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Vol. 8, No. 19 April 2, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Early Registration
Deadline is Today
...Locally Raised Food Directory Enrollment
...Barry Flinchbaugh Recognized by Wheat Growers
...Michael Brouk Honored at Midwest Meetings
...Reminder - Fair Judges Clinics
...Kansas Winner of National Arbor Day Poster Contest
Announced
...Telenet 2 Courses Offered for Summer and Fall 2002
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
EARLY REGISTRATION
DEADLINE IS TODAY
The 14th Annual Community Economic Development Conference is scheduled for
April 9-10, 2002, at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Salina. The theme for
this year’s conference is “Coalition Building: Community Partnerships
Work,” which focuses on partnerships and alliances and how they could
benefit the community. The focus will be on coalition building through
consolidation of resources for optimizing and improving economic
development in Kansas. You can find out more about the KCCED conference at
http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/kcced/index.html
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Registrations for the conference are
already underway. Online registration can also be done, so your
registration is received instantly. For registration information, you can
go directly to http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/kcced/registration.html
. The conference registration fee is $90 for both days, or $60 for a
single day registration. The registration fee after 5 p.m., April 2, 2002,
is $95 for the full conference or $65 for a single day. --Anu Janardhan anuj@ksu.edu
LOCALLY RAISED FOOD DIRECTORY
ENROLLMENT
Kansas producers who direct market foods can enroll in the on-line
Locally Raised Food Directory database from the KCSAAC Website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/kcsaac/fooddirectory/welcome.asp
, beginning April 6. Enrolling in the directory is free, takes less than
10 minutes and will allow farmers and ranchers to connect with the
consumers in their area and throughout Kansas who are demanding their
products. The updateable on-line database has been created through a
partnership of the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and
Alternative Crops and the Kansas Rural Center.
Contact: Jana Beckman, KCSAAC
Coordinator, kcsaac@oznet.ksu.edu
, 785-532-1440. --Jana Beckman jabeckma@oznet.ksu.edu
BARRY FLINCHBAUGH RECOGNIZED BY WHEAT
GROWERS
Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, Professor and State Extension Leader,
Agricultural Economics, was recently awarded the National Association of
Wheat Grower's Foundation Award for Outstanding Extension Programs that
benefit wheat growers and the U.S. Wheat Industry.
Congratulations Dr. Flinchbaugh for this fine recognition. --Daryl
Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
MICHAEL BROUK
HONORED AT MIDWEST MEETINGS
Dr. Michael Brouk, Assistant Professor, Dairy Production and Management,
was honored as the Outstanding Young Scientist - Extension, at the annual
business meeting for the Midwest Section of the American Dairy Science
Association / American Society of Animal Science on Wednesday, March 20,
2002.
Our congratulations to Michael on this very
special recognition for his Extension achievements. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
REMINDER - FAIR
JUDGES CLINICS
Fair Judges Clinics at three northeast Kansas locations will take place
during April. The Clinics will help individuals who judge at fairs and
other events fine tune their consultation judging skills, learn technical
evaluation skills, and share ideas and suggestions with others. 4-H
projects included in the 2002 round of clinics are woodworking, foods,
arts and crafts, and photography. Individuals who have not judged
previously, experienced judges, and those with a hobby in those projects
are encouraged to attend. The Clinics at all three sites run from
6:30-9:00 p.m. and have a registration fee of $5. Clinic sites and dates
are April 11, Wamego Middle School (registration deadline April 4); April
16, Junction City Immanuel Lutheran Church/School (deadline April 9); and
April 22, Marysville Good Shepherd's Lutheran School (deadline April 15).
Contact any of the following counties for registration forms: Clay, Geary,
Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee, or Washington. --Donna Martinson
dmartins@oznet.ksu.edu
KANSAS WINNER OF
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY POSTER CONTEST ANNOUNCED
The Kansas Forest Service is proud to announce the Kansas winner of
the National Arbor Day Poster Contest is Shelby Koons of Hillsboro. Shelby
was one of over 1,800 participants this year. See Shelby's and the other
district winners' posters at: http://www.kansasforests.org
. --Jon Skinner Jskinner@oznet.ksu.edu
TELENET 2 COURSES
OFFERED FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2002
New TELENET 2 courses are being offered for summer and fall 2002.
TELENET 2 is a distance education videoconferencing network with 28 Kansas
classrooms. Reducing travel time and costs by bringing credit courses and
other programming to convenient locations, TELENET 2 makes it more
convenient for students throughout Kansas to take selected university
courses from Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Kansas State Universities.
This summer, 17 courses are being offered
via TELENET 2, in addition to the 13 courses being offered in fall of
2002. Courses will be offered in various studies, including education,
educational administration, nursing, library science, history, English,
psychology, family studies and more.
More information can be found at http://www.telenet2.org
. Registration may be completed via e-mail at t2net@ksu.edu
, by phone at 785-532-5995 or by fax at 785-532-5552. --Continuing
Education
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 10, 2002, THROUGH APRIL 16, 2002:
Wednesday, April 10
.... Nutrition: Good For You!, Wichita, KS and surrounding area, SC,
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Barb Roths broths@ksu.edu
and Kathy Walsten walsten@humec.ksu.edu
Thursday, April 11
.... Nutrition: Good For You!, Dodge City/FO and surrounding area,
SW, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Barb Roths broths@ksu.edu
and Kathy Walsten walsten@humec.ksu.edu
.... Stress of Caregivers, WaKeeney/TR, NW Area, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,
Kerri G. Parsons kparsons@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Family Change: Separation and Divorce, WaKeeney/TR, NW Area, 1:30 -
4:30 p.m., Charlotte Shoup Olsen colsen@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, April 12
.... Family Change: Separation and Divorce, Garden City/FI, SW Area,
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Charlotte Shoup Olsen colsen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Stress of Caregivers, Garden City/FI, SW Area, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.,
Kerri G. Parsons kparsons@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, April 15
.... ServSafe Manager Certification Course - Part I of II, Fort
Scott/BB and surrounding area, SE, 8:30 a.m., Ann Ludlum aludlum@oznet.ksu.edu
and Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Master Volunteer Program, Hill City/GH, NW Area, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00
p.m., Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, April 15, through Wednesday, April 17
.... New Extension Agent Orientation, Manhattan, Statewide, Stacey
Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 16
.... NC Kansas Farm Management Board Meeting, Clay Center, NC KFMA,
Martin Albright albright@agecon.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 16, through Wednesday, April 17
.... Basic Operations I: 4-H Youth Development, Hutchinson (SC Area
Office), Statewide, 8:30 a.m., Marcia McFarland mmcfarla@oznet.ksu.edu
.... ServSafe Manager Certification Course, Pratt and surrounding area, SC
and SW, 8:30 a.m., Jean Clarkson-Frisbie jcfrisbi@oznet.ksu.edu
and Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu
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