Nearly 150 College of Agriculture Retirees met last Saturday afternoon at
El Rio Neighborhood Center for the Fourth Annual College of Agriculture
Retirees BBQ. Over half of these special folks came two or more hours
early to visit with their colleagues that they see only once a year since
retirement. John Marchello provided a "melt in your mouth" shredded beef
with BBQ sauce on a bun and there were dozens of salads and desserts to
accompany the hot beef presentation. Barbara Jones, supportive spouse of
one of the newest retirees, Howard Jones, brought her 30 member dance
troupe, the "Hot Flashes", to perform a dazzling program following
greetings from the Dean and Executive Council. The planning and
organization of this event is managed by Patti Baciewicz and Shirley
O'Brien and the retirees are most appreciative of their efforts.
* Congratulations to Debra Lee Pearson who will be graduating summa cum
laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in
Business Administration on Friday, May 12, 2000 from Northern Arizona
University.
* Congratulations to Susan Pater and Cado Daly for national recognition as
2000 National Natural Resources and Environmental Management Flagship
Program for Water Wise of Cochise County. The honorees will be recognized
at next month's Natural Resources Extension Conference. Eight honorees
will present their winning programs at the conference. Nearly half of the
states submitted candidate programs for Flagship consideration. For more
information, see http://www.nrem.net
* 4-H Our Yard Teaching Pavilion: Building Site & Gift Acceptance
Approved by the Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona
requested approval to authorize the construction of the 4-H Foundation Our
Yard Teaching Pavilion to be located on two acres of vacant UA Campus
Agricultural Center land at
4210 N. Campbell Avenue, and to accept the gift of the completed pavilion
from the 4-H Foundation. The teaching pavilion will serve as an outdoor
classroom facility to be used by Pima County Cooperative Extension for
programs and workshops on maintaining and sustaining landscapes which are
compatible with Arizona's arid environment and will be made available to
the wider University community, the
neighborhood, and the public. The estimated project cost for the pavilion
is $190,000. The 4-H Foundation, acting as Owner, will construct the
teaching pavilion and gift it to the Board of Regents immediately upon
completion of construction.
* Your participation is appreciated in following interviews:
- Dr. Carlos Lazcano (recent Ph.D. graduate from Texas A&M University),
is interviewing for the Vegetable Specialist position. He will be in
Tucson on May 17 and Yuma on May 18. His seminar is scheduled for 11AM on
May 17 in Forbes 307. Please contact Dr. Charles Sanchez, YVAC for details
associated with the Yuma schedule. Jeff Silvertooth can also be contacted
for more detailed information.
- Graham County, Assistant/Associate Agent, Agriculture. Interviews
and seminars tentatively set for June 7 on campus, and June 8 in Graham
County.
- Native American Programs Assistant Director. Interviews and seminar
for Joe Hiller on May 18 on campus, and May 19 in the Maricopa County
office. J.D. McNutt will interview on June 5 on campus, and June 6 in the
Maricopa County office.
- Cochise County, Area Assistant/Associate/Full Agent,
Agribusiness/Economic Development. Review of applications begins May 8, 2000.
* Attention Bonsai Enthusiasts! On May 6 and 7, 9AM-5PM, the Tucson Bonsai
Society is putting on a show at 6245 E. Bellevue (North of Trader Joe's)
with an exhibition, and demonstrations of how to create, style and train
bonsai. It is free, but donations are requested to cover expenses.
REMINDERS:
- Desert Horticulture 2000 Conference at the Tucson Community Center,
260 S. Church in Tucson on Friday, May 12, 2000. For more information,
consult the Website at: http://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/, or contact John
Begeman at 520/626-5161.
- The 6th Annual Melon Field Day will be on Tuesday, May 23, at the UA
Maricopa Ag. Center. Details can be found at:
http://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/vegcrops/fielddaysmtgs.htm