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Indianapolis
DNR seeks volunteers for Outdoor Experience
The second annual Hoosier Outdoor Experience is looking for volunteers.
The event is Sept. 18-19 at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis.
The goal of the Hoosier Outdoor Experience is to introduce people to outdoor activities they may have never tried. During last year’s inaugural free event, it was hard to tell who had a better time, participants or volunteers. Some 13,300 children and adults enjoyed hands-on tries at more than 50 outdoor activities.
Participants can sign up to volunteer at www.in.gov/dnr/5412.htm.
Activities will be organized in six stations: aquatics, cultural, equestrian, outdoors, shooting sports and wildlife. Shuttles will take participants from station to station.
Volunteers can designate the activity with which they want to work. Activities needing volunteers include kayaking/canoeing, bowfishing, fishing, shotgun, rifle, archery, mock archaeological dig, Jeep rides, disc golf, road bicycling, ATV rides and jet boat rides. Shifts are four hours each.
Parking, admission, activities, demonstrations and seminars at the Hoosier Outdoor Experience are free to the public, but online registration of participants is requested to assist with planning/staffing of activities. To register to attend as a participant, go to HoosierOutdoorExperience.IN.gov and click on the orange registration icon. Watch there for event updates or on Facebook at Facebook.com/HoosierOutdoorExperience.
Rockville
Venison workshop
coming up Sept. 8
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will conduct a series of venison workshops throughout the state in September.
During each workshop, demonstrations of complete deer processing will be conducted, showing skinning, butchering and packaging techniques. Outdoor cooking will be demonstrated using a grill and Dutch oven.
Participants can taste test samples of the prepared venison recipes.
A workshop will be from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Parke County Fairgrounds in Rockville. To register, contact Mark Spelbring, Purdue Extension Parke County, at (765) 569-3176. Registration is requested to prepare sufficient materials. There will be a $15 admission fee to help cover workshop expenses. Fees will be collected at the door.
Terre Haute
Barbara Bach sworn in as court advocate
Barbara Bach, a member of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, and a member and past president of the Vigo County Retired Teachers Association, was among 12 people sworn in on May 24 as a Court Appointed Special Advocate by Vigo County Court magistrate R. Paulette Stagg.
She will be a representative for a neglected or abused child, and will average about 10 hours a month volunteering. CASA serves ages from newborn up to 171⁄2 years and is an advocate for the child, not the system. CASA duties include monitoring a child’s progress, and their recommendations are key to helping the court determine what’s in the child’s best interest. Bach had 35 hours training, and extra hours are required each year.
Terre Haute
‘Runway to Success’
coming up up at ISU
A fashion design showcase titled “Runway to Success” will be presented at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at Tilson Auditorium on the ISU campus., 200 N. Seventh St., by Psi Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Co-sponsors are Arts Illiana and ISU-College of Technology.
The celebrity host and emcee will be Anthony Williams (Project Runway Season 7 participant). There will be a VIP reception prior to the event.
All designers — professional, amateur and students — are invited to participate and attend. There are various age groups and design categories. Professional entries will be evaluated by professional judges. There will be prizes awarded for each category.
For more information, call (812) 235-5007, visit www.runwaydesignshow.com or e-mail PsiIota@gmail.com.
Proceeds will benefit the Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship Fund and the Council on Domestic Abuse.
Terre Haute
Genealogy Society
program coming up
At the regular meeting of the Wabash Valley Genealogy Society on Sept. 13, a program on Accessing and Utilizing Kentucky Land Records will be presented by Kandie Adkinson. The program is open to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Rooms A & C of the Vigo County Public Library.
Adkinson is an administrative specialist in the Land Office Division of the Office of the Secretary of State in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In her presentation, Adkinson will provide an overview of the history of Kentucky land patents and the availability of databases and scanned images on the Secretary of State’s Land Office website. Virginia legislation addressed land appropriation in Kentucky. The land patenting process granted title to soldiers of the French and Indiana War, Revolutionary War, corn and cabin claimants, and land speculators.
For more information on this and other WVGS programs, visit www.inwvgs.org.
Terre Haute
Tarrh family reunion coming up Sept. 12
The Tarrh family reunion will be Sept. 12 at noon in the Utte Shelter at Deming Park. Call Bill at (812) 232-4098 for information.
Terre Haute
Master Naturalist
program starts Sept. 9
Anyone with interest in learning more about natural resources, environmental science, and the natural resources of the Wabash Valley, the fall offering of the Indiana Master Naturalist program may be something to consider. The program is an eight-week training series which features modules covering natural resource education. The program will take place in the Terre Haute area beginning Sept. 9 and will conclude Oct. 28.
Class time will be from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday. A program fee of $75 covers all program costs.
The IMN program brings together natural resource specialists with adult learners to foster an understanding of Indiana’s plants, water resources, soils and wildlife. IMN students participate in eight hands-on learning sessions and then help provide volunteer services to the local community.
After completing the eight class modules, participants can accrue 24 hours of community service to complete their certification.
Program questions may be directed to Purdue Extension educator Jim Luzar at (812) 462-3371. Program applications are available online at www.ces.purdue.edu/vigo or www.sycamoretrails.org. Seats are limited.
