Youth across Lewiston have been exploring the density of fluids, including experimenting to see how many fluids they could stack on top of one another. At the Root Cellar, Lewiston Housing Authority, and the Boys and Girls Club, the youth had five fluids to stack on top of one another. In the test tube above the […]
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Over the past few weeks, Community Central has been working with 3rd-grade students at McMahon Elementary School to learn all about bats! While learning about bat habitats, students each colored a page of a mural without knowing what the full photo looked like! Each habitat needs four things: water, food, shelter and space. Students have been […]
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$$ for 4-H! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development I used to work in Maine. I left Maine to work “away” for a while back in 1999. Now I work here again! My first day back with the UMaine State 4-H Office was August 24, 2015. It was a beautiful […]
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Community Central Lewiston has officially kicked off the new 4-H year! Yesterday, students at McMahon Elementary enjoyed the Mainly Physics Roadshow. The roadshow, hosted by David Sturm of the University of Maine Orono Department of Physics and Astronomy, demonstrates concepts of physics in a fun, interactive way. Later, over 100 students and their families joined us for dinner […]
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Hall of Fame, 4-H Style By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development If you are a dyed-in-the-wool 4-H’er, there are few 4-H experiences that rise to match that of turning off of Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD and driving up the National 4-H Center’s driveway toward J.C. Penney Hall. Ask […]
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The Great Hay Relief of 1994 By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development It happened in 1993. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) called it “the largest and most significant event ever to occur in the U.S.” It affected nine mid-west states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, […]
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is coming! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development Happy National 4-H Week! This year the celebration will be October 2-8. So are you planning anything special? This year’s theme is “#4hgrown”! During National 4-H Week, use social media to tell the world how you are #4hgrown!! As a Pennsylvania 4-H member, […]
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It’s that time of year again! We’re back to school and after-school programming. We hope that all of our youth members, teen leaders, and community partners have a smooth start to the school year. We are excited to begin our after-school programming in a couple weeks and to begin visiting McMahon Elementary in October. We […]
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Happy 20th Anniversary, Maine 4-H Days! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development Amazing. Twenty years. That’s right, July 22-24, 2016 marked Maine’s 20th Maine 4-H Days. Were you there? I was! What an event! Here is the schedule! Well, part of it, anyway. It was too long to post the […]
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Community Central is excited to be working with the Boys and Girls Club Auburn/Lewiston Clubhouse this summer! At the clubhouse, youth are exploring aquaculture and seaweed with the 4-H Summer of Science kit. During a recent session, youth took out microscopes and their science journals to help each other identify rehydrated seaweed samples. Nia, a member of […]
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