January - 2009
Volume 1
Cooperative Extension
Service
Warren County
Consumer & Family Focus
14 Railroad Street
Williamsport, IN 47993 Warren County
Extension Homemakers
765-762-3231
Purdue University is an
Equal Opportunity/Equal
Hi! Did you have New Year’s Resolution or two in mind for this year? Did they
Access/Affirmative center on getting in shape or losing weight? Many of us make these resolutions
Action Institution but don’t have a plan to follow to be successful. No matter what resolution
you made, think about your plan to achieve it. Put those steps in place so you
can be successful. Break your plan down into those small pieces that are
INSIDE THIS achievable and pat yourself on the back when a step is completed.
NEWSLETTER Any change that we want to make in our life takes time to become routine.
If you slip back into your old habits, well, remember it was a habit. You are
starting a new, better one. Posting those changes you want to make in a
Shirley Says 2 visible place will help keep them in the forefront and be a reminder of the
goals you want to achieve. Get a buddy to help encourage you. Remember
that change is hard but with perseverance and determination you can do it.
Portion Control 3
Women’s Program’s 4 Jean Akers
Extension Educator
How to Get to a
Excuse List NOT to Exercise Healthier Weight
See how your excuses not to exercise stack up against the Reaching a healthier weight is a
rest of the country. A 1994 poll by the President’s Council balancing act. The secret is
on Physical Fitness and Sports found the following as the
learning how to balance your
top excuses as to why people do not exercise.
“energy in” and “energy out” over
the long run.
“Energy in” is the calories from
the foods and beverages you have
each day. “Energy out” is the
When asked why they didn't exercise: calories you burn for basic body
40 percent said they didn't have enough time. functions and physical activity.
20 percent said they get enough exercise at work or home. Losing Weight – You will lose
15 percent said they can't exercise because of health
weight when the calories you eat
problems.
12 percent said exercise is boring. and drink are less than the
10 percent said they're too old. calories you burn.
9 percent said exercise isn't necessary.
Source: mypyramid.gov
7 percent said they're too tired.
A great source for dietary information.
Shirley Says
This month may be Encourage any Warren County high school senior
too cold for many to apply for our $500 scholarship. I was thrilled
of us, but look at when one of Adams E.H. called for information
the calendar, for a granddaughter.
spring is onlyI’d like to pass on the days and times that the
two months Pine Village food pantry is open - the second
away. For a few days the Tuesday 5:30- 7:30p.m. and second Saturday
sun 9-11a.m of each month. Are you sewing an
was out and looked beautiful on the new snow. outfit you’ll be modeling in the style show during
Jean Akers, our Extension Homemaker Advisor, Home & Family Conference? Call Jean or I for
has forwarded the Thank You note to the club the application form, due May 15, 2009. Please
presidents from our Christmas family. Doesn’t it call us if you have any questions on any of the
just make your heart sing to bring joy to others. scholarships.
A CHEERFUL HEART IS A CONTINUAL FEAST. Jean accomplished the impossible. She found
We still have several Warren County E. H. speakers for the four programs at the Warren
cookbooks to share as gifts. Tippecanoe County County Learning Center, that the E.H. council and
Extension office has five blue state cookbooks clubs are sponsoring. We are proud to be a part
left. of the communities Educational Programs.
Dates to Remember: IEHA Scholarships
The Indiana Extension Homemakers
Association will offer eight (8) $500 Career
Advancement Scholarships to Indiana homemaker 25
Feb. 5 State Focus Day years of age or older, due by March 1.
Feb. 15 First Time Award Applications
Due to the County
Feb. 16 DR Nominations & State Officer Warren County Extension Homemakers are offering
forms due one $500.00 scholarship to a Warren County Senior.
March 1 Career Advancement Scholarship
applications due to county office.
March 5 Extension Homemaker Council For more information
7:30 @ Extension Office
on how to apply for
March 5 Club Presidents: Please submit names
for the County Officers and/or the both of these
committee members at meeting.
scholarships, please
March 25 Spring District Meeting, Montgomery
County contact the Extension
Office, 762-3231.
Hint: Clean your windshield with equal parts of rubbing alcohol and water:
spritz and wipe clean with a soft cloth.
CFS 2009 Vol. 1 Pg. 2
Indiana’s Leading Causes of Death (2006)
For both men and women
Heart Disease – 13,154
Cancer – 11,862
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease - 3,140
Stroke – 2,959
Accidents – 2,283
Alzheimer’s – 1,626
Source:
Watch Your Portion Sizes! http://www.in.gov/isdh/reports/mortality/2006/
graphs_sas_pdf.pdf#page=1&zoom=75,left,top
The amount you eat or drink plays an
important role in your energy balance
2008 Family Impact Seminar
strategy. You may be eating more than
The 2008 Family Impact Seminar was held on
you realize. Some common food portions
November 17th at the Indiana House Chamber in
can equal the amount that is Indianapolis. The topic this year was “The Burden
recommended for the whole day. For of the Unbanked in Indiana.” The event is
example, one bagel may weigh up to 5 sponsored each year by the Consortium of
ounces, which equals the entire day’s Family Organizations (COFO) of which IEHA is a
member. There were sixty in attendance
allotment of grains for someone on a
including legislators.
1600 calorie MyPyramid Plan.
The speakers and their topics were:
A good way to see how big your portions Jeanne Hogarth, program manager for
consumer education and research,
really are is to measure the size of bowls, Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C.
glasses, cups, and plates you usually use. “Pathways to Financial Access: Helping
This can help you choose sensible Families Connect with Banking Services”
portions. To see what 1 cup, ½ cup, or 1 Melissa Koide, Deputy director for the Asset
ounce of some different foods looks like, Building Program, New America
visit the food gallery and find some of Foundation, Washington D.C., “Building
Financial Stability: Policies to help Families
the foods in each group that you eat.
Access Reasonably Priced Financial
Source: Check out mypyramid.gov for more information Services.”
A panel of Indiana Legislators, Representatives
Where Electronic Aggression Happens Sheila Klinker and Woody Burton and Senator Sue
Errington, responded to the speakers’ comment.
The Family Impact Seminars provide expert,
nonpartisan information on a family related topic
Text messages 16% of the legislator’s choosing. We encourage
Web Sites 23% Indiana Legislators to consider the effect of new
Chat Rooms 25% laws on Hoosier families, in the same routine
manner that they consider the effect on business
Email 25% and industry and on the environment.
Instant Messaging 67% Karen Dezarn
Assistant Program Leader,
Source: cdc.gov Purdue Extension
CFS 2009 Vol. 1 Pg. 3
Earned Income Tax Credit
One of the largest benefit programs for working To get the EITC you earned, you must:
taxpayers is also one of the most overlooked tax 1) file a federal income tax return and
credits. It’s called the Earned Income Tax Credit 2) claim the EITC.
and, as the name implies, it’s for people who work Many communities have volunteer income tax
for a living but don’t make a lot of money. IRS assistance sites or local IRS Taxpayer Assistance
estimates that up to one in four eligible taxpayers Centers, which will compute your EITC and
fail to file and claim their credit. prepare your return without charge.
You may qualify if your income was under $41,646 To locate a volunteer site, call your community’s
last year and you, or your spouse, had income from 211 or 311 number for local services or call the IRS
wages, self-employment, farming, or, if under the at 1-800-906-9887. Locate an IRS Taxpayer
minimum retirement age, from disability retirement Assistance Center in the blue pages of your
benefits paid under an employer plan. The amount telephone directory.
of your EITC could be as much as $4,824 Source: irs.gov
depending on how much you earned, your filing
status, whether you have children, etc.
Women in Agriculture Programs
Providing educational opportunities, current resources and a network of support to position all women for
success in the agriculture industry through skill development, confident decision making and personal well
being is the vision of the team. Listed below are two upcoming programs.
Annie’s Project
Geared to Farm Women’s Needs
Becoming an effective farm business partner is the focus of Annie’s Project.
The course takes the real life experiences of an Illinois farm wife and shares
them with other farm women who want to learn more about a crucial and
complex business environment, their own farm.
Annie’s Project will be offered in six Thursday sessions, beginning February
19 through March 26, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm (EST) at Warren County Women in Ag Conference
Learning Center in Williamsport. February 4‐5
Topics covered: The mission of the Midwest Women
Human Resources and Time Management in Agriculture Conference is to meet
Business and Marketing Plans the needs of women in agriculture by
Risk Management addressing the personal, family, and
Financial Records farm issues that affect their lives,
Legal Issues, and Current Resources their families, and their farm
businesses. This year’s conference
Each learning session will have short presentations, extended discussions, will be held at Swan Lake Resort in
and hands-on activities. Plymouth, IN – February 4‐5. Check
Annie’s Project costs $75 per person, and class size is limited. Registration out the website or call our office for
needs to be made by February 5th. For more information or to register, call more details and conference
the office or check out the following web site: registration:
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia
CFS 2009 Vol. 1 Pg. 4