Crawford County Cooperative Extension agent receives award
Press Argus-Courier
Tristin Bolton, M.S., family consumer sciences agent at the Crawford County Cooperative Extension Service, has been awarded the Communication –Television/Video Award by the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences – Arkansas Affiliate.
In receiving the award, Bolton was recognized for her work with community partners to develop and deliver meaningful information for residents of Crawford County regarding the importance of the 2020 census. The NEAFACS Communication –Television/Video award recognizes excellence in an educational program or promotional feature in a regular broadcast or special program.
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Several Eagle County employees have recently received acknowledgement and awards from outside organizations for their professional achievements in 2020. Many employees were recognized for their dedication in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“These awards are just one way that we celebrate the innovation and collaboration that occur in our community,” Eagle County Director of Human Resources Hollis Dempsey said. “We love seeing our teammates recognized as leaders across the state; it’s a testament to our exceptional workforce at Eagle County.”
Eagle County Commissioner Matt Scherr added: “2020 will certainly go down as one of the most challenging years of our generation. We are incredibly proud of all of our county staff who spent long hours, weekends, and holidays seeing this community through the crisis as smoothly as possible. Some individuals went so far above and beyond the requirements of even exceptional public service that they have been acknowled
Oregon State University Extension Service is accepting enrollment now for Preserve @ Home, a national award-winning online food safety and preservation course to teach individuals how to safely preserve a variety of food products, according to a news release.
Participants learn how to produce high quality, preserved foods and the science behind food preservation and food safety. Individuals with full-time jobs or live-in remote areas may be very interested in this course because it is self-paced. The topics are released weekly.
A virtual Preserve-along through Zoom is available at the end of the series on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.
The registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 11. The first class of the six-week course opens online on Thursday, Jan. 14. Each lesson includes online text (that can be downloaded and printed), online forum to facilitate participant discussion, and a live weekly chat session through Zoom to interact with classmates and instructors.