Christy Ramey

Simpson County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Simpson County Homemaker Newsletter Cooperative Extension Service

Simpson County

300 N Main St

Franklin, KY 42134

(270) 586-4484

Fax: (270) 586-4788

http://simpson.ca.uky.edu

March 2018

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association State Meeting May 7-9

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Louisville, KY

Incredible Colon Tour If you are looking for a fun way to celebrate March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month, then take a trip to T. J. Sampson Health Pavilion in Glasgow on March 23. Kentucky Cancer Program will have a life size model of the color you can walk through. Other ways to bring awareness: Dress in Blue, eat blueberries, display a blue ribbon on your door, or recognize a color cancer survivor in your club or county.

Registration is due April 9

Two rooms have been reserved for our county if you would

like to stay with us. You can always reserve your own room

at the Crown Plaza Louisville

Stop by the Extension Office to sign up

Kick Butts Day—March 21 Smoking is bad for your health! Smokers are asked to stop smoking for a day or begin a program that will help them kick the habit. Spread the word!

Get Active Simpson Challenge Recruit your club members to join you and get Active from March 18 to April 20. Your team captain will record your Physical Activity minutes and send it in each week. Helpful information and encouraging words will be sent out to keep you going during the challenge. Awards and prizes will be given out at 1:30 p.m. at the Gazebo during Earth Day. Contact Christy at christy.ramey.edu or call 270-586-4484 to register a team.

Leader Lesson Training Join us on March 27th at 10:00 a.m. for the April and May lesson training. The April lesson will be Recycled Art taught by Tracy Cowles at 10:00 a.m. Janey Cline will lead the May training on Entrees for Less at 11:00 a.m. Please call the Extension Office (270-586-4484) and let us know the number from your club that will be attending.

SOKY Earth Day Fair Our Earth Day Committee has decided to highlight items that have been made from Recycled materials at our booth. They will also be giving away small samples of a homemade detergent with the items needed to make it displayed and the recipe available. You may be contacted to bring a quilt or other recycled craft item for the display. We need workers for each shift. If you can work from 9:00-11:00, 11:00-1:00, or 1:00 to 2:30, please call the Extension Office.

This year the SOKY Earth Day Fair will be held the same day as the Cherry Blossom Festival. Therefore, the front two areas will be arts and music, while the back sections behind the courthouse will be devoted to Earth Day activities.

Logan County Exchange Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 12. The Logan County Homemakers have invited us to be a part of a Homemaker Exchange Trip at the Logan County Extension Office. We will, in turn, invite them this Fall to our county. Be on the look out for more information!

2018-2019 Lessons Thanks to everyone who turned in their lesson ballots. The Mammoth Cave Area agents will get together on March 29 to determine the lessons for next year.

Reality Store Special thanks to all those who volunteered their time to the students of F-S Middle School. The kids learned many lessons about life and finances. Thank you to Donna Couch, Pat Markell, Nell Jordan, Jo Giddens, Larry Ramey, Jewell Burgett, Celia May, Denny Couch, and Caren Gibson.

Snow Day!

Thanks to the Round Pond Club for the Morning Snacks!

Upcoming Events March 18—The Get Active Simpson Challenge begins

March 19—Healthy Living Class at 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center

March 27—Leader Lesson Training in Warren County at 10:00 a.m.

April 9—MCA Homemaker Council meeting in Monroe County. We will leave the Extension

Office at 8:15 a.m.

April 20—The Get Active Simpson Challenge ends. Turn in final numbers.

April 21—SOKY Earth Day Fair and Cherry Blossom Festival

May 10—Simpson County Homemaker Council meeting at 10:00 a.m.

May 12—Farmers’ Market Health Fair

June 1—Leader Lesson Training at 10:00 a.m. The History of Handkerchiefs

June 12—Logan County Homemaker Exchange Trip

June 16—Relay for Life

July 24—Trip to the WKU Museum. We will leave the Extension Office at 9:00 a.m.

Big Blue Muffins 2 medium oranges 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 honey 2 eggs 1/2 cup low fat, plain Greek yogurt 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Position rack in the center of the oven. Wash oranges. Using a zester or fine grater, remove the orange zest from the rinds of both oranges and place in a mixing bowl. Slice oranges in half. Squeeze juice into a 1 cup liquid measuring cup. Add water if needed to make 1/2 cup juice. Add juice to zest. Add oil, sugar, honey, eggs and yogurt. Mix together with a whisk. In a separate mixing bowl, place the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon, until just combined. Batter should be lumpy. Add the blueberries and fold into batter until evenly distributed. Using a large table spoon, scoop the batter into a greased 12 cup muffin pan, evenly dividing the batter. Bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned on the tops. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack and serve

Yield: 12 muffins. Serving size, one muffin.

Nutritional Analysis: 190 calories, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 40 mg cholesterol, 240 mg sodium, 31 carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 14 g sugars, 5 g protein.