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Ronald McDonald House Charities
Businesses, Churches, Organizations, School Clubs, Chambers, Clubs, EVERYONE. Help us, help others...and it’s sooooo easy!!
We’re working for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
The Ronald McDonald House is an amazing concept, and has made a wonderful impact on my family in the past. Over twenty years ago, at less than a year old, my nephew, pulled the cord of a humidifier, which fell into his baby bed burning him severly. While he fought for every breath and heartbeat, my brother and sister-in-law stayed in the controlled atmosphere, germ-free room at Parkland Hospital’s Burn Unit, but as my nephew began to recover somewhat, my family was offered the Ronald McDonald house.
The Ronald McDonald house is FREE to families, and allows them to remain close to the hospital, alongside other families in similar situations. It offers a home including a kitchen where families all pitch in to prepare meals, washer/dryer, and private rooms for individual families.
By saving your soda/beer tabs... you can help MANY families in their time of need.
So simple!!!
Simply save your tabs and either bring them to the Honey Grove Weekly Gazette, give us a call at (903) 378-3558, or drop me a line on Facebook (Lorrie Page)... and we will arrange to have your tabs picked up.
Simply put, expenses for Ronald McDonald House can be paid for ... ONE TAB AT A TIME ..... Save yours for me!
Collecting pop tabs is a great way to teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling, and raise funds to help children and their families at the same time. Some of the Ronald McDonald House Charity Chapters raise thousands of dollars with their pop tab collections. Why? Ronald McDonald Houses collect pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because it's more hygienic to store tabs than cans, and collection and storage is easier. The program is an easy way for people of all ages to support RMHC and know they are making a difference for families and children.
Still don't think it can make a difference? While it does vary by Chapter, RMHC Upper Midwest raises approximately $30,000 a year through their pop tab program. Now that is a lot of pop tabs! Did you ever think it could be so easy to help families in need?
SAVE YOUR TABS! Make it YOUR group projet and YOU and the Weekly Gazette can help Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Want to know more about the charity you can help? See them at Ronald McDonald House.
Still a few slots available!
Horsemanship Clinic
Ride a better horse with confidence.
Saturday May 26. 2012 – 8am till tired or dark
Fannin County Multi-Purpose Complex, Bonham, Tx
Teryn trains horses in Southern Oklahoma. Growing up on a West Texas ranch and using horses to work cattle and day work, Teryn decided early on that he wanted to make his living as a horse trainer because he always wanted to be riding a "good broke horse." Today Teryn trains horses for all purposes. His competitive focus is in cutting and working cowhorse events. He also enjoys roping and ranch horse competitions.
Bring your horse and be ready to ride and learn!
Registration: $70 per rider
Limited to 15 Riders / Pre-registration required / No Refunds!
Call before you Haul!
For more information, call Roger Skipper 903-583-7453
Roses
Purchasing Roses
Roses are readily available during the late winter and spring. Roses can be found in discount and grocery stores as well as some garden centers. There is nothing really wrong with this method of handling roses; but if they are stored or displayed in warm temperatures, sprouting occurs almost immediately. Sprouting severely weakens the plant and may result in poor performance or even death.
Roses in containers are featured by many garden centers in Texas. It is important that the container be large enough to adequately hold the root system. Two or three-gallon containers are the best size to purchase. Roses are usually graded to #1, #1-1/2, and #2 grades. Homeowners are probably wise to choose #1 or #1-1/2 grade, since the vigor and size of these plants is usually superior.
Old Garden Roses
This is really more of a generalized grouping than a class of roses. Included are China, Hybrid Perpetual, Tea, Moss, Damask, Bourbon and Noisette roses. These varieties of roses are very hardy and disease resistant.
Hybrid Teas
Hybrid Teas are often called monthly or ever blooming roses. They are the result of crossing two old-fashioned rose classes, the Hybrid Perpetual and the Tea rose from China which gave the repeat blooming trait. Hybrid Teas are the most common class sold today but are generally grown for cut flowers rather than as landscape plants. Hybrid Teas need to be sprayed regularly for Black Spot and other fungus, especially in times of high humidity. It is best to spray them in early spring before they show signs of any diseases and continue throughout the growing season.
Climbing and Pillar Roses
Many of the popular varieties of the classes previously described have climbing forms. There are, however, some varieties considered natural climbers which include such popular choices as ‘Blaze,’ ‘New Dawn,’ and ‘Lady Banks.’ Climbers are usually very vigorous and require different pruning practices from those of bush types. Most climbers should be pruned after they bloom in the spring, since many of them flower primarily on last year’s wood.
Earth Kind Roses
Earth-Kind is a special designation given to select rose cultivars by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Earth-Kind landscaping program. It is based on the results of extensive research and field trials and is awarded only to those roses demonstrating superior pest tolerance, combined with outstanding landscape performance. Earth-Kind roses do well in a variety of soil types, ranging from well-drained acid sands to poorly aerated, highly alkaline clays. Once established, these roses have excellent heat and drought tolerance and are one of the easiest varieties to grow.
Where to Plant Roses
- Plant in locations where roses receive full, direct sunlight each day.
- Choose a location that provides good air movement over the leaves and do not plant too close together or place in cramped, enclosed areas.
- When a plant is fully grown, there should remain at least one foot of open space all around it to facilitate good air movement. This practice will help reduce the potential for foliar diseases.
Bed Preparation
- Roses respond well to soils with an adequate balance of aeration, drainage, and water holding characteristics.
- For sandy and loam soils, incorporate 3-6 inches of fully decomposed, plant-derived compost.
- For clay soils, consider a one-time incorporation of 3 inches of expanded shale to improve soil aeration, drainage and to make the soil much easier to work. Then incorporate 3 inches of fully decomposed, plant-derived compost. Thoroughly mix the existing soil, expanded shale, and compost into a uniform planting medium. If necessary due to lack of availability or cost, compost can be used as an alternative to expanded shale.
- For clay soils, it is also beneficial to create raised beds, crowned (i.e. higher) in the center, to promote drainage.
- Regardless of soil type, roses benefit from a year-round, 3-inch layer of organic mulch (e.g. tree limbs, with leaves, that have been run through a chipper) that conserves water, reduces weeds, reduces soil-borne plant diseases, moderates soil temperatures, and provides nutrients as it decomposes
Maintenance
- Water thoroughly whenever the soil is dry in the root zone to a depth of one inch.
- Watering established plants too frequently can promote root disease, especially in poorly drained soils.
- Roses should not be sprinkler irrigated, especially during evening hours or at night. Drip irrigation is a much better watering method for plant health and water conservation.
- In areas with "salty" water, drip irrigation is needed to eliminate burning of the rose foliage due to salty irrigation spray.
- Follow recommended plant spacing and pruning practices. Remove dead, diseased, or broken branches to help promote plant health.
- Replenish the mulch as needed to maintain the 3-inch layer. Remember as the mulch decomposes, it provides nutrients for plant use.
- In most loam or clay soils (other than perhaps in desert areas) If the Earth-Kind compost and mulch only approach is used for soil management, then commercial synthetic or organic fertilizers are not required.
Maintenance of Hybrid Tea Roses
- Maintain Hybrid Tea Roses as described above. This variety needs a little more care with fungus (Black Spot). Start spraying with fungicide early in spring before any signs are present, especially when humidity is high.
- Hybrid Tea roses do best with a monthly fertilization program. Follow instructions on the bag. There are many good rose fertilizers on the market.
For more information contact the Fannin County Extension Office at 903-583-7453.
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