1120 N. Webster St. Taylorville, IL 62568 (217) 287-7246 Fax (217) 287-7248

Hello Everyone,

Spring is here at last. Events are popping up just like new

spring growth. Check your Homefront so you don’t miss a

single one. Take a look online to see what is going on in

other counties since the weather has turned and driving is

more of a pleasure than a chore.

This year’s International Lesson went well. Thank you units

for all your help and support, I could not have done this

without you. Attendance at our Unit 18 Retreat was up and

that made for a very enlightening and rewarding day. Mark

your calendars to attend the next meeting hosted by

Christian County. We will be posting more information as the

date gets closer.

I hope everyone had a great time at the Table Setting

Luncheon, I know I did. We were blessed with great weather

and all of you ladies should be commended for all your hard

work to pull it off.

The more time we spend helping others and attending

functions the more we will learn and grow. Let’s get out there

and let people know about our Home and Community

Education Association. See you around.

Julie Pearson, President

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Christian County Garden

Walk—June 28

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Safe Sitter Class—July 9 2

4-H/Youth News & Events 3

Membership Meeting

Theme

3

Table Setting Luncheon

and Plant Sale Update

4

Table Setting Luncheon Thank You

5

Four Seasons Gardening Telenets

6

May Board Highlights 7

HCEA Unit’s June Calendar

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Christian County HCEA—June 2014 Page 2

The next Safe Sitter class for

girls and boys ages 11 to 13 will

be held on Wednesday, July 9

and Thursday, July 10 from 8:00

a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the

Christian County Extension

Office.

The two-day Safe Sitter program is sponsored by

University of Illinois Extension Christian County,

Christian County Home and Community Education

Association, and Taylorville Memorial Hospital.

During the course, students get hands-on practice in

basic life-saving techniques so they are prepared to act

in a crisis, with medical information taught by a certified

professional.

Safe Sitter participants also receive helpful tips to

make them more confident caregivers, learning safety

and security precautions, such as what to do if a

stranger comes to the door and when and how to call

for help. Information on child development and

age-appropriate activities, and the business

aspects of babysitting are also taught.

To become a certified Safe Sitter, students have to

pass a rigorous practical and written test to show

they have mastered the key concepts and have

the skills necessary to handle an emergency.

For a registration form or information, call the

Christian County at 287-7246. There is a limit to

the number of participants we can accommodate

in the class, so register as soon as possible. The

registration fee is $35, and pre-paid registration is

due by Tuesday, July 1.

Registration fees will not be refunded for

cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance.

Submitted by Barb Miller,

Safe Sitter Coordinator

Safe Sitter Class—July 9 & 10, Open to 11-13 Year Olds

It’s Time For A Walk In The Garden

Christian County Garden Walk - June 28

The 2014 Christian County Garden Walk will be held on Saturday, June 28, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m. and will feature four lovely homes in Taylorville and three in the Stonington area. The event is

sponsored by University of Illinois Extension Christian County Master Gardeners. Participants in this

year’s Garden Walk will be treated to seven enticing landscapes all unique to the owners’ tastes and

interests, from backyards full of perennials, to raised vegetable beds and ornate gardens.

This year’s Garden Walk will be held rain or shine! Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 the day of the

Garden Walk and may be purchased at several locations throughout Christian County, including the

University of Illinois Extension Christian County office, located at 1120 N. Webster St. in Taylorville, and

Cottage Rose Gift Shoppe, 110 S. Main St. in Taylorville. Please call the Christian County Extension

office at 217-287-7246 for additional ticket information and other questions or visit us online at

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cjmm/.

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4-H and Youth News and Events

Summer Help to Guide 4-H

Two individuals have been hired by Christian County Extension to work up to and

through the State Fair to work with 4-H youth. Peggy Hampton, 4-H Youth Development Educator for

Unit 18, shared this information with 4-H & Family Issues Director, Joan Swearingen.

She also announced the following workshops and classes:

1) Public Presentation Contest – June 3.

2) Sewing Workshop – June 10 & 11. Ages 8+

3) Robotics Camp for two age groups – June 19 & 20. Ages 5-8 and 9-18

4) Arts and Crafts for two age groups – June 26 & 27. Ages 5-8 and ages 9-18

5) #that’s 4-H Science – July 29, 30 & 31. Morning session Ages 5-8. Afternoon session Ages 9-12

More details for each offering are available at: web.extension.illinois.edu/cjmm or call the Christian

County Extension at 217-287-7246. You do not need to be a 4-H member to participate in these

workshops!

Add all of these to the fact that many 4-Hers will be preparing projects for the County and State Fairs

and it looks like a very busy summer!

Many beautiful plants at the Table Setting

Luncheon and Plant Sale

The theme for the annual

Membership Meeting in

November is “Stir Up

Christian County HCEA”.

Let’s stir up Christian

County HCEA with new

members! Stir up your unit

in October and bring a

friend to your meeting.

Submitted by Betty Blome,

2nd Vice President

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“Dishing Up with HCEA” the 21st Annual Table Setting Luncheon and Plant Sale Submitted by Debi Kiefer, Secretary

Those who attended the 21st Annual Table Setting

Luncheon and Plant Sale found it sunny outside

and cheerful inside. Dining tables decorated with

canning jars, cookbooks, and cooking items, ten

wonderful table entries set with “Dishing Up with

HCEA” themes, gorgeous hanging baskets, and

beautiful potted annuals greeted those who

entered the U of I Extension auditorium to eat

lunch, view the table entries, and/ or buy plants.

Edinburg Nite Unit’s table setting entry “Dishin’ It

Up Chuckwagon Style” was voted favorite in the

Casual category. “Bon Appétit” the table setting

created by Center Unit was the favorite in the

Elegant category. New Vision 4-H Club’s entry

“Dishing Up Treasure” was selected favorite in the

Youth category. Each received a $10 prize. Mary

Lou Knoseman of Pawnee was the lucky winner of

the door prize, a lovely hanging basket of pink,

purple, and yellow petunias.

The Table Setting Luncheon and Plant Sale was

once again a successful fundraiser. During the

luncheon over 200 meals were served. Over 70 of

these were carry-outs. $1873 has been turned in

for tickets purchased and/or sold by members and

those bought at the door. So far none of the major

expenses have been paid. The profit from the

luncheon remains unknown until all expenses have

been submitted and paid. $1,614 was taken in at

the Plant Sale. Expenses were $1,101.25 which

included cost of plants and change leaving a profit

of $512.75.

Thank you to all who helped make this event a

success.

Table Setting Winners:

(Left) Casual: Edinburg Nite,

“Dishin’ It Up Chuckwagon

Style”

(Right) Youth: New Vision 4-

H Club, Dishing Up Treasures

(Below) Elegant: Center Unit,

Bon Appetit

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Thank you to our members for their help with the

21st Annual Table Setting Luncheon and Plant

Sale. Thank you to members who put up flyers.

Thank you to members who bought and/or sold

tickets. Thank you to Patti Sloman and Joan

Swearingen for ordering and purchasing paper

products and food items. Thank you to Deborah

Kiefer for creating the flyers, tickets, signs,

ballots, and programs. Thank you to Dixie

Vincent for painting the table markers. Thank

you to Janet Roach for creating the canning jar

centerpieces. Thank you to Lois Butcher for,

once again, making the pickles. Thank you to

Julie Pearson, Deborah Kiefer, Joan

Swearingen, Janet Stender, and Patti Sloman

for designating the table entry spaces, for

setting and decorating the dining tables, for

prepping food and for everything else they did

on Friday. Thank you to Buckeye Eve Unit, to

Center Unit, to Edinburg Nite Unit, to King Unit,

Pana Eve Unit, to Rural Risers Unit, Stonington

Night Unit, to Clover 4-H Club, and to New

Vision 4-H Club for their wonderful table setting

entries. Thank you to Joan Swearingen for

ordering plants for the Plant Sale and for being in

charge of the sale on Saturday. Thank you to

Roberta Gorden and Dixie Vincent who assisted

her. Thank you to Julie Pearson for expediting

the plated meals and the carry outs and keeping

everything moving in the kitchen. Thank you to

Patti Sloman for all her help with the food and in

the kitchen. Thank you to the members of King

Unit and Buckeye Eve Unit who sold tickets and

designated carry outs, to the members of Center

Unit and Mt. Auburn Unit who prepped and

plated meals, the members of Rural Risers Unit

who brewed and served coffee and tea, to the

members of who bussed and set places at the

dining tables, to the members of Pana Eve Unit

and Rural Risers Unit who kept an eye on the

table entries, and to all the members who

cleaned up at the end of the luncheon. You

helped make our fundraiser a success. Thank

you!

Submitted by Debi Kiefer, Secretary

Master Gardeners selling plants at the Table Setting Luncheon and Plant Sale

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The Christian County HCEA Board was called to

order at 9:19 a.m. on May 6, 2014 at the Extension

office.

President Julie Pearson delivered three weather

radios donated by HCEA to Christian County

Emergency Manager Mike Crews for people in our

area. She read note from the family of Jeanne Lee

thanking Christian County HCEA for the memorial

made in her name to Operation Santa and a note

from Chris Metz of Operation Santa thanking

Christian County HCEA for the donation in honor of

Jeanne Lee.

1st Vice President Dorothy Siles reported that Martha

Zimmerman would present the Lesson for Living:

“Genealogy 101” on September 23 at 7:00 p.m. She

purchased three weather radios for HCEA which will

be donated to people in Christian County.

2nd Vice President Betty Blome announced that the

theme for the Membership Meeting is “Stir Up HCEA.”

Secretary Deborah Kiefer sent a note to Dr. Kamau

Kemayo, UIS professor of African American studies,

thanking him for presenting “An Overview of South

African Cultural History” at the countywide

International event. She contacted Georgette

Merrifield and Rosella Brookens and coordinated the

scheduling of the Lesson for Living training they will

be giving in 2015. After scheduling the auditorium for

lesson training in October 2014, January, April, May,

August, and October 2015, Deborah revised the

Lesson for Living Sign Up sheets for 2014-2015 which

were included in mailings to units. She completed the

Table Setting Luncheon program, revised the ballot,

and created the table entry signs.

Treasurer Berniece Larimore reported that the total

assets as of April were $14,047.27.

Family Issues & 4-H Director Joan Swearingen did

ordering and purchasing for the Table Setting

Luncheon and Plant Sale. She worked on Friday

picking up food and helping set up for the

luncheon. Saturday Joan was in charge of the

Plant Sale.

Public Information Director Sharon Turner placed

ads for the Table Setting Luncheon and Plant Sale

in the Breeze Courier and Pana News Palladium.

The U of I agreement for 2014-2015 was

discussed and signed.

Julie Pearson, Betty Blome, Deborah Kiefer,

Berniece Larimore, Joan Swearingen, Janet

Stender, and Rosella Brookens attended the Unit

18 Spring Retreat. The program on “Colors” was

very interesting. Christian County will host the

Unit 18 Fall Retreat at Hillsboro. October 21 is the

tentative date. Ideas for a program were

discussed.

The 21st Annual Table Setting Luncheon “Dishing

Up with HCEA” was held Saturday May 3, 2014.

One 4-H Club who submitted a table setting entry

form did not display a table. Everyone thought the

fundraiser was successful. We served

approximately 208. There was some leftover

food. Bills for food and advertising have not yet

been submitted and/or paid. Favorites were

Casual—Edinburg Nite Unit, Elegant—Center

Unit, and Youth—New Vision 4-H Club. Mary Lou

Knoseman of Pawnee won the door prize.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:29 a.m. The

next meeting is June 3, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

Highlights of the May HCEA Board Meeting Submitted by Debi Kiefer, Secretary

Christian County Home and Community Education

Association

1120 N. Webster St.

Taylorville, IL 62568

Phone: 217-287-7246

Fax: 217-287-7248

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HCEA Unit’s June Calendar

Date Time Unit Name Hostess/Meeting Location

6/02/14 12:00 p.m. Center Delores Hunt

6/02/14 TBA Pana Eve Officers/TBA

6/02/14 6:30 p.m. Edinburg Nite Candy Dewhirst

6/05/14 7:00 p.m. Stonington Night Stonington Holy Trinity Catholic Rectory

6/16/14 11:00 a.m. Rural Risers Joyce Mills

6/16/14 1:30 p.m. Buckeye Eve Bea Washburn

6/17/14 7:00 pm. Mt. Auburn Nite Community Building

No Meeting King