The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 7, No. 31    June 19, 2001

IN THIS ISSUE...
...Room Location Change - Resource Center
...Crop Diagnostic School - July 10-12, 2001 - Manhattan
...Employee Management for Production Agriculture Conference
...KAE4-HA "Katch" Phrase
...Specialist Quarterly Reports
...Subscribe to KKSU Today
...Research and Extension Friends
...Thank You
...4-H Sheep Showmanship Score Card on Web
...Drinking Water Laboratories Certified
...Environmental Training Institute for Small Communities
...Copin County, USA Workshop
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives  

ROOM LOCATION CHANGE - RESOURCE CENTER
The Resource Center was part of the office of Professional Development, which was closed on June 1.  The Resource Center has been moved to Room 128 Umberger Hall. Materials may be checked out or reserved through Martha Monihen in Umberger 127 (532-6755).  Books and video tapes on contemporary management and leadership are examples of the available resources. --Richard Wootton rwootton@oznet.ksu.edu 

CROP DIAGNOSTIC SCHOOL - JULY 10-12, 2001 - MANHATTAN
The annual Crop Diagnostic School will be held in Manhattan, July 10-12, 2001. Ag Agents are encouraged to attend the school as a review and update of their skills. Topics for this year are crop production, herbicides, fertility, herbicide injury/efficacy, disease management, insect management, and weed management. The school, hosted by K-State Research and Extension, is open to the public. Agents who are interested should contact me at 785-532-5776, or by e-mail at pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu ; or Randy Brown, with Agriliance, 785-462-6002, or fax 785-462-6018; for information and registration. Registration cost for agents is $170 for the 3 days and includes some meals. For agents with 5 years or less in Extension, registration grants are possible from The Verlin H. Peterson Extension Agronomy Professional Development Fund (See last week's Tuesday Letter for information). Paul Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu

EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE
The Employee Management for Production Agriculture Conference (August 2 & 3) will be offering a reduced registration rate for K-State faculty and staff. People affiliated with K-State who register before **July 18** can attend the conference for a registration fee of $100 which will cover all meals and materials during the conference.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in this event, please check out www.oznet.ksu.edu/employee  or call Sarah Fogleman at the Southeast Area Extension office, 620-431-1530.

To register, send in a registration form from either a brochure or the website and note that you are a K-State employee. Write in your reduced $100 rate. Call the Embassy Suites, Airport, 816-891-7788, before the conference room rate expires on **July 11**! For a complete listing of other hotels in the area, please see the conference homepage. If you have questions, e-mail sfoglema@oznet.ksu.edu --Sarah L. Fogleman 

KAE4-HA "KATCH" PHRASE
"A child is the only known substance from which a responsible adult can be made." - Unknown

All Extension employees have the opportunity to make a difference in a child's life - whether they have 4-H in their title or not.

"Touching Tomorrow Today" is the theme for the NAE4-HA 2001 National Conference, which will be in Bismarck, North Dakota, October 21-25. Early bird discounts for registration must be postmarked by July 16. Why not do something different this year and attend this conference. There is something for everyone and we'd love to have YOU join us. . . for further details go to: http://www.ext.nodak.edu/2001 , or talk to a member of KAE4-HA. --Phyllis Kriesel pkriesel@oznet.ksu.edu 

SPECIALIST QUARTERLY REPORTS
The Specialist Quarterly Report can be completed and submitted online at http://129.130.72.154:80/sqr_rpt/ . Please complete your report soon after the end of the reporting period on June 30. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the Planning and Reporting office at 785-532-6775. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu 

SUBSCRIBE TO KKSU TODAY
Each weekday afternoon, KKSU-AM 580 features interviews with K-State Research and Extension specialists, K-State faculty and staff, plus news and information from around the world on a variety of topics.

Each morning, KKSU distributes its program schedule via e-mail, with a summary of the day's news, weather and specific program information. To subscribe, send to mailserv@lists.oznet.ksu.edu , the message <subscribe kksu-today>, followed by a hard return. To unsubscribe, follow the same procedure, but with <unsubscribe kksu-today>. Or contact Larry Jackson at ljackson@oznet.ksu.edu. --Larry Jackson

RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FRIENDS
Words cannot express my family's appreciation for the cards, e-mails, prayers and cash gifts sent while our son, Jack, was hospitalized.

Jack is home now and doing fine. He is gaining weight and sleeps almost all night. While in the hospital, Jack was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Many of you know that our daughter, Chloe, has CF as well. While this disease does require special care and treatment on a daily basis, it is something that can be managed and has simply become a part of our daily lives.

Thanks again for your thoughtfulness. --Brian, Jill, Leslie, Chloe & Jack Creager  bcreager@oznet.ksu.edu 

THANK YOU
Thank you for the many cards and prayers following the death of my father, Clayton Bailey. It is very comforting to know others care. What a wonderful group of people we work with! It is an honor to be a part of  this "extension family." Thank you for caring. --Martha Murphy mmurphy@oznet.ksu.edu 

4-H SHEEP SHOWMANSHIP SCORE CARD ON WEB
Kansas 4-H Sheep Showmanship Score Card, (4H830), is now on the web for downloading! The hard copy will be delivered in September according to your requests on the September Publication order form. For those who would like to share a copy with their judge this summer, it is on the web. --James P. Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu 

DRINKING WATER LABORATORIES CERTIFIED
We have again updated the list of laboratories certified for drinking water tests. Because Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) revises their list of certified labs each quarter, we are attempting to keep our Extension Bulletin MF 951 current on the K-State Research and Extension web site.

The list of laboratories in Testing to Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water, Bulletin MF-951, has been revised based on information received from KDHE. You may view the listing in the bulletin at the K-State Research and Extension web site, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/ . Just enter MF951 in the search box and click [go]. 

In  working with owners and users of private wells, we are emphasizing that SAFE WATER is supplied by a SAFE WELL. A safe well is one that is located, constructed, maintained, and protected to keep contaminants out of the well. When any of these four critical conditions is missing, there is a strong relationship with well contamination.

If you have questions or comments to help improve private wells so the owners/users can have safe water, please let me know. Look for the next revised list of laboratories in August. --Morgan Powell mpowell@bae.ksu.edu 

ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES
The National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities, (NETCSC), will sponsor the Second Environmental Training Institute for Small Communities, August 6-10, 2001, in Morgantown, West Virginia. This event is targeted specifically at communities with populations of less than 10,000. The Institute will feature training courses about managing wastewater, drinking water, solid waste services in small communities, facility tours, environmental training exhibits, and presentations about key environmental systems management, training, and technical assistance issues.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about: how to run community water, wastewater, and solid waste services as a business; improving a system's technical, financial, and managerial capabilities; meeting new regulatory requirements; adapting financial accounting and reporting to meet the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 (GASB 34 standards); and preparing capital improvement plans for small community infrastructure.

These training courses are designed for environmental trainers, technical assistance providers, regulatory personnel, and small community local officials and decision makers, and will help attendees increase their understanding of the topics and master effective training strategies. 

For additional information, contact Susan Maczko at 800-624-8301, Extension 5529, or e-mail smaczko@wvu.edu .

More information is also available at: http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/netc/NETC_institute_01/institute.html . --Robert Wilson rwilson@loki.agecon.ksu.edu 

COPIN COUNTY, USA WORKSHOP
Copin County, USA is a workshop that provides the opportunity for agents and community citizens to practice applying their knowledge, values, and leadership skills to local public policy decisions. This simulation activity offers participants the opportunity to learn and experience how local public policy is determined. More specifically, the workshop addresses the ways decisions are made when there are competing demands on local governments and their resources. This is particularly difficult in times when budgets are tight and various responsibilities are being shifted from the federal government to state and local governments.

Copin County, USA asks the question: How will local communities provide necessary services (such as jobs, transportation, child care, food security, health care, and housing) to families who need support and assistance? We will suggest ways to utilize Copin County with various audiences in your community.

The workshop will be offered on Wednesday morning, August 22, 9 a.m. to noon, in Topeka; and again Tuesday morning, August 28, 9 a.m. to noon, in Colby. This is a rescheduling of the session which was canceled because of icy weather last February.

Registration information will be available soon. If you need more information on the workshop, contact Joyce Jones, jjones@oznet.ksu.edu ; or Katey Walker, kwalker@oznet.ksu.edu . --LaVonne Boetell lboetel@oznet.ksu.edu 

VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS . 

Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu .

DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 27, 2001, THROUGH JULY 3, 2001:

Wednesday, June 27
.... ServSafe-Serving Safe Food, Leavenworth and surrounding area, NE, Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu 

Friday, June 29, through Monday, July 2
.... Sunflower 4-H Camp at Rock Springs: Chase, Cherokee, Crawford, Haskell, Lyon, Montgomery, Morris, Morton, and Stevens

Saturday, June 30, through Sunday, July 1
.... 4-H Horse Show, Kansas Expo, Topeka, Statewide, Leroy Russell lwrussel@oznet.ksu.edu 

Saturday, June 30, through Tuesday, July 3
.... American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, Providence, RI, Paula Peters peters@humec.ksu.edu 

Tuesday, July 3
.... NE Area 4-H Senior District Horse Show, Kansas Expo, Topeka, Leroy Russell lwrussel@oznet.ksu.edu 

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