Dear HCE Friends,

This spring and summer have been beautiful for us this year with lots of rain to bring colorful growing flowers. Today seventeen large Canada Geese were swimming down our river. The woods look like a jungle with so many leaves. We have been busy keeping our bird feeders filled with sunflower seeds, grape jelly, and cooking sugar water for our hummingbirds. Our deer enjoy swimming and eating grasses and wild rice. One day mama bear and her babies visited. The mama scared herself when she saw her reflection in our lower level windows! She quickly climbed up our rock walls. Her twins followed their mom and they were confused too. Then they figured out how to run down the driveway. Dale missed all the action. He was birding at Crex Meadows. No pictures this time! I staying in the house and watched the bears. Our HCE members are busy entertaining family and friends this summer. When school starts our homes will be quiet. The days, weeks, and months go so fast. Now I see leaves are falling from the birch trees. Colored leaves are very beautiful in the fall but I am sad to see bare trees for seven months. Thanks to God he gave us the pines and spruce trees so we can appreciate green needles during our winter.

- Your HCE Friend,

Muriel Anderson

B u r n e t t C o u n t y A s s o c i a t i o n f o r H o m e a n d C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n N e w s l e t t e r

Letter from the President ................... 1

Future Meetings ................................... 1

Upcoming Events ................................ 2

From the HCE Advisor ...................... 2

County Exec. Board Meeting............. 3

Cultural Arts Judging Results ............. 3

State Annual Conference .................... 4

County Fall Meeting ............................ 4

County Spring Meeting ....................... 4

Club Notes ........................................... 6

State HCE Conference September 10-13, 2017 Glacier Canyon Lodge, Lake Dalton

County Executive Board Meeting September 19, 2017 at 11:00am Burnett County Government Center

Fall District Meeting October 19, 2017 Cushing Community Center Host: Polk County

County Fall Meeting November 15, 2017 at 10:45am Pour House, Siren

Newsletter Editor: Muriel Anderson Burnett County HCE President

Newsletter Design: Beth Greiff Burnett County Extension

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Burnett County site: http://burnett.uwex.edu/youth-families/hce/

Facebook statewide page: https://www.facebook.com/WAHCEinc/

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September

4 Labor Day, UW-Extension office CLOSED

12 12 pm, Odds 'N' Ends Meeting 10-13 State HCE Conference, Lake

Delton, WI 19 10:30am Early Readers Meeting,

BCGC, Room 162/163 19 11 am Executive Board Meeting BCGC, Room 162/163. Harmony Hosts. Educational

opportunity after meeting. 22-24 Central Burnett County Fair

(Webster) 26 10 am, Harmony Meeting

October TBA Early Readers, Head Starts 10 12 pm, Odds 'N' Ends Meeting 19 North West District Fall

Meeting, Polk County Hosts,

Cushing 24 10 am, Harmony Meeting

November

TBA Early Readers, Head Starts 5 Day Light Savings Time ends 5-12 HCE Week 10 UW-Extension office CLOSED 11 12 pm, Odds 'N' Ends Meeting 15 10:45am - set up room. 11 am,

County Fall Meeting, Pour House, Room 165, Harmony Hosts, Program, Elect County Officers, Lunch

23 Thanksgiving, UW-Extension office CLOSED

24 UW-Extension office CLOSED 28 10 am, Harmony Meeting

December 22 UW-Extension office CLOSED 25 UW-Extension office CLOSED

I'm not sure where the summer went but fall is my favorite season so I welcome it. I like fall because…

kids get to feel older when they start a new school year being in a higher grade. They may get to do more things and make a new start.

I get to see the beautifully colored leaves that swirl around and crunch under my feet.

We get to start a new 4-H year on October 1st.

We get to start our Early Readers program with Tribal Head Start and Mina Copeland Head Start in October. If you're interested in reading please contact Judy Marek.

This year we get to celebrate our daughter Emma’s 1st birthday on October 5th! I think this is my favorite reason to like fall! Let’s just hope for nice weather during her party so we can enjoy time outside with friends and family.

When I see you next, please share with me what your favorite season is and why.

- Beth Rank

HCE Upcoming Events

From the HCE Advisor

Odds ‘N’ Ends member Judy Marek received a pin for the donation of her 120th pint of blood. That’s a total of 15 gallons! Patzy Wenthe presented the pin. Congratulations Judy!

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July 18, 2017 (Amy Kopecky)

BCAHCE Executive Board Meeting

Members present: Muriel, Diane, Amy, Beth R, LaVonne, Irene, Judy

Opened with Creed. No secretary’s report. Judy gave Treasurer’s report, we now earn interest from

Community Bank Historian Report: we will be using pictures for fair

booth for Harmony International Report - none Market/Membership Report - none Cultural Arts judged today by Heather O’Brien. Blue

ribbons on both Maryanne’s cards and Muriel’s “Autumn” wall hanging so they will be going to state conference.

Community Outreach - Bell ringing at Wayne’s for Harmony Club

Scholarship Report - none Early Readers - will have 6 books this year. Report

given by Judy. Organizational meeting just before the September county meeting. Reading starts in October.

Beth Rank reported on reorganization of Extension services. Lori Baltrusis will be our five county Area Extension Director. Early Readers activity sheets

will be done by Beth R. We will need to purchase labels.

Muriel will be going to State Conference with two others from other counties to split costs. Seven new items at the Marketplace.

Unfinished Business: Talked about quilts for Nicaragua. Muriel will make some.

New Business: explanation on conference raffle. No display for Burnett County at State Conference.

Committee Chairs:

International Committee will be LaVonne. Amy’s term has ended.

Early Readers: Karen Brooks will be asked if she will continue.

Historian: Amy and LaVonne will continue.

President: open. Muriel will not continue.

Secretary: open. We will ask Bobbie if she will continue.

Adjourned at noon. Next Executive Board Meeting is September 19, 2017 at

11:00am at the Government Center.

Heather O’Brien judged Cultural Arts entries and awarded blue ribbons to Maryanne’s cards (below left) and Muriel’s Autumn wall hanging. They will go to State Conference in September. Congratulations Maryanne and Muriel!

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WAHCE Annual Conference and Business Meeting

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - Pour House

County Fall Meeting

September 11-13, 2017 - Glacier Canyon Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells

The WAHCE county presidents, WAHCE Board, and Shelly Tidemann, UW-Extension State Liaison, will be attending our WAHCE Annual Conference September 11-13. The 77th Annual Meeting will be held at Glacier Canyon Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells. The Business Meeting will be held on September 12 at 8 am.

Our theme is “HCE working together can create positive change - let’s make it happen.”

The agenda will include election of officers, approval of the 2018 budget, by-law revision proposals, reports from officers and committee chairs, and other business.

County presidents or their appointed representatives and the State Executive Board official delegates attend the Annual Meeting.

Voting delegates are given nine Rules of Procedure for the Annual Business Meeting.

-Muriel Anderson

Attending: LaVonne, Diane, Amy, Karen, Judy, Maryanne, Irene, Muriel, Beth.

Accepted minutes and Treasurer’s report. One scholarship mailed out. Do not seal boxes being shipped to Nicaragua. Info

from Lylene. Early Readers going well. $1,488.76 in fund.

Averaging 94¢ per book. A motion was made by Diane and seconded by

LaVonne to order six books instead of five. Motion passed.

Moving forward with organization. Working with Judy on Early Reading. Completed report by Beth.

Muriel’s report covered the Spring Meeting. Discussed with her time as a District Director. Mary Corton conducted the Spring Meeting in place of Carol Medchill who has resigned. Fifty-four attended the Spring Meeting.

The ACWW Project (in India) was discussed. Will be brought up again in July.

Conference information will be coming in May in the Update. The conference will be Sept. 11-13 and will be held in Wisconsin Dells.

We honored our HCE members. Meeting adjourned.

Spring Meeting/Recognition Luncheon

May 16, 2017, Pour House

Due to Thanksgiving Day on November 23, LaVonne O’Brien and Muriel Anderson made a decision to hold the Fall HCE Meeting earlier. We felt it was not wise to have the meeting on November 21, just two days before Thanksgiving. It will be held on Wednesday, November 15. The private room at Pour House was not available on November 16.

New Fall Meeting Schedule: Date: Wednesday, November 15 Location: Pour House 24136 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI Time: 10:45 am - Set up 11:00 am - Meeting starts 12:00 pm - Lunch, followed by program

Odds ‘N’ Ends members preparing door prizes for the Spring Meeting.

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Top and bottom: Burnett County HCE members enjoy lunch at the Recognition Luncheon.

Above: As part of hosting the Spring Meeting, Odds ‘N’ Ends members made flower pens and centerpieces for door prizes.

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July 25, 2017 (Karen Brooks) Opened with creed. Six members present: K Brooks, P. Johnson, L. O’Brien, D. Medaglia, A. Kopecky, J. Kyle,

and A. Ingalls. Treasurer’s report: $287.20 Report on Salvation Army. Very good collection. Webster Fair moved to Sept. 22nd to 24th. Grantsburg Aug. 24 - 27. Will put booth in both fairs. LaVonne will

take booth to fair. Executive Board Meeting: Burnett Co. HCE will be in UW-Extension Area 2. Lori Baltrusis will be Area Exten-

sion Director for Area 2 (5 counties of Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Barron, and Rusk). Mostly Fall County - Nov, but this year do Sept. 19th at Executive meeting. Harmony will do program. Contact Forts for speaker 11:30 - for Forts report for 30 minutes. [sic]

Cedarwood Picnic: Aug. 22nd. Members be there at 11:00am. Picnic starts 11:30am. Members bring: Pat J. - Paper Diane - Beans Joyce - Fruit plate and ice Amy - buns Karen - potato salad LaVonne - corn and lemonade Adeline - dessert Bobbi - wieners Sharon - mustard and ketchup

Diane Medaglia closed the meeting. Seconded by Karen B.

No bake collected in September. $20.00 Other collections: Scholarship - Oct. $20.00 November - Dues

Harmony

Club Notes

Harmony HCE Club rang bells for the Salvation Army on Friday, July 21st outside of Wayne’s Foods Plus in Webster. Almost all members participated in this community service activity that helps raise money for the Salvation Army.

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Odds ’N’ Ends - Secretary Irene Peterson

Maryanne taught Odds ‘N’ Ends members a technique for quilting cards.

Club Notes

Odds ‘N’ Ends club members made May Day baskets for Shady Knoll residents.

Left: Rosie displaying the bunny she demonstrated how to make out of a washcloth which can hold soap or a plastic egg. Judy, Muriel, Maryanne, and Irene are "all ears" as Rosie has acquired some ears herself.

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