The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 10, No. 48   October 12, 2004

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Two New Extension State Leaders Announced
...County Office Locator on National Website
...Politics of Hunger: What's at Stake?
...Basic Operations II Training
...Pecan Harvest Walk - October 26, 2004 - Chetopa, Kansas
...Watershed Management Seminar
...State Agritourism Conference to be Held in Great Bend November 3-4
...4-H Camp Theme Contest
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
For all of us who have friends who cheer for KU, indeed their football team posted one in the "W" column at our expense. I heard recently that some long-term bets were out there.... betting whether KU would win over K-State in football before K-State wins over KU in basketball. Interesting how sports define so much of what we talk about, second only to weather! Oh, and indeed the sun did come up on October 10, 2004 and life continues.

A story... I am reminded of a man I once knew back at the University of Missouri. He was a grounds-keeper on the MU campus. A rather common man doing a common job, right? Wrong! Bob was anything but common. He was energetic, enthusiastic, hardworking, and always positive. At 60 years old I'd dare say no one could out work him cleaning out bushes and sprucing up the campus. He did his work with a special pride.

I'd be heading across the campus and hear my name coming from a window well. It was Bob throwing the leaves out of the well while giving me a hearty hello and asking me how my day was going. In addition to the pride he took in his work, Bob also took a special interest in people. It wasn't until his death that I discovered, without doubt, Bob was the most well known person on the MU campus.

At his funeral were students, co-workers, supervisors, office staff, librarians, professors, and administrators. Few of us had any connection except to have been touched by this selfless man we all knew as our personal friend, Bob. Bob taught me it's not what you do that makes you important, but it's how you do it. And, Bob never let on that there was anyone he didn't like. He gave his trust, respect, and love freely to everyone he met.

A noble character worth striving for no matter what we do or who we come to know. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu 

TWO NEW EXTENSION STATE LEADERS ANNOUNCED
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Extension State Leaders in Agronomy and in Biological & Agricultural Engineering. Extension State Leaders have responsibility to coordinate and bring together the educational programs and focus of Extension coming through that academic unit. They act as a key liaison among faculty in carrying out effective educational strategies. These individuals also play a key role in seeking ways to communicate and partner across disciplines and organizations in such a way to increase the impact of Extension educational programs addressing the long term intended outcomes for the system.

Dale Fjell has been appointed Extension State Leader for Agronomy and Joe Harner has accepted a similar responsibility for Biological & Agricultural Engineering. Both these individuals possess the experience, knowledge, and skills needed to lead excellent Extension programs on a continuing path of improvement.

My thanks to both these individuals for stepping up to provide this leadership. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu 

COUNTY OFFICE LOCATOR ON NATIONAL WEBSITE
USDA-CSREES launched a new Website in April 2004. One of the site's most significant features is a Cooperative Extension County Office Locator: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html . This database-driven locator allows consumers and others throughout the United States to locate their nearest extension office and find its contact information. So far CSREES has seen considerable traffic to this page from the Website users, and believe it will become more popular as more and more people visit the site. It is also likely that, rather than entirely reinvent the wheel, e-Extension could eventually use this data. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu 

POLITICS OF HUNGER: WHAT'S AT STAKE?
21st Annual World Food Day - "Politics of Hunger: What's at Stake?"
 
Friday, October 15 - 10:55 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
Teleconference site - 137 Waters Hall, KSU campus

For more information, check this site: www.worldfooddayusa.org .

The scheduled guest speaker is Dr. Werner Kiene, World Food Program representative to Bretton Woods Institutions. Local contact person is Sandy Procter, procter@humec.ksu.edu . --Sandy Procter 

BASIC OPERATIONS II TRAINING
A friendly reminder to register for the upcoming "Basic Operations II" scheduled for October 20-21, 2004 immediately following the micro conference in Great Bend. Agents who have worked for more than two years with K-State Research and Extension are encouraged to register and attend this training. We plan to cover areas that will help to carry out your work in counties, including: Assessing and Selecting Appropriate Program Resources; Project Leaders and meetings; How to stay in touch with audiences; Volunteer development; Understanding and using the Recognition Model; Delivery Models; your role and expectations in youth development, and other areas that will give you a comprehensive look at 4-H and youth development. If you would like to improve your effectiveness in 4-H Youth development, then do not let this training pass. Contact spatten@oznet.ksu.edu or wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu and let us record your interest. Deadline for registration is set for October 15. --Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu 

4-H CAMP THEME CONTEST
Something New! Help select a theme for Kansas 4-H to use during the 2005 camping season! The 4-H camper whose theme is chosen will receive a camp scholarship courtesy of the Kansas 4-H Foundation.

4-H'ers should submit their theme idea, sketch and 25 words or less on why they chose that particular theme, to the State 4-H Office, c/o Camp Theme Committee by December 31, 2004.

For more information, contact Lisa Long, 620-532-5131, or llong@oznet.ksu.edu .--Lisa Long

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 OCTOBER 20, 2004, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2004:

Wednesday, October 20 through Thursday, October 21
.... Basic 4-H Operations Training II, Great Bend, Statewide, Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu

Thursday, October 21, through Friday, October 22
.... Pesticide Applicator Training, Topeka, Statewide, 1.5 days, Sharon Dobesh sdobesh@oznet.ksu.edu

Friday, October 22
.... NE Area Administrative Update, Manhattan (Pottorf Hall), 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu

Saturday, October 23
.... Junior Master Gardener Training, Andover/BU, Statewide, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, October 25
.... O-K Cattle Conference, El Dorado/BU, Statewide, 3:00 p.m., Twig Marston twig@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, October 26
.... Metro Counties Administrative Update, Manhattan (Pottorf Hall), 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu

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