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Workshop teaches how to stretch holiday funds, resources
For many people, finding enough money to fulfill all their holiday obligations is challenging even in good economic times. Tough economic times make it even more difficult.
During a recent workshop, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents and local specialists showed participants how they could make their money go farther during the holidays.
Holidays Unwrapped II was a daylong workshop that was open to the public. Extension Homemakers and family and consumer sciences extension agents in the Pennyrile area began planning the event about a year ago as one of their two annual seminars, said Nancy Hunt, Crittenden County family and consumer sciences agent and planning committee member.
The UK Cooperative Extension Service and the Pennyrile Area Extension Homemakers Association sponsored the event.
"We're just like the rest of the world in that the economy has impacted all of us," said Laura Wilson, Lyon County family and consumer sciences agent who served on the workshop's planning committee. "We hope participants leave here with creative ideas that allow them to enjoy the holidays while conserving...
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Sweet Potato harvest looking good in east Kentucky
Two years ago on a visit to Canada, Sarah Fannin saw something she was sure would be a good fit for east Kentucky agriculture - sweet potatoes. The tuber has long been a cultural favorite in...
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UK specialist contributes to national online parenting publication
Raising children is both an exciting and challenging experience. To help American parents work through the challenging aspects, Cooperative Extension specialists from across the nation have joined together to offer a comprehensive series of free parenting e-newsletters through eXtension.
The e-newsletters, named Just-In-Time Parenting, will use research-based information to discuss the developmental aspects...
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Pumpkin Day serves fun and learning for four east Kentucky counties
Sitting on hay bales with small spoons of sorghum in hand, a group of kindergarteners all shouted "We are brave!" and then they stuck the spoons in their mouths. A variety of facial expressions followed. Jackson City School kindergarten teacher Amy Hollan said that's the way she's taught her students to approach anything new - all together and...
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MAT student helps Shaker Village with employee uniforms
When University of Kentucky graduate student Laura Evans took on a class project to make recommendations for new uniforms at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, she never imagined the positive impact her presentation would have on the organization.
"Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill was highly impressed with Laura's presentation," said Aimee Darnell, publicist for Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. "She presented a lot of research about the impact that professional and consistent uniforming has on customers, which helped us focus in the right direction....
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Five named to HES Hall of Fame
The University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences will add five members to its Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Oct. 2.
Inductees are graduates or past leaders of the school with a record of commitment or contribution to their professions, the school and its mission.
"Our Hall of Fame honorees have each made contributions to the people and families of Kentucky," said Ann Vail, director of UK's School for Human Environmental Sciences. "We are thrilled that our alumni and early leaders have...
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Second Sunday quickly approaching
This year's Second Sunday event is quickly approaching, and Kentuckians of all ages and abilities are encouraged to set aside some time for physical activity with their neighbors Oct.11.
Second Sunday is coordinated by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service through a partnership with UK HealthCare, Windstream, local governments and other community partners. It is a statewide...
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Denim drive turns apparel into 'green' housing material
Over the past five months, blue jeans piled up in a Lexington home - 600 pairs of jeans to be exact. Collected by a Lexington teenager and stored in her supportive parents' basement, the towering pile of apparel wasn't a case of a pack rat gone over the brink. Julia Mead had a purpose behind her collection: to see the used clothing turned into environmentally friendly home insulation for those...
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Daviess County Homemakers pitch in on ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'
When the ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" came to Owensboro, Daviess County Extension Homemakers were presented with a unique opportunity to contribute to the effort and make a positive impact in the lives of one family in their community.
The recipients were the Steve Mattingly family. Mattingly...
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UK Plaid products now in stores
After much anticipation, students in the University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences will see results from months of hard work with products from the UK Plaid Project now available in stores.
"It's really been an exciting, educational experience for them," said Scarlett Wesley assistant professor in the UK Department of Merchandising...
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