UW-Extension news
September 2004
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- Monday, September 27, 2004
- What happens to the lunch your child brings to school?
- Barbara Ingham
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MADISON, Wis.-The lunch you packed for your child to take to school may be healthy when it leaves your kitchen, but how safe is it when the lunch bell rings?
- Friday, September 24, 2004
- When Grandma and Grandpa take care of the kids
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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MADISON, Wis.-Finding convenient, trustworthy and affordable child care can be a challenge for many parents, but some parents have found a relatively easy solution: their own parents, says Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Extension program specialist in aging.
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004
- PHIL CORRIVEAU NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
- Wendy Wink and Byron Knight
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MADISON, Wis., - Phil Corriveau has been named director of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR). In his new position Corriveau will oversee daily management of the statewide network and its nationally produced programming.
- U.S. Senate Primary Statewide Televised Debate and Follow-up News on "Here and Now" Set.
- Moira Harrington
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Health care, the war in Iraq and jobs are topics on the minds of many likely voters. Republican candidates running for the U.S. Senate have formulated positions on these topics and others, and will lay them out in a statewide televised "We the People" Debate at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT).
- Friday, September 17, 2004
- Culver's Buys Grand Champion Ham to Benefit 4-H
- Pat Harrington
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Culver's Franchising System, Inc. of Prairie du Sac generously supported 4-H youth at the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation's Thirteenth Annual Governor's Sweepstakes Meat Products Auction. Culver's purchased the State Fair Grand Champion Ham, produced by Kickapoo Locker Service of Gays Mills, for $4,500. They also purchased the Champion Cooked Bratwurst, by Louie's Finer Meats, Inc. of Cumberland, for $800. Their total of $5,300 made them the high total purchaser of the evening.
- Tuesday, September 14, 2004
- UW names Tony Fairbanks first Native American Youth Development Specialist.
- Greg Hutchins
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Tony Fairbanks has been selected as the first Native American Youth Development Specialist with University of Wisconsin-Extension and UW-Superior. Fairbanks will be a statewide resource on Native American youth needs and effective programming strategies for Native American youth in Wisconsin.
- Monday, September 13, 2004
- EDUCATIONAL TV PRODUCTION GROUP LAUNCHED IN GREEN BAY
- William Hynes, Scott Hildebrand, and David Giroux
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Three organizations have struck an agreement that will ensure continued production of public television programs originating from northeast Wisconsin.
- University of Wisconsin Continuing EDvantage
- Amy Pikalek
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The University of Wisconsin-Extension's Division of Outreach and E-Learning has reallocated more than $300,000 this year in support of 12 new economic development projects statewide. The new University of Wisconsin Continuing EDvantage program provides start-up funding to new initiatives that create partnerships with Wisconsin businesses, community and government agencies, the nonprofit sector, and the continuing education offices on the University of Wisconsin campuses. This year’s UW Continuing EDvantage initiatives include collaborations with:
- Thursday, September 09, 2004
- New UW-Extension Web site links corn buyers and sellers
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Many livestock producers may find themselves short on corn and corn silage as the growing season comes to a close. Heavy rain delayed planting, especially in eastern Wisconsin, and the unusually cool summer has put the crop even farther behind schedule, explained Mike Ballweg, University of Wisconsin-Extension crops and soils agent in Sheboygan County.
- Trees, Moss, Scuplture and Beetles Covered in Next "Wisconsin Gardener"
- Moira Harrington
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The Wisconsin Gardener will premiere a new edition of the popular program, titled “Great Gardens & Garden Greats,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23.
- Tuesday, September 07, 2004
- Web Site Offers Wisconsin Election and Candidate Information
- Moira Harrington
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Online news is a burgeoning source of information for the electorate. In this critical season, a comprehensive and unbiased Web site is readily available to assist potential voters in their decision-making in the rapidly approaching Sept. 14 primary.
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