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updated January 2009
News and Upcoming Events
FCE Council Meeting June 22: The June FCE Council meeting is Monday, June 22, 7 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. The program will be “Re-Connecting Children and Families with Nature” presented by McKenzie Barry, environmental specialist at the Lower Platte South NRD.
Entries for the Heritage Skills Contest should be brought to this meeting. Categories are sculpture, fiber arts (articles made of thread), scrapbooking and photography.
All FCE members are invited to attend.
Upcoming Lessons for Community Groups including Family Community Education 2009
All leader training lessons will be offered at 1 p.m., Lancaster Extension Education Center (Map)
Trainings will be at the at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. If you are not an FCE member and would like to attend, please call Pam at 441-7180 so packets can be prepared.
- Design on a Dollar--Tuesday, Sept. 22
President's Views
by Bonnie Krueger, 2009 FCE Council Chair
June is here and the year is half over, boy how time flies when you’re busy and having fun. Flag Day, June 14 is a day to salute the flag. The first observance, 1877, was our country’s anniversary of the red, white and blue banner. Congress officially recognized it by passing National Flag Day bill in 1949 during President Harry Truman’s administration. The largest flag is displayed in Washington D.C., it measures 411 feet by 210 feet across and weigh’s 7 ton. Each star measures 13 feet across.
The good old summer time begins June 21. This is when the sun is farthest north. The day is known as the Summer Solstice. June 21 is also Father’s Day. Creating a day for children to honor their father began in Spokane, Washington by Sonora Smart Dodd who thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1919. This holiday was not officially recognized until 1972 during the presidency of Richard Nixon.
Sizzling Summer Sampler will be July 9, 6 p.m. Details
Hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful summer and Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers.
Officers for 2008: At the January Family and Community Education (FCE) Council meeting, the following officers were installed for 2008 (left to right): Bonnie Krueger--President; Joy Kruse--Secretary; Clarice Steffens--Treasurer; Irene Colborn--Vice President and (not pictured) Alice Doane--Historian PHOTO
Additional Resources:
- You are on the FCE News & Views Web Page
- FCE Creed & Mission
- FCE Home Page
Community Education Programs: The following educational programs are available by accessing the this University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Web site, http://communityprograms.unl.edu/programs.html
- Care Giving
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 and MyPyramid
- Embracing Entrepreneurship: New Economic Power for Your Community
- Health of Children
- One of Rural America's Greatest Challenges . . . Methamphetamine
Contact Information
Lorene Bartos, Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
in Lancaster County
Web site: lancaster.unl.edu
444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A,
Lincoln, NE 68528
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402-441-7180
If you live outside of Lancaster County, contact your local Extension office.
