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National
Games Promote ISU,
Ames and Special Olympics
Ames welcomed the 3,000 athletes,
2,000 coaches and delegates, 12,000 family members and friends, 8,000
volunteers and 30,000 spectators to the Special Olympics USA National
Games. In return, the Games brought an economic
boost to Central Iowa.
Military
Kids Stay in Touch with Tech Lab
Iowa State University Extension and the American
Legion are helping Iowa youth stay in touch with their deployed parents.
This summer kids are creating
greeting cards in the Operation
Military Kids (OMK) Mobile Tech Lab to send to their deployed parents.
Child
Care Program Makes a Difference for Spanish-speaking Iowans
As Sioux City’s Latino population grows, more and more
Spanish-speaking parents need child care that fits their language and their
culture. So ISU Extension and partners launched a training
program for Spanish-speaking parents and child care providers.
Precinct
Election Officials Become Trained, Certified
Voters in Iowa’s 1,800 election precincts should find
a good system even better by the 2008 presidential election as a result
of a new program
to train and certify local poll workers.
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Discover
Iowa’s Agri-Tourism
This is the summer to
experience Iowa’s agri-tourism — rural enterprises that bring
commercial tourism components to working farm environments. ISU Extension
often has lent a hand in these entrepreneurial endeavors. |
Network
for Industrial Learning, Support Established in Siouxland
The Siouxland
Industrial Roundtable is driven by local industry,
staffed by the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and facilitated by ISU Extension
personnel who connect the group with valuable resources.
Harambee
Pulls Community Together
A new movement in Waterloo, the
Harambee Coalition, is focusing
on the successes and issues of African-American families.
Ag
Decision Maker Expands Agricultural Law Section
Looking for information on IRS rulings, ownership of county
roads, family litigation or public right-of-way? Then check Iowa State
University Extension’s expanded agricultural
law section of the Ag Decision Maker Web site.
Research
Tries to Take the Odor out of Manure
Solving the question of how
to take the odor out of manure is a motivating force behind some of the current research at Iowa State
University’s Atmospheric Air Quality Lab at the National Swine
Research and Information Center.
Lab
Analyzes Odor
Manure isn’t an “end product,” says Jacek
Koziel, an Iowa State University assistant professor currently researching
the makeup of, and odor-causing agents in, manure. Rather, it’s
the beginning. |
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