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Cooperave Extension Service Nelson County 317 S. 3rd Street Bardstown, KY. 40004 Phone: (502) 348-9204 Fax: (502) 348-9270 hp://nelson.ca.uky.edu April 2015—Volume 4, Issue 4 What’s Inside? -Message from the Agent -Upcoming Programs -Food for Thought -Community Corner -Earth Day 2015 -Early Exposure -For the Kids -4-H Happenings -Salad Day 2015 -Nutrion News dollars & sense April is the Month of the Military Child. Please remember to support our veterans and their families. Earth Day 2015 = April 22 What are you doing to preserve the Earth? Get some ideas on page 5.

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Cooperative

Extension Service

Nelson County

317 S. 3rd Street

Bardstown, KY. 40004

Phone: (502) 348-9204

Fax: (502) 348-9270

http://nelson.ca.uky.edu

April 2015—Volume 4, Issue 4

What’s

Inside?

-Message from the Agent

-Upcoming Programs

-Food for Thought

-Community Corner

-Earth Day 2015

-Early Exposure

-For the Kids

-4-H Happenings

-Salad Day 2015

-Nutrition News

dollars

& sense

April is the

Month

of the

Military

Child.

Please remember

to support our

veterans and

their families.

Earth Day 2015 = April 22 What are you doing to preserve the Earth?

Get some ideas on page 5.

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Last month’s message was all about my pops.

So for this one, my mom gets the honor.

April is home to Earth Day. On Earth Day, you’re supposed to be reminded of why you love the Earth, and how you can help it.

You see, we as humans are pretty lucky to get to call this planet home. I’ve never been to Mars or Venus

or Saturn, but from what I learned in grade school, I’m pretty sure I’ll stay here.

Growing up, my mom was constantly outside. She mows the grass, pulls the weeds, and makes the outside of our house

just as much a home as she makes the inside.

My mom taught me to care for my piece of the Earth. To love it, nurture it, water it when the skies aren’t doing a

good enough job, and never let it look dead (the horror!).

I will be the first to admit that I’m jealous of her love for mowing the grass. I see it as a chore and a hassle and I’d prefer to pay someone to do it for me. But that doesn’t

make her lesson any less effective. I hate to mow. I could just choose not to. I could choose to not worry about the

health of my yard or plants, since I’m not very good at keeping them alive. But instead, I care for the Earth by

having someone else do it for me.

It’s still my mom’s lesson, it just looks a little different.

Sometimes I think as parents, you worry that your kids aren’t listening to you or that you’re not getting through to them, just because they don’t act the same way you do in a certain situation. That’s not always the case. Most often, the lesson is there, they just play it out a different way. So keep

up the good work. Keep teaching. They’re listening.

County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences

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April 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Food For Thought:

Italicized dates on the calendar mean a

community event. Check page 4 for

those. Green dates are Extension

events, which are listed below.

“Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but

footprints. Kill nothing but time.”

-Motto for Baltimore Grotto

April 1: Eat $mart

12:30—1:30 p.m. OR 5:30—6:30 p.m. Nelson County Extension Office

April 3: All Pro Dads

7:00—7:45 a.m. Cox’s Creek Elementary

April 7: Building Low Cost Raised Beds

6:30 p.m. Nelson County Extension Office

April 9: Slow Cooker Appetizers and Desserts

12:30 p.m. Bloomfield Library

April 9: Ultimate Frisbee

10:00 a.m. —1:00 p.m. Nelson County Ext. Office

April 17 All Pro Dads

7:00—7:45 a.m. New Haven School

April 21: “Super Food Gardening”

10:00 a.m. Nelson County Ext. Office

April 22: Eat $mart

12:30—1:30 p.m. OR 5:30—6:30 p.m. Nelson County Ext. Office

April 24: Homemaker Salad Day 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Nelson County Ext. Office April 24:

All Pro Dads 7:00—7:45 a.m.

Foster Heights Elementary April 28:

Early Exposure 5:30—6:30 p.m. Boston School

April 29: Developing A Culinary Herb Garden

5:30 p.m. Nelson County Extension Office

Hey parents

with

elementary

kids!

CHECK OUT

page 6!

Bring

your

whole

office or

family

out for

lunch!

Info on

page10!

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Check out these awesome

programs in Nelson County!

What? Basic Computer Skills with Resume Preparation

Where? Kentucky Career Center

When? April 6, 8, 10 from 9:00—10:30 a.m.

What? Interviewing Techniques Where? Kentucky Career Center When? April 14, 28 from 9:00—10:30 a.m.

What? Yoga Where? Bloomfield Branch: NC Public Library When? April 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 9:00 a.m. & April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 12:45 p.m.

What? Go Girl Exercise Where? Bloomfield Branch: NC Public Library When? April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, and 28 at 9:00 a.m.

Participation Station (502-331-4677) offers support groups and

recovery meetings with trained individuals for those suffering with

a mental illness. The center is open every Monday—Thursday from

11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. (Located at 138 Robin Dr.)

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Did you

know?

The last week

of every

month, St.

Vincent de

Paul mission

store has a $5

bag sale?

Check it out!

310 N. 2nd St

m-f 8:30

to 4

Don’t forget that the Kentucky Career Center has someone

available every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. —12:00 p.m. to

assist those wishing to sign up for the Affordable Care Act.

If you are ever in need of a job, please visit

the Kentucky Career Center!

860 W. Stephen Foster Ave—502-348-2709

There is a huge listing of jobs available

right now in our area.

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Earth Day 2015

Here’s a couple of ways you can celebrate Earth Day this year!

1. Plant a tree.

2. Plant wildflowers.

3. Have a garage sale or donate items you no longer want.

4. Upcycle a piece of furniture instead of buying a new one.

5. Make a bird house.

6. Educate yourself.

7. RECYCLE! And teach your kids about recycling.

8. Pick up trash along the road or at a park

(please, be safe while doing so!)

9. Ride your bike.

10. Save water.

11. Wash your car with a bucket of water instead of a

running hose.

12. Get your kids involved!

13. Reuse something you would normally throw away.

14. Make and use your own green cleaning supplies (call us for recipes if you missed the class last month!)

15.Get outside and enjoy this beautiful place we get to call

home.

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Early Exposure

KIDS FROM

EVERY SCHOOL

ARE INVITED!

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For The Kids

Match the Earth Day activity to the tools needed:

Making a bird house

Picking up trash

Planting a tree

Recycling

Washing your car

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Who: Youth Ages 9-18

What: Ultimate Frisbee!

Where: Nelson Co. Ext. Office

When: April 9th from 10 am -1 pm

Why: To Get Outside and Move!

Free to attend! Call 502-348-9204 to RSVP by April 3rd

Participants should wear closed-toed athletic shoes & athletic pants or shorts.

Come join Nelson County 4-H on Thursday, April 9th for

some Frisbee, Ultimate style! We will meet at the Nelson

County Extension Office in order to divide into teams and

then will play in the field adjacent to the office. Ultimate

will last from 10-Noon and then we will have lunch

together from Noon-1pm.

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Abby Van Meter, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Assistant

Mark Your Calendars!

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Nutrition News Abby Van Meter, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Assistant

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