The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 12, No. 32  June 20, 2006

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...State 4-H Specialist Interviews - June 21
...Open House Retirement Reception for Everett Everson
...Thank You from J. D. McNutt
...Thank You from Elaine Johannes
...USDA Rural Development Announces Program Promoting Energy-Efficient Homeownership
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Through this summer I hope to make roughly 15 to 20 local Extension program visits around the state. Marlene is working to make such arrangements at this time. Today I am actually making visits to the Johnson, Leavenworth, and Atchison Extension offices. I hope to be meeting with Extension agents, staff, and the Executive Board Chair or other member of the Board. While visits are brief, I am asking to be given a brief overview guided to achieve the following:

*  listen to how K-State Research and Extension, beyond the local unit, is helping to achieve your vision and goals

In the spirit of Good to Great by Jim Collins, I will ask a couple of questions:

While I will be hearing from those with whom I interact at their office locations, I’d also appreciate hearing from additional Extension agents, faculty, and staff. Please send me an e-mail outlining your thoughts to these questions, as I believe it important to gain as deep an understanding of our belief in the significant programs, impacts, people we are reaching, and to understand what we believe we can best at. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

STATE 4-H SPECIALIST INTERVIEWS - JUNE 21
A reminder that interview day for the candidates for the Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, (Learning Environments), will be Wednesday, June 21, on campus in Manhattan. Complete information about the candidates and their seminar and Agent/Volunteer interview sessions can be found at http://4-h.k-state.edu/Staff/Specialist/Default.htm .  All Extension faculty are encouraged to attend the seminars and participate in the Question and Answer time.

The committee has planned all seminars on one day to encourage maximum participation. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide real-time streaming feed of the candidates' seminars. They will be posted to the web as soon as possible following their presentations. Individuals who cannot be present but have something they'd like to ask the candidates, may send questions in advance to Karen Knox, State 4-H Office Manager, at ksknox@ksu.edu , and the Search Committee will be sure that they get them to the candidates. 

Feedback forms to the Search Committee are due no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, to Gary W. Gerhard either via FAX, 785-532-5981, or e-mail. Feedback forms received after this time will be submitted directly to Dr. Pat McNally, Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development. --Gary Gerhard ggerhard@ksu.edu

OPEN HOUSE RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR EVERETT EVERSON
Everett Everson's family asks you to join them in celebrating Everett's retirement after 32 years with Kansas Farm Management.  The reception will be Sunday, July 9, 2 - 5 p.m., at the Abilene Community Center, 1020 NW 8th, Abilene, KS. (Go west on NW 7th from K-15). There will be a presentation at 3.

We are putting together a Book of Letters for Everett.  If you would like to include a letter, please mail it to Becky Fry, Kansas Farm Management, PO Box 518, Abilene, KS 67410.

If you have questions, call 785-263-1256.  If you know others who would enjoy coming, please share this invitation. --Sam Funk funk@agecon.ksu.edu

THANK YOU FROM J. D. MCNUTT
A special thanks for all the K-State Research and Extension support when my Dad passed away. Our family sincerely appreciated the expressions of concern and caring from each and every one of you. --J. D. McNutt jdmcnutt@oznet.ksu.edu

THANK YOU FROM ELAINE JOHANNES
Thank you so much for sharing your care and support following my mother's death. Lucille Melton lived a full life which included being an Iowa farm-girl in the 1920's, WWII Army nurse, teacher of nursing assistants, church worker and so much more.

Our memory of her has been enriched by your many expressions of sympathy. Thank you! --Elaine Johannes and family ejohanne@ksu.edu

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES PROGRAM PROMOTING ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMEOWNERSHIP
USDA Rural Development State Director Chuck Banks, in announcing the Agency's National Homeownership Month events to be held in Kansas during the month of June, also applauded USDA Secretary Mike Johanns' decision to provide special eligibility considerations for low- and moderate-income home loan applicants who are purchasing newer, energy-efficient homes.

Under the special USDA program, called Home Energy Advantage, the qualifying ratios used to determine an applicant's ability to repay a home loan may be exceeded by up to two percentage points, if an energy-efficient home is purchased. Eligible applicants to the Agency's Section 502 homeownership loan program will receive increased flexibility in their loan eligibility determinations if they are purchasing a newer home that is energy efficient. Applicants may also be able to afford a larger loan amount due to the qualifying flexibility because lower utility costs associated with newer homes equate to more income that can be applied to mortgage and other debt payment in a given month.

For additional information regarding USDA Rural Development programs, interested parties may call the Agency's state headquarters at 785-271-2700, or log onto the state's USDA Rural Development website at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks . --Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu

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