The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 10, No. 31   June 15, 2004

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Electrical Safety at Fairs, Field Days, and Other Public Events
...Update Your Web Sites
...Video Available
...Agritourism Conference for Farmers, Ranchers and Partners
...For Sale by Bid - Tru-Test Small Animal Digital Scale
...2004 Water Celebration Planning Workshop
...Envelopes Available
...Research Assistant: Kansas State University - Beef Stocker Unit
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

ELECTRICAL SAFETY AT FAIRS, FIELD DAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS
As you schedule public events this summer, please remember that you need to take specific precautions any time electricity is used outdoors, in damp conditions, in the presence of children, around livestock, or in facilities with unfinished floors. You can find recommendations and a checklist on the Research and Extension Health, Safety, and Environmental Quality web site at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/agsafe/Manual/ElectricalSafety.htm .

Please keep your participants and yourself safe from electrocution by reviewing and implementing the recommendations prior to each event. I am available to discuss your safety concerns and I can come to your location if you need on-site assistance. I appreciate the efforts you have all made to incorporate safety into your events. This is one more important step to help guarantee that our participants, employees, and visitors all go home safe and well at the end of the day. --Mitch Ricketts mrickett@oznet.ksu.edu 

UPDATE YOUR WEB SITES
With the many changes in personnel and addresses, many of the Web sites for K-State Research and Extension programs, centers, and offices can become outdated. Keeping your Web site current is as important as keeping your phone listing updated. If your Web site -- especially contact information -- is outdated, people may view other information from you as outdated and unreliable, too. So, if you have recently changed offices or your department personnel have changed, review your Web site and make any necessary updates. For assistance with your Web site, please contact Neal Wollenberg at nealw@oznet.ksu.edu . --Steven Graham  sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu 

VIDEO AVAILABLE
A tape of Margaret Wheatley's April 23 presentation, "Community and Leadership: A Conversation with Margaret Wheatley," is available for check out from the professional development library in Umberger Hall. The tape may be of interest to those who missed the presentation and also to those who attended and would like to share it with colleagues. --Nancy Peterson nancyp@oznet.ksu.edu 

AGRITOURISM CONFERENCE FOR FARMERS, RANCHERS AND PARTNERS
An Agritourism Conference for Farmers, Ranchers, and Tourism and Community Partners will be held on November 3-4, 2004, at the Highland Hotel in Great Bend, Kansas. The conference is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Commerce.

Topics include: Starting an agritourism business from scratch; Marketing to attract visitors and increase sales; Enhancing your existing operation; Understanding new liability laws; Tapping into the tourism network; Developing a great Web site; Networking with Kansas agritourism operators; and much more. For more information, call 785-368-7260. --Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu 

FOR SALE BY BID - TRU-TEST SMALL ANIMAL DIGITAL SCALE
Bids will be taken for a Tru-Test Small Animal Digital scale.  It will be sold as is. (note: scale was just recently repaired by Tru-Test and is currently in good working order.)  There will be no guarantee.

If you would like to submit a bid, call the Wyandotte County Extension Office at 913-299-9300 and we will send or fax you a bid sheet.  The minimum bid is $300.  Submit completed bid sheet to the Wyandotte County Extension Office, 9400 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66112 by September 7, 2004, 4:30 p.m.  Sealed bids will be opened at 7 p.m., September 7, at the Wyandotte County Extension Board meeting. --Judy Maxwell jmaxwell@oznet.ksu.edu 

2004 WATER CELEBRATION PLANNING WORKSHOP
Grant funding and training resources are now available for water education events.

A water celebration is an educational, interactive, and fun event that will increase awareness and appreciation of local water resources and issues. The 2004 Water Celebration planning workshop is designed to provide tools for planning water celebration event logistics and curriculum, along with a behind-the-scenes water celebration experience. Participants will have inside access to the Topeka Water Festival, along with workshop sessions covering all aspects of conducting educational and sustainable water celebrations that address the water education issues that are most important in your local area.

We are really excited about all of the sessions and resources we're able to offer at the workshop this year, and we try to make it very easy and economical for folks to participate. The workshop fee is only $15 for two days, including all meals and materials. Travel stipends to cover mileage and lodging are also available. Workshop participants are eligible to apply for up to $2500 in grant funds per county served for their water celebration event, and support is available throughout the planning process.

The 2004 Water Celebration Planning Workshop registration materials and agenda can be accessed online at http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/nps/#resources . Please scroll down to "Clean Water Programs" and click on "KACEE Water Celebrations Workshop." (These materials are also available in a mailed hard copy upon request). The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Topeka Water Festival on September 23-24, 2004. 

I hope you'll consider sending a representative to the workshop in September. For more information, please call me at 785-597-5452 or reach me through e-mail at melisarth7@aol.com. Melissa A. Arthur, Coordinator, Statewide Water Celebrations & Program Development, Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental Education (KACEE). --Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu 

ENVELOPES AVAILABLE
The Distribution Center has available a large quantity of half-size manila envelopes (6 1/6 x 10 1/2) with the penalty mail return address. The return address section must be covered with a regular return address label, but otherwise the envelope can be used for postal mail.

This item, formerly known as PM22, has been deadfiled, but may still be ordered at no cost to your office except for shipping. Place orders the easy way via orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu  and let us know if you wish to pick up or have the envelopes delivered. --Nancy Zimmerli nancyz@oznet.ksu.edu 

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - BEEF STOCKER UNIT
Full time, 12 months per year, non-tenure track, term position available July 2004. Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or closely related discipline required. Detailed position announcement including application procedures and requirements available at www.oznet.ksu.edu/ansi . Screening of applications begins June 24, 2004 and continues until position is filled. Kansas State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. --Darla Thomas dthomas@oznet.ksu.edu 

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 JUNE 23, 2004, THROUGH JUNE 29, 2004:

Wednesday, June 23, through Saturday, June 26
.... Dirty Dozen 4-H Camp, Rock Springs: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Coffey, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Linn, Nemaha, Neosho, and Woodson

Saturday, June 26, through Tuesday, June 29
.... American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), San Diego, CA, Paula Peters peters@humec.ksu.edu 
.... Fantastic Four 4-H Camp, Rock Springs: Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, and Miami

Monday, June 28, through Friday, July 2
.... National 4-H Shooting Sports Match, Columbia, MO, Gary Gerhard ggerhard@oznet.ksu.edu 

Tuesday, June 29
.... State Horse Show Judging Contest, Douglas Co., Statewide, Julie Voge jvoge@oznet.ksu.edu 

Tuesday, June 29, through Friday, July 2
.... Oz-Some 4-H Camp, Rock Springs: Butler, Ellsworth, Marion, McPherson, Ottawa, Rice, and Saline

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