Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Spiders In Homes
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Keep your garden journal updated daily
- Tomatoes and peppers may drop blossoms during hot weather, but fruit set should resume after temps fall again.
- Pull out suckers on your tomatoes
- Tall fescue can go dormant during summer months, needing little water.
- Provide irrigation for your garden vegetables needs at least 1 inch of water per week.
- Many vegetable crops can be planted in July to extend your harvest into late summer and fall.
- Always read the label each time you use a pesticide
- Check label for temperature guidance when using herbicides.
- Start making plans for a fall garden. Ex seed, design of the fall garden
- If planning a tall fescue lawn renovation, time to get busy.
- When you hear thunder it is time to leave the garden.
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The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: Tuneups
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Vehicles don’t usually break down in convenient locations, like the driveway. Vehicle owners can help to make sure their cars and trucks stay in good working order with regular tuneups, whether performed at home or by your favorite mechanic.
Advance Auto Parts maintains a wide inventory of replacement parts, from spark plugs to air filters and the cabin air filters, to keep drivers driving and cars moving.
Michael Puckett, manager of the Advance Auto on Raleigh, said it could be time for a tuneup if the engine is “missing” on one cylinder, or if the ride is a little rough.
Today’s spark plugs can last longer, but they also are more expensive, Puckett said on Thursday’s Pop the Hood segment.
The staff at Advance Auto can help customers choose the correct plug for their vehicle. “We can verify by putting in the VIN,” he said, or even use the vehicle’s license plate to verify the make and model. Different vehicle manufacturers use different brands of spark plug, so it’s important to install the proper plug.
Proper maintenance can prolong the life of a spark plug, and Puckett said he’s seen plugs last for 150,000 to 200,000 miles. Most manufacturers recommend changing the plugs at 100,000 miles, but he said to refer to your vehicle manual for your car’s specs.
And those cabin air filters that seem to magically disappear under and behind the dashboard, help keep debris and more out of the vehicle’s cabin. A clogged cabin air filter can reduce the efficiency of the air conditioning; with the upcoming summertime heat, that wouldn’t be good.
“If you keep your vehicle up,” Puckett said, “a lot of times, you’ll be running clear and free.”
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Remember harvest intervals before spraying your vegetables Read Label it will have the harvest interval
- Follow research based practices for canning and freezing.
- Harvest early in the morning vegetables will taste fresher.
- Continue shaping up shrubbery as needed to keep them looking tidy.
- Take lower leaves off tomato plants below the first fruit set.
- Remove water sprouts and other errant growth from fruit trees.
- Summer is here keep hydrated while doing garden chores.
- Dispose of excess spray solution and empty pesticide containers properly.
- If you are going to be away from your garden for several days, have a friend harvest vegetables for you.
- Check shade trees for broken branches after summer storms. They could fall days or weeks later and cause damage or injury.
Fireworks Display At Kerr Lake July 1
Vance County Tourism invites the community to come view the annual fireworks display at Kerr Lake Saturday evening.
That being said, Norman Dickerson, program coordinator for the county tourism agency reminds motorists that traffic patterns will be altered for just more than an hour to reduce traffic congestion in the area as folks depart the area.
Dickerson was a guest on The Local Skinny! to provide details about the annual event, which has been an annual event since the 1990’s. Back then, he said, it was more for a tourism draw, to give campers and boaters a little entertainment for the July 4 holiday. Since then, locals from near and far have driven in to witness the display. There is a $7 per vehicle state park gate fee to enter Satterwhite Point Park, Dickerson said.
The event, however, remains free. There will be food vendors on hand and a DJ will begin playing music at 4 p.m.
The professionals that create the pyrotechnic display are very competent, Dickerson said.
“They are highly qualified – they’re an excellent group of people and they’ve never let us down,” he added.
Traffic will be detoured between 9:15 p.m. and about 10:30 p.m. from Satterwhite Road onto Anderson Creed Road, Norman said.
“The detour will help reduce congestion and allow for timely clearing of vehicular traffic occurring immediately after the conclusion of the annual Independence Day Celebration and fireworks display at Satterwhite Point Park,” Dickerson stated.
The closure/detour is being coordinated by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office and the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
During the detour period, traffic traveling north/northwest on Satterwhite Point Rd (SR 1319) will be halted at the intersection of Anderson Creek Road (SR 1374). Traffic leaving the park headed south back toward Henderson will be detoured east onto Anderson Creek Rd (SR 1374) and then south onto Flemingtown Road(SR 1371) to its intersection with I-85.
Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Fireworks At Cokesbury On Saturday
If you’re looking for some fireworks fun this weekend but don’t want to go all the way to Kerr Lake, you may want to head over to the Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department before dusk on Saturday, July 1.
Chief Adam Pegram said gates will open about 6 p.m. for the annual fireworks display. Folks can park across the street and then head over to where the action is – there will be music and food vendors will hamburgers and hotdogs, popcorn and sno-balls to enjoy.
“We’ll start shooting when the sun goes down,” Pegram said.
The Cokesbury event is the same evening as the county tourism fireworks display at Satterwhite Point, but Pegram said it’s not about competition – it’s about giving back to the community that supports the fire department.
“We’ve been working together for several years,” Pegram said. The goal is “having family fun at both locations and enjoying the holiday.”
Please keep in mind, however, that no matter where you enjoy the holiday, to be safe and considerate, Pegram reminds.
“Just be patient when we’re trying to exit and empty the parking lot,” he said.
“Come and enjoy yourself and have a good time,” Pegram said, but please remember to pick up your trash before you leave.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Composting
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The Local Skinny! Teacher Bags Being Prepared by Chamber
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce wants to help new teachers in the county feel welcomed as they begin – or continue – their careers providing instruction to students in the area.
Now through July 11, the Chamber is collecting donations from area businesses for its annual New Teacher Bags program, and Chamber Events Coordinator Vanessa Jones said she’s already had a good response.
“There’s been a flood of emails from businesses that want to help us out,” Jones said. “We’re excited for the opportunity…to make sure our teachers are having a good welcome” to the county and to their respective schools.
Donations in increments of 160 are what’s needed to fill up those bags, as that is the expected number of new educators across all schools – that includes Vance County Schools, Vance Charter School, Crossroads Christian, Kerr-Vance Academy and Henderson Collegiate.
The Chamber has set the mid-July deadline so all the bags can be ready for distribution for any new teacher orientations that may be held prior to the start of the teacher workdays at the beginning of the school year.
Items with business logos on them help identify local retailers and others that support the program – and the new teacher bags also are a great way for individuals new to the area to learn about where they can find certain goods and services.
Jones said any business or organization that cannot deliver the items to the Chamber office should contact her to arrange pickup. Call the Chamber office at 252.438.8414 or email her at vanessa@hendersonvance.org.
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