The Tanglewood Fall Harvest Festival and the third annual Tanglewood Tracks 3.5-mile trail race will be held at University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood in Lincolnville on Saturday, October 6. The race starts at 10am, followed by the festival from 11am – 3pm. Explore the Tanglewood forest, press your own apple cider, and try […]
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4-H’ers raising a steer for the 2019 market steer show at Fryeburg Fair need to send in an Intent to Participate Form by November 1, 2018. The intent form will advise the State 4-H Office which steers need to be tagged. Once we receive your intent form you will be contacted by a staff person […]
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The Cumberland Fair 4-H Dog Show will be held on Friday, September 28, 3:30pm at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd, Cumberland, ME 04062. This show is open to all Maine 4-H members between the ages of 9 and 18, enrolled in the 4-H Dog Project as of April 1, regardless of prior show experience. Showmanship (Novice through […]
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You are invited to participate in a statewide research project being conducted by Kristy Ouellette and Jennifer Lobley, Extension Educators at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 4-H volunteers and staff from all over Maine will participate in this study. You must be 18 years old or older to participate in this focus group. Purpose of […]
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Fryeburg Fair, September 30 to October 7, 2018 The Maine 4-H Foundation will have a booth once again on the fairgrounds designed to raise funds for 4-H agriculture education. If the Foundation can raise $10,000, the Maine 4-H Foundation will receive a matching grant from Fryeburg Fair for $10,000! This is where volunteers and 4-H members can help. […]
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This year’s 4-H National Youth Science Day experiment is “Code Your World” and is based in computer science. No prior experience with computer science is needed — we promise! Want to learn more about leading “Code Your World” with your 4-H club or at a community event? Join us for a train the-trainer workshop, offered […]
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A big thank you to the Summer of Science Interns for all of your work this summer. It is hard to believe summer is almost over! The Summer of Science interns visited forty sites across Androscoggin and Cumberland counties to bring Discovering Your Inner Engineer to hundreds of kids. This summer, interns also mentored teen leaders in […]
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It’s time to reserve seats for the buses traveling to Eastern States Exposition (ESE or also called the “Big E”) in West Springfield, Massachusetts for Maine Day on Saturday, September 15, 2018. This one-day trip is sponsored by the Maine Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition to encourage Maine 4-Hers who don’t presently participate in […]
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This summer, Community Central Teen Leaders are joining teen leaders and interns across the state to teach the UMaine EPSCOR Summer of Science program. The Summer of Science program consists of science sessions taught weekly at over 40 sites for six weeks. This year’s theme is Find Your Inner Engineer. Youth participants across the state will help interns […]
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Maine 4-H is going to The Big E! Sign up now to join the New England Center Demonstration Team. Travel dates are September 22, 23, and 24. A $25.00 registration fee includes travel by coach bus to and from The Big E, meals and two nights lodging in the Moses Dormitory on the fairgrounds. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Youth will work in […]
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