Vol. 3 – No. 2
January 24, 2003
Beef Issues Seminar: Gary Smith, Meat Science Specialist and Monfort Endowed Chair from Colorado State University, will be on campus Thursday, January 30 to present a seminar. “Hot Topics and Current Issues in the Beef Industry” will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the lecture hall at the Food and Agricultural Products Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Hoop Time:
All 4-H alumni are invited to the 4-H Day at the Cowgirls Game on
Saturday, March 1. Please encourage alumni in your county to
attend. The cost for this special 4-H alumni event is $15, and it
includes a ticket to the OSU vs OU women’s basketball game,
catered lunch, campus mini-tour, alumni group portrait, a Game
Day t-shirt, and souvenir program. Activities start at 10:00 a.m.
Call Gina Schutte at 405-744-7960 or email her at schuttg@okstate.edu if you
know of anyone who would like to attend the Alumni Game Day.
Cooperative Extension Recognized: The
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service has been recognized as the
recipient of the Outstanding RC&D Supporter Award by the
Ouachita Mountains RC&D. The award is presented for
OCES’s assistance and cooperation in planning and
implementing the Forest Utilization Conference and the Southeast
District Forestry Judging Contest.
News Address: The new mailing address
for the Payne County Extension Office is 315 W. 6th Street, Suite
103, Stillwater, OK 74074. All telephone and fax numbers are the
same.
New CD Available: Oklahoma Ag in the
Classroom has a new CD, which includes all of the lessons, an
extensive glossary, a recipe section, and many other features.
The CDs should be in the mailboxes of all kindergarten through
sixth grade teachers in the state sometime this week. Extension
Educators will get the CDs at an upcoming in-service. For more
information, go to the AITC website at http://www.agclassroom.org/ok
.
Biotechnology Conference: The Oklahoma
4-H Biotechnology and the Future Conference will take place on
February 21-23. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore
will host the conference. Thirty 4-H youth, ages 13 and older,
will be able to attend the conference. The 4-H’ers will
learn from Noble Foundation researchers about current
developments in biotechnology, and how these developments will
improve the field of agriculture. In addition, they will get a
hands-on session in the lab. Teams will work together to
genetically modify plant material. The second educational
component will focus on training the youth to teach the National
4-H curriculum “Field of Genes; Making Sense of
Biotechnology and Agriculture.” Applications are due
February 1. More information is posted on the Oklahoma 4-H
website at http://clover.okstate.edu
.
4-H Roundup Workshops: The 82nd State
4-H Roundup will take place on the OSU campus on May 28-30.
Anyone who is interested in presenting an educational workshop on
May 29 should contact Tracy Branch at 405-744-8888. The deadline
to volunteer to teach a workshop is February 28. This year’s
theme is “4-H to the Xtreme!”
Updated Information Available: The new
state 4-H Awards Handbook, along with a PowerPoint presentation
on the 2003 changes, are available online at www.clover.okstate.edu/fourh/
. Click on 4-H Awards, and then follow the
links. Since the handbook and the forms within the handbook have
been completely revised, it is suggested that you destroy
any printed copies of the Awards Handbook or forms that do not
contain a revision date of January 2003. The complete handbook in
PDF Format will be available soon. Keep in mind that margins and
spacing of Word documents on the Web may shift, depending on your
computer's default printer, so view the entire document prior to
printing and adjust space as necessary.
Needed: A Few Good Judges: Nominations
and applications are still being accepted for individuals to
assist with 4-H Record Book Judging (May 8, in Stillwater), and
Interviews (May 27, in Stillwater). Record book judges should be
familiar with the 4-H awards program. Interview judges need a
general understanding of 4-H, plus some subject matter knowledge.
To volunteer or send in a nomination, please email Jeff Sallee at
salleej@okstate.edu on
campus, or the District 4-H Program Specialists: Susan Murray, murrasn@okstate.edu ; Nancy
Dunlap nancyd@okstate.edu
; Kevin Hackett, Hackett@okstate.edu
, or Dixie Ferrell, fdixie@okstate.edu.
Kicks4Kids Aimed at Good Health: Kicks4Kids
is an educational program to curb child obesity and promote good
health. The target audience is elementary children in
kindergarten through fourth grade. Kicks4Kids was introduced to
4-H teens, volunteers, and Extension Educators at all four Youth
Action Conferences in October and again at state 4-H/FCS
in-service in December. Kicks4Kids is a youth service learning
project with two main goals: 1) To provide an educational
curriculum that teaches youth the importance of hygiene, physical
fitness, and nutrition; and 2) To create a program where children
can receive athletic shoes needed for physical education classes.
The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service will provide the
leadership and training for adult and youth volunteers of any
youth serving organizations to implement the program. Kicks4Kids
will be an ongoing program that will require approximately three
years to implement statewide. It can be implemented as an after
school program, complement classroom activities, or could be
taught as a workshop. This program is ideal for making a
significant impact in communities across Oklahoma. The goal is to
have a minimum of one program in place in each of the 77 counties
by the end of the 2002-2003 school year. For more information, go
to http://agweb.okstate.edu/fourh/k4k.htm
, or contact the State 4-H Office. Counties will be asked to
submit summaries at the first of May.
Bull Sale Reminder: Mark your calendars
for March 31. That is the date of the Oklahoma Beef Inc., bull
sale. For more information, contact John Evans, Extension Animal
Breeding Specialist, at 405-744-6060, or jle@okstate.edu .
Videotape Library Update: The videotape
library is being updated. Many of the tapes listed in the
catalogs are no longer available, however, new catalogs are not
due to be printed at this time. The Agricultural Communications
Services website has the most current listing of all tapes
available. The address is http://agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/video/
.
In-Service Postponed: The in-service “Oklahoma
4-H Volunteer and Club Management Systems” has been
postponed. They were originally scheduled in February and April
this year. They have been postponed until the 2003-2004 program
year. Please consult your District 4-H Program Specialist
regarding this in-service date.
Evaluations Are Due
Soon: February 1 is the deadline
for the 4-H Core Competency 6-Month Evaluations, including
“County Extension Educator’s Observation of
Recognizable Changes in Competency Levels,” and “Unit 1
Core Competencies Use.” The evaluations may be accessed at http://agweb.okstate.edu/fourh/staff02/core-competencies.htm
. Please be sure to re-read the instructions before completing
and submitting your online reports. REMINDER -
The number being reported on the "Recognizable Changes"
is a percentage. The total for each line being reported must
equal 100%. The number being recorded is not the number of
volunteers. Examples of completed reports are available at the
same web address. UPDATE – Based on county
feedback, the volunteer evaluation tool “My 4-H Volunteer
Functions and Competencies End of Year Evaluation" has been
redesigned. It can now be administered as a pre- and post-form of
evaluation. Instructions for using the tool are posted on line. Do
not copy and distribute the old version (dated Due
August 1, 2002) of the evaluation.
Congratulations to: Carri Chamberlain,
Garvin County Extension Secretary, and her husband Steve, on the
birth of their daughter Paige Dannielle. She was born January 13,
and weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Paige was welcomed home by big
brother Chase.
Condolences to: The family of Kathryn
Jo Franks, retired Extension Educator, Dewey/Major Unit. She
passed away November 19, 2002. Funeral services were held
November 21, 2002, at the First Christian Church in Buffalo.
Condolences to: The family of David
Michael Ferris, Senior Research Specialist, Department of
Forestry. He passed away December 20, 2002. Funeral services were
held December 27, 2002, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lawton. Memorials may be sent to Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network, 2221 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 131, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Condolences to: Shirley Holder, retired
Southwest Research and Extension Center Secretary, on the death
of her husband, James. He passed away December 29, 2002. Funeral
services were held December 31, 2002.
Condolences to: The family of Flora Winger, former
Home Economist in LeFlore and Pittsburg counties. She passed away
January 9. Funeral services were held January 13 at the Calvary
Tabernacle in Davis.
Condolences to: Mick Jones, Lincoln
County Extension Educator, Agriculture/4-H Youth Development, and
his family on the death of his mother, Florence Jones. She passed
away January 22. Funeral services will be held January 25 at the
Redinger Funeral Home in Seiling. In lieu of flowers, a memorial
has been set up in her name to the Area Medical Foundation, P.O.
Box 236, Seiling, OK 73663. Cards or remembrances may be sent to
Mick Jones, P.O. Box 421, Chandler, OK 74834.
College Corner
None to report
None to report
Marilyn K. Berousek, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, McClain County, effective 2-3-03.
January 25: Southwest District 4-H
Volunteers Conference (Lawton)
January 27: Heart Health for Women (Enid)
January 28: Turning a Sore Thumb Into a Green Thumb: A Short
Course in Landscape Management (Ada)
January 28: Yearly Diabetes Seminar (LeFlore and Pittsburg
counties)
January 28: Northwest District Livestock Judging Contest (Enid)
January 30-31: Ag in the Classroom Reunion Workshop (Ardmore)
February 1: Northwest District 4-H Volunteer Leadership
Conference (Enid)
February 1: Southeast District Share-The-Fun (TBA)
February 3: Replenishing the Caregiver (Ponca City)
February 4: Women-Specific Health Issues (Oklahoma City)
February 7-8: Southeast District Teen Lock-In (McAlester)
February 8: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Training
(Stillwater)
February 8: Northwest District 4-H Winter Invitational Air Rifle,
Air Pistol, Archery Shoot (Woodward)
February 11: Southwest District “Ready,
Set…Volunteer!” – 4-H Volunteer Core Competency
Training Unit 3 (Lawton)
February 12: Managing for Success in Oklahoma Agriculture
(Stillwater)
February 12: Microsoft Excel Training (Enid)
February 13: Microsoft Excel Training (Woodward)
February 15: OSU Horse Judging Day (Stillwater)
February 18: An Exploration of Entrepreneurship (Oklahoma City)
February 19: Managing Public Controversy in Oklahoma (Stillwater)
February 20: Identification and Prevention of Child Abuse and
Neglect (Oklahoma City)
February 20: Estate Planning – Getting Your Household in
Order (Pushmataha, Choctaw, Atoka, and Coal counties)
February 24: Updated Resume by Michelle Overstreet (Woodward)
February 24: Updated Resume by Michelle Overstreet (Enid)
February 25: Women-Specific Health Issues (Altus)
February 25: Oklahoma Forests, Their Value and Management
(Idabell)
February 25: Standard Operating Procedures for Submitting Digital
Plant Images for Weed Identification and Crop Problem Diagnosis
(TBA)
February 26: Family Economic Well-Being Basic Training
(Weatherford)
February 27: Replenishing the Caregiver (Enid)
February 27: Family Economic Well-Being Basic Training (Okmulgee)
February 28: Snow date for Updated Resume (Woodward)
February 28: Snow date for Updated Resume (Enid)