Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Managing Parenthood, Pt. 1
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The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 09-13-23
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- When purchasing grass seed check tag for Germination %of that lot of seed. Use a mixture of 3 varieties.Check Carolina Lawns Publication.
- Scout for fire ants
- Check transplants for insects. Ex Loopers, cabbage worms, Harlequin bugs.
- Late summer can be a good time to work on managing tough to control invasive plants. Use a broad spectrum systemic herbicide such as glyphosate or a brushy killer product.
- We are in full hurricane season, Prepare or check your Emergency Kit. review your emergency weather plan.
- Don’t be too quick to cut back perennials and ornamental grasses. The standing stems and foliage can provide habitat and cover for beneficial insects and birds over the winter.
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The Local Skinny! Upcoming Events At Perry Memorial Library
Come out to Perry Memorial Library on Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to experience a celebration of Hispanic Heritage month.
There will be activities in the library, as well as in the gallery shared with McGregor Hall, according to Melody Peters, youth services director at the library.
It’s a chance to learn more about the Hispanic culture and will include dancing, music, face painting and much more.
It’s a chance for the community to come to the library, but sometimes the library gets to go to the community.
Peters said library representatives will be out on Garnett Street on Saturday for the Smart Smart Ducky Derby.
“When we go beyond the doors,” Peters said, “it brings people in the doors.”
She said she had paid a recent visit to the Salvation Army and had a nice story time there. The Boys & Girls Club brought children in throughout the summer to take part in programs offered by the library.
So whether the library staff goes out into the community or individuals from the community visit the library, Peters said it’s all a matter of being visible.
“You have to get out and be visible in the community,” she said. “That brings people into your building.”
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Voter Registration
The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming municipal elections is fast approaching – Henderson residents have until Friday at 5 p.m. to register, if they are not already registered to do so.
The Henderson municipal elections, during which the next mayor will be elected, take place on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Early voting begins Sept. 21 at the Andrea L. Harris Operations Center on Beckford Drive.
Remember that a photo ID is required or voting. Early voting ends on Saturday, Oct. 7.
In addition to the mayor, voters will choose City Council members for Ward 1 and Ward 2 and at-large seats for Wards 3 and 4.
The deadline is Friday, Oct. 13 to register for the Nov. 7 Kittrell and Middleburg elections.
Contact the Vance County Board of Elections to learn more at 252.492.3730.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Hurricane Preparedness
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The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood Keeping Interiors Smelling Fresh
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS.
If the inside of your vehicle has lost that “new car smell,” there are a couple of things to check on before you hang another one of those air fresheners on the rear-view mirror.
If your car is a 1990’s model or newer, did you know that it probably has a cabin air filter?
Those things help keep dirt, dust – and smells – from penetrating the vehicle’s interior.
Not sure? Ask the staff at Advance Auto Parts for a little assistance. District Manager Michael Puckett said a clogged cabin air filter could be the culprit for that lingering smell.
Those filters function much like the air filters in your home, Puckett noted on Thursday’s installment of Pop The Hood.
The filters help to trap the dust and dirt and help keep your car’s dashboard and other flat surfaces clean.
If those surfaces need a good wipe down, Advance Auto has a full selection of products to help.
Once you’ve got the interior dusted and gleaming, it may be time to add a fancy scent.
There are plug-in types and sprays in addition to the iconic rectangular tags that hang from the rear-view mirror.
There’s one scent called “New Car Smell,” but Puckett said he’s partial to Cherry himself.
Whether it’s a cleaning product, cabin air filter or other item to help keep your vehicle’s interior shiny and squeaky clean, visit either of the Advance Auto Parts locations in Henderson – on Raleigh Road or just off Dabney Drive – for all your car care needs.
The information contained in this post is not advice from Advance Auto Parts or WIZS. Safety First! Always seek proper help. This is presented for its informational value only and is part of a paid advertising sponsorship.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Soil Samples
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The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 09-06-23
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- When planting turnip seed by hand mix the seed with 16-0-0or ammonia nitrate in order to see where you have seeded, also remember good seed to soil contact pack your turnip seed into the soil with a packer.
- Prune fruiting canes out of blackberry patch.
- Provide irrigation for recently planted transplants
- Begin researching options for any tree or shrub plantings you want to do this fall.
- We are in full hurricane season, Prepare or check your Emergency Kit. review your emergency weather plan.
- Think about trees that might pose a hazard, get them evaluated.
- Now is a great time to take soil samples. 2week analysis time.
- Fertilizing your lawn? Use the right amount of the right product at the right time.
- Keep your Garden Journal up to date. Take pictures of what you grew this spring and what you have planted in the fall garden for future reference.
- Plant tall fescue now.
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The Local Skinny! Baskerville Funeral Home Hosts Mental Health Community Info Series
The community is invited to attend an informational session on Sept. 12 to learn more about programs offered by Greater Outreach Services.
Charlie Baskerville has held numerous community info events to share resources with people in the area, and the one scheduled for next week will provide information about mental health and other programs and counseling services.
The meeting will take place at Baskerville Funeral Home, 104 S. Chestnut St., and Baskerville said it’s a way for him to give back to his community. It begins at 6 p.m. and will last about an hour, with time for questions afterward, as well as light refreshments.
His experience as a pastor and a military veteran contributed to his idea about providing and serving.
“Those things enlightened me about service,” Baskerville said on Tuesday’s The Local Skinny!
He’s a retired pastor now, but he considers the community info series a type of ministry.
It’s a way to “inform the community of the resources available…to make the community a better place.”
Call 252.430.6824 to learn more.
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