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DIXON The streetscape project continues downtown. Heres a summary of work planned for next week, provided by the project engineers:

West of Peoria, on the north side of First Street to Highland Avenue, curb and gutter work and sidewalk installations will close the eastbound lane on First between Peoria and Highland off and on during daytime hours while debris is removed.

The traffic detour will be maintained to South Second Street and then to Peoria Avenue.

On First Street between Peoria and Hennepin, sidewalk and curb and gutter installation on the north side of First also will cause the occasional daytime closures of the eastbound lane on First, between Peoria and Hennepin avenues, also for debris removal.

The removal of storm and sanitary sewer installationswill begin between First Street and Commercial Alley on Peoria.

Peoria Avenue traffic southbound will remain open, with the detour to Highland Avenue.

On Ottawa Avenue, from First to River street, sanitary sewer and water main work will be finished.

On First Street, from Galena to Ottawa avenues, workers will finish sidewalk work and pour concrete pavement from Ottawa to the drive-thru at Fifth Third Bank.

At the intersection of Ottawa and First, brick pavers will be installed at the crosswalks. The intersection will be closed most of the week while the concrete cures.

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CALINGIRI farmer Steve Waters has proven that by making minor low-cost adjustments to his seeding techniques, he can improve water penetration in non-wetting soils, leading to better crop germination and prevention of rye grass spreading.

Between 2-20 per cent of some paddocks on Mr Waters farm are impacted by non- wetting soil, which in previous years influenced the spread of rye grass and impacted on his crop yields.

On our gravelly non-wetting hills, if you sow in the inter-row the crop takes a long time to germinate, but using the 2cm GPS, we can sow on the row and it seems to germinate straight away with the rest of the crop, he said.

Weve found if you sow in between the rows, you dont have much crop competition with the rye grass; the rye grass seems to germinate on the last years row.

We already had RTK GPS technology in the tractor, so this is a very low cost approach for us. And were seeing a 100 per cent improvement in the bad patches of non-wetting soils.

The Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS system used by Mr Waters, delivers equipment auto guidance accuracy to two-cm.

Mr Waters farms 1100 hectares, about 150km north-east of Perth with his partner Jamie King. He follows a seven-year rotation growing wheat, canola and barley, as well as pastures for sheep feed sown into the barley stubble.

The soil types on Mr Waters property range from sandy gravel hills (non-wetting) as well as loamy red and grey clay country.

He believes the incorporation of a knife-point seeding system might be the reasoning behind better water penetration in non-wetting soils.

Ive got a theory that it might be the knife point on the cultivator busting up a bit of clay from underneath, from the year before, and the water is following that clay band down, he said.

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By: John Torsiello

One of the major trends in the care of golf courses is the move toward creating more natural, or native, areas off fairways. It just makes sense from a turf-management standpoint. Naturalizing rough areas means less expense in terms of maintenance as areas off the fairways have to be mowed much less frequently, if at all. It also means less application of water, fertilizer and pesticide, which again helps reduce the bottom line.

Example of Multiple Cuts of Maintained & Unmaintained Rough

Tim Morgahan, founder of Aspire Golf Consulting in New Jersey, observed, "The pros are that native (or naturalized) rough areas are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, easier to maintain and are good for wildlife. The cons are that they are a pain in the ass when you hit your $5 Pro V into them and cannot find it due to density." But the damage to the paying customer's wallet does not seem to deter superintendents from naturalizing rough areas.

"Converting mowed, irrigated rough areas to native grasses can reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide inputs and may reduce mowing," says Dr. Anthony Koski, extension turfgrass specialist with the Colorado State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

"However, it is important to understand that native areas will not be maintenance-free. In fact, if they are neglected they can quickly become weedy and unsightly." He says older areas must also be maintained to prevent the invasion of shrubs, brambles and trees. Grass species - especially if a mix of grasses is seeded - will change over time. "The species of weeds, and you will have weeds to deal with, will change over time, as well."

Major advances in breeding of turf-type tall fescues since the early 1980s have encouraged more use of tall fescue as primary or secondary rough. In traditional cool-season grass-growing climates and the transition zone of the U.S., interest in less maintenance has driven the use of tall fescue. Tall fescue is used now in areas where there are limits placed on annual fertility and chemical applications. The turf quality in high-performing NTEP-rated tall fescues is excellent, mimicking a wide-bladed bluegrass. They can be cut at 1.5 inches or higher, up to natural, non-mowed plant heights.

Another group of species that has garnered more interest in golf rough use is fine fescues. These species consist of hard, sheeps, creeping red and chewings fescues. The hard, chewings and sheeps fescues have been used more as "no-mow" grasses in far roughs and out-of-bounds areas. They can grow to 8 to 18 inches high and cascade over themselves if left in a natural state.

Fine fescues have an interesting ornamental look. In warm-season grass areas in the lower transition zone and further south in the U.S., weeping lovegrass performs similarly as the fine fescue no-mow grasses above. These all have the potential to be left alone with literally no maintenance when established, except for occasional weed control and spot seeding for fill in.

A similar scenario occurs regarding mowing height adjustments for roughs further south, where bermudagrass is the prevailing fairway turf. The roughs are also defined as primary and secondary by height of cut. So, the cut gets higher the further away from the fairway.

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FOR the fifth year running family, friends and neighbours gathered to remember Dennis Kimber, a retired postman, at a Winchester street party.

Dennis died in 2010 and had lived in Highcliffe with his family for over 30 years.

Around 150 people attended the event in Cathedral View through the afternoon and into the evening.

Activities included childrens games, a football table, several BBQs, bunting and a vintage jukebox all housed under gazebos in the road, which was closed to traffic. The event was organised by Ley, Denniss widow, and close friends Gary Farrow and Viv Austin, to celebrate the life of this quiet gentle and unassuming man who had always cared much for his community.

Dennis had wanted to stage the party in 2010 following a kidney transplant but he died in July a month before it was due. The event was held in his memory.

The organisers, in a statement, said: From that initial party the idea was born to recreate the event each year. Whilst people often have the idea in the emotion of the moment all too often with the demand of daily life the planned gesture gets neglected as time and people move on.

Not so for this community as once again family and friends gathered for the fifth street party which truly is a special occasion bringing together old friends and welcoming new residents. The atmosphere is one of friendship, warmth, welcome and neighbourliness, so often lacking in todays world as we rush about our daily lives.

A sixth event will be held in 2015.

Dennis would have been proud to know that this special community have kept his idea and his memory alive and strong and are already planning for the sixth event next year. The Old Highcliffe residents were again grateful to the original organisers and the many others who helped on the day.

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