The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 8, No. 37   August 6, 2002

IN THIS ISSUE...

...2003 Wheat Variety Demonstration Plots
...Correction on Kansas State Fair Photography ID Card
...Master Food Volunteer Inservice Registration
...Scholarship Loan Program and Travel Study Grants Available
...Volunteers Needed to Help in our Booths at the Kansas State Fair
..."Kids A Cookin'"
...Help!!
...Request for Epsilon Sigma Phi Award Nominations
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives  

2003 WHEAT VARIETY DEMONSTRATION PLOTS
Don't forget to order your wheat demo packets. Each county agent was provided with a form to fill out and return to Jim Shroyer.

Ten pounds of the selected varieties will be sent to you in August, unless you arrange to pick up your packet. If you need more than 10 pounds, please indicate how many sets of a particular variety you will need (e.g. you need 30 lbs of Jagger, indicate 3 sets).

The approximate cost per variety will be $4.50 plus shipping, but the shipping cost can be avoided by picking up at the State Fair.

Because we have changed to this menu system, we will purchase from other states the EXACT amount of seed requested. Therefore, it is important that you RETURN this order form BY AUGUST 9, 2002. There will not be another opportunity to order late. We may not be able to find a supply of all the varieties, but we'll try. If you want private varieties in your demonstrations, you will need to make those arrangements.

Please send your orders to Jim Shroyer at jshroyer@oznet.ksu.edu, or fax to 785-532-6315. --Jim Shroyer

CORRECTION ON KANSAS STATE FAIR PHOTOGRAPHY ID CARD
It has just been brought to our attention that some of the mounting information for the KSF Photography ID  Card in the KSF Packet Letter is missing. That page has now been corrected on the web. We're sorry for any
confusion this may have caused. --Pat Fultz pfultz@oznet.ksu.edu / Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu 

MASTER FOOD VOLUNTEER INSERVICE REGISTRATION
Now is the time to register for the August 28 Master Food Volunteer Inservice. The workshop will be held in Hutchinson from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. It will provide an introduction to the MFV program and resources, feature the experiences of agents in Kansas's first Master Food Volunteer effort in Wyandotte, Johnson and Miami counties, and provide tools to help manage volunteers. The inservice is for agents who are interested in exploring the use of volunteers to expand the reach of their food and nutrition programs. The MFV program is patterned after the Master Gardener program. For more information, contact: Karen Penner or Gayle Price. Register by contacting Cara Wohler, cwohler@oznet.ksu.edu . --Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu 

SCHOLARSHIP LOAN PROGRAM AND TRAVEL STUDY GRANTS AVAILABLE
Are you considering working on an advanced degree or doing a travel study project? Financial assistance is available!

All members of the Kansas Alpha Rho Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi are eligible for both scholarship loans and the Travel Study Grants.

Scholarship loans are up to  a maximum $1500. Priority is for professional study toward an advanced degree. The travel grants are a maximum of $300 and are designed for informal study that involves travel. An individual can receive a Travel Study Grant only one time. Travel study must start within one year after award has been approved.

Applications for both the scholarship loans and Travel Study Grants are due by September 1, 2002, to Sandra L Wick, Professionalism Committee chairperson. Additional information and the application forms are available by contacting Sandra at the Smith County Extension Office, 785-282-6823, or  swick@oznet.ksu.edu .  --Sandra L. Wick

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP IN OUR BOOTHS AT THE KANSAS STATE FAIR
The College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will once again have booths in the Pride of Kansas building at the Kansas State Fair. The College of Human Ecology will not have a booth this year in our building. The State Fair runs from Friday, September 6, through Sunday, September 15, 2002.

We would appreciate if faculty and staff from campus, counties, Agronomy Fields, and Research-Extension Centers would consider going to the fair and working for several hours on any one day. Also, we would really appreciate agents and/or faculty from campus, who are going to the fair anyway, signing up to work a couple hours in the booth before or after your activities.

We will need people to work on both Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m.; Sunday-Thursday from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.; and the last Sunday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.

You will see people from your part of the state, prospective students and their parents, old college friends, and many K-State alumni who come by the booths to visit. It is fun sharing information about the college and K-State Research and Extension with everyone. 

If you would like to work in one or more of the booths, please contact Cassie Mitchell at 785-532-5729 or cmitchel@oznet.ksu.edu  by August 23, and let her know which booth, day, and time is best for you. We will be in touch in late August after the start of the fall semester to finalize days, times, entrance tickets, transportation, etc. --Jackie McClaskey jmcclask@oznet.ksu.edu and Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu 

"KIDS A COOKIN'"
"Kids a Cookin'," a new weekly kids cooking program produced jointly by the Family Nutrition Program and the Department of Communications, will soon be seen in Southeast Kansas over KOAM-TV in Pittsburg. The Communications Department and FNP have been working over a year in developing the weekly 4 minute programs that are designed to teach basic cooking skills, food safety and healthy food choices to kids and their parents. Sandy Procter and Kathy Walsten are providing the content and the Department of Communications, along with the Educational Communications Center (in Dole Hall) are doing the videotaping and post production.

The host of the new series is Karen Arnold of Topeka. Karen is a long-time daycare provider who loves to cook, especially with children. She is working closely with both Sandy and Kathy in developing recipes that are simple, fun to create, and nutritious.

KOAM-TV is hopefully the first of many Kansas stations to carry the series. In addition to Pittsburg, the series will hopefully run in all Kansas markets so that every family in Kansas will have access to Kids a Cookin'. In addition to the broadcast stations, the Department of Communications and FNP will produce "The best of Kids a Cookin'" on VHS videos and DVDs. The first videos and DVDs (in English and Spanish) should be available toward the end of this year.

Kids a Cookin' also has a companion website,  www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu , in both English and Spanish. The site contains video clips, recipes and other information to assist "limited income" families, and other families in Kansas. Check it out and let us know what you think!

It's anticipated that KOAM-TV will air the Kids a Cookin' programs in their early morning news program, "The Morning News," which airs between 5:30 and 7a.m. weekdays. No specific day and time have been decided.

If you want additional information on the Kids a Cookin' project, contact Ron Frank at rfrank@oznet.ksu.edu . --Ron Frank

HELP!!
4HCCS is in dire need of some leaders and youth who would be willing to spend a few minutes to complete a survey to evaluate the following 4HCCS materials: 

Horse
Rabbit
Swine
Child Development

THE FIRST 200 RESPONDENTS FROM KANSAS WILL RECEIVE A FREE PIECE OF CCS MATERIAL!! Please send me the names and complete addresses of leaders that have used any of the above CCS material and would agree to complete a survey. Be sure to include the project material they used and the county where used also! CCS will then send the surveys direct to the leaders with a stamped return envelope. Their names will not be used for any other purpose! Please return names BEFORE August 20! Thanks for your help in helping CCS create better products for you. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu 

REQUEST FOR EPSILON SIGMA PHI AWARD NOMINATIONS
Epsilon Sigma Phi recognizes outstanding Kansas Extension Educators at all levels through the state-wide awards program. We hope you will take time to nominate one or more of your co-workers for an award. Recognition by one's peers provides incentive to strive for excellence and promotes the accomplishments of our organization.

Criteria on which awards for Extension personnel are based include: 

1. Development of an Extension education program, which is timely, relevant and addresses itself to current needs of appropriate audience and clientele.
2. Innovative, creative programming that includes development of effective new approaches.
3. A cooperative and helpful attitude toward fellow Extension professionals while evolving significant program accomplishments over a period of years. Recent programming is considered most heavily.

The Retirees Service Award is based on continuing contributions and outstanding service by a retired extension professional. The Friend of Extension Award is based on involvement in and support of extension by a lay person.

Any person nominated (except for Retiree Award and Friend of Extension Award) must have paid current year's dues by July 1, 2002. A current listing of members can be found on the Alpha Rho website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/esp-alpharho .

The areas of recognition are:

*Horizon Award
*Early Career Award
*Mid Career Award
*Meritorious Service Award
*Distinguished Service Award
*Team Award
*International Service Award
*Retiree Service Award
*State Friend of Extension Award

To request a nomination form please contact:

Diane Mack, ESP Awards Chair
Northeast Area Extension Office
KSU, 1007 Throckmorton
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5503
785-532-5833
dmack@oznet.ksu.edu  

Forms must be completed and returned to Diane by September 3, 2002. --Diane Mack

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 AUGUST 14, 2002, THROUGH AUGUST 20, 2002:

Wednesday, August 14
.... Fall Field Day, EC Kansas Experiment Field, Ottawa/FR, Statewide, Keith Janssen kjanssen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Dryland Field Day, KSU SW Research-Extension Center, Tribune/GL, Statewide, Alan Schlegel aschlege@oznet.ksu.edu

Wednesday, August 14, through Friday, August 16
.... Textile Conservation Workshop, Manhattan, Statewide, 9:00 a.m., Marla Day day@humec.ksu.edu

Thursday, August 15
.... Fall Field Day, Sandyland Experiment Field, St. John/SF, Statewide, Vic Martin vmartin@ksu.edu

Thursday, August 15, through Saturday, August 17
.... Kansas All Breeds Jr. Dairy Show, Salina, Statewide, Carl Garten cgarten@oznet.ksu.edu

Friday, August 16
.... Master Volunteer Program, Hill City/GH, NW Area, 8:00 a.m., Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu
.... State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl, Salina, Statewide, Pam Van Horn pvanhorn@oznet.ksu.edu
.... 4-H Dairy Judging School, Salina, Statewide, Pam Van Horn pvanhorn@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Bi-County Fall Field Day - Gove/Trego (3 mi. S of Quinter) and surrounding counties, NW and SW, 5:00 p.m., Brian Olson bolson@oznet.ksu.edu

Saturday, August 17
.... 4-H FACS Project Leader Training, McPherson, Statewide, Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Master Volunteer Program, Hill City/GH, NW Area, 8:00 a.m., Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, August 19
.... Fall Field Day, Cornbelt Experiment Field, Powhattan/BR, Statewide, Scott Staggenborg sstaggen@oznet.ksu.edu
.... ServSafe Manager Certification Course - Part II of II, Chanute and surrounding area, SE, 8:30 a.m., Lois Carlson lcarlson@oznet.ksu.edu and Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Bi-County Fall Field Day - (14 miles East, 6 miles South, and 0.5 miles East of Hoxie by the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church) Sheridan/Graham and surrounding counties, NW, 5:00 p.m., Brian Olson bolson@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, August 19, through Wednesday, August 21
.... New Extension Agent Orientation, Manhattan, Statewide, Stacey Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, August 20
.... Central Plains Working Group Annual Meeting, Sidney, NE (University of Nebraska High Plains Lab), Multi-state, Roger Stockton rstockto@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Fall Field Day, Irrigation Experiment Field, Scandia/RP, Statewide, Barney Gordon bgordon@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Farm Bill Agent Training, Emporia, Eastern Kansas counties, 10:00 a.m., Brad Lubben blubben@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, August 20, through Wednesday, August 21
.... ServSafe Manager Certification Course, Olathe/JO and surrounding area, NE and SE, 8:30 a.m., Nada Thoden nthoden@oznet.ksu.edu and Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, August 20, through Thursday, August 22
.... New Agent Interpersonal Relations Training, KSU-Salina, Statewide, 8:30 a.m., Benny Robbins brobbins@oznet.ksu.edu and Reba White rswhite@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, August 20, through Friday, August 23
.... Atchison County Fair, Effingham, Single county, NE

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