GIFTS FROM THE HEART AND STRAIGHT FROM YOUR KITCHEN ... OR FROM ISU EXTENSION!
(Posted on 11/19/2009)
As the holiday season approaches, unleash your creativity and consider giving some gifts from your kitchen. Gifts of food are personal, you can usually save money, and you really can give a bit of your heart with each gift. Cindy Baumgartner, Nutrition and Health Specialist for Iowa State University Extension Service, says “When you prepare or put together your own unique food gift, you can select recipes or items you know the receivers will like. And…best of all, the recipients will know you were really thinking about them as you prepared or selected their special gifts.”

New Publications Help Iowan's Prepare for Winter
(Posted on 9/29/2009)
AMES, Iowa – As summer winds down, fall eases in and winter looms ahead, Iowans can turn to four Iowa Energy Center publications for tips on how they can cut costs and increase efficiencies for their home energy usage.

KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE STRONG IN STRESSFUL TIMES - By Donna Andrusyk, ISU Extension Family Life Field Specialist
(Posted on 5/8/2009)
When money gets tight, a couple’s relationship can be stretched — and stressed — as well. Spouses may handle tough times differently, says Donna Andrusyk, an Iowa State University Extension family life field specialist. These varying reactions and feelings can pull couples apart or bring them closer together.

When Things Don't Go Well, Help Your Child Succeed
(Posted on 4/1/2008)
Sometimes children will come home from school or extracurricular activities feeling a sense of failure. It’s natural for parents to try to soften the blow with comments like, “It was just a bad day” or “You did well -- they just didn’t understand.” But Donna Andrusyk, Iowa State University Extension family life program specialist says there’s a better approach: view failures and setbacks as learning experiences.

Answerline
(Posted on 2/6/2008)
Iowa State's Answer Line Fields 'Need to Know Now' Questions