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Join the Buena Vista County 4-H Safety and Education in Shooting Sports Club
(Posted on 8/28/2007)
Interested in Shooting Sports? Now is the Time to Join!

Getting youth and their parents plugged into Iowa State University is EASY
(Posted on 2/22/2007)
It's just 1 - 2 - 3 - and click you are there.

who is you book

who is you?
(Posted on 6/9/2006)
who is you? the coming epidemic of identity theft Written by ISU Professor Steffen Schmidt PhD and Lecturer Michael McCoy. Recent news has revealed that a Department of Veterans Affairs staff member took information on a disk drive home to work on a project, without authorization.

Money

Iowa State University Current Financial Topics
(Posted on 2/22/2006)
Money for Life Newsletters from the Iowa State University Extension.

Retirement

Saving for Retirement
(Posted on 2/22/2006)
Now is the time to open an account or increase the amount you’re investing for retirement. The best time to save is early in your working life, because you have time on your side. Small amounts of money, left to grow for years will be a huge retirement fund. If you save just $2,000 in a ROTH IRA earning 8%, when you are 18 years old it will grow to $92,000 by the time you are 66.

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.

Staff

Rhonda Christensen-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (712)732-5056
Fax: (712)732-5006
Email: rchris@iastate.edu

Brenda Ledesma-Romero-Family Nutrition Program Assistant
Phone: 712-732-5056
Fax: 712-732-5006
Email: ledesma@iastate.edu

Eugenia Hanlon-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (712)297-8611
Fax: (712)297-7011
Email: ehanlon@iastate.edu

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