There will be an introduction to sewing workshop on April 14th from 4:30-6 p.m. at Open Door Fellowship (636 S Baums Bridge Rd, Kouts, IN 46347.) Please bring the following items to the workshop: sewing machine, extension cord, small scissors to clip thread, seam gauge, thread (any color), straight pins, project book, and a small box to put all sewing items … Continue reading 1st Year Sewing Members
Category: Project News
Attention Draft Horse project members
Our first meeting of the year will take place on March 29th at 6:00 PM in the Upper meeting room in the Expo East building at the Porter County Fairgrounds. Please remember to mask up and social distance. Come find out what’s up this year for the project. Hope to see you all there, any … Continue reading Attention Draft Horse project members
Winter Photography Contest
Winners of the “Snow Day” photography contest will be announced after Spring Break. The entries are amazing. The next photo contest will be presented at that time. Best wishes, Lela Hewlett, Photography superintendent QUESTION FOR YOU: Would you be interested in a few ZOOM workshops for photography? I am also trying to figure out how … Continue reading Winter Photography Contest
Project Superintendent Vacancies – Volunteers Wanted
Volunteers are needed to serve as 4-H project superintendents. Interested? See the sample position description available below and then submit a letter of interest to 4-H Program Assistant Justin Higer at jhiger@purdue.edu. Priority will be given to those who submit their letter of interest by March 31, 2021. Current Vacancies Include: Aquatic ScienceBasket WeavingNature DiscoveryCandlesComputerDemonstrations/Public … Continue reading Project Superintendent Vacancies – Volunteers Wanted
Beef & Dairy Finished Steer ID Day – 03/13/2021
ID Day is scheduled for March 13th at the Swine Barn. Please note the change of location for this year. Please thoroughly read the attached document with all the information you need to know for ID Day. Please pay special attention to the COVID-19 Safety Protocols for the day that are included in the attachment. … Continue reading Beef & Dairy Finished Steer ID Day – 03/13/2021
Drop and Add Projects by May 15
4HOnline now allows families to edit their own clubs and projects. Step-by-step instructions are available for download below. The drop/add deadline is May 15. Editing Clubs and Projects After Enrollment is ApprovedDownload
4-H Manual Pick-Up Event – RSVP Required
Our staff will host a minimal-contact pick-up event for project manuals/resources* on February 23rd from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Expo Center’s Patio Room (main parking lot). RSVPs by time slots are required to ensure safe social distancing and to help us prepare. If you do not RSVP, your materials will not be present at this … Continue reading 4-H Manual Pick-Up Event – RSVP Required
Attention: Porter County Dairy
Finished Steer weigh in will be held March 13, 2021. At this time our Feeder Steers will still be weighed in in May. With the Covid cases being where they are, we're trying to stay on the cautious side. That is why the decision was made to push back Finished Steers. We are trying to … Continue reading Attention: Porter County Dairy
Beef ID Day – Save the Date
4-H Beef project members should save the date of Saturday, March 13th, 2021 for Beef ID Day. Though this has normally been held the first Saturday of February, we’re pushing it back for 2021 in hopes of seeing less COVID-19 in our community and to allow families more time to make decisions related to the … Continue reading Beef ID Day – Save the Date
4-H Club Leader Update: 4-H Manual Distribution
Greetings Club Leaders! We have stocked the shelves and are working to have manual orders ready by the end of February. We are going to try something new this year to help in the distribution process. Tentatively (will lock it in early next week), in the evening on February 23rd we’re going to offer a … Continue reading 4-H Club Leader Update: 4-H Manual Distribution
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