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Operation ReLeaf Director Amy Oliver

Lee County Hosts Operation ReLeaf
(Posted on 4/28/2008)
Alliant Energy's Operation ReLeaf brings low cost trees to Iowa residents to promote energy conservation and community reforestation.

2007 Fair Swine Winner

Don't Miss Iowa's Oldest Fair!
(Posted on 4/28/2008)
The Lee County Fair is set to begin July 9th and run through July 13th. Mark your calendars now, so you can be part of Iowa's oldest county fair.

Photo of puppet show

ISUE Annual Outdoor Classrooms for Fort Madison Area 3rd Graders
(Posted on 4/28/2008)
The annual Outdoor Classrooms for Fort Madison Area 3rd Graders will be held at Ron and Suzanne Overberg farm May 8, 2008.

Free Credit Reports Available
(Posted on 4/6/2005)
Your credit report is one of your most important financial documents. It contains information on where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you have been sued or filed for bankruptcy. Nationwide consumer reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home. Do you know what is on your credit report? Beginning March 1, 2005, you can check yours for free.

Windmill

Money Available to Plug Your Abandoned Well
(Posted on 1/21/2005)
Abandoned wells are a danger to our environment and our personal safety. If you have one on your property you should consider plugging it as soon as possible.

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

Mary Weinand-Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Phone: (641) 472-4166
Fax: (641) 472-2591
Email: mweinand@iastate.edu

Mary Crooks-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 523-2371
Fax: (319) 523-2375
Email: mcrooks@iastate.edu

Patty Steiner-Family Nutrition Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 754-7556
Fax: (319) 754-6721
Email: psteiner@iastate.edu

Julie Wellman-Food and Nutrition Program Assistant/Storks Nest Coordinator
Phone:
Fax:
Email: jwell@iastate.edu

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