What's Happening Elsewhere

The 46th annual TECUMSEH LODGE POW WOW will be held Sept. 2 and 3 at the Tipton County 4-H Fairgrounds. The event features Native American dancing, singing, authentic arts and crafts and food. Evening dances will feature 400 to 500 costumed dancers. For more information visit www.tecumsehlodge.org.

Lafayette Habitat for Humanity and the Tippecanoe County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will hold dedication of the recently constructed home that they built in partnership with a low-income family. The CELEBRATORY EVENT will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 27 at 133 N. Railroad St., Battleground. Homebuyers Kim Piencikowski and her son, Kaleb, have completed 250 hours of "sweat equity" helping to build the home, a basic tenet of Habitat for Humanity. They will repay the no-profit mortgage over a period of 25 years, illustrating Habitat for Humanity's objective to give families a "hand up" rather than a "hand out."

Learn grazing management for small farms and livestock production at a WORSHOP planned for Sept. 6 at the Jim and Mollie Miller farm, located at 607 N. 850

W. , Logansport. To sign up for the workshop, contact Judy Buttice, Cass County Soil & Water Conservation District, 574-7534705, ext. 3.

The INDIANA YOUTH INSTITUTE (IYI) is offering an interactive two-day workshop to help Lafayette area youth workers learn about effective fundraising for small nonprofits. Youth workers, teachers, community leaders, youth ministers and others who impact the lives of youth in the Lafayette area can register for the workshop to be presented on Oct. 2-3. The workshop will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn, 356 E. State Street, West Lafayette. The training session will last from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. To apply, call IYI at 800-343-7060 or download an application from www.iyi.org.

Wednesdays in the Wild will feature IDENTIFYING WILLOWS on Aug. 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. Purdue dendrologist Sally Weeks will lead this indoor plant presentation at Martell followed by a drive to Purdue Wildlife Area to identify the willows. For more information contact Mary Cutler at (765) 567-2993.