FCE Club: Hickory Creek

The election of a new slate of officers was a highlight when Hickory Creek Family and Community Education Club held the Nov. 3 meeting at the Extension office. Beulah McBee will lead the group as president and serving with her will be Daphne Robinson, vice president; Vicki Gibbs, treasurer; Sandra Houston, secretary; Betty Moore, reporter; and Dottie LaLonda, chaplain.

Facts concerning the observance of Thanksgiving Day were shared by Mrs. LaLonda. She said President Washington made a proclamation Nov. 26, 1789 to have the first Thanksgiving Day, but is was 74 years later when President Lincoln made it an official day for annual observance.

Hilda Lytle, Extension agent, gave a talk on radon in Tennessee. Mrs. Lytle pointed out how it is present in the soil and can seep into your house. Test kits have been ordered to check homes. She also talked about poison safety in the home; how children can mistake medicine for candy and cleaners for cool aid.

Hickory Creek and Lucky FCE Club members were co-hosts for the Fall Planning Meeting held in Oct. 23 at Lucky Community Center. A silent auction and lunch was provided by Farm Credit Services. Officers elected were Betty Moore, president; Lois Self, first vice president; Betty Grissom, second vice president; Irene Fuston, secretary; Sandra Griffith, treasurer; and Eva Taylor, chaplain.