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Extension Tip of the Week
(Posted on 1/18/2008)
Extension Tip of the Week (TOW) is a feature that can be sent to you directly by e-mail. These tips, sent weekly, will be brief and timely, covering a variety of topics.

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Extension Offers Dynamic Course for Dynamic Leaders
(Posted on 11/29/2007)
- a program series starting in January 2008 and held in various locations in Monona County that focuses on building individual leadership skills and applying those skills in a community setting.

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Teach Your Pre-schooler About Spending & Saving
(Posted on 3/29/2007)
Thrive by FiveTM: Teaching Your Preschooler About Spending and Saving--free activities and other resources for parents who want to encourage healthy attitudes about money in young children.

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ISU . . . "It's a Fact!"
(Posted on 3/28/2007)
For a brief overview of Iowa State University check out our link to "It's a Fact!" or stop by the Ida County Extension Office.

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Iowa State Offers Programs and Activities for Youth Pre K-12
(Posted on 3/28/2007)
If you are looking for programs and activities designed with your children in mind you have come to the right place. Check out these summer and continuous events offered by ISU.

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Spring is Here! It's Time to Think About Your Yard & Garden.
(Posted on 3/28/2007)
For research-based information to help you with your yard and garden decision-making check out these helpful links we have created.

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eXtension's "Financial Security for All" Web site Launched
(Posted on 3/28/2007)
Check out eXtension’s new Financial Security for All Web site to find information on attaining personal financial security.

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Iowa State's Answer Line Fields 'Need to Know Now' Questions
(Posted on 3/13/2007)
Consumers can get answers to home and family questions that they "need to know now."

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Barn Restoration Inspires 4-H Projects Across Iowa
(Posted on 9/8/2006)
Iowa barns capture the imagination of 4-H youth who help record history and turn nostalgia into local pride and economic growth.

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Eat to Compete!
(Posted on 4/24/2006)
Visit ISU Extension's Sport Nutrition web site for up-to-date information on the role of nutrition in physical performance.

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PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE SAFETY DAYS AT MAPLE VALLEY ELEMENTARY
(Posted on 4/14/2006)
ISU Extension works with Community partners to teach farm and home safety at Maple Valley School

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"Powerful Tools for Caregivers"
(Posted on 4/14/2006)
Anyone who has helped provide care for another person understands the challenges and rewards that caregiving creates.

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

Kristina Williams-Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Phone: 712-225-6196
Fax: 712-225-3173
Email: kristina@iastate.edu

Cheri Hardison-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (712) 423-2175
Fax: (712) 423-3056
Email: chardi@iastate.edu

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

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