Inside this issue:

President’s Letter

1

Calendar of Events

2

Chippewa County HCE Information

2

Executive Board Minutes

3

Club News & Highlights

3

Cultural Arts 3

Wisconsin Bookworms™

4

Special Interest 4

Impact of HCE 4 & 6

Arts & Crafts Corner

5

One the Move and In the Groove

5 & 7

Cultural Arts Entry Form

8-10

Think Spring Seminar

11-12

Volume 40, Issue II

President’s Message

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL!

Can't believe that I am writing my second letter for 2016 already. I heard it is cold at home--I am writing this letter from Arkansas where it is 64 degrees and sunny this afternoon. But it sounds like I brought the cold weather with me. Suppose to be very different this weekend. The local residents here are not happy with me. Thought they were my FRIENDS!!!!!

We had our Executive Board meeting January 4th with our new board members. Mary Geissler gave her report and it wasn't good news, but we are tough and will make it through all the cuts in the budget. Please fill out the survey on the back page of your January newsletter so we know how you want to receive your monthly newsletter--by email or regular mail. We lost our postage permit so we will have to pay 47.5 cents per letter. We also may be paying for paper now.

Hope you are planning on attending the Tailgate party on January 28th at the Courthouse. Bring a snack or a dish to pass and it should be a fun afternoon.

Our February special interest meeting will be given by Nancy Fastener, our Nutrition Specialist, and she will be talking on "Reading Food Labels and Food Safety". The lesson is on February 5 at 1:00 P.M. in the Courthouse Assembly Room. This is a Pool lesson from our 2015 state convention.

On February 11, we will have our monthly breakfast and celebrate Valentine’s Day. Hope to see you all there as we have lots to catch up on because we didn't have one in January.

"On the Move and in the Grove" starts February 28 to May 28. The information and report paper is included in this newsletter. You will be surprised how the time counts up. Also, you should be keeping track of your volunteer hours and money spent on HCE events for the Impact Program. You can include your monthly club and county meetings, special interest meetings, community service you do with your club, attending the salad luncheon, buying items at the white elephant and silent auctions, reading for bookworms and donations to Food Pantries, needy families, etc. I couldn't believe the hours and money I put into HCE already since June.

Winter is here now and we aren't outside working. Let's get started on our Arts and Crafts projects for our contest at the Spring Conference which will be held April 1 at Faith Lutheran Church. The specialty category for this year is "Let's Make Music". Make sure you check the dimensions before you start your project.

If you haven't done so yet, please send in your club members, officers and other club information to the Extension Office as soon as possible. We would like to get our new lists compiled for 2016. This information is in your new secretary books you received at the Fall Conference.

Thanks for you cooperation and try to stay warm!

Frances Sykora, Chippewa County HCE Board President

Chippewa County

Courthouse, Room 13

711 N. Br idge Street

Chippewa Fal ls , WI 54729

715 -726 -7950

Calendar of Events 2016

February

2 Executive Board Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Extension Office, Courthouse Room 13

5 Special Interest “Food & Nutrition”

11 HCE Valentine Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Chippewa Family Restaurant

14 Valentine’s Day

15 President’s Day

March

1 Executive Board Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Extension Office, Courthouse Room 13

10 HCE St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Chippewa Family Restaurant

* Special Interest “Alzheimer’s Disease”

Page 2 February 2016

2016 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

President: Fran Sykora (715-288-6859)

President-Elect: OPEN

Vice President: OPEN

Secretary: Alberta Koneazny

(715-726-9537)

Treasurer: Dorothy Kaiser (715-289-3279

Educational Program Chairmen

Family & Community Outreach: OPEN

Scholarship: Helene Anderson (715-874-5207)

Historian: Diane Hayes (715-874-6145)

Cultural Arts: Dolores Schryver (715-874-5920)

Membership: Winnie Joos (715-835-8991)

WI Bookworms™ : Jean Cronquest (715-289-3497)

International: Grace Kruetzfeldt

2016 CLUB PRESIDENTS

Albertville Donna Benson 715-874-5245

Cadott Helen Roberts 715-289-3866

Creswood Vlasta Falkenberg 715-289-3886

Happy Carol Bohl 715-723-0247

Longview Veronica Knudsen 715-874-5634

OK Jean Cronquest 715-289-3497

Pleasant Hour Judy Ritter 715-834-1737

Trout Creek Arlene Hakes 715-723-3140

Unlimited Sue Plourde 715-723-1919

UW-Extension Office, 715-726-7950 Mary Geissler, Family Living Agent, mary.geissler@ces.uwex.edu

Heather Lubs, Administrative Assistant III, hlubs@co.chippewa.wi.us

Newsletter Deadline

Information for the HCE Newsletter is due by the 15th of the

month, for the next month’s newsletter.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY HCE INFORMATION

Please forward your club paperwork to the Extension

Office for updates to the 2016 Club Information.

WAHCE is now on Facebook!

To find the WAHCE Facebook page: from your own Facebook page, in the search bar (upper left hand corner) type in Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education, once there like or Follow us to get WAHCE information.

NOTE: you do need to actually visit the Facebook page to see all the various posts.

Page 3 February 2016 Executive Board Minutes

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Club News & Highlights

Chippewa County Association Home and Community Education Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Courthouse Room 16 The meeting was called to order by Fran Sykora with the Pledge to the Flag followed by the Homemakers Creed. Roll call was taken with the following present: Fran Sykora, Alberta Koneazny, Dorothy Kaiser, Dolores Schryver, Jean Cronquest and Mary Geissler. Secretary’s report was read and approved. Treasurer’s report was read and approved. Bills were paid. Reports Mary Geissler and Heather Lubs talk about the cost of mailing newsletters. The cost for 2016 has went up and HCE would be responsible for paying all costs for the newsletter. The board decided to drop the bulk mailing of newsletters. We encourage members to receive newsletters by email, if possible. Newsletters will still be sent to members who can’t use email.

Jean Cronquest will be making a schedule for book-worm readers. Reading will start in March. Dolores Schryver reported that Spring Conference will be on Friday April 1, 2016. There will be changes for entries in the Cultural Arts. Unfinished Business The parents of the new baby boy, born during HCE week were very appreciative of our basket. Executive Board members who attended the Christ-mas Party at Bridgewater Restaurant had a fun time and enjoyed good food too. The board members were reminded of the upcoming Tailgate Party, which will be held at courthouse on January 28, 2016 at 1:00p.m. New Business Special Interest for February will be held on February 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the courthouse. Nancy Fast-ner will discuss how to read food labels and will talk about food safety. Meeting was closed with Prayer Creed.

Submitted by Alberta Koneazny, Secretary

Albertville: We hosted Dolores Schryver, Cultural Arts Chairman, who showed us how to make dif-

ferent crafts to make and assisted us in making snowmen as featured in the January newsletter.

Longview: We had a great tail-gate party at Park Towers, Eau Claire, where Elegeane Gibson is living. Ele-

geane shared history of the Pine Grove Store in Wheaton Township. We were blessed with 2 new members,

now we have 24 Longview members!

Unlimited: Discussed newsletter changes. Planned Valentine party. Will draw names for secret pals at the party. Played Pokeno with traveling gifts.

Cultural Arts

The State Conference will be on held September 12-14, 2016 at the Eau Claire Plaza. Let’s be sure Chippewa County HCE is well represented with our cultural arts projects. The Cultural Arts entry form for 2016 can be found in this newsletter. Please review it carefully as there are a few changes. The bonus category this year with be “Let’s Make Music”. Since the conference is so close to us, this will be a great opportunity for each of you to come and view all the cultural arts projects on display. As soon as the schedule is finalized we will be sure to share with you the best time to come view the projects.

Dolores Schryver, Cultural Arts Chairman

Page 4 February 2016

Wisconsin Bookworms™

Greetings from Jean, Wiggly is in hibernation until March, when our faithful Bookworm readers will be braving the cold and snow to begin our Spring reading. (Lucky Wiggly) Our first book will be “Cows To The Rescue” written and illustrated by John Himmelman. It is the story of a farm family’s visit to the County Fair, which is usually a much anticipated and fun event. However, things keep going wrong, and the family must depend on their faithful cows to save the day. The illustrations showing their helpful cows are very clever. Another fun activity is to find the cows that are hidden extremely well within the pages of the book.

Good luck staying warm, Jean Cronquest, Wisconsin Bookworms Chair

For 2016 we would once again like you to keep track of your Volunteer Hours. Remember, these hours must be activities directed by HCE. They started on June 1, 2015 and go to May 31, 2016. New forms for report-ing can be found in this newsletter or on the WAHCE website. Please submit your form(s) to the Chippewa County HCE President, Fran , for compilation no later than June 1, 2016. Totals for 2015 were very impressive! 37 counties participated: Outreach—61,432 hours Donations—$77,515.00 Executive Board: Time spent: 24,848 hours Donations: $26,579 Keep up the GREAT WORK. Looking forward to 2016!

Impact of HCE 2016

Special Interest

February 5, 2016 Courthouse Room 3

1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Nancy Fastner, UW– Extension Nutrition Educator

“Are you Label Able?” Have you ever wondered what the lingo on the food label means? Nancy will lead you through a label to find out how to read it and use it to improve your health.

Page 5 Arts & Crafts Corner

DIY Suet Wreath Items needed: Lard Chunky peanut butter Cornmeal Flour Birdseed Knox gelatin Bundt pan Wire ring Burlap to hang the wreath - or other hanging material of choice Suet Recipe 1 cup lard 1 cup chunky peanut butter 1 pkg unflavored Knox gelatin dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water Melt the lard and peanut butter together then add: 3 cups cornmeal 1/2 cup flour 4 cups birdseed

Add half of the prepared suet mixture to a greased Bundt pan, add wire ring, then the remaining suet. Pack the mix-ture down thoroughly into the pan with the back of a metal spoon. Refrigerate overnight. Allow the wreath to return to room temperature and is should be easy to remove from the pan. Add burlap ribbon or other materials of choice to use as a hanger. Then hang outside to enjoy nature enjoying your gift to them! Courtesy of: http://www.thegardenroofcoop.com

Family and Community Life will again be focusing on walking and exercise as a countywide activity. Any ac-tivity you do between February 28th and May 29th can be counted. This includes walking, cleaning, garden-ing, dancing, swimming, and you-name-it exercise of any kind. Each 20 minutes equals 1 point, for example, one hour equals 3 points. Please report your totals in points, not hours. The recording form is available in this newsletter or can be found on the Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Life, Inc. website. If you wish, you may develop your own as long as you use points for your totals. Remember, one point for every 20 minutes of activity. Please give/send your report(s) as a group to the Chippewa County HCE President, Fran Sykora, for compil-ing. Each member should have their own report. In 2015 there were 39 counties that reported participation in 'On the Move and in the Groove' with total points at 98,989 which equals abut 33,000 hours! Way to go! I'm sure we will break 100,000 points next year with everyone Movin' and Grovin'! The winners for 2015 were: Kewaunee County with 6635 points Manitowoc County with 5814 points Adams, Bayfield, and St Croix Counties were not far behind, so let’s keep this competition going for every-one’s good health and well being. THANK YOU for your participation and looking forward to 2016!

On the Move and In the Groove

Impact of HCE -- 2016

HCE Club Member Contribution Report

To recognize the achievements and contributions of HCE members, each member is asked to

complete the following sheet. Information will be compiled into an “Impact of HCE” Report.

The dates for the report for 2016 are June 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016. Please give your reports

to your Club President or your County President so they can be compiled. Counties will put

everything together on the County Form and send to JoAnn Blonien, WAHCE Vice

President for Family and Community Life by June 10th, 2016. Thank You!

Contact information: (will not be shared, for record keeping only)

Club Member’s Name:

County:

Club:

In the past year please indicate the number of times you attended and the amount of time you

gave for the following:

Event # Attended Time Spent

County HCE Executive Board Meetings

County HCE Spring Event(s)

County HCE Fall Event(s)

County HCE Educational Sessions

HCE Club Meetings

HCE District Meetings

HCE State Meetings

TOTAL

Please list any fundraising activities you were involved with on behalf of HCE.

(example: bake sale at the bank for HCE))

Fundraising Activity Time Spent

TOTAL

Please list any community outreach activities that are directly related to HCE .

(example: Bingo at the nursing home for HCE))

Community Outreach Time Spent

TOTAL

Please list the value of any individual donations (monetary or otherwise) you made for HCE.

Note: Club donations will be obtained from Club Treasurer.

(example: crocheted baby blanket for HCE)

Donations Estimated Dollar Value

TOTAL___________

12/2015

Wisconsin Association for Home and

Community Education, Inc*

On the Move and in the Groove (individual) February 28 to May 28, 2016

Get moving with HCE members from across the state. Record 1 point for each 20 minutes of activity. For example: 1 hour = 3 points. Give this report to your County Coordinator who will complete the County Combined Report.

Name of County: __________________________________ _

Individual ________________________________________ _

Dates Sun. Mon. Tues. Weds. Thurs. Fri. Sat. TOTAL WEEK

RUNNING TOTAL

Feb 28 – March 5

March 6-12

March 13-19

March 20-26

March 27- April 2

April 3-9

April 10-16

April 17-23

April 24-30

May 1-7

May 8-14

May 15-21

May 22-28

TOTAL POINTS

2016 – Wisconsin Association for Home & Community Education

Cultural Arts Show & Contest

1. Paintings/Drawings

Framed or Wrapped

A. Oil B. Acrylic

C. Water Color

D. Other

2. Photography (note Rule #10) A. Color – Landscape

B. Color – Waterscape

C. Color – Plants

D. Color – Animals

E. Color – People

F. Color – Skyscape G. Black and White

H. Other

3. Sewing

A. Children’s Wear B. Adult Wear

C. Original Design

D. Wearable Art

E. Useful Sewn Item

F. Purse or Tote

G. Pillows H. Sewn item made from

recycled materials

I. Other

4. Knitting A. Wearable Item

B. Afghan

C. Other

5. Crocheting

A. Wearable Item B. Doily/Dresser Scarf

C. Afghan

D. Other

6. Hand Stitching A. Plastic Canvas

B. Embroidery

C. Counted Cross Stitch

D. Other

7. Crafts (note Rule #12) A. Cards–paper only-6

B. Cards–mixed media-6

C. Scrapbooking

D. Craft made from

recycled materials E. Handcrafted doll/toy

F. Glass craft

G. Other

8. Heritage Skills

A. Hardanger

B. Tatting

C. Woodworking D. Basketry

E Spinning/Weaving

F. Felting

G Swedish Weaving

H. Rug Making I. Original published book

J. Other

9. Bed Quilts (Larger than 60” x 80”

or 4,800 square inches)

A. Tied

B. Hand quilted Machine Quilted by You:

C. Pieced

D. Appliqued

E. Embroidered

Machine Quilted Professionally:

F. Pieced G. Appliquéd

H. Embroidered

I. Any other Bed Quilt

10. Lap/Baby Quilt (Smaller than

60” x 80” or 4,800 square inches)

A. Tied

B. Hand-quilted

Machine Quilted By You

C. Pieced

D. Appliquéd E. Embroidered

Machine Quilted Professionally

F. Pieced

G Appliquéd

H. Embroidered I. Any other lap quilt

11. Quilted Wall Hanging (NO

Frame) -- One (1) item only no

longer than 50 inches

A. Hand Quilted, fabric B. Machine Quilted, fabric

C. Other i.e., - collage of

assembled materials or

mixed media

12. Table Topper/Runner

A. Hand Quilted

B. Machine Quilted

C. Other

13. Jewelry

A. Bracelet

B. Necklace

C. Other

14. Constructed Original Item

A. Clay/Pottery

B. Wood

C. Other

15. Painted Objects

A. China

B. Glass

C. Fabric D. Wood

E. Other

Poem, Essay, Short Story/Play must accompany this form. Include

3 copies, stapled individually if

multiple pages.

Do not count “a”, “an”, and “the” for

either essays or short stories.

(Refer to Rule # 7 on Guidelines.)

16. Poem

17. Essay

Original, 1 topic; 250-500 words

18. Short Story/Play

Original that has beginning, middle and end

3,000 words or less

19. Bonus Category – “Let’s Make

Music”. Details on next page.

ENTRIES DUE BY AUGUST 1, 2016

Send registrations and written entries to: Veronica Sustar N2894 Overgaard Road Mauston, WI 53948 608-847-1140 E-mail: va914@yahoo.com

Wisconsin Association for Home & Community Education, Inc. Cultural &Textile Arts Show

2016 Guidelines

1. Pre-registration is required for ALL items, including Bonus Category. Due by August 1, 2016.

2. Note: County Chairman -- If you want verification that your registrations were received, include

e-mail address or self-addressed stamped postcard.

3. Only one entry on each registration form. SEND ALL FORMS TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY AFTER COUNTY SHOW.

4. Any items NOT pre-registered will NOT be judged or displayed. Category changes will be made only by judge.

5. All work must be done by entrant and completed after last year’s show. It must receive a first place at this year’s county show or fair. All items must be clean or laundered or will be disqualified by the judge.

6. Each county may enter a total of 11 items from categories 1 through 15 plus additional items from the written categories (16-18) for a maximum of twelve, plus one Bonus Category 19. A county cannot have

duplicate entries in any lettered sub-category.

7. Three copies of poems, essays and short stories/plays must accompany the registration forms. Must not be framed or in book form. Staple a cover sheet with the category/title which is to be centered on

the entry. Name should appear only on the back side.

8. All entries in categories 16, 17 and 18 must be typed. Use plain paper and 12 pitch font. Author must sign permission form if they agree to have their piece printed in HCE Update.

9. Kits and patterns may be used as long as entrant does all the work.

10. Photography must be an 8” x 10” photograph -- unmatted only -- put into an 8½” x 11” plastic sleeve – slip in tag board or cardboard behind picture. Double-sided tape will hold picture to your tag board.

Photographs matted or framed will be disqualified.

11. If bringing an easel for your painting or drawing--Be sure to securely tape a label with name, district and county.

12. Six (6) Cards without envelopes must be mounted as a group on a flat sturdy display board no larger than 14” x 22” or they will be disqualified.

13. WAHCE is NOT RESPONSIBLE for any loss or damage of items on display.

Color Coding for Registration Forms by Districts:

Central – White Northeast – Yellow Northwest – Light Blue Southeast – Green Southwest – Orange West – Pink

Entry Day: Items may be brought in Sunday (9/11) from 6:30-8PM or Monday (9/12) 8-11:30 am.

Judging will begin at 12:30PM. All entries will receive a placing. Members may view for 1

hour after the evening activity on Monday. Hours on Tuesday for viewing will be announced or posted.

Cut on the dotted line and send in the completed Registration Form and Claim Check

with both parts filled out. You will receive your Claim Check when you bring the items.

Registration Form Claim Check

Category/Class (example 2D) Category/Class (example 2D)

County: District County: District

Name Name

Address Address

City/Zip City/Zip

E-mail: E-mail:

Phone # Phone #

Title or Description Title or description:

Are you bringing an easel? Yes or No Are you bringing an easel? Yes or No

People’s Choice’s #

Signature required for WAHCE authority to print copies of poems, essays and short stories/plays. Author’s Signature: Date:

19. Bonus Category – Let’s Make Music

For the past four years our "Bonus" contest has been

greeted with a lot of excitement and participation. We decided to do it again. This year we're celebrating with

Let’s Make Music.

The bonus category is just for fun!! Note: There is a size restriction. Base no larger than 10” x 10” with a maximum

height of 20”.

Here are the rules to enter:

1. The display you use for your creation is of your choice.

2. You can use any media to construct your entry.

As with any Cultural Arts entries, your entry should be judged in some way at the County level. Please bring only one entry from each county.

The entry will be turned in with your other Cultural Arts entries and will be put on display somewhere in the conference center.

This will not be a judged category – instead – the “Music” item will be voted on by those attending the conference. Each person will receive a “vote slip” in their

packets when they register for the 2016 WAHCE State Conference. Then it will be up to all attending to choose the best looking entry.

We hope all counties will like the idea and join in the fun.

If you have any questions about the 2016 Cultural Arts show, please contact me. Thank you!

Veronica Sustar

N2894 Overgaard Road Mauston, WI 53948

Phone: 608-847-1140

Email: va914@yahoo.com

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natu

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cato

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wat

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impl

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ht in

to o

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d la

kes,

le

adin

g to

th

e co

ntin

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is

sue

in

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cons

in o

f poo

r sur

face

wat

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e ca

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l do

our

par

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by h

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into

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kes

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thin

gs

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prov

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qu

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in

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w

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over

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of s

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lent

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trodu

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you

to e

xciti

ng v

arie

ties.

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will

als

o in

clud

e a

‘sho

w

and

tell’

ses

sion

abo

ut s

ome

fun

craf

t pr

ojec

ts a

nd

crea

tive

plan

ting

idea

s us

ing

them

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atin

g a

Hea

lthy

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thro

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post

ing

and

Am

endm

ents

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oy L

anco

ur,

Stev

e H

esse

lber

g an

d Je

rry

Cla

rk.

Jo

y La

ncou

r an

d St

eve

Hes

selb

erg

are

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ppew

a V

alle

y M

aste

r G

arde

ners

an

d W

isco

nsin

Mas

ter

Com

post

ers

who

will

dis

cuss

th

e ar

t an

d sc

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e of

com

post

ing.

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y an

d S

teve

en

joy

expe

rimen

ting

with

diff

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den

tech

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all

of

whi

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incl

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usin

g co

mpo

st

and

build

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heal

thy

soil.

J

erry

Cla

rk

is

the

UW

- E

xten

sion

A

gric

ultu

re A

gent

for

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ppew

a C

ount

y w

here

he

prov

ides

edu

catio

nal p

rogr

ams

rela

ted

to a

gric

ultu

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and

horti

cultu

re.

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serv

es a

s an

inst

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or f

or t

he

Mas

ter

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dene

r V

olun

teer

Lev

el O

ne C

ertif

icat

ion

Pro

gram

and

as

advi

sor

for

the

Chi

ppew

a V

alle

y M

aste

r G

arde

ner

Ass

ocia

tion.

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is p

rese

ntat

ion

will

pr

ovid

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ove

rvie

w o

f com

mon

soi

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endm

ents

and

ho

w to

kee

p yo

ur s

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with

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and

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pani

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ting

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lbre

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is o

wne

r of

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rech

t’s

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sery

and

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hard

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on is

pas

sion

ate

abou

t usi

ng

fruit

trees

and

shr

ubs

to r

educ

e ch

emic

al u

se in

the

la

ndsc

ape

and

crea

te

a he

alth

y pe

renn

ial

perm

acul

ture

and

will

dis

cuss

how

to u

se th

ese

plan

ts

as c

ompa

nion

s in

you

r yar

d an

d ga

rden

.

Wre

stlin

g w

ith V

eget

able

Dis

ease

s –

Dr.

Bria

n H

udel

son

is a

ffect

iona

tely

kno

wn

as

“Dr.

Dea

th”

beca

use

of h

is lo

ve o

f pla

nt d

isea

ses.

Bria

n re

ceiv

ed

his

BS

in B

otan

y, B

acte

riolo

gy a

nd M

olec

ular

Bio

logy

, M

S in

Bio

met

ry a

nd P

hD in

Pla

nt P

atho

logy

from

the

UW

-Mad

ison

, and

in 1

998,

bec

ame

the

dire

ctor

for t

he

Pla

nt D

isea

se D

iagn

ostic

s C

linic

(PD

DC

). T

he P

DD

C

(par

t of

the

Dep

artm

ent

of P

lant

Pat

holo

gy i

n th

e C

olle

ge

of

Agr

icul

tura

l an

d Li

fe

Scie

nces

at

th

e U

nive

rsity

of W

isco

nsin

-Mad

ison

, as

wel

l as

Uni

vers

ity

of

Wis

cons

in- E

xten

sion

) pr

ovid

es

expe

rtise

in

di

agno

sing

pla

nt d

isea

se p

robl

ems,

and

inf

orm

atio

n on

pla

nt d

isea

ses

and

thei

r con

trol t

o a

wid

e ra

nge

of

clie

ntel

e th

roug

hout

the

stat

e of

Wis

cons

in.

Bria

n w

ill

disc

uss

how

to

man

age

and

take

dow

n so

me

of th

e m

ore

com

mon

veg

etab

le d

isea

ses.

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