy: Eating right can help prevent illness and chronic disease. It can also

Written by: Amy F. Kostelic, Ph.D.Edited by: Connee WheelerDesigned by: Rusty ManseauStock images: 123RF.com

provide you with more energy so that you can be alert and a better decision-maker. Eating healthy includes a well-balanced diet and a healthy relationship with food.

• Physical activity: Regular exercise is associated with decreased death and/or disability from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and cancer. It is also associated with positive psychological benefits, such as improved quality of life. The most important thing to remember about exercise is to do it. Make exercise a habit.

• Brain activity: A healthy brain is crucial to survival, growth and everyday successes. Similar to the rest of the body, the brain needs exercise and maintenance in order to optimize and protect its current and future health. In particular, the brain needs socialization, mental stimulation, physical activity, nutrition and sleep.

• Social activity: Engaged people are often healthier, happier, less depressed and demonstrate enhanced brain vitality. Social activity also improves academic performance, inspires a positive attitude, enhances self-esteem, connects you to family and peers and reduces the risk of illness and disease.

• Safety: Practicing safety is important because it helps keep you out of harm’s way. From locking doors to learning how to swim, it is important to be safe in the various realms of life, including home, transportation, health, recreation and emergency preparedness.

• Know your health numbers: Certain health numbers can save and extend your life. These numbers are associated with cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides, blood sugar, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. A lifestyle including regular visits to a healthcare provider, proper nutrition and physical activity promotes these numbers and contributes to healthy aging throughout the lifespan.

• Stress management: Appropriate stress is healthy and useful; however, when stress overwhelms

you, it can become distress, causing anxiety, tension, irritability and a number of health problems. Learning what causes stress and how to manage it in positive ways helps you to cope and live a more balanced, healthy life.

• Financial affairs: Good financial management is important, whether you earn minimum wage or are a millionaire. The first step to healthy financial management is to balance income with expenses. With a money management and spending plan in place, you are more likely to meet your financial goals.

• Sleep: Sleep has a major impact on overall health and quality of life, including the way we look, feel and perform on a daily basis. Our bodies need sleep to repair muscles, consolidate memories and regulate hormones and appetite. When you sleep well, you wake up feeling refreshed and alert for daily activities. Sleep prepares you to concentrate, make decisions and fully engage in school, work and social activities.

• Taking time for you: In today’s busy world, you juggle multiple priorities and responsibilities. You make time for others before making time for yourself. Taking time for yourself means taking care of you, which makes you a better family member, friend, co-worker, caregiver or leader. If it is just for 10 minutes a day, a time out is good for your mind, body and soul.

Since there is no magic potion to stop the aging process, it is important to take care of your body, mind and spirit throughout your life. These 12 keys, and many additional healthy behavior practices, encourage optimal aging throughout the lifespan.

REFERENCE:Kostelic, A., & Yelland, E. (2013) Keys to Embracing Aging, University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension publications.

Learning what causes stress and how to manage it in positive ways helps you to cope and live a more balanced, healthy life.

Northeast Area Annual Homemaker Meeting

Floyd County's Civil War Heritage

October 20th, 2018 at 10:00 AM Registration and Cultural Arts Check-in: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

EVERY cultural art item must have a completed tag in an envelope attached to item before bringing to the meeting.

Wilkinson Stumbo Conference CenterJenny Wiley State Resort Park

75 Theatre Ct, Prestonsburg, KY 41653

Registration Fee: $25/person

Please detach and  send registration & fee to:

Marena Nelson

Floyd County Extension Service

P O Box 634; Martin, KY 41649

Name: ____________________________________

County: ___________________________________

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

NORTHEAST AREA HOMEMAKERS

Check box is you are:

Area Council Member

Voting Delegate

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018