Member Update

Barb Farner has traveled to South Africa, Madagascar, Nepal, and Bhutan during the past year. If you are like me and never heard of Bhutan, it is a small landlocked country in South Asia located at the Eastern end of the Himalayas. China is to the north, and the rest of the country is surrounded by India.

She goes on some shorter trips too--one being the quilt show in Paducah, KY in April each year. She has developed interests in quilting and genealogy since retirement.

Barb's mother passed away in June at the age of 94. She also shared with us that a nephew and his wife who got married a year or so ago welcomed a baby girl in March. That was the first baby born into their family in 32 years! Think she might get a little spoiled??

A Test for "Older" Kids

THIS MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU MAY THINK.   THE ANSWERS WILL BE ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T QUITE

REMEMBER THE CORRECT ANSWER

DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE IT OUT. A TEST FOR 'OLDER' KIDS. I was picky who I sent this to. It had to be those who might

actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'older

kids'! The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but don't cheat! answer them first.....

***************** 01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens

would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know,

but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them on The ____

___________ Show.   03. 'Get your kicks, __ _________ _______.'   04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to _____ _ _____.'   05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____ ____ ____ ____.'   06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as

low as we could go in a dance called the '_____.'   07. Nestle's makes the very best.... _________.'   08. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player

with us. His name was ______ ___________.   09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______.   10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named ______ ___ ________ and Red always ended his

television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________  ________ '   11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their  ______ _______.   12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What

other names did it go by? ___ & _______.   13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute

to _______ ____________.   14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called __________.   15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist.

It was called the ______ _____ .      16. Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?   17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!   18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _____ Knows!   19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash". It's name was

the ______ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as it's Logo/Representative. What was the boy's

name? ________   ANSWERS: 01.The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. 02. The Ed Sullivan Show 03. On Route 66 04.To protect the innocent. 05.The Lion Sleeps Tonight 06. The limbo 07. Chocolate 08. Louis Armstrong 09. The Timex watch 10. Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.' 11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed) 12. Beetle or Bug 13. Buddy Holly 14. Sputnik 15. Hoola-hoop 16. Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco 17. Howdy Doody Time 18. Shadow 19.Monster Mash 20. Speedy Send this to your 'older' friends, (Better known as Seniors.) It will drive them crazy! And keep them busy

and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.

 

 

Bits and Pieces

This post is a collection of notes and information that may interest you.

IEAFCS Fall Meeting is Tuesday, November 18 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. during the Annual Conference of University of Illinois Extension. It will be held at the I Hotel in Champaign, IL. Anyone who would like to attend should contact Chelsey Byers at clbyers@illinois.edu.

The Epsilon Sigma Phi annual meeting is also scheduled during Annual Conference. It will be Nov. 19th from 7:30-8:15 a.m. during breakfast in the Excellence Room.

IEAFCS and ESP newsletters have been sent in the past month. If you did not receive yours and would like to see a copy, let me know by sending an e-mail to ieafcslife@gmail.com.

The most recent issue of For Your Information is available at web.extension.uiuc.edu/fyi/. You may want to check it out. Recognition of  IEAFCS Award Winners for 2014 is included as well as information on two family and consumer science blogs that are updated often. Consumer science educators and nutrition and wellness educators are providing lots of useful advice.

Though it is not mentioned in FYI, we have learned from a reliable source that Julie Mumbower is the new Regional Director for Region 3. She has moved to the Mt. Vernon office.

As your groups get together for the holidays in the next few weeks, please take photos and send me information to share with the rest of the state. Send it to ieafcslife@gmail.com.

Member Update

Carmen Walgrave has four children, six grand children, and five great grand children. Her son lives close by, but she has a daughter in Texas. That makes for a good travel opportunity. She and Dick have also traveled to Branson, MO and Alaska to name a few.

2012 was a tough year with having to endure knee, hip, and back surgery. Dick also had open heart surgery. Recovery from that has taken some time.

Carmen and her family have always had a huge garden and done lots of food preservation. They have cut back on that somewhat, but Dick is now into raising dahlias.

Happy Halloween to everyone! Hope it's a great day.

Member Update

Mary Jo Stewart is still helping others through her work with the Good Samaritan Inn Soup Kitchen in Decatur. They serve as many as 300-400 people per day. I believe one of her specialties is homemade noodles!

She continues to be connected with 4-H and volunteers with the IFYE program statewide. Iowa and Wisconsin are also involved with this. She mentioned that she keeps in touch with Mary Kay Munson in Kansas through these efforts.

Her husband, Jim, has been having some health issues. They also had a trip to Branson planned for this year.

We received word this week that Dale Bateman of Monticello passed away on Sunday, October 19th. Not much information is available except that there will be a memorial service at Monticello United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 25th at 10:00 a.m. Our condolences to his wife Margaret and the rest of the family.

Wisconsin/Illinois Trip Day 5

Day five was spent traveling the length of Illinois. We said good-bye to our travel companions as we made our way south.

Some shared with the group that they had a successful shopping day in Galena. This is Mary Clark in the "very warm looking" winter coat she purchased.

                                                                                       
 Lois Smith helped us out with a big "thank you" to Carol Schlitt for her efforts in making it a great trip. I believe everyone agreed that they had an enjoyable time. It's on to the Kentucky Derby for a smaller size group next spring. We are open to suggestions for other destinations after that.

Here is a last look at one of the magnificent chandeliers from the House on the Rock.

Wisconsin/Illinois Trip--Day 4

Saturday morning began with a tour of General Ulysses S. Grant's home in Galena. This home was given to him after he returned victorious from the Civil War. He and his family lived there for a short time before he began his bid for president. This is a painting of  him with his wife and four children that hangs in the house.

 After another delicious lunch at the Market House Restaurant, we were given a walking tour of Galena by General Grant himself (aka Bob Buman). We learned how Galena was first occupied by Indians, then the French. American Settlers came later, and built a prosperous lead mining town. The area is known for very high quality lead. The Galena River was a hub for steamboat commerce. However, the demand for lead decreased, and the Galena River became impassable to steamboats because of erosion. The population went from a high of 14,000 to around 3500. During the 1980's city leaders decided to focus on tourism, and Galena is now listed on some travel advisory sites as one of the top ten "charming little towns" in the US.

    For those who went to Mackinaw Island last year, the shops in Galena were a lot like that--without the cars, of course.

Dinner was at Fried Green Tomatoes, one of the best known restaurants in Galena. Then it was on to a surprise event for the evening!







                                                                                              

We were treated to a magic show by P .T. Murphy. He entertained us with disappearing $50 bills--which then reappeared in strange places. There were also some card tricks, and how in the world could he tell what people in our group were thinking? Glennon Schlitt is obviously not sure if he trusts Mr. Murphy in this photo.