Flashback to '76

Cheryl  Bielema was Whiteside County, Associate Adviser, Home Economics in 1976. She had a B. S. from Illinois State University earned in 1967. After  teaching Home Economics for four years, Cheryl had been in Whiteside County since 1973.

We know that Cheryl went on to earn Master's and Doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois. She also spent several years working in the area of Instructional Design and Development both at the U of I and University of Missouri--St. Louis.




 Here is a more recent photo of Cheryl. And here is a link to her "Linked In" page if you would like to know more about her recent activities.  https://www.linkedin.com/pub/cheryl-bielema/1b/56/5b


Hope you received your invitation to the IEAFCS Summer Reunion and have the date of July 30th marked on your calendar. More on this next time.


  

Flashback to '76

Mildred Benz was the Jackson County Senior Extension Adviser-Youth in 1976. She had a bachelors and masters degree from Southern Illinois University. She began work in Jackson County in 1945.

"Milly" as most everyone called her, was never in a Home Economics position, but she was a member of NAEHE and IAEHE. She held many leadership positions in the Illinois Extension Advisers Youth organization; including state president. She was a national committee chairman as well.

In addition to her long career in Extension, she had also been a teacher for 10 years!

Southern Region Enjoys the Day at Kentucky Lake

Kathy and Joe Harrison invited the Southern Region IEAFCS group to their cabin on Kentucky Lake for the June meeting. She and Joe (with the help of a few of our members) hosted us with a delightful lunch, a great opportunity to visit and catch up on all the news, and a very scenic pontoon boat ride on the lake.

Rain threatened, but didn't dampen any plans. In the photo one can see that Joyce Pyatt and Milly Kaiser are assisting Kathy with getting back into dock.                                

Those who attended were Patti Faughn and husband Mike, Lois Smith, Joyce Pyatt and husband Paul, Ruby Lingle and husband Rick, Janet Burnett, Carol Schlitt and husband Glennon, Martha Winter, Kathy Harrison and husband Joe, Milly Kaiser, Martha Speir, and Joy Richey.The guys were out in another boat when this photo was taken.

Thanks to Joe and Rick for the delicious pork loin and ribs and to Kathy, Martha W., and Milly for all the great side dishes. Also thanks to Kathy for keeping that cabin all those years when she (and the rest of us) were all too busy working to enjoy it. It was a fun day!

PS--American Pharoah won The Triple Crown of horse racing. It was the first one in 37 years.  As one of our Derby group members mentioned, it must have been the good luck we brought to him at the Derby!!