Perry County Sept/Oct Extension Newsletter
4-H Newsletter
Hannah Lasher, 4-H Educator
Important Dates
- September 3-23 - 4-H Online Closed for Updates
- September 16-19 - Hannah out of office for Youth Staff Conference
- October 1 - 4-H Council Meeting
- October 1 - New 4-H Program Year starts (don't forget to re-enroll!)
- October 2-13 - TSC Paper Clover Drive
- October 6-12 - National 4-H Week
- October 20 - Outdoor Adventures, Little Shubael Village, 12 PM
Call for Volunteers
Do you have 30-60 minutes of time to give per academic semester? Are you passionate about supporting Perry County youth? We have an opportunity for you!
Indiana 4-H is an approved intermediary and can assist Perry Central High School, Tell City High school, Cannelton High School or Perry County students in grades 11 and 12 meet new College and Career readiness requirements. We are currently looking for interested adults with a desire to share their career experiences with youth as Career Discovery Mentors.
Indiana 4-H Career Discovery Mentors will work at local high schools during the school day with individual students or student groups of no more than 5 to share important insights into the college and career journey. Mentors will work with students for 30 minutes discussing future career opportunities, education requirements for those careers, and the potential rewards of those careers. Virtual 1-hour trainings are currently scheduled for 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 5 to assist potential Mentors as they prepare to meet with students. Only one training is required and additional trainings may be scheduled to meet demand. Each trained Mentor commits to one 30-minute Career Discovery Meeting per semester for the 2024-25 school year. Mentors are welcome to conduct additional CDMs as needed by the schools. All Mentors must also be approved 4-H volunteers. More information on becoming an approved 4-H volunteer will be discussed in the September meetings OR you may contact your local 4-H Educator to get started now. Want to be a part of preparing Indiana youth for life beyond high school? Fill out the Qualtrics survey here: https://bit.ly/CareerDiscoveryMentor Questions may be directed to Jennifer Abrell, Indiana 4-H Next Chapter Educator, jlabrell@purdue.edu
2025 4-H Theme and Design
Calling all creative 4-H’ers! You can create the theme for 2025 Perry County 4-H and win $25! Here’s the challenge: Create a theme and a design to go along with it. The design can be drawn freehand or on the computer, but all images must be your own original creation. No stock images may be used. The theme and image may be emailed to rhauenst@purdue.edu or sent to the Extension office in the mail. The deadline is September 3 before 4 pm. The winning entry will be the theme for the Window Display Contest in October and the design will be the cover of the 4-H Handbook and the 2025 fair t-shirt design. I look forward to seeing your creative ideas!
2024 Perry County 4-H Fair
A big “Thank You” to all of the 4-H members, parents, volunteers, judges, donors, and community supporters who contributed time, talents, and money to make our fair a success! Fair time is when our community really shines! As the 2023-2024 Program year comes to an end, let us reflect on how awesome our 4-H year has been! This program year was so much fun; from all the hard work and club meetings leading to a successful Perry County Fair. The 4-H community should all be so proud of the success of the youth, the volunteers, parents and community. From the opening ceremony National Anthem played by some wonderful 4-Hers to the last stall being cleaned out, Perry County 4-Her’s really know how to show off their hard work and talent.
The support that everyone brings to the fair really makes this educator proud! I was amazed at the quality of projects submitted inside the building and our wonderful display set up by our hardworking volunteers for the Grand Champion Projects. Not only did our static projects amaze me but the barns were a site themselves; from watching the barns get prepared for the animals to come in to watching the scramble of all hands-on deck to get the animals safely loaded and home to their respective pastures was nothing short of amazing. The family and friends that the 4-H fair brings together will always bring me joy. 4-H really does bring out the best in the youth; no matter who won the Grand Champion Ribbon, I could see the pride in each youths’ eyes for their exhibit. Now onto to a great school year and you will be seeing or hearing from me in the near future.
2025 Fair Dates July 11th-14th
Results from State Fair
Perry County 4-Hers had a wonderful turn out for the State Fair projects they turned in. The results are listed below. If you see any of these talented 4-Hers, be sure to congratulate them on a job well done!
Arts & Crafts – Jaylie Etienne – Blue; Scarlett Harris – Blue; Bailee Rogier - Blue
Beekeeping – Hunter Flamion - Blue
Cake Decorating – Elise Lawalin - Blue
Cat Poster – Julia Walsh - Red
Computers - Leo Lawalin - Orange
Construction Toys – Tayton Kleaving - Blue
Consumer Clothing – Felicity Bond – Blue; Chloe Lindauer - Blue
Creative Writing – Seth Guillaume – Blue; Tessa Guillaume – Blue; Trey Guillaume - Blue
Dog Poster – Sophia Litherland - Blue
Electric – Justin French – Blue; Tila Jones – Blue; Tayton Kleaving – Blue; Isaac Warner – Blue; Isaiah Warner - Blue
Fine Arts – Haylee Gehlhausen – Blue; Aaron Hilgenhold - Orange
Floriculture – Grayson Esarey - Blue
Foods, Baked – Lydia Baumeister – Blue; Gracelynn Jones – White; Brooklyn Schaefer -Blue; Lily Scott -Blue
Foods, Preserved – Beau Goffinet – Red; Gracelynn Jones – Orange; Madison Kelly – Orange; Olivia Walsh - Red
Forestry – Justin French – Blue; Isaac Warner - Orange
Models – Anna Vaal - Red
Needlecraft – Aniksha Kashyab – Red; Elise Lawalin - Orange
Photography – Addison Barker – Red, Blue; Grayson Esarey – Blue; Haylee Gehlhausen – Red, Blue; Lyla James – Blue; Madison Kelly – Blue; Anna Vaal - Blue
Poultry Poster - Addison Barker - Blue
Sewing, Non-wearable – Felicity Bond – Blue; Isaiah Warner - Blue
Sewing, Wearable – Carlie Hagedorn – Blue; Elise Lawalin - Blue
Shooting Sports – Gabriel Edmondson – Red; Isaac Warner - Blue
Small Engines – Gunner Simon - Blue
Soil & Water - Cecilia Mundy - Blue
Sportfishing – Wayde Hall – Blue; Bailee Rogier - Blue
Tractor Safety – Lane Vaal – Blue
Weather – Isaac Warner - Blue
Wildlife – Wyatt Hinton – Blue; Anna Vaal - Blue
Woodworking - Wyatt Hinton – Red; Isaiah Warner - Red
Perry County Ag News
Sara Dzimianski, ANR Educator
Educator's Corner
Autumn is fast approaching. Schools are back in session and fair season is over. Overall this has been a good year for crops in Perry County so far. Things are starting to dry out a bit, but cooler weather should help retain soil moisture.
Consider feeding hay during dryer weather to build up a fescue stockpile for late-season grazing. Test current hay crops for nutritional value (Purdue Extension has a hay probe available for you to check out!) and work with your livestock nutritionist to use that data in formulating winter rations. Sheep and goat producers should increase energy in the diets of brood does and ewes to flush for fall breedings.
Warm season vegetable crops will produce until frost unless damaged by disease or the natural cycle of plant maturity. As garden plants die, remove them completely from the garden area to reduce disease transmission from one season to the next. Consider planting a fall garden in September. Kale, turnips, and other leafy greens are great choices for a fall garden. Low tunnels can help extend the growing season - and if we have a mild winter you can have fresh greens all winter long!
Good harvest!
Sara
EPA Issues Order to Immediately Stop the Use of Dacthal Herbicide
Source: Facts for Fancy Fruit AUGUST 15, 2024
By: Stephan Meyers
In a press release on August 6, 2024, EPA announced the emergency suspension of all registrations of DCPA (marketed and sold as Dacthal® herbicide). Read more.
Rootworm Beetles Are Pollen Feeders…More Than Just Corn!
Source: Pest & Crop News, AUGUST 15, 2024 - INCLUDED IN ISSUE: 2024.21
By: Christian Krupke and John Obermeyer
The vast majority of corn has long ago completed pollination. There are the late-planted fields that have yet to do so. Those are the fields that potentially act as a “trap crop” for various insect pests as they look for their main protein source…pollen. One particular insect, known by some producers as silk beetles, is the western corn rootworm beetle. In previous years, this was the time for the peak number of beetles present in the state. In fact, for research trials we deliberately plant corn late the year before in an attempt to lure pollen-feeding female beetles into the crop so there will be plenty of eggs in second year corn. However, beetle numbers are much lower than they once were in general. Still, it is worth a look to see whether rootworm protection (typically a Bt corn hybrid) is a worthwhile option for your operation
What are these small yellow bugs on my milkweed?
Source: Purdue Landscape Report, August 9, 2024 - Included in Issue: 24-10
By: Alicia Kelley
Milkweed is a popular choice in urban landscapes as more citizens engage with monarch conservation efforts and strive to maintain pollinator-friendly landscapes. This past month I have seen numerous images of aphids found on milkweed plants from all over the state. Homeowners are concerned that the infestation will negatively affect the monarch butterflies that rely on milkweed as a food source. Aphids reproduce rapidly and can cause sooty mold outbreaks, and their feeding distorts the new plant growth. Are these insects harmful to monarchs, and what (if anything) should be done about them? Keep reading.
Health & Human Sciences
Bringing University information to the local level to strengthen families, spend smart, eat right, and live well.
Contact Megan Jasperson, Health and Human Sciences Educator
mjaspers@purdue.edu
Perry County Office
65 Park Ave
Tell City, IN 47586
812-547-7084
Spencer County Office
1101 E. County Rd 800 N
Chrisney, IN 47611
SIRS Participates in Health and Nutrition Programming
We love good community partnerships at Purdue Extension, and we have found a strong one in Southern Indiana Resource Solutions (SIRS). SIRS supports individuals with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives right here in Perry County through full inclusion and self-determination. Our HHS program works with participants in the Tell City location on a regular basis. Each month we explore a different health promotion topic that typically includes physical activity and a healthy snack. The pictures below are from our recent lesson on sun safety. We discussed the importance of wearing sun screen and how to best guard our skin from over exposure by seeking shade, wearing hats, and reapplying sunscreen often. We created a healthy snack that looked like the sun by using low fat yogurt, pineapple rings, and pretzel sticks. Other topics have ranged from good nutrition, confidence when speaking to your doctor, the importance of physical activity, label reading and others.
Back to School: Easy Recipe- Apple Sandwiches
Looking for a quick after school snack for the kids or a healthy option to throw in your own sack lunch on your way to work? Try our Nutrition Education Program recipe: Apple Sandwiches! For more great recipes and nutrition facts visit eatgathergo.org!
https://eatgathergo.org/recipe/apple-sandwiches/
Tell City Farmer’s Market Still in Full Swing
Summer may be coming to an end but the produce isn’t quite done yet! Don’t forget that the market remains open on Saturdays from 8-12 and Tuesdsays from 3-6 or until the produce runs out! For more information and updates on the market visit their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TCFarmersmkt2016
"MAKING THE HEALTHY CHOICE, THE EASY CHOICE.”
ERIN MEYER, RDN - COMMUNITY WELLNESS COORDINATOR
Breakfast in schools: Healthy and Nutritious
Kids benefit from starting the day with a healthy breakfast. Research suggests that kids who eat breakfast regularly tend to be more alert in school and, therefore, are able to learn better.
Why Skip Out on Breakfast?
All households have their reasons. In some cases, getting kids up and out the door on time takes all the energy their parent or caregiver can muster at that hour of the day. Perhaps others may have financial issues that make obtaining nutritious food a challenge. And there may be kids who, like many adults, just find it difficult to eat first thing in the morning.
The Good News
Many schools throughout the country participate in the USDA's School Breakfast Program, a program modeled after the National School Lunch Program to provide nutritious breakfasts to students at participating schools. Participation climbs yearly — about 100,000 schools and institutions currently offer school breakfast. In 2022, approximately 15.3 million children participated in school breakfast on any given day. A large majority receive their meals free or at a reduced price.
According to the USDA, school breakfasts must meet the applicable recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and are designed to ensure that students enter the classroom well-nourished and ready to learn. While types of food vary because specific nutritional guidelines must be met, children can expect a milk; 100% juice or fruit and/or vegetable; a grain- or whole grain-based product such as cereal, toast or waffles; and sometimes hot options such as eggs or meat or meat alternative. Schools that provide breakfast in the classroom to all students have shown decreases in tardiness and suspensions, as well as improved student behavior and attentiveness.
The Better News
There are criteria in order to qualify for free or reduced meal programs, but some schools have increased participation by offering free breakfast to all kids in the classroom. If you qualify for reduced or free breakfast, it's a good idea to take advantage of the program.
Reference: https://www.eatright.org/food/planning/away-from-home/breakfast-in-schools-healthy-and-nutritious
Are you in need of Emergency Food Resources?
Widows Barrel Food Pantry
821 10th Street
Tell City, IN 47586
(812) 547-0834
Open Tuesday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm,
Wednesday 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Seventh Day Adventist Food Pantry
434 13th Street
Tell City, IN 47586
(812) 547-5038
Open Tuesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Council of Agencies
817 Blum Street
Tell City, IN 47586
(812) 547-7780
Open Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 am - 11:30 am (Food)
Tues 9:00 - 11:00 am (Clothing)
Cannelton Food Pantry
200 North 5th Street
Cannelton, IN 47520
(812) 719-5544
Open Tuesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Martin’s Cloak Food Pantry
27246 Perry Street
Siberia, IN 47515
(812) 357-7575
Open the 2nd & 4th Saturdays
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Deer Creek Baptist Food Pantry
6733 Alamo Rd
Tell City, IN 47586
(812) 719-3909
Open the last Saturday of the Month
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Free Community Meals - Families Welcome
Shepherd’s Table
Community Christian Church -
Fellowship Hall
821 10th Street
Tell City, IN 47586
(812) 547-7486
Tuesday - 5:00-6:00 pm
Table of Blessings
EUCC Fellowship Hall
Corner of Jefferson and 10th Streets
Tell City, IN 47586
Free, Hot, Nutritious Meals
Thursday - 5:00-6:00 pm
Nutrition Education Program
Danica Williams
Nutrition Education Program Advisor
Purdue Extension-Perry County Office
65 Park Avenue Tell City, IN 47586
Cell: 270-993-8549 Office: 812-547-7084
Email: will1179@purdue.edu