Carol Chandler
Extension Educator
Family & Consumer Sciences
and County Extension Co-Director

Do you want to improve the lives of each of your family members? Extension Family and Consumer Sciences can help you reach your destination! 

We encourage the development of families and individuals and foster their interaction with the environment. We generate knowledge through programs and research in family and consumer sciences. Our programs come to you through workshops, newsletters, publications, satellite, and computer programs. 

The Ohio State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences programs and publications reach thousands of individuals across the state, addressing critical issues concerning individual, family, and community development. 

Our five critical issues areas are: 

• Building strong families through better parenting skills, conflict management  skills and shared values. 
• Improving nutrition and lifestyle choices from infancy through retirement. 
• Managing time money and other resources. 
• Addressing community health and environmental issues. 

Managing multiple roles 

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Upcoming Program Information

Register NOW for Extension Homemaker's
Fall Tour
Granville & Newark, Ohio
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008

Cost:  $65/person by July 25
$72.50/person after July 26 or until bus is full

We will have a step on guide to show us Dawes Arboretum and a guided tour of the Daweswood Home.  We will pick up our step on guide for our historical tour of Granville at the Buxton Inn.  After the Granville tour we will have lunch at the Buxton Inn (menu will consist of beef stroganoff, garden salad, roll with butter and beverage).  Also, we will hear the story of the inn’s haunted rooms?  After lunch our next stop is the Longaberger Home Office to see their lobby and see a short video.  Then we are going to the National Heisey Glass Museum that is housed in an 1831 Greek Revival-style home for a guided tour.  Next stop will be the Longaberger Homestead and watch baskets being made or just browse the facility.  We will have a family style buffet dinner consisting of broasted chicken and roast pork, salad, veggies, beverage and dessert at the Longaberger Restaurant.   As we start our return trip to Marysville, we will go past the murals of downtown Newark.  Gift shops are at most stops.

Included in the price of the tour is bus, bus driver tip, Dawes Arboretum and Home, step on guides for Dawes and Granville, lunch at Buxton Inn, National Heisey Glass Museum guided tour, Longaberger Home Office, Longaberger Homestead and dinner at Longaberger Restaurant. To view a flyer "Click Here". 

If you have any questions call 937.644.8117 or 800.589.8584.

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The following are some family and consumer sciences as well as some other interesting web sites you may find helpful. When you are on-line, just point and click on the link you want to visit.

• Senior Series Factsheet Index
• The National Assoc. For Family & Community Education
• Ohioline - OSU Information
• OAFCS Home Page
• United States Postal Service Home Page
• State of Ohio Front Page
• The National Agricultural Library
• Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
• Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
• Welcome to The American Dietetic Association on the Net!
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Food and Drug Administration Home Page
• Navigating Midlife