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Extension Council election set Oct. 30
by Richard C. Snell Barton County Extension Agent , agriculture Kansas If you are a resident of Barton County and are at least 18 years of age, this story is for you. I hope you will stop by our office at the corner of 12th and Baker Streets in Great Bend Oct. 30, anytime from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. That is the date for the Barton County Extension Council Election. By law our election has to take place on one date in one place. It will only take you a few minutes to vote but we will have coffee, juice and rolls in the morning and cookies and tea in the afternoon. If you have any subject matter questions we would be glad to visit with you then. The candidates on this year's agricultural ballot include incumbents Nels Lindberg of Great Bend, Tim Frieb of Olmitz and Dale Maneth of Olmitz. New candidates include Mark Schultz of Pawnee Rock and Daryl Stoss of Great Bend. The economic development candidates are all new. They include Lane Moore and Ralph Hanneke of Great Bend, Brian Praeger of Claflin, Robin Proffitt of Ellinwood and Celia Conrad of Hoisington. The candidates for 4-H include incumbents Linda Essmiller and Dan LaTourell from Great Bend. Also running on the 4-H and youth ballot are Steve Pottorff of Great Bend and Sharla Durrett of Great Bend. Those for the family and consumer science program development committees include incumbent Nadine Jones of Hoisington. New candidates are Beth Boese of Ellinwood, Bev Frizell of Great Bend, Rosalia Sandoval of Great Bend, and JoAnn Clarke of Great Bend. Three people will be elected to each of the committees. Millipedes, box elder bugs and other fall invaders This is the time of year when we get a lot of calls at the extension office about fall insect invaders. There are probably about 10 common pests that can get in at this time but the ones I have at my house right now are millipedes and box elder bugs. Fortunately, they are two of the easier ones to get rid of. The first thing to be aware of is that once they are inside, insecticides are of limited value. Yes, I do spray some sort of home pest control containing permethrin around the base boards and around windows. However, this does not keep them out. Furthermore, since you really don't have a food source for them in most cases, these two pests die within two days of coming in. "The company line" from Kansas State University entomologists is to simply vacuum them up with your electric sweeper. On the other hand, using insecticides on the outside, before they get in, can help. You can use granules or liquid to create a barrier. Some of the possibilities are Sevin, malathion or any of the permethrin products labeled for outdoor use. What usually determines what you have coming in is the type of trees in your neighborhood, whether you have a lot of thatch buildup in your lawn, and if you have crop fields near you. An even bigger factor is how much vegetation you have up close to the foundation of the house. I will admit I am guilty of having shrubs, evergreen trees and ornamental grass too close. The good news is that these pests really do not do any harm, other than just being a nuisance. Forestry workshop on storm recovery On Nov. 7, the Barton County Extension Office meeting room at 12th and Baker Streets in Great Bend will be the site of one of six storm recovery workshops across the state. The cost will be $5 and pre-registration is requested by Nov. 2. Coffee and registration begins at 10 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., there will be a demonstration outdoors of proper pruning techniques. Lunch will be on your own. After lunch, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., personnel from the Kansas Forest Service will talk on: an Overview of Kansas Storms in 2007, Having an Emergency Plan, Clean-Up and Salvage, Evaluation and Defective Tree Assessment, Pruning - Young and Mature Trees, Plant Selection, the Right Tree in the Right Place, and Replanting and Maintenance. The workshop is designed for public works employees, managers, tree board members, arborists and others who are responsible for community tree planting and management. We encourage people from throughout the state to attend. The general public is invited. Date: 10/25/07
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