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Classes offered by the UF-IFAS Osceola County Extension Servies

Classes offered by the UF-IFAS Osceola County Extension Servies

Classes offered by the UF-IFAS Osceola County Extension Servies

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Submitted by UF-IFAS Osceola County Extension Services Here is a list of the upcoming events and classes offered by the UF-IFAS Osceola County Extension Servies office. Some events are virtual, some are in person at Osceola Heritage Park or other locations.
Submit your suggestions for a new name for The Ranch in St. Cloud in the comments of the City of St. Cloud’s Facebook page by Friday. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

Submit your suggestions for a new name for The Ranch in St. Cloud in the comments of the City of St. Cloud’s Facebook page by Friday. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

What should the city name The Ranch at St. Cloud?

Lisa Goldmacher
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
When the City of St. Cloud purchased the venue on Jones Road previously known as Hastings Ranch, they began calling it The Ranch at St. Cloud. It is time to give it a formal name. Submit your suggestions in the comments of the City of St. Cloud’s Facebook page by Friday (Sept. 9).
It will not be hard to find something to do in Kissimmee on Saturday, starting in downtown near the Lakefront.

It will not be hard to find something to do in Kissimmee on Saturday, starting in downtown near the Lakefront.

Coming up in Kissimmee on Saturday

Chris Miller
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Join American Legion Chapter 10 in Kissimmee for their Fallen Heroes Ride to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The ride will be Saturday, Sept.10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Breakfast and lunch available will be available, along with raffle baskets, a 50-50 drawing.
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here’s some events at the Poinciana Library.

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here’s some events at the Poinciana Library.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the Poinciana Library

Lisa Concepcion
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here’s some events at the Poinciana Library (101 N. Doverplum Ave.) that will help you celebrate. Spot the Flag, a game that will take place at the library for the entire Hispanic Heritage Month.
Developers who discover these animals where they are building must take care to relocate them per state guidelines. PHOTO/MY FWC

Developers who discover these animals where they are building must take care to relocate them per state guidelines. PHOTO/MY FWC

FWC seeks input on gopher tortoise permit guidelines

Staff Report
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Look hard enough in the woodlands and open fields in our area and you’re bound to stumble onto a protected species: a gopher tortoise. Developers who discover these animals where they are building must take care to relocate them per state guidelines.
Come for the fun and stay for the free food at the Peghorn Pig Out on Sept. 17. GRAPHIC/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

Come for the fun and stay for the free food at the Peghorn Pig Out on Sept. 17. GRAPHIC/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

St. Cloud News — Next week: get dirty ... then pig out!

Lisa Goldmacher
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The City of St. Cloud Parks and Recreation wants you to get dirty. Join Hopkins Park Community Garden Day on Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Wear closed-toe shoes and help work the Community Garden. Tools and gloves will be provided. If able, bring a dish to share for the lunch which will follow.
Food Truck Friday is back in Poinciana! PHOTO/FOODTRUCKSIN.COM

Food Truck Friday is back in Poinciana! PHOTO/FOODTRUCKSIN.COM

Poinciana News — The First Friday food trucks are back this week

Lisa Concepcion
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Guess what (Fri)day it is? It’s First Friday Food Truck night. Food Truck Friday is back! The food trucks will be at the Poinciana Community Center (445 Marigold Ave.), on the first Friday, including tomorrow, the 2nd of September through November.
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Time to plan for winter: cool-season forages

Brittany Justesen
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
In Florida, warm-season perennial grasses provide adequate forage during the summer months, but both forage quality and quantity are limited in the winter months. During the winter months (They’re coming!), warm season perennial grasses go dormant because of shorter days and cooler temperatures.
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