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THE CITIZEN-TIMES, Scottsville, Ky., Thursday, February 23, 2012—PAGE 9 Grafting Workshop to Be Held at the Simpson County Extension Office There will be a Grafting Workshop held in the down- stairs meeting room of the Simpson County Extension Office Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 4-6 p.m. A simple definition of grafting is the act of joining two plants together. This is done to achieve cultivars (va- rieties) that do not come true from seeds, reproduce those that are difficult or impos- sible to reproduce from cut- tings, and achieve desired characteristics from both old and new varieties. Grafting is widely used in horticul- ture and has been around for many years. Grafting is not nearly as difficult as it may sound and can be a highly beneficial and rewarding practice to learn. Dr. John Strang, Univer- sity of Kentucky Horticul- ture Specialist, will pres- ent detailed information about grafting fruit trees as well as demonstrate how to properly do so. In addition, plenty of rootstock will be on hand, and everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to graft apple trees. Attendees can take all the trees that are grafted during this workshop home to be planted. Please call the Simpson County Extension Office at (270) 586-4484 as soon as possible to reserve your spot at the Grafting Workshop. Space will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants. Participants should bring a sharp pocket knife that will be used in the grafting pro- cess. All other materials will be provided. LEGACY REAL ESTATE GROUP Sunday, Feb. 26, 2-4 p.m. Open House Cecil Glass, Realtor 204 Cavalry Drive Glasgow, Kentucky (270) 646-7349 [email protected] 124 Spring Drive, Scottsville • Extremely Nice • 3 BR, 2 BA • New Windows, Doors • 3D Roof • 17x27 Carport CHAMPS—The SoKy Hot Shots Sixth Grade Girls Basketball team de- feated the Somerset Lady Warriors 29-28 on Sunday, Feb. 19 to become 2012 Temple Hill Lady Bulldog Invi- tational Champions! Shown above are, first row, from left: Alex McFar- lin, KayLee Stafford, Kassi Bulling- ton, Sydney Day. Second row, from left: Head Coach Dreux Day, Jaclyn Saylors, Kali Mutter, Bailee Alder- son, Taylor Cole, Kris-Anne Pardue, Assistant Coach Lance Pearson. Not Pictured Baylea Cook and Assistant Coach Ernie Stafford. (Photo Submitted) Steve Osborne Allen County Extension Office FARM AND HOME NOTES Agriculture and Natural Resources Daytona is That Big! Every year when it is time for Daytona International Speedway to kick-off anoth- er Sprint Cup Series season, I still find myself amazed that the sport starts the season with its biggest race. The schedule is loaded with races at great venues like Charlotte and Indianapolis but make no mistake about it there is only one Daytona 500. While other professional sports choose to build to their biggest event as the season moves on, NASCAR puts all of its cards on the table when they drop the green flag to start the 500. I know there is nothing bigger that the Super Bowl in the world of professional sports and the World Series has always demanded its fair share of media coverage but with the Sprint Cup Series you have a sport that crowns 36 indi- vidual race winners and the series champion over a sea- son that stretches from Feb- ruary to November. NASCAR knows how big of an event it has in the season opening 500, so big that the race has enough companion events to collective refer to it as Speedweeks. The Bud- weiser Shootout kicked it all off on Saturday night but that was just enough racing to once again wet the ap- petite of the fans who after a rather short “off-season” was ready to see a little ra- cin’. Qualifying for the 500 is unlike any other of the races that make up the schedule. On Sunday there was the normal qualifying procedure of timing a driver to see how fast he could turn a lap but only the top-two qualifiers were locked into the race as the remainder of the field will be set after the running of the Gatorade Duel 150 qualifying races. The Duel races are held on Thursday and these two 150-mile races sets positions 3-39. Every car that wants to qualify for the 500 must compete in one of the two races even though the top- 35 teams in owner’s points are guaranteed a starting position. The top-35 may already be in the show for Sunday but their starting position is determined by where they finish in the two qualifying races. Joining the top-35 in starting the race in posi- tions three-39 will be the two highest finishing cars in each of the Gatorade Duel Races that entered the event without a guaranteed start- ing position. The next three spots show why a driver’s qualifying speed that he sets on Sunday can become so important. Starting positions 40-42 are awarded to the three driv- ers that have not made the show but are the next three fastest qualifiers. The final spot is reserved for a past Sprint Cup Champion that does not drive his way in to the starting field by either his finish in the Duel races or on his qualifying speed. If no past champion claims the final spot then it will go to the driver with the next highest qualifying speed. As you can see just setting the field for the 500 takes up two days at the speed- way but starting with the Duel races there are four consecutive days of racing with trips to victory lane at the end of each one. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opens its sea- son on Friday with the run- ning of the NextEra Energy Resources 250. The 100-lap event doesn’t wave its green flag until after the sun goes down on Daytona Beach making the event unique from the rest of the points races being contested at the speedway. Saturday afternoon the green flag will come down for the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with the running of the Drive4COPD 300. The event takes a spe- cial feel as the field tradi- tionally sees a large number of Sprint Cup drivers in the starting lineup. The 43 cars that make it into the starting field of the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday will find them- selves competing for the richest payout in the history of the race. The race’s purse is over $19 million with the winner taking home a check for at least a minimum of $1,431,325. Even the run- ner-up goes home a mil- lionaire, as he will receive a check for $1,050,075. Now if all of this racing isn’t enough to get your mo- tor running then you might need to go have your heart checked. It’s the start of a new season and Daytona will more than do its part to get you excited about the season to follow. Sit back and enjoy cause there is only one Daytona! Race Preview Event: Daytona 500; Track: Daytona Interna- tional Speedway (2.5-mile tri-oval, 31 degrees of bank- ing); Date: Sunday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.; TV: FOX; Radio: MRN; Defending Cham- pion: Trevor Bayne. RACE By Steve Mickey TALK
