WNEP News

Schedule Conference Call Choices to Discuss FY10 Budget Planning (3/18/09)

Dates and times for telephone conferences regarding your budget materials are listed below. Please review the list and pick two possible times.

Send your choices via email to: elaine.seitz@uwex.edu

Times will be filled on a first come, first serve basis....

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Food Security Survey (2/23/06) (Adams/Wood)

On October 29,2005, The Wisconsin Dells Events had as their lead article information about the Food Security Survey done by Adams, Columbia and Sauk Counties WNEP. The survey showed that the survey had an 86% return rate (n=440). Results showed...

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School newsletters feature WNEP educator (2/15/06) (Polk/St Croix)

Shirley Crowe is featured in recent school newsletters in Clayton and Unity School Districts. Unity has devoted 2 full pages and Clayton one page to WNEP in their newsletters. One article titled, "When was the last time you ate chick-peas,...

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Article on Hispanic resources features Rock Co. WNEP Staff (8/29/05) (Rock)

The Feb. 22 issue of the Beloit Daily News features an article by Jessie Waldheim titled "Resources serve Hispanic community." The article describes involvement by UWEX educators:

"The University of Wisconsin Extension, provided through Rock County, has two Spanish-speaking educators who...

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Rock Co. Gardening Project featured in article (8/29/05) (Rock)

The August 8, 2005 issue of the Beloit Daily News features an article by Rebekah Danaher titled "Students growing into little gardeners." The article desribes the gardening project for elementary school age children:

"'We're trying to expose them to eating a...

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St. Croix Mileage Club (7/20/05) (Polk/St Croix)

St. Croix County’s Youth Nutrition and Activity Task Force recently trained nurses and other representatives from five school districts on how to set up a mileage club, where children in elementary school are rewarded with toe tokens for each five...

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Regents Award for Excellence awarded to WNEP (12/4/08)

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents honored winners of the 2008 Academic Staff Awards for Excellence at their meeting on August 22. This is the highest recognitiaon bestowed on members of the UW System's academic staff. Regent Eileen Connolly-Keesler,...

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WNEP Highlighted During Chancellor Wilson's Recent Visit to Oconto County (11/3/06) (Marinette/Oconto)

NOVEMBER 2006—Chancellor David Wilson visited Oconto County on Tuesday, October 31, where he learned more about the impact of local University of Wisconsin-Extension programs.

On May 1, 2006, Wilson became the first person to lead both the University of Wisconsin...

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Survey calls attention to hunger in county (10/27/05) (Washburn)

Results of Hunger Survey for two Washburn County Elementary Schools reported in the Spooner Advocate this is a link to the article http://www.spooneronline.com/placed/index.php?story_id=210288

Ready Set Grow! Children Learn about veggies from seed to salad. (8/4/05) (Sawyer)

Growing minds, growing bodies and growing gardens are the components of a cooperative educational program being presented at Northwest Connections Family Resources.

The eight week course — Ready, Set Grow — was conceived by NCFR director Jackie Strand and Sawyer...

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