2013 Elkhart County 4-H Fair Opens Friday at 8:30 a.m.

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2013 ELKHART COUNTY 4-H FAIR

July 19-27, 2013 FREE Parking ~ FREE Grandstand
Admission $8 – Children 9 years & under FREE

Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds
17746-D County Road 34
Goshen, Indiana 46528

This weekend is expected to be hot and humid. Drink plenty of liquids.

FRIDAY, July 19
Veteran’s Day & Senior Citizen’s Day (Seniors admitted FREE until 3:00 p.m.)
9:30-10:30 a.m. SENIOR QUEEN PAGEANT
2:30 p.m. CHEERLEADING CONTEST
8:00 p.m. FAIR QUEEN CONTEST

SATURDAY, July 20
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED

SUNDAY, July 21
2:15 p.m. 4-H PARADE
8:00 p.m. JASON CRABB

MONDAY, July 22
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. DISABILITIES AWARENESS DAY
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE featuring Rachael Farley

TUESDAY, July 23
SENIOR CITIZEN’S DAY (Seniors admitted FREE until 3:00 p.m.)
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m.  VINCE GILL

WEDNESDAY, July 24
KIDS DAY (ALL rides $1 from 1:00 p.m. until closing)
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. KIDDIELAND ONLY
8:00 p.m. HUNTER HAYES

“Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Up Around the Bend,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner,” “Fortunate Son” or “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”, Creedence Clearwater Revisited will be keeping the beat to that classic repertoire Saturday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

THURSDAY, July 25
8:00 a.m. FARM STOCK TRACTOR PULL
12:00 p.m. LUCAS OIL TRACTOR & TRUCK PULL

FRIDAY, July 26
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GREEN EARTH EDUCATION DAY
1:00 p.m. RODEO (Major Sponsor Monteith Tire)
5:00 p.m. HORSE PULLING CONTEST
8:00 p.m. RODEO (Major Sponsor Monteith Tire)

Saturday, July 27
1;00 p.m. MOTORCYCLE RACES
7:00 p.m. NATION-WIDE DEMOLITION DERBY
AFTER DARK FIREWORKS

FRIDAY, JULY 19, IS VETERAN’S DAY

Friday is Veteran’s day at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. With a military ID you can get a free ticket at Gate G ONLY.

PANTRY TEAMS UP WITH FAIR TO

COLLECT 125 TONS OF FOOD

Church Community Services is looking forward to an awesome week at the Elkhart Co. 4-H Fair! Come visit them at Building E.

The Elkhart County 4-H Fair and Church Community Services have teamed up to raise 250,000 pounds of food for Elkhart County food pantries this year. You can help them “Harness Hunger in Elkhart County” by donating at the gate or adding a non-perishable food item to the box. Donations on behalf of the program will also be accepted at CCS, 907 Oakland Ave. in Elkhart, and online at churchcommunityservices.org/get-involved/donate/. Donors can specify that the donations are part of the “Fairs Care” campaign and the donations will be counted toward the campaign’s goal of $250,000 pounds or dollars.

The food bank at Church Community Services provides about 70 pounds of food per month to a family of four. With 250,000 pounds of food, they could feed more than 3,500 families for a month.

Church Community Services’ Seed to Feed program will also be featured and will be offering tractor rides this Friday for Ag Day.

Visit Elkhart County Sheriff’s Area at Elkhart County 4-H Fair for Your Chance to Win a Harley!

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Come out to the fair and visit the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department area to purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win a 2012 Harley Davidson FLHX 103 Street Glide. Tickets will be sold during the hours of 12pm-8pm. Proceeds go to the families of officers killed in the line of duty, Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Camps and Scholarship Program. The drawing will be held at the Indiana State Fair on August 18, 2013. Here is the cost of the tickets:

• 1 ticket=$2.00
• 3 tickets=$5.00
• 7 tickets=$10.00
• 15 tickets=$20.00

Please bring exact change. We will be selling tickets from 8am to 5pm everyday at the fair. Come visit us for your chance to win!!!

Be sure to stop by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s area at the fair to get raffle tickets for this Harley.

‘Strong Woman’ from Soup of Success…because we need to hear MORE good news

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Need some inspiration?

WEEKLY ‘SEED TO FEED’ UPDATE…IT IS ALL GOOD!

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:45 AM
Subject: Seed to Feed Weekly Update

Hi Everyone,

This past week we had two great harvests at both of our gardens. There
were 29 volunteers who showed up at the Bullard Garden on Monday and 25
volunteers at the Goshen Garden on Tuesday. Thank You all.

We are moving the time of the Bullard Garden picking to 6:00 p.m. We are moving the time of the Bullard Garden picking on Monday evenings. We still need 30 volunteers to pick green beans and sweet corn. Although we will pick on Monday evenings, if anyone wants to pull weeds between the rows, please do so at your own time schedule. If more weeds are pulled,that means more beans get picked. The Bullard Garden is
directly across from Sorg Jewelers, C.R. 17. With 30 volunteers, weeds pulled and fast pickers, we could pick a 1000# of green beans in 3 hrs—-we have lots of beans!!!!!

The Goshen Garden has tons of green tomatoes that should be ready
soon. We will pick every Tuesday at 6:00pm and it is located at 14723
C.R. 36. Last week with 25 volunteers, we picked 11 boxes of beans, tomatoes
and peppers in 1 1/2 hours.

This was a great week and thanks to ALL the volunteers that came and
helped pick. See you Monday and Tuesday at the gardens.

Blessings
Dave Hochstetler

Community event: ‘Wednesday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair’

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The crowd enjoys the talent competition.

Waiting for a turtle to come out of his or her shell. (Exhibit by Elkhart County Park Department)

 

Elkhart Community Services provides Elkhart residents with a food pantry, a mentoring program, utility assistance and rent assistance. Please stop by their booth to purchase outstanding food items, make a donation, offer to volunteer or to find out more about their programs.

The Republican booth took 3rd place for best non-commercial exhibit.

Don’t forget to stop by Commercial Building E, Booth 1 and say HI to the Humane Society of Elkhart County! Bring us a picture of an animal you adopted from us and see it on a poster board in the shelter! Also view the pictures of animals that have found “forever” homes on our board at the fair.

Everybody wants the sheriff’s car.

Hungry? There is SO MUCH delicious food from which to CHOOSE.

Who can resist an elephant ear? Not me!

Elkhart County 4-H Fair brings community together…

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Great times!!!

Want something different from elephant ears and cotton candy? There is a new Cajun food booth at the fair.

Stephanie Yoder, the 2012 4H Fair Queen. .

Northwood wins all the cheerleading trophies. (Photo by Ricky Yoder)

Congrats to Katie Smith of Northridge for winning the Cheerleading Jump Off competition !!! (Photo by Kelly Kiefer)

Northridge High School athlete Joe Mitchell approaches the finish line during the tractor pull in the strongman competition at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Saturday. (Truth Photo By Jennifer Shephard)

Jakie Walorski with supporters in front of the Humane Society of Elkhart County Booth at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Friday

Something new at the 2012 Elkhart County 4-H Fair. Robots! (Photo by Ricky Yoder)

Uh oh! It’s alive! The living statue by the grandstand was incredible on Saturday night .

Step out for Richard Mourdock for Indiana Senate in Saturday’s Culver Parade or Sunday’s Elkhart County 4-H Parade

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Richard Mourdock and supporters.

Invest, invest, invest…not money, but your time and grassroot’s effort to help Richard Mourdock become Indiana‘s Senator. Join us for the Culver, Indiana Parade tomorrow. Carpools will leave Bob Moore’s house (1908 Sweetbriar Dr, Goshen, 46528) at 7:50 a.m.  Or you can meet up with us in Culver at the Wesley United Methodist Church at 511 School Street at 9:00 a.m. We will have a trailer, ice water, and plenty of Mourdock shirts.

THE BIG ONE – Elkhart County 4-H Parade. Richard will be with us. Red shirts for Mourdock!

Assemble 12:30 AM, Step out 1:30 PM

No car pooling – meet at Linway Plaza.

Afterwards, meet at Honey’s Frozen Yogurt at the plaza to cool
off.

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Wonderful weather for 1st day of Elkhart County 4-H Fair

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From around the fair today…

The ribbon is cut and the Elkhart County 4-H Fair is officially open.

2012 Senior Queen Nancy Miller and her court.

Come out to the fair and visit the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department area to buy some raffle tickets for your chance to win a Harley Davidson. Tickets will be sold during the hours of 12pm-8pm.

Be sure to stop by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s area at the fair to get raffle tickets for this Harley.

Church Community Services has a commercial booth exhibit in Building E, space 23. We set it up first thing Wednesday morning before it got too hot and crowded, and in between a few glorious, much-needed rain drops.

Today is Veteran’s day at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. With a military ID you can get a free ticket at Gate G today only.

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The 2012 Elkhart 4-H County Fair

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July 20-28, 2012
FREE Parking ~ FREE Grandstand
Admission $8 – Children 9 years & under FREE

Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds
17746-D County Road 34
Goshen, Indiana 46528

Sunshine is forecasted for the 4-H Fair Opening Weekend. The evenings will be a relief as they are expected to be cooler.

FRIDAY, July 20
Veteran’s Day & Senior Citizen’s Day (Seniors admitted FREE until 3:00 p.m.)
9:00-10:00 a.m. SENIOR QUEEN PAGEANT
3:00 p.m. CHEERLEADING CONTEST
8:00 p.m. FAIR QUEEN CONTEST

SATURDAY, July 21
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m. STYX

SUNDAY, July 22
2:15 p.m. 4-H PARADE
8:00 p.m. SALVADOR featuring JACI VELAQUEZ

MONDAY, July 23
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. DISABILITIES AWARENESS DAY
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m. THOMPSON SQUARE

TUESDAY, July 24
SENIOR CITIZEN’S DAY (Seniors admitted FREE until 3:00 p.m.)
11:00 a.m. HARNESS RACING
8:00 p.m. JOSH TURNER

WEDNESDAY, July 25
KIDS DAY (ALL rides $1 from 1:00 p.m. until closing)
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. KID’S DAY EVENTS
8:00 p.m. GLEN CAMPBELL – THE GOODBYE TOUR

Glen Campbell was born in Delight, Arkansas on April 22nd, 1936 and his father gave him his first guitar when he was only 4 years old.

THURSDAY, July 26
8:00 a.m. FARM STOCK TRACTOR PULL
12:00 p.m. LUCAS OIL TRACTOR & TRUCK PULL

FRIDAY, July 27
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GREEN EARTH EDUCATION DAY
1:00 p.m. WAGON WHEEL IPRA RODEO
5:00 p.m. HORSE PULLING CONTEST
8:00 p.m. WAGON WHEEL IPRA RODEO

YOU can help Jackie Walorski win Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District

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Jackie Walorski is running for U.S. Congress in Indiana‘s Second District.

Join Team Walorski for our biggest parade of the year, the Elkhart 4-H Fair Parade!

WHEN: Sunday, July 22, 2012.
TIME:12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Linway Plaza, Goshen, Indiana

This is your chance to get a Walorski t-shirt if you don’t have one yet.

Line up at Linway Plaza in Goshen beginning at 12:30pm

There will be two trailers, so there will be plenty of room to walk or ride. Lots of cold water will be available.

Last year Jackie had 150 walkers. Can you spread the news and and bring your family and friends? Help Jackie get her biggest crowd yet!

See you there!

About Jackie…

Jackie Walorski is a native Hoosier, born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.  Jackie attended Riley High School in South Bend and graduated with a BA from Taylor University, also in Indiana.   She started her career as a reporter at WSBT-TV. Later she worked as a Development Director to raise funds for local colleges and universities.

Shortly after marrying her husband Dean, a Mishawaka school teacher, Jackie and Dean moved to Romania.  While in Romania, they founded their own agency and local foundation to help provide much-needed medical supplies to the country’s impoverished children.

After returning home, Jackie was elected to her first of three terms in the Indiana House of Representatives in 2004. She rose quickly to leadership becoming the Assistant Floor Leader for the Republican Caucus.

Jackie on creating jobs and strengthening the economy…

U.S. job growth.

Jackie believes Washington is broken. While Congress has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on so called stimulus, the unemployment rate in North Central Indiana continues to remain high. Jackie believes that Congress needs to create a pro-growth economic environment that will create jobs. To do this, we need to lower taxes on our small businesses. Currently, American corporations pay the highest tax rates in the world. If we allow businesses to keep more of their hard earned money, they will do what they do best, create jobs and strengthen our economy. Jackie fought for lower taxes in the legislature in Indianapolis, and she’ll continue to fight for them in Washington.

Small businesses continue to see their health care costs increase year after year, making it difficult for them to create jobs. Jackie believes we need to repeal the trillion dollar government takeover of health care and replace it with reforms that will actually lower the cost of health care while improving quality.

More about Jackie Walorski on the issues at her websites, here, and here

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