New Email address

• Art and Doris Meier doartmir@frontiernet.net
• Roger and Marian Hoffmann marog@htc.net

Hospice Care

• Elmer Koen began hospice care at home on October 22, 2008.

Thank you:

• Norma Koen extends her sincere thank you to all who have called, visited, and sent cards of well wishes for Elmer. She is especially appreciative of the card sent by Unit members after the October rally.

• 6 cups chopped apples (preferably Jonathans)
• 12 cup dried cranberries
• 12 cup golden raisins
• 12 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 14 cup orange juice
• 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 12 cup brown sugar, packed
• 14 cup butter, melted
• 12 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 x 8 baking dish. Combine first seven ingredients in bowl and let set 10 minutes while you make the topping. In another bowl, combine last four ingredients with a fork until moistened. Then, stir fruit mixture one more time and put into baking dish. Put topping mixture over the top of the fruit mixture. Bake 45  50 minutes. Makes 6  8 servings.

Nice extras: Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

President: Art Meier, 618-322-8246 

1st Vice-Pres: Erika Schaette, 618-393-2955 

2nd Vice-Pres: Curt Wheat, 217-382-3255

Treasurer: Linda Hanglesben, 618-277-4657 

Rec. Secy: Dennis White, 217-767-2720 

Corr. Secy: Doris Meier, 618-322-8246

Trustees: Edna White, Dick Thompson, Rose Ann Schwartz, Betty Hutchens