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4-H SCIENCE AND TECH DAY HELD AT AGRI-HALL IN AUDUBON
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
ISU Extension Audubon County and Southwest Iowa Area 4-H Council are hosting a science and tech day on Saturday, May 10 at Agri Hall on the Audubon County Fairgrounds.

PARENTING WORKSHOP
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
The workshop will teach parents, with children zero to seven, ways to stay calm and increase their child’s motivation to cooperate. Free child care will be available if requested in advance.

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SW Iowa 4-H Junior Camp
(Posted on 3/18/2008)
Area 4-H Junior camp is open to all Southwest Iowa youth who have completed grades 5 and 6 and will be held in Birch Village ( a village at the 4-H Camp Center in Madrid) The camp will be filled at 100 youth, so you will want to register early before it fills up. 4-H camps are open to all youth, membership in a 4-H club is not required. So bring a friend and share the experience!

News from Iowa State University Extension

Care for Yourself/WISEWOMAN Helps Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Care for Yourself/WISEWOMANThe community-based intervention program empowers low-income, primarily rural women to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Have Trailer, Will Demonstrate Universal Design
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
trailer with portable display showing universal designGive ISU Extension specialist Mary Yearns a trailer and she’ll figure out a way to demonstrate how universal design makes a home more useful and accessible.
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.
ISU Extension Book Receives Arbor Day Foundation Award
(Posted on 4/21/2008)
The Forest Where Ashley Lives“The Forest Where Ashley Lives,” a children’s book published by Iowa State University Extension, has received an Education Award from this nonprofit education and conservation organization.

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Mary E. Ottmar-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 712-563-4239
Fax: 712-563-4230
Email: ottmar@iastate.edu

Mary Beth Kaufman-Families Resource Management FIeld Specialist
Phone: 712-755-3104
Fax:
Email: mbkaufma@iastate.edu

Mary Hughes-Families Field Specialist
Phone: 712-366-7070
Fax:
Email: mhughes@iastate.edu

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