Heat effects on alfalfa during the ‘dog days of summer’

As we move in to the “dog days of summer”, also known as the extreme heat period, keep in mind that forage plants also must adjust to these temperatures. When it gets hot, alfalfa plants grow more slowly and moisture stress becomes common, even in moist soil.

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, JULY 19 7:00 EMT business meeting, Ambulance garage TUESDAY, JULY 20 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse 7:00 Mullen Volunteer Firemen training, Firehall WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 1:30 United Methodist Women, United Methodist Church 6:00 Mullen Book Club, Hooker...

Church Calendar

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Adult and Children Sunday School classes - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m., 2nd Sunday - 12:00 Fellowship Dinner - open to the community. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Jr. High and Sr.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2020 COVID-19 exposure at Mullen Prom, Sand Hills Golf Club Father Matthew Nash is new Catholic pastor 5 YEARS AGO - 2016 FCCLA members bring home all gold medals from Nationals. National Champions: Addy Vinton and Liddy Vinton.

Mullen News

Gordon and Amy Simonson of Purdum spent all Saturday afternoon with June Morris. Dan and Lenora Little of Maple Grove, Minnesota, came to visit Betty Brown last Tuesday, July 6 about noon and left to return home Sunday afternoon, July 11.

South Hooker

Mick and Midge Harding hosted a Boyer family reunion on the 8th and 9th of July at their home. There were 48 people in attendance.

South Cherry

Bob and Peggy Marsh went to Valentine Friday for dental appointments. They had lunch with the Butch Marshes and watched the Calgary Stampede at their home that afternoon. Bob and Peggy went on to Gordon for the visitation of Dorothy Conner.

Five year French family reunion held

The Benjamin and Bernadette French family members met on the weekend of July 10-11, 2021, for their five year family reunion. There were 65 relatives that met at the home of Larry and Georgann French.

Megan Andersen Photography wins awards

Megan Andersen of Mullen (Megan Andersen Photography), attended the Professional Photographers of Nebraska Conference last weekend. She entered five images into photo print competition and merited on the two pictured above.