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Vol. 6, No. 48 October 10, 2000
IN THIS ISSUE...
...New Supporting Materials to Meet your Needs
...World Food Day is Monday, October 16
...For Your Information
...A Pond Can Hold Water Through a Drought
...Invitation to Tailgate Snack Buffet at Clover
Night
...We Made a Difference!!
...$20,000 in Scholarship Money Available
...New Invoice Procedure for County Offices
...Requests for Specialist Assistance
...Kansas Home*A*Syst Training
...A Special "Thank You"...
...Publications/Production Services Update
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
NEW SUPPORTING MATERIALS TO MEET YOUR
NEEDS
Over the years, K-State Research and Extension has produced some
educational supporting materials to help increase awareness of our
organization, when faculty/staff are participating in county fairs and
other meetings. Since 1998, the items of choice have been the Core
Mission Theme poster and the K-State Research and Extension brochure.
Other supporting items include pocket calendars, bookmarks, pens, and
buttons.
Currently, we have two supporting items
available. The K-State Research and Extension purple and white buttons
can be ordered through Janet Wenderott for $.04 apiece. We have also
ordered purple and white Bic Clic Stic pens with the K-State Research
and Extension logo on one side and the "Knowledge for Life"
logo on the other. These will also be available through Janet Wenderott,
for $.28 apiece.
We need to produce new supporting
materials, in addition to the pens and buttons. The Marketing Advisory
Committee would appreciate your input. What educational supporting items
would you like us to produce, i.e. another poster, a new brochure, or
what? Please let us know what you would prefer, so we can provide the
materials you want and need. To send suggestions or to order buttons or
pens, please e-mail Janet Wenderott at jwendero@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Bob Furbee bfurbee@oznet.ksu.edu
and Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu
WORLD FOOD DAY IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
The focus of this World Food Day Conference is "Poverty and Hunger:
The Tragic Link."
The location of the Manhattan downlink is
the conference room, Grain Marketing Production and Research Center, 1515
College Avenue. Parking is accessible from College or Dickens Avenues. We
will gather at 10:30 a.m. for introductions, and basic information about
poverty and food security. The downlink starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes to
2:00 p.m. We will adjourn at 2:30.
To prepare printed packets of conference
information and a simple lunch we ask that people register if they plan to
attend. E-mail registration to emark@oznet.ksu.edu
or chuse@oznet.ksu.edu or
call K-State Research and Extension Northeast Area Office, 785-532-5833.
There is no registration fee for this downlink conference and simple meal.
Continuing education units of three hours
will be available to clergy, social workers, family and consumer sciences
professionals, and dietitians. For further information, contact Emily
Mark, CFCS, Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Northeast
Area. --Emily Mark emark@oznet.ksu.edu
FOR
YOUR INFORMATION
The Division of Human Resources' benefits staff will be available on
the following dates and times, at 103 Edwards Hall, to assist employees
with health insurance open enrollment elections and KanElect flexible
spending account enrollments using the State of Kansas on-line, web based
program known as AKSESS:
October 10, 2000 8:00 a.m. - 12:00
noon
October 16, 2000 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
October 24, 2000 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
October 31, 2000 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
No appointment is necessary. Remember to
bring your AKSESS password.
Questions should be addressed to the
Division of Human Resources,
Benefits Administration unit, at (785) 532-6277. --Stacey Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
A POND CAN HOLD
WATER THROUGH A DROUGHT
With the drought conditions the last year in much of Kansas, little
runoff has been received to replenish farm ponds. The stress conditions
that we have been dealt make the weaknesses of some ponds apparent. Many
are in need of maintenance: to add water depth, to reduce seepage, or to
improve water quality. An excellent reference to help identify what needs
to be done and the basic principles to follow is Agricultural Handbook No.
590 "Ponds -- Planning, Design, and Construction."
There can always be weather conditions that
are more extreme than our designs are meant to encounter. Yet a good pond
should hold water through a dry season. But most older ponds have
accumulated so much sediment that a water supply can no longer last
through a dry spell. And many new, or at least not so old ponds, leak so
bad that they cannot hold water for extended periods. Lack of depth and
leaky conditions are the two biggest weaknesses of ponds. A dry pond is
the ideal one for repair.
Handbook 590 addresses most of the
questions that I have had over the years about ponds. A limited number of
this recently revised USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
handbook have been received by Extension Biological and Agricultural
Engineering. Since we do not have enough to supply all counties and
because some counties do not have many ponds, we will provide a copy of
the handbook upon request. To order your free copy, contact Cindy ccasper@bae.ksu.edu
; or Arlene abrandon@bae.ksu.edu
at Extension Bio and Ag Engineering, 785-532-5813. --Morgan Powell mpowell@bae.ksu.edu
INVITATION TO
TAILGATE SNACK BUFFET AT CLOVER NIGHT
The Kansas Association of Extension 4-H Agents would like to invite all
Extension Professionals to join us for a tailgate snack buffet at Clover
Night on Monday, October 23. The event will be held at Rusty's Next Door,
1213 Moro in Aggieville, Manhattan, from 8:30 -10:00 p.m. Cost for
non-association members will be $5. Everyone who plans to attend should
RSVP to Jennifer Wilson at jrwilson@oznet.ksu.edu
by Tuesday, October 17, so that we can give an accurate count to the
caterer. Hope to see you there! --Jennifer Wilson
WE MADE A DIFFERENCE!!
Congratulations and thanks to all Kansans who contributed to help
build the Hunger House at the State Fair. We collected 4,487 pounds of
food, or nearly 2 1/2 times more than last year! A special thanks to Al
Davis for motivating his Junior leaders to collect more than 3,000
pounds at the Johnson County Fair. Al had to "pay off" by
allowing them to bleach his hair.
This food was picked up by the Kansas
FoodBank Warehouse of Wichita, and will be distributed back across
Kansas to food pantries and shelters. We will not have the Hunger House
in the 4-H Exhibit building for the 2001 Kansas State Fair, but we do
encourage you to continue local food drives, or food can be dropped off
at the Hunger House which is tentatively planned to be at the Channel 12
TV station at the 2001 State Fair. --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
$20,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE
Here's another scholarship opportunity for your 4-H'ers who are
considering a career in the beef industry. The Chicago Mercantile
Exchange and the National Cattlemen's Foundation are once again offering
scholarships to students who intend to pursue careers in the beef
industry. For all the rules and application procedures, please visit: www.beef.org/business/production/awards/scholarship.htm
or contact Audrey Nixon, Associate Director, Leadership Development and
Services, phone: 303-850-3317, or fax: 303-770-7745. --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
NEW INVOICE
PROCEDURE FOR COUNTY OFFICES
Beginning this week, county offices will be able to pay for publications
they receive from the invoice enclosed with their shipments. The new
invoices deduct all approved expenditures from the publication allocation
balance and print the amount due for appropriate shipping or sale
publications. In addition, the remaining allocation balance will be listed
at the bottom of each invoice. We hope this new invoice will help make it
easier for county personnel to monitor their allocation purchases and
publication payments. --Nancy Peavler npeavler@oznet.ksu.edu
REQUESTS FOR
SPECIALIST ASSISTANCE
Agents who submitted Requests for Specialist Assistance and have not
received a specialist's response should contact the appropriate specialist
for an immediate response. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu
KANSAS HOME*A*SYST
TRAINING
One day training sessions will be held around the State in November. Come
learn how to evaluate home and property for pollution and health risks.
Home*A*Syst is designed to help families take action to reduce or
eliminate those risks identified. Training is open to Extension Agents,
Conservation District Non-Point Source Coordinators, LEP Sanitarians, and
those who care about their health and environment. This training is
required for those who want to become a qualified assessor under KDHE's
Water Quality Protection Initiative. Sessions will be held at the
following locations:
Lawrence - November 8
Salina - November 9
Hill City - November 14
Dodge City - November 15
El Dorado - November 16
Look for registration forms in the mail or
contact Barbara Johnson at 1-800-578-8898 (or on campus at 2-4991) or at barblj@ksu.edu
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A SPECIAL
"THANK YOU"...
... to the 92 counties that submitted ES-237 information by October 1.
This year the process is running much smoother! Your efforts are
appreciated. --Sheila Roffler sroffler@oznet.ksu.edu
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION
SERVICES UPDATE
Orders: Order forms for new publications and major revisions due by
January 2001 were sent October 6, with orders due by November 1.
Remember to mail or fax your order form before the deadline to qualify for
preorder preference. Drafts of publications and a copy of the order form
are available on the Secure Web site at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/prepubs/
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Spanish-Language Resources: This month's
order form includes offerings of 18 Spanish-language resources dealing
with infant and child nutrition and food safety. The resources had
previously been available in English.
Publication S-113, Dog Care and Training
Notebook, was expected for October delivery, but has been delayed. Please
watch for a delivery date to be announced soon. --Nancy Peavler npeavler@oznet.ksu.edu
VIEW
THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS .
Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu
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DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 18,
2000, THROUGH OCTOBER 24, 2000:
Thursday, October 19, through Sunday, October 22
... NC 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum, Fargo, ND, 1:00 p.m., (Pat Fultz)
Saturday, October 21
.... Midwest Meat Goat Conference, Phillipsburg/PL, Multi-state,
9:00 a.m., (Bob Broweleit)
Monday, October 23, through Thursday, October 26
.... K-State Research & Extension Annual Conference, Manhattan,
Statewide, (James Koelliker)
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