University of Arkansas, United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Ouachita District Rally

Howard County was well represented last

week at the Ouachita District EHC Rally.

The theme of the program was “I heard it

through the grape vine…”. Dr. Debie

Head, Ed.D, RD, LD, CDE Associate De-

partment Head-FCS Associate Professor –

EFNEP and Nutrition Specialist presented

a program on effective communication.

Three points, she brought out:

KIS – Keep it Simple

TBYS – Think Before You Speak

HEAR – Hear what is being said

In the afternoon, Laura Hendrix, PHD As-

sociate Professor – Family and Consumer

Economics, shared with members ways

to become better connected with EHC.

Members were encouraged to text

474747 with subject EHC to be put on a

phone list to keep members connected

with activities at the state level. Any

member is welcome to join the group.

She also encouraged members to visit

the AEHC website at https://

www.uaex.edu/health-living/extension-

homemakers/ to check out newsletters

and scheduled events.

The day ended with an update on the

AEHC Annual Meeting in June. Several

educational programs are being planned.

Everyone was encouraged by the oppor-

tunities being presented. Go ahead and

mark your calendar for June 4-6, 2019 to

attend.

November 2018

EHC NEWSLETTER

421 N. Main St. Nashville, AR 71852 870-845-7517

Jean A. Ince County Extension Agent- Staff Chair

Samantha Kroll County Extension Agent- Agriculture

Jennifer Morrow 4-H Program Assistant

Cecilia Harberson Administrative Specialist III

In This Issue

Ouachita District Rally

1

November Board Mtg.

1

Green, Red & Gold Christmas!

2

Pajama Party! 2

Get Real, Here’s the

Deal 2

Christmas Tour to

Jefferson, TX 3

Bake Sale 3

Understanding Per-

sonalities 3

Office Closed During

Holidays! 4

Howard County Extension Office

November Board Meeting The monthly board meeting will be held

Tuesday, November 27 at 10:00 a.m. at

the EH Center in Nashville. All club presi-

dents, executive board officers and coun-

ty subject matter chairs are encouraged

to attend. Any member may attend, but

only voting members may vote. Items on

the agenda this month include:

- Christmas Council Meeting

- Fundraising events

- Upcoming programs

Please mark your

calendar and make

plans to attend this

important meeting

to take part in the business of your or-

ganization. There are a lot of activities

coming up, watch for announcements!

After the board meeting, the group will

be decorating for Christmas activities.

Please come and help so we can finish in

one day. A lot of hands make for quick

decorating!

The decorating committee has chosen green table-

cloths and gold centerpieces with a touch of red as

decorations for the EH Center for the holidays. Plans

are to decorate the center on Tuesday, November 28

right after the board meeting. 10:45 should be a good

time to come, if you do not want to attend the board

meeting.

Everyone is welcome and needed to come and help.

You can set the tables, decorate the tree, lend your

creativity to making wreaths, etc. There is a job for

everyone! With several hands, the Center should

come together quickly. Otherwise, the committee has

marked off Wednesday on the calendar to complete

decorating.

Green, Red & Gold Christmas!

Page 2 EHC Newsletter

Get Real, Here’s the Deal

Pajama Party! Back by popular demand! Pajamas is the attire of the

day at the Howard County EHC Christmas Council

meeting on Monday, December 3. Registration will

begin at 5:30 p.m. with the program starting at 6:00.

There will be lots of fun activities and great food!

The council will provide baked ham for the main dish.

Members are being asked to provide side dishes, sal-

ads, and desserts.

There will be a gift exchange for members wanting to

participate. Please bring a pair of Christmas Socks

filled with items to exchange. Suggested items include

nail polish, candy, lipstick, puzzle books, an ornament.

Be creative! Please keep the gift (socks included)

around $15.00.

Similar to last year, part of the program will include a

pajama contest. Be creative, just keep it decent!

There will be several categories to compete in. More

information on categories will be discussed at the No-

vember board meeting.

This will be a night of great fun and fellowship! Mark

your calendar!

“Get Real – Here’s the Deal” teaches youth the finan-

cial cost of being an adult with an income, a family

and having to make financial decisions in a simulated

real world situation. Volunteers help conduct the pro-

gram by acting as “real world” business. Students visit

stations where they purchase housing, cars, vaca-

tions, groceries, personal care items, insurance. They

must maintain and balance a check register, write

checks and make decisions based on their income and

family situation. Their goal is to have money left over

at the end of the day.

Volunteers are needed at each of the twelve stations.

The program is scheduled to be conducted at Nash-

ville High School on Tuesday, December 4 from 1:15

to 3:00. There will only be one

class participating in the pro-

gram.

If you would like to volunteer,

please let Jean know as soon as

possible. Individual training as a

station volunteer is available, however, you will catch

on fast with your role.

This program is a lot of fun and it really makes youth

think about the future in occupation, family matters

and the financial decisions they will face as an adult.

Call the office at 870-845-7517, if you would like to

volunteer.

Christmas Tour to Jefferson, Texas

Page 3 November 2018

Understanding Personalities

A sign of a great club is a group of members working

together as a team. When you have a group of peo-

ple, there is a mixture of different personalities!

Knowing what strengths and weaknesses a club mem-

ber has helps when working on projects. This also

works with your family and friends!

“Understanding Personality Styles” is

a program designed to help people

understand the characteristics of

four personality styles as well as

what builds up and what tears down

the esteem of each style. You will

learn which style is your strongest

and which is your weakest. This program will be the

lesson for the January club meetings.

There will be no leader training or board meeting in

the month of December. I am willing to come to your

club meeting and present the program. Please let me

know your club meeting date, time and

location. I look forward to visiting the

clubs in January and getting to know all

your club members. Please get me on

the calendar by December 14. If you

have any questions, feel free to contact

me at 870-845-7517.

Plans are being finalized for a trip to Jefferson, Texas

for the 36th Annual “Christmas Candlelight Tour of

Homes”. The tour is scheduled for Thursday, Novem-

ber 29. We will leave the EH Center at 9:00 a.m.,

have lunch, shop and begin the tour at 4:00 p.m. We

should return to Nashville around 10:30 p.m.

Tickets for the tour are $22.50 if purchased before

November 29. You will also need money for meals

and any purchases you make. If you are interested in

participating in this tour, contact the office at 870-845

-7517 by November 26. Discounted tickets will be pur-

chased online. You can purchase the day of the event,

but the price will in-

crease to around $25

per ticket. More infor-

mation about the tour

is in the board

meeting minutes from

October.

If you are interested

in attending, you

must call the office by November 26! Registration

fees will be due at that time.

Bake Sale

Howard County EHC will be hosting a bake sale on

Friday, December 7. Each member is being asked to

prepare three recipes of

their favorite holiday

“goodies”. You can make a

cake, cookies, breads, pies,

candy. Anything that does

not require refrigeration!

Please bring the items to Western Auto on Thursday

afternoon. Items should be packaged nicely and ready

to sell. More information about this project is listed in

the minutes from the October board meeting.

If you have any questions, feel free to call the office!

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons regardless of race,

color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other

legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Office Closed During Holidays! The Howard County Extension Office will be closed

Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23 for Thanksgiving Holidays.

The office will also be closed December 24-January 1 for the Christmas Holidays.

We will be open on January 2.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension

office as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

Sincerely,

Jean A. Ince County Extension Agent - Staff Chair