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Cape Girardeau County FCE

JoAnn Hahs, Dortha Strack, Mary Klaproth and Sharon Aldredge, members of FCE Clubs in Cape Girardeau County, attended the 76th Missouri Association for Family and Community Education annual conference Oct. 3 through 5 at Hannibal, Mo.

Entertainment during lunch was Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. The banquet speaker was Mark Twain.

Cape Girardeau County received first-place awards in international, membership and marketing, scholarship and youth education; second place awards in health, home and community environment and public policy; third place award in community successful report.

Reports were compiled by Barbara Barks, Jobyna Daume, Ruth Petzoldt, Marilyn Retherford, Hahs, Klaproth, and Strack.

The tri-fold made by Hahs received first place and the people's choice award.

The 2013 conference will be held Sept. 18 through 20 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson Cty, Mo.

Town and Country FCE Club

The Town and Country FCE Club met on Oct. 11 with Joyce King the hostess. Mary Klaproth led an activity, "What's in your purse?" with Lois Seabaugh the winner. Pennies for Coins for Friendship were collected. A thank-you note was read from Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center.

Klaproth presided over the business meeting. Members will donate $25 to the Salvation Army Thanksgiving meal. Klaproth gave a brief report on the Annual MAFCE meeting in Hannibal, Mo., which she attended. At the meeting, the club received a grant, which was prepared by Sue Jones, to make the "Show Me Justice Game."

In recognition of NAFCE Week knockout roses were planted at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson and the club's educational booth on Ovarian Cancer was displayed in the window of the former Ross Furniture store in uptown Jackson.

Members attended and discussed the fall district meeting held on Oct. 11 at the University of Missouri Extension Center. Members registered for the fall leader training to be held Nov. 16 in Farrar, Mo. Seabaugh will attend mini vacations and benefits of raising your own food. Jones will attend aphasia and benefits of raising your own food. Klaproth will attend mini vacations and India.

Members brought Christmas cards for the Military Mail Project which Jones will mail. Members brought Halloween candy for the treat sacks for the students of Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center. In addition, members brought bingo prizes for the Lutheran Home.

Plans were finalized for the Halloween party at Parkview State School to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Members were assigned various items to bring for the party.

It was announced the next workday for making weighted blankets for TouchPoint Autism Center in Cape Girardeau is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the University of Missouri Extension Center.

Linda Thompson will check on locations for the club to have their Christmas party on Dec. 13.

The program on ovarian cancer was presented by Jones. In addition, all members participated in the discussion of Hearth Fire #16, Woman to Woman...Body Talk.

The next meeting will be Nov. 8 with Seabaugh, the hostess. King will present the program on "household hints."

New McKendree UMW

The New McKendree United Methodist Women met Oct. 9 with a covered dish meal in the church fellowship hall. There were 23 members present with the men of the church as guests. President Mary Klaproth opened the meeting by leading the group in the reciting of the UMW Purpose.

The minutes were read by Marica Eggers, secretary, and Marilyn Fronabarger gave the treasurer's report. Both were approved as given.

In Pat Lynn's absence, Eggers read her spiritual growth report. Penny Green, social action, reported that 100 school kits were mailed. November will be World Thanks offering. Shirley Patterson, education and interpretation report, encouraged everyone to increase their reading program.

Julie Combs, Elwanda Corbin, Tina Crites, Doris Dace, Klaproth and Patterson attended the annual UMW meeting in Bridgeton, Mo., Sept. 28 and 29. Reports were given on visiting Kingdom House and Feed My People.

Inez Statler announced that she visited members at the Lutheran Home and Jackson Manor. It was also noted that Vesta May Meyer is 96 years old and living with her daughter.

Supportive community report was given by Corbin in June Engel's absence. No funeral dinners served this month.

Mary and Martha won the attendance ribbon with seven members.

Esther Circle will host the Jackson Manor birthday party at 2 p.m. Nov. 6.

Klaproth asked members to review the phone and address information for each member in their circle for the 2013 program book. Any changes should be given to Klaproth by Nov. 15. She also asked members to be thinking about persons to be recognized with special Mission pins.

The Mission team met on Sept. 24 and prepared a 2013 budget for UMW. Gale King made a motion to approve and Green seconded. All members approved.

Sue Smith, chairperson of the nomination committee, announced the slate of officers for 2012: Klaproth, president, Dace, vice president; Pam Buck, secretary; Marilyn Fronabarger, treasurer; Edith Eggers, secretary of program resources; Lynn, spiritual growth; Green, social action; Patterson, education and interpretation; Statler, membership nurture and outreach; Jan Burk, mission ribbons coordinator; and Dawn Detring, historian. The bereavement committee will be Elwanda Corbin, Millie Rose and Engel. The nomination committee will be Julie Combs, Geraldine Davis and Bonnie Blechle. The officers were approved.

Klothroth reminded everyone that Church's World Community Day Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 13. The program will be the memorial service by Lynn and installation of officers. Fellowship will be by Mary and Martha Circle.

FCE Southeast District

FCE Southeast District fall meeting was held on Oct. 11 at the Cape Girardeau County Extension Center in Jackson. The theme was FCE Reaching Out.

The call to Order was given by the district director and Cape County president JoAnn Hahs began the meeting.

Welcome was given by Judie Herbst, Cape County vice president.

Thought for the day was given by Donna Mays from Bollinger County FCE.

Roll Call was given by Lois Fritsche from Perry County with more than 70 FCE members and guests present.

The morning program "International Crisis Aid - Heartland" was given by Marsha Edwards and Linda McKinnis.

General Henry Knox, retired school teacher, played by historical comedian Patsy Johnson of Jackson, gave the special afternoon program along with General Knox's wife Lucy.

Dortha Strack, president of Cape County Kage FCE Club, was given a special recognition of 60 years in FCE.

Silent auction winners were announced and given out. Door prizes were given out by Ripley County.

JoAnn Hahs announce the 2013 FCE theme would be Education, Leadership and Action.

Church Women United honored Penny Williams, left, Dolly Jewel with Human Rights Awards 2012 the Annual Awareness Luncheon. Williams has been involved with Special Olympics for 17 years, working with over 1,100 athletes in Southeast Missouri. She believes everyone should have an opportunity to be trained by a coach, play on a team, and experience the feeling of achieving and winning. Jewel has served on local and state boards of CWU since 1960 and organized the annual C.R.O.P. sale and luncheon for 40 years. She has also received awards for work with Girls Scouts, the Alzheimers' Association, Southeast Houspital Auxiliary and Missouri Association of Hospital Auxiliaries. (Submitted photo)

-- From staff reports