Mike Gray is in the Hospital

Mike Gray, husband of Debbie Simmons Gray, is in the hospital in Paducah, KY. He had triple bypass heart surgery a couple of days ago. Seems he came through it pretty well, and they are glad the problem could be dealt with before he had a fatal heart attack!

Mike is in room 434 of Western Baptist Hospital. We wish you a speedy recovery, Mike!

Map of Proposed Extension Regions

One of our recent posts mentioned that there are three proposed Extension Regions. Here is a map of what they will be.

The picture is small because we didn't want to clog up your computer, but the bold black lines indicate the regional boundaries. Let us know if you have questions at ieafcslife@gmail.com.

Looks like lots of traveling for some!

Condolences to Milly Kaiser

Seems like we have had a lot of sad news to share recently. Just received this note from Joyce Pyatt.

We've learned today that Milly Kaiser's mother Doris J Kaiser died Sunday, April 24, 2011 from a stroke that she suffered earlier in April. Visitation is this evening from 4-8 PM; services will be tomorrow, April 27, 1PM all at Denbo Funeral Home, English, Indiana.

Address for her father - Jim Kaiser is: 1296 N Williams Ridge Rd, Eckerty, IN 47116. Some of you will remember that Dr. Jim Kaiser was head of the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center for a number of years.

Milly has been with her family since her mother's stroke and currently anticipates returning to southern Illinois later in the week. Contact us at ieafcslife@gmail.com if you need her home address.

Also, just heard from Debbie Simmons Gray today that her husband, Mike, is in the hospital for some tests. More on this later.

Death of Alice Koenecke

For those who attended Southern Illinois University between 1965 and 1969, you will remember Dr. Koenecke, Thanks to Martha Speir for sharing this information.

Alice Pixley Koenecke died April 8th in Murray, KY at the age of 85.

Alice Pixley Koenecke moved to Murray, Kentucky in 1960 with her son, Bill and began teaching in the Home Economics Department at Murray State University.

She was the third child born on January 3, 1926 to W. Ray and Pauline Shearer Pixley who were dairy farmers in Wabash County, Illinois. Her siblings were Victor, Clara, Bertha, Frank and Lorene. Bertha Madison, Highland Park, Michigan and Frank Pixley, West Salem, Illinois survive.

She married Henry C. Koenecke, son of Harlan and Myrtle Brown Koenecke on September 10, 1944. After her husband’s death in 1954, she began her college career earning a B.S. Degree from Eastern Illinois University and an M.S. Degree from the University of Illinois.In 1965, she left Murray to move to Carbondale, Illinois where she began work on the Ph. D.

Her son, Dr. William H. Koenecke was married in 1966 to Marcia Burpoe Koenecke, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. R.J.Burpoe, Murray. Grandchildren are Lynne Koenecke Whitley (Clif), Grayson, Georgia, Lori Koenecke Immke (Mark), Bloomington, Illinois and William H. (B.J.) Koenecke, Jr. (Heather), Murray. Great-grandchildren are Austin, John, Lauren and Tyler Whitley; Andrew, Joshua and Rachel Immke and Micah Koenecke.

In 1969, Alice Koenecke returned to Murray State University as chair of the Home Economics department where she remained as a faculty member until her retirement in 1988. During her professional years, she served as the elected president of two national organizations, Kappa Omicron Phi, Honor Society in Home Economics and the Administrator of Home Economics. She was a student member and faculty sponsor of Kappa Omicron Phi at two universities. She belonged to Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Phi Sigma Delta Epsilon, A.A.U.W. And Delta Kappa Gamma.

She served as president of the Kentucky Home Economics Association. Dr. Koenecke was a quilter, an active member of First United Methodist Church where she spent many years singing in the chancel choir. She was a member of the Christian Adult and Friendship-Gleaners Sunday School Classes. She was a member of the Wesleyan Circle of the United Methodist Women. She belonged to the Alpha and Delta Departments of the Murray Federated Woman’s Club and she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and the Magazine Club.

At the time of her retirement, family, friends and former students established a named scholarship in her honor. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Dr. Alice Koenecke Nutrition/Dietetics Scholarship, Murray State University, Office of Development, 106 Development Center, Murray, KY 42071-3313.

Memorial Service was held Sunday, April 10th  at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with Jim Stahler and Rev. Bob Saywell officiating. Members of United Methodist Women, Christian Adult and Friendship-Gleaners Sunday School Classes, Quilters, Magazine Club, Woman’s Club, Alpha Gamma Delta and any former students and faculty will serve as honorary pallbearers. Visitation began at 1 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Burial of ashes will be at a later date in the Moravian Cemetery in West Salem, Illinois. BLALOCK-COLEMAN & YORK FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.yorkfuneralhome.com

Southern Region Meets

Southern Region IEAFCS March 2011

Southern Region members met at Kokopelli Golf Club and Restaurant in Marion for an enjoyable day. Pictured with David Hays, one of the major ownership partners, is Joyce Pyatt, Martha Winter, Janet Burnett, Ruby Lingle, Carol Schlitt, Joy Richey, Catherine Mauck, and Thelma Malone. Martha Speir took the photo.

Kokopelli is a major development for southern Illinois.

Send us photos of your group meetings, and we will post them as well.  Hope everyone has their taxes done!

Death of Cherrie Wilkerson's Mother

We are sorry to report that Helen Turner died on April 6th at the age of 84. She was the mother of Cherrie Wilkerson, County Extension Director in Saline, Gallatin, Pope, and Hardin Counties. The funeral was on April 8th. Condolences can be sent to Cherrie at http://reedfuneralchapel.com/obituaries.htm

We are thinking of you, Cherrie.

Have you noticed?

Perhaps you have observed some ads on this blog site. If you see something that may be of interest, click on it and check it out.

I am told that our blog can earn money for IEAFCS if people use the ads that are displayed. Statistics since February 11th indicate that the blog has been viewed 373 times!  Since we enabled the Google Ads about a week ago, we have made $2.49. Wow--it's going to take a while to get rich!

Who Has Your E-mail Now?

The spring trees are beautiful, but it seems there are still things we have to worry about.

The security breach of Epsilon marketing company a few days ago means that some unknown third party now has access to thousands of e-mail addresses. Here are some recommendations from Smart Money via the NARFE newsletter on what we should do to protect ourselves.

Worried consumers are now asking themselves: what can I do to protect scammers from stealing my credit card information, passwords or points balance on my rewards cards? And – more to the point – can they actually steal this information?

The answer: it’s highly unlikely, especially if you do nothing. As their name suggests, “phishing scammers” only work by gleaning more information from you than they already have. The email is the hook. You, the consumers, are the fish.

“Now the bad guys know who you do business with,” says Chester Wisniewski, senior security adviser at online security firm Sophos. “The likely outcome as far as fraud is concerned will be people impersonating the institutions they’ve compromised. If they contact you it will likely come in the form of a phishing attack [an email, or phone call if your number is listed, asking you for more information] or try to lure you online to a malicious link.”

Here’s what security companies advise:
When to do nothing: Don’t reply to emails that ask for personal information such as passwords, bank account or credit card details – even if the email mentions Epsilon and tried to scare you by saying your account is compromised. No legitimate company would ask you to do this. If you receive a suspicious phone call from your bank, hang up and call the bank yourself. Don’t let curiosity get the better of you either: don’t open email attachments or follow links by email, Twitter or Facebook, even if they have been “forwarded” to you by a friend.

When to take action: If you already use your email as a password for an online account, change it. If you use your name, or an easy variation of your name as a password like JohnDoe123, change it. But do this on the company’s own website. Never do this if asked to by email.

What to do in the future: Use secondary, less important email addresses when registering online accounts. Keep one for this and others for businesses, friends and family. If a secondary account starts receiving spam, it will be easier to shut it down without too much inconvenience.

Wisniewski says, “Raising our level of caution when interacting with Facebook or the Internet is only going to improve our security overall. If you get an email from a company asking you to follow a link to get a dollar off a carton of milk, don’t follow it.”