All CED's, Department Heads and School Directors are encouraged to attend
the CALS Annual Administrative Retreat beginning Sunday, June 3 - 5, 2001
at Little America Hotel, Rouge Room in Flagstaff. Contact Debby Janes for
details, djanes@cals.arizona.edu.
* Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension held their grand opening on May
21, 2001. Please stop by to see them at their new office at 3241 N. Grand
Ave. - Suite #6, Nogales, AZ. Their new phone number is (520) 281-2994.
*The Deadline for Project CentRL applications is June 1, 2001. Please
identify candidates to Everett Rhodes (Pinal County). (520) 836-5221, or
e-mail him at: erhodes@cals.arizona.edu
*Please Be a Host Family!! Here's a Chance to Show "Warm" Arizona 4-H
Hospitality.... We have a great opportunity to open our heart and homes to
an IFYE for the dates of June 26th to July 14th. Host Family Opportunity
available for hosting Mr. Chih-Yung Lin, 2001 IFYE Ambassador from Taiwan
to Arizona. Date of Birth: February 29, 1980, non-smoking. Currently a
student. Organizational Experience: 4-H Club Member and Vice-Chairman -
three years, Student's Group Department Member - two years, Special
Interests: Interested in teaching methods, volunteer leadership, and soil
and water conservation, Leisure Interests: Swimming, baseball and
basketball. If you are interested Lisa Lauxman or Cecile Babich could send
you a hard copy via fax of the Host Family Experience Flyer which details
experiencing the wonderful opportunities another culture in your own home.
If you have questions, please contact Lisa or or Cecile directly: Tel/Fax:
(602) 943-7168, www.ifyeusa.net
* Another successful Southwest Desert Horticulture Conference was held on
May 18, 2001. Attendance was great at three hundred fifty participants.
Thanks to Libby Davison for her hard work. Rob Call (Cochise County)
coordinated the concurrent sessions in Spanish for approximately
thirty-five people and did a terrific job!
* The CALS Diversity Committee had a very interesting trip to Hon-Dah on
May 2 and 3. There were eight members who participated in the conference
agenda, the evening entertainment and several intense discussions. Joe
Hiller and Steve Campbell were event organizers and Jim Chamie, Louise
Canfield, Steve Crofts, Natalie Furrey, Esperanza Torres and Shirley
O'Brien joined the conference in time for a Southwest lunch which included
Indian Fry Bread, Mutton Stew, and Acorn Stew. They attended several
sessions and in the evening attended a performance by Vincent Craig. In
words and music he presented Native American family life and values both
humorously and seriously. The committee (plus Matt Livingston, Hopi
Reservation) discussed the program concepts for a CALS Native American
Conference, Spring, 2002. As a part of the conference, Joyce Alves and
Esther Hubbell organized a nine-station health assessment program. Over 250
people went through the stations which offered education and information
about many aspects of health management. For more information, contact
Shirley O'Brien.
*Congratulations to Dave Kopec for a successful Karsten Turf Field Day last
week. Over 150 superintendents and Sports Turf Managers viewed research
plots and greenhouse experiments. Paul Brown, Jim Walworth, Dave Kopec,
Mohammed Pessarakli and Jeff Gilbert gave guided tours. The next day over
50 people visited Karsten for an industry/research tour.
* The sights and sounds of the San Pedro River are yours at the click of a
mouse. The Nature Conservancy and Intel have teamed up to create a website,
"Explore the Last Great Places, " that is intended to inform and education
about Earth's biological treasures and how to protect them. The site can be
reached through www.lastgreatplaces.org. This website is the first in a
planned series that will also feature other prominent natural areas.