Wilkes County EH Winners and Officers Named, 1982

By Brenda M. Walker, as published in the Winter 1983 issue of Tar Heel Homemakers

Homemakers and guests from 17 Wilkes County Extension Homemaker Associations gathered October 26 for the annual Achievement Night and covered dish supper at the Wilkesboro United Methodist Church.

The Pores Knob Association was honored as the 1982 “Club of the Year.” Outstanding projects completed this year by the members were a Halloween party for the children; food and rummage sales with proceeds going to their community center, and assistance to the free blood pressure clinics in the county.

The award for Club Woman of the Year went to Clara Sibley, cultural arts leader for the past two years. She has taught lap-quilting classes, how to dry flowers and make your own arrangements, and served on the quilt and podium cloth committees.

The reading award was presented to the Ferguson EHA for reading and sharing reviews of 442 books.

The Garden Award was won by Hazel Warner for canning 400 quarts of fruits and vegetables and freezing over 600 containers for her family during 1982.

Outstanding Lesson Leaders were Brenda Walker for her leader lesson on breakfast foods and Edith Miller for her leader lesson on gardening.

The Hinshaw Association received the membership award for the most new members gained.

The new county officers installed for 1983-84 were Brenda Walker, president; Phyllis Pegg, first vice-president; Glenda Adams, second vice-president; Robin McGlamery, corresponding secretary; Mozelle Spainhour, recording secretary; Gladys McGlamery, treasurer; and Phyllis Blair, advisor.

Entertainment for the evening was provided by Rebecca Green, a student at Appalachian State University, and her husband, Kenneth Green, drama technician instructor at Wilkes Community College. They performed excerpts from “The Rainmaker” by Richard N. Nash.

A special scholarship to help a needy student was presented to Wilkes Community College. This is an annual project given by Wilkes County Council.

Wilkes County Extension Homemakers during the 1982 completed a Dresden plate quilt which was raffled at the Wilkes County Apple Festival; made 44 lap robes and wheel chair skirts for patients in the nursing and rest homes in the county; made handmade bibs and urine bag covers for patients at the Veterans’ Hospital in Salisbury; contributed to “Save the Lighthouse” project; donated money for draperies for the new Sertoma 4-H Camp in Stokes County;  donated $250 to the new John A. Walker Community Center for which a seat will be named in their honor; promoted their cookbook, “Cooking With Wilkes County Extension Homemakers”; and volunteered service to the Wilkes Cancer Clinic, the Red Cross bloodmobiles, and free blood pressure clinics in the county.

The Wilkes County EH Council received the 1981 Gold Chip Award presented to the Blue Chip Division of the Northwest N.C. Development Association. This award is presented to only one woman’s club or organization in the 11-county area.