The following Family & Consumer Sciences articles printed in the 2020 Summer edition of the Oldham County Extension Newsletter. 2020 Homemakers Annual Awards also printed in the Oldham Era.

2020 Homemakers Annual Awards

Due to the pandemic, the Oldham County Homemaker 98th Annual Meeting originally planned for May 16 was postponed, but there are many accomplishments to celebrate!

Congratulations to the following homemakers who shined brightly in the 2019-2020 program year.

Membership Anniversary Awards

5 Years
Debbie Barnes	Barbara Hemphill	Theresa Melhorn
Lauren Fernandez	Janet Jarrett	Paula State
Laura Hatfield	Jo Ann Jones	Jessica Stevenson

10 Years
Sarah Bulgrin	Mary Lou Douglas	Carol Orlove

15 Years
Betty Doggendorf

20 Years
Billie Hicks	Dorothy Servino	Diane Weis

35 Years
Loretta Trulock

70 Years
Marjorie Morgan

Reading Awards

Suzanna Angelove	Carol Fessler	Treva Prather
Emily Barbush	Carol Hutchinson	Paula State
Dottie Crouch	Linda Kiekhefer	Rita Stephenson
Pat DeChurch	Betty Miller	Loretta Trulock
Lauren Fernandez	Paula Pascal

Perfect Attendance

Helen Ashby	Faye Korthaus	Rita Stephenson
Dottie Crouch	Debbie Kraus	Loretta Trulock
Traci Jones	Mary Jo O’Barr
Linda Kiekhefer	Treva Prather

Volunteer Hours

500 Hours
Clarine Anderson	Carol Fessler	Marcia Potts
Ethel Baker	Pat Honaker	Debi Reinke
Kelly Boyd	Fran Hughes	Carol Russ
Diane Coffman	Faye Korthaus	Carol Taylor
Dottie Crouch	Mary Jo O’Barr	Nancy Williams
Nancy Dahlgren	Marge Porter	Mary Winokur

1,000 Hours
Liz Bynum	Peggy Townsend
Barb Lynch	Sharon Tryon

Club Totals
Crossroads: 1,862.5	Rughooking: 1,446	Share & Sample: 1,651.75
Goshen Area: 3,060	Suburbanites: 3,915	Yarnovers: 1,450
Poplar Grove: 9,141	Saturday Quiltmakers: 1,558

Altogether, Oldham County homemakers volunteered a total of 24,219.25 hours, reaching 43,844 people.

2020 Homemakers Cultural Arts

On February 28, Oldham County homemakers held their annual Cultural Arts Day for the first time at the new Oldham County Extension office. Retired Art Therapist Joan Zehnder presented an interactive experience titled Journey Through Your Imagination With Art Therapy. Thank you to the Goshen Area and Yarnovers homemaker clubs for planning this wonderful event!

Congratulations to the following Oldham County Homemakers who altogether earned 43 blue ribbons, earning the right to move on to the Area level:

* Suzanna Angelove	* Barbara Lynch	* Cindy Smith
* Betty Doggendorf	Ruth McBride	* Rebecca Starry
Christy Edgar	* Mary Ann Mitchell	* Peggy Townsend
Pat Honaker	Mary Jo O’Barr	* Diane Weis
Faye Korthaus	* Carol Orlove	* Tami White
* Sally Lackner	* Carolyn Pasternak
* Susan Lancaster	* Amy Sloboda

A special round of applause to those denoted with asterisks (*) for winning blue ribbons as well as at the Louisville Area Homemaker competition, held on March 6 at the Bullitt County Extension office.

Written by Lauren Fernandez, Oldham County Extension Program Assistant.