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County briefs for Dec. 9
4-H Accomplishment Scholarship
workshop scheduled
Boone County 4-H members in grades 10 to 12 may apply for an Indiana 4-H Accomplishment Scholarship. Tony Carrell, extension educator, will conduct a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Farm Bureau Community Building at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Lebanon.
Any 4-H member interested in completing this life skills resume application is urged to attend. Call 482-0750 for more information.
Scholarships awarded range from $500 to $2000.
Scholarship categories are Achievement, Agriculture (General: Animals, Crops, Veterinary Science, Weeds, Tractor, anything with Agriculture), Beef, Citizenship (Community Service, International), Communications (Public Speaking/Demonstrations, Video programming, Share-the-Fun), Dairy Cattle, Electric, Expressive Arts (Arts & Crafts, Cake Decorating, Genealogy, Models, Personality, Share-the-Fun), Foods and Nutrition (Foods, Food Preservation, Food Safety, Health and Microwave), Home Management (Child Care, Consumerism, Home Environment, Clothing, Fashion Revue, Foods, Food Preservation), Horse & Pony, Horticulture, Junior Leaders, Leadership, Mechanical Science (Aerospace, Bicycle, Computers, Electric, Lawn Garden, Tractor, Wood Science), Natural Resources (Aquatic, Bees, Entomology, Forestry, Geology, Sportfishing, Soil & Water, Weather, Wildlife), Photography, Poultry, Public Speaking/Demonstrations, Purdue College of Agriculture Leadership (Specific to those entering the School of Agriculture in Fall, 2010), Purdue Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture (Specific to those planning to study Horticulture Science, Horticultural Production and Marketing, Landscape Horticulture and Design, Public Horticulture and Landscape Architecture in Fall, 2010), Rabbit, Sewing/Fashion Revue (includes: Consumer Clothing), Sheep, Shooting Sports Education, Small Animals (Pocket Pets, Cats, Dogs, Dairy Goats and Goats), Swine and Veterinary Science.
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