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2024 Annual Sewing Smorgasboard at Sheridan High School

Don’t miss the 49th Annual Sewing Smorgasbord on Saturday, March 16, 2024.  Doors open at 8:15 a.m.  Over 30 classes for all ages will start at 9:00 a.m. – thru 3:30 p.m.  15 vendors on site.   NEW FOR 2024-Themed Raffle Baskets.  2 Fat Quarter Raffles – Bring a fat quarter, you’re entered.  Plus,  a sewing machine raffle, too!

A Fabricaholics Paradise..Clean out your fabric closets. Individuals wanting to SELL pieces of fabric 1/8 yard length .   Enclose an index card with your name, county, yardage, fiber content and asking price. We’ll sell your fabric and you get the proceeds. Cash Sales Only .    A 10% handling fee will be charged to all participants SELLING fabric.

The event will be held at Sheridan Middle School, 8660 Sheridan Road, Thornville, Ohio.  Cost: $10.00. No pre-registration.

For more information: contact 740-405-7891 or e-mail at crshuster1@gmail.com  Check out the Perry County Ohio Homemakers Facebook Page or Sewing Smorgasbord 2024 Events Page

 

 

Kendall Wild loves all things 4-H!!!

4-Her Kendall Wild with Connie Smith, at OSU Extension Fairfield County

Be sure to listen into this wonderful interview with Kendall Wild.  She loves all things 4-H and shares her belief that 4-H has given her a foundation to build on…This is really a special interview!!  Please take a minute to listen in..and be inspired!!

(Note: This interview was awarded first place in the OSU Extension Creative Works Contest radio interview category in December, 2023)

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Raelyn Bader is looking forward to 4-H Camp

4-H Youth are now being trained to be Camp Counselors at the 2024 Fairfield County 4-H Camps.  Listen into the 88.9FM  Saturday Morning Farm Page interview with Baltimore  4-H Club member Raelyn Bader about her 4-H Camp Counselor  experience.  “Celebrating Good Kids doing Good Things on the 88.9FM WLRY FARM PAGE, always!”

4-Her Raelyn Bader

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 Sew Ohio Conference offered for 4-Hers

All 4-H project members interested in sewing should plan to join us for the Sew Ohio workshop on April 27 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. This event will feature sessions for sewers of all skill levels – from beginner to advanced. There will also be an adult track that will focus on helping youth get started with a 4-H sewing project.

A sewing conference is being offered at the Ohio 4-H Center for 4-hers to improve their clothing and textile skills on April 27. The goal is for 4-Hers to learn from sewing experts, no matter what your level of sewing experience is. Classes will be held for the beginner, intermediate, advanced and adult levels.  Registration can be handled through OSU Extension in Fairfield County.   Cost is $10.00 per person through March 2.  Late registration is $20 thru April 5.  No refunds. Box Lunch will be provided.  No supplies are needed, and a fabric fair will be offered for 4-Hers to obtain free fabric and materials for 4-H projects.   For additional details contact Pamela Montgomery at Montgomery.221@osu.edu.  The Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau Center is located at 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, OH.

 

Pressure Cooker Workshop offered at Wagnall’s Memorial Library

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Location: Wagnalls Memorial Library, 150 East Columbus St, Lithopolis, OH

Join Shannon Carter, Extension Educator and Sandy Bohl, Trained Instructor, with Ohio State University Extension Fairfield County, to learn more about the basics of using a Electric Pressure Cooker, including:  Parts of the cooker, Settings and what they mean

Safety and cleaning.  Register at 614-837-4765.

This class is sponsored by The Wagnalls Memorial Library.

Lancaster FFA Students, Denise and Chelsie have lots going on!!

Denise  (left), Lancaster FFA Treasurer, Chelsie (right), Lancaster FFA Historian with Connie Smith, OSU Extension

What a pleasure to spend time with the Lancaster High School Seniors and FFA Officers Denise and Chelsie to learn more about the Lancaster FFA Program.  Great interview with 2 young ladies who truly love FFA.  Take a minute and listen in to this 88.9FM WLRY Saturday Morning Farm Page interview !!

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs might be an unwelcome guest

If you’re finding brown marmorated stinkbugs in your home now, fact is,  they actually invaded your home last fall and have been spending the winter in wall voids and attics. As we move toward spring and have snaps of warmer temperatures, the BMSBs begin to emerge – some indoors and some outdoors.  Mechanical exclusion is the best method to keep stink bugs from entering homes and buildings. Cracks around windows, doors, siding, utility pipes, behind chimneys, and underneath the wood fascia and other openings should be sealed with good quality silicone or silicone-latex caulk. Damaged screens on doors and windows should be repaired or replaced.

Exterior applications of insecticides may offer some minor relief from infestations when the task of completely sealing the exterior is difficult or impossible.

If numerous bugs are entering the living areas of the home, attempt to locate the openings where the insects gain access. Typically, stink bugs will emerge from cracks under or behind baseboards, around window and door trim, and around exhaust fans or lights in ceilings. Seal these openings with caulk or other suitable materials to prevent the insects from crawling out. Both live and dead stink bugs can be removed from interior areas with the aid of a vacuum cleaner – however, the vacuum may acquire the smell of stink bugs for quite some time.

It is not advisable to use an insecticide inside after the insects have gained access to the wall voids or attic areas. Although insecticidal dust treatments to these voids may kill hundreds of bugs, there is the possibility that carpet beetles will feed on the dead stink bugs and subsequently attack woolens, stored dry goods or other natural products in the home.

Source:  Buckeye Yard and Garden Line

Learn more about the World Dairy Expo with Fairfield County 4-Her Silas Kohler

How exciting to represent Ohio 4-H at the World Dairy Expo Conference!! Silas Kohler of Baltimore was chosen for this honor last year.  Learn more more about his trip in the 88.9FM Saturday Morning  Farm Page Interview.  We love  “Celebrating Good Kids Doing Good Things” on the 88.9FM Saturday Morning Farm Page, always!!

Silas Kohler at he North American Livestock Exposition

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