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The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
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 .

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 .

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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