Tippecanoe Tabloid P u r d u e E x t e n s i o n C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n S e r v i c e 4-H S GOT TALENT! Let your talents shine! Sing, dance, act or play an instrument. Thursday, April 17 Applications available at the Extension Office and on our website. Applications due April 11 April 2014 Inside this issue: Scholarship Winners 2 Sheep & Goat ID 2 Jr. Leader Jabber 4 Mini 4-H 4 State Band & Chorus 5 4-H Camp 5 Club & Workshop 8-11 Registration: 6pm Show begins: 6:30pm Location: Upper Room Fellowship 2234 Indian Trail Dr., West Lafayette 2014 Fair Dates Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair July 19-26 Indiana State Fair August 1-17 Upcoming Dates April 15: Summer Workshop Apps Due April 21: Exhibit Assoc. April 17: 4-H s Got Talent April 16: Camp Counselor Training April 23: Ar ea Livestock/ Dairy Contest May 1: Project Add/ Drop Deadline May 8: Camp Counselor Training May 10: Sheep/Goat ID May 12: Sheep/Goat ID
PAGE 2 Tippecanoe Tabloid Indiana 4-H Accomplishment Winners: Ross House Beef Shelby Ward Leadership Area IX Youth Activities Scholarship Winners: Joy Baldwin Megan Skiba Sewing Assistance Marilyn Matlock is available to help first-year sewing project participants by connecting them with an Extension Homemaker. Please contact her at (765) 474-8290 for assistance. Purple Up! For Military Kids IN OMK encourages everyone in Indiana to wear purple on Tuesday, April 15 during Month of the Military Child. This will be an outward sign of support for Indiana's military youth. We want as much coverage as possible and would appreciate it if you could help advertise in any ways possible. Get your whole office to wear purple and share a picture with us! Why purple? Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red and Navy blue. Share your Purple Up photos on our Facebook page! Sheep & Meat Goat Nose Printing Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds Hog Barn Payment Options Please note that the County Extension Office is unable to process debit or credit cards. Please be prepared to pay with cash or check when you come into the office to pay for 4-H related items. ATTENTION 4-H FAMILIES! De-Trash the Wabash, Sat. April 19, 2014 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Meet at Riverside Skate Center, Tapawingo Park Park Free Wabash Landing Garage Volunteers get a FREE T-SHIRT! NEW Photo Contest! Wear long pants, long sleeves and sturdy shoes or boots. Bring refillable water bottle. Pizza party at NOON! INFO AT: www.de-trashthewabash.us Or Wabash Riverkeeper 765-714-4829 Saturday, May 10: 9am-Noon Monday, May 12: 6pm-8pm
April 2014 PAGE 3 Travel Abroad Without Leaving Your Home! I s your family looking for something new and interesting to do this summer? The International Japan Youth Exchange is looking for host families from July 26-August 16. Participating in the program has very little cost for the families. There will be driving expenses to pick up and return the students and of course the cost of food to feed them while they are staying with the family. The program allows families an interactive way to grow and have fun together, and make international friendships all without leaving their home community. Club Reports There is information about the Japanese exchange program on the 4-H website. This information can be found at: www.four-h.purdue.edu/ international/ The Jackson Crew 4-H Club met on March 10th at the Jackson Community Center to make blankets for their community service project. Twenty members and several parents helped make 14 blankets of which were donated to Rosewalk Village in Lafayette. Great Job Jackson Crew!!!
PAGE 4 Tippecanoe Tabloid Mini 4-H Mini 4-H begins in April and we are pumped that so many have signed up! This program is designed to let 2nd graders have a glimpse into what 4-H is about. Mini 4-Hers have their own special workshops that teach them about each of the project areas that they can exhibit at the fair. Here are the Mini 4-H workshop dates: Thursday, April 17: Arts & Crafts/sewing/insects Tuesday, May 20: Foods and models Tuesday, June 17: Plants, Tour of Fairgrounds, Collections Each workshop is held at the Home Ec. building at the fairgrounds and is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Regardless of what the Mini s might choose to exhibit at the fair, they are invited and encouraged to come to all three workshops. These workshop are filled with fun and learning, so they won t want to miss them. Mini 4-H manuals will be available at the Mini 4-H workshops or can be picked up at the Extension Office at your convenience. Also, please be sure to check out the Tippecanoe County Mini 4-H Facebook page for updates. Junior Leader Jabber 2014 Program Schedule Month Date Day Time Location Program April May June 10 Thur 7-8 pm Fairgrounds Home Ec. 13 Tues 6-8:30 pm Fairgrounds Home Ec. 9 Mon 5-11 pm Madam Carroll 26 Thur 4:30-8 pm Fairgrounds Home Ec. Operation Military Kids Cookout / Clue 32nd Annual Jr. Leader Cruise Fun Run Registration (4:30 p.m.) Food Drive (6 p.m.) Elections and Fair Prep (7 p.m.) Keep an eye out for more information about these events and early work assignments
April 2014 PAGE 5 Volunteers Needed We are always in need of adults who want to share their skills, knowledge, and time with 4-Hers. If you would like to help, or know someone who would be willing to help, please let us know as soon as possible. For the 2014 4-H year, we currently need volunteers for these positions: Shooting Sports Assistant Instructors Fire Safety Food Preservation State Band & Chorus Band- June 21-23 Chorus-June 21-24 Applications are now available for State Band and Chorus. These applications are available in the Extension Office or on our County website. These are to be mailed directly to Purdue no later than Tuesday, April 15. The applications ask for a band or chorus teacher s evaluation, so do not to wait until the last minute! This is for 4-H members in grades 9-12, however, consideration will be given to those entering 8th grade. You will need to pay the cost up front. We do have money to help reduce your cost for Band and Chorus, if needed. Amount will be based on number of 4-H members requesting assistance. 4-H Camp June 4-6, 2014 @ Camp Tecumseh 4-H Camp is fast approaching! All 3rd 6th graders who are interested in attending 4-H camp can pick up applications at the Extension Office or download from our website starting April 1. The cost this year is $110. Applications, health forms, and registration fee are due back to the Extension Office by April 25. Registration is given on a first come first serve basis. Don t wait! Purdue Spring Fest Spring Fest is an annual event showcasing the lighter side of higher education. This free event is a great opportunity for students of all ages to learn about animals, art, astronomy, and much more in two full days of hands-on activities. The 2014 Spring Fest will be held Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily. Highlights include the Bug Bowl, Horticulture Show, Boiler Barnyard, and School of Veterinary Medicine Open House. Stop by The Indiana 4-H Program and Purdue Collegiate 4-H Club booth to see their exciting activities! For more information about Spring Fest, visit: http://www.ag.purdue.edu/extension/springfest/pages/default.aspx.
PAGE 6 Tippecanoe Tabloid Rule Reminder Participation: Attendance and participation at 4-H meetings is highly encouraged as a part of the overall educational experience. However, attendance or participation at club meetings is not required for project completion. In order to be considered for any champion or reserve champion in a project, members must attend 3 meetings and/or workshops. The 3 meetings and/or workshops must be attended prior to June 30 th. Leaders/superintendents are responsible for turning in attendance lists by July 1. Rewarding 4-H members is encouraged. Local clubs may establish goals for attendance, exhibits, completion, etc. to meet the criteria established for awards, trips, activities or recognition as long as they do not conflict with stated county, area/or state policies. Clarification #1- a total of 3 meetings and/or workshops are required for any and all champions and reserve champions. It is NOT 3 meetings and/or workshops for each project. Clarification #2 meetings and workshops are defined as club meetings and project workshops (projects listed on enrollment form) sponsored and advertised by Tippecanoe County 4-H. Open shows are not workshops. Clarification #3 members may attend any club meeting, not just theirs. Please sign in and note what club you do belong. You MAY NOT attend workshops that have special liability releases such as shooting sports, dogs and horse and pony workshops, unless you are enrolled in those projects. Foam-core boards available for sale at the Extension Office. They are $3 each, this includes a sleeve. These boards currently meet the size requirements for all posters displayed at the fair. Be sure to get yours now!
April 2014 PAGE 7 Fun Run Join us for a 4-H Fun Color Run/Walk! On June 26 th, prior to the food drive and Jr. Leaders meeting we will have a 1 (one) mile run/walk open to all on the fairgrounds. Registration will be from 4:30-5:00 PM and we will begin at 5:15 PM. When you cross the finish line you will be showered with 4-H green powder! It is non-toxic and easy to clean, but we would recommend that you bring old clothes. At registration, if you bring 5 non-perishable items of food (above and beyond what is brought for the club competition), your name will go into a drawing for either a tee shirt or sunglasses. We will draw at 5:00 sharp! Join us, your friends and club members for a fun start to the Tippecanoe 4-H Fair! Re-Troph-It! Hey, are you spring cleaning and have boxes of trophies that you don t know what to do with? You can always take the nameplate off, put it on a plaque and donate the trophy back to 4-H! We can use all types, even if they are not a 4-H project. Just drop them off at the Extension Office between 8 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday Friday! 4-H Conferences and Workshops Just a reminder that 4-H Conferences and Workshops registration and descriptions were included in last month s tabloid. These trips are great opportunities to explore careers, take part in recreational activities, learn from Purdue faculty and staff, make friends with 4-H members across the state, and have fun. We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities! If you have questions or are unsure of which workshop is best for you, contact us in the office. We can answer your questions and connect you with members that attended workshops in the past. Remember that your application must be to the Extension Office by Tuesday, April 15!
PAGE 8 Tippecanoe Tabloid April/May Location Program Club Meetings (FG = Fairgrounds) Day Date Time All 4 Fun Game Night Dayton Elem. Mon 4/14 6:15 pm All 4 Fun Garage Sale Dayton Presbyterian Sat 5/17 8:00 am Cairo Kids Battle Ground Elem. Thurs 4/17 6:30 pm Cairo Kids Battle Ground Elem. Thurs 5/15 6:30 pm Country Chaos TBA Thurs 4/24 6:30 pm Heart & Hands First Assembly of God Thurs 4/10 6:30 pm Heart & Hands First Assembly of God Thurs 5/8 6:30 pm Highland Extension Office Mon 4/28 6:30 pm Highland Extension Office Tue 5/27 6:30 pm Horse & Pony FG: Home Ec Wed 4/16 7:00 pm Horse & Pony FG: Home Ec Wed 5/21 7:00 pm Jackson Crew Game Night Jackson Community Ctr. Mon 4/7 6:30 pm Jackson Crew Arni s Night Arni s in Shadeland Mon 5/12 4:30 pm Klondike Junior Farmers 4-H s Got Talent Upper Room Fellowship Thur 4/17 Lauramie Live Wires Stockwell Methodist Thur 4/3 7:00 pm Lauramie Live Wires Stockwell Methodist Thur 5/8 7:00 pm Lauramie Willing Workers Erin Verhey s Home Fri. 4/18 6:00 pm Lucky H'ers TBA Mon 4/14 6:30 pm Perry Wildcats White Elephant Auction Fairview Comm. Center Wed 4/9 6:30 pm Perry Wildcats Guest Speaker TBA Fairview Comm. Center Tue 4/22 6:30 pm Perry Wildcats Clean Up Fairview Fairview Comm. Center Thurs 5/8 6:30 pm Perry Wildcats Bake Sale Tractor Supply Co. Sat 5/10 11 am Perry Wildcats Completed Project Fairview Comm. Center Record Book Night Tues 5/20 6:30 pm Rough Riders Christ United Methodist Sat 4/5 10 am Rough Riders Christ United Methodist Mon 4/21 7 pm Rough Riders Christ United Methodist Mon 5/12 7 pm Sheffield Better-4-Ever Dayton Elem. Thur 4/3 6 pm Sheffield Better-4-Ever Dayton Elem. Wed 4/23 6 pm Sheffield Better-4-Ever Dayton Elem. Wed 5/7 6 pm Sheffield Better-4-Ever Dayton Elem. Wed 5/21 6 pm Shelby Prizewinners Fundraiser Young & Guard Sale 5 pm Thurs 4/3 Concessions 9 pm Shelby Prizewinners Otterbein School Tue 4/15 6:30 pm
April 2014 PAGE 9 April/May Location Program Club Meetings (FG = Fairgrounds) Day Date Time Shelby Prizewinners Demonstration Night Otterbein School Thur 5/8 6:30 pm Shelby Prizewinners Demonstration Night TBA Thur 5/29 6:30 pm Southside Clovers FG: Home Ec Bldg. Tue 4/15 7:00 pm Southside Clovers FG: Exhibit Hall Tue 5/13 7:00 pm Sunshiners Project & Dad Night Upper Room Fellowship Tues 4/8 6:30 pm Sunshiners Scavenger Hunt Happy Hollow Park Tues 5/6 6:30 pm Tippecanoe Tigers McAllister Rec Center Mon 4/28 6:00 pm Tippecanoe Tigers McAllister Rec Center Mon 5/19 6:00 pm Tippe Town & Country Zumba Community Reformed Church Mon 4/14 4:30 pm Tippe Town & Country TBA Community Reformed Church Mon 5/12 4:30 pm Union Champs Shadeland Annex Mon 4/14 7:00 pm Union Champs Shadeland Annex Mon 5/19 7:00 pm Washington Go Getters Retreat TBA Washington Go Getters Cake Decorator/ Purdue Air Soft Club Presenters Heritage Methodist Tue 5/13 6:30 pm Washington Go Getters Service Project Heritage Methodist Sat 5/17 6:30 pm Wayne Nifty Farmers West Point Fire Station Mon 4/14 6:30 pm Wayne Nifty Farmers West Point Fire Station Mon 5/12 6:30 pm Wayne Nifty Farmers West Point Fire Station Mon 5/26 6:30 pm Wea Blue Ribbons Wea Rec Center Thur 4/17 7:00 pm Wea Blue Ribbons Wea Rec Center Tue 5/13 7:00 pm West Side Achievers Action Demos Cumberland Elem. Tue 4/29 7:00 pm West Side Achievers Deliver May Baskets to Friendship House Thur 5/1 4:00 pm West Side Achievers Action Demos Salvation Army Tue 5/6 6:30 pm
PAGE 10 Tippecanoe Tabloid April/May Project Workshops Location (FG = Fairgrounds) Date Aquatic Science FG: Exhibit Hall 4/15, 5/15 7:00 pm Arts & Crafts: Painting & Drawing Dogs: Beg. Obedience Dogs: Adv. Obedience Dogs: Adv. Agility Dogs: Beg. Agility FG: Home Ec. 4/3, 5/8 6:00 pm FG: Swine Barn FG: Swine Barn FG: Coliseum FG: Coliseum 4/16, 4/17, 4/23, 4/24, 4/30, 5/1, 5/7, 5/8, 5/14, 5/15, 5/21, 5/22, 5/28, 5/29 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, Time 6:30-7:30 pm 7:30-8:30 pm 6:30-7:30 pm 7:30-8:30 pm 5/22, 5/29 Dogs: Adv. Showmanship FG: Swine Barn 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 7:00-7:30 pm Dogs: Beg. Showmanship FG: Swine Barn 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28 7:30-8:00 pm Electric FG: Exhibit Hall 5/17 9:00 am Foods Extension Office 4/29 7:00 pm Goats FG: Exhibit Hall 4/8, 5/20 6:30 pm Horse & Pony: Judging Extension Office 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27 3:30 pm Horse & Pony: Drill Team FG: Home Ec 4/14, 4/21, 4/23, 4/28, 4/30 7:00 pm Horse & Pony: Drill Team FG: Exhibit Hall 4/7, 4/9, 5/5, 5/7 7:00 pm Horse & Pony: Drill Team FG: Horse Arena 5/12, 5/14, 5/19, 5/22, 5/28 6:30 pm Llama FG: Home Ec 4/8 6:30 pm Llama FG: Exhibit Hall 4/24, 5/8 6:30 pm Mini 4-H FG: Home Ec 4/17, 5/20 6:30 pm Photography FG: Exhibit Hall 4/10 6:00 pm Photography Celery Bog 5/7 6:00 pm Photography Celery Bog 5/14 (rain date) 6:00 pm Rabbits FG: Exhibit Hall 4/16 7:00 pm Rabbits FG: Exhibit Hall 5/14 7:00 pm Scrapbooking Extension Office 4/16, 5/22 6:00 pm Scrapbooking Extension Office 5/3 9:00 am Shooting Sports: Hunter s Ed Martell Forest 4/5 noon Shooting Sports: 1st Year Extension Office 4/12 9:00 am Shooting Sports: 1st Year Linden Con. Club Indoor 4/19 9:00 am Shooting Sports: 1st Year FG: Dairy Barn 5/10, 5/17 9:00 am
April 2014 PAGE 11 April/May Project Workshops Location (FG = Fairgrounds) Date Time Shooting Sports: 22 Rifle FG: Home Ec 4/9 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Archery (Beginning) FG: Dairy Barn 4/16, 4/30, 5/14, 5/28 6:30 pm Shooting Sports: Archery (Advanced) Shooting Sports: Archery (Advanced) FG: Dairy Barn 4/9, 4/23, 5/7 6:30 pm TBA 5/21 6:30 pm Shooting Sports: Air Rifle FG: Dairy Barn 4/8, 4/22, 5/6, 5/20 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Black Powder Linden Con. Club 4/8, 4/22, 5/13, 5/27 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Pistol Linden Con. Club 4/8, 4/22, 5/13, 5/27 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Rifle FG: Dairy Barn 4/5 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Rifle Wildcat Gun Club 4/12, 5/3, 5/24 7:00 pm Shooting Sports: Shotgun Linden Con. Club 4/8, 4/22, 5/13, 5/27 7:00 pm Strawberry Extension Office 4/12 9:00 am Vivariums Buckles 4/8 6:00 pm Need to check a date quickly? Refer to our Calendar of Events on our County 4-H website. http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/tippecanoe/ Deadline Approaching Deadline to drop or add projects is May 1 If you have changed your mind on a project, or do not feel that you will be able to complete it, please complete an add/drop form. Forms are available at the Extension Office or on the County 4-H website. Spring Paper Clover Promotion April 23 - May 4, 2014 It s almost Paper Clover time again! Visit our local Tractor Supply Company on State Road 38 from April 23 to May 4 to purchase your Paper Clover for only $1. All proceeds will stay right here in Tippecanoe County to support the 4- H Program.
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