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For Immediate Release

 

 

Contact: Steven L. Miller, Senior Editor

Phone: (307) 766-6342

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Date: Feb. 9, 2006

            Conferences for rural families Feb. 21-23 in Campbell, Crook, Weston counties

 

            Finances, nutrition, human relationships and young livestock learning behavior are topics in “At Home on the Range” conferences Feb. 21-23.

            The conferences, offered by the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension  Service (UW CES) and Cowbelles/Cattlewomen, are in Campbell, Crook and Weston counties. They will examine rural family issues.

            “There are a great variety of topics and information for anyone to utilize,” said Vicki Hayman, CES food and safety educator for the three counties. “This is also a great networking opportunity for area participants.”

            Conferences are Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Weston County, Feb. 22 in Campbell  County, and Feb. 23 in Crook County.

            Conferences start with registration at 9:30 a.m.

            Scheduled topics are:

            10 a.m. – “Making Financial Choices You Can Live With”

            11 a.m. – “Good Food on the Fly”

            1 p.m. – “Generations – Connecting or Conflicting”

            2 p.m. – “Mother Knows Best – Learning and Behavior in Young Livestock”

            Daun Martin, CES family resource management educator in Campbell County, and Bill Taylor, CES educator in Weston County specializing in community development, will present “Making Financial Choices You Can Live With.”

            “We will talk about how you make choices and that when you make them, rather  than having them thrust on you, they are easier to live with,” said Martin. Information will cover wants versus needs, spending and savings plans, and credit.

            Hayman offers cooking advice such as planning, using preparation shortcuts, cooking in advance and using a slow cooker in “Good Food on the Fly.”

            Randy Weigel, CES human development specialist in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, focuses on differences in “Generations – Connecting or Conflicting.”

             “Being aware of these differences can help individuals understand, or work with, those who grew up in different times – whether it be family, friends or co-workers,” he said. “The majority of us think the correct way – and the only way – is our way. In personal life and business life, that is just not true.”

            Gene Gade, CES educator in Crook County, will present “Mother Knows Best – Learning and Behavior in Young Livestock.” Animals learn much about what, when and where to graze, he said, which has management implications. For example, herbivores can learn to avoid some plants and locations and to utilize others.

            Seminar locations are:

            Weston County –U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center, 1225 Washington Blvd.,  Newcastle

            Campbell County – Campbell County CES office, 1000 S. Douglas Highway,  Gillette.

            Crook County –Crook County Courthouse community meeting room, Sundance.

            Registration is $10 and is due at the door. For more information, contact Martin at (307) 682-7281, Gade at (307) 1192, or Hayman at (307) 746-3531.

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