Red Flag Warning

April 20, 2015 Leave a comment 


.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND
QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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Oakland City Council Meeting

April 20, 2015 Leave a comment


The Oakland City Council’s regular monthly meeting is tonight, April 20th, at 5:30 p.m. in the Rosen Room at the Oakland City Auditorium. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Mary L. Boseth, 87, of West Point NE

April 20, 2015 Leave a comment


Mary L. Bogseth age 87 of West Point, Nebraska passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, Nebraska.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Church in West Point, NE.  Interment will be in the Westside Cemetery, rural Oakland, NE.  Visitation will be on Monday from noon to 8 p.m., with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, NE and will continue Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.  The family suggests that memorials be directed to Trinity Church in West Point or the local chapter of the American Heart Association.   Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Louise Bogseth was born on January 11, 1928 at Tilden, NE to George W. and Ida M. (Wagner) Real.  On December 16, 1946, she was united in marriage to Randall Bogseth at Belleville, KS.  They lived near Ewing, NE for the first five years of marriage and lived in Lincoln, NE a short time before settling on a farm east of West Point, NE on the Cuming/Burt Co. line.  In 1978, they moved into West Point in a home their son Greg built and started Carpets and Curtains, where Mary was known as the “Drapery Lady”.  She continued to sew draperies for close to 30 years.  The couple moved to an acreage east of town in 1983 and retired back into West Point in the early 1990’s.

Mary was active at Trinity Church in West Point, belonging to its Evening Guild and later the Quilting Group.  She was also a member of the Friendly Neighbors Extension Club and different card clubs.  She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, canning, playing games with the kids and traveling on day trips back to the Sandhills.

Survivors include-

Husband-Randall Bogseth of West Point, NE

Children and their families-

Linda and Darwin Peterson of West Point, NE and family

Kristie and Tom Randel of Hortonville, WI and children-Sydney & Gabe

David and Kahthie Peterson of West Point, NE and children-

Evan, Alyssa, Ashton, Ariel, Kaleb & Addison

Jo Ellyn and Monte Reimers of Okemos, MI and family

Jennifer and Gary Johnson of Scranton, PA and children-Kacey & Jack

Jessica Reimers of Detroit, MI

Greg and Julie Bogseth of North Bend, NE and family

Heidi & Tyler Smith of York, NE and children-Hunter, Mitchell & Gracie

Courtney and Colin Perry of Dayton, OH and children-Olivia & Madelyn

Judd Bogseth of Lyons, NE

Jackie and Curt Von Seggern of Lincoln, NE and children-Saylor & Drake

Clark and Kathy Bogseth of Omaha, NE and family

Michael and Sarah Bogseth of Gretna, NE and son-Bryson

Jenna and Cole Tibke of Bennington, NE and children-Kendyl, Kamilla & Knox

Timothy Bogseth of Omaha, NE

Matthew Bogseth of Omaha, NE

Barry and Shelley Bogseth of Olathe, KS and daughters-Lauryn & Londyn

Siblings-George Real, Alice Ryan, Dorothy Ambrose, Ernest Real, Maurice Real, Charles Real, Jim Real, Jean Records, Bill Real and Jerry Real.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, stillborn daughter-Diane, and siblings-Margaret Baker and Tommy Real.

Mary Bogseth

Mary Bogseth

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Mary L. Bogseth, 87, of West Point NE

April 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Funeral services for Mary L. Bogseth age 87 of West Point, NE will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Church in West Point, NE. Interment will be in the Westside Cemetery, rural Oakland, NE.

Visitation will be on Monday from noon to 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, NE and will continue Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. The family suggests that memorials be directed to Trinity Church in West Point or the local chapter of the American Heart Association.

Mary passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, NE.

Mary Bogseth

Mary Bogseth

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Apply Crabgrass Preventors Now

April 19, 2015 Leave a comment


By John Wilson, Extension Educator

Usually we start talking about crabgrass preventers now, but are telling people to wait several weeks before applying them. The warm weather and dry conditions –  until about a week ago – have warmed soils faster than normal this spring.

As of April 1, soil temperatures greater than 50F at a 4 inch depth were common across the state. Soil temperatures could be even higher depending on the soil type, moisture in the soil, sun exposure, and distance to a heat sink like a sidewalk, driveway, or street.

Crabgrass will germinate when soil temperatures are sustained between 55 and 60F. So preemergence herbicides for crabgrass should be applied soon. You should delay applying preemergence products on areas that winterkilled and will need to be reseeded or on any newly seeded areas. However, preemergence products such as Tupersan (siduron) or Tenacity (mesotrione) are safe on new seeding.

Avoid using preemergence products that are combined with fertilizer. Although most preemergence products available to homeowners contain nitrogen fertilizer, the spring flush of growth that occurs naturally in early April doesn’t need encouragement from extra fertilizer. It is much easier to apply a standalone preemergence product now and a standalone fertilizer in early May than to have to mow twice a week during April.

Weed-n-feed preemergence products aren’t always as convenient as they may seem. Standalone preemergence products can be found at most garden centers. If a combination preemergence and fertilizer product has to be used, then use the product with the lowest nitrogen content. This will be the product with the smallest first number of the three on a fertilizer bag, or the highest levels of a  slow release form of nitrogen. Another advantage of a standalone preemergence is that you can treat only problem areas and skip areas that don’t have a history of crabgrass saving you money.

Since we’ve mentioned fertilization, let’s quickly recap our recommendations for fertilizing cool season turf grasses such as bluegrass or fescue. I recommend and fertilize my own lawn with a small amount, maybe a half pound of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet or turf, at four times throughout the growing season. The best way to remember these is to fertilize by the holidays… Arbor Day or May Day (late April to early May), Memorial Day (late May), Labor Day (early September), and Halloween (late October).

The advantage of spreading out the fertilizer applications and waiting for the first application until around the first of May is this avoids the burst of growth that follows a heavy application of fertilizer. While rapid growth in the spring seems like the sign of a healthy lawn, it can actually set the lawn up for more problems in mid-summer.

Some homeowners are not willing to fertilize four times, they only want to fertilize twice… once in the spring and once in the fall. In this situation they will still want to make their first application around May 1 and wait until Halloween for the second application.

The reason this gets trickier is turf often needs a little fertilizer in early September to help recover if it has been a particularly stressful summer, but the late October application is still the most important in the fall. If we do have a particularly stressful summer on lawns, you may be able to get by with one application this spring, but still need to split the fall application, early September and late October.

For more information on lawn care, contact your local Nebraska Extension office.

John Wilson

John Wilson

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Women Caring for the Land Workshop

April 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Lyons, NE – Women who own or manage farm or ranch land in Cedar and surrounding counties in Northeast Nebraska are invited to participate in a  Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm conservation options, and available resources. The free program will take place on Monday, May 4 at St. James Marketplace, 89039 570th Ave, St. James, NE.

 

“Women landowners now own or co-own approximately half of Midwest and Great Plains farm and ranch land, and often want to do more to conserve their land and resources. However, many are unsure exactly how to reach their conservation goals and what resources are available to help them. Women Caring for the Land can help,” said Virginia Meyer, with the Center for Rural Affairs.

 

According to Meyer, Women Caring for the Land offers a peer-to-peer, informal discussion format to allow women landowners to talk about their individual land stewardship goals, facilitated by women conservation experts who can share resources available such as USDA conservation programs, state loans, and other tools.

 

The meeting will begin with registration, coffee and resource sharing at 8:30 a.m.  A free lunch will be provided, and during an afternoon field tour participants will travel to a nearby location to observe soil characteristics and conservation practices. The tests will measure for soil structure and stability and infiltration.

 

Meyer suggests participants wear appropriate clothing and footwear/attire as walking a short distance will be required for the field tour.  The group will return to the Marketplace for dessert and wrap-up, with the meeting ending by 3 p.m.

 

Maintaining healthy soil is the key to productivity and environmental health for farmland. Women landowners who attend this meeting will learn to assess and improve the health of their soils through cover crops, no-till and strip-till, and other conservation practices.

 

Meyer also pointed out that all interested women are welcome to these discussions, including owners, operators and inheritors of farmland, regardless of their degree of knowledge regarding conservation.

 

Event Location Details:

Monday, May 4, 2015

8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

St. James Marketplace

89039 570th Ave, St. James, NE.

 

To ensure enough food is provided, interested participants should  RSVP by May 1 to Virginia Meyer at the Center for Rural Affairs – (402) 687-2100 or virginiam@cfra.org. For more information about this program, visit www.womencaringfortheland.org or call 641-430-2540.

 

This session of Women Caring for the Land is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs in partnership with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The series is funded by a grant from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Innovation Grant Program.

 

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4-H Public Speaking Contest a Great Success!!

April 19, 2015 Leave a comment


4-H Public Speaking Contest a GREAT Success!

Twenty five Burt County 4-H members conquered one of the highest listed personal fears, the fear of public speaking. They did it by taking part in one or more events during the Burt County 4-H Public Speaking Contest last Monday, April 6th. They didn’t just conquer any fears they might have, they made it look easy!

The most non-threatening contest is the Public Service Announcement or PSA contest which is a 60 second 4-H commercial given from the back of the room. Lucas Niewohner and his sister Hayley Niewohner of Tekamah tried out this contest for the first time by using the First Timer Pre-written Script. They both received blue ribbons for their efforts.

In the Original Script PSA Division, Paul Roscoe of Lyons took home champion honors in the Junior Division (ages 8-10). Madison Enstrom of Shawnee, KS used the telephone to call in her PSA to participate in the contest for the first time. She received reserve champion honors as well as winning the Pork Award in the Junior Division. Also in the Junior Division Caleb and Andrew Schlichting, both of Lyons received blue ribbons on their PSAs.

In the Intermediate PSA Division (ages 11-13) Cody Bachtell of Tekamah won champion honors while Faith Roscoe of Lyons earned Reserve Champion honors. Gavin Enstrom also called in his PSA via the telephone from Kansas to earn a purple ribbon and the pork award.

The Senior Division of the PSA contest was lonely with only Michael Bracht of West Point participating. However he handled it well as this was his first contest experience and he received champion honors.

 

The 4-H Speech Contest had participants moving to the front of the room to share their information with the group.

The 4-H Clover Kids (ages 5-7) got the chance to try out the contest by doing a “show and tell.”

Karley Eriksen of Craig fearlessly started out the contest by sharing her love of history and her trip to Washington D. C. with pictures and a book of the presidents.

Hope Roscoe of Lyons shared a postcard photo of her favorite animal in Florida, the Manatee. Veona Hladky of Tekamah explained how to make an alcohol ink decorated tile for a 4-H project.  Linden Anderson of Lyons proved she was ready to get in the ring with her pigs when she’s old enough during her show and tell titled “Ready to Show.”

Elijah Schlichting of Lyons explained how to make a No Sew Pillow like he did at Clover Kid Camp last summer. Tate Penke of Craig showed his “super hero” collection and explained what special powers each of them had while looking like a superhero himself. Little brother Ty Penke (age 5) also wore a Spiderman costume and showed how well his Spiderman toy could do the splits!

If you thought this contest sounded like fun, you would be right!

 

The Junior Division speech competition (ages 8-10) becomes a little more serious, but Arianne Brokaw started out her speech by singing “Arianne Had a Farm” to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” They raise chickens and get 5 eggs a day, so she said they can’t afford to break any of them if you want to sell them! She received the big purple champion ribbon for her efforts.

Elise Anderson of Lyons earned the Reserve Champion ribbon for humorously explaining about their family 4-H baking mishaps.

Paul Roscoe of Lyons received a purple for his speech “All about Pottery,” while Muriel Brokaw of Lyons discussed her pets: Chester, Henry and Boo and the chores she does to care for them. She also received a purple ribbon for her speech.

Andrew Schlichting of Lyons highlighted his 4-H year which included rockets, rabbits, robots and much more! He received a blue ribbon.

Caleb Schlichting also of Lyons discussed the importance of farming and explained there are 2.2 million farms in the United States. He received a blue ribbon.

John Roscoe of Lyons shared step by step directions on how to make a metal punch decoration including the sound effects of him using a hammer: “Bam! Ouch! Bam! Ouch!” He also received a blue ribbon.

In the Intermediate Division – ages 11-13 Faith Roscoe of Lyons received a purple ribbon and champion honors for her speech on Mighty Mini’s, their miniature horses. Brayden Anderson of Lyons won the reserve champion ribbon as well as the pork award for his speech relating his 4-H experiences to baseball. Rayna Hladky of Tekamah received a blue ribbon for her informative speech comparing organic to conventional grown foods.

In the Senior Division – ages 14-18 Amelia Schlichting of Lyons went home with champion honors for her speech on the history of 4-H. Michael Bracht of West Point earned a blue ribbon for his speech on his 4-H robotics program experiences and competition. Wrapping up the senior division was Ellie Glup of Tekamah with her speech on “The Do’s and Don’ts of 4-H Speech” She received a blue ribbon and the pork award.

 

The continued growth of this activity is really exciting. It’s fun to think what great futures these 4-H members will have, thanks at least in part as a result of their experiences in the 4-H public speaking program.

 

4-H Favorite Foods Contest:

Don’t forget! The Burt County 4-H Favorite Foods Day Contest is set for this Saturday, April 18th at the Craig Fire Hall. The contest will begin at 10:00 a.m. with set-up available at 9:45 a.m. Call the Nebraska Extension Office in Burt County at 402-374-2929 to register by noon Friday, April 17th. Also call if you have any questions about the contest!

 

 

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu

All smiles after participating in the 4-H Public Service Announcement Contest were: Faith Roscoe, Paul Roscoe, Michael Bracht, Caleb Schlichting, Cody Bachtell, Andrew Schlichting, Lucas Niewohner and Hayley Niewohner. Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

All smiles after participating in the 4-H Public Service Announcement Contest were: Faith Roscoe, Paul Roscoe, Michael Bracht, Caleb Schlichting, Cody Bachtell, Andrew Schlichting, Lucas Niewohner and Hayley Niewohner.
Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

 

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Doris J. Olson, 84, of Tekamah NE

April 18, 2015 Leave a comment


DORIS J. OLSON, 84 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Tekamah.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tekamah.

NO VISITATION

BURIAL AT A LATER DATE: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the family.

Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.

pelan@pelanfuneralservices.com

Doris Olson

Doris Olson

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Mary L. Bogseth, 87, of West Point NE

April 18, 2015 Leave a comment


Mary L. Bogseth age 87 of West Point, Nebraska passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, Nebraska.  Funeral services are pending at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, Nebraska.

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Kats’ Korner: My New Adventures

April 18, 2015 Leave a comment


I love to write. If I didn’t, this would not be the profession for me.

Newspaper writing is quite different from other types of writing, such as a book or an article in a magazine.

I have started a book. I don’t know if I will complete it, but I am trying my hand at it.

I don’t know why I started one. I had an idea one day and decided to put it into words.

I spend my spare time, which isn’t much, working on it. I reread what I have written and find myself making changes, either because I have different thoughts, or I don’t care for the wording.

To say it is a challenge is an understatement! I don’t let that stop me. Instead, it inspires me.

Another dream of mine has come to fruition.

I have always wanted to do freelance writing for a magazine.

The other day, the phone rang and, boom, I have been given the chance to do so!

When I hung up, I was so excited and very, VERY nervous.

This type of writing is nothing like newspaper writing. It is a much more in-depth type of writing and more on a subject instead of a “what’s happened” story.

I have spoken quite a bit to the owner of the magazine. Together, we have formulated an idea for my first story, which I will begin working on next week.

My mind is swirling with ideas, such as how to begin the story. The beginning is the most important part in my eyes. Capturing the reader’s attention and maintaining it throughout the story is crucial.

I am making myself more nervous just describing it!

I will disclose the name of the magazine as things progress.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can do this, not just once, but many times. There is a story everywhere you look. It is just waiting to be told!

If anyone has ideas to share with me, feel free to do so! I want to hear from you!

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

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