The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 7, No. 6  December 12,  2000

IN THIS ISSUE...
...Eileen Schofield Retirement
...Oznet Holiday Schedule
...4-H Centennial Site
...Water and Future of Kansas Conference
...Cattlemen's Seedstock Showcase & Conference
...Digital Camera Purchase Opportunity
...Mark Your Calendars
...Horse Panorama
...Computer For Sale
...Some New Resources Available From Your Area Extension Offices
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

EILEEN SCHOFIELD RETIREMENT
Eileen Schofield has served as editor for research publications and manuscripts for 18 years. Her last day in the office will be December 22. Her co-workers are putting together a memory book for her. If you would like to send a card or letter to Eileen, please forward it to Gloria Schwartz, 311 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 by December 15. --Gloria Schwartz gschwart@oznet.ksu.edu 

OZNET HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
A reduced holiday work schedule (December 23, 2000, through January 1, 2001) is in effect for most people on campus. OzNet services including e-mail and web functions will be available but operating in "unattended" mode during this time. This means that should there be any interruption in service, IET staff may not be readily available. The database server will be upgraded during this time. Distance Diagnosis and EzWeb will not be available.

Please contact IET staff by first calling 785-532-6270. Otherwise, call us in the following order should you need assistance: Larry Havenstein, 785-537-0131; Will Baldwin, 785-537-4346; Roger Terry, 785-537-2245; Richard Wear, 785-456-7192. No one will be available December 24, 25, 31, 2000 or January 1, 2001. Technical support staff will not be available from December 23 through January 1. Normal operations will resume January 2, 2001. --Roger Terry rterry@oznet.ksu.edu 

4-H CENTENNIAL SITE
Did you know that in 2002 4-H will be celebrating its 100th anniversary? In order to support this momentous occasion for 4-H, National 4-H Council has launched a new web-site, http://www.4hcentennial.org . The site features discussion rooms, a virtual calendar and virtual postcards, and an opportunity to voice your opinion. Visit the site today to see what events were voted top events in the first decade of 4-H and vote on what you think is most important for the next decade. Please check out the site and get ready for an amazing year of celebration. Kansas will be putting fourth major efforts for plans to celebrate our 4-H centennial in 2005. --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu 

WATER AND FUTURE OF KANSAS CONFERENCE
The Water and the Future of Kansas Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn in Manhattan on March 13, 2001. The conference planning committee invites extension agents to consider submitting titles and abstracts for educational poster papers for the conference.

Poster topics are open to any water resource related issues such as policy, standards, management areas, surveys, municipal, industrial or agricultural projects, basic water science, and educational programs. Poster sessions are tentatively scheduled from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m. on March 13.

Deadline for submission is February 2, 2001. Submit your entry online at                                                   www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/waterfuture . For questions or to receive a Call for Posters brochure contact the Division of Continuing Education at info@dce.ksu.edu , 785-532-5566, 1-800-432-8222.

CATTLEMEN'S SEEDSTOCK SHOWCASE & CONFERENCE
This conference will be on Monday, February 5, 2001, at the Phillips County Fairgrounds, Phillipsburg, Kansas. This event will offer an opportunity to make expanded customer contacts to progressive cattlemen in the heart of a large area of Kansas and Nebraska cow country. To achieve these marketing contacts, seedstock producers are being offered a 10' x 12' display pen to showcase a sampling of their breeding cattle and provide exposure to progressive cattlemen. This event will also feature a conference addressing genetic improvement topics in the beef industry. Bull producers interested in taking advantage of this seedstock merchandising opportunity should contact the Phillips County Extension Office at 785-543-6845 or bbrowele@oznet.ksu.edu . – Bob Broweleit bbrowele@oznet.ksu.edu 

DIGITAL CAMERA PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY
We have secured an "open ended" bid for digital cameras. It only applies to Kansas State University and county Extension offices. The vendor is Midwest Technology Connection (MTC). Their address is: 410 West 5th, Kansas City, MO 64105-1131; Phone: 816-471-3553; FAX: 816-471-0052; Contact person: Cindy Hinman.

Sony MVC-FD90 Digital Mavica Camera $710.00
Memory Stick, 32 megabyte $53.00
Floppy adaptor for memory stick $55.00

Counties should send a letter order on K-State letterhead with the above information. Also include:
PO# (use the date of the letter as the PO#).
Bill to address
Ship to address
Net 30 terms
Total amount of PO (letter order)

There is no charge for shipping. If you have questions, Cindy Hinman at MTC would be glad to answer them.
--Roger Terry rterry@oznet.ksu.edu 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Plan now to attend the new LEADS Training 2001. The project team invites Extension agents and volunteers to join us for a day to learn more about leadership skills and how to use them to address real life situations. Local leadership is of growing importance in forming networks and coalitions to address important issues in our organizations, businesses, and communities. We encourage you to bring volunteers, Extension Council Board members and/or other community partners and citizens with you. 

This is a NEW training session. It will be useful whether you participated in previous years’ sessions or are new to leadership development.

Dates are:

* February 21: Southeast Area
* February 22: South Central Area
* March 1: Northwest Area
* March 2: Southwest Area
* March 6: Northeast Area

(The session is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., including lunch.)

Check out the LEADS web site at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/leads/ . Watch your mail in January for registration information. Contact: Katey Walker, Extension FSHS, 343 Justin Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506; 785-532-5773. --Katey Walker  kwalker@oznet.ksu.edu 

HORSE PANORAMA
In order for the senior 4-Hers to compete in the horse panorama they must have passed the knowledge test and completed the leadership section in both levels I and II. The junior division is the same as it has been. --Ann Domsch adomsch@oznet.ksu.edu 

COMPUTER FOR SALE
The Ellis County Extension Council is accepting sealed bids until December 29 for a used Pentium II Pro-MMX (233 mhz) computer. Included is a CD-Rom, 64mb of memory, 3.2gb hard drive, 3.5 floppy drive, ethernet card, 2 USB ports, sound card, 14" monitor, key board and mouse. For more details contact Terry Mannell. The Council reserves the right to accept or reject all bids. --Terry Mannell tmannell@oznet.ksu.edu 

SOME NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM YOUR AREA EXTENSION OFFICES
"Financial Management During Crisis," 24-minute videotape and brochure, The Nemours Foundation, 2000

 Caring for a seriously/chronically ill child can be overwhelming. The financial impact can be disastrous: unpaid bills, loss of savings, and damaged credit. In this video, health care providers, utility companies, creditors, and families with seriously/chronically ill children discuss how to successfully manage insurance, work with creditors, establish a workable budget, and find outside help.

"Managing Debt and Building Wealth: You Can Do It," 11-minute videotapes (English and Spanish), pamphlets (English and Spanish), and leader’s guide (English), American Express, 2000

Credit can be a useful tool (to build wealth) or a trap (if mismanaged). Through a series of vignettes, this videotape explores some of the typical problems families can face if they mismanage credit (such as getting overextended when setting up a household, becoming responsible for a friend’s payments after co-signing a loan, and only paying minimum balances). The video “wraps up” by stressing the following checklist: set specific financial goals; pay of debts quickly; decide to save after paying off debts; and get expert help.

"New Choices for Receiving Your Federal Payments," 7 1/2-minute videotape, US Department of the Treasury, 2000

A recent law provides Federal payment recipients with more ways to get those payments. This videotape explains the three major choices--Direct Deposit, Electronic Transfer Account, or check (if receiving a payment electronically would cause a hardship)--for those receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or Veteran’s Benefits or those receiving Civil Service Salary and Retirement, Railroad Retirement, or Military Retirement payments. This videotape supports the “Helping People in Your Community Understand Basic Financial Services” guide developed by the Financial Services Education Coalition (located in each County/District Office).

--Joyce Jones jjones@oznet.ksu.edu 

VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS . Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu .

Monday, December 25
.... Christmas Holiday

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