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Fish Iowa ! Youth Workshops
(Posted on 5/9/2008)
Do you want to learn how to fish? Do you want to improve your fishing skills? Then check out the Fish Iowa! Youth Workshops. Get hooked on fishing!

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2008 Garden Challenge
(Posted on 4/9/2008)
Open to any team of a youth (grades K – 6th) and an adult to grow vegetable/flower seeds and exhibit produce at county fair. Teams can be family members, friends, or neighbors. Seeds may be grown by the team in a garden, flower bed, or containers.

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2008 BOONE COUNTY FAIR INFORMATION
(Posted on 3/25/2008)
2008 Boone County Fair Book and Entry Forms "On the WILD SIDE!"

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2008 Aerospace Interest Group
(Posted on 3/17/2008)
Would you like to learn how to create and safely launch a rocket? Then check out the Aerospace Interest Group.

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Master Conservationist Program
(Posted on 3/13/2008)
Do you have an interest in preserving Iowa’s natural resources, and a willingness to learn how they can contribute to their community and their environment then check out the Master Conservationist Program in Boone County.

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Tell Me More About the New Food Guide Pyramid
(Posted on 10/1/2007)
The My Pyramid symbol represents the recommended proportion of foods from each food group and focuses on the importance of making smart food choices in every food group, every day.

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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Rich Wrage-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (515) 432-3882
Fax: (515) 432-3883
Email: rwrage@iastate.edu

Beth Fleming-Families Field Specialist
Phone: (515) 382-6551
Fax: (515) 382-2696
Email: bflem@iastate.edu

Sharon Mays-Families Field Specialist
Phone: (515) 261-4217
Fax: (515) 263-2704
Email: smays@iastate.edu

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