Can You Hear Me Now ?

Yep !

Novelty-wide Garage Sale Day will be

June 11, 2016, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Porch Sale, Yard Sale, Garage Sale or 

Must-GO Sale, ALL are welcome. 

The Novelty Senior Center would like to know the address

of your sale so we can add it to the map.
Contact us:  Marsha Pinson - jpinson@marktwain.net
660-216-1021

Stop by the Center and pick up balloons to attach to your

mailbox, tree or sign.  They will not be filled with 

helium.

If you do not wish to have a sale, and would like to 

donate your household items, clothing, etc., to the Center,

you may drop off your donations. 

All proceeds will go to the Center for the operations and building fund.

If you live farther out and would like to join us, arrangements
have been made with the Novelty Christian Church.
Please contact us to use the parking lot. Bring tables/chairs, etc.
We have several already using the parking lot.

Please add the Village-Wide Garage Sale to your social media.
This is also the weekend of the Highway 6 Sales
Across Missouri to Illinois!!!

Remembering Pat Carlson...

L to R - Pat Carlson, Carolyn Morgret, Donna Simmons, Diana Cheatum.
Jean Ray, Amgene Browning, and Marsha Pinson.
There are many more, not pictured , who visit the Senior Center.

Thank you, dear friend.

Novelty News...

The Mother-Daughter Tea, held at the Novelty Christian Church,
 was quite lovely.  Six ladies from the Center enjoyed
 the day very much and some of them are also members of the church.
 Beautiful decorations on the tables, fruit pizzas and a game
called "Who Am I ?".   Baby photos, of ladies from the church, were shown
and we had to guess who they were.  It was fun !

There were 38 in attendance.  Mothers, daughters, grandmothers,
great-grandmothers, granddaughters and so on.

The guest speaker was Kathy Nickerson from Heartland. She is an author, inspirational speaker, mother, grandmother and an eternal optimist.

We were enlightened by her topics that covered "spiritual sappiness", "vision fields -  when we are planted in the House of the Lord and with a purpose", "The seasons of life and how we all reflect our seasons differently".

She shared wonderful antidotes of parenting and grand parenting
 from her own family. Something she said that hits it on the head,
 " Let's take care of each other.  Invade their lives.  Let them know you are listening".  Very poignant for a Mother-Daughter Tea.

  "30 Days to Glory" and "The Secret of Serendipity" 
are available on Amazon.com, Hastings
 in Kirksville, as well as from the author.  A sequel 
will be released in July of this year.
The books are also in the library in Edina.

Book signing by the author Kathy Nickerson.

                                                         

We enjoyed meeting  Kathy.
Kathy, Kathryn Wilkerson & Donna Parrish

Fruit pizzas and tea.
Carolyn Morgret, Donna Parrish,
Kathryn Wilkerson & Barbara Poor

Ladies from Novelty Senior Center.
We look forward to being a part of her "Serendipity Circle".

April Carry-in Dinner ... Happy Birthday Helen !

Carry-in Dinner was April 3, and we
helped celebrate
  Helen Cheatum's birthday with a
 cake made by Diana Cheatum.

There were 9 in attendance.

The nurse from Knox County was on hand to take blood pressure, 02 levels, etc.






Oatmeal Cake
                by Helen Cheatum.

1 1/4 c. Boiling Water

1 c. Quick Oats

Pour water over oats and let stand for 20 minutes.

1/2 c. Butter, melted

1 c. White sugar

1 c. Brown sugar

2 eggs

1 t. Cinnamon

1/2 t. Salt

1 t. Vanilla

1 1/2 c. Flour

1 t. Soda

Mix & Bake in a 9 x 13 @ 350° F, for 30-35 minutes until done.

Topping

2/3 c. Brown sugar

6 T. Melted Butter

1/4 c. Cream (sub. Evap. Milk)

1 c. Coconut

1 c. Nuts (optional)

1 t. Vanilla

Mix & spread on top of cake - Toast until it bubbles.

We had a guest for Senior Coffee...

Jean Ray had a visit from her sister
Irene Troutt from Rolla, Missouri.
Irene came to Senior Coffee with Jean and
we enjoyed her stories and suggestions
 for Day Trips.
It was a pleasure to meet her and we hope
 she comes back again.
We wish her safe travels.

"Green Acres" FCE will meet at the Senior Center April 19th.

FCE will have their April meeting 1:00 PM, Tuesday,April 19th, 2016.
                 .

Shelby County Museum Tour April 23, 2016

Interested in family history?
 There is a genealogy highlight (Shelby County) scheduled for 10:00 AM.
A meet-up of Knox County ladies will tour the museum at 11:00 AM.
 Saturday, April 23, 2016.   All are Welcome.
For more information call Kathryn Wilkerson -(660) 739-4436
 

Mother~Daughter Tea in Novelty

The Novelty Christian Church will host a Mother~Daughter Tea
at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 16, 2016. 
The church is located on Highway 156 in the middle of town.
Kathy Nickerson will be the guest speaker.
All are Welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

FINDING MOREL MUSHROOMS

Finding Morel Mushrooms  (tips from Missouri Dept. of Conservation). 

Time is fast approaching for morels to begin appearing (April and early May).  Best time to look is after a few rainy days in a row.  Although morels blend easily into surrounding leaf litter, anywhere from one to several will grow on the ground in deciduous woods, disturbed areas, and recently burned areas.  Black morels prefer to grow near white ash trees, while yellow morels especially like dying elms, living white ashes, and cottonwoods.  But both will grow under tulip poplars, oaks, and hickories as well.

When outside, go slowly, focus on details, and look closely at the ground.  If you see a cache of edible mushrooms, don't take them all.  Taking everything could mean fewer spores this season and meager mushroom crops in years to come.

Beware of false morels.  All true morels are hollow from top to bottom.  Poisonous, false morels are reddish and have wrinkled, lobed, or brain-shaped caps and dense stalks.

Happy Hunting!