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March 4-13: church accessibility workshops

Purdue's Breaking New Ground Outreach Program will hold a series of church accessibility workshops around Indiana in March. The workshops are designed to help congregations make their places of worship more accessible to members with disabilities. Fee is $15, which includes lunch. Preregistration is due by Feb. 28. CONTACT Barry Delks, Breaking New Ground, (765) 494-1221. All workshops are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Dates and locations for the workshops are:

• March 4 Rockville Christian Church, Rockville
  
• March 5 Sarto Retreat House and Catholic Center, Evansville
  
• March 11 Clifty Falls State Park, Jefferson County
  
• March 12 Harrisburg Union Church, Harrisburg
  
• March 13 Memorial Baptist Church, Fort Wayne
  

APRIL 5: Indiana State Beekeepers Association meeting

The Indiana State Beekeepers Association and Purdue University co-sponsor this meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 214, Stewart Center. Fee is $5 at the door. The meeting will include sessions on pollination and controlling mites. Speakers include Keith Delaplane, entomologist from the University of Georgia; Medhat Nasr from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Kathleen Prough, Indiana state apiary inspector; and Purdue honey bee specialist Greg Hunt. Jim Mast, a northeastern Indiana beekeeper, will conduct a workshop for people who want to get started keeping bees. CONTACT: Greg Hunt, (765) 494-4605.

April 11-13 Hoosier horse fair

This three-day fair at the state fairgrounds in Indianapolis is expected to draw more than 55,000 spectators. Fifteen 4-H events, which will involve about 750 participants, include shows, clinics, public speaking contests, demonstration contests, grooming contests and a horse bowl. Fee for each 4-H event is $5, due by March 15. Some contests will accept late entries with a late fee. Entry forms are available at each county Cooperative Extension Service office. The fair also features a large trade show and rodeo. CONTACT: Norman Long, Department of 4-H Youth, (765) 494-8435, e-mail norm_long@four-h.purdue.edu

April 18-20 bug bowl

Bug Bowl features roach races, an insect petting zoo, insect crafts, honey tasting, butterfly exhibits and more. The event also features a cooking-with-insects contest, a cake-decorating contest, and a contest where folks decorate a Volkswagen beetle as an insect. Registration is required for the cooking and the cake-decorating contests. Bug Bowl is held in and around the Entomology Building on the Purdue campus, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 19, and noon to 4 p.m. April 20. The event is free. For more information call (765) 494-4554 or e-mail bug_bowl@entm.purdue.edu

April 19: project future

The program offers college-bound students in grades 9-12 the chance to be a Purdue student for a day. Students participate in hands-on activities in college classrooms with Purdue professors. Enrollment begins Feb. 17. The program is free. Enrollment forms are available from principals, guidance counselors, teachers or county Extension offices. CONTACT: School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1140, phone (765) 494-8470.

April 19-20 Purdue Horticulture Show

The event, held at the Horticulture Building on the Purdue campus, runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The show's theme is "Hands-on Horticulture." It features children's activities, short seminars, specially designed gardens and a plant sale. The event is free. CONTACT: Bruce Bordelon, Department of Horticulture, (765) 494-8212.

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