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UW-Extension to Offer Food Preservation Classes

UW-Extension to Offer Food Preservation Classes

To help you keep up-to-date with home canning practices, Price County UW-Extension is offering workshops on preserving jams & jellies, vegetables and pickles.  Each session will be held in the Family and Consumer Science classroom at local high schools, from 5:30 – 8:00p.m.  Cost is $20.00 per session which covers supplies.  You must pre-registered by [...]

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Summertime is home food preservation time

Summertime is home food preservation time

May, 2013 Contact Barbara Haynes, 715-339-2555, barbara.haynes@ces.uwex.edu There is nothing quite like home-canned tomatoes or crisp family-favorite dill pickles. Preserving food from your garden or farmer’s market during the summer can make for quick, and delicious family meals later on. But be sure to follow research-tested recipes for safe, high quality food that your family [...]

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2013 Fair Premium Books

The 2013 Fair Premium Books are now available here at the UW-Extension Office as well as many locations around the county.  If you would like to puruse the book from the comfort of your computer, we had an online copy premium2013 for your reading enjoyment.  If you are interested in entering in the fair, here is [...]

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Broadband Business Survey

Broadband Business Survey

Recently our office sent out a broadband survey to the businesses in Price County.  If you did not receive one, due to recently starting your business or moving, here it is.  You may fill it out and return it to the WU-Extension Office, 104 S Eyder, Normal Building, Room 240, Phillips, WI  54555.  Here is [...]

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Broadband Survey – UPDATE:  Data can be entered online until May 15

Broadband Survey – UPDATE: Data can be entered online until May 15

The Price County Economic Development Association has partnered with the Wisconsin Public Serivce Commission, Price County UW-Extension and local providers to assess the needs for high speed internet connectivity, commonly referred to as “broadband”, for residents of Price County.  The goal is to provide data to providers and policy leaders at the local and state [...]

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Park Falls Consumer Survey

Do you remember filling out the Park Falls Consumer Survey last October?  Well, we have the results.  If you would like a copy of this survey, stop in at the UW-Extension Office and we’ll have one for you.  Or, if you can’t wait – the link to the survey is here!  Park Falls Consumer Survey [...]

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Where Does the Money Go?

Like most people, you probably have a limited amount of income, but face unlimited ways that you could spend it. Learn strategies and set goals to make your money do what you want rather than letting others decide.  Develop a spending plan that will help you live within your income, reduce the need for consumer [...]

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College Days

We invite you   to join us for The Best Of College Days June 4-6, 2013   on the beautiful   UW-Madison campus.   Join us for   the 50th Anniversary and Retirement Celebration of College Days. The Best of   College Days will feature participants’ favorite sessions from the last 10   years, and [...]

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Managing Your Finances in a Changing Economy 2013

Managing Your Finances in a Changing Economy 2013

Sometimes a household’s income drops suddenly because of a job layoff, an illness or death, or a divorce.  It’s natural to feel shock, panic or you just want to ignore the situation.  No matter how bad your situation might be, ignoring your worries won’t make them go away. Price County UW-Extension can help you take [...]

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PRICE COUNTY TO UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE RECREATION PLAN

PRICE COUNTY TO UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE RECREATION PLAN

    Price County has recently begun the process of reviewing and updating the County Comprehensive Recreation Plan. The purpose of the Comprehensive Recreation Plan is to guide future decisions on public recreational parks, trails and facilities. The county’s current plan will expire in 2013.  Revising and adopting such a plan is necessary if the [...]

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Ingredient Substitution

Ingredient Substitution

Have you ever been in the middle of cooking/baking and find out you are out of an ingredient? This guide http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/fntr2/l730.pdf  from Kansas  State may help you out in a pinch!

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Online Parenting Program for Available for Parents of Pre-teens

Online Parenting Program for Available for Parents of Pre-teens

How is it that an adolescent who has excellent abilities to reason with his teachers, possesses the skills and knowledge to reconfigure your entire computer system, and can formulate a courtroom argument for a later curfew still manages to make the life-threatening decision to drink and drive? And how is it that your daughter will [...]

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Tips for Eating Healthy When Eating Out

Tips for Eating Healthy When Eating Out

You probably already know that Americans need to eat more whole grains, low-fat milk, and fruits and vegetables. What you might not realize is that Americans tend to make poorer choices when eating away from home. For example, eating breakfast away from home usually means eating fewer whole-grains and dairy foods and more calories from [...]

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Information Overload! It’s a Good Thing for You!

Information Overload! It’s a Good Thing for You!

We have access to tons of information via the University of Wisconsin Madison.  Want to know about Container Gardening, Spring Vegetables (eating and selecting), Bats, Skunks, or Cluster Flies?  We have or can get brochures on that!  And many more good things to know like how to grow strawberries and raspberries.  You can stop in at our [...]

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Easy Ways to Choose Whole Grains for Health

Easy Ways to Choose Whole Grains for Health

Did you know that half of your grain intake each day should come from whole grains? The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans has long recommended making whole grains a significant portion of your diet. “If you are one of the millions of Americans who fall far short of that goal, there are quick and easy [...]

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