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Junior Camp 2008

June 5 and 6 is This Year's Junior Camp Dates
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Get signed up for Junior Camp TODAY! Space is limited, so sign up now.

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Worth County Has Successful Year at Area Awards
(Posted on 4/4/2008)
19 Worth County Youth Participate in Area Awards

Don

W-CAT Colation Working to Prevent Underage Drinking
(Posted on 2/28/2008)
Underage drinking is a problem...be a part of the solution!

Clover Kids

Clover Kids Expands This Year
(Posted on 11/27/2007)
Worth County Starts A Manly Clover Kids Group

enjoying the fair

The 2007 Worth County Fair Has Come and Gone
(Posted on 7/12/2007)
The Worth County Fair is always a highlight!

Cy at the dedication

Worth County Fair Enterance Gate Dedicated
(Posted on 7/12/2007)
150 years of excellence in 4-H and the Worth County Fair is reason to celebrate!

Eat with me!

Eat with your kids and TALK to them!
(Posted on 7/3/2007)
Does your relationship with your child need a boost? Do you wonder what you can do to improve it? Got a minute? Talk to them!

Ask Me

Asking Questions Pays Off
(Posted on 3/15/2007)
Parents asking questions help prevent alcohol use and abuse!

October 2006 Meeting

Clover Kids is Bigger and Better than Ever!
(Posted on 10/31/2006)
Join Clover Kids...it seems to be the thing to do!

Shea, Maddi, Brock, Erin

Youth and Adult Partnerships Work
(Posted on 10/6/2006)
Youth presented at the annual Iowa State Extension Conference on the Iowa State University Campus

State Fair Participants

2006 Boasts Successful Worth County Fair
(Posted on 7/11/2006)
Bigger and Better than ever - from exhibits to the ribbon auction

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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Staff

Dennis Johnson-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (641-324-1531)
Fax: (641-324-1532)
Email: djohn@iastate.edu

Susan Kliment-Worth County Clover Kid Coordinator
Phone: (641)324-4984 (home)
Fax: (641)324-1532
Email: kliments@fbx.com

Mindy Tenold-Office Manager
Phone: 641-324-1531
Fax: 641-324-1532
Email: mtenold@iastate.edu

Tina Kuennen-WCAT Youth Advisor / Media Manager
Phone: 641-324-1531
Fax: 641-324-1532
Email: kuenn@iastate.edu

Janet Brown-Family LIfe Field Specialist
Phone: 641-423-0844
Fax: 641-423-2642
Email: jmbrown@iastate.edu

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