What's Happening Elsewhere

Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District will offer CATCH A WAVE - COME EXPLORE YOUR WATERSHED, a new watershed curriculum for home school students, beginning Sept. 5 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Karst Farm Park Commons in Monroe County. The program will continue the first Wednesday of each month through May 2008. Students ages 12 to 18 and their families are eligible. Class size is limited to 20 participants and a cost is associated. Registration deadline is Aug. 15. Call Monroe County SWCD Education Coordinator Martha Miller at (812) 349-2046 for information.

The Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, in coordination with the Greater Lafayette Volunteer Bureau, will offer a panel discussion workshop INCORPORATING YOUTH INTO VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS July 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the West Lafayette Public Library. Panelists from area nonprofit agencies with successful youth volunteer programs will reveal how they make their programs work and respond to questions. A cost is associated and includes lunch. Call Jillian Miller at (765) 742-8241 or e-mail inrn@glvb.org for information or to register.

Wednesdays in the Wild will meet to discuss THE PLIGHT OF THE HONEYBEEAug. 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lilly Nature Center in West Lafayette. Indiana Beekeeping School founder Rob Green will talk about honeybees in America, the cause of the population drop and some possible solutions. Bluffwood Creek Honey will be available for purchase. The center is located on the north side of Lindberg Rd. between Northwestern Ave. and McCormick Rd. Call (765) 567-2993 for information.

Frankfort Main Street will hold its annual HOT DOG FESTIVAL on Friday and Saturday. The weekend event will feature arts and craft vendors, food booths, free concerts, 5K Bun Run & Walk, Great Wiener Cook-off cooking contest and much more. The 5 K Bun Run and Walk will start at 8 a.m., Saturday. Also on Saturday, the Hot Dog Festival "Great Wiener Cookoff" will be held at 2:30 p.m. For more information on either event, call 765-654-4081 or visit http://mainstreet.accs. net for a schedule of events and registration forms.