2026 HCE Scholarship – applications due April 1
Columbia County Association for Home and Community Education (CCAHCE) awards $1,000 scholarships to two graduating high school senior students who are presently a relative of a CCAHCE member or a major in family living education, culinary arts, horticulture, agriculture, interior design, or fashion design. The forms are due April 1st each year.
Scholarship Info 2026
Scholarship 2026 Part I
Scholarship 2026 Part II
Registrar’s Certification
Columbia County HCE Executive Board
2026 Organizational Sheet
CCAHCE Constitution
CCAHCE Executive Board Terms
CCAHCE Executive Board meetings for 2026 are scheduled for: January 22, March 17, May 19, and Sept. 15, 2026. All meetings are held in the Columbia County Health & Human Services Bldg. ADRC.
2026 HCE Presentations/Events
February 5 – “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?,” 1:30 p.m., Columbia County ADRC, 111 E. Mullett St., Portage
March 3 – “Meaningful Memories,” 1:30 p.m., Columbia County ADRC, 111 E. Mullett St., Portage
April 16 – Rendezvous/Cultural Arts Show and Contest/Southwest District meeting, “Something Special from Wisconsin,” 9:00 a.m., Savanna Oaks Community Center, 100 Savanna Rd., Fall River
May 5 – “Frank Lloyd Wright–His Architecture and Life,” 1:30, Columbia County ADRC, 111 E. Mullett St., Portage
Sept. 1 – “Ho Chunk Villages Around WI,” 1:30 p.m., Indian Agency House, 1490 Agency House Rd., Portage
Oct. 8 – “Haunted Portage and Area,” 1:30 p.m., Columbia County ADRC, 111 E. Mullett St., Portage
Nov. 10 – Fall Council, “Antarctica,” 9:00 a.m., Pardeeville Senior Center, 113 Industrial Dr., Pardeeville
Interested in Becoming a Member?
If you are interested in becoming a member, contact LuAnn Olson at olson.luann@gmail.com.
Annual membership dues are $12.00.
Forms
- CCAHCE Speaker Agreement Form (MS Word)
- CCAHCE Speaker Contact Form
- Bookworms Donation Form
Scholarship Certificate (MS Word)
Columbia County Barn Quilts
HCE Newsletters
February 2026 Changing With Today
January 2026 Changing With Today
no newsletter in November and December
October 2025 Changing With Today
September 2025 Changing With Today
August 2025 Changing With Today
May 2025 Changing With Today
April 2025 Changing With Today
March 2025 Changing With Today
February 2925 Changing With Today
January 2025 Changing With Today
Prayer Creed
Dear God, give us the grace to see
the blessings which have come from thee;
Give us the strength to do our duty,
To see in everything some beauty.
Teach us love and cheerful giving, tolerance, and decent living,
Make of our home a place sublime,
Where there’s no room for hate or crime,
A place where good friends gather round,
Where laughter, mirth and cheer abound.
Not selfish thoughts nor worldly greed,
Let this dear Master, be our Creed.
By Mrs. James M. Hutton
St. Croix County
Homemaker’s Creed
We the Homemakers of Wisconsin believe in the sanctity of the Home, the cradle of character, blessed by motherly devotion and guarded by fatherly protection.
We pledge ourselves:
To work for the preservation and improvement of home and community life.
To strive for healthier minds and bodies and better living.
To promote the welfare of our boys and girls, the nation’s greatest asset.
To be true to God and country and of lasting service to our homes and communities.
By Mrs. John Meise
Sauk County
Historical Documents