“FBW host to District 6 at Rural-Urban luncheon” from the April 28, 1977 Door County Advocate
Special guests at the annual FBW Rural-Urban luncheon held April 19 are from left, Bruce Loppnow, manager of Bay-Lakes Coastal Management; Jane Wienke, chairperson from Door County FBW; Joan Houser, UWEX home economist; Betty Propsom, vice-chairperson of the Sturgeon Bay Women’s club, and District 6 Farm Bureau Committeewoman Eleanor Herwig. —Harmann
FBW host to District 6 at Rural-Urban luncheon
By MARIE LOPAS
Farm Bureau Women and their urban guests from six counties gathered at Andre’s Restaurant Tuesday April 19 for the annual Rural-Urban spring luncheon and program. Jane Wienke, chairwoman of Door County Farm Bureau Women, was general chairperson of the event and greeted the 125 present for the buffet meal and the program.
Betty Propsom, vice-chairwoman of Sturgeon Bay Women’s club, gave the urban response to Jane Wienke’s welcome.
“Do you need a body job?” was the title of the slide lecture of Joan Houser, UWEX Home Economist.
Joan pointed out many fallacies people believe about losing weight such as: meal skipping is a good way to lose weight; eat high protein foods for a week, then anything for a week; meat burns its own calories; toast has fewer calories and obesity is due to heredity.
Joan stated the true facts. “Weight loss depends on energy balance,” she said and gave hints on easing the weight loss dieting regime such as: eat at regular time; same place; use smaller plate; clear table if lingering over coffee; don’t eat fattening foods; make a list and stick to it. Line, color and hemline are important for one’s appearance during the dieting session.
Bruce Loppnow, Green Bay, manager of the Bay-Lake Regional Planning commission of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program proposal gave pertinent facts about Wisconsin’s most important natural asset. There are 620 miles of shore line on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. The Door peninsula has 400 miles of shoreline along Green bay and Lake Michigan.
The coastal issues of water quality, shore erosion, protection of natural areas, public recreational access, port development, fisheries, urban shore uses, power plant siting, shoreland blight and flooding and air quality are the responsibilities of citizens and the state and local government. 43% of Wisconsin’s population lives adjacent to the Great Lakes.
Loppnow said “no single state or local group looks at the coasts and the Great Lakes and provides a clear overall policy direction for their future. No existing agency coordinates the many programs which address the many Great Lakes coastal issues.”
The overall goal of the proposed Wisconsin Coastal Management Program is: to preserve, protect, develop and restore or enhance the resources of Wisconsin’s coastal area.
One of the objectives is to increase public awareness and opportunities for citizens to participate in decisions of existing policies and activities and to enforce existing management policies by having local government initiate or continue effective coastal management.
“Responsibility for coastal care rests with the citizens,” he said, and urged the attendance at hearings. The Public hearing will be at the Door County courthouse on May 26, 7 p.m.
Jim Mersgerber, district supervisor of Wis. Farm Bureau, spoke briefly on the important role of agriculture in our daily need of food, fiber and lumber. Latest research shows there are five acres between you and starvation; the farmer has $2,300.00 invested in that 5 acres to grow crops. He gets 2% return on his investment. The same amount in a savings account would yield 5% in interest. There is a need for concern.
Don Buchholz spoke briefly on The Clearing in Ellison Bay and the success of the adult classes during the winter. Ann Coisman had charge of the Pennies for Friendship collection which goes to the Associated Women of the World. Miss Door County Farm Bureau of 1977, Marci Baudhuin, led the pledge of allegiance- Eleanor Herwig, District 6 committeewoman, gave thanks for the meal.
Introduced to the assembly were Eunice Garsow, past district 6 committee woman and Natalia Athope, chairwoman of the state Farm Bureau Women’s committee. Also Orval Aulenbacker, Shawano and Gail Hamilton, editor of Badger FB News, Madison.
The Miss Farm Bureaus from Brown and Manitowoc counties distributed the door prizes.
Decorations were provided by Murial Vogel of The Country Florist. Delores Miller and Mary Ann Jarman had charge of registrations; Thelma Rudolph organized the program; Sharon Engebose and Delores Spittlemeister collected the useful souveniors and placed cookies recipes at each place; Nancy Delveaux and the rest sent notices to all members and accepted reservations.
Artist Maggie Weir designed the nametags which was an outline of district 6 land with its miles of shoreline. The name tags were made by Margaret Lopas and Marsha and Mary Roder.
Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive