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Vol. 7, No. 47 October 9, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...EzWeb2 Training is now Available
...Issues Forum on Johne's Disease in Cattle
...KAE4-HA Fall Meeting
...National Study Reports: Benefits of 4-H Youth
Development
...Discussion Group for 4-H Programming in After
School Sites
...World Food Day - October 16 Downlink - Manhattan
...Publications/Production Services Update
...2001 Aerospace Experience
...Attention Epsilon Sigma Phi Members
...Overall Project Winners in Snaffle Bit Project
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
EZWEB2 TRAINING IS NOW AVAILABLE
EzWeb2 is made especially for you. We’ve listened to you in formal
settings and in informal conversation, and we’ve designed EzWeb2 with
your needs in mind. EzWeb provides powerful functionality. . . and
virtually all you do is fill out forms and upload images and documents.
What could be easier? And during training, you'll get a good start on
your county's site!
Want to see what it looks like? Check out
the sample Scenic County web site: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/scenic
Here are training dates by area:
SE Area: Wednesday, October 3
Area Office, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SC Area: Wednesday, October 10
Area Office, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
NE Area: Thursday, October 11
317 Umberger, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SW Area: Wednesday, October 24
Area Office, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
NW Area: Thursday October 25
Ag Research Center - Hays
Auditorium, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
For additional information call Kathy
Wright at 785-532-6270. To register for this limited-seating event, call
IET at 785-532-6270. --Kathy Wright kwright@oznet.ksu.edu
ISSUES FORUM ON
JOHNE'S DISEASE IN CATTLE
On October 11, 2001, the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture
are sponsoring an Issues Forum on Johne's Disease in Cattle. The forum
will be held from 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the Practice Management Center,
4th floor of Trotter Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, on the campus
of Kansas State University. Featured speakers will be Dr. Robert Whitlock,
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; and Dr.
Kevin Varner, USDA APHIS, VIC, Kansas. Hope you will be able to attend.
For more information, contact Dr. Mark Spire at the KSU College of
Veterinary Medicine - 785-532-4201. --Mark Spire spire@vet.ksu.edu
KAE4-HA FALL
MEETING
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things
that matter." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our work with youth in Kansas does matter.
The KAE4-HA is a great way to gain resources and ideas from fellow agents.
Are you confused about something? Is there something you would like to see
done? This is the time to speak up and get involved. KAE4-HA will be
meeting on Monday, October 15, at 1 p.m. Please join us! --Shawna M.
Mitchell smitchel@oznet.ksu.edu
NATIONAL STUDY
REPORTS: BENEFITS OF 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Packets that report the results of the first effort of the National
4-H Impact Assessment Project will be available in each county/district's
"Pottorf Hall Pick-up." This perceptual study was conducted with
a stratified, random sample of 4-H Youth Development participants in the
four major delivery modes of 4-H. Your packet will include two items: A
longer (stapled) booklet that gives agents, the professionals, a quick
overview of the methodology. Copies of the briefer "highlight"
report (single fold) are included for agents, extension board members,
your program development council responsible for 4-H youth development
planning, and your county commissioners/county executive, where
applicable. I encourage you to use these highlight reports to provide
evidence to your local funding partner and planning representatives of the
positive outcomes resulting from their investments in Extension 4-H Youth
Development. A detailed report is available with instrumentation for those
wanting to replicate the study at the local level. Please contact me if
you would like further details. --Gary W. Gerhard ggerhard@oznet.ksu.edu
DISCUSSION GROUP FOR 4-H PROGRAMMING
IN AFTER SCHOOL SITES
Are you interested in discussing issues related to 4-H Youth Development
Programming in after school sites? We invite you to attend a discussion
of this topic during Annual Conference. We will meet Monday, October 15,
5:30 p.m., in Room 206 of the K-State Union.
In August, a group of extension
professionals traveled to Tulsa County Oklahoma to see, first hand,
their programming efforts. One key component of the trip was the idea to
develop a Kansas resource modeled after those used in Tulsa County.
Please join us. Bring ideas and resources
that you use. For more information, contact Diane Mack, NE Area 4-H
Youth Development Specialist, at dmack@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Diane Mack
WORLD FOOD DAY - OCTOBER 16 DOWNLINK
- MANHATTAN
World Food Day takes place on Tuesday, October, 16, 2001. The focus
of this year's World Food Day Conference is "World Food System:
Serving All or Serving Some?" World leader for a rights-based
approach to food security, Dr. Wenche Barth Eide, will discuss the
evolving world food system's ability to provide nourishment and economic
opportunity for all.
More than 150 countries observe World
Food Day annually on October 16. The event, which began in 1981, marks
the founding of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
the largest specialized agency of the United Nations.
The location of the Manhattan downlink is
the conference room in the USDA Grain Marketing and Production Research
Center, 1515 College Avenue. Parking is accessible from College or
Dickens Avenues. Due to new security rules, all attendees will need to
enter the College Avenue main building entrance and are required to
register at the front desk to receive a guest badge.
We will gather at 10:30 a.m. for
introductions, basic information about poverty and food security. The
downlink starts at 11 a.m. and goes to 2 p.m. The conference adjourns at
2:30 p.m.
To prepare printed packets of conference
information and a simple lunch, people are asked to register in advance.
Please e-mail your registration to emark@oznet.ksu.edu
, or chuse@oznet.ksu.edu , or
call the K-State Research and Extension Northeast Area Office at
785-532-5833. There is no registration fee for the downlink conference
or meal.
Continuing education units of three hours
will be available to clergy, social workers, family and consumer
sciences professionals, and dieticians. For further information, contact
Emily Mark, CFCS, Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences,
Northeast Area. --Steven M. Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES
UPDATE
CONFERENCE PICKUP
While in Manhattan for the K-State Research and Extension Annual
Conference this month, remember to pick up publications and other
materials in Pottorf Hall, Wednesday, October 17, 3:30 - 5 p.m. (Be sure
to save room in your vehicle!) Also, stop by Production Services and
Publications (basement and third floor of Umberger Hall, respectively)
to say hello!
This is the perfect time to save on
shipping by ordering and picking up heavy, in-stock items -- envelopes,
folders, notebooks, copies of "Insects in Kansas" (in stock
now!), and other weighty, bulky publications. BE SURE TO E-MAIL YOUR
ORDER AHEAD TO: orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu/
. DUE TO HEAVY VOLUME, PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER BY 5 P.M., WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 10, TO REQUEST CONFERENCE PICKUP. AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED TO
STOCK ON HAND.
OCTOBER PUBLICATIONS DELAYED
A group of publications related to aging were delayed when the
author moved to another position. The following publications are under
review and will be released later: MF2526 "Alcohol and
Medications," MF2529 "Common Stressors for Older Adults,"
MF2528 "Depression in Later Life," MF2527 "Grief: A Human
Experience," MF2525 "Memory Loss with Normal Aging," and
MF2530 "Mental Health for Older Adults."
Note: Remember that MF2447 "A Mental
Health Guide for Older Kansans and Their Families" is in stock and
available as a grant-funded publication with no limit on orders. If your
area programs deal with mental health and/or aging issues, this is a
valuable resource to share with nursing homes, senior meal sites, health
centers, physicians and other health professionals, or anyone with older
friends or family members. Order now for pickup at Annual Conference.
--Nancy Peavler npeavler@oznet.ksu.edu
2001 AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE
This is an update and reminder of the 2001 Aerospace Experience to be
held in Hutchinson, Kansas at the Cosmosphere and Space Center, November
15-18, 2001. We still have openings for youth who would like to attend.
We are asking for a quick response to this reminder so enough time is
allowed to order our T-Shirts. We will accept any numbers of individuals
from counties throughout the state.
There will be two levels of instruction
and experiences. Level I is for first year participants. Youth will
build a telescope, observe the constellations and have planetarium
studies, build and launch rockets, microgravity experiments and
robotics. Level II will experience astronomical topics such as the solar
system, the asteroid belt, make a robot to take home and a telescope for
viewing and other aerospace activities.
A high powered Rocket Blast will take
place with youth bringing their rockets to fire off. Entertainment will
be enjoyed by all youth and sponsors.
For further information, look at the web
site at www.oznet.ksu.edu/nwao
. Registration is available for this event on the Aerospace Experience
web page. Please share this information with your clubs, schools and
other youth agencies. --Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu
ATTENTION EPSILON SIGMA PHI MEMBERS
Here is your opportunity to save some money. Bring your 2002 dues
check for $50.00 for active members or $20.00 for associate members to
the ESP business meeting on Tuesday, October 16. One dues check will be
drawn and returned to the member who will enjoy a year's free
membership. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
OVERALL PROJECT WINNERS IN SNAFFLE BIT
PROJECT
The overall project winners in the snaffle bit project won a saddle
blanket for their efforts at the Kansas State Fair. The overall winners
were decided by adding the scores of the two judges plus the interview
score. They are as follows:
1. Brandi Vogel - Johnson County
2. Cassie Henderson - Shawnee County
3. Holly Jones, Kingman County
4. Theresa Martz - Miami County
5. Bill Eckhoff - Meade County
6. Adam Harris, Neosho County
7. Abby White - Saline County
8. Brooke Bolding - Finney County
9. Hope Jordon - Reno County
10. Heather Zsamba - Dickinson County
--Ann Domsch adomsch@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 17, 2001, THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2001:
Friday, October 19,
through Sunday, October 21
.... 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop, Hays, Statewide, Conall Addison caddison@oznet.ksu.edu
Saturday, October 20,
through Tuesday, October 23
.... American Dietetic Association, St. Louis, MO, 1:00 p.m., Mary
Meck Higgins higgins@humec.ksu.edu
Sunday, October 21,
through Thursday, October 25
.... American Society of Agronomy, Charlotte, NC, Ray Lamond rlamond@oznet.ksu.edu
Sunday, October 21,
through Friday, October 26
.... National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA),
Bismarck, ND, Crystal Coffman ccoffman@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, October 22,
through Tuesday, October 23
.... Statewide Commercial Pesticide Applicator Renewal Training,
Hays, Statewide, 1:00 p.m., Don Cress dcress@oznet.ksu.edu
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