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Guidance for Clean-Up from Tornados

By Ledger Staff

The recent tornados have caused much damage to homes, businesses and other buildings. Salvaging and disposing of items is a major undertaking when cleaning up after such disasters. The first step is to sort out the debris and damaged items. Decide what is worth salvaging and what should be disposed of. These decisions should be based on: extent of damage,... »

Top Ten Worst Trees in Little Axe

By Tracey Payton Miller, Clev. Co. Horticulture Educator
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I’ve witnessed so much heartache after planting the following trees. With a plethora of choices on the market, there is no need to plant any I mention here. Just because these trees are readily available, doesn’t make them good choices. There are always exceptions to every rule, but what I’ll cover is commonly encountered in these problem species. ... »

Cleveland County Garden Festival

By Ledger Staff

Looking for locally grown plants and gardening information? The Garden Party is for you! This free event will be held, rain or shine: Saturday April 13th, 2012 from 8 am-1 pm at the Cleveland County Master Gardener Demonstration and Teaching Garden Southwest corner of the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman. This gardening event will consist of educational demonstrations, children’s activities,... »

Prepare Pets for Warm Weather

By Ledger Staff

By Samantha Kinnamon - Cleveland Co. OSU Extension Service - The sun is out today and this is the first time I have not been freezing while getting in the car as I head to start my work week. As a matter of fact the whole week is supposed to be in the sixties! This is definitely a nice... »

Gardening 101 Classes Offered

By Tracey Payton Miller, Clev. Co. Horticulture Educator

Have you wanted to grow a garden, but didn’t know where to start? The Cleveland County Master Gardeners will be presenting a series of basic “how to garden” workshops on Saturday mornings during the month of March. The series is designed for those have the urge, but have never had the opportunity to learn about gardening. Topics will cover aspects... »

Drought-Stressed Pasture Meeting Planned

By Ledger Staff

By Heath Herje, agriculture and wildlife educator for the Cleveland County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Livestock producers have endured the worst two years in the history of many of their operations. In fact, many ranchers I work with who did not sell their entire herds are speculating as to how much longer they can afford to feed their remaining animals. Pasture... »

Oh, Christmas Tree!

By Tracey Payton Miller, Clev. Co. Horticulture Educator

I don’t know if the day after Thanksgiving was the official day to put up your tree, but it was in our house. Hours upon hours were spent on just the lights. I had to wait forever, just to start on the ornaments. It’s never as fun as you remember. With all the time we put... »

A Delicious Fundraiser

By Ledger Staff

Yummy food and a good cause! Could life get any better than that? Cleveland County 4-H is working with Raising Cain’s Chicken Fingers on a fundraiser for the Cleveland County 4-H Teen Officer Team. The event will be held November 19 from 5pm-9pm at the 1130 Alameda Street, Norman location. In order for the fundraiser to work correctly, Raising Cain’s... »

LA 4-H Song and Dance

By Ledger Staff

It’s that time of year again! It’s time for Cleveland County 4-H to show off their many talents! This year there are several acts coming from all over the county including: Clover Cloggers Cloverbuds from Norman will be performing an earth shaking musical dance to “We Will Rock You”, Little Axe Clovers are preparing for a glowing performance of “Twinkle, Twinkle... »

Good Time to Get Ready for Fall, Winter

By Ledger Staff

Cleveland County OSU Extension As we prepare to “fall back” with the end of Daylight Savings Time, the tradition serves as a reminder to take steps forward to keep our homes and families safe. Do not stop at turning your clocks back one hour on November 4th, keep going by getting your home ready for fall and winter. Associating certain tasks... »

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