Tuesday Morning Notes
September 28, 1999
Please welcome our newest staff member, Kelly Block, Applications Systems
Analyst in Extension Programs. Kelly is filling in for Sheila
Merrigan,
who is on leave of absence, and will also be working with Robert Armstrong
and Susan Gallegos to develop a database of programmatic information
on the
web. Kelly is a graduate of Michigan State University with a
B.S. in
Agriculture and Natural Resource Education and of The University of
Arizona
where she earned her Masters of Agricultural Education.
* Rick Gibson (Pinal County) made an excellent report to the Arizona
Farm
Bureau on the future of Arizona Agriculture (see the notes featured
on our
homepage). They thought the presentation was very good, and encouraged
such presentations in each county. Rick will be sending the material
he
used for the presentation to each county. Thanks Rick.
* During the CHAPS Advancement Workshop on September 21, 1999,
outside
experts and workshop participants reviewed the successful implementation
of
three pilot programs. The CHAPS Vision is “Partnering for community-based
health promotion.” The Community Health Advancement Partnerships
(CHAPS)
is a coordinated, community-based health promotion collaboration addressing
community-identified priorities available to each Arizona county; promotes
the capacity of individuals, families and communities to increase healthy
lifestyle choices, and strengthens community leadership and involvement
in
tailoring local health infrastructures to meet community needs.
The
Mission is accomplished through linking research, education, and outreach
efforts of Cooperative Extension and the Arizona Prevention Center,
in
partnership with both public and private health and healthcare-related
institutions.
* 1999 University of Arizona Cotton Field Day, co-hosted by the
Arizona
Cotton Growers Association, at the Maricopa Agriculture Center, is
scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 1999. Special thanks to Ed
Martin,
Steve Husman, Hal Moser, Peter Ellsworth, Bill McCloskey, Pete Waller,
Deborah Young, and Bob Roth.
* Yavapai County Cooperative Extension will be holding a Rangeland
Monitoring Workshop on October 14 and 15, 1999 at the Orme Ranch, 1000
Orme
Road, Mayer, Arizona. Please contact Jeff Schalau, CED,
Yavapai County,
at 520/445-6590, Extension 13 to register for the Rangeland Monitoring
Workshop. The $20 tuition includes: Rangeland Monitoring Guide,
PVC
Frequency/Point Frame, Lunch, and a Certificate of Completion.
* There will be a World Food Day Teleconference broadcast at the Maricopa
County Cooperative Extension office on Friday, October 15, 1999 (9AM-Noon),
entitled “Tomorrow’s Farmers: An Uncertain Future”. The program
will be
broadcast live from the studios of George Washington University in
Washington, DC. There are no restrictions on videotaping.
Contact Sharon
Hoelscher Day at 602/470-8086, Ext. 332 for more detailed information.
* Please mark your calendars for Thursday, October 28, 10:00-1:30
for
the1999 Extension Specialists Meeting. The meeting will be held
in the
Tucson Room at the UA Student Union. Please send agenda items to Jeff
Silvertooth (silver@cals.arizona.edu)
by October 20, and RSVP to
pattib@cals.arizona.edu if
you are/are not planning to attend.
REMINDER: Safford Agricultural Center Field Day, Thursday, September
30,
1999, 9:15 AM - 2 PM. The Field Day includes tours of the Research
Center
and a Cotton Symposium. Please contact Lee Clark for more detailed
information at 520/428-2432.
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Jim Christenson, Director
Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture
Phone: 520/621-7209
FAX #: 520/621-1314
jimc@cals.arizona.edu
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/
http://cals.arizona.edu/internal/director/jacindex.html
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