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Vol. 10, No. 22 April 13, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Another
Extension District Effort Underway
...ESP Scholarship Recipient
...Higgins' Collaboration is National Award Winner
...Registration Deadline This Friday
...Radio Update
...Collaborative Problem Solving and Consensus
Building with Watershed Stakeholders
...Workers Needed for KSRE Booth at the 3i Show in
Great Bend
...Environmental Education Grant Available
...Ninth Annual 4-H Photo Adventure Camp
...Farmers Market Changes or Additions
...Videoconferencing Gaining in Popularity
...Professional Development Opportunity
...Applications for KEAFCS Recognition and
Scholarships
...Thelco Precision Table-Top Incubator Available
...Publications Deadfiled Electronically
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
ANOTHER
EXTENSION DISTRICT EFFORT UNDERWAY
Four counties have taken the first official step toward becoming an
Extension District, with county commissioners in each county passing a
districting resolution. Clay, Cloud, Republic, and Washington counties
have agreed to merge their county Extension programs into an Extension
District. The new District will become operational in July of 2005 if
all requirements are completed successfully. --Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu
ESP SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT
Congratulations to Carl Garten! Carl, President of Alpha Rho Chapter, is
a 2004 recipient of the Epsilon Sigma Phi Administrative Scholarship to
attend the National ESP Conference in Moline, IL, in September of 2004.
Carl will receive $500 toward his conference expenses. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu
HIGGINS'
COLLABORATION IS NATIONAL AWARD WINNER
An 18-county educational effort targeting 54,000 older adults has earned
Mary Meck Higgins and her collaborators the 2004 Jeanne M. Priester
Award. The national award recognizes innovative efforts in health
education in multi-county Extension programs. It is presented annually
as part of the United States Department of Agriculture's "Healthy
People…Healthy Communities" initiative.
Higgins is the first at K-State to
receive the Priester Award, which will be presented April 15 in St.
Louis.
"The educational campaign targeted
the relationship between nutrition and health and having enough money to
purchase groceries, and raised the level of awareness about eligibility
for the federal Food Stamp Program and local food assistance programs
among older Kansans," Higgins said.
Partners in the multi-county project
included the North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging, Inc.,
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), K-State Research and
Extension county nutrition educators, K-State’s Department of Human
Nutrition, and dozens of community-based service providers such as
health departments, senior centers, congregate meal sites, Head Start
and faith-based programs.
More information on Higgins' project is
available in the complete K-State Research and Extension news release at
www.oznet.ksu.edu/news .
--Paula Peters peters@humec.ksu.edu
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY
Registrations for the 8th Annual K-State Leadership Seminar with Dr.
Margaret Wheatley are due this Friday, April 16. We are excited to have
this accomplished writer come to K-State. A list of some thought
provoking articles on leadership can be found on her web site at: www.margaretwheatley.com/writing.html
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Come join us at the 8th Annual K-State
Leadership Seminar on April 23. Registration information can be found
at: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/leads/lseminar
. --Dan Kahl dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu
RADIO UPDATE
In September 2003 the K-State Radio Network created a new Family and
Consumer Sciences program for airplay on commercial radio stations in
Kansas---and now it's an award-winner! The Association of Communications
Excellence has announced that in June, radio producer Jeff Wichman will
be presented a silver award for the program, SOUND LIVING. SOUND LIVING
airs each Sunday morning on KUDL-FM 98.1 and KXTR-AM 1660 in Kansas
City, and is distributed to stations statewide via the K-State Radio
Network.
All of the materials produced by the
K-State Radio Network are available on the network's homepage: http://www.kstateradionetwork.com
. There, you can click to hear AGRICULTURE TODAY, live each weekday at
10:03 a.m.; or you can listen to past editions of AGRICULTURE TODAY,
SOUND LIVING, PERSPECTIVE, UP FROM THE GROUND, or the weekly soundbites
and features which are sent to network affiliates each week. --Larry
Jackson ljackson@oznet.ksu.edu
COLLABORATIVE
PROBLEM SOLVING AND CONSENSUS BUILDING WITH WATERSHED STAKEHOLDERS
This webcast will be Wednesday, April 21, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. See
locations and registration information below:
The webcast will address how local
governments, watershed organizations, and other stakeholders can work
together to improve water quality. It will feature an introduction to
consensus building techniques and representatives from watershed
organizations and city and county governments will share their
experiences about improving watershed management. A facilitated
discussion about opportunities for engaging local watershed stakeholders
will follow the webcast.
There is no registration fee, however,
pre-registration is required. To register, contact the site coordinator
listed below by April 16.
MANHATTAN:
K-State Union – Big 12 Room
Robert Wilson rmwilson@k-state.edu
TOPEKA:
Curtis State Office Building – Information Systems Rooms A & B
Lisa Duncan lduncan@kdhe.state.ks.us
WICHITA:
Sedgwick County Extension Center – Meadowlark Room
Ron Graber rgraber@oznet.ksu.edu
LAWRENCE:
Burge Union – Gridiron Room, KU campus
Paul Liechti pliechti@ku.edu
KANSAS CITY METRO AREA:
Lenexa Conference Center (11184 Lackman Rd.)
Michele Ludeman mludeman@marc.org
PITTSBURG:
Overman Student Center – Inaugural Room #317, Pittsburg State
University campus
Jim Triplett jtriplet@pittstate.edu
--Robert Wilson rwilson@loki.agecon.ksu.edu
WORKERS NEEDED
FOR KSRE BOOTH AT THE 3i SHOW IN GREAT BEND
The 3i Show takes place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 22,
23, and 24, at the Great Bend Airport. The show is open each day from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Our booth (I-115) is in the Expo-2 Building, along the
north wall in the same spot where we have been before.
Steven Graham will bring the table top
display and handout materials from campus and be present during all
three days of the show. If you would like to attend the 3i Show and also
assist in the booth for an hour or more, that would be great. There is
no entrance or parking fee.
The 3i Show is a huge farm machinery show
which also has some daily programming aimed at spouses. These programs
are coordinated by Donna Krug with our Barton County Research and
Extension Office. Thus, we see lots of males, females, entire families,
and students who attend the show. Our booth will have information from
all four Core Mission Themes, plus we may be joined by some of the
Watershed Specialists.
Please e-mail Elsa Toburen, etoburen@oznet.ksu.edu
, and let her know which day(s) and what time(s) you would like to work
in the booth. Thanks for your assistance. --Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION GRANT AVAILABLE
Earth Awareness Researchers for Tomorrow's Habitat (E.A.R.T.H.) is an
award winning (NAE4-HA National Communicator and EPA Pollution
Prevention Awards), hands-on middle school environmental science
curriculum. This grant-funded program is a partnership of the K-State
Research and Extension, KDHE's EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution
Control Grant, and KCARE.
This year, Sedgwick, Miami,
Butler, and Kingman Counties began and implemented E.A.R.T.H. into local
schools. KDHE has set aside grant funding to bring E.A.R.T.H. to three
new counties for this upcoming school year. Counties or groups of
counties that choose to participate in an E.A.R.T.H. pilot program will
receive grant funding, technical support from the Sedgwick County
E.A.R.T.H. Steering Committee, and a multidisciplinary program that
usually fits well into all agents' outcomes and priorities.
The Sedgwick County
E.A.R.T.H. Steering Committee would like to invite those who are
interested in starting an E.A.R.T.H. program in their county or groups
of counties to attend the 2004 E.A.R.T.H. Workshop on April 27 or 28, at
10 a.m. at the Sedgwick County Extension Office, 7001 W. 21st
Street N. in Wichita. Come see what 1,800 students are learning about
the environment and stewardship!
Please RSVP by April 23, to
Nancy Larson, VIP Committee Chairperson, at 316-722-7721, ext. 254; or nlarson@oznet.ksu.edu
. If you are unable to attend but would like to receive more information
about E.A.R.T.H., please contact Tonya Bronleewe at 316-722-7721, ext.
514; or tonyab@oznet.ksu.edu .
--Tonya Bronleewe
NINTH ANNUAL 4-H
PHOTO ADVENTURE CAMP
The Photography Action Team wants to call your attention to the Ninth
Annual 4-H Photo Adventure Camp, June 8-10, 2004, Rock Springs 4-H
Center. This will be an outstanding opportunity for 4-Hers, ages 13-16,
to have fun developing their photography skills.
The camp mission statement is:
Photo Adventure Camp is designed to stretch skill and inspire
creativity.
The camp goals are:
1. To provide instruction for photographers at any skill level.
2. To provide opportunities for creative expression.
3. To challenge and broaden photographic vision.
The registration and information brochure
is on the web at this URL: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/4hyp/Photography/PDFs/Photo%20Action%20Camp%2004.pdf
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Please help us help your 4-Hers by
letting them know of this outstanding opportunity. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Camp Director Pansy Fryman, 7065
N HWY 83, Garden City, KS, 67846, 620-275-5870; or Rod Buchele,
Extension Specialist 4-H Youth development, Southwest Area.
Registrations are due May 1, to the
Southwest Area K-State Research and Extension Office, 4500 E. Mary
Street, Garden City, KS, 67846, attention 4-H Photo Camp. --Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu
FARMERS MARKET
CHANGES OR ADDITIONS
We are rapidly approaching the start of Farmers Market season in Kansas.
K-State maintains a directory of Farmers Markets that is widely used for
customers seeking local markets, news media, and other contacts. If you
know of changes in local farmers markets in your communities that need
to be made in the 2004 version of our Farmers Market directory, please
look at the website, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/farmersmarkets
. You can send changes via e-mail from the web site. --Chuck Marr cmarr@oznet.ksu.edu
VIDEOCONFERENCING
GAINING IN POPULARITY
In tight budget times, K-State Research and Extension and the College of
Agriculture are driving less and videoconferencing more. Here's the
procedure for scheduling a videoconference:
1. Call Theresa Crubel in IET,
785-532-6270
*Meeting with one other site? Call 1 week ahead.
*Meeting with more than one other site? Call 2 weeks ahead.
*Meeting with sites outside Kansas? Call 3 weeks ahead.
2. Give this information to Theresa:
*name of person conducting the meeting or class
*title
*date
*start and end time
*list of participating sites
3.Notify your participants after these
logistics have been finalized.
4. A conference consultant will call you
to collect more information and lend support.
For more information, visit our
videoconferencing site (in progress):
1. From the OzNet homepage, click EdTech.
2. Click Polycom Videoconferencing.
Or click here:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/edtech/Polycom/welcome.htm
--Kathy Wright kaw@oznet.ksu.edu
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
Any Extension professional who works with, or in support of, the 4-H
Youth Development Movement is invited to attend "S.O.A.R. -
Strengthening Our Actions and Relationships," sponsored by KAE4HA.
The workshop will be held from noon - noon, May 12 and 13 at the Webster
Conference Center, near the I-70 & Ohio Exit, Salina, Kansas.
Program highlights include:
* "What is a youth development professional?"
* "Have you read the one about....."
* Resource Swap Shop
* Learning from each other -- IM, Afterschool Programs, Time Management,
Strategic Planning, Districts & 4-H Programming
* What's Hot and What's Not
* The WHY Generation
Registration fee is $50, which includes
meals, breaks and lodging. One day registration is available. The
workshop is open to anyone to attend. KAE4HA membership is not required.
Contact Jodi Besthorn, KAE4HA President, for registration form and
additional details. --Jodi Besthorn besthorn@oznet.ksu.edu
APPLICATIONS
FOR KEAFCS RECOGNITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
KEAFCS members may apply for two scholarships to help fund college
coursework. The Elinor Anderson Scholarship is to be used at KSU and is
for the amount of $400. A KEAFCS Scholarship for $150 will also be
awarded to one or more members.
First Timer Awards will help two members
attend NEAFCS for the first time, with a $50 scholarship each. NEAFCS
will be in Nashville this year.
KEAFCS will also recognize a Friend of
Extension FCS with an award to be presented at the Friendship Night
Banquet.
Members should have received e-mail
notice of these awards. Applications are due May 31. If there are
questions, contact an area KEAFCS counselor or Heather Lewis, Chair of
KEAFCS Scholarship and Awards Committee. --Heather Lewis hlewis@oznet.ksu.edu
THELCO PRECISION
TABLE-TOP INCUBATOR AVAILABLE
The Diagnostic Laboratory has a Thelco Precision Table-top Incubator
available to a good home. This is an older model but it is still in
working condition. If interested, please contact Joy Pierzynski at
532-1383 or Diana Pavlisko at 532-1380. --Diana Pavlisko
PUBLICATIONS
DEADFILED ELECTRONICALLY
The following previously have been deadfiled as printed publications,
but now should be deadfiled electronically. Note that electronic
deadfiling indicates that the information should no longer be used or
distributed, since it may be out of date, no longer accurate, or no
longer represent standards of practice.
MF-906 Pseudorabies...
MF-2104 Sugar, How Sweet it is...
MF-2118 Diet for Diabetes
GT-347 Matchmaking: Community Needs
GT-347a Use Your Skills, Be a Volunteer
GT-347b Opportunities for Volunteer Work
GT-347c Finding the Match: Volunteer Jobs
July Order Form Sent
The order form for new publications to be delivered in July has been
sent. Due date is May 1. A copy of the order form and draft versions of
publications (if available) can be viewed at: http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/ap_pub_preview/
. --Nancy Zimmerli nancyz@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 APRIL 21, 2004, THROUGH APRIL 27, 2004:
Friday, April 23
.... 8th Annual K-State Leadership Seminar, Manhattan,
Statewide, 9:00 a.m., Dan Kahl dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Leadership Roundtable, Manhattan, Statewide, Ron Wilson rwilson@oznet.ksu.edu
.... 4-H Dairy Fitting and Showing Clinic, Hutchinson,
Statewide, Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, April 26
.... Replenishing the Working Caregiver/Older Adult Physical
Activity, Chanute, SE Area, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mike Bradshaw mhb@oznet.ksu.edu
and Kerri Parsons parsons@humec.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 27
.... Replenishing the Working Caregiver/Older Adult Physical
Activity, Colby, NW Area, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mike Bradshaw mhb@oznet.ksu.edu
and Kerri Parsons parsons@humec.ksu.edu
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