FCS January 2025
January 2025 Edition
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FCS January 2025 Newsletter
Dates
January 2 Extension Office opens 8 am
January 20 Extension Office closed for MLK Day
January 21 Homemaker Leader Lesson Training Daviess County
January 21 Ticket sales begin for Get the Tea on Cancer fundraiser
January 22 Homemaker Leader Lesson Training Henderson County
January 30 Ag Expo
We still have bags of Schermer Pecans. Halves and pieces are $12 a bag. Stop by the office to get yours.
Ag Expo Save the Date
The 51st Ag Expo will be January 29, 2025 at the Owensboro Convention Center!
The Daviess County Extension Office will be closed on Monday, January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen at 8 am Tuesday, January 21.
Get the “Tea” on Cancer
Saturday, February 11, 2025 at 10:00 am at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office
Tickets are $10 each
The event includes special speakers from the Kentucky Cancer Program and the University of Kentucky.
Proceeds benefit UK Ovarian Cancer Research
Create an Emergency Kit for your Car
Source: Annhall Norris, Food Preservation and Food Safety Extension Specialist
We all know the importance of preparing for an ice storm or other potential natural dis-asters. Having an emergency kit with essential items in your home is the first step to surviving such an event. But you should also think about your car. Winter storms can create dangerous roads and a higher risk of frostbite, hypothermia, and carbon mon-oxide poisoning.
Create an emergency kit for your car and be prepared if caught out during a winter storm. Include the items below and have them in a bag, bucket, or small tote for easy access.
• Warm clothes (heavy coat, extra socks, gloves, hand warmers)
• Blankets
• Ice scraper
• Bottled water
• Shelf-stable snacks (Choose high protein foods to provide energy.)
• Flashlight
• Cell phone charger and battery backup
• Jumper cables or battery-powered jump starter
• Sand or kitty litter (to help with traction if you are stuck in snow)
• Small or collapsable shovel
• Roadside flares or glow sticks
• Flat tire inflation canister (non-explosive)
During the winter months, you should keep your gas tank full. Don’t let it get low as you never know when you might be sitting for a while and not able to refuel. If you’re stranded, only run the engine for 10 minutes each hour to charge your phone and run the heater. Be sure to open a window slightly to allow fresh air to enter the car and avoid carbon monoxide poisoning while it’s running.
Contact your local Extension office for more information on preparing for severe weather or other natural disasters.
Reference:https://www.ready.gov/winter-ready#travel
HOMEMAKER HAPPENINGS
Lesson for the Month Time Well Spent: Organizing Tips for Increased Productivity - A Management & Safety Lesson
Roll Call January rings in the new year. What adventure do you hope to find this year? Thought of the Month “Lookin’ for adventure. And whatever comes our way” — (Born to be Wild), Steppenwolf - 1968
LESSON LEADER TRAINING
January 21, 2025 Daviess County Office January 22, 2025 Henderson County Office
10:00 February lesson: Creating Welcoming Communities (International)
11:00 March lesson: How to Get Out of a Mealtime Rut (Food, Nutrition, and Health)
FOYER DECORATIONS
Thanks to Maceo for welcoming December and reminding us that Santa’s on his way.
January’s foyer will be decorated by Homespun Homemakers.
