Purdue Extension - Porter County

07/25/2024

Thank you to County Line Orchard for their generous sponsorship of "Small Town Charm, Big Time Fun" at the 2024 Porter County Fair!
The fair only exists thanks to the support of our community. From our volunteers who work hard to bring the fair together, to our generous financial sponsors — it's what makes the fair the Best Ten Days of Summer.

07/25/2024

We are Hiring Jail Officers and Police Officers! Head to portercountysheriff.com for applications! Both Divisions have openings and the PT / Written Test for Patrol will be in October so don’t delay!

07/25/2024

PU is thrilled to have Regional Educator Tanya Hall selected as the content coordinator with the AgriProspects Workforce Development Network!!

The network is a significant collaboration between the Extension Foundation and the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy’s Economic and Workforce Development Program Action Team (https://tinyurl.com/32yc2cp2), supported through from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The project, led by Hall and the CDEXT team, is supported through a NIFA and Initiative Education and Extension Workforce Development competitive .

Please read more about this robust :
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Learn more about CDEXT's Community Economics and Workforce Development: https://tinyurl.com/2kayntcv

If you have for Tanya, please don't hesitate to reach out https://lnkd.in/gyX4XPdk

07/25/2024

Attention business partners who have already joined the CHS Internship Program! Join us for Business Information Night on July 29th at 6 pm!

07/25/2024

👨‍👧‍👦Parents & Caregivers: Did you know 1 in 4 high school students drinks alcohol?

New CDC research reveals that more than half of U.S. teens are exposed to alcohol ads online💻, on TV📺, while streaming video📱, or at the movies🎥. These ads can change how teens perceive drinking, making it seem more positive and normalizing risky behaviors.

The more alcohol advertising teens see, the more likely they are to start drinking or to binge drink.

Together, we can create environments to support our young people’s development: https://bit.ly/4cF4QeK

07/25/2024

07/25/2024

07/25/2024

Did you take a walk through and see all of the ducks, geese, turkeys, and more? Don't be a chicken, visit the Poultry building!

07/25/2024

07/24/2024

07/24/2024

Registration closes July 31st!

📍 American Citizen Planner-Indiana course includes 30 units divided into ACP-IN 101 and ACP-IN 201 and a . This course also includes four . Participants must pass all unit assessments and the comprehensive exam and attend four webinars 💻 to receive the Master Citizen Planner Certificate 📜.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JLZ4MC

Register here: puext.in/ACPIN

07/24/2024

It is a busy time of year for professor Aimee Tomasek M.F.A., associate professor with Valparaiso University’s Communications and Visual Arts department. With fair season underway, Professor Tomasek can be found crisscrossing country roads, making her way to the Porter County fair as she embarks o...

07/24/2024

It's a great day to be at the Porter County Fair!

07/24/2024

Not to be CORNY, but we think the fair is pretty Ear-resistible! Come on out for your Job's Daughters roasted corn! Brooke loved hers!

07/24/2024

The beef committee that rocked it out with the legendary Donald Bloom.

Carol Bloom, wife of late Donald Bloom, presenting gifts to Don's committee as we lost him in January.

07/24/2024

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07/24/2024

Vascular plants of the mint family: Forked bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum) flowers are stongly two-lipped, pale to deep blue, and intricately beautiful, despite being small.

07/24/2024

TODAY! Join us in the morning for Senior Day (62+) and in the evening for Veterans Day! We have special things planned. You won't want to miss this!

07/24/2024

More than half of U.S. adults have never taken a swim lesson, but having basic swimming and water safety skills training can reduce the risk of drowning.

This summer, know what steps can be taken to ensure everyone can enjoy the water safely!

Explore recommendations: https://bit.ly/3ubXCev

07/24/2024

Summer has never tasted so good! We have a variety of new limited time specials that fully encompass the best tastes of summer! Try our special in-store popcorn flavors like Cotton Candy or Fireworks while supplies last! 🎆

Visit us Mon-Fri from 8am-4pm!😁

07/24/2024

07/24/2024

There is no better view than from an Indiana farm.

Photo courtesy of J & L Pickin' Patch

07/24/2024

Don't forget to save the date for our September 4th Field Day at the Ed Ruge Family Farm in Liberty Township. Ed planted part of the former wheat field to double crop soybeans, which were up and green in a few days. A multi-species cover crop mix will be used on the remainder of the field, which will be the site of our field day. Here is a photo of the soybeans among the wheat stubble.

12/05/2023

Most of us go through our days not planning for the worst. We are afforded that luxury because Porter County’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator John Pisowicz is preparing those plans for us. In...

12/05/2023

Congratulations Connie!

Porter County Health Department’s Director of Nursing Connie Rudd Hannon has always had a knack for nurturing. “I grew up on a dairy farm, and I loved taking care of the animals. I just seemed to...