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Vol. 8, No. 8 January 15, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Jeff Davidson
Receives Grassland Award
...Don Yauk Retiring from Clark County
...New Health, Safety, and Environmental Quality
Coordinator
...Thank You...
...Clean Water Farms Project Cost-Share Deadline is
February 7
...Community Based Environmental Issue Forums
Training
...Conservation Tree Planting Trivia Contest -
2002
...Updated Situation & Trends Reports Now Available
...The Practical Guide to Facilitation
...KEA4-HA "Katch" Phrase
...Attention any County that has Ordered 4HCCS
Computer Materials!
...Dog Care and Training Standard of Excellence Achievement
Recognition System
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
JEFF DAVIDSON RECEIVES GRASSLAND AWARD
Jeff Davidson, Greenwood County Extension Agent, Agriculture, was
awarded the Grassland Award by the Kansas Association of Conservation
Districts (KACD). The award is for his Extension programs, including
grazingland management and sericea lespedeza control. The award is a
single state award based on nominations from county conservation
districts or KACD’s Grassland Committee. Congratulation, Jeff! --Paul
D. Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu
DON YAUK RETIRING FROM CLARK COUNTY
Don Yauk, Clark County Extension Agent, Agriculture, has announced his
retirement, effective February 12, 2002. He will reside in Woodward,
Oklahoma, and become more involved in the family farm operation.
Don was employed in Rooks, Ellis and
Phillips counties from 1963 through 1971; and in Kingman and Clark
counties from 1991 through the present.
Communications may be sent to Don at: Rt 2,
Box 800; Woodward OK 73802. Don's phone number is 580-256-2829. --Paul
Hartman phartman@oznet.ksu.edu
NEW HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY COORDINATOR
I am pleased to announce that Mitch Ricketts has joined K-State
Research and Extension as the Health, Safety and Environmental Quality
Coordinator. Mitch has an M.S. degree in Occupational Safety Management, is
a Certified Safety Professional, and has 10 years experience in health,
safety, and environmental quality management. Mitch comes to K-State from
the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush, KS.
Mitch is anxious to meet you and to listen
to any suggestions or questions you have about safety and health issues.
You may contact Mitch by phone, 785-532-7068; or by e-mail, mrickett@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Marc A. Johnson mjohnson@oznet.ksu.edu
THANK YOU...
The family of Lawrence Lindquist wants to sincerely thank all our K-State
Research and Extension colleagues for your thoughts and prayers, cards,
e-mail messages, flowers and memorial gifts. Dad was proud of our careers
in K-State Research and Extension. You have demonstrated through your many
expressions of kindness that our organization is the right place for each
of us to be. --Jim Lindquist, Jack and Lindy Lindquist, Tom Lindquist
CLEAN WATER FARMS PROJECT COST-SHARE
DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 7
The next deadline for farmers and ranchers wanting to apply for up to
$5,000 in cost-share funds from the Kansas Rural Center's Clean Water
Farms Project is February 7, 2002. Funds are available for farmers or
ranchers to implement farming practices or systems that improve or protect
water quality on their farms. The project also offers a $250 incentive
payment for completing an environmental assessment or whole farm plan. An
additional option is a farm financial analysis of costs and benefits of
any changes on the farm.
For more information, contact Mary Fund at
the Kansas Rural Center, Whiting office at 785-873-3431; Lisa French,
south central Kansas, at 620-567-2528; or Jana Beckman, KCSAAC
Coordinator. --Jana Beckman jabeckma@oznet.ksu.edu
COMMUNITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
FORUMS TRAINING
Communities often need assistance in helping people work together to
make hard decisions about critical environmental issues. Frequently,
Extension agents are sought to help guide communities through public issue
discussions. The Kansas Environmental Leadership Program, (KELP), and the
Kansas Association of Conservation and Environmental Education, (KACEE),
are seeking persons interested in training and implementing
community-based environmental issue facilitation training. Persons
enrolled will receive materials and facilitation skill training from the
Environmental Issues Forums Program to apply with local communities.
The CBEIF training will take place March
1 and 2, at the Lied Center in Nebraska City. Persons interested in
community issue moderation training are encouraged to contact Dan Kahl, dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu
, for more information and an application. The deadline is February 15.
--Dan Kahl
CONSERVATION
TREE PLANTING TRIVIA CONTEST - 2002
The Kansas Forest Service will send a Songbird Bundle to each of this
year's top 10 winners in the seventh annual Conservation Tree Planting
Program Trivia Contest.
To qualify, contest answers must arrive at
the Kansas Forest Service main office by 5 p.m., March 29, 2002.
Participants must be residents of Kansas. Entries may be submitted online
- http://www.kansasforests.org
; by mail - Kansas Forest Service, 2610 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502;
by e-mail - bloucks@oznet.ksu.edu
or by FAX - 1-800-532-3305.
In case of ties, winners will be selected
by random drawing. Entries must have name, shipping address, (no PO Box
numbers), and county name.
The forest service will ship the prizes in
April. The Songbird Bundle includes 20 seedlings including three eastern
redcedars (evergreen), three common ninebarks (shrub), five red twig
dogwoods (shrub), five fragrant sumacs (shrub), and four golden currants
(shrub).
To enter the contest, visit the Kansas
Forest Service Web Site: http://www.kansasforests.org
. Contact Bill Loucks, bloucks@oznet.ksu.edu
, with any questions about the contest. --Jon Skinner Jskinner@oznet.ksu.edu
UPDATED SITUATION & TRENDS REPORTS
NOW AVAILABLE
The Office of Local Government is pleased to announce the release of
updated county Situation and Trends reports. Reports are available for
each Kansas county and include information about the county's population,
income, economy, housing, household composition, education, health, social
environment, public finance, and agriculture. The reports are designed to
allow readers to evaluate their county's situation and any change that has
occurred over time. This information is expected to be of interest to
extension staff and a wide local audience.
Copies of the report are now being
distributed to each county and area extension office. Additional printed
copies are available at the cost of printing and shipping. Reports for
each county are also available on the Direct Resource Referral Service
website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/direct/Sit&Trends.htm
.
For additional information, contact the
Office of Local Government at 785-532-2643. --Janet Griesel jgriesel@oznet.ksu.edu
THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FACILITATION
A new acquisition in the K-State Research and Extension Resource Center is
a self-study primer on facilitation. The Practical Guide to
Facilitation by John Farrell and Richard Weaver is all about
collaboration. The book is a "how to" "what do you do
if" workbook - a very practical guide to more effective meetings and
more effective group efforts.
This book is an example of the many
resources that are available to be checked out at the K-State Research and
Extension Resource Center. If you are looking for resources to help build
your capacity to be a more effective educator or leader, there are a lot
of excellent books, tapes, and videos available to you. Contact Martha
Monihen at 532-6775 or stop by the Resource Center, Room 127 Umberger
Hall, to look over the selection of materials. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu
KEA4-HA "KATCH" PHRASE
"The future depends on what we do in the present." Mahatma
Gandhi
Invest in the future Join KAE4-HA.
Everyone is welcome to join. Contact Treasurer Shawna Mitchell in
McPherson County. --Andrea L. Addison aaddison@oznet.ksu.edu
ATTENTION ANY COUNTY THAT HAS ORDERED
4HCCS COMPUTER MATERIALS!
Your help is requested to eliminate an objectionable website listed in all
four of the 4HCCS Computer guides. This occurred when the site listed
expired and was purchased by someone else. I encourage you to have the URL
site blacked out with a black felt tip permanent marker in these computer
guides:
Computer Level 1 - Booting Up, page 51 --
black out -- http://hsnetwork.com under HyperStudio. Line out just
the address not HyperStudio.
Computer Level 2 - Adding On, page 28 (same)
Computer Level 3 - Reaching Beyond, page 28 (same)
Helper's Guide, page 27 (same)
The same procedure is being done with all
pieces in inventory at the 4HCCS Distribution Center. A permanent change
will be made in the 2002 print run. In addition, all new 4HCCS products
will only include non-association sites. Web links will be confined to the
supporting project web pages.
Thank you for your understanding in this
matter. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
DOG CARE AND TRAINING STANDARD OF
EXCELLENCE ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM
This new voluntary program is now up and ready for project member
participation. Applications and instructions for Level I can now be
downloaded from the State 4-H website or requested in hard copy from the
State 4-H Office. -Jim Adams --jadams@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 JANUARY 23, 2002, THROUGH JANUARY 29, 2002:
Wednesday, January 23
.... SW Annual Partnership Meeting, Garden City, SW Area, Paul Hartman
phartman@oznet.ksu.edu
.... 2002 Farm Bill Meeting, Saline and surrounding area, SC, Barry
Flinchbaugh bflinchb@agecon.ksu.edu
.... Grazing Management Workshop, Logan and surrounding counties, NW and
SW, Paul Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu
Wednesday, January 23,
through Thursday, January 24
.... Weed Management School, Lyon, Multi-county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, January 24
.... NW Annual Partnership Meeting, Hoxie, NW Area, Reba White rswhite@oznet.ksu.edu
.... 2002 Farm Bill Meeting, Reno and surrounding area, SC, Barry
Flinchbaugh bflinchb@agecon.ksu.edu
.... Precision Ag Adoption Discussion, Nemaha, NE Area, Scott Staggenborg sstaggen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Sheep Schools, Jetmore/HG and surrounding area, SW, Cliff Spaeth cspaeth@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Corn & Sorghum Production, Liberal/SW, Single county, SW, 9:00
a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Corn & Sorghum Production, Richfield/MT, Multi-county, SW, 1:30
p.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, January 24,
through Friday, January 25
.... Weed Management School, Montgomery, Multi-county, SE, Gary
Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, January 25
.... 2002 Farm Bill Meeting, Riley County and surrounding area, NE,
Barry Flinchbaugh bflinchb@agecon.ksu.edu
.... Crops Update, Leavenworth County, NE Area, Scott Staggenborg sstaggen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Dryland Crop Production, Hugoton/SV, Single county, SW, 9:30 a.m.,
Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, January 28
.... 2002 Farm Bill Meeting, Atchison County and surrounding area, NE,
Barry Flinchbaugh bflinchb@agecon.ksu.edu
.... Coffee with Kilgore, Elk, Single county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Sprayer Calibration Clinic, Hiawatha/BR, NE Area, Scott Staggenborg sstaggen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Sheep Schools, Yates Center/WO and surrounding area, SE, Cliff Spaeth
cspaeth@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Coffee Shop Agronomy, Burdett/PN, Single county, SW, 8:30 a.m.,
Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Coffee Shop Agronomy, Larned/PN, Single county, SW, 10:30 a.m.,
Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, January 29
.... NE Annual Partnership Meeting, Manhattan, NE Area, Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu
.... SE KAA Screening, TBA, SE Area, Benny Robbins brobbins@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Sheep Schools, Seneca/NM and surrounding area, NE, Cliff Spaeth cspaeth@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Coffee Shop Agronomy, Spearville/FO, Single county, SW, 8:30 a.m.,
Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Coffee Shop Agronomy, Dodge City/FO, Single county, SW, 10:30 a.m.,
Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, January 29,
through Wednesday, January 30
.... 5th KS Precision Agriculture Conference, Great Bend,
Statewide, Randy Taylor rtaylor@bae.ksu.edu
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