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October 2021
Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties News
Controlling Yard Weeds

Fall is the best time to control perennial and winter annual weeds such as barley, henbit, and speedwell; control of summer annual weeds now is a waste of time and chemicals  

Annual summer weeds, include crabgrass, foxtail, knotweed, oxalis and spurge. These will naturally die after the first hard frost. 

Preemergent herbicide should be applied the first week of May to kill germinating summer annual weeds. 
Tips for Delicious and Nutritious Soup
Soup can be nutritious, easy to prepare, and inexpensive. It can be great hot or cold, prepared with minimal clean-up, only needs one pot, and the combination of ingredients is unlimited. Soup is a great dish for a variety of palettes and can be tailored to be spicy, savory or sweet. Follow these helpful tips for making soup delicious and nutritious.
Carve Some Big Red Spirit into Halloween

Want to give your pumpkin a little Husker spirit? Use these stencils from UNL to give your gourd a Nebraska Makeover!

The patterns are available online at http://go.unl.edu/halloween.
Garden Spiders
Garden spiders (Argiope aurantia) is one of Nebraska's largest orb weaving spiders. A beautiful addition to any landscape to help with pest management.

Online Professional Development for Child Care Providers
Nebraska Extension's Early Childhood Development Team has scheduled new online classes.
Food Preservation Videos

Did you miss our live virtual series on food preservation? No worries - we have recordings and handouts available on our website to watch whenever it works for you: https://food.unl.edu/article/home-food-preservation-series
Upcoming 4-H Events

Clover Kid Bugging Out Program:
When; October 5 from 6-7 pm
Where: Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
8015 W. Center Road, Omaha
Parents and children ages 5-7 are invited to be a part of the Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Clover Kid Program.
Cost: Free
To register, email Rwright4@unl.edu.  

Spa Science
When: October 18 from 6-8 pm
Where: Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
8015 W. Center Road, Omaha
Youth ages 8-18 will be using ingredients to create their own candles, sugar scrub, and soap. All supplies will be provided.
Cost: $15

4-H Space Workshop
When: November 15 from 6-8 pm
Where: Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
8015 W. Center Road, Omaha
Youth will be engineering their own telescope and learning about constellations in our inflatable planetarium.
Cost: $10
Register at: https://cvent.me/zPnmmw 

Follow 4-H on Facebook here.
Welcome, Ted Hibbeler, Tribal Extension Educator, to the Douglas-Sarpy Counties Extension Office
Ted Hibbeler is a member of the Iron Shell family (Maza Pon Kesh Ka Tiospaye) from the Rosebud Sioux Nation (Sicangu Lakota Oyate) in South Dakota. He was raised in Hastings, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He spent the next ten years teaching and coaching high school students at St. Francis Indian School in South Dakota. Ted then earned a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree in English from Hastings College, and he and his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he worked as the Director of the Native American Education Program for the Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) for twenty years. During his tenure at this position, he earned a Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision Degree from Arizona State University, and the PUHSD Native American Education Program became a best practices program for the Arizona Department of Education in the areas of student retention, academic excellence and graduation. Their college-bridge program, The Hoop of Learning Program, received the Phoenix Mayor’s Partnership Award for several years, and it is still active in many of the school districts in Phoenix and the Maricopa Community College District. Ted and his family moved back to Nebraska to be closer to home. He has worked as the statewide Tribal Extension Educator for Nebraska Extension for two years. He is working with the Nebraska Tribal communities and their Tribal colleges and K-12 schools in the areas of food sustainability, economic development, career development, conservation and leadership. He believes developing a reciprocal relationship between the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Tribal communities is a key component to his new position. Ted also serves on the Board of the Nebraska Indian Education Association (NeIEA) and the Jobs for America’s Graduates Nebraska (JAG).
8015 West Center Road
Omaha, NE 68124-3175
402-444-7804
go.unl.edu/douglassarpyext 
Email us at douglas-sarpy@unl.edu

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