MontmorencyCounty Extension
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February 2007
Leadership Program a Great SuccessTen Montmorency County residents graduated from our new Montmorency Leadership Program. The program consisted of four two hour sessions held at the Montmorency 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building.
Carol Klein, Stacey Carroll, Pat Thornton, Paul Wingate, Barb Steele. Roger Steele, JohnFallot, Karen Fifield, Candy Stephens, and Kim Michalski.
Attendees gave the program high marks. Ninety percent indicated they will make a change in the way they approach dealing with organizations they are members of. All members indicated that the information was useful.
Special thank you goes to the MSU Extension Leadership Area ofExpertise for their grant to help reduce the cost of the program
Contact: Dennis McClure
Members Make the Difference
It is exciting to see the number of 4-H members that gather at an annual event in Montmorency County. The roller skating party has been part of the 4-H members program for about 15 years. It is great to see 85 youth enjoy the day together while many leaders and parents share ideas for coming events. The.
impact of the day is shared with community / members that have partnered with Extension in supporting youth in Montmorency County. All members were awarded certificates commemorating their years in 4-H
Contact: Karen L. Fifield
Nutrition Class for People First Group
During their meeting on January 22, several members of People First of Montmorency County enjoyed nutrition and cooking class taught by Family Nutrition Program Associate Carol Klein. People First is a developmentally disabled group of adults.
The evening’s class started out with a review of the new food guide pyramid, MyPyramid. Everyone received a booklet filled with cooking tips and recipes. The first project was to make Trail Mix Bar mix in a jar. The participants layered the ingredients into quart jars, and attached a recipe to make the trail mix bars later. There were samples of the bars already prepared for all to try.
The group then made their own snack of Fruit Burritos. This turned out to be a messy but fun treat.
Thanks to Karen Fifield for offering assistance and all of the support staff in attendance.
Also thank you to The Knight of Columbus for the funding, which made this class possible
Contact: Carol Klein
/ Michigan State University Extension helps people improve their lives through an educational process that applies knowledge to critical issues, needs and opportunities. Offices in counties across the state link the research of the land-grant university, MSU, to challenges facingcommunities. Citizens serving on countyExtension councils regularly help select focus areas for programming. MSU Extension is funded jointly by county boards of commissioners,the state through MichiganStateUniversity and federally through the US Department of Agriculture.
Ninth Annual Health Fair
Over 250 people attended this year’s highly successful Lewiston Health Fair. In conjunction with the Montmorency Advisory Council, the Montmorency & MSU Extension Office is pleased to co-sponsor this event with the St Francis Parish Health Nurse Program.
Thirty-one vendors (a new record) provided a large number of services, including cholesterol screening, health risk appraisals, blood sugar testing, blood pressure, blood typing, hearing testing, glaucoma screening, massage therapy, healing touch therapy, and reflexology. Also available was information on nutrition, emergency medical services, alternative therapies, hospice, durable medical equipment, home care services, dialysis services, and organ/tissue donation. Also one hundred-twenty-three critical flu vaccinations were given.
A great deal of educational material was distributed, and many attendees commented on the great value of the material. An informal survey indicated that 50% of those interviewed indicated that they would make a health related change in their lifestyle as a result of the Health Fair.
Several attendees stated that since they did not have health insurance; they had not had their blood pressure, glaucoma testing, cholesterol and many other important medical services done in years. For many of them, that is no longer the case. Our thanks to the numerous venders many of whom came from substantial distances in Northern Michigan (including Alpena, Petoskey, Traverse City, Grayling and Gaylord).
Contact: Dennis McClure /
MSU Extension support
Montmorency County receives support from a large number of MSU campus-based and regionally based staff members.Some of the those who have provided assistance to Montmorency this past quarter include:
Luke Reese-Computer specialist
Dave Glenn-Agriculture educator
Steve Fouch-Fruit specialist
Russ Kidd- District forester
Howard Russell-Entomologist
Duke Elsner-Entomologist
John Amrhein- Government specialist
Julie Chapin- State 4-H program leader
Amy Blair-MSU Librarian
Mary Dunckel-Agriculture educator
Chris Gehring-Family Nutrition Program educator
Cheri Booth- State 4-H director
Luke Reese-Computer specialist
Duke Elsner-Entomologist
Coming Events:
Feb28 Montmorency Extension Council Meeting
April 28: Montmorency 4-H Achievement Day
May12: Fruit tree class
June 20-22:4-H Exploration Days
June 25-28 4-H Camp
August 13-18: Montmorency 4-H Fair
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