http://extenson.unl.edu/statewide/harlan PO Box 258 Alma, NE 68920 Phone: 308-928-2119 September 2017

State Fair Exhibitors. Now that State Fair is over, we would

appreciate if you would collect your priceless exhibits from

the Harlan County Extension Office in Alma. All Static exhibits will be in our

office and ready for pick up Wednesday, September 6th.

Our Office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.

A huge thank you to the 4-H Council, Fair

Board and fair committees, volunteers and

the many individuals who helped make this

year’s fair a success. Congratulations to

the 4-H’ers on their wins and accomplish-

ments, both big and small. And THANK YOU

to the Parents, Grandparents, Friends &

Family. Without all the support, and work

before, during and after, fair would not be

as fun or successful. Congratulations

again, to everyone and we look forward

to working with you in the future.

Cammie Kroll, Linda Dannehl & Dawn Hetrick

Suggestions Are Welcome A suggestion form is included in this newslet-ter. We are always interested in your comments, ideas and suggestions. Your 4-H Council, Exten-sion Board and staff want to help make 4-H the best experience that it can be. Please take a few minutes to jot down your ideas

and return the form to the Extension Office. We will forward your suggestions to the appropriate decision making body for their consideration. Thank you for your help.

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2017 4-H King and Queen Coronation

The 2017 Harlan County 4-H Coronation Ceremo-ny took place August 1st prior to the start of the Ranch Rodeo. Congratulation to the top candidates Erica Barwick, Rebecca Lennemann, Kade Bose and Taylor Russell. Crowning the King, Queen and their attendants was, Jessica Nash the past 2016-2017 4-H Queen.

Now, for the crowning of your 2017-2018 King and Queen, we would like to thank our award sponsors, Roger and Jennifer Luther as well as the Harlan Coun-ty 4-H Council. Receiving a bouquet of candy and $200 and representing the Harlan County 4-H pro-gram as King for 2017-2018 is Kade Bose, son of Mi-chael and Kristi Bose from Orleans. The first at-tendant to the king and receiving $50 is, Taylor Rus-sell, son of An-thony and Amy Russell from Stamford. Our 2017-2018 Queen

who received a bouquet of flowers and $200, repre-senting Harlan County as Queen is Rebecca Lenne-mann, the daughter of Greg and Tereasa Lennemann from Stamford. The 1st attendant to the Queen and who received $50 with a rose is Erica Barwick. She is the daughter of Bruce and Laurel Barwick from Orle-ans.

Again, Congratu-lations to our Har-lan County 4-H Royalty and thank you to Roger and Jennifer Luther and our 4-H Council for sponsoring these awards.

2017-2018 Harlan County 4-H Royal-ty Queen, Rebecca Lennemann & King, Kade Bose.

2017-2018 Harlan County 4-H Royalty Court (Left to Right); Erica Barwick, Rebecca Lennemann, Kade Bose & Taylor Russell.

Career Portfolio Books DUE - September 29th

to the Extension Office!

Harlan County Regulators 4-H Shooting Sports Club Raffle

WINNNER: Matt Massey of Orleans “A BIG thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket for our 1st, 4-H gun raffle fundraiser. Thank you also goes out to Oxford Locker for working with our club, to make this raffle

happen. Thanks again for supporting our 4-H kids”. - Mike Valenzuela,

Harlan County Regulators Club Leader

The Harlan County Regulators (County Shooting Sports Club) have started their fall practices for 22

(Iron Sight and Scope), and Shotgun disciplines and look forward to offering the following disciplines to our youth this coming year; Air Rifle, Archery, BB

Gun and new this year, Hunting Skills. If you are in-terested in joining the club or becoming a volunteer, please contact Mike Valenzuela, Club Coordinator at

308-991-7396.

Harlan County Regulators 4-H Club Shooting Schedule

22 Shot Gun Practices: September 3, September 17,

October 1, October 15, October 29 Time: 3:00 - 5:00pm

Location: Dunlay Range, Orleans

Shotgun/Clay Target Practices: September 3, September 17,

October 1, October 15, October 29 Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm

Location: Old Trap Range South of Orleans

SEPTEMBER 12 – 14

Your 4-H Career Portfolio can be submit-ted into the 4-H Record Book Awards pro-gram. In this program, youth may receive a certificate or project pin on the county level and progress to the state awards judging where trips to the National 4-H Congress are awarded. If this program is something you are interested in, please contact us at the office and we can get you more information.

The 2017 AKSARBEN Entry process has been open and en-tries are still accepted with a late fee through September 14. Complete login and entry instruc-tions are posted on the aksarbenstockshow.com website. The 2017 AKSARBEN Horse Show will be conducted on Septem-ber 23 and 24 with the Stock Show conducted from September 28-October 1.

2017 4-H Achievement Banquet

Your 4-H Achievement Banquet is a time to celebrate a successful and fun 4-H year. The 4-H

Council will be setting the date at their next meeting for this special event. Be watching for details!

The Harlan County

Homemaker’s Club invite young and old,

newbies & experienced quilters to the Ag Center

in Orleans, October 30 - November 2

from 9am to 5pm.

Come when you can and stay till close.

ATTENTION HOMEMAKERS COUNCIL MEMBERS

Meeting Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 19 @ 10:00am at the Harlan County Courthouse.

Spook-tacular LTL Workshop October 11th @ 10:00 a.m.

at the Harlan County Courthouse (Please Note the Date Change)

Food Labels are beginning to change, do you know how to read them? Can you find what allergens are in each food product? Or do you

know what the dates on the packaging all mean? Learn all of these things and more during the Leader Training Lesson. It is going to be a Spook-tacular time identifying what’s on a food label, indulging on deli-cious snacks and receiving new recipes in time for the holiday season.

Please RSVP for this workshop by October 4th by calling 308.928.2119

will be observed October 1-7 NATIONAL 4-H WEEK

As a 4-H member, you are part of something big!

4-H is the nation’s largest positive youth develop-ment and youth mentoring organization empower-ing six million young people in the U.S. Use this week to show the community what 4-H means to

you!

Each 4-H Club is encouraged to conduct a 4-H meeting during the week to get the 4-H message out to the community.

Clubs are encouraged to promote the week. Some ideas include:

Create a 4-H club promotional display in a downtown window.

Conduct your 4-H club meeting the week of October 1-7.

Complete a community service project October 1-7.

Write a short 4-H article for one of our local newspapers sharing your positive 4-H story.

All 4-H youth are asked to wear their 4-H t-shirt on Wednesday, October 4 to

celebrate! Post your photos to your social media and

tag them #4HGrown.

4-H is a Community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing. Kids complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and citizenship, in a positive environment where they re-ceive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. Kids experience 4-H in every county and parish in the coun-try through in-school and after-school programs, school and community clubs and 4-H camps.

Since 4-H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization. 4-H’s reach and depth is unmatched. The 4-H idea is simple: help young people and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities and develop ideas for a more innovative economy.

In 1902, A. B. Graham started a youth program in Clark County, Ohio, which is considered the birth of 4-H in the United States. The first club was called “The Tomato Club”. The passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 created the Cooperative Extension System at USDA and nationalized 4-H. By 1924, 4-H clubs were formed and the clover emblem was adopted. Today, 4-H serves youth in rural, urban, and suburban communities in every state across the nation. 4-H’ers are tackling the nation’s top issues, from global food security, climate change and sustainable energy to childhood obesity and food safety. 4-H out-of-school programming, in-school enrichment programs, clubs and camps also offer a wide variety of STEM opportunities – from agricultural and animal sciences to rocketry, robotics, environmental protec-tion and computer science – to improve the nation’s ability to compete in key scientific fields and take on the leading challenges of the 21st century.

Watering trees and shrubs late summer/fall watering important to prevent winter injury;

for leaf & flower bud development

Some parts of the state still have abnormally dry conditions. Trees and shrubs need late summer and fall watering to prep them for winter survival. This is a critical time for watering trees and shrubs to prevent winter injury, especially ever-greens. It is also a critical time for tree buds. A dry fall can re-duce the number of leaves, blooms and fruits trees produce the next season. When watering, moisten the soil around trees and shrubs, up to just beyond the dripline, to a depth of 8 to 12”. Avoid overwatering; but continue to water well into fall as long as dry conditions persist.

Spider Mites YELLOW STIPPLING ON THE LEAVES OF TOMA-

TO, WATERMELON & MUSKMELON

Spider mites on tomatoes can cause problems in the late summer garden, particularly on tomato, water-melon and muskmelon growing in light or sandy soil. Damage symptoms progress from stippling to yellowing, wilting, browning, and eventually to death of the leaves or whole plant. Mites may move from soybean fields into vegetable gardens, as the soy-bean plants begin to turn yellow and dry out. To check for spider mites, place a white piece of paper beneath the branch or leaves and tap several times. The mites will appear as very small, bits of dust that are crawling across the page.

Controlling spider mites is difficult because they re-produce so rapidly. One method to try involves spray-ing the plant with a strong jet of water once or twice a day to dislodge some of the insects and to create an environment that is cooler, more humid and less fa-vorable for spider mite reproduction. Several days or even weeks of this treatment will be required to make a noticeable difference in spider mite populations.

In the late summer garden chemical control may not be needed as plants near the end of their harvest season. Removal of infested plants may be the best option. Be sure any chemical you use is labeled for use in the vegetable garden.

Yellow Jackets Actively foraging for food. Aggressive, avoid

Yellow jacket wasps become a nuisance during fall as they scav-enge for food. If yellow jackets are disturbed, give them plenty of room as they are capable of inflict-ing multiple stings. If yellow jackets become ex-cited and appear about to attack, do not panic; retreat slowly and calmly. Yellow jackets con-struct paper nests, usually in underground cavities. Favorite nesting sites include rodent burrows, compost piles, wood piles and wall voids. Occasionally, yellow jackets build aerial nests in garages, crawl spaces or other enclosed areas.

They feed on insects, spiders and a variety of food items. Most stinging wasps and bees are beneficial and should be preserved unless they pose a direct hazard to humans. Colonies of yel-low jackets are annual and nests are not reused. Freezing temperatures in November and Decem-ber kill all stinging workers and only fertilized queens survive the winter. If yellow jackets pose a hazard, recommendations for treating the nests safely are available at any Extension Office.

Late summer/early fall pruning best avoid for tree health

Late summer/early fall pruning is not recommended. Wait until late winter to prune. Pruning now can trigger growth that may not harden off before winter. Pruning can also delay development of cold tolerance or winter hardiness in

trees and shrubs, increasing the risk of cold temperature injury.

Harlan County Extension

PO Box 258 706 Second Street Alma, NE 68920

Calendar of Events State Fair Exhibit Pick Up - September. 6 - Harlan Extension Office

HOMEMAKERS COUNCIL MEETING - Sept. 19 @ 10am, Harlan County Courthouse

4-H Career Portfolio Books Due - Sept. 29 - Harlan Extension Office

AKSARBEN - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1

Quilt Week - October 30 - November 2 - Ag Center in Orleans

Homemaker’s LTL - October 11 @ 10:00am - Harlan County Courthouse

Fall Ball - November 3

Homemakers Christmas Event- Nov.13 - Ag Center in Orleans

In This Issue

Nebraska State Fair

2017-2018 4-H Royalty

Family Fall Fun

Nebraska Horticulture update

Extension Homemaker news

MORE!

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