November 2025 Edition

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FCS November 2025

Dates
November 2
Fall Back an hour
November 6 
Rooster Booster sponsored by Extension Office -
Office will open late
November 8 
World Diabetes Day
November 11
Veteran's Day
November 11
International Cooking Class
November 17
Tune into WBKR
November 27-28
Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday

December 15
Tune into WBKR
December 24-31
Office closed for holidays

January 1-2
Office closed for New Year

Inclement Weather Policy
If Daviess County Public Schools are cancelled due to inclement weather, there is the possibility that events and meetings at the Extension Office are also cancelled. We will post any cancellations on the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Facebook page. You may also call us at 270-685-8480 to check.

Pre-Diabetes Class
Thanks to Jenny Young from the Healthpark for teaching the classes on Pre-Diabetes. 
If you have any questions about diabetes or upcoming classes, contact Jenny Young. 

Rada
Interested in buying Rada cutlery, kitchen tools, pans, or even food mixes?  
To see a catalog or place an order, contact a Homemaker or stop by the Daviess County Extension Office. 
Orders and payment due by December 12. 
Orders will arrive before Christmas. 

RECIPE of the MONTH 
Tune into WBKR at 8:10 a.m. on November 17 with Sharayha Clingenpeel to hear about the recipe of the month, Parmesan Carrot Chips.

 Schermer Pecans
Daviess County Homemakers are selling pecans again this year. 
There will be a choice of halves or pieces for $10  per bag, and chocolate-covered halves for $12 per bag. 
Pecans should be delivered in early November. To be sure you get some, please pre-order and pay.  Contact any Homemaker or the Daviess County Extension Office. 
Any pecans left over will be available for purchase. 

Caring Around the Clock
By: Amy F. Kostelic, Associate Extension Professor, Adult Development and Aging

 Caregiving is a tough job that can be around-the-clock for some and from-a-distance for others. While caregiving can bring joy, it can also be a source of distress. Therefore, it is important to remember and honor the caregivers who provide people who need it with medical and non-medical support. Caregivers help with mobility, personal care and hygiene, meal preparation, medication management, communication, pet care, transportation, housekeeping, organization, errands, financial assistance, and other daily tasks that contribute to quality of life, safety, and well-being. Don’t forget that even children under the age of 18 serve as caregivers for an adult or relative. Find ways to celebrate the caregivers you know:

· Write a note or send a text of appreciation

· Invite them to coffee or lunch

· Deliver a meal

· Offer to help and/or give them a break

· Say “thank you”

· Bring them fresh flowers

· Nominate them for an award

· Listen to them

· Ask how their day is going and how they are doing

· Be a caregiver advocate by telling their story to local officials

· Encourage self-care and help them nurture themselves (gift certificate to a spa, wellness
  checkup, tickets for some respite time)

References
AARP. (2025). 6 Ways to Thank a Caregiver on National Caregivers Day. Retrieved 7/7/25 from https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/basics/ways-to-celebrate-national-caregivers-day/?msockid=37d0d553ff2161b7213cc138fe266046

Caringbridge.org. (2025). 11 Most Common Caregiver Duties. Retrieved 7/7/25 from https://www.caringbridge.org/resources/caregiver-duties-responsibilities

National Council on Aging. (2025). National Caregivers Month. Retrieved 7/7/25 from https://www.ncoa.org/page/national-family-caregivers-month/

World Diabetes Day Fun and Facts Expo
Resources for children and adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Drop in between 3:30-6
Owensboro Health Healthpark Entrance C

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Quilt Show
Saturday, February 7, 2026
12-5 pm
Free quilt entry
$5 admission (12 and under free)
2590 Richmond St
Mount Vernon, KY 40456

Apply at https://www.surveymonkey..com/r/GLPHS8H
For more information, call (606) 256-1000

Homemaker Happenings
Lesson for the Month
Laughter is a Must - A Family and Individual Lesson
Roll Call
November is National Gratitude Month. What are you grateful for today?
Thought of the Month
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
                                                - William Arthur Ward

Foyer decorations
The foyer was decorated for KEHA week. Trinity Homemakers will decorate for November. 

 Blessing Boxes
Supporting blessing boxes is a state and county Homemaker goal. Please send the location and a picture of the box, or boxes, that you and/or your club supports to Katie at the Extension Office. Her email is katie.alexander@uky.edu. We will be putting this information together for a future meeting.