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IN THIS ISSUE... ...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Dr. Wheaton has a skill and art to making presentations that I will always envy and never achieve. But, I will always remember some important advice he gave me on being an Extension professional. His advice was simple. 1) Know your subject matter; 2) Know your audience; 3) Decide what this specific audience needs to know; 4) Design your educational program to be sure the audience will understand what they need know; 5) Avoid overloading a presentation with lots of data, but rather teach them what they need to know; 6) Be enthused about what you want them to learn; 7) Use humor and/or stories to enhance the education; and 8) Know your subject matter. In practice, Dr. Wheaton was an "edu-tainer." He was a popular after-dinner speaker. Yet, I saw him in all kinds of educational settings. His mastery was of his knowledge of the subject matter, and his ability to drive home the two or three important lessons he wanted everyone in that audience to walk out knowing and understanding. He was also a master at tying a story or humor to an important point that would assure everyone would remember the point. As he said, everyone remembers the story, and once they recall the story, they then remember his educational point that was effectively tied to it. Data slides were almost void of his presentations. But, when challenged on specific points, he could site the research and would send follow-up information justifying his educational points. His final point to me was: 9) always go well prepared, and to him that meant understanding the audience, their interests and their needs. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
WELCOME DR.
CHRIS ONSTAD, AREA EXTENSION DIRECTOR - NORTHWEST We welcome Chris to K-State Research and Extension, and wish him all the success in this administrative role of guiding and supporting the Extension faculty and staff in Northwest Kansas in their mission of serving the Extension educational interests and needs of the people. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
DR. DAN O'BRIEN
MOVES TO AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS POSITION We wish Dr. O'Brien all the success with his return to the faculty position, and look forward to his continuing development of outstanding educational resources, programming, and leadership. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM YOUR DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE We are pleased to announce that our Diversity Programs Office will kick off our week's activities by hosting our Annual Diversity Leader Luncheon. This annual event will take place on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., in the K-State Union, Flint Hills Room. Our speaker is Carl T. Butler, USDA 1890 Program Manager and Public Relations Chair for the National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). His topic is "Diversity: Assessing the Needs of our People." The luncheon is free to all; however, we do ask that you RSVP by January 12, 2007. We know you do not want to miss this event for it will be beneficial for all who attend. You may visit our website, www.ag.ksu.edu/diversity , or call our office at 785-532-5793, to learn about other activities during this week. We hope you can join us for this event. We thank Cargill, Inc., and other sponsors for making this event a reality. Again, "Happy New Year!" and welcome back to all. --Zelia Wiley zwh@ksu.edu
STATE-WIDE
SPRING HORTICULTURAL TRAINING The cost of $45 per person covers lunch. Contact Emily Nolting at enolting@ksu.edu . --Emily Nolting
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MARIE'S PICKS OF THE WEEK Ellis was one of many counties conducting a successful Walk Kansas program. In addition to the exercise benefit, Carla Morrical-Frederking reported that each week one of the 97 teams participating was recognized with a fruit basket to promote 5-a-Day and encourage eating more fruits and vegetables. County testimonials included: "I did not realize how many fruits and vegetables I was not eating each week until I started recording it." "All team members were more aware of the number of fruits and vegetables they were eating. They were the snack food instead of junk food." "My energy increased and I feel better." "Great program for our family." In addition to specific program outcomes, Leanne Stevenson’s annual report highlighted comprehensive outcomes demonstrating the value of Extension programs in Miami County: - The Executive Board and County Commissioners gained awareness of
current programs and educational efforts.
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR LEANNE STEVENSON Please join us for a farewell reception held in her honor on Friday, January 19, from 4 - 6 p.m., at the K-State Research and Extension Miami County office, 20 S. Gold Street in Paola, Kansas. Please come and visit with Leanne and help us thank her for sharing her time and talents with us in Kansas. --Diane Burnett dburnett@oznet.ksu.edu
KANSAS FAIRS AND FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION During the presentation, members of the Barton County Fair Board shared with the group how this document had been of great value for both their group and their Extension Agents in refining and defining responsibilities. In addition, the conference attendees asked questions pertaining to the issuance/non-issuance of 1099s. The key responses to those questions focused on: 1) because of the unique complexities of livestock premium sales, it is our recommendation that they consult with a local tax advisor, tax lawyer or CPA, obtaining their written recommendations; 2) because of the Kansas Extension Law, Extension Councils cannot legally handle the funds for any commercial component of the county fair, including the livestock premium sale. The attendees were also informed of the current value of volunteer time, which in Kansas is $14.80; this fact may be of value in writing reports, grant proposals, and with requests for additional funding from various sources. Emphasis was placed on the importance of continued partnerships between the two entities to plan and produce a top quality event. --Pat McNally pmcnally@oznet.ksu.edu
KSU FOUNDATION UPDATE: A BRIEF WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Talk about a senior discount! Congress has revised the tax law to permit donors over age 70 .5 to make charitable gifts through their IRAs. The change means IRA owners potentially can increase their contributions to charitable causes by 17% to 54% and have the "bonus" paid for entirely by the tax collector.The new law says that people age 70.5 and older can instruct IRA custodians to make transfers to organizations they support without incurring taxable income on those amounts. Up to $100,000 can be given in this manner ONLY UNTIL THE END OF 2007.No income tax deductions are available for IRA gifts, but IRA donors can still save significant taxes. In fact, making charitable contributions through an IRA can enable individuals to increase their size of gift absolutely free. What a great opportunity for members of your community to give back to extension. For more information, contact the KSU Foundation Gift Planning Department at 1-800-432-1578. --Lori Rogge lorir@found.ksu.edu
ATTENTION KAE4-HA MEMBERS! Information is available from me or at www.nae4ha.org . Click on Professional Development - Awards and Recognition. Your username and password is your first initial and last name and the last 4 digits or your work phone number. For example: Shawna Mitchell = smitchell1523. There are a number of awards which you can apply for or nominate someone for. Check out the website today! --Shawna Mitchell smitchel@oznet.ksu.edu
19TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE SANDY PROCTER BECOMES NEW NUTRITION SPECIALIST Sandy Procter completed her PhD and was "hooded" at KSU Graduation ceremonies in December. The rest of the story is that she is now officially a Nutrition Specialist for K-State Research and Extension. Sandy's specialty is Maternal and Infant Nutrition. One of her responsibilities will be to continue to administer our EFNEP program, but in addition she will be available as a resource to the whole state. Plus, she has graciously agreed to be one of the co-leaders of the Nutrition, Food Safety and Health area of program focus. Sandy's doctoral research was on breastfeeding and she has special interest in that as well as family mealtimes. She's been the editor of the "Nutrition Spotlight" for several years because of her wonderful writing skills. She has received training in writing for low literacy audiences and is a great resource for all of us in that area. Please help me welcome Sandy into this new role. I know she will continue to be a great asset to K-State Research and Extension. I'm sure she would be happy to discuss your needs around Maternal and Infant Nutrition programming. Her contact information is procter@humec.ksu.edu , or 785-532-1675. --Paula Peters ppeters@ksu.edu
MARKETING MINUTE FOR JANUARY 9: REACH
THE CONNECTED GENERATION According to a book entitled, "Mind Your X's and Y's: Satisfying the 10 Cravings of a New Generation of Consumers," here are five perceived needs of the Connected Generation: 1. Shine the spotlight. Personalize
the content to meet their needs. For more information on this topic or other marketing-related questions, please contact Linda Sleichter at lsleicht@ksu.edu. --Linda Sleichter APOSTROPHES (NOT APOSTROPHE'S) Apostrophes can be confounding punctuation marks for some folks. Apostrophes are used for two reasons: 1. to show possession or who owns something (e.g. Kris' cat); and 2. to show where letters have been eliminated when forming a contraction (e.g. don't). The latter example is pretty clearly understood, but the former gives folks fits. For possessives, apostrophes separate common singular nouns from an "s," like "a dog's bark," and are placed after the "s" in the case of common plural nouns, "those dogs' barks." For proper nouns (those we need to capitalize), the rule is the same for most singular nouns, like "Jack's dog," but if the noun ends in an "s," ("Kris' dog"), you add just the apostrophe. For hers, its, theirs, yours, and ours, no apostrophe is used. Quick note: it's = the contraction for "it is," not the possessive form of its. Where apostrophes get abused for the most part is in plurals. For some reason, we feel compelled to put in an apostrophe when we use plurals. Examples of mistakes with this would include: "The 4Her's were at the fair," "We informed the county board's," "We all want raise's." Thanks to Communications Department Head Kris Boone for the above entry. Also note, the term "4H’ers" is a contraction of the longer "4-H members." It is not a possessive term. Use the complete name for a possessive: "the 4-H member’s entry" or "the 4-H members’ exhibits." --Nancy Zimmerli-Cates nancyz@ksu.edu
VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@ksu.edu . DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 17, 2007, THROUGH JANUARY 23, 2007: ADDITIONS: Monday, January 15 Tuesday, January 16 Wednesday, January 17 .... Beef Nutrition and Reproduction School, Manhattan (Sale Barn) and surrounding area, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Glenn Brunkow gbrunkow@ksu.edu Thursday, January 18 Friday, January 19 Saturday, January 20 Monday, January 22 .... Landlord-Tenant Relations, Emporia/LY and surrounding area, 2:00 p.m., Brian Rees brees@oznet.ksu.edu Tuesday, January 23 .... SE Annual Partnership Meeting, Eureka/GW (First United Methodist Church), SE Area, J.D. McNutt jdmcnutt@oznet.ksu.edu .... Wheat Production and Management, Lakin/KE, 9:30 a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu .... Wheat Production and Management, Tribune/GL, 1:30 p.m. MT, Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu Tuesday, January 23, through Wednesday, January 24
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