The 2022 Porter County 4-H Scholarship application will be emailed to seniors (and is also available for download below) and is due electronically by April 26th. Completed applications will be submitted online, recommenders will email their recommendations, and you will schedule your interview time online. Interviews with the 4-H Awards Committee will be held in … Continue reading Class of 2022 – County 4-H Scholarships
2022 YQCA – Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
RSVPs Required – Sign-up Now: Following are the dates that have been set for local in-person certification classes. Reserve your seat on our RSVP site at https://bit.ly/YQCA2022RSVP. All sessions will be held at the Porter County Expo East building from 6:00-7:15 p.m. (Enter on the north side of Expo Center near Fair Office.) (An additional date may … Continue reading 2022 YQCA – Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
Goat Project & Mini Goat Project Workshop
We will be having another Goat/Mini Goat Workshop on April 24th at the Morgan Township Fire Department at 1:00 pm with Dr. Clint Shireman! He will be teaching us about Goat Health and demonstrating proper hoof trimming. (DO NOT bring goats!) We will have 1 goat there for the demonstration purpose only. You won't want to … Continue reading Goat Project & Mini Goat Project Workshop
Photography Project
Welcome to the colorful (or black and white) world of 4-H Photography! To prepare for the Photo Shoots scheduled for June, a PowerPoint slide show is attached (in pdf format). It contains information about the project and also some of the basic skills of Photography. Also attached is the schedule for the June Photo Shoots. … Continue reading Photography Project
Draft Horse Project
Draft horse project members, our second workshop is Monday, April 11th at 6:00PM at the Fairgrounds in the 4H building. Please enter through Gate 2. Thank you, Beth Wilcox, 708-212-7003, dbjwvet@aol.com
Geranium Sale
It’s that time of year again for the Geranium sale. We will be selling as last year, full flat (18 plants) or half flat (9 plats) per color. Full flats are $26.30 and half flats are $13.15 each. Hanging baskets are $16.50. Please let your customers know they will be with vinca vines or spike. … Continue reading Geranium Sale
Sheep Workshop
Sheep WorkshopMay 1, 20221:00pmTom Stoner's Farm, 148 North 450 East, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Feed Reps, Vet Services, Breed Information, and moreALL Porter County Sheep Members AND Sheep Explorers please plan on attending the workshop! For more details or information: Ashley Rugg, hamanash@gmail.com, 219-405-1621
Center Wildcats Meeting Minutes
The Center Wildcats held their March meeting on the 10th in the 4-H building. We started with the pledges and then did roll call. For front porch committees, we are doing library reading sticks and lunch bags for Meals on Wheels. In person committees will be at Mrs. Hewlett’s house and we are baking cookies … Continue reading Center Wildcats Meeting Minutes
4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Consider taking the Model Bridge Project to have fun MAKING and then BREAKING a bridge and learning about ENGINEERING while you do it. At the workshop we build the bridge so you are then “ready for fair.” REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOP: Get a “bridge kit” at the 4-H Office and BRING IT to the workshop. ALSO … Continue reading 4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Poultry Project News
There will be a poultry workshop on April 13th at 6 pm at the office of Martz & Lucas at 105 Lincolnway in Valparaiso. This workshop will be primarily for newer project members and will focus primarily on an introduction to the project, chick and bird care, how to select exhibits for fair, and what … Continue reading Poultry Project News
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