> Extension welcomes Deb Jones as our new state 4-H program leader. Jones has worked as a 4-H agent in Fairbanks, New Hampshire and Virginia, and as 4-H state specialist for the past eight years in Utah. She will coordinate 4-H programs in Alaska with the help of our dedicated agents and volunteers. She welcomes your thoughts and ideas about the 4-H program and hopes to hear from 4-H alumni, too, about their experiences. Call her at 474-6356 or e-mail her at deb.jones@alaska.edu.

> Eighteen rural teachers from across the state participated in an Oct. 21-24 in-service training in Fairbanks hosted by Extension. During the training, teachers learned how to run a classroom salmon incubation project and how to tie it into science curriculum. The teacher training was co-sponsored by the 4-H Natural Resource and Youth Development Program, Extension, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Alaska Sea Grant. Participants traveled from Unalaska, Sleetmute, Nome, Quinhagak, Yakutat, Elim, Unalakleet and variety of other communities.

> Sausage and Jerky , the sixth DVD in its Preserving Alaska’s Bounty series, has been released. Tanana District Agent Roxie Dinstel guides would-be sausage and jerky makers through the process in this DVD. Order a copy through district offices, online or call our toll-free number at 1-877-520-5211.

> Our federal sponsoring agency has been renamed the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.Previously, it was known as Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

> The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a colorful new website about the food pyramid, which offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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