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Families News Release
(Posted on 1/30/2008)
Save more in 2008. Money saving tips provided by Family Resource Management Specialist, Phyllis Zalenski.

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4H Photo Camp
(Posted on 1/29/2008)
Youth in 7th - 12th grades are invited to discover the thrills that lie in finding new ways to add interest in their photography.

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Answer Line Hotline
(Posted on 1/29/2008)
Iowa Answer Line: 800-262-3804 Call from 9:00 am to noon; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday - Friday.

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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Staff

Kristi Cooper-Field Specialist, Family Life
Phone: 319-377-9839
Fax: 319-377-0475
Email: kcoop@iastate.edu

Phyllis Zalenski-Field Specialist, Family Resource Management
Phone: 319-462-2791
Fax: 319-462-4572
Email: zalenski@iastate.edu

Stan Geiken-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (319) 472-4739
Fax: (319) 472-5601
Email: shgeiken@iastate.edu

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