The county association meeting for OHCE was held Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Blackwell Museum.
The theme was Fall Harvest. Decorations were provided by Ella Wenman of Fun & Fundamental and Christina Collins of Nardin. Registration was conducted by Happy Hearts and Homes. A pot luck supper was provided by all members of the clubs.
Each committee chairman gave a report covering goals and accomplishments for the previous 6 months, plus goals and changes to the 2020 Yearbook.
Elections were held and the following were elected to offices:
Christina Collins, Nardin – President – elect
Lorna Wilson, Happy Hearts and Homes – Vice-president
Gina Bowman ,Caring Hands and Hearts – Secretary
Best of Show:
Clothing – Unlined jacket – Ella Wenman – Fun & Fundamental
Baked Foods – Double Crust Peach Pie – Anita Denny – Fun and Fundamental
Food Preservation – Fresh dried fruit – Glenna Wiles – Happy Hearts and Homes
Needlework – Counted cross-stitch – Leslie Young – Creative Homemakers
Craft – Artificial flower arrangement – Peggy Malson – At large
Fine Arts – Water color painting framed – Peggy Malson – At large
Plant and Flowers in bloom in a pot – Glenda Wise – Creative Homemakers
Food crops – Garden Basket with homegrown produce – Sue Roy
The award for Overall Grand Champion club went to Creative Homemakers and Reserve Grand Champion club was Kildare.
The clubs will have an OHCE county Christmas Tree with a snowman theme in the BancFirst Christmas Tree contest and each individual club will also be decorating trees at BancFirst in Blackwell.
Donations of hats and gloves were collected for underprivileged children and each club will distribute them to schools in their district.
Anyone interested in joining an OHCE club can contact the Kay County Home Extension office in Newkirk.
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