Vol. 2 — No. 13
June 28, 2002
Livestock Judging Camp: The Annual Oklahoma State University Youth Livestock Judging Camp will
take place July 23-25. Tips, techniques and key information about livestock
species will be showcased. Registration forms are available through all OSU
Cooperative Extension county offices. The cost is $180 per person if paid by
July 18, $200 thereafter. For more information, contact Mark Johnson at
405-744-6065.
State 4-H Meeting: The OAE4-HA Annual Meeting will take place July 31-August 2 at the Holiday
Inn Airport Hotel in Oklahoma City. Meeting registration is due by July 10, and hotel reservations are due by July
17 in order to receive the conference rate. Conference information was in
the spring issue of Perspective. For
more information, contact Tom Manske at 405-262-0155, or Tracy Branch at
405-744-8891.
Conference Cancelled: The Extension Conference scheduled for January 21-23, 2003, will not be held as planned.
Please remove the dates from your calendar.
Additional Grant: Mike
Schnelle, Extension Ornamental Floriculture Specialist, and Bill Farris, Prairie
Wind Growers out of Noble, OK, recently received an additional $2,500 grant from
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to grow and market
field grown specialty bulbs in Oklahoma. The grant will supplement earlier funds
awarded by the Kerr Center, Poteau.
Award Winner: Tom Royer,
Entomology and Plant Pathology, will be honored with a first place national
award at the NACAA Meeting in Savannah. The award is for his entry in the NACAA
Communications Awards Program.
New Name: The Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture has changed its name to the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The mailing address and phone numbers have
remained the same.
Rexwinkle Kidney Fund Established: Jo Dee Rexwinkle, past Northeast District 4-H President and daughter of Rick Rexwinkle, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development in Osage County suffered kidney failure earlier this week. 4-H leaders in Osage County have established an account in Jo Dee’s name to help the family with medical expenses. Contributions can be made at any Bank of Oklahoma office or mailed to the:
Jo Dee Rexwinkle Kidney Fund
Bank of Oklahoma
Acct # 859082355
401 Broadway
Sand Springs, OK 74063
More In-Service Cancellations: Below you will find a list of additional in-services that have been
cancelled. If you have pre-enrolled in any of these cancelled sessions, please
select other sessions and modify your enrollment form. If you have any
questions, contact Joyce Martin, Director, Staff and Program Development, at
405-744-7969.
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#85 Western Oklahoma
Woods, Wildlife and Pond Problems and Opportunities-August 15, 2002
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#76 Sprayer
Calibration-August 15, 2002
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#122 21st Century
Community Learning Centers-August 29, 2002
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#150 Fresh Produce
Food Safety-October 10, 2002
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#47 Use of
Trailer-Mounted Stream Hydrology Model in Water Quality Education-October 22,
2002
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#77 4-H
Forestry-November 7, 2002
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#106 Riparian
Management-November 21, 2002
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#121 Turning a Sore
Thumb Into a Green Thumb-January 30,2003
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#67 Forests, Their
Value and Management-March 11, 2003
Congratulations to: Dwayne Skidgel Extension
Educator, Agriculture/4-H Youth Development and CED, Pawnee County, and his wife
Lori, on the birth of their son. Conner Blayne Skidgel was born June 6. He
weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19 1/2 inches long.
Condolences to: Ron Dahlgren, Senior Radio-TV
Producer/Director, Agricultural Communications Service, and his wife, Jackie, on
the death of his father, Arthur W. Dahlgren. He passed away June 8. Funeral
services were held June 15 under the direction of Snow-Ladeau Funeral Home,
Winchendon, MA. Memorials may be made to Jaffrey-Rindge VFW Memorial Ambulance
Fund, P.O. Box 107, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
Dr. Joe Williams, professor of Agricultural Economics and Director of the Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Program has been appointed to the directorship of the Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma. Dr. Williams will assume his new duties on July 1.
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June 28: In-Service—PowerPay (Watonga)
July 4-15: Citizenship Washington Focus (Washington, D.C.)
July 8: In-Service—Communication, Conflict Resolution, and
Temperament Issues Within Relationships (Stillwater)
July 9: Extension Administrative Group Meeting (Stillwater)
July 10-12: OAEAA Annual Meeting (Oklahoma City)
July 16-18: Animal Science Field Days (Stillwater)
July 17: Beef Ambassador Illustrated Talk Contest (Stillwater)
July 17: Southeast District CED Meeting (TBA)
July 19-20: 4-H Leadership Development Conference (Stillwater)
July 19: Oklahoma Jr. Wheat Improvement Judging (El Reno)
July 21-23: OHCE State Meeting (Oklahoma City)
July 23-25: OSU Livestock Judging Camp (Stillwater)
July 24-26: State 4-H Club Congress (Oklahoma City)
July 25: Northeast District Extension Directors’ Meeting
(Muskogee)
July 26: Northeast District Area Specialist Agents Meeting
(Muskogee)
July 30: Southeast District Volunteer Leadership Conference (Atoka)
July 31-Aug. 2: OAE4-HA Annual Meeting (Oklahoma City)
July 31-Aug. 2: Ag in the Classroom Summer Teacher Institute
(Stillwater)