GONZALES — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Texas Department of Health will host a Building Healthy Families training series beginning April 28. The training is part of Extension’s Master Parent Volunteer Program. The course is designed to train volunteers in assisting parents of young children. Volunteers are often teachers, social workers, child care providers…
CANYON Leesa Wood Calvi has been appointed the new county Extension agent for family and consumer sciences effective May 1, according to an announcement, made jointly by County Judge Ted Wood and Texas Agricultural Extension Service district director, Donna Brauchi of Amarillo. She joined the Extension Service in Randall County in 1985, and will fill…
SAN ANGELO — Carolyn Gilbert, long-time district extension director, has retired after 33 years with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Gilbert had been director for the West Central District 7 District since 1981. She was headquartered in the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center here. Gilbert supervised the family and consumer science Extension agents…
COLLEGE STATION –This Sunday most Americans will lose an hour of sleep by springing forward with daylight-saving time. Each year, the time change begins at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of April. Congress began the daylight-saving time practice in 1918 to conserve resources for World War I. It was observed for seven months, but…
LUBBOCK — Dr. Kathy Volanty, South Plains District director for family and consumer sciences with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, has been elected president of the Texas Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She was installed at the organization’s state meeting in Dallas this month. Volanty will serve a one-year term and will represent the…
COLLEGE STATION — Stephen Sywulka grins from ear to ear. Astride the “Flying Banana,” his 10-speed bike, he doesn’t even look to see who might be around when he reaches out and gives the yellow horn attached to Banana’s handlebars a good squeeze. “Squawk! Honk! Honk!” He laughs. And honks it again. It’s hard to…
HOUSTON — Elizabeth Rivera recently joined the Texas Agricultural Extension Service of Harris County as the county Extension agent for family and consumer sciences. In this role Rivera will offer informal education in family lifestyle subjects emphasizing family budgeting, consumerism, and financial planning. “Harris County families are daily bombarded with numerous pressures,” Rivera said. “I…
COLLEGE STATION — Most people know one of the best ways to get heart healthy is to change eating behavior. What they don’t always know is how to do that without giving up some favorite recipes. Cutting fat, cholesterol, calories and salt can actually be pretty easy, said a nutrition specialist at Texas A&M University….
COLLEGE STATION — One of the easiest ways to cut down on traveling stress is to plan meals ahead of time, Dr. Peggy Van Laanen, Texas Agricultural Extension Service associate professor and nutrition specialist, said. “Some people prefer to maybe carry one meal a day that they can eat out of the trunk,” Van Laanen…
COLLEGE STATION — Eating while on the road presents travelers with two choices — bring your food with you or dine out. Those who are on the road for more than a day or so will probably end up eating in a restaurant. Katie Harris, Texas Agricultural Extension Service Brazos County agent, said that by…
