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Vol. 6, No. 49 October 17, 2000
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Annual Conference Update
...Annual Conference Presentations on the Web?
...Bring a Box!
...Cargill to Donate Major Gift for K-State Grain
Science Complex
..."River Friendly Farm Plan"
...Distance Diagnosis System Upgrade
...4-H Medals
...Thank You
...McPherson County Horse Bowl National Champions
...Aksess Assistance
...FrontPage Web Authoring Training
...Publications/Production Services Update
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE UPDATE
Remember to bring your K-State Research and Extension name badge.
Vans for the Colbert Hills Golf Course
Tours on Monday, October 23, will board in the west Bramlage parking lot
by the Cat’s Closet. The first group will leave at 5:15 p.m. The
shuttles will leave approximately every 15 minutes from 5:15 p.m. to 6:35
p.m.
If you submitted a poster session entry and
have not received a confirmation e-mail, please contact Gloria Schwartz gschwart@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Gloria Schwartz
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ON THE WEB?
Want to post your fabulous Annual Conference
presentation to the intranet? Visit the web site for details on submitting
manuscripts, notes, and slide presentations: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/ac2000/
--Roger Terry rterry@oznet.ksu.edu
BRING A BOX!
Each county will need a large box on Wednesday afternoon
(10-25-00). This is for your distribution from the materials pickup
at Pottorf Hall. --Tina Signorello tinasig@humec.ksu.edu
CARGILL TO DONATE
MAJOR GIFT FOR K-STATE GRAIN SCIENCE COMPLEX
Cargill, Inc., will announce a large financial donation to KSU to support
construction of a new Grain Science Complex. The new Grain Science Complex
will consist of five buildings, with all buildings designed to meet the
needs of grain-related teaching, research and extension in the 21st
Century.
We extend an invitation to all faculty,
staff, and students to attend a press conference this Friday, October 20,
2000. The press conference takes place at 11 a.m. in K-State Student Union
Room 212. We hope to
see all interested parties there. For more information, contact Steven
Graham at 532-5729. --Marc Johnson mjohnson@oznet.ksu.edu
, Brendan Donnelly bjd@wheat.ksu.edu
, Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu
"RIVER FRIENDLY FARM PLAN"
A couple of weeks ago, letters of invitation and brochures were
distributed for the "River Friendly Farm Plan - Professional
Development Program." There will be five USDA sponsored workshops
here in Kansas, on the new Kansas River Friendly Farm program. Questions
have come up as to how to register for these workshops, since we did not
include a form. All you need to do to register is to call or e-mail Ginny
Claycomb at KCARE, 532-7103; gclaycom@oznet.ksu.edu
with the following information: 1) name, address, phone number, 2) social
security number (we need this to obtain re-imbursement for meal expenses
from the grant), 3) room preference (single, double, no- smoking etc), 4)
any food or other special needs. Also specify which workshop you are
registering for. The training is open to any KSU Ag employee, NRCS, and
other agricultural agencies and industries in Kansas.
The first registration deadline is November
6, for the Keating Farm location (workshop November 13-14); and the next
deadline is November 9, for the Schwinn Farm (workshop November 16 and
17). If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me at
785-532-0409. --Rhonda Janke rjanke@oznet.ksu.edu
DISTANCE
DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM UPGRADE
The Distance Diagnosis system will be upgraded on Monday afternoon,
October 23, to change the archiving system used to store images/reports.
The upgrade should be completed in one afternoon and the system will be
operational again the next day. (Note: This is the first afternoon of
AES/CES Conference so there should be minimal traffic on the system then.
--Will Baldwin wbaldwin@oznet.ksu.edu
or Rachel Springer rspringe@oznet.ksu.edu
(IET)
4-H MEDALS
We have only received orders from about half of the counties at this
time. If you are wanting to pick up your county 4-H medals, Key Awards,
etc. at Annual Conference, please send in your order as soon as possible
so we will have time to have it accurately filled for you. --Steve
Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
THANK YOU
Thanks to all my K-State Research & Extension colleagues for your
cards, calls, e-mails, and prayers during my recent surgery. Triple
by-pass was not part of my Master Calendar plan for this fall!!! However,
I'm thankful that it was discovered in time for the surgery to be
successful. Now I'm using all those great K-state health and diet
publications as part of my recovery process! Thanks again to all of you
for your support. --Jodi Besthorn besthorn@oznet.ksu.edu
MCPHERSON COUNTY
HORSE BOWL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
The McPherson County Horse Bowl State Champions competed at the Morgan
National Horse Bowl Contest in Oklahoma City on October 15. The team
brought home the National Champion Title! Team members include: Jessica
Dillon, Michael Rariden, Krista Larson, and Megan Schwartz. This same team
will be competing in the Hippology Contest in Denver in January.
--Shawna Mitchell smitchel@oznet.ksu.edu
AKSESS ASSISTANCE
For your information - - The Division of Human Resources' benefit staff
will be available on the following dates and times at the computer lab,
room 202 - Fairchild 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 25, 2000 1:00 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.
October 26, 2000 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
No appointment is necessary. Be sure to
take your password and employee ID number with you.
Questions should be address to the Division
of Human Resources, Benefits Administration unit, at 785-532-6277.
--Stacey Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
FRONTPAGE WEB AUTHORING TRAINING
IET is offering hands-on training for the beginner/intermediate use of
Microsoft's FrontPage web authoring software. This is a good class to
learn about concepts of web layout, design and how to create a successful
web site. The class covers many of the FrontPage tools in using text,
hyperlinks, tables, digital images and many other helpful and creative
tools.
Class 1: Wednesday, November 8, 2000, 8:30
a.m. - 4 p.m.
Class 2: Wednesday, November 15, 2000, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Class 3: Tuesday & Thursday, November 7
& 9, 2000, 1 - 5 p.m.
Class 4: Tuesday & Thursday, November 14 & 16, 2000, 1 - 5 p.m.
To register for a class, call IET at
785-532-6270; or e-mail Michelle Regg at mregg@oznet.ksu.edu
. For more information about the class, contact Gerry Snyder at gsnyder@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Gerry Snyder
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION
SERVICES UPDATE
Updated Resource Available: MF2447 "Mental Health and Aging
Resource Directory and Guide" has been revised to include updated
information. If your office has already ordered the guide, using the 1st
Quarter 2001 order form (where it appeared on page 14), no need to order
again from the January 2001 order form (where it appears on page 3). All
orders will be filled using the updated version. Deadline for mailed or
faxed January preorders is November 1.
Child Care Videos Available: A special
order form for videotapes and training materials in the "Better Kid
Care" series has been sent to county and area offices. The series
began in 1995 and continues through this academic year. Future segments
can be ordered now and will be sent as available. If your office did not
receive an order form but would like one, please contact the Distribution
Center at 785-532-5830. -- 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 25, 2000, THROUGH
OCTOBER 31, 000:
ADDITION:
Thursday, October 19
....
District G KAFCS Meeting, Hutchinson, SC Area, 6:00 p.m., (Susan
Jackson)
Saturday, October 28,
through Sunday, October 29
.... State 4-H Dog Leaders Conference, Rock Springs, Statewide, (Jim
Adams)
.... Hunting, Fishing & Fur Harvesting School, Rock Springs,
Statewide, (Charles Lee)
Monday, October 30
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FACS State Specialists' Meeting, Manhattan, Statewide, 2:30 p.m., (Paula
Peters)
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