Nebraska Extension - Gage County
November 2019 Newsletter
In This Issue:
- Office Closed Veteran's Day
- Office Closed Thanksgiving
- Meet University of Nebraska Presidential Priority Candidate
- Canopy Tree Pest Detection Workshop
- Women Managing Ag Land
- Late Fall Lawncare
- Putting the Garden to Bed
- Make Change Matter
- Water, water everywhere
- Aspartame, explained
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Meet University Presidential priority candidate - November 6 | Vintage Venue, Beatrice
The NU Board of Regents has selected Mr. Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr. as the priority candidate to serve as the 8th President of the University of Nebraska system. As part of the required 30-day review period, university faculty, staff and students and the public will have an opportunity to engage with Mr. Carter.
Beatrice will host a breakfast forum next Wednesday, Nov. 6, for the public to meet and ask questions of Walter “Ted” Carter, VADM (Ret.), the candidate finalist to serve as the University of Nebraska's Eighth president.
The forum is from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Vintage Venue, in downtown Beatrice. It is open to the public. NU Regent Rob Schafer, who represents District 5 on the Board, will attend and assist Carter for his Beatrice visit.
Canopy Tree Pest Detection Workshop - December 5 |Gage Co. Extension Office
Learn about invasive tree pests with a special focus on recognizing emerald ash borer in tree canopies.
Thursday, December 5 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gage County Extension Office
Free to attend.
For more info contact Laurie Stepanek, 402-472-5503 or lstepanek2@unl.edu.
Women Managing Ag Land - December 11 | Innovation Campus, Lincoln
Late Fall Lawncare
Putting the Garden to Bed
Now that fall has arrived and we have hit some very cold temperatures at night, it is time to clean up our gardens for the winter. Some things should be done this fall, but some can be left until spring. Here are a few things to do now to put your gardens to bed.
4-H & Youth Development - Jacie Milius, Extension Educator & Jane Esau, 4-H Assistant
Make Change Matter- 4-H Inc. Building Fundraiser
The 4-H Building hosts events, displays county fair 4-H & FFA exhibits and serves the community throughout the year. Gage County 4-H Council is kicking of an on-going fundraiser, everyone can give your support to the 4-H Building in several ways.
1) Purchase a tube of mini M&M’s (1.08 oz); save your quarters, fill the tube, bring your $10.00 donation to the Extension Office and receive a free 4-H decal.
2) Save your change and bring to the Extension Office.
Start saving. It’s a great family, club, group project with donations going to support the 4-H Building on the fairgrounds. Drop off donations at Gage County Extension, 1115 W Scott Street, Beatrice; 402-223-1384.
Food, Nutrition & Health - Tara Dunker, Extension Educator
Water, water everywhere
I’m a fan of questioning everything I’m told, and I think you should be too.
This is especially true when it comes to your body and your health. Even water—yes, boring old H2O—can’t escape health magazine mythology.
The confusion may have started in 1945, when the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board stated the “ordinary standard” of water for adults was 1 milliliter (mL) for each calorie of food.
Aspartame, explained
When was the last time you drank 19 cans of diet pop in one day?
I’m going to take a wild stab in the dark and say never.
You may think that seems like a ridiculous question, but it’s based on a little thing called acceptable daily intake (ADI) set by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Nebraska Extension - Gage County
Email: Gage-County@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
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Twitter: @GageCoExtension