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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, June 12, 2019 A- 7 Purdue Extension Pike County News May horticulture and ag update SUNDAY, JUNE 30 11 a.m. – Community-wide church service. Otwell Community Center. Presented by Southeastern Pike County Ministerial Association. Free-will offering lunch to follow. 7 p.m. – Little Miss Firecracker $3 general admission/under 6 free. Comm. Center Gym. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 6 p.m. – Rides open for Special Needs Night Special needs individuals only welcome to attend with 2 guests for no charge. $5 each for additional guests. 7 p.m. – T.T.P.A.I. - Garden Tractor Pull On the track. Free admission. THURSDAY, JULY 4 10 a.m. – Annual parade through Otwell. 11 a.m. – Grounds, midway, raffle, T-shirt sales and rides open. BBQ chicken or rib dinners available at lunch only. 11:15 a.m. – State of Indiana Concurrent Res- olution Presentation to the 1969 OHS Boys' Basketball Sectional Championship Team. Comm. Center Gym. 1 p.m. – Firecracker Baby Contest $2 admission/under 6 free. Comm. Center Gym 2 p.m. * – Local Truck and Tractor Pull. Classes: 12,000 lbs. (14 MPH), 12,000 lbs. (10 MPH), Non-Aspirated Tractor Class, 2WD Trucks. $25 Hook Fee, No Double Hook. Children's Pedal Pull. West side of the Comm. Center Gym Bingo. Comm. Center dining area 2:30 p.m. – Visit the 1969 OHS Boys' Basket- ball Sectional championship team. Q & A session, listen to the team's story. 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. * – Rides closed. 7 p.m. * – Concert featuring Joe Nobody and One Night Stand. DARK – Fireworks! FRIDAY, JULY 5 4 p.m. – Grounds, midway, raffle, T-shirt sales and rides open. 5 p.m. – Bingo. Comm. Center Dining Area 7 p.m. * – 3rd Annual Firecracker Volleyball Tournament 4-on-4 and 6-on-6 co-ed. Register before July 4. Cost is $20/player, wristband fee included. Battle of the Bluegrass Pulling Series. Classes: Light Limited Super Stock Tractor, Pro Street Diesel Truck (2.5), Hot Farm Tractor and Modified 4x4 Truck. SATURDAY, JULY 6 8 a.m. * – Stars & Stripes Cook-Off Contest. Presented by No. 423 Smokehouse Classes: Chicken (judged at 3:30 p.m.), Ribs (judged at 4:30 p.m.) and Cook's Choice (judged at 5:30 p.m.) Please pre-register. 10 a.m. * – Car, Truck & Tractor Show Open to all. $10 entry fee per person. Please pre-reg- ister. 11 a.m. – Grounds, midway, raffle, T-shirt sales and rides open. 12 p.m. * – Cook-Off Contest sampling begins. 2 p.m. – Bingo. Comm. Center dining area. 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. * – Rides closed. 3 p.m. * – Cook-Off Contest sampling ends. 5 p.m. – Registration for the 2019 Cornhole Tournament of Champions Farewell Tour. Presented by 101 Country WBDC. Pro-Division Team Entry, registration is $15 pre-event and $10 if pre-reg- istered. Pre-register by calling 812-634-9232. Amateur Division, registration $5, no age limit. 6 p.m. – Throwing starts - Cornhole Tourna- ment. Cook-Off Contest winners announced. Car, Truck and Tractor Show winners an- nounced. 6:30 p.m. * – Firecracker Demolition Derby Classes: Mini-Car, Bone Stock and Old School Metric. 9 p.m. – Raffle winners drawn. Jefferson Twp. Ruritan - Otwell For information, registrations or schedules, go to our Facebook: Otwell 4th of July Celebration Twitter: Otwell 4th of July MIDWAY Food Concessions Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Fish Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Coney Dogs, Curly Fries, Cold Drinks and more Lemonade Shake-Ups Ruritan Homemade Ice Cream (Pie and cake available July 4 only) ADMISSIONS & MORE INFO Admission to the Celebration on July 4, 5 & 6 is $10 per person each day. Age 2 and under are free. Admission provides you with a wristband that will be good for all rides and all events that day. Rides shut down July 4 & 6 Rides will be shut down from 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. in order to prevent double admission. Wristbands will only need to be purchased once on July 4 & 6 if not lost or removed. Wristband purchase only necessary for rides and events marked with an * 2019 OTWELL RURITAN By David Ackley 4-H Youth Development/ Ag and Natural Resources Educator Spring has sprung all around us here in Pike County, the many differ- ent beautiful colors are a wonderful sight to see. They help us put those cold winter days in our past and get us thinking about the warm summer days ahead. Before we get to those warm summer days there are a few lawn and garden things we could be doing. Rosie Lerner, Home/Consumer Horticulture with Purdue Universi- ty has some good tips and practices to be utilized this May. "Prune ear- ly spring-flowering trees and shrubs after flowers fade" is one of the many tips. She recommends to apply fungi- cides to roses to help control diseas- es such as black spot. She states that now is a good time to take cuttings of houseplants to increase your collection or to share with your friends or family. Purdue turf experts recommend that if you are going to fertilize your lawn in May, apply 3/4-1 pound of nitrogen (N) per 1,000 square feet with a prod- uct that contains 50 percent or more of slow-release fertilizer. Try to schedule the application prior to a rain or irri- gate following application to move the fertilizer off leaf blades. Delayed planted of field crops has been seen all across the state of Indi- ana. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Indiana Crop Weather report the percentage of corn planted in the state is estimat- ed at 3 percent with soybeans being es- timated at 1 percent planted. The rain- ing conditions had added to the already highly saturated soils. Purdue Agron- omist and Corn Production specialist Dr. Bob Nielson says that planting date is but one of many yield influencing fac- tors. Nielson says "that delayed plant- ing by itself is no guarantee of lower ABSOLUTE grain yield, I see little rea- son to change any crop inputs because of delayed planting." In a recent publi- cation by Nielson he said "Remember that soils are typically warmer with de- layed planting than for "early" plant- ing, may be able to achieve the same desired final population with a slight- ly lower seeding rate in delayed plant- ings." Purdue had very extension web- pages for many discipline and depart- ments available to the public with pub- lications, research articles, and gen- eral tips and suggestions. Rosie Le- rner and other horticulture specialist information can be found by going to the Horticulture and Landscape Ar- chitecture homepage at the following link https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/. Dr. Bob Nielson and other agronomist in- formation can be found by going to the Agronomy homepage at the fol- lowing link https://ag.purdue.edu/ agry. 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