Joan s Journal. Newsletter Deadline The deadline for the 4-H Pandemonium is the 15th of each month. Submissions should be ed to Laura.

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1 PURDUE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Porter County Joan Grott Extension Educator Laura Barber 4-H Operations Manager Purdue Extension Purdue Extension 4-H Indiana 4-H PU Extension-Porter Co. Newsletter Deadline The deadline for the 4-H Pandemonium is the 15th of each month. Submissions should be ed to Laura. Address Change, Etc. Moved? New phone number? Please contact the Extension Office at Receive your Pandemonium through ! Go paperless with your Pandemonium and help trim 4-H program expenses? If you would like to receive the Pandemonium by only, please send an to Laura Barber at the Extension Office at Put Paperless in the subject line. If there are additional addresses that you would like for us to include, please list them (along with the recipients names) in your message. Joan s Journal It s 4-H Time! School will be out soon, and you know what that means!! It s now officially 4-H season! Many exciting opportunities fill the summertime 4-H calendar. Be sure to read your newsletter thoroughly and then stick the whole thing to your refrigerator so you can refer back to it throughout the month! You ve Got Mail! If you see either of the following logos on a piece of mail, open it, read it, understand it, and if it contains a form, fill it out and get it turned in ASAP! Additionally, with the new 4-H Online system, our staff and volunteers can you important updates that may be needed between editions of this newsletter. So be on the lookout for 4-H-related s, and in case such s are being sifted out, don t forget to check your junk folder occasionally and add 4-H senders to your contact list. Missed Deadlines=Consequences A life lesson that is learned in 4-H is that deadlines are deadlines. When you miss a deadline, there are consequences. For all animal project 4-Hers, there was an important deadline in May. Miss the deadline, and you won t be showing your animals at the fair. The next deadline for animal project 4-Hers is the June 30th stall form. Look for it in your mailbox in June! Joan News for Volunteers Are you a Volunteer? Adults who routinely work with 4-H members in clubs, projects, etc. need to undergo the volunteer screening process, as is policy of the Purdue Extension and the Indiana 4-H Program. If you have not completed this annual process, you are not officially a Purdue Extension/4-H volunteer. Questions? Contact Laura at the Extension Office at ATTENTION PROJECT SUPERINTENDENTS: If we have not received a list of who is serving on your committee for 2016, please turn one in ASAP. We ask that you update us with this information annually. If we do not know who is on your committee, the individuals you are working with ARE NOT APPROVED volunteers and are not in compliance with our policies. 4-H Adult Leaders Meeting The 4-H Adult Leaders will meet on Tuesday, September 13th. The Executive Committee will meet at 6:30 pm and the general meeting will take place at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Porter County Administration Building Room 102A. 4-H Council Meeting The next 4-H Council meeting will be tentatively on Tuesday, June 21st. The Executive Committee will meet at 6:30 pm and the general meeting will take place at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Porter County Administration Building Room 102A. Volunteers: Meeting/Workshop/Activity Scheduling If you use facilities at the fairgrounds for workshops/meetings/fundraisers of your project/club/committee, we encourage you to plan your dates for the rest of the 4-H year as soon as possible. Please contact Laura to schedule your 4-H events at the fairgrounds. Check-out Keys for Fairgrounds With workshop season in full swing, the check-out sets of keys to the fairgrounds are at a premium. Please help other 4-H volunteers by returning keys promptly after your event. Due to the busy season, keys may not be available to you very far in advance of your activity. Don t hesitate to call ahead about availability of keys before you make a trip to the Extension Office to pick up keys.

2 News for Jr. Leaders Junior Leaders The next Junior Leaders meeting will be June 20th at 7:00 pm in the Expo East Upstairs. The Executive Committee will meet on June 27th at 6:00 pm in the Expo East Upstairs. Check the Junior Leader section of the county 4-H website for your most up-to-date Junior Leader news! (Go to tinyurl.com/porterco4hjl.) And to be included on our updates, send an to Joan asking to be included! Indiana 4-H Key Club Award The 2016 Key Club application is due by June 15th. Members in grades 10 or above can simply answer questions in the 4HOnline event application. County Extension staff will then approve your submission to be forwarded to the State 4-H Office. 4-H News A Note on Record Sheets & Project Completion As fair time draws closer and you worry about completing your fair exhibit, please keep in mind that a record sheet is the minimum completion requirement for a project, presenting an exhibit at the fair is not required for completion. The record sheet should truthfully reflect the content and skills learned in the development of the 4-H project record sheets should indicate that a Latch Hook member purchased the necessary materials and started a rug, pillow, or wall-hanging; that a Swine member purchased hogs and feed and provided care to those animals; and that a Photography member had the necessary equipment and film and attempted to take some photographs. On record sheets that ask for a Club Leader signature, every effort should be made to secure the signature. Record sheets may not be graded as generously as they have been in the past, so members are encouraged to be honest and thorough in filling out their record sheets. Filling in only your name and a few vague answers will not result in project completion. Record sheets are due at the time of project check-in. READ YOUR 4-H PUBLICATIONS! Many of your 4-H questions can be answered by reading your 4-H Pandemonium newsletter, your Porter County 4-H Handbook and project materials, and checking out the website at 4-H Handbook Check the 4-H Handbook at for all your project guidelines and exhibit requirements. STRICT DEADLINE ENFORCEMENT All deadlines will be strictly enforced with a zero tolerance policy for lateness. Be sure you read your Pandemonium newsletter and project materials and adhere to all deadlines! ATTENTION 10 YEAR MEMBERS! Be on the lookout for mail coming soon that contains a questionnaire that we need to have returned ASAP. It will also include information on the 10-year member celebratory breakfast. Project News Latch Hook Workshop A workshop is scheduled for June 18th at 9:00 am in the 4-H Building for all Latch Hook members. Please bring your kit, if you need help or just have questions to the workshop or call Marcia Krug at Flowers Workshop A workshop is scheduled for June 18th at 10:00 am in the 4-H Building for all Flowers members. Please bring your manual or any questions to the workshop or call Marcia Krug at Aerospace & Model Airplanes Workshops Be sure to get your airplanes at the Extension Office. Rockets can be purchased at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Hobby Town (larger selection), or at Estes.com. Be sure to get the proper rocket for your level. No EZX or Readytop Fly. The workshops are scheduled for June 18 at 9:00 am in the 4-H Building and July 2 at 9:00 am North side of the 4-H Building for test flights. Any questions, please give John Krug a call at or cell Fashion Revue Workshop Don t forget the Fashion Revue Workshop on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Expo Center Banquet room. This is for all fashion revue participants, but especially Junior Division participants. Stacia Terpstra will be there to give you hints and tips on how to model your garment. The stage will be set for you to practice walking and modeling. It is suggested you bring the shoes you will be wearing to practice in. See you there! ALL JUDGING The 2016 Sewing and Fashion Revue judging will be held on Friday, July 15. We will begin at 8:00a.m. We are asking that all Junior Division Members (grades 3-7) be at the Expo Center at that time. In an effort to improve our efficiency, we ask that you do not make other plans for that day. We cannot predict how fast or slow the judges will work. If your grade is called and you are not there...you will not be able to model your garment. All participants will be judged in the fashion revue portion first, and then proceed to construction judging. If you are a member who has sewn a Non-Wearable item or are not participating in the fashion revue judging we are asking for you to be there at 8:00 also. This is when your project will be judged. Senior Division Members (grades 8-12) judging will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the following order: suits & coats, casual wear, dress-up, free choice, formal wear, and separates. Again, it is best for everyone to be there promptly at 1 p.m. If you are in multiple categories, please do all your modeling first, and then proceed to construction judging. If your categories are back-toback, please don t panic. We will wait on you to change. Don t forget that senior Non-Wearables should be brought in and judged at 1:00 also. The Public Fashion Revue will be in the evening at 7:30 p.m. for family and friends to view all the wonderful outfits you have made. Be there by 7:00 to get dressed and ready to walk the runway! Stacia Terpstra Barb Sowards Nature Spark Club Would you like to learn more about different habitats, how to manage them and basics about nature in Indiana? Attend a spark club at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve with the Stewardship Manager, Erica Wayne. Please contact her at or at erica@coffeecreekwc.org.

3 H Building Watch Thursday, July 21st: 12:00 noon-9:00 pm Lakeshore Drifters Friday, July 22nd: 10:00 am-10:00 pm Boone Busters Saturday, July 23rd: 10:00 am-10:00 pm Discovery Trackers, Jackson Volunteers Sunday, July 24th: 12:00 noon-9:00 pm Liberty Hot Shots Monday, July 25th: 10:00 am-9:00 pm Center Wildcats Tuesday, July 26th: 10:00 am-9:00 pm Washington Wiz Kids, Liberty Sunsetters Wednesday, July 27th: 10:00 am-9:00 pm Morgan Hustling Hoosiers, Morgan Sodbusters Thursday, July 28th: 10:00 am-9:00 pm Boone Grove Future Farmers, Center Homesteaders Friday, July 29th: 10:00 am-10:00 pm Pleasant Pioneers Saturday, July 30th: 10:00 am-10:00 pm Portage Positive Peers, Portage Trailblazers

4 Introducing the first.. 4-H KIDS Grades 4 through 6 are invited! Rehearsals will be on Tuesdays from 5:00-5:45 p.m. in the 4-H building, starting on June 7 th through July 19 th (with additional preps during Fair time). *time change on June 14 th only (5:00 5:30 p.m.)* You must attend a minimum of 6 Tuesday night rehearsals to perform at Fair. We will perform at various times throughout the Fair! *** Please RSVP to me if you plan to attend the first rehearsal*** Deena Lawley-Dixon, Music Project Superintendent (219) Hmomvalpo@gmail.com

5 DEMONSTRATION/PUBLIC SPEAKING ENTRY FORM Demonstration o Clover division, 3 rd -5 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Junior division, 6 th -8 th graders, time limit is 5 7 minutes o Senior division, 9 th -12 th graders, time limit is 5 10 minutes Public Speaking o Clover division, 3 rd -5 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Junior division, 6 th -8 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Senior division, 9 th -12 th graders, time limit is 5 7 minutes Name: Grade (2015/2016) Check One: Demonstration Public Speaking Division (Check One): Clover Junior Senior Phone Number: Due in the 4-H Office by June 13. Contest: June 24th at 11:00 a.m. Expo Center Banquet Rooms 1 & 2 Questions? Call Rachel Hannon at Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

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7 2016 State Fair Adult 4-H Volunteer Day To: Re: Honored 4-H Adult Volunteers Indiana State Fair 4-H Adult Volunteer Day Saturday, August 13, 2016 Dear 4-H Volunteer, This letter is a special invitation to the H Adult Volunteer Day to be conducted as a part of the Indiana State Fair August 5-21, The program for this special day is designed to recognize your contributions to 4-H and to say thank you in a more personal way. Enclosed is a copy of the program to honor 4-H volunteers. 4-H Adult Volunteer Day registration is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Farm Bureau Building, which is located on the north side of the track. You will receive an Adult Volunteer Recognition Ribbon and Family of Sponsors gift bag* (for volunteers only) when you register. Late registration will be held at the Information Booth in the 4-H Centennial Hall from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. You will notice that the program also includes several other activities as a part of State Fair 4-H Day. Now is the time to make your plans. Call your 4-H volunteer friends and plan your trip together. A limited number of complimentary adult tickets to the fair are available contact your county Extension office to reserve yours NOW. We re looking forward to seeing you at the 2016 Indiana State Fair and the State Fair 4-H Day! Sincerely, Steve McKinley Extension Specialist Leadership/Volunteerism Joan M. Grott Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development *A limited number of gift bags will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Enclosure

8 As one of Indiana s outstanding 4-H Volunteers, you are invited to the Volunteer Recognition Program Saturday, August 13 Indiana State Fairgrounds, Farm Bureau Building Auditorium Registration 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Registration at West Door to receive special 4-H Adult Volunteer Recognition Ribbon (to be worn during 4-H Adult Volunteer Day) & a limited number of special gifts provided by our Family of Sponsors. 10:00 a.m. Indiana 4-H Chorus 10:45 a.m. Welcome to 4-H Adult Volunteer Day and introduction of special guests. 10:55 a.m. In Honor of Volunteers Presentation 11:00 a.m. Thanks to our Family of Sponsors 11:05 a.m. Recognition of Tenured 4-H Volunteers (20, 25,30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 years) 12 noon Indiana 4-H Chorus Dismissal to see the Indiana State Fair STATE FAIR 4-H DAY HIGHLIGHTS: 9:00 a.m. Bicycle Rodeo Discovery Hall Parking Lot 9:30 a.m. 4-H Interactive Demonstrations Exhibit Hall 10:00 a.m. Electric Challenge Contest Discovery Hall 10:00 a.m. Sr. Public Speaking Contest Exhibit Hall Stage 1:00 p.m. State 4-H Fashion Revue Farm Bureau Bldg. 5:00 p.m. Supreme 4-H Livestock Showmanship Coliseum All Day Youth Interaction Centers & Education Stations 4-H Exhibit Hall & 4-H Centennial Hall 4-H Exhibits in 4-H Centennial Building and 4-H Exhibit Hall, and Ag-Horticulture Bldg., Livestock Barns and activities in Harvest Pavilion. NOTE: 4-H Adult Volunteer Ribbons will be presented during the a.m. registration period in the Farm Bureau Auditorium. 4-H Adult Volunteers arriving between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. may pick up their ribbon at the information booth in the 4-H Centennial Hall.

9 H PROJECT SUPERINTENDENTS Project Superintendent Phone Aerospace (Rockets)... John Krug Agricultural Tractor...Bradley King Chris Metzger James Aquatic Science...Ashley Arts & Crafts Basket Weaving...Cheryl Candles...Katy Ceramics...Tabby Decorations...Linda Drawing... Holiday Ornaments...Allison Homemade Toys...Katy Jewelry...Teri Latch Hook...Marcia Krug Leather...Katy Legos...Cathy Miscellaneous Basic Craft...Jennifer Model Airplanes...John Krug Model Bridges...Lou Model Cars...William Lawrence Model Miscellaneous...William Lawrence Needlework...Helen Golding Painting...Janet Metzger Beef...Donald Bloom Beef Carcass...Keith Gustafson Beef Dairy Feeder & Finished Steer See Dairy Beekeeping...Annette Bicycle...Jeffrey Biological Science: Nature Discovery.Erica Cake Decorating...Amber O Rourke northwindsweets@live.com...Sandra Drummond sandydrum1949@aol.com Cat...Megan Baird mgnbrd@yahoo.com Child Development...Bonnie Fadel bf99_2001@yahoo.com Civics: Leadership...Leah Goetz leahgoetz8908@yahoo.com Collections...Alexandrea Lacher alexandrea.lacher@gmail.com Computer...Jeremiah Jackson Consumer Clothing...Sarah Redmond redmondsarahe@gmail.com Creative & Expressive Arts Creative Writing...Jeff Schultz jeffschultz_11@yahoo.com Farm Scene...Brad Baird Gift Wrapping...Darlene Nale indydar@yahoo.com Music...Deena Lawley-Dixon Hmomvalpo@gmail.com Scrapbooking...Jan Henry janynne@csinet.net Crops...David Yeager dyeager4@frontier.com Dairy...Richard Dean Morrow alathome@netnitco.net Dog...Jean Reeves reevesroyl@aol.com Electric...Jack Rust jrrust1@frontier.com Entomology...David Yeager dyeager4@frontier.com Floriculture: Flowers...Marcia Krug Foods...Cassandra Wallace aussiecass@yahoo.com Foods: Barbecue...Jeff Weitzel jawlsdvm@hotmail.com...Eric Duttlinger duttpigs@gmail.com...Eric McGinley

10 Project Superintendent Phone Forestry...Ellie Garden...Shirley Riley Ilah Garden: Container Gardening...Angie Genealogy... Geology...Samantha Goats...Cindy Health...Leah Heritage: American Heritage...Sandi Home Environment...Bobbi Horse & Pony...Paula Horse & Pony: Draft Horse...Maggie Raimondi Bruce Glasser Horse & Pony: Horseless Horse...Tabitha Horse & Pony: Miniature Equine...Tabitha Junior Leaders...Joan Lawn & Garden Tractor...Marvin King Brandon Metzger Llamas & Alpacas...Leann Master Showmanship...Carol Bloom Mini 4-H...Wendy Short Amy Short Mini Showmanship Representatives Goats...Alice Fuller Poultry...Russell Rabbits...Diane Sheep...Ashley Swine...Jeane Personality...Kara Photography...Lela Pigeon... Poultry...Russell Rabbits...Scott Recycling...Rachel Benjamin Robotics...Scott Safety: Fire Safety & Safety...Greg Sewing / Fashion Revue...Barbara Sowards sowards@netnitco.net Sheep...Harold Haman hamanhth@hotmail.com Porter County Lamb Lead...Ashlee Duttlinger ashleeduttlinger@gmail.com Sheep Carcass...Daniel Johnson steerman777@hotmail.com Shooting Sports Archery & Guns...Dennis Wells wells.family.six@gmail.com Small Animals...Pat Masanz-Zappetillo pjamaz@comcast.net Small Engine...Benjamin Goetz goetz454@yahoo.com Soil & Water Science...Annette Hansen fairymama16@gmail.com Sportfishing...Steve Webber repotts55@gmail.com Swine...Greg Yergler gyergler@msn.com Swine Carcass...Joey Blackford Verbal Communications Demonstrations/Public Speaking...Rachel Hannon Veterinary Science...Jeff Weitzel jawlsdvm@hotmail.com...Emily Lundstrom emily_lundstrom@yahoo.com Weather & Climate Science...Jordan Chester chesterj@mail.gvsu.edu Wildlife...Erica Wayne erica@coffeecreekwc.org Wildlife: Herpetology...Cassandra Wallace aussiecass@yahoo.com Woodworking...Jack Rust jrrust1@frontier.com

11 2016 Porter County Pre-Fair and Fair 4-H Schedule 5/25/16 DRAFT Thursday, July 14 th 8:30 am-4:30 pm Visit the 4-H Building Office to pick up fair passes and exhibit tags. 10:00 am Consumer Clothing (Expo East-upstairs) (All Consumer Clothing exhibits due on this date) 6:30 pm 4-H Superintendents Question/Answer period (Expo East) (pick up your fair pass & get your questions answered) 7:00 pm Ag Society Meeting Joan will be present to interact with Livestock/Animal Project Superintendents (Expo East) Friday, July 15 th 8:15 am Sewing & Fashion Revue (Expo Banquet Rooms) (All Sewing exhibits due at this time for judging)* 8:30 am-4:30 pm Visit the 4-H Building Office to pick up fair passes and exhibit tags. 7:30 pm Public Fashion Revue (Consumer Clothing followed by Sewing) (Expo Banquet Rooms) *Following the Fashion Revue, members will take their garments home and bring them back on Monday during check-in. Saturday, July 16 th 7:30 am 4-H Music Project Recital (Main Expo Center-Banquet Room 2) Monday, July 18 th 5:00 pm-7:00 pm 4-H Exhibit Check-in (4-H Building) for the following projects: (Aerospace, American Heritage, Barbecue Posters, Basket Weaving, Beekeeping, Bicycle Posters, Cake Decorating, Candles, Cat Posters, Ceramics, Child Development, Collections, Computers, Creative Writing, Decorations, Dog Posters, Electric, Entomology, Farm Scene, Field Crops, Fine Arts-Drawing & Painting, Fire Safety & Safety, Forestry, Genealogy, Geology, Gift Wrapping, Health, Holiday Ornaments, Home Environment (Interior Design), Homemade Toys, Horseless Horse, Jewelry, Latch Hook, Leadership, Leathercraft, Legos, Llama Posters, Miscellaneous Crafts, Miscellaneous Models, Model Airplanes, Model Bridges, Model Cars, Music Posters, Nature Discovery, Needlework, Personality, Photography, Recycling, Scrapbooking, Shooting Sports, Sewing, Small Animals Notebooks & Posters, Small Engines, Soil & Water Conservation, Sport Fishing, Veterinary Science, Weather, Wildlife, & Woodworking) Please note that Mini 4-H check-in has been moved to Tuesday evening. Tuesday, July 19 th 5:00 pm-7:00 pm Mini 4-H Exhibit Check-in (4-H Building) (All Mini 4-H exhibits due at this time.) Please enter at north end of building. 5:00 pm *4-H Model Airplanes Flight Demonstration (4-H Building) (Exhibitors must be present) *Rain Date: Wednesday, 6:30 pm *4-H Aerospace Flight Demonstration (4-H Building) (Exhibitors must be present) July 20 th, time TBD Wednesday, July 20 th 9:00 am-10:00 am 4-H Container Gardening Check-in (4-H Building) 4-H Flowers Check-in (4-H Building) 4-H Garden Check-in (4-H Building) Thursday, July 21 st 8:00 am-9:00 am 4-H Aquatic Science & Herpetology Check-in (4-H Building) 7:00 am-7:45 am Dog Check-in (Show Arena) 8:00 am 4-H Dog Obedience (Show Arena) 11:00 am 4-H Dog Showmanship (Show Arena) 11:00 am Small Animals Judging (Buggy Wheel Pavilion) (Exhibitors must be present) 5:00 pm-7:30 pm Dairy Goat Check-in 5:30 pm 4-H Music Project Champions Recital (Buggy Wheel Pavilion) Friday, July 22 nd 7:00 am-11:00 am Rabbit Check-in (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 8:00 am-9:00 am Foods Check-in (Expo East-upstairs) 8:30 am Foods Judging (Expo East-upstairs) 1:00 pm 4-H Rabbit Show (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Dog Check-in (Show Arena) 2:00 pm 4-H Dog Agility (Show Arena) 4:30 pm-6:00 pm 4-H Model Bridge Strength Test and Breaking Exhibition (Buggy Wheel Pavilion) (Exhibitors encouraged to attend) 6:00 pm Open Draft Horse Show (Horse Arena) 7:00 pm All 4-H Dogs must be removed from Swine barn pens 9:00 pm Dairy Goat pre-show milk out Saturday, July 23 rd 7:00 am-8:00 am 4-H Draft Horse Check-in (Horse Arena) 8:00 4-H 4-Mile Hustle (register at thtiming.com, more details at tinyurl.com/20164h4mile) 8:30 4-H Kids Fun Run (register at thtiming.com) 8:00 am-9:30 am ROAD CLOSED from Gate 3 to 325 East for 4-H 4-Mile Hustle. If arriving at this time, enter from SR 49. 9:00 am 4-H Draft Horse Show (Horse Arena) Draft Horse Released after show 9:00 am 4-H Dairy Goat Show (Show Arena) (costume class to follow) 9:00 am 4-H Rabbit Show (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 10:00 am-10:30 am 4-H Barbecue Set-Up (Park Place Pavilion) 10:30 am-2:00 pm 4-H Barbecue Competition (Park Place Pavilion) 12:00 pm Taste of 4-H Foods Auction (Buggy Wheel Pavilion) 4:00-5:00 pm Dog Check-in (Show Arena) 5:00 pm 4-H Dog Show (Show Arena) - agility, drill team, costume, rally fun, etc. 5:00 pm Dairy Goat Does check-out 4-H Office Hours at the Fairground Throughout the fair season, the Extension Office at the Co. Admin. Bldg. is open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Additionally, members of the 4-H staff will be available at the 4-H Bldg. Office at the fairgrounds at the times listed below. Most 4-H materials will be available at both locations. Thurs., July 14 th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Fri., July 15 th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Mon., July 18 th, 1:00-7:30 pm Tues., July 19 th, 7:30 am-8:00 pm Wed., July 20 th, 7:30 am-5:00 pm Thurs., July 21 st, 7:30 am-9:00 pm Fri., July 22 nd, 8:00 am-9:00 pm Sat., July 23 rd, 8:00 am-9:00 pm Sun., July 24 th, 8:00 am-9:00 pm Mon., July 25 th, 8:30 am-9:00 pm Tues., July 26 th, 8:30 am-9:00 pm Wed., July 27 th, 8:30 am-9:00 pm Thurs., July 28 th, 8:30 am-9:00 pm Fri., July 29 th, 8:30 am-9:00 pm Sat., July 30 th, 9:00 am-9:00 pm Mon., August 1 st, 12:00-6:30 pm 4-H Building Exhibit Hours Following is the schedule for the 4-H Building exhibits. 4-H exhibits may be viewed only at the times listed below, July 21 st -July 30 th. Thurs., July 21 st, 12:00 noon-9:00 pm Fri., July 22 nd - Sat., July 23 rd 10:00 am-10:00 pm Sun., July 24 th, 12:00 noon-9:00 pm Mon., July 25 th Thurs. July 28 th, 10:00 am-9:00 pm Fri. July 29 th Sat., July 30 th 10:00 am-10:00 pm Page 1 of 2

12 Sunday, July 24 th 7:00 am-12:00 pm Horse & Pony Check-in 8:00 am-11:00 am Sheep Check-in 10:00 am-12:00 pm Meat Goat Check-in 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Cat Check-in (Show Arena) 1:00 pm Cat Show (Show Arena) 3:00 pm-7:00 pm Dairy Check-in (Animals will be weighed-in at this time. You are encouraged to 4:00 pm-8:00 pm Beef Check-in bring your animals in earlier in the day to avoid traffic. 4:00 pm-9:00 pm Swine Check-in Contact your project superintendent with questions.) 6:00 pm 4-H Beef Carcass on Hoof (Show Arena) Monday, July 25 th 8:00 am 4-H Lamb Carcass on Hoof & Royale Class (Show Arena) 8:00 am Lamb Lead Entry Deadline 9:00 am 4-H Market Lamb Show & 4-H Lamb Lead (Show Arena) 11:00 am 4-H Horse & Pony Project Test (Horse Arena) 1:00 pm 4-H Horse & Pony Trail Classes (Horse Arena) 5:00 pm 4-H Swine Show (Breeding, Showmanship, Carcass on Hoof) (Show Arena) 9:00 pm-10:00 pm Non-Champion Rabbits released Tuesday, July 26 th 8:00 am 4-H Market Swine Show (Show Arena) 10:00 am 4-H Horse & Pony English Classes (Horse Arena) 12:00 pm-8:00 pm Pigeon & Poultry Check-in (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 5:00 pm-8:00 pm 4-H Poultry Project Posters due (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 5:00 pm 4-H Meat Goat Show (Show Arena) (costume class to follow) Wednesday, July 27 th 8:00 am-11:00 am 4-H Beef, Sheep, & Swine On-Rail Carcass Judging (Hanford Pack) 8:30 am 4-H Pigeons Judging (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 9:00 am 4-H Poultry Show (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 9:30 am 4-H Cattle Grooming Contest (Show Arena) 10:00 am 4-H Beef Show (Show Arena) 10:00 am 4-H Horse & Pony Western Classes (Horse Arena) Thursday, July 28 th 8:00 am 4-H Dairy Show (Show Arena) 9:00 am 4-H Poultry Show (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 10:00 am 4-H Horse & Pony Halter Classes (Horse Arena) 11:00 am-1:00 pm Carcass Viewing (Hanford Pack) 6:00 pm Celebration Sale (Show Arena) 6:00 pm 4-H Horse & Pony Versatility Classes (Horse Arena) Friday, July 29 th 10:00 am 4-H Rooster Crowing (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 10:00 am 4-H Horse & Pony Gaming Events (Horse Arena) 12:30 pm Youth Livestock Judging Contest Registration (Show Arena) 1:00 pm Youth Livestock Judging Contest (Show Arena) 5:30 pm 4-H Music Performances (Buggy Wheel Pavilion) 7:00 pm 4-H Master Showman Contest (Horse Arena & Show Arena) Saturday, July 30 th 6:00 am-8:00 am Meat Goats Released 6:00 am-10:00 am Beef, Dairy, Goats, Sheep, & Swine Released 8:30 am-11:00 am Horse & Pony Released 9:00 am-10:00 am Rabbit & Poultry Released 9:00 am-10:00 am Aquatic Science & Herpetology Released 9:00 am Miniature Equine Check-in (Show Arena) 10:00 am 4-H Miniature Equine Show (Show Arena) 7:00 pm Battle of the Barns / 4-H Ten-Year Member Recognition (Show Arena) 9:00 pm Final deadline for My Record of 4-H Achievement (due at 4-H Building Office) 9:00 pm Release of all remaining 4-H livestock 5/25/16 DRAFT Sunday, July 31 st Exhibits selected for State Fair will be transported to Indianapolis by Extension staff/volunteers. (Note: It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to transport large, heavy, or particularly fragile exhibits to the State Fairgrounds.) Monday, August 1 st 5:00-6:15 pm: 4-H Bldg. Exhibit Check-Out (Exhibits not picked up at this time will be recycled, repurposed, or disposed of.) Wednesday, August 3 rd 7:00-7:30 am: Beekeeping, Foods, Floriculture, & Garden exhibits eligible for State Fair due at the 4-H Building Monday, August 22 nd 6:00-6:30 pm: State Fair exhibit pick-up (Exhibits not picked up at this time will be recycled, repurposed, or disposed of.) Page 2 of 2

13 More Project News Cake Decorating Workshops are scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 1pm-4pm, Expo East, upstairs Open Workshop, piping techniques Friday, July 8, 5:30pm-7pm, Expo East, upstairs Open Workshop and demo on how to cover a cake board July 10, 1pm-4pm, Expo East, upstairs Open Workshop, bring your projects and all equipment Please bring items from the project equipment list along with: towel or covering for your area, wet cloth, scissors, pen/pencil and paper, small bowls, powdered sugar, Wilton decorator icing or royal icing, toothpicks, Viva paper towel, Wilton practice board, cookie sheet, waxed paper, or plastic to practice. If you have any questions, please contact Amber O Rourke at (219) or northwindsweets@live.com Legos!!! Legos!!! Legos!!! It is time to begin thinking of what you will build. Remember no kits are allowed in exhibit at the fair. A workshop is scheduled for June 23 at 7 p.m. in the 4-H Building. Because of rule changes this year and new categories, I strongly encourage all age levels to attend. Also, read about the project online. My new phone number: call or text to this number if you have questions/ concerns. Call between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. only. Late texts will be answered the next day. Cathy Williams, Superintendent Bicycle Rodeo The Bicycle Rodeo will be held on Saturday, June 4th. The Rodeo will be at the Fairgrounds from 10 am to 4 pm. Please meet in the 4- H Building. Remember to bring your bike and your helmet. A carry in lunch will be provided. Jeff Russell Bike Supt. at or at jcrussell32@gmail.com. Photography Workshops Saturday, June 4th 2 4 pm at the Hewlett s house Close Ups, Flowers, Still Life (Please bring your camera ready to take pictures. Make sure the battery is fully charged. Check your settings. Have the memory card downloaded to your computer so you have the full capacity for your new work.) Tuesday, June 7th 9 11 am at Ogden Gardens Casual Portraits (If you have a sibling who is willing to pose and possibly have their photo displayed at the county fair, please bring them along. The gardens also have many beautiful flowers, just don t step in the flower beds.) Monday, June 13th 9 11 am at Hewlett s house Pet Photography (You may bring your pet for everyone to photograph if you also bring a parent to be the handler, and a way to contain the pet such as leash or cage. Be sure you also bring a water dish if it is a hot day.) Tuesday, June 14th 2 4 pm at Hewlett s house Black and White Wednesday, June 15th 9 11 am Buildings and Statues meet in the lobby of the building where the 4-H office is located (Downtown Photo Walk) Saturday, June 18th 1 3 pm at Valplayso Action Photos Shooting Sports Workshops Attention all Shooting Sports Project members: We are looking forward to a great season of workshops and have made some changes we wanted to share with you. First of all, our Archery workshops will be held in the grandstand area of the fairgrounds on the following Mondays in May: 9th, 16th, and 23rd. Our firearms workshops will be held at the North Porter County Conservation Club on the following Mondays in June: 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. We have decided to separate the Archery and Firearms workshops to enable our members to better focus on one particular discipline at a time. Important notes: 1. Workshops will be from 5 to 8 each night. 2. Workshops will be canceled if there is inclement weather. 3. You must be a member of the Shooting Sports project to participate, but we are not discipline exclusive (For example, you can be signed up in the archery project and shoot the firearms, but you must be a Shooting Sports project member to participate in any of the workshops). 4. We will be doing Safety training at each workshop, so we will not have a dedicated safety workshop required this year. Please feel free to call/text me at if you have any questions. Due to the nature of my business, I may need to call you back. I am looking forward to seeing you all soon. Dennis Wells, Shooting Sports Superintendent 4-H 4-Mile Hustle Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run! Saturday, July 23rd Sign up is now live at thtiming.com or download the paper registration form at Please connect with us and share with your friends and family: Twitter.com/4H4MileHustle Facebook.com/4MileHustle Medals for all 4 Mile Hustle finishers, & special medals for the Kids Run too!

14 Participating in 4-H Demonstrations & Public Speaking Events helps you improve important skills that help you in school and in life! It s not too late to sign-up for the County Demonstration & Public Speaking contest that is scheduled for June 24th at 11:00 a.m. at the Expo Center. If you haven t signed up yet, please complete and return the enclosed form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Club News Center Wildcats Before the meeting commenced, we had our annual club pizza party. The pizza was yummy! Thank you, Mrs. Hewlett! Once the meeting began and after all the officer reports, we discussed committees. These included hospice place mats and donations and our April Golden Living Nursing Home visit, where we painted water color hidden pictures, and we made bird feeders using bagels, peanut butter, and bird seed. We laid out the schedule for the upcoming committees including cookie baking, planning for our walk-a-thon which will take place after our June meeting, making library stick puppets, and visiting our senior friends (which occurred on Saturday. We raced matchbox cars on an inclined plane. This is one of the most enjoyable and popular things we do with our Senor friends!) For New Business, we discussed the annual Center Wildcats garage sale taking place in June. (Please come!) We then moved on to the Adult Leader Report, which included "Live, Learn, and Pass It On." The topic for this month was "A little bit of Philosophy." The visual was a dollar bill that was crumpled and muddy and yet did not decrease in value. The lesson is, "No matter how downtrodden and put down a person is, he/she never, ever decreases in value." Then we had the Health and Safety Reports which were on storm safety, including floods, tornadoes, and blizzards. We finished the meeting with a project demonstration by Ben Teel, one of our Safety Officers. His demonstration was on the Jewelry Project and was extremely informative. Submitted by, Luke Trujillo, Center Wildcats Reporter Lakeshore Drifters At our last meeting, we voted to donate $78.00 for 4-H trophies. Also at this meeting no one brought in ANY 4-H t-shirt designs but you still have time to bring in your design at next month's meeting, where we will vote on the best shirt design. The 4th of July parade participation starts at Yost School and ends at Hawthorne Park. Sign up at Signupgenius.com. If we have enough participants, we will fill out the application. There is fair project registration and new process for check in online between May 17th through June 24th. Instructions are in the Pandemonium. 4-H camp is coming soon! To reserve your spot, sign ups are in your Pandemonium. Public speaking sign ups are in the Pandemonium as well. Ten dollars given to everyone who participates. Speech date is June 24th. Next month, we will be having our annual club picnic. Bring a side dish to share and bring plates and table ware for your family. We will provide hot dogs and drinks. Officer elections will be held at this meeting also. Don't forget. Remember to bring in your design for our club t-shirt contest and picnic items. Our next meeting will be on Monday, June 13 at 6:30, Hawthorne Park. Reporter, Angelita Saez Liberty Sunsetters The Liberty Sunsetters started off the May Meeting with the American and 4-H Pledges. Next, we continued with the secretary and treasurer reports. Jacquelynn, Bentley and Evyenia spoke to the club about staying safe during the spring and summer weather with their health and safety reports. We then discussed old business such as the book donated to the hospital and our cookie fundraiser. For new business, the club discussed the upcoming Footloose 5K volunteering opportunity; come out on June 25 th to Lakeland Park for a fun filled night from 5-10 pm. There will be music, food, and games as well as a kid s fun run and a 3 mile run. We also talked about the 4-H 4 Mile Hustle our club will be donating $25 dollars to the Junior Leaders to help support the race. The race will be taking place on Saturday, July 23 at the Porter County Fair. Afterwards, five members gave their wonderful demonstrations to the group. To close, we played a few games of Heads-Up-7-Up and had snacks. Our next meeting is on Sunday, June 26 at 3 pm in the S.O.S room across from the 2 nd floor elevator in the Union Building. Remember to bring your food for the food drive! See you in June! Animal Project News Dog Project Announcements Rules and regulations can be found in the 4-H handbook ( Official 4-H vaccination records will be required for all dogs on the first night they are brought to the fairgrounds. No dogs will be allowed to train unless official vaccination forms, signed by a veterinarian, accompany each dog. Vaccination forms are attached to your Dog Record Sheet. Please complete and have your vet sign this form before coming to the workshops with your dogs. No dog will be admitted into the building without an official 4H vaccination form signed by your vet. Actual dog workshop time schedule 1A first year dog project members should report at 6:00 to 6:45 pm, 1B dog project members report at 6:45 7:30 pm, 2A and above should report at 7:30 to 8:00 pm. Please see location for workshops in the important dates part of the Pandemonium. Parent volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated. Anyone who wishes to help (whether or not you have any experience with dogs) would be greatly appreciated. We have a job that will fit your talents and experience! We are now also on FACEBOOK Porter County 4-H Dog Project. Updates and discussions will be posted here as well as any calendar changes and announcements. Please join our page. Jean Reeves Superintendent, or cell

15 More Animal Project News 4-H Animal Stall Forms Due by June 30th at Extension Office Stall forms will be mailed out soon and will be due back in the Extension Office by June 30 th. Deadlines will be strictly enforced with a zero tolerance policy for lateness! Missing the deadline may result in NOT HAVING a stall/pen/cage at the county fair. Swine Project Requirement Pork Quality Assurance ALL 4-H SWINE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED to be certified in the National Pork Board Board s Youth PQA Plus (Pork Quality Assurance) Program! If you are not certified, you will not be able to participate in the Celebration Sale, as the processors will not accept your animals. Further information is in the livestock packet you should have recently received in the mail. You can also find that info in the Livestock Project Info document at tinyurl.com/2016animalid Are Your Parents Farm Bureau Members? If you are a livestock member participating in the Celebration Sale or a Foods exhibitor who qualifies for the Foods Auction, please reach out to Farm Bureau President Bill Bohling at Attention All Goat Project Members & Mini Goat Members: There will be a Goat Workshop on June 25th at 9:00 am in the Goat Barn at the Fairgrounds! This is an important workshop, because you will learn how to show and groom your goat for the Fair! You may bring ONE GOAT to work with! Mini Goat members, you will be able to help your mentor with their goat & get a little extra hands on training! (If you don't have a mentor yet, hopefully we can hook you up with one that day!) Looking forward to seeing everyone that day! Please enter at Gate 2! See you at the workshop! Cindy Boo , Goat Superintendent Alice Fuller , Mini Goat Superintendent Dairy Fundraiser and Workshop The Dairy project Culver's in Valparaiso fundraiser is the weekend of June 11th and 12th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Members are being asked to volunteer time for this event. If you are able to help either days please contact Amber Cable at A Dairy Theory Workshop is scheduled for Saturday June 18th at Dean Morrow s Farm. Workshop begins at 9 a.m. questions or directions please call Dean Morrow at Lisa Bloom Memorial Scholarship for 4-H Beef Members Thanks to the generosity of friends and family of Lisa Bloom, a 4-H scholarship has been established in her memory. 4-H Beef project members who are seniors in high school and are in at least their fifth year in the Beef project will be eligible. Applications will be mailed to eligible 4-Hers in the June stall form mailing. Applications will be due back at the same time as stall forms, by June 30th. Fair Exhibits Must Be Registered Online by June 24th! (both animal & building projects) Get the details & step-by-step instructions at The online FairEntry system is now open. You must register the exhibits you plan to exhibit at the fair online by June 24 th. To simplify the process of check in night at the 4-H Building, this system will allow our superintendents and volunteers to be well prepared to check in your exhibit(s). To help ease the chaos of 4-H Building exhibit check in night, we welcome you to stop by the 4-H Building office on Thursday, July 14 or Friday, July 15 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) to pick up your fair passes and your exhibit tags that will be generated by the FairEntry system. This is why your completing the FairEntry process is crucial, it will ensure that we have clearly printed exhibit tags for all exhibits and will allow you the opportunity to pick them up early so you can have your exhibit tagged and ready for Monday night check in. Following are some key details in regard to this process: Complete your fair entry by May 31st to be entered into a drawing for early bird prizes. Winners will be posted on our website on June 1st at Instructions for completing this process can be found at If you know what your exhibit will be, please include a detailed description in FairEntry. When selecting department, division, and class please note that there are several options so you need to be careful when entering. (See Exhibit Section document on the website.) If you are not sure you will be completing your exhibit, complete fair entry anyway so that we are ready to accept your exhibit if you do complete it. For projects in which you can have multiple exhibits (i.e., Floriculture, Foods, Photography) please be sure to include any that you might possibly be exhibiting. We would rather have too many exhibit tags for you than not enough.

16 4-H Grows True Leaders: Shout, Share, Support! In 4-H we believe in the power of youth to take on the challenges facing our communities. Last month, a nationwide movement began called the Grow True Leaders campaign. The movement begins with: Shout, Share, & Support. Shout: From April-June, let s increase the visibility of 4-H by celebrating the youth leaders in our lives through social media. Use #TrueLeaders! (See the diagram ) never hesitates to give back to the community! Proud to call him a true leader. #True Leaders #4HGrowsHere Share: From July-October, we ll reconnect our 4-H alumni to the community by asking how the 4-H pledge is relevant in their lives today. Use #4HGrown! Support: From November-December, we ll work on growing funds for our 4-H program through digital clovers. More details to come! #TrueLeaders #4HGrowsHere Important Dates JUNE 1... Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 2... Miniature Equine Workshop... 6:30 pm... Livestock Show Arena 4... Bicycle Rodeo... 9:00 am 4:00 pm... 4-H Building 4... Photography Workshop... 2:00 4:00 pm... Hewlett s House 5... Liberty Hot Shots... 2:00 pm... Sunset Hill Park 6... Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club 6... Washington Wiz Kids... 7:00 pm... Washington Township Elementary School Pavilion Playground 7... Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Ogden Gardens 7... Music Choir... 5:15-5: H Building 7... Discovery Trackers... 5:30-6:30 pm...chesterton Library Service Center 7... Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn 7... Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 8... Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 9... Center Wildcats... 5:30 pm... 4-H Building Rabbits Workshop... 10:00 am... 4-H Building Veterinary Science Workshop... 2:30 6:00 pm... Horse Arena Cake Decorating Workshop... 1:00 4:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Hewlett s House Center Homesteaders... 5:00 6:00 pm... The Elks Lodge on Jefferson in Valparaiso Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club Lakeshore Drifters... 6:30 8:00 pm... Hawthorne Park in Porter IN Photography Workshop... 2:00 4:00 pm... Hewlett s House Music Choir... 5:00-5:30 pm... 4-H Building Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Lobby of the Porter County Administration Building Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Morgan Hustling Hoosiers... 10:00 am... Morgan School Pleasant Pioneers... 6:00 pm... Kouts High School Cafeteria Dairy Theory Workshop... 9:00 am... Dean Morrow s Farm Latch Hook Workshop... 9:00 am... 4-H Building

17 18... Aerospace & Model Airplanes Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... 4-H Building Flowers Workshop... 10:00 am... 4-H Building Photography Workshop... 1:00 3:00 pm... Valplayso Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club Junior Leaders... 7:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Music Choir... 5:15-5: H Building Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena H Council Exec/General Meeting Tentative... 6:30/7:00 pm... Porter County Administration Building Room 102A Rabbits Workshop... 6:00 pm... 4-H Building Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Draft Horse Team Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Legos Workshop... 7:00 pm... 4-H Building Demonstration/Public Speaking Contest... 11:00 am... Expo Center Banquet Rooms 1 & Goat Workshop... 9:00 am... Goat Barn Enter Gate Horse & Pony Fun Show... 9:00 am... Horse Arena Liberty Sunsetters... 3:00 pm... Valparaiso University Harre Union Building Junior Leaders Executive Committee... 6:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club Music Choir... 5:15-5: H Building Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Miniature Equine Workshop... 6:30 pm... Livestock Show Arena JULY 2... Aerospace & Model Airplanes Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... North Side of the 4-H Building 2... Draft Horse Review Workshop... 10:00 am... Horse Arena 4... Office Closed Independence Day 5... Music Choir... 5:15-5: H Building 5... Discovery Trackers... 5:30-6:30 pm...chesterton Library Service Center 5... Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn 5... Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 6... Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 7... Morgan Hustling Hoosiers... 10:00 am... Morgan School 7... Miniature Equine Workshop... 6:30 pm... Livestock Show Arena 8... Cake Decorating Workshop... 5:30 7:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs 9... Morgan Sodbusters... 6:00 pm... Morgan Township Fire Station Cake Decorating Workshop... 1:00 4:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Beef Tour... 2:00 pm... Abe Maxwell s Home Music Choir... 5:15-5: H Building Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Sewing Fashion Revue Workshop... 7:00 pm... Expo Center Banquet Rooms 1 & Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Center Wildcats... 5:30 pm... 4-H Building Pleasant Pioneers... 6:00 pm... Kouts High School Cafeteria Liberty Hot Shots... 2:00 pm... Sunset Hill Park Liberty Sunsetters... 3:00 pm... Valparaiso University Harre Union Building Music Choir... 5:15-5:45... To Be Determined Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena