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Price County Nutrition Advisory Council Meeting Minutes Date: July 30, 2026 Time: 12:00 noon Place: First Presbyterian Church; 144 N Avon Ave, Phillips, WI 54555 Call to O rder : Meeting called to order at 12 :0 3 p.m. by Debbra Werner, Council Chairperson. Roll Call Members Present: Kaye Erickson, Cathy Ferrell , Beverly Heikkinen, Dani Hoffman, David Schmidt, Debbra Werner Others Present: Sarah Reese-Socha, Health and Human Services Director; Kris Mabie, Senior Services Manager Items for discussion and possible action 1. Public Comment : None. Communications : Introduced Beverly Heikkinen as the new Brantwood representative and David Schmidt as the new Park Falls representative. All current council members and others present introduced themselves. 2. Minutes from April 23, 2026 : Motion Ferrell/Erickson to approve the minutes from April 23, 2026 . Motion carried. 3. Elect a Vice Chairperson : Chairperson Werner called for nominations. Erickson nominated Schmidt. Motion Ferrell/Heikkinen to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for David Schmidt for Nutrition Advisory Council Vice Chairperson. Motion carried. 4. Senior Services Manager a. Updates : A new Phillips dining site substitute will begin work on August 5, 2026. 160 Congregate and Home Delivered Meals surveys were mailed out and a number of responses were received and the results will be compiled and submitted to GWAAR. The Phillips Dining Site meal on meeting day was excellent. b. Financial Report : The June 2026 Meal Site Statistics Report was presented and is on file. Total of all senior meals served was 1622; average meals per day was 91.5; total cost of congregate meals was $3,340.85; total cost of home delivered meals was $5,499.05; total congregate donations $3,103.00; total home delivered meals donations was $ 2,585.50. Home delivered meal donations were down for June 2026. 5. Program/Site Repor ts a. Brantwood : Reported overall, the meals are good and noted that the recent meal featuring pork loin and apple crisp was delicious. Request for chocolate milk more often please. Commented there was too much fruit cocktail; the broccoli needs flavor/seasoning ; and the stuffed green peppers meal was not popular. Personally noted that meals with high carbohydrates such as casseroles, pasta salad , and potatoes, are not desirable. b. Kennan : Meals have been really good overall lately. Some diners enjoyed the breakfast casserole while others did not. Request please for riper fresh fruit and chocolate milk. Do not like fruit cocktail or overripe bananas. The pork chops were tough. c. Ogema : Thankful to have increased amounts of vegetables in the meals. Requesting more chocolate milk please. A couple of people have concerns about lacking protein content in casseroles and the pot pies. d. Park Falls : Reported senior diners are happy with the meals and they are very good and very affordable. Requesting canned fruit in place of apples and pears for ease of chewing, please no syrup. Also requesting that beef and chicken be rotated frequently, and not too many chicken meals in a row. Commented meals provide plenty of meat/protein, plenty of gravy, and enough food. Shared a trick to keep pork tender: keep a pan of water in the oven while warming the meat to keep it moist. e. Phillips : Reported diners are very happy with the meals overall. Requesting more pies or chocolate, and to serve roast pork loins in one thick slice instead of two thin slices to keep them tender and juicy . 6. Date of Next Meeting: October 29, 2026 , at the Kennan Senior Dining Site 7. Adjourn: Motion Ferrell/Erickson to adjourn the meeting at 12:45 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by Meredith Hueckman, County Clerk