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Vol. 7, No. 19 March 27, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...KanElect Reminder
...IFAFS Peer Reviewers Needed
...Publication Allocations and Third Quarter
Orders
...Community Family Finance Fair
...Quiz Bowl Equipment
...Kansas Standard of Excellence Summer Horsemanship
Camps
...Important Reminder for Agents with 4-H Horse
Responsibilities
...Area KAA Workshop
...Supervising Personnel: An Introduction to
Personnel Practices
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
KANELECT REMINDER
This is a reminder to employees who participated in the KanElect
Flexible Spending Account for year 2000. Claims for services provided
during 2000 must be submitted by April 1, 2001. Any funds remaining in
an individual's KanElect account after April 1, 2001, will be forfeited.
Employees may ascertain if any monies are
in their year 2000 KanElect account by calling 1-800-366-4827. Questions
should be addressed to R. J. Steelsmith in Human Resources at
785-532-6277. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
IFAFS PEER REVIEWERS NEEDED
The Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) is a
competitive grant program that requires peer review panels for all
proposals. All sections of IFAFS need a broad spectrum of reviewers,
including academics (with appointments in extension, research, and/or
teaching), stakeholders, and others. If you have recommendations for
panelists, including yourself, please alert the designated program
directors named in the Request for Proposals. Please respond this week.
For more information about IFAFS, see the
right-hand side of our CSREES homepage: http://www.reeusda.gov/
. --Dick Wootton rwootton@oznet.ksu.edu
PUBLICATION
ALLOCATIONS AND THIRD QUARTER ORDERS
As you complete your third quarter pre-order forms, please note that these
items will be charged to next fiscal year's allocation. Third quarter
pre-order forms are due April 2, 2001.
Effective July 1, 2001, all publications
and shipping charges, including "for-sale" publications, will be
charged against your allocation until it is expended.
If you prefer to pay cash for items charged
to your allocation, please contact Gina Bingham, gbingham@oznet.ksu.edu
; or JoAnn Ebert, jebert@oznet.ksu.edu
; at 785-532-5804, after you have received the invoice for the items you
wish to pay for.
These changes are being made in an effort
to simplify the allocation process. Gina Bingham gbingham@oznet.ksu.edu
COMMUNITY FAMILY FINANCE FAIR
The Cawker City Dispatch Christian Reform Church will be hosting a
Community Family Finance Fair, Saturday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The church is located four miles west and six miles north of Cawker City.
The event is free and open to the public and targets rural families in
Osborne, Smith, Jewell and Mitchell Counties. Osborne County Extension
Coordinator Nadine Sigle; and Charlie Griffin, KSU Family Studies &
Human Services and the Kansas Rural Family Helpline; will facilitate the
morning introduction session followed by a free-will offering lunch at
noon.
Afternoon activities offer two break-out
sessions including the following presentations:
Crop Revenue Coverage
Daniel O'Brien, Extension Ag Economist,
Northwest Area Extension Office, Colby
Managing Family Finances in Tight Times
Rodney Denholm, Consumer Credit Counseling
Service of Salina
The Cows are Out, the Tractor's Stuck...and My Wife Won't Talk to Me!:
Family Communications During Stressful Times
Charlie Griffin, Chet Nelsen, and Linda
Hessman, Kansas Rural Family Helpline, KSU
Solving Problems, Resolving Disputes
Becky O'Donnell and Char Henton, Kansas
Agricultural Mediation Services, KSU
Leo Bird, Mediator, Stockton, Kansas Agricultural
Mediation Services
Reducing Stress by Having a Financial Plan
Duane Hund, Paxico, K-State Farm Analyst Program
Coordinator
Ag Credit/Legal Issues and Options
Forrest Buhler, Kansas Agricultural Mediation
Services, KSU
Leland Cox, Kansas Legal Services, Topeka
Passing on the Farm
Duane Hund, Paxico, K-State Farm Analyst
Program Coordinator
...And closing the day with a time of
resource information followed by a time for questions.
For more information contact Nadine Sigle,
Osborne Coordinator, nsigle@oznet.ksu.edu
; or Char Henton, Mediation Coordinator, Kansas Agricultural Mediation
Services, chenton@oznet.ksu.edu
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--Char Henton
QUIZ BOWL EQUIPMENT
From time to time our office receives calls about the buzzer
equipment used for quiz bowl contests. The company where we have
purchased our buzzers continues to upgrade their product. We have been
very satisfied with their service over the years. There may be other
companies that offer this equipment, but I am not aware of them. If your
county is interested in having your own equipment, you can request a
catalog from Zeecraft by calling 1-800-662-7475, or e-mail zeecraft@nep.net
. --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
KANSAS STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE SUMMER
HORSEMANSHIP CAMPS
These camps will be similar to those held last summer in which KSU
students will travel to your county and fulfill your horsemanship needs.
The clinicians will be qualified to give horsemanship clinics, test
youth for Levels I, II and III; and work with judging teams/individuals.
To schedule a date, please call Julie
Wolf at 785-532-1264. Have an idea of approximately how many would
attend, what type of clinic you prefer and dates you would like to host
the clinic.
It would be wise to visit with
neighboring counties and work together in scheduling the clinics.
Clinics would need to be scheduled on the weekends until mid-May and
then any day after that until mid-August.
The cost for the horsemanship clinic is
$12 per youth per day. There is no cost for level testing as it is
already paid for when the youth sends in the $10 to receive a test.
-Julie Wolf jrwolf@ksu.edu
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR AGENTS WITH 4-H
HORSE RESPONSIBILITIES
Many tests and level cover sheets have been received by the state
4-H office that have been filled out incorrectly. Please refer to the
following check-list to make sure the correct process is followed in
sending materials and receiving tests to expedite the process.
- Agents must sign all forms, including
the cover sheet
- Make sure check is attached to cover sheet (Please make checks payable
to Kansas 4-H Foundation)
- Knowledge tests must be passed before skill test can be conducted
- Bubble sheets must be signed by the agent
- Test administrators need to read the typed instructions thoroughly and
follow them completely
- Both level I and level II knowledge tests may be taken before skill
test is taken, but level I knowledge test must be passed before
requesting and taking level II knowledge test
- Use this Website to check your county progress - http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_eyas/
--Julie Wolf jrwolf@ksu.edu
AREA KAA WORKSHOP
The Area KAA Workshop will be held April 21, 1 p.m., at the Iola
Courthouse Community Room, Iola, KS
Betty Keener and Linda Anderson will be
presenting a workshop on how to fill out Permanent Page and KAA records.
This workshop would be great for both new 4-H members as well as the
experienced 4-H'er. For further questions, or to register, please contact
me at hlewis@oznet.ksu.edu .
--Heather Lewis
SUPERVISING
PERSONNEL: AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSONNEL PRACTICES
Supervision is a necessary skill for all
Extension professionals. From
office professionals to program assistants, supervision is an essential
skill that isn't reserved for administrators. This session will set a
framework and provide essential principles in supervising others.
You are invited to attend this training
session in supervising personnel on Wednesday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pottorf Hall,
Manhattan.
Presenters included Dr. Jim Lindquist, NE Area Extension Director;
Stacey
Warner, Leader, Extension Operations; Laurie Chandler, Shawnee County
Extension Director; and Martha Murphy, Crawford County Extension Agent,
EFNEP.
The registration fee, which includes lunch, is
$10 made payable to Kansas
State University. Please preregister by Friday, May 18, to Corrine Huse,
chuse@oznet.ksu.edu at the NE Area Extension Office. For
more information, contact Diane Mack, Extension Specialist, 4-H
Youth Development, NE Area at 785-532-5833. --Diane D. Mack dmack@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 APRIL 4, 2001, THROUGH APRIL 10, 2001:
Wednesday, April 4, through
Friday, April 6
.... Western Dairy Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, John Smith jfsmith@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, April 5
.... KAFCE Council Meeting, El Dorado/BU, SC Area, Margaret Phillips mphillip@oznet.ksu.edu
.... NE KAFCE Area Council & Election, Manhattan, NE Area, 9:30 a.m.,
Emily Mark emark@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, April 5, through
Friday, April 6
.... 5-State Multicultural Conference, Garden City/FI, Multi-state,
Linda Walter lwalter@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, April 6, through
Saturday, April 7
.... Butler County Tractor Safety School, El Dorado/BU, Statewide,
5:00 p.m., Staci Garriott sgarriot@oznet.ksu.edu
Saturday, April 7
.... K-State Open House, Manhattan, Statewide, Pat Bosco bosco@ksu.edu
Monday, April 9
.... SW KAFCE Council Mtg., Garden City, SW Area, Carol Young cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu
.... 4-H Horse Standard of Excellence Workshop, Manhattan (Weber Hall,
KSU) and surrounding area, NE, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Julie Wolf jrwolf@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 10
.... South Central County Operations Training, Hutchinson (SC Area
Office), SC Area, Margaret Phillips mphillip@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Working with PDCs, Hill City/GH, NW Area, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.,
Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu
and Libby Curry lcurry@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 10, through
Wednesday, April 11
.... ServSafe-Serving Safe Food, Wichita/SG and surrounding area, SC,
Karen Penner penner@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 10, through
Thursday, April 12
.... Classified Staff Leadership Program, Lawrence, Statewide, 1:00
p.m., Stacey Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
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