Agriculture/Natural Resources • Family & Consumer Sciences • 4-H/Youth Development

Cooperative Extension Clay County P.O. Box 421 69 Jameson Road Manchester, KY 40962 (606)598-2789 Fax: (606) 598-2695 https://clay.ca.uky.edu email: CLAY.EXT@uky.edu

Extension

News November 2019

►4-H’ers—Keep working on your Independent 4-H Projects dur ing the year . If you have any questions, please call Alissa at 598-2789.

►Come learn a new embroidery stitch “Couching” on November 4th at 6:00 pm and November 14th at 1:30 pm at the Extension Office. Couching is a method of attaching a thread, plain or decorative, to your fabric. You can make it as plain or jazzy as you want. Supplies will be furnished, but you will want to bring your own medium size embroidery hoop. This is a good way to occupy your time on these cold, winter days! Please call 598-2789 to register. Free and open to the public.

►Clay County Family & Consumer Science Council will be November 6th at 2:00 pm at the Extension Office.

►The Clay County Extension Council will meet on November 7th at 6:00 pm at the Extension Office.

►4-H Crafty Artists will be November 12th at 4:30 pm at the Extension Office. Please see enclosed flyer for more information.

►Holiday Cooking School will be November 12th in Laurel County at the Optimist Club. Please see enclosed flyer for more information.

►4-H Teen Club will be meeting on November 14th at 4:30 pm at the EXCEL Building. Flyer enclosed.

►Comfort Food : Sweet Potatoes and Macaroni & Cheese will be November 14th at 6:00 pm at the Extension Office. Come out and enjoy a couple of samples of holiday foods you may serve at home. Amy Combs will be demonstrating a wonderful macaroni & cheese dish and Lora will have sweet potato casserole.

Enjoy this time with others that love to cook for the holidays. Macaroni and cheese is one food that Lora’s girls would always eat. Program is free and open to the public, BUT you must call 598-2789 to register so there will be enough food.

►2020 Kentucky Hemp Program Application period to open Nov. 15 with new online application. Please see enclosed flyer.

►Cooking by the Calendar will be November 18th at 5:00 pm at the Extension Office. We will be preparing November & December recipes from the calendar. Come enjoy an evening with others that love to prepare food. Recipes are healthy and tasty. Program is free and open to the public, but please call 598-2789 to register.

►4-H Chefs in Training will be November 21st at 4:30 pm. 4-H’ers will learn how to make a Monte Cristo Grilled Sandwich. Please call 598-2789 to register by November 18th. A flyer is enclosed with more information.

►4-H Dollars & Sense will be November 26th at Burning Spring Elementary. Reminder for Teen Club members: If you need community service hours, please volunteer for 4-H Dollars & Sense Program. Time TBA.

Homemaker Clubs

Pins & Needles – 3rd Sat. – 10:00 a.m.

Happy Homemakers – 3rd Mon. – 4:00 p.m. Rolling Pin Bakers—1st Mon.—5:30 pm

►Follow Lora Howard on Instagram for Homemaker and Family & Consumer Science programs.

►Follow her on Twittter: #cchomemakers - #clayfcsprograms

Please call 598-2789 to register for programs. If for some reason you have to cancel after you have

signed up, please call us and let us know so we can offer the program to people on the waiting list.

Please mark your calendars for 4-H Camp this summer! We will be camping July 18-21st.

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Fit Blue KY

So, you have purchased your fitbit and have loaded several apps! You are now interested in increasing your physical activity and health awareness by using an app on your fitbit. Fit Blue KY will help you transition to a more active lifestyle focusing on eating healthier, moving more and practicing mindfulness. This will be a fun, flexible way to increase physical activity and healthy behavior awareness.

You will receive weekly reminders for 4 weeks starting the week of November 11th. We will kick off the start of our 4-week Fit Blue KY program on November 11th at 6:00 pm with a Fit Blue KY Health Fair at the Clay County Extension Office. You will receive updates on your fitbit for the program. How do you get started? Download Get Fit Blue App and sync it to your fitbit. Call the Clay County Extension Office at 598-2789 to register for the program and attend the Fit Blue KY Health Fair on November 11th. You need to have the app downloaded by November 10th. Call the office at 598-2789 to receive the code. This program is free.

Upcoming Programs: You don’t want to miss these upcoming programs so mark your calendar now and call 598-2789 to register.

♦Homemaker Christmas Party/Holiday Ideas will be December 3rd at 6:00 pm. We are going to try something different this year with Holiday Ideas. Grab a re-gifted item and come participate and have a great time! Come December 3rd at the Extension Office for a Homemaker Christmas Party. Lora will share the Holiday Ideas (20 crafts). ●Bring an item from home you want to re-gift and we will exchange gifts. ●We will make a craft for you to take home (a Tea Light Snowman) ●We will serve tea, punch and cookies. Please call to register at 598-2789.

♦Holiday Crafts will be December 4th at 10:00 am and 1:30 pm at the Extension Office. You will be making Christmas Star ornaments at 10:00 am, Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments at 11:00 am and hanging Christmas Ball at 1:30 pm. If you register

for the Hanging Christmas Ball, you need to bring ¾ yard of fabric and Christmas greenery that you wish to use. Other items you will want to bring are wire cutters, glue gun & glue stick, and ribbon to coordinate with your ball. Please call 598-2789 to register. Free and open to the public.

♦Learn how to make a paper flower for Christmas to use for the holidays. Poinsettia Flowers Session will be taught by Drucie Brown on December 9th at 6:00 pm at the Extension Office. Please call the office at 598-2789 to register. This program is free and open to the public.

♦Winter Wonderland will be December 12th at the EXCEL Building from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Come have your child’s picture made with Santa. We will have a craft and coloring pages for the kids and will be serving cookies. We will also have a volunteer read a Christmas book to the children. We have held this event now for several years and it has become very popular. Free and open to the public. Please see enclosed flyer for more information.

♦Don’t forget to purchase your No Party, Tea Party tickets.

We use this money to support the state-wide Ovarian Cancer Research program that homemakers sponsor. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at the Extension Office or from a homemaker. Boxes can be picked up at the Extension Office on the 13th of December.

♦Diabetes Demo will be December 16th at 12:00 pm at the Extension Office. Tammy Pennington will be sharing information on Diabetes Education and Lora will be preparing samples of a diabetic recipe. Please call 598-2789 to register. Free and open to the public.

♦4-H Paint Class will be December 17th at 4:45—Excel Building

♦4-H Crafty Artists – December 20th at 4:30 pm at the Clay County Extension Office.

♦Homemaker Card Club – We are starting a new homemaker club in Clay County. Do you want to learn how to make greeting cards or already make them and want to share your skill? We will have an organization meeting on February 4, 2020 at 5:30 pm at the Extension Office. Come learn about Homemakers in Clay County and make a card to take home. We would love to see you attend! Please call 598-2789 to register.

♦KY Volunteer Forum – Lexington, KY – February 13-15, 2020.

♦4-H Summit date is March 19-21, 2020. This event is open to 6th-8th graders. The purpose of 4-H Summit is to allow youth the opportunity to develop leadership, citizenship and communication skills in a safe and supportive environment. Delegates choose workshops and funshops from various interest areas like: STEM, agriculture, family & consumer sciences, leadership, natural resources, citizenship. All workshops are hands-on and fun! Contact the Clay County Extension Office at 598-2789 for registration information!

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Elements of Good Pesticide Storage

W ith the outdoor growing season winding done, applicators are storing pesticides until

next year. Storing these pesticides properly helps to protect your

investment and protect other persons and environment. Because the amount of pesticides stored varies considerably from farm to farm, the look of pesticide storage areas may appear very different. However, the basic elements used to store pesticides are universal. This article highlights the basics elements of good pesticide storage.

●Store pesticides in their original containers. Do not transfer pesticides to other containers. Take care to make sure the labels on containers remain intact and legible. Dry formulated materials that have been opened can be placed into sealable plastic bags so they don’t absorb moisture from the air. Check to make sure caps on liquid containers are securely closed. ●Store pesticides in a locked cabinet, room, or building. This prevents children, animals, and untrained people from having access to pesticides.

●Use pesticide-warning signs to alert others. Durable, high-visibility signs are available commercially.

●Keep the area well lit and dry. Water can ruin pesticides, their containers, and labelling. Do not store pesticides in areas prone to flooding. A well-lit area will help to reduce accidents. ●Keep area uncluttered. This reduces tripping hazards when working with pesticides.

●Storage area with an impervious floor. The area should be self-contained with no drains leading out of the area. Larger storage areas with more than 300 gallons of liquid pesticides are considered commercial facilities and need to have a curb around the floor that can contain a minimum of 110% of the volume of the largest container in storage. In these larger facilities, a sump will collect spills and pump them into a storage tank.

●Keep the storage area well ventilated. Without proper ventilation, pesticide storage areas will collect volatiles from opened containers. ●Have materials on hand to clean up spills and leaks. Spills and leaks will happen, so plan on them! Absorbent materials like kitty litter, sawdust, or sweep compound are used to clean up

the spill. Use the 3 C’s to manage spills; Control, Contained, then Cleanup. Control means to stop the leak at the source. For example if a container has a leak on the bottom, invert he container to stop the leak. Contain means to limit the spread of materials that have leaked by surrounding the spill with absorbent material. The final step is to clean up the spill. Be sure to use all necessary personal protective equipment as listed on the pesticide label.

●Have single-use towels, soap, eye-wash supplies, and change of clothes available. While larger facilities may have an eye-wash station, smaller storage areas may have bottles of eye wash solution.

●Keep an inventory of pesticides in storage. This will help you better manage your pesticides.

●Place smaller containers in plastic totes. While not required, using totes this way will limit pesticide spread if a container leaks.

●Review the storage requirements of each of the pesticides in storage. This information is near the end of the label. Each pesticide may have a different temperature range for storage. Explosion-proof heaters are used to maintain liquid pesticides during the winter.

2020 Kentucky Hemp

Program Application Period

To Open Nov. 15 With New

Online Application

See enclosed flyer for more information.

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November 2019 Health Bulletins

Adult Health Bulletin

Topic: American Diabetes Month

Youth Health Bulletin

Topic: Stop the Spread

Parent Health Bulletin

Topic: Have A Healthy Fall

Family Caregiver Health Bulletin

Topic: Living With Alzheimer’s Disease

To check out these topics, please visit our website at: https://

clay.ca.uky.edu/healthbulletins Alissa Ackerman Alissa Ackerman