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Check Out What's New
Out with the old, in with the NEW! Instead of the standard quarterly newsletter, we thought a weekly updated website would be more beneficial for our on the go families. Check here first for updated events, happenings, and need to know information on the Bartholomew County 4-H Program. Weekly reminders will be sent to check out the Family Forum with the 4-H Weekly Happenings email sent at the beginning of every week.
Week at a glance:4-H Weekly Happenings
Upcoming Week in 2025 (Click calendar tab for additional information)
Monday, October 20th
Junior Leaders 4-H Club Meeting - 6:00 pm
4-H Bunny Bunch Rabbit Club Meeting - 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 21st
Bartholomew County 4-H Drone Club Meeting - 3:30 pm
Kiddin' Around Goat Club 4-H Meeting - 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 23rd
Feathered Friends Poultry 4-H Club Meeting - 6:30 pm
Happy-Go-Luckies 4-H Club Meeting - 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 26th
Sandcreek Starz 4-H Club Cookout & Fall Party - 4:00 pm
Bartholomew County 4-H Opportunities
4-H Online Enrollment Begins October 1st
4-H Online Enrollment Begins October 1st
October 1st is just around the corner so mark your calendars to start your new 4-H enrollment or re-enrollment in 4honline on that day. Scroll down to General 4-H Information to see 4honline enrollment instructions.
Bartholomew County REMC supports 4-H
Bartholomew County REMC has been a great supporter of the Bartholomew County 4-H program. This year they have found a new way to continue supporting our youth! Once again for the 2025-2026 program year, Bartholomew County REMC will reimburse the 4-H program fee for your child or children in grades 3-12. All Bartholomew County REMC customers should simply fill out the form under incentives on the REMC website to receive a $20 bill credit per child for the 4-H program fee.
THANK YOU BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY REMC
Purdue Extension Office Hours Have Changed
Of of October 1st, our office is closing a half hour earlier.
Our new office hours have changed from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Monday thru Friday, per the new Bartholomew County Ordinance.
Kiddin' Around Goat Club
Kiddin' Around Goat Club
If you are interested in showing goats or you just want to learn about goats, the goat club will be starting their meetings and you are invited to attend.
The Kiddin' Around Goat Club 4-H Meetings will begin on Tuesday, October 21st. Meeting will start at 7:00 pm in the Family Arts Building at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. The Goat Club leaders do ask that parents please stay for this meeting.
Feathered Friends Poultry 4-H Club Meeting
Feathered Friends Poultry 4-H Club Meeting
Feathered Friends will hold their first meeting on Thursday, October 23 in the Community Building
at the fairgrounds. If you are interested in the
4-H Poultry project, you will want to attend.
Meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
Drone Club flyer 2025.pdfNew beginning
2025-2026
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Bartholomew County 4-H Drone Club
The 4-H Drone Club's first meeting will be Tuesday, October 21st
Community Building at the fairgrounds
3:30 - 5:00 pm
You must be in grades 5-12 to participate.
This is a club for the Drone part of the Aerospace project.
4-H Livestock Review
4-H Families and volunteers, you are invited
to attend the two 4-H Livestock Review meetings
being held on
November 3rd at the Purdue Extension
Bartholomew County Annex Building.
Be sure to "save the date and times" below.
November 3rd
6:00 pm Rabbit & Poultry
6:30 pm Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep and Swine
State Fair Project Pick Up
We still have some State Fair projects, ribbons, and pins to be picked up.
If you have not picked yours up yet, please stop by as soon as possible.
Reminder, beginning October 1st, the Extension office closes at 4:00 pm.
If you did not turn in your Green Record Book at the fair, you still have until September 1st to turn it in at the Extension Office.
4-H Green Record Books
4-H members in grades 3-12 are asked to complete a Green Record Book each year. These books are a great place to keep track of your 4-H project achievements, experiences, and all you have learned throughout your 4-H journey. When you near the end of your time in 4-H, the information in the Green Record Book is instrumental in completing scholarship and award applications.
If you are a new 4-H'er, you may stop by the Extension Office and pick up a free Green Record book or check to see if your 4-H Club Leader has some.
If you have lost your Green Record book, there is a $2.00 charge to replace it due to their cost.
2025 Bartholomew County 4-H Family Handbook
2025 Bartholomew County 4-H Family Handbook
The 2025 4-H Family Handbook is available online or in print form. Please call our office at 812-379-1665 to request a hard copy be available for you to pick up. We will only be printing hard copies as needed, so please help us be prepared by requesting one in advance.
2025 4-H Handbook.pdfFree Used Entomology Boxes
We have several donated used entomology boxes available for any 4-H'er needing one for their Entomology project. Some are in need of minor repairs. Some have glass and some are in need of a glass covering. If you are interested, please stop by the Extension Office and take a look at these free boxes.
Weather reminder:
If schools are closed, any 4-H meetings or events will be canceled also.
If the Extension Office is closed, you may still call in and leave a message and
someone will get back with you the next work day.
Statewide 4-H Opportunities
4-H Volunteer Opportunities
General 4-H Information
4-H Enrollment 2025-2026
4-H Enrollment 2025-2026
Enrollment for 2025-2026 begins October 1 in 4-H Online! We encourage everyone to enroll early to not miss out on any information or FUN!
Interested in becoming a new 4-H volunteer? Contact the Extension Office before enrolling in 4honline.
Questions about enrollment please call 812-379-1665.
Enrolling in 4-H Online as a Returning Youth Member.pdfEnrolling in 4-H Online as a NEW Youth Member.pdfYour Credit Card may have expired
since you last entered it.
4-H Families - Please check your credit cards you use in 4honline to see if:
The expiration date has expired. If so, this will cause a "Decline" on the enrollment until a new card is entered.
Check to make sure you have entered the correct number, expiration date and security code. Entering a number incorrectly can also cause a "Decline".
This needs to be done before you hit the "submit" button in 4honline.
4-H Club Leaders we are needing your club meeting dates to include in 4-H Weekly Happenings and 4-H Family Forum Website calendar. Please email your meeting dates as soon as possible to Elisabeth (eleaton@purdue.edu) and Brenda (bshirema@purdue.edu). We need the club name, meeting place, and both start and end times. You may add additional information as needed.
4H meeting.pdf4-H Project Materials
Did you know our office has a variety of materials for sale that can be utilized for your 4-H projects? We do! The items we offer include:
Foam boards (correct size for 4-H poster projects) - $5.00 each (price increase)
Plastic sleeves in two sizes - poster and salon - $1.00 each
Resource manuals for many of our projects - price varies
Styrofoam cupcake dummies - $8.00 for package of six (price increase)
Electric kits are no longer being sold at the Extension Office.
To purchase materials, please visit our office from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. We are located at 783 S Marr Road, Columbus.
Purdue University prohibits discrimination against any member of the University community on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran. If you are in need of accommodations to attend this program, please contact Elisabeth L. Eaton prior to the meeting at 812-379-1665 or eleaton@purdue.edu. For special dietary needs contact Elisabeth L. Eaton, 812-379-1665 or eleaton@purdue.edu by one week prior to date of event. If you need an interpreter or translator, please contact Elisabeth L. Eaton prior to the meeting at 812-379-1665 or eleaton@purdue.edu by one week prior to date of event.
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