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2001

November - December 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 6)

  • Recipe
  • Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops
  • Money-saving Ideas Can Keep Your Finances in Control
  • Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
  • On-lot Septic Seminar
  • Landscape Design for Homes
  • How do you Clean Baseball Caps?
  • Five Mistakes Consumers Make
  • Storage Tips
  • The Care Label on a Sweater
  • Get Clothes Ready for Storage
  • Pike County Fair
  • Teen Retreat
  • A 4-H Stipend Program ...
  • Entertainment Books
  • Committee Members Needed!
  • Calling all 4-H Alumni
  • Phat Phun with 4-H Family Picnic
  • First Time Grandparenting
  • Despair of the Day Inspires Kids' Book
  • Pike County Tobacco Coalition
  • General Assembly ApprovesTobacco Settlement Formula
  • New Research Makes a Case for Cranberry Juice

September - October 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 5)

  • Recipe
  • Custodial Accounts: Your Child’s Path to Wall Street
  • Get in Step with New RMD Rules
  • New FDIC Brochure on Banking Using the Internet
  • Effective Grant-Writing for Non-Profits
  • Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Organizations
  • Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
  • Organic Gardening - Creating & Maintaining a Compost Pile
  • Curing Gourds
  • What to do if you Lose Your Purse or Wallet
  • Announcing the First PA-Specific Caregiver Website
  • Camp Shehaqua
  • 4-H Presentation Night
  • Babysitting Clinic
  • Phat Phun with 4-H Family Picnic
  • Love Your Family? Write Them a Letter
  • Outings with Kids
  • Gifts of Time - Our Children Ask of Us...
  • New Cholesterol Guidelines
  • Mosquito Pest Management and Control
  • Fish-Consumption Advisory

July - August 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 4)

  • Recipe
  • Investing Possible with Small Sums
  • Investing Series Offered
  • Planting & Care of Community Trees
  • Rating Your Home's Environmental Health
  • New Drinking Water Fact Sheets
  • Deer Feed, Ticks Drop in Maryland Control Program
  • Taking Cuttings From Your Shrubs & Trees
  • Hung up on Cell Phones
  • New Animal Club is now forming in the Milford Area
  • Kidz Kamp
  • 4-H Day at Red Barons
  • District III Horse Show
  • New 4-H Projects
  • 4-H Capital Days
  • Wanted 4-H Club Leaders
  • FAMNET >Resource for Parents
  • Bedtime
  • Talking & Listening
  • Lead Poisoning: Cut Your Risk
  • Wellness Made Easy
  • Remedies
  • ABC's of the New Dietary Guidelines
  • Saccharin Warning Label No Longer Required
  • Question & Answer Corner
  • Keep Your Barbecues Safe

May - June 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 3)

  • Special Messages
  • Recipe
  • Talk is Cheap? Not with Some Calling Plans
  • Free Internet Service - Worth the Price?
  • Electronic Signatures
  • Volunteer Management for Non-Profit Organizations
  • Making Better Site Design Happen in Your Community: A Workshop for Trainers
  • Valuing Pennsylvania's Water Resources
  • Diazinon to be Phased Out
  • Finding White "Snow" on Your Hemlocks After the Snow is Gone
  • Warranties...Guarantees...And Your Rights
  • It's a "Lemon"!
  • Symbols on Products We Use Everyday: What Do They Mean?
  • 4-H Camp Shehaqua 2001
  • Camp Counselor In Training
  • Experienced Counselor Training
  • Leadership/Camp Counselor Training
  • Camp Shehaqua Orientation
  • Babysitting Clinic
  • Kidz Kamp
  • A Dozen Ways to Strengthen Your Family
  • Toddler Topics Available
  • Teasing, Bullying and Sexual Harrassment
  • Tips for Eating Out
  • Foot-and-Mouth Disease: What You Need to Know!
  • The Low-down on Low-dose Aspirin for Your Heart
  • The Web Offers a Virtual Cookbook for the Nutrition-minded

March - April 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 2)

  • Recipe
  • Investing Series Offered
  • How to Handle the Unexpected
  • Strategic Planning/Board Development for Non-Profit Organizations
  • Country Living: A Homeowner's Guide
  • Improving Soils in Your Landscape
  • Selecting the Best Garden Site
  • Composting Workshops
  • Laundry Tips
  • Consider this Before Using Your Home As Collateral
  • Store Returns
  • V.I.P. Facts for Extension Volunteers
  • 4-H Wildlife and Forestry Field Days
  • Applications Now Being Accepted
  • 4-H Stipend Application
  • Teen Retreat – A PEEC into the Future
  • Camp Counselor Training
  • 4-H Camp Shehaqua 2001
  • Local Government Day
  • When Will They Ever Learn?
  • Teach Kids to Say "Thank You!"
  • Wellness Facts
  • Questions and Answers on Produce Waxes
  • Why are Wax Coatings Used?
  • Unscented: What Does It Mean?
  • Talking Sense about Scents
  • Reducing Refrigerator Odors

January - February 2001 (Vol. VII, Number 1)

  • Recipes
  • Who Gets Grandma's Cake Plate & Sentimental Treasures?
  • Tips on Charitable Giving
  • Basic Course for Zoning Officials
  • Don't Let Pollution Risks Become Pollution Problem
  • Winter Dreams of Spring Gardens-Seed & Plant Catalogs, Part 2
  • Roses for your Valentine
  • How to Winterize Your Lawn Equipment
  • Keep Safety in Mind When using Portable Kerosene Heaters
  • Camp Shehaqua 2001?
  • 4-H Teen Retreat
  • 4-H Stipend Applications are now available
  • Capital Days
  • The Microwave Connection
  • Eight Myths about Children, Adolescents, & Loss
  • Study Reveals Children's Top Concerns
  • Tobacco Grant Renewed
  • How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone
  • Building Strong Families
  • Mealtime Tips
  • Not Worth Worrying About
  • How and When to Take Your Vitamins

2000

November - December 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 6)

  • Recipe
  • Bankruptcy Cancels More Than Debt
  • Financial Record-Keeping Simplified
  • Plan the Best-Ever Simple Holiday
  • Act 156: Clean and Green Revised
  • Management of Ponds in Pennsylvania
  • Christmas Tree Selection
  • Winter Dreams of Spring Gardens - Seed and Plant Catalog
  • Working Penalty Removed for Retirees
  • Encyclopedia web sites
  • A Matter of Life or Death
  • Millenium 4-H Bear
  • An Educator’s Guide to 4-H School Enrichment Programs
  • A 4-H Stipend Program ...
  • 4-H Teen Retreat
  • Camp Shehaqua 2001?
  • Wanted 4-H Club Leaders
  • 2000 4-H Show-N-Crow
  • Tips for Developing Friendships with Grandchildren
  • Time Savers for Busy Parents
  • Why Use A Food Thermometer?
  • Hot Water Safety
  • Share the Secret of Holiday Baking
  • Butterball Turkey Talk-Line TM 2000
  • The Facts about Food Irradiation

September - October 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 5)

  • Recipes
  • Cancelled Checks: A Thing of the Past
  • Identity Theft
  • Signs, Lights, Trees
  • Effective Grant-writing for Non-Profits
  • Using Barley Straw to Control Pond Algae
  • Protecting Watersheds Through Better Site Design
  • Water Tests: What do the Numbers Mean?
  • Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
  • Perennials for Fall Division
  • Preparing Your Garden for Winter
  • Free Compost Bins and Training Course
  • Enjoy Homegrown Garlic
  • Shopping with Kids
  • Home Dry Cleaning Kits - Do They Work?
  • Credit Cards and Privacy Matters
  • Stipends Awarded!
  • 4-H Ambassador Conference
  • Jambo
  • Camp Shehaqua 2000
  • School Enrichment Brochure
  • Begonias Wanted...Dead or Alive
  • New 4-H Horse Club Forming
  • 2000 4-H Show-N-Crow
  • Time Out Tips
  • What Does My Child Need to Know?
  • Getting Children to Listen
  • Does Washing Food Make it Safer?
  • Confused About Dates on Food Packaging?
  • Soy - A Healthy Food
  • Airbag Safety

July - August 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 4)

  • Recipes
  • Freedom to Work
  • 5 Tips for Better Hotel Rates
  • Don't Get Nickeled-and-Dimed on Phone Rates
  • Ticks and Lyme Disease
  • Removing Skunk Odor From Pets and Humans
  • West Nile Virus Safety
  • Tips on Avoiding Insect Stings
  • Women's Consumer Survival Kit
  • Tissue in the Wash
  • New Law Covers Sweepstakes
  • Local 4-H'er Participates in Capital Days
  • Kidz Kamp
  • Millennium 4-H Bear
  • EMS Week and 4-H
  • 4-H Camp Shehaqua 2000
  • News for Parents, Youth Leaders, Caregivers!
  • What's Driving You?
  • A Good Start in Kindergarten
  • Parents Help Youth Stay Away From Tobacco
  • Hand Sanitizers No Substitute for Soap and Water
  • Your Wellness Road Map
  • Minimize Meat, Maximize Taste
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Forming a Watershed Association

May - June 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 3)

  • 1999 Top Ten Telemarketing Frauds
  • Do Service Contracts Serve You?
  • Savings Bonds
  • Financial Fact Sheets
  • Understanding the Costs and Revenues of Residential Development
  • Economic Forecast Remains Sunny
  • Basic Course for Zoning Officials
  • Bad Pruning Can Lead to Ugly Plants
  • Average Frost Free Dates
  • Container Vegetable Gardening
  • Starting a New Lawn
  • Are You Old Enough for Social Security?
  • Vigilance Pays Off in Preventing Falls
  • Too Much Of A Good Thing
  • Amphibians in the Night
  • Millennium 4-H Bear
  • Camp Shehaqua 2000
  • Secondhand Smoke - A Child Health Threat
  • Be Sensitive to the Needs of Older Family Members
  • Talking With Kids About Tough lssues
  • Asking about Asthma
  • Soy for Clogged Arteries and Hot Flashes

Feb. -Apr. 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 2)

  • Online Investing: Is It Right for You?
  • Money Sen$e Web Sites
  • Cancel Needless Mortgage Insurance!!!
  • Concerns about Groundwater
  • CIM-PSU Takes the Guesswork out of Change
  • Septic System Installers Training
  • Is PA's Local Government Confusing to You?
  • How To Deal With "Twitterpated" Birds
  • New Publication on Acid Rain
  • Softened Water can Cause Hard Times for Indoor Plants
  • Feeding Birds
  • Social Security Statements
  • 10-10 How Much?
  • 4-H Teen Retreat
  • 2000 PA State Leaders’ Forum – 4-H Soars into the Millennium
  • A 4-H Stipend Program is Now Available
  • 2000 Camp Counselor Applications
  • Millennium 4-H Bear
  • PA 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop
  • 4-H Club Leaders Wanted
  • When You Suspect Your Child is Lying
  • Window Cords Hazardous to Young Children
  • Available Publications
  • A Food Scientist's Microwave Top 10 List
  • Nutrient Needs of Older Adults
  • Available Publications
  • Irish Soda Bread

1999

Nov. 1999 - Jan. 2000 (Vol. VI, Number 1)

  • Lending to Family? Proceed With Caution!
  • Holiday Spending
  • The Year 2000 and Your Money
  • Building Livable Communities
  • How to Store Water for Y2
  • Alternatives for Ice Melters
  • Yucca–An American Deer-Resistant Plant
  • Saving Your Seeds for Next Year
  • Billboards Have Changed
  • Plug Into Electronic Commerce
  • Extension Receives Tobacco Grant
  • Food For Profit — Being Offered Again
  • 4th Annual 4-H Show-N-Crow
  • Entertainment Books
  • Lady Lions Game
  • Wanted - 4-H Club Leaders
  • Raising Children to Resist Violence
  • Help Children Feel Loved
  • Parent Tip
  • Preventing Mold and Mildew - Tips for Kitchens and Baths
  • Applesauce Oatmeal Coffee Cake
  • Sleepless? Try These Tips

Aug - Oct, 1999 (Vol. V, Number 4)

  • Y2K and Your Money
  • Hints for First-Time Home Buyers
  • Growing Greener Workshop
  • Preserving Trees
  • PA Y2K
  • Forcing Bulbs for Winter Blooms
  • Antiperspirants And Your Clothes
  • Beware of "Bargains"
  • Camp Counselor Training
  • Camp Shehaqua
  • 4-H Gardening Club Is Now Forming
  • Kidz Kamp
  • 4th Annual Pike County 4-H Show-N-Crow
  • Ways To Prevent Misbehavior
  • Teach a Different Way
  • When Your Child Won't Eat
  • Crunchy Kid's Mix
  • Food Handlers to be Certified
  • Jam and Jelly Judging Tips
  • What's a Serving?
  • Gender Differences in Disease
  • Wet-Wipes OK, But Soap and Water are Better
  • Handwashing Critical for Food Safety

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