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May 2000
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- Monday, May 22, 2000
- UW-Extension embraces technological convergence
- David Giroux
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Wisconsin will be a leader in communications and educational technology
- Monday, May 15, 2000
- Palmer honored by Boy Scouts
- Stephen P. Rudolph
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Four Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America, will honor Joan Palmer and five other top volunteers with the Silver Beaver Award at the council's annual dinner, May 17, 2000 at the Nakoma Country Club in Madison. Joan is a media specialist for the Program Development and Evaluation unit of University of Wisconsin-Extension Cooperative.
- Monday, May 08, 2000
- Diversity program awards announced
- Amy Pikalek
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The Division of Continuing Education Extension has announced the six recipients of Diversity Program Development Initiative (DPDI) funding for the 2000-2001 fiscal year. "The DPDI provides seed money for UW Institutions to develop and implement new diversity ventures that are consistent with the goals and initiatives outlined in UW-Extension's Plan 2008," said Assistant Dean Kay Taube, who chaired the review committee.
- Leaders return from Turkey
- JoAnn Stormer
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A delegation of 38 Americans from the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program (WRLP) recently returned from visiting and learning first-hand about leadership in Turkey. While in Turkey for 17 days the group was welcomed by several key leaders in many regions throughout the country. During their visits the participants studied the country's political, economic, historical, and cultural aspects.
- Old computers still have byte
- Steve Brachman
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Ever wonder where old computers go? Last year, Wisconsin businesses, institutions and households retired an estimated 600,000 computers.
- Pick your summer child care wisely
- Jill Steinberg
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Each summer, parents face a dilemma about childcare for their school-aged children. While everyone agrees that a 7-year-old shouldn't be left alone all day, it's less clear what type and level of adult supervision is appropriate for children ages 10, 11 or 12. Yet, studies show there are substantial risks for children ages 10 to 13 that stay home unsupervised -- including increased risk of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and experimentation with other risky behaviors.
- Start making money in middle school!
- Joel Bradtke
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Could your seventh or eighth grader become as successful as Bill Gates? A first step might be to attend the new Youth Entrepreneur Camp, a 40-hour program designed to foster the entrepreneurial desires of middle school students.
- Sunday, May 07, 2000
- Water works wonders
- Chris Mechenich
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"Water Works Wonders' is a great slogan for Drinking Water Week because of the many uses we make of water every day," says Christine Mechenich, groundwater educator at the UW-Extension Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center.
- Friday, May 05, 2000
- "Masked" bandits on a raid
- Scott Craven
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It's not hard to control the "masked" bandits that raid campgrounds, trash containers, gardens and bird feeders. But, it does require persistence and the proper technique.
- Barn preservation workshop offered
- Chuck Law
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An innovative, hands-on barn preservation workshop, complete with a Saturday night barn dance, is being offered June 9-10 in Institute in Door County.
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