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Vol. 7, No. 22 April 17, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Retirement Party for Don Cress and Don Mock
...Veronica Oots is Retiring
...County
Commissioners Association Coffee Set
...Reminder About Listservs
...Supervising Personnel Training Session
...Junior Master
Gardener Program is Offering Some Material Specials
...Research Assistant Position Available in Fungal
Genetics Laboratory
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
RETIREMENT PARTY FOR DON CRESS AND DON
MOCK
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming retirements of Don Cress
and Don Mock. A retirement party will be held on July 13, (yes, this
is Friday the 13th), at the Blue Hills Banquet Room, Blue Hills Shopping
Center, on the corner of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Kimball Avenue.
Social hour will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
with dinner served at 7:30. The cost per person will be $15.00, which
includes buffet, coffee and tea. There will be a cash bar available as
well.
If you would like to submit letters,
booklets will be assembled for each retiree. Please send letters to:
Sharon Schroll, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 239 W.
Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. For those people wishing to make
contributions, there will be more information coming out soon about this.
--Sharon Schroll schroll@oznet.ksu.edu
VERONICA OOTS IS RETIRING
After 22 years working for the 4-H School Enrichment Program in
Wyandotte County, Veronica is retiring at the end of this school year. A
retirement reception will be held for her on April 19, 2001, at the
Wyandotte County Courthouse Annex, 9400 State Avenue, Kansas City Kansas.
If you would like to send a note or card to Veronica you may send it to
the above address. Please join us in wishing Veronica a great retirement
to spend with her husband, Gene, their three sons and grandchildren. --Pam
Frazey pfrazey@oznet.ksu.edu
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION COFFEE SET
The Kansas Extension Agents Association, (KEAA), and Kansas Citizens
for Extension Education, (KCEE), will host the Kansas County Commissioners
Association Coffee on Friday, May 18, from 7:15 to 8:00 a.m. The
event will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center Lobby, 3017 W.
10th Street, Great Bend. A continental breakfast will be provided.
Invitations for the county commissioners
will be distributed through the county packets. Please watch for these
invitations, cut them apart, and deliver them to your county commissioners
at your earliest convenience as this will be their only notification.
KEAA members are invited to participate in
the coffee. Please contact Donna Krug at 620-793-1910 if you plan to
attend. --Donna R. Krug dkrug@oznet.ksu.edu
REMINDER ABOUT
LISTSERVS
I just want to be sure everyone knows our Plant Pathology Disease
Alert Newsletter is available via a listserv. It comes out about once a
week during the growing season. This allows you to get the information
days earlier than standard mail.
To sign up, send the following message to mailserv@lists.oznet.ksu.edu
: SUBSCRIBE PATHNEWS. To take your name off the list, send the following
message: UNSUBSCRIBE PATHNEWS
There is also an Ag Biotech newsletter that
comes out by e-mail about once a month. Send the following message:
SUBSCRIBE AGBIOTECH.
If there are any problems, let me know.
--Bob Bowden rbowden@plantpath.ksu.edu
SUPERVISING PERSONNEL TRAINING SESSION
If you supervise others as part of your job responsibilities, 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, Ks.
This session will set a framework and
provide essential principles in supervising others. Presenters include 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 pre-register by
Friday, May 18, to Corrine Huse, chuse@oznet.ksu.edu
at the Northeast Area Office. For more information, contact Diane Mack,
Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, NE Area, at 785-532-5833. --Diane
Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu
JUNIOR MASTER
GARDENER PROGRAM IS OFFERING SOME MATERIAL SPECIALS
Springtime Classroom Special--Receive 25 handbooks and one teacher guide
for $407, (includes shipping and handling), if ordered before JUNE 1st!!
This is 15% off regular price. Also a 15% sale on Spanish version of
Student Books, (Regular price $20 with volume discounts), if ordered by
June 1st!!
Health and Nutrition from the
Garden--Includes garden basics, growing techniques, thrifty gardens, food
safety, ABCs of healthful eating, healthful snacks plus life skills,
career exploration and service learning opportunities. Preorder before May
1 and save 30%. Regularly $28.50, only $19.95 until May 1.
Contact Jim Adams if interested in
participating in a state bulk order!! --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE IN
FUNGAL GENETICS LABORATORY
Specific duties include: Isolation and culture of fungi, supervision
of undergraduate student assistants, maintenance of stock cultures and
associated records, conducting genetic and molecular biology experiments
with fungi, making microbiological media, greenhouse or field plot work
and ordering supplies as needed. Successful candidate will hold a
B.A./B.S. with at least 30 hours of science; experience and/or course work
in genetics, microbiology, and/or molecular biology strongly preferred.
Application deadline is May 4, 2001 or
until a qualified applicant is identified. To apply, submit a letter of
application; resume; college transcript(s); and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of three references to Dr. Robert L. Bowden, Department
of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas, 66506-5502.
Telephone: 785-532-1388. E-mail: rbowden@ksu.edu
. Kansas State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. --Robert Bowden
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 25, 2001, THROUGH MAY 1, 2001:
ADDITION:
Tuesday, April 24
.... Pork Quality Assurance Meeting, Scott, Single county, SW, 6:30
p.m., John Beckman jbeckman@oznet.ksu.edu
Wednesday, April 25
.... 4-H Horse Standard of Excellence Workshop, Garnett/AN and
surrounding area, SE, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Julie Wolf jrwolf@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, April 26
.... Range Management Seminar, Dexter/Cowley and surrounding area, SC,
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Jon C. Baker cbaker@oznet.ksu.edu
Saturday, April 28
.... Mass CPR Training - Operation Heartbeat A1-888-LEARN CPR@, Wichita,
KS, Statewide, Susan George sgeorge@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Mass CPR Training - Operation Heartbeat A1-888-LEARN CPR@, Topeka,
Statewide, Susan George sgeorge@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Mass CPR Training - Operation Heartbeat A1-888-LEARN CPR@, Hays,
Statewide, Susan George sgeorge@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Mass CPR Training - Operation Heartbeat A1-888-LEARN CPR@,
Hutchinson, Statewide, Susan George sgeorge@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Mass CPR Training - Operation Heartbeat A1-888-LEARN CPR@, Kansas
City, Statewide, Susan George sgeorge@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Hays Judging Contest, Hays, Area, Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Cowley County Classic Spring Beef Show, Winfield, Statewide, Jon C.
Baker cbaker@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Butler County 4-H Carnival, El Dorado, SC Area, 4:00 p.m., Staci
Garriott sgarriot@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, April 30
.... SW KAFCE District Recognition, Rush Center, Walnut Creek
District, SW, Carol Young Cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Pork Quality Assurance Meeting, Scott, Single county, SW, 6:30 p.m.,
John Beckman jbeckman@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, May 1
.... NE KAFCE Recognition Day, Pottawatomie/Wabaunsee, Multi-county,
NE, Emily Mark emark@oznet.ksu.edu
.... SW KAFCE District Recognition, Leoti/WH, Multi-county, SW, Carol
Young cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, May 1, through
Thursday, May 3
.... Moving Ahead Youth Development Basic Training, Rock Springs 4-H,
Statewide, Marcia McFarland mmcfarla@oznet.ksu.edu
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