Starke County Community Foundation Provides $1,000 Boost to Starke County Fair

Cheryl Orkis (Starke County Community Foundation President), Erin Tunis (Starke County 4-H Jay Mints Leader, 4-H Council Vice President, and Fair Board member), Julia Miller (County Extension Director, Purdue Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development) and Barbara McLaughlin (SCCF Founder and Ambassadors Club member) (photo provided by Starke County Community Foundation)

The Starke County Fair will get some extra help returning from last year’s cancellation. The 4-H and Starke County Fair Board was the recipient of last month’s $1,000 pop-up grant from the Starke County Community Foundation.

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Oregon-Davis Seeks Input on Changes to School Calendar, Start Times

The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is considering changes to its school calendar. Oregon-Davis is in its second year of using the balanced calendar, but now the corporation says it’s researching various options. A range of factors are being considered, including the Starke County 4-H fair, high-stakes testing, and the overall “academic and social growth of all Oregon-Davis students.” Continue reading

Starke County Fair and 4-H Get $10,000 from Rural Cooperatives

Kankakee Valley REMC Director of Marketing and Communications Amanda Steeb presents the grant to Starke County Fair Board Treasurer Beverly Albright
Kankakee Valley REMC Director of Marketing and Communications Amanda Steeb presents the grant to Starke County Fair Board Treasurer Beverly Albright

The Starke County Fair and 4-H program have received $10,000 in grant funding, thanks to Kankakee Valley REMC and CoBank. Kankakee Valley REMC says its $5,000 donation is just the latest part of its regular support of county fairs in Starke, Pulaski, LaPorte, and Porter counties.  Continue reading