Founded in 1918 under the n a m e Lamoille H o m e -m a k e r ’ s Club, the Lamoille Woman’s Club is a m e m b e r of the General Federation of Wom-en’s Clubs and Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs. Our mission is to promote the social, educational, and economic interests of women in Elko County, Nevada.

www.lamoillewomansclub.org

WHAT ’S INSIDE

MARCH 2013

MEETINGS

1ST WEDNESDAY MONTHLY

2ND WED. JAN. & SEPT.

NOON—2PM

NO MEETING JUL. & AUG.

LAMOILLE WOMAN’S CLUB

795 CLUBHOUSE LANE

LAMOILLE, NV 89828

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President

Linda Maclaren 775-748-5235

Vice President

Anita Salisbury 775-753-4425

Secretary

Diane Quenell 775-738-8825

Treasurer

Joyce Kay 775-753-7242

Co-Treasurer

Jane Stevens 775-738-4488

Past President

Martha Wallace 775-777-1108

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 7

G F W C L A M O I L L E W O M A N ’ S C L U B

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE NEWS 2

LAMOILLE COUNTRY FAIR REPORT 2

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 2

COMMITTEE CORNER –CADV 3

MEMBERSHIP UPDATES 3

THE SECRET NEEDLE 4

2013 GFWC CONVENTION 4

LWC MARCH PROGRAM 4

CIP:YELLOW DOT PROGRAM 5

THE TERRACE AT RUBY VIEW 6

HANDY HELPERS 7

ADVERTISEMENTS 7-9

MARCH AND APRIL CALENDARS 10-11

Here I am, stuck in the middle. According to the calendar, Spring is just around the corner, and yet I’m still buried under the snows that have been with us since before Christmas. Is it time to plan the vegetable garden? My mail-box has been stuffed with seed catalogs lately, but I feel little impulse to explore their bounty. Will I even plant a garden this year? Last year’s crop was pretty dismal; even my flowerbeds didn’t produce as expected. Do I try again, or will the high cost of wa-ter compel me to scale back?

That’s the problem with winter -- it gives one too much time to think. And brood.

So I’m really looking forward to our March speaker Marvel Clyde from Colorscapes. She’ll be giving us a talk about container gardening to help us jump start the season. Just the thought of colorful blooms, busy bees, and hummingbirds gives my heart a lift. I’ll worry about weeds and water rates later. For now, I’ll focus on containers to beautify my garden. The rest will follow, one step at a time.

African daisies, calibrachoa (probably didn’t spell that one correctly!), petunias, and maybe some herbs will look great in containers. And strawberries. I love strawber-ries. Are my apple trees old enough to produce their first crop?

Now, where did those vegetable seed catalogs go?!

Spring is another opportunity to get it right, a chance to explore possibilities and try something different. A garden is the perfect place to start.

Here’s wishing us all a Spring filled with sunshine, amazing blooms, and birdsong.

~ Linda

PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE

Sunshine

Committee

News

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Hello Ladies,

Your Sunshine Com-mittee members are Elle Davis, Wendy Porter, Myrna Hecht, and Linda Maclaren.

Occasionally, we get drop-ins curious about what we get up to on the first Tuesday of each month. If you're curious, stop by around 10:00 a.m. on March 5th or April 2nd. We'll be happy to show you what we do, and if you want to make a card for a special some-one, we're more than willing to lend you our exper-tise.

~ Your Sunshine Committee

March Birthdays

Be sure to wish these gals a very Happy March Birthday.

Frances Hopkins—March 9th; Becky Kerna—March 11th;

Bettie Staley—March 12th; Sharon Hughes—March 26th;

and Marsha Davis—March 27th

Linda Maclaren, Elle Davis

Myrna Hecht &

Wendy Porter-McClure

Sample of one of our February birthday cards

Lamoille Country Fair Committee Report

The applications for the 2013 Lamoille Country Fair continue to come in. We have reserved 25 booths as of today, and that count will probably be higher by the time you get this newsletter. The large signs are at the sign company for date changes , and we’re getting two new

signs.

Don't forget; we need to have a Chairperson to step up and take over the lemonade making for next year’s Fair - the 2014 Lamoille Country Fair. Patty Martin has suggestions on how to break up the tasks for the lemon-ade, making it much easier if someone would take over each task. Anyone who is considering helping with the lemonade should consider shadowing Patty this year, so they have an idea of what to do. The lemonade making and sales are a large part of the Fair's income which is presented to the Club. It would be a big loss to the Club's budget if we did not have the lemonade stand sales (shown to the left).

We are still looking for volunteers to be on the Lamoille Country Fair committee. There are many tasks prior to the fair that need to be done.

One last item. The CIP Chair will be unable to do the Cookie Café this year. If any of the committees or the Club would like to do the Cookie Café or a Bake Sale, let me or Linda Maclaren know your thoughts. It would be a way to fund special projects.

Thank you. ~ Martha Wallace, Chair

Elisabeth Moore, Co-Chair

Membership Chair Ruth Beecher (left) initiates new LWC Member Ellen Owen (right) at February meeting.

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MEMBERSHIP UPDATES Ruth Beecher, Membership Chair

At the February General Membership Meeting, we initiated new member Ellen Owen. Please welcome her when you see her next. Ellen’s information was published in the February Ruby Views Newsletter; please update your membership booklets with her information.

If you have a membership update, please contact Membership Chair Ruth Beecher

by telephone at 503-895-5562 or

by email at rebisfree@yahoo.com.

Don’t Forget the Date! April Ruby Views Newsletter articles

are due on

Sunday, March 24th by midnight Submit to Newsletter Editor,

Dixie Botsford Reporters: Please send articles to

Newsletter@lamoillewomansclub.org

SAVE THE DATE

SPRING HOT BOWL

EVENT

MARCH 9, 2013

10:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M.

LWC CLUBHOUSE

HOMEMADE SOUPS:

Red Chili

White Chili

Beef Noodle Soup

Split Pea Soup

Beverages

Desserts

$5.00 per Person

Welcome New

Member

Harbor House Wish List

Paper Goods: Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Paper Plates

Easter Supplies: Egg Dyes, Grass, Candy, Plastic Eggs

Old Cell Phones

LWC Committee Against Domestic Violence (CADV) Report

Committee Corner

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The road to the club house is getting narrower and narrower, one of these days I will hardly be able to slip down the middle of the road. I see the Sew-Harts are the only ones still com-ing. All I can say is you are missing out on D-E-S-S-E-R-T-S. Oh they have a casserole or a salad, but very rarely do they go without desserts, even some old ice cream on a wonderful cobbler. Well, they have been busy with this project or that one and you may even see some new projects started. This is a busy month with St. Paddy’s Day. Spring is to start; Palm Sunday and Easter round out the month.

Who will find the Golden Egg?

~The Secret Needle

LWC MARCH PROGRAM

The LWC March General Membership Meeting will feature speaker and LWC member Marvel Clyde from Col-orscapes Greenhouse; Marvel will be talking to our members

about “Container Gardening.”

Colorscapes Greenhouse specializes in garden and landscape plants for Northern Nevada and has been serving Elko, Spring Creek, Carlin, Wells, Winnemucca, and all points in between since 1991. Colorscapes Greenhouse is located in Pleasant Valley at 194 Two Bottle Bar Lane; their hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, April through July and can be reached by telephone at 753-5000. Check their website out at http://www.colorscapesgreenhouse.com.

~ Anita Salisbury

Program Chair

NOW OPEN! Convention Registration

Registration for the 2013 Annual Convention in Holly-wood, Florida (June 30—July 2) is now open! With the GFWC quick, secure, and user-friendly online system, reg-

istering for Convention has never been easier. Online registrants receive ex-clusive access to the 2013 GFWC An-nual Convention Celebrity Stay raffle, and the option to pre-order your tickets to the Gold Coast Raffle at discounted prices.

Visit www.GFWC.org/Convention to complete your registration and to find further information on all things Convention. Registering early is the best way to guarantee your spot at meals, tours, and special events that

may sell out. If you need assistance, contact GFWC Head-quarters at 1-800-443-GFWC (4932) or Conven-tion@GFWC.org. Early bird registration runs through May 15th. Registration closes on June 7th.

See you at the beach!

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CIP: The Yellow Dot Program

The Food Concession at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering was not as successful as the previous year, but we still earned money for the CIP Program. We learned from our experience and have realized we need to do a better job of figuring out the cost of the food and pricing the sale of the food. We have also built inventory lists to make future years easier.

A good time was had by all those that worked at the food concession stand. The entertainment was enjoyable. A big thank you to Joyce Kay and Ruth Baty for their advice and help with set-up and take-down. Thanks to Anita Salisbury who spent nearly all her time at the event and kept a close eye on the hotdogs and chili. Thanks to our new members Sharon Hughes and Ellen Owens for volunteering. And a big thanks to everyone who worked a shift at the event. Without each and everyone's help, it would not be possible to operate the food concession stand.

The following week after Cowboy Poetry, the Assistant Mayor of Carlin invited the Lamoille Woman's Club to come to the Carlin Senior Citizens Center and tell the sen-iors about the Yellow Dot Program. I went out there just before I left town. Carlin has a very nice center, and I was treated to lunch. I then explained the Yellow Dot Program. Everyone was enthusiastic about the program, and nearly everyone donated for a packet or two. The Assistant Mayor donated for anyone who didn't have donation money. The Assistant Mayor even offered to tell the emergency and law enforcement agencies about our program. Everyone was very friendly, and the food was good. The seniors made you feel right at home, and I had a good time.

The Northeastern Nevada Museum has been doing some

Yellow Dot Program business since the article ran in the Elko Daily Free Press. The Fire Department has done a little less. I have even given out a few Yellow Dot packets here in Pahrump. If I had more time, I would contact a few organizations here in Pahrump to give them presentations. I have also received a phone call from someone in Elko who would like a couple of packets.

The next month or two will be quiet until I get back to Lamoille unless one of our CIP committee members distrib-utes packets. Anyone needing the Yellow Dot packets may contact Elizabeth Moore at 778-0514 as I left her a supply of them.

~ Martha Wallace

Yellow Dot Program Chair

Yellow Dot Chair Martha Wallace (left) and LWC President Linda Maclaren (right) work the concession stand at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

Left to right: Diane Quenell, Anita Salisbury, and Charlene Mitchel working their shift at the Concession Stand.

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Our Community Resources: The Terrace at Ruby View

Exuberance, energy, exhilaration, joy, comfort, interests, health— Do you think of these things when you think of a senior center? Most people don’t. We all want to stay young and useful no matter what our age, don’t we? If we’re 60 or 90 (or even more seasoned) we want to be a part of the world, to be engaged with oth-ers, to be valued, to still make a difference, to be a positive influence on the world around us. Is a senior center the place to make that happen?

The Terrace at Ruby View Senior and Active Lifestyle Center is not just a place to come for a great lunch. Of course, they have delicious and attractive homemade meals and the best kitchen in the area. And they encourage anyone of any age to

join them for a great lunch! But they offer so much more. Here are some of the things that you will find at The Terrace:

Anchors Aweigh – Weight management support group

Exercise Classes – Stretch and Strength classes to improve balance and core strength

Tai Chi classes – Improves fitness level, mental focus, flexibility and coordination

Podiatry Clinic – Dr. John Patton will evaluate your tootsies.

Therapeutic massage – Seated massage offered twice a week

Blood pressure clinic – An RN will take your BP twice a month

The Terrace Travel Club – Trips to theater productions, concerts and other venues of interest to members.

Legal Services – Nevada Legal Services provides free consultation for civil issues to seniors

Meals on Wheels Programs – Daily hot meals for home-bound seniors

Activities – Bridge, Cribbage, Pinochle, Bingo, Poker, Wii, etc.

Movies – Every Thursday and Friday right after lunch. New releases and old favorites. Popcorn, too!

Energy Assistance application help

Resource referral – Housing, legal, aging services, Medicare, etc.

Education – Computer use, Internet, Facebook, Nutrition, Health.

Holiday Events – Themed lunches, decorations, drawings, birthday recognition

Lions and Kiwanis Clubs meet with them each week.

Lots of laughter!!!!!!!!!! And they are always looking for ways to accommodate their members if you have any ideas. Their hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. There is no membership fee. Lunch for individuals 60 years and better is based on a suggested minimum donation of $3.00 (for those younger, it is a fee of $6.00).

They are a non-profit organization and are funded primarily by the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division, New-mont Legacy Fund, County tax dollars and lunch donations from their members.

Don’t be worried that if you come to The Terrace you’ll be labeled “old” or “poor”. There may be a few more miles on some, but no one there is old in their heart and spirit. They may receive grant money that requires them to serve those who don’t have a lot to go on, but the majority of their members are able to have lunch anywhere on their own dime. They’re proud to have people from all walks of life come to The Terrace! For more information on this valued whole-community resource The Terrace at Ruby View, to read their monthly newsletter, or check the daily activities, Travel Club outings or menu, visit their website at http:// www.elkoseniors.org. You may also email them at esap1@frontiernet.net or telephone them at 775-738-3030.

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RUBY VIEWS OPPORTUNITIES

You can prevent digestive tract inflammation!

A whopping 76 million American either have diabetes or are on the brink of developing it. A new Washington University study suggests that the real culprit isn’t a weary pancreas—it’s chronic inflammation in the intestines! Inflammation can sabotage your body’s ability to soak up sugars and burn them for fuel. 1—Curbing inflammation with popcorn: Cutting back on meat and poultry to make room in your diet for whole grains and plant proteins can cut digestive tract inflammation 38%. Aim to eat three servings of whole grains—such as popcorn, brown rice, oatmeal, 100% whole-grain breads pasta—daily and have two meat-free dinners each. 2—Calming your digestive tract with broccoli: … And zucchini, green peppers, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, plums, and berries. These fruits and vegetables are packed with salicyclates, the compounds that make aspirin a potent anti-inflammatory. Eating just one of these healthy foods daily can cut abdominal in-flammation 16% or more. 3—Adding protective spices to your food: Spices are pow-erful anti-inflammatories and antioxidants that quickly break down inflammatory molecules in your digestive tract, muscles, pancreas, and other tissues. Some of the most anti-inflammatory spices are rosemary, thyme, basil, parsley, curry, turmeric, cay-enne, chili powder, oregano, sage, ginger, cloves, and allspice. 4—Taking a multi and extra C to heal tissues: Popping a daily multivitamin, along with1,000 mg. of vitamin C, gives your body the basic nutrients it needs to mop up 24% of the inflamma-tion in your digestive tract—and it helps tissues already damaged by inflammation.

Important: As always, check with your doctor before taking any supplement for the first time. Always indoors? Ask your doctor about supplementing with vitamin D. 5—Shutting out troublemaking smog: Constantly breath-ing in polluted air can irritate your lungs’ white blood cells, caus-ing them to produce a flood of inflammatory compounds. To protect yourself, keep your windows shut on super-smoggy days in the summer and switch on the AC . If you exercise outdoors, do it early in the day or later in the evening (when pollution levels tend to be lower). Change your furnace/AC filters often.

Signs of Inflammation Overload Red flags that inflammation may be impacting your health include being prone to:

Achy muscles or joints

Food cravings, mood swings or other signs of blood-sugar problems

Skin rashes, acne breakouts, or yeast infections

Indigestion, diarrhea, constipation or stomach pain

Bloating

Fatigue

Headaches at least once a week

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