WALWORTH COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR HOME & COMMUNITY EDUCATION C/O UW-EXTENSION, 100 W. WALWORTH ST., PO BOX 1001, ELKHORN, WI 53121 (262) 741-4951 SUMMER 2015 President’s Notes By Mary VanderVeen Where has the summer gone? It’s hard to believe that it’s almost fair time. The hostess schedule for the Log Cabin is in this newsletter. Thank you to all of you who have volunteered to hostess. Please take the time to talk with visitors in the cabin when you have the opportunity. Tell them about the many things that HCE does. Eileen’s article in this newsletter gives you an idea of the value of our sewing projects. The Wisconsin Bookworms™ program has distributed more than 700,000 books statewide since the program began; that’s something to be proud of. Entrance tickets to the fair are available for those who do not have a season pass or a lifetime membership. Barb Papcke has lined up a variety of interesting demonstrators for each day, and there will be brochures and a display on consumer fraud. We will be selling the Chica Nica 18” doll dresses again this year for $20. All proceeds go back to Nicaragua to the women who make the dresses to improve their standard of living. The WAHCE State Conference follows closely on the heels of the fair. We will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the organization. Next year, we will be recognizing the 70th Anniversary of Walworth County HCE. It’s time to start making plans to celebrate that occasion. On September 30th, Rock County will host the Southeast District Meeting in Milton at The Gathering Place. Thanks to Barb for another great Mystery Trip. Be sure to get your reservation in for the trip to the Governor’s Mansion in December. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Program Coordinator’s Report 2 Log Cabin Demonstrators 3 Executive Residence Tour 3 Stitches of Love 4 Thank You 4 2015 Mystery Tour 5 In Sympathy 6 Past Mystery Tours 7 Advice from the Ocean 7 2015 Membership Roll 8 Evening of Learning 9 Log Cabin Schedule 11 WCHCE Calendar 12 Hope to see you at the fair. Background Checks for Walworth County Fair By Barb Papcke, VP Family & Community Life To all HCE Members and friends who volunteer at the Log Cabin during the Walworth County Fair: I received a letter from the Walworth County Agricultural Society the other day when I picked up my letters at the Fair Office for the Log Cabin demonstrators. They are implementing a new policy of conducting a personal background check on all employees, vendors and their employees, volunteers, carnival employees, and any other person involved in our fair this year. This is an effort to make the Walworth County Fair a safe, friendly environment for all of our fairgoers. On the day that you are scheduled to volunteer at the Log Cabin, there will be an Employee Background Information Form that requires your full name and date of birth. Please fill out the form, and I will collect all of the forms and see that the Fair Office receives them. Thank you for your cooperation. GOOD NEWS PAGE 2 Program Coordinator’s Report By Eileen Guthrie, Program Coordinator Those of you who receive email may have gotten a message from Jenny giving us information on how many members belong to HCE in the State of Wisconsin. If you did, you saw that as of 2014, there was a total of 3,700 members. Walworth County showed 43 members. Unfortunately, there are other counties struggling with membership, too. I realize that our membership is aging, but we are never too old to learn something new. When was the last time that you used something that you learned from HCE, or maybe something you learned when we were known as “Homemakers”? I visited a meeting I was invited to by a neighbor who was hosting Homemakers at her house and was impressed. The project meeting was on using hand tools. I learned when using a hammer, hold the handle near the end; you get a better strike when holding it there rather than holding the handle in the middle. Every time I pick up a hammer, I think of that lesson. We also learned how to properly rewire a lamp; I will say I never tried that, but I know how to properly use a screwdriver. Can you remember something you learned at HCE, if not from a project lesson, from another HCE member? Bet there is more than one thing you can remember. When I joined Homemakers, I had two little girls and a new baby boy. Some of the other ladies had young children in the group, as well. It was a night to learn something, a night to talk with adults, not just children, and it was a social event, too. It is getting harder all of the time to come up with new projects that haven’t been covered over time. Sometimes it is just a new way of doing things, or sometimes problems that come with the times, like the class on Identity Theft we had in February. Barb Papcke and I are working on a class titled “Quick Fixes with Mixes.” We always seem to be in a hurry and are looking for new ideas for meals. We hope that you will like the class and will go home with new ideas. Our other class for Evening of Learning on September 24 will be on Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Unfortunately, I think we all know someone with one of these terrible diseases. Be sure to sign up for Evening of Learning and invite a friend, neighbor, or family member to come with you. It is much easier to teach a large group rather than just a few people. Look for more details further in this newsletter. Other upcoming events include: Walworth County Fair, September 2-7 State Conference, September 14-16, Stevens Point Southeast District Meeting, September 30, The Gathering Place in Milton Fall Association Meeting and Potluck Dinner, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Ginny Hall will be talking about the Underground Railroad and the Underground Quilts. Enjoy the rest of the summer. Hope you can help in the Log Cabin. If not, stop by and visit our display and enjoy the demonstrators. Also, be sure to sign up for Evening of Learning. Recently, this quote was posted on Facebook, and I found it incredibly true, so I am going to share it with you. It was written by Dalai Lama. He said: “There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday, and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.” PAGE 3 GOOD NEWS Schedule of Demonstrators for the Log Cabin 2015 By Barb Papcke Wednesday, September 2, 12-6 p.m. Jenny Wehmeier, UW-Extension Family Living Educator & Master Food Preserver, will demonstrate how to prepare safe and delicious home preserved foods through freezing, water bath canning, pressure canning, and dehydrating. Resources will be available to aid you in preparing your bounty to enjoy all year long. Bring your pressure canner gauge for complementary testing, as well. Thursday, September 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Bev Wassum of Another Time in Delavan will be showcasing women’s wear of yesteryear, stitching history into colorful costumes. Bev has been designing and recreating Victorian dresses for women and children, ranging from the Renaissance Period through the turn of the 20th Century, for over 20 years. Friday, September 4, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Ronald Duffy, a member of the Rock River Valley Carvers in Clinton, will present airbrush painting, a technique that is used to create shading. Ron will also have many of his wood carvings on display. Saturday, September 5, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Carmen Goralski from Goralski Pottery in Beloit creates functional, wheel-thrown stoneware that is oven safe, dishwasher safe, and microwaveable. Carmen will be demonstrating how she uses an electric potter’s wheel to turn lumps of clay into useful and decorative pottery. Sunday, September 6, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Bruce Thompson from Walworth will have on display his Impressionist paintings and photographs. Monday, September 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Doug Amon from Delavan will have on display his famous roses. Be sure to “Stop and Smell the Roses”! We will also have on display the Wisconsin/Nicaragua Sewing Center Chica Nica Doll Dresses. These one-of-a-kind beautiful and intricate dresses that are designed to fit 18” dolls. Executive Residence Holiday Open House Tour By Barb Papcke, VP Family & Community Life On December 2 at 1:00 p.m., Walworth County HCE and friends will tour the Executive Residence in Madison. The tour is ½ hour long with free admission. Please bring non-perishable food items in support of Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. The bus contract has been signed. I am planning as of now to have parking at the fairgrounds, board the bus at 8:45 a.m., leave at 9:00 a.m., and arrive at Cracker Barrel in Madison at 10:30 a.m. I am working on a breakfast menu. With the 1:00 tour, we should be able to leave Madison by 1:30, and be back in Elkhorn by 3:00 p.m. The cost of the bus with 50 reservations and a tip for the driver is $ 17.50. If we fill the bus with 56 reservations and tip the driver, the cost is $ 16.00. The cost of the bus and an all-inclusive breakfast would be $31.00-$32.50, depending on how many are on the bus and the final breakfast menu. As the plans get finalized you will be receiving more information. Mark your calendar for December 2, and enjoy the holiday decorations at the Wisconsin Executive Residence. GOOD NEWS PAGE 4 Stitches of Love By Eileen Guthrie, Coordinator The sewing machines of HCE Members in Walworth County have been buzzing along. The following figures are from August 2014 up to the June 2015 sewing meeting. Here are the total items that our sewing members have accomplished for this past year. Walker Caddies 32 @ $7.50 = $240 Drain Pouches 92 Quilts 63 @ $10.00 = $630 Hats 580 @ $ 6.00 = $3,480 Comfort Pillows 592 @ $ 6.00 = $3,552 1,359 Total Sewn = $7,902 Value There is an average of 14 HCE members and 2 friends of HCE that have made the above items. This does not include all of the beautiful pot holders that Mary VanderVeen has been making on her own. These pot holders and pot pinchers are great sellers at the Log Cabin. The sewing meeting for August was cancelled. September is a busy month for HCE, so we will not be sewing as a group. Our next sewing meeting will be October 13 at 9:00 a.m. We will work at Millard Church as in the past. Be sure to bring your sewing machine if you sew, or bring your scissors if you are a cutter. I always suggest you bring your favorite sewing gadgets with you. Lunch is another important thing to bring. Coffee will be provided, along with a mid -morning snack. Thanks to all who help in any way. Dear Jenny, I pray that I am sending this email to someone within the Stitches of Love program, or that you can get a message to them. I recently had cancer surgery at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. The surgery was scheduled so quickly that I did not have time to plan, let alone think about the recovery period. While in the hospital, the Nurse Navigator gave me a handmade bag and comfort pillow. At the time, I had no idea how important and helpful these items would be. I will be using the bag to carry items to my chemo and radiation treatments. It will be so useful to keep all of my personal items. The comfort pillow has been an absolute Godsend!! I carry it everywhere! To say that this pillow has been instrumental in alleviating my post surgery pain is an understatement! My first night home, I could not sleep. I positioned the pillow to eliminate the pressure and ultimately got some needed sleep. The name "Comfort Pillow" is very appropriate! I believe that God works in mysterious ways that are sometimes not even recognized. Making these pillows was certainly a gift from God through your hands. From the bottom of my heart, I hope you realize how grateful I am for your kindness. It will never be forgotten. Sincerely, Julie H. PAGE 5 GOOD NEWS 2015 Mystery Tour By Barb Papcke Another destination unknown as 19 HCE members and 37 friends embarked on an educational and fun-filled day. It never seems to rain on our parade, as the weather was just prefect. Cookies with recipes from the Taste of Home “Cookie Cookbook” were given out, along with a bottle of water, and we were off! Cold pizza for breakfast is good! Hot and fresh out of a pizza oven at 10:00 a.m. is awesome!!! Our first stop was touring Palermo’s Pizzeria Factory in Milwaukee with our upbeat and very friendly tour guide Alisha. As we started our tour, the company called a mandatory meeting, and the lines were down! Not a good plan! Alisha did point out what each line does. They have 640 employees and use all Wisconsin products for the pizza. All the dough for the crusts is made fresh at the factory. After the tour, we each enjoyed 2 slices of hot pizza and a beverage. In 1954, Palermo’s founders Gaspare (Jack) Fallucca and his wife Zina immigrated to the U.S., bringing with them cherished family recipes and the Italian tradition of connecting food and family. They settled in Milwaukee and were blessed with three sons. The company began in 1964 as an Italian bakery on Milwaukee’s east side. In 1969, Jack and Zina opened a pizzeria and restaurant to satisfy customer demand for their homemade Italian foods. Soon after, Palermo’s was named “Milwaukee’s Best Pizza,” and with the urging of a local grocery store owner, Jack and Zina went into the frozen food business. In 1979, the company began making frozen pizza breads and pizza. Since then, the company has been a lead innovator in the frozen pizza business, creating the first frozen pizza with a rising crust in 1989, introducing the very first super premium private label pizza in 1993, launching the first frozen, ultra-thin pizza, Primo Thin, in 2003, creating the first domestic hearth-baked crust on a frozen pizza in 2007, introducing a hand-tossed style pizza in 2010, and offering flatbreads in 2012. 2014 marked Palermo’s 50th anniversary. I had never heard of this brand of pizza. We each received coupons, and I have used one of my coupons and discovered a new frozen pizza that is awesome! On July 16th, I received a call from Alisha thanking us for the monetary gift for being our tour guide, but it is against company policy to accept any gift. Alisha called it a tip and divided it with the servers and the pizza chefs that prepared the pizza for us. Next, it was on to Greendale, Wisconsin. We had a step-on tour guide who told us that this planned community is one of only three “greenbelt” communities in the United States, built as part of the Resettlement Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration in 1936. The community was laid out with a "greenbelt" of parkland, garden areas, and farms encircling the entire so-called urban development and was designed to look like an English garden village. As we traveled the streets, we were reminded of the “A block” of streets, then the “B block” of streets. We saw the “backward houses,” with the kitchen in the front and the living quarters in the back so residents can enjoy the backyard. Al Emmons, who lives in the Village of Greendale, is the creator and decorator of over 200 of Greendale’s chimney folk art. The sculptures are carved out of a kind of Styrofoam with a hot knife and treated with synthetic stucco and plaster; such sculptures GOOD NEWS PAGE 6 2015 Mystery Tour, continued include an American flag, old Milwaukee Brewers ball-and-glove logo, owl, ocean wave, cardinal, and there’s a couple of Bucky Badgers on Badger Court. Chimneys along Apricot Court featured apricots. Blooming azaleas- so big they stretch along the entire side of the house- were highlighted along Azalea Court. Some of Al’s best work is on Arrowwood Street. The flower beds, hanging flower baskets, and well-manicured lawns are a tour worth your time, and see the chimney folk art while you’re there. Next, it was lunchtime at the Old Country Buffet in Greenfield. If you can’t find something to eat on the buffet line, you must not be hungry!!! Then, it was time to return to Greendale for the Taste of Home test kitchen!!! The Greendale Visitor Center is the birthplace of Reiman Publications- publisher of Taste of Home and 12 other Greendalebased magazines. Perhaps over the years you received Farm Wife magazine, Birds and Bloom, Reminisce, or Our Wisconsin. Reiman Publications is now owned by Readers Digest. They don’t have the basement stocked full of old publications, but you can still find one-ofa-kind discounted cookbooks, gadgets, and more on the first floor! We were met by CJ, the Test Kitchen demonstrator. She was preparing to give us a demonstration on making the “cookie of all cookies”! After nearly a year of testing, tasting, and retesting, the recipe was chosen as the grand prize winner! CJ needed a volunteer to assist her, and Eileen Guthrie was selected as the one who would mix up the batch of cookies! The recipe’s mix of chocolate chips, toffee bits, and chopped pecans had testers describing it as “simply the best” cookie! We all received a Taste of Home’s Best of Country Cookies cookbook, with 250 of the best cookie recipes, and we were treated to a sample of the prize winning cookie! Then, we had time to shop for discounted cookbooks or a new gadget one might need! The historic downtown has many unique shops, restaurants, cafes, sidewalk flower beds, hanging baskets, and a Norman Rockwell statue of a painter. I actually thought that there was a man actually painting a picture until finally I noticed he wasn’t moving his paint brush! As we relaxed on our bus ride back to Elkhorn, people were either napping or buzzing about the educational and fun day they had! We offer our sincere condolences to our county HCE President Mary VanderVeen and her family on the passing of her husband, Ed. Our sympathies also to Jean Brummel and her family on the passing of her husband, Norman. Jean is a faithful sewer who comes to our sewing meetings. You are in our hearts and prayers. "What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us." -Helen Keller WALWORTH COUNTY HCE MYSTERY TOURS 1997 Ebert’s Flower Gardens, Ixonia; Miss Kitty’s, Jefferson; Ben Franklin, Oconomowoc 1998 Yerkes Observatory, William Bay; Millie’s, Delavan; Eddie Cash Show 1999 Rotary Gardens, Janesville; Angel Museum, Beloit 2000 Reiman Publications, Greendale; Old Country Buffet; Mitchell Domes, Milwaukee 2001 Wisconsin State Capitol; Old Country Buffet; Olbrich Gardens, Madison 2002 Spinning Top Museum, Burlington; Golden Corral; Jelly Belly Center, Pleasant Prairie 2003 Fuzzy Pig, Whitewater; General Motors, Janesville; Millie’s, Delavan; Getzen Music, Elkhorn 2004 Pabst Mansion; Old Country Buffet; Harley Davidson, Milwaukee 2005 Alp Cheese, Monroe; New Glarus Hotel; New Glarus Swiss Historical Village 2006 Kohler Design Center & Village Tour; American Club; Walderhaus, Kohler 2007 SC Johnson Wax; Old Country Buffet; Fred Hermes Basement Bajou; O & H Danish Kringle, Racine 2008 Circus World; Farm Kitchen, Baraboo 2009 Dalton Amish Tour; Kingston House, Kingston; One Room School; Cheese Factory; Lilac Furniture Store; General Store; Bakery 2010 Wendella Boat Chicago River Combined Lake & River Architecture Tour; Lunch: Macy’s Walnut Room; Shopping, Chicago 2011 Capital Brewery; Lunch: Fitzgerald’s; National Mustard Museum; Clasen’s European Bakery, Middleton 2012 Wisconsin Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum; General Store; Covered Bridge; Lunch: Galiotto’s 1221; Cedar Creek Winery/The Shops Of Cedar Creek Settlement, Cedarburg 2013 Fisher Nuts Company, Elgin, IL; The Canteen Restaurant; Sanfilippo Foundation, Barrington Hills, IL 2014 Ten Chimneys, Genesse Depot; Lunch: Delafield Brewhaus, Delafield; Elegant Farmer, Mukwonago 2015 Palermo’s Pizza, Milwaukee; Tour Of Greendale; Lunch: Old Country Buffet, Greenfield; Taste of Home Test Kitchen; Shopping, Greendale Advice from the Ocean By Ilan Shamir, Submitted by Eileen Guthrie Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education, Inc. 2015 Membership and Dues Paid Prepared by Judy Bender, Treasurer Barron Bayfield Burnett Chippewa Douglas Dunn Polk St. Croix Sawyer Washburn Total NORTHWEST DISTRICT 9 92 460.00 3 36 180.00 2 2 17 85.00 10 101 505.00 3 44 220.00 10 124 620.00 15 10 120 600.00 5 11 112 560.00 3 1 20 100.00 1 12 60.00 25 60 667 $3,390.00 Dues Paid NORTHEAST DISTRICT 2 12 128 640.00 5 43 215.00 1 8 66 330.00 5 10 99 495.00 11 13 137 685.00 2 6 53 265.00 2 7 56 280.00 7 3 47 235.00 30 64 629 $3,145.00 Members Brown Calumet Door Kewaunee Manitowoc Marinette Oconto Outagamie Total 171 new members Clubs New Members Dues Paid Members Clubs New Members Green Lake Lincoln Marathon Marquette Portage Shawano Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Total CENTRAL DISTRICT 5 78 390.00 21 3 75 375.00 31 10 107 535.00 3 5 74 370.00 1 4 37 185.00 10 96 480.00 7 60 300.00 3 7 80 400.00 10 94 470.00 59 61 701 $3,505.00 SOUTHEAST DISTRICT Dodge 6 7 70 350.00 Fond du Lac 4 6 54 270.00 Kenosha 3 9 77 385.00 Ozaukee 2 23 115.00 Rock 4 44 220.00 Sheboygan 7 70 350.00 Walworth 1 4 43 215.00 Washington 4 11 90 450.00 Waukesha 4 35 175.00 Total 18 54 506 $2,530.00 Columbia Green Iowa Lafayette Richland Sauk Total Adams Buffalo Clark Jackson Juneau LaCrosse Monroe Trempealeau Wood Total SOUTHWEST DISTRICT 5 15 166 830.00 4 7 92 460.00 8 9 82 410.00 4 10 130 650.00 4 4 40 200.00 12 116 580.00 25 57 626 $3,130.00 WEST DISTRICT 2 4 75 4 37 3 10 93 5 9 114 6 58 2 8 51 3 6 45 1 2 22 5 65 16 54 560 2014 Membership Count Membership Dues Paid $375.00 185.00 465.00 570.00 290.00 255.00 225.00 110.00 325.00 $2,800.00 3,700 $18,500.00 Walworth County Association of Home and Community Education Presents ne, or Come to o th! come to bo Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:00-8:15 p.m. 6:00 - Fast Fixes with Mixes With the hectic schedule so many families have these days, it’s not easy to serve a sitdown meal night after night. But with the help of prepared mixes, you can whip up a home-style dinner in a flash. What’s the secret? Savory recipes from simple mixes that cut prop time without sacrificing taste! Walworth County Government Center 100 West Walworth Street, Elkhorn $2 Member, $5 Non-Member Presenters: Barb Papcke and Eileen Guthrie 7:15 - The Truth about Alzheimer's Dawn Tatosian and Claudine Lininger from RidgeStone Terrace in Elkhorn will provide an understanding of Alzheimer’s and other related disorders. They will cover the seven different stages associated with Alzheimer’s, symptoms and behaviors of those dealing with the disease, and what overall signs to look for. They will also touch on how to cope with Alzheimer’s, how one can help those affected, and other helpful tips associated with its progression to each individual. An EEO Affirmative Action employer, the University of Wisconsin - Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Yes, I would like to attend the Evening of Learning on September 24. Please sign me up for: (Check one or both) ____ Fast Fixes with Mixes ____ The Truth about Alzheimer’s Name: Please return to: Address: City: State: Phone: Email: Member ($2) Non-Member ($5) Zip Code: UW-Extension 100 W. Walworth St. PO Box 1001 Elkhorn, WI 53121 Please make checks payable to: HCE. Registration due by September 17. Arlene Amon Winnie Shelton Jean Wilms Barb Papcke Martha Pipes Donna Kerhin Audrey Wuttke Betty Wuttke Barb Papcke Eileen Guthrie Betty Wuttke Eileen Guthrie 9:00 AM–12:00 PM 12:00 – 3:00 PM 3:00 – 6:00 PM Phyllis Olson Audrey Wuttke Phyllis Olson Sue Burton Betty Wuttke Barb Czarnecki Betty Wuttke Monday, September 7 Betty Rucks Barb Papcke Barb Papcke Emma Peterson Marilyn Lightfield Audrey Wuttke Betty Wuttke Barb Papcke Mary VanderVeen Eileen Guthrie Barb Papcke Sue Burton Carole Witkowski Mary VanderVeen Phyllis Olson Ruth Ann Begers Mary VanderVeen Betty Wuttke Thompson Fine Smell the Roses Arts Doug Amon Photography Sunday, September 6 THANK YOU for being willing to hostess in the HCE Log Cabin at the Walworth County Fair. Janean Ward Dolores Mogenson Nancy Nettesheim Mary VanderVeen Barb Papcke Goralski Pottery Saturday, September 5 One person should sell raffle tickets for the quilt and the other act as greeter/information person. Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before your shift starts. Instructions are on the wall for closing the Log Cabin each evening. Take Down Jan Papcke Barb Papcke Barb Papcke Audrey Wuttke Open Cabin Wood Carving Donald Duffy Another Time Bev Wassum Home Food Preservation Jenny Wehmeier Demonstrators Friday, September 4 Thursday, September 3 Wednesday, September 2 2015 Log Cabin Schedule Mon 3 10 17 24 31 Mon 5 12 19 26 Sun 2 9 16 23 30 Sun 4 11 18 25 27 28 21 14 13 Sewing Mtg., 9am, Millard Church Wed 7 20 27 20 13 6 Thu 30 23 22 Fall Assoc. Mtg. & Potluck, 6:30pm 29 16 15 9 2 8 Fri 1 28 21 14 7 Fri Thu October 2015 26 19 12 5 Wed 6 Tue 25 18 11 4 Tue August 2015 31 24 17 10 3 Sat 29 22 15 8 Sat 29 22 15 8 1 Sun 27 30 23 16 9 2 Mon 28 21 24 17 10 3 Tue 29 22 30 Southeast District Mtg, Milton 23 16 State Conference, Stevens Point 9 2 Walworth County Fair Wed 25 24 Evening of Learning, 6:00pm, Gov. Ctr. 25 18 11 4 Wed 26 19 12 5 Thu 27 20 13 6 Fri 18 11 4 Walworth County Fair Fri 17 10 3 Walworth County Fair Thu November 2015 15 State Conference, Stevens Point 14 State Conference, Stevens Point 13 20 8 1 Tue 7 Walworth County Fair Mon 6 Walworth County Fair Sun September 2015 28 21 14 7 Sat 26 19 12 5 Walworth County Fair Sat HCE CREED We, the Homemakers of Wisconsin, believe in the sanctity of the HOME, the cradle of character, blessed by motherly devotion and guarded by fatherly protection. We pledge ourselves: To work for the preservation and improvement of home and community life; To strive for healthier minds and bodies and better living; To promote the welfare of our boys and girls, the nation’s greatest asset; To be true to God and country and of lasting service to our homes and communities. Mrs. John Meise, Sauk County PRAYER CREED Dear God, Give us the grace to see the blessings that have come from thee; Give us the strength to do our duty To see in everything some beauty Teach us that love and cheerful giving, Tolerance and decent living, Make our home a place sublime, Where there's no room for hate or crime, A place where good friends gather round; Where laughter, mirth, and cheer abound, Not selfish thoughts, not worldly greed, Let this, Dear Master, be our Creed. Jenny Wehmeier Family Living Educator Walworth County UW-Extension 100 W. Walworth Street P.O. Box 1001 Elkhorn, WI 53121 http://www.wahceinc.org/ http://walworth.uwex.edu/ An EEO/AA employer, the University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements.