One Year Ago
The Delphos Knights of Columbus Ray McKowen Council 1362 donated proceeds from its Measure-Up campaign to representatives of both Delphos high schools. Chairman Ed Klima handed checks totaling $939.20 each to St. John’s Principal Don Huysman and Jefferson Interim Superintendent Frank Sukup.

25 Years Ago – 1988
Mass of Christian burial for Alfreda M. Schreiber, 83, of Cloverdale will be Tuesday at St. Barbara Church, Cloverdale. Schreiber was a former mayor of Cloverdale and was named Tri-County Woman of the Year in 1980 and also honored as outstanding citizen of Putnam County by the Ohio Department of Aging. She was a correspondent for The Delphos Herald, Putnam County Sentinel, The Vidette and Continental News Review.

Saturday was cleanup day at Fort Jennings Community Park. Dick Bishop and Mary Luersman cleaned up leaves around the bleachers and baseball diamond. Tim Gasser, president of the park board, initiated cleanup day and local residents participated. Other members of the park board include, vice president Don Ricker, secretary Mary Menke, Bob Kleman, Bill VonLehmden, Charlotte Streets, Doug VonSossan, Gary Wieging and Gary Schimmoeller.

BY JIM LOPSHIRE
Extension Educator OSU-Extenion Paulding County

Aquatic dyes or pond colorants are a useful technique to control nuisance algae and submerged aquatic plants. Like all plants, submerged aquatic plants and algae require nutrients and sunlight to flourish. These plants can grow only where sufficient light reaches the bottom of the pond or lake. This zone is called the photic zone. Beyond this zone, usually in deeper waters, plants cannot grow. Many factors affect how deep the photic zone extends, including plankton density, water color, and even wind.

Aquatic dyes work similarly by coloring the water a dark blue. The absorption and scattering of sunlight in the blue water significantly reduces the depth of the photic zone. This limits submerged plant and algae growth to only the shallowest areas of the pond or lake. For some pond owners, this reduction in plant biomass may be sufficient to meet their desired pond condition. Other pond owners may need to spot treat with herbicides and algaecides or introduce grass carp to eliminate remaining plants.

Ag Educator OSU-Extension Putnam County

The following article was summarized from a Strip Till Strategies article on herbicide carryover (April 12, 2013). After the drought of 2012, herbicide carryover could potentially be a problem in 2013. Herbicides that normally break down from microbial activity could still be around since most degradation occurs in the summer and early fall when the soil is warm and moist. If the soil is too hot or if moisture is limiting, microbial activity declines and then herbicides may carryover. Cold temperatures reduce microbial breakdown of herbicides, so cold winters may increase soil herbicide persistence. While warmer spring temperatures and moisture may help degrade the herbicides, there may not be enough time before the next crop is planted.

Due to glyphosate-resistant weeds, many farmers are using older herbicide chemistries with more soil persistence. For example, fomesafen is the active ingredient in Reflex, Flexstar and Prefix and has an average half-life of 100 days (relatively long half-life). Fomesafen includes herbicides like flumioxazin (Valor and others), sulfentrazone (Authority and Spartan products), and saflufenacil (Sharpen and others). These products are degraded by soil microbes so dry or hot summer soils may increase the chance of herbicide carryover and injury to the next crop.

A birthday party was held Sunday for Orval Eickholt. He celebrated his 87th birthday along with family at a restaurant in Ottoville. Cake, appetizers, and beverages were served by the staff.

Area Agency on Aging 3 is seeking volunteer candidates to serve on the Advisory Council, specifically in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert Counties.
Applicants must reside in the county they serve, must not be employed by a provider of AAA 3 and must not be a relative of an AAA 3 employee.
The Advisory Council meets at 10 a.m. on the third Wednesday, every other month. The positions are volunteer and require attendance at the Lima Office, 200 East High Street, 2nd floor.
If interested, contact Stephanie Lane for an application at 419-879-2188.