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Vol. 9, No. 35 July 15, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Rod Buchele - New
Southwest Area Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist
...No-Till on the
Plains Tour 2003
...Final Chance!
...4-H Livestock Judging Contest
...COPAC Workshop for Office Professionals
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
ROD BUCHELE - NEW
SOUTHWEST AREA EXTENSION 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
It is a pleasure to announce that Rod Buchele has accepted the position as
our new K-State Research and Extension, Southwest Area Extension 4-H Youth
Development Specialist. Rod and his family will be moving to Garden City
and he will begin his duties on September 2. He brings a lot of experience
to this position and since 1993, has served as the Colorado State Youth
Development Agent for the Southeast Area. Prior to this, Rod served as a
county extension agent in Florida and Wisconsin. He received a B.S. in
Economics from Iowa State University and a M.S. in Educational Psychology
from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Special thanks to the Search and Screen
Committee for all of their hard work and commitment. --Paul Hartman phartman@oznet.ksu.edu
NO-TILL ON THE PLAINS TOUR 2003
Jana Lindley, No-Till on the Plains, Inc. program coordinator, wishes to
announce and invite you and your interested crop producers to the
upcoming No-Till on the Plains Whirlwind Tour 2003. The tour will begin
on July 28 and continue through July 30. Speakers include Ray Ward, Ward
Labs in Kearny NE; Bob Wolf, K-State Research & Extension; and Paul
Jasa, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. There will be
approximately half a day in the classroom with the other half in the
field each day. For registration and further information on this event
and other events sponsored through No-Till on the Plains, Inc., check
out their website at http://www.notill.org/
. --Kent McVay kmcvay@ksu.edu
FINAL CHANCE!
Say YES to upgrade your Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment Software no
later than July 21, 2003.
You have less than one week to let the
State 4-H Office know that your county/district wants to upgrade their
Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment Software in order to keep track of 4-H
Youth Development participants and volunteers. Please e-mail Cheryl
Thomas, cthomas@oznet.ksu.edu
, before 5 p.m. on Monday, July 21, to be included in the substantial
savings. Individual units purchasing separate from the joint agreement
will be charged the full amount of $109 per copy. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
A special note of appreciation to Julie Voge and Scott Schaake and
the rest of the Animal Science Department for hosting and soliciting
sponsors for the contest on August 30. They have new sponsors for the
Louisville trip and additional awards. We will be sharing more of this
good news as the contest time approaches. Please refer to my e-mail of
July 7, for other contest details. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
COPAC WORKSHOP FOR OFFICE
PROFESSIONALS
The COPAC Workshop for Office Professionals will be held October 13, 8
a.m. - 12 noon OR October 14, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. This year we will
be touring areas in the Agriculture Department and giving you a chance
to see inside the new Alumni Center. Mark your calendars and watch for
our electronic workshop brochure soon! --Tamie Redding tredding@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 JULY 23, 2003, THROUGH JULY 29, 2003:
Wednesday, July 23,
through Sunday, July 27
.... Scott County Free Fair, Scott City, SW
Thursday, July 24,
through Saturday, July 26
.... Chautauqua County Fair, Sedan, SE
Thursday, July 24,
through Sunday, July 27
.... Coffey County Free Fair, Burlington, SE
.... Shawnee County Fair, Topeka, Metro
Thursday, July 24,
through Monday, July 28
.... Riley County Fair, Manhattan, Metro
.... Wilson County Fair, Fredonia, SE
Thursday, July 24,
through Tuesday, July 29
.... Nemaha County Free Fair, Seneca, NE
Thursday, July 24,
through Thursday, July 31
.... McPherson County 4-H Fair, McPherson, NE
Friday, July 25, through
Monday, July 28
.... Kingman County Fair, Kingman, SW
.... Montgomery County 4-H Fair, Independence, SE
.... Morris County Fair, Council Grove, NE
.... Neosho County Fair, Erie, SE
Friday, July 25, through
Wednesday, July 30
.... Graham County Fair, Hill City, NW
Friday, July 25, through
Sunday, August 3
.... Wyandotte County Fair, Kansas City, KS, Metro
Saturday, July 26,
through Wednesday, July 30
.... Society for Nutrition Education, Philadelphia, PA, Mary Meck
Higgins mhiggins@humec.ksu.edu
Saturday, July 26,
through Thursday, July 31
.... Butler County Fair, El Dorado, Metro
Saturday, July 26,
through Friday, August 1
.... Reno County Fair, Hutchinson, Metro
Saturday, July 26,
through Saturday, August 2
.... Hamilton County Fair, Syracuse, SW
.... Miami County Fair & Rodeo, Paola, SE
Saturday, July 26,
through Sunday, August 3
.... Douglas County Fair, Lawrence, Metro
Sunday, July 27, through
Wednesday, July 30
.... National Black Walnut Council Conference, Pittsburg/CR, 6:00
p.m., Charles Barden cbarden@oznet.ksu.edu
Sunday, July 27, through
Saturday, August 2
.... Russell County Free Fair, Russell, NW
Monday, July 28, through
Wednesday, July 30
.... Wabaunsee County Fair, Alma, NE
Monday, July 28, through
Thursday, July 31
.... Chase County Fair, Cottonwood Falls, SE
.... Gove County Fair, Gove, NW
.... Phillips County Fair, Phillipsburg, NW
Monday, July 28, through
Friday, August 1
.... Ellsworth County Fair, Ellsworth, NW
.... Jackson County Fair, Holton, NE
Monday, July 28, through
Saturday, August 2
.... Haskell County Fair, Sublette, SW
.... Labette County Fair, Oswego, SE
Tuesday, July 29, through
Saturday, August 2
.... Thomas County Free Fair, Colby, NW
Tuesday July 29, through
Sunday, August 3
.... Anderson County Fair, Garnett, SE
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