Are you looking for an easy way to remember the date for the next 4-H workshop? Download this flyer and post it on your refrigerator. The flyer can be found at: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/calhounjersey/downloads/6205.pdf

Do you have a great idea for the 2007 Calhoun-Jersey Showbook? Show off your creative talents by entering this year's showbook contest. Entries are due by Friday, March 23. For more information visit: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/calhounjersey/4hyouth1598.html

6th and 7th graders- Do you want to eat lunch in a rainforest-type atmosphere? How about learning to make your friends laugh at any moment? What about being "blown-away"as you watch "Hurricane in the Bayou" at an Omnimax Theater.

All of these opportunities, plus meeting new friends from other counties, are available by participating in this year's Communications! Careers! Chicago! Trip.

The adventure will be held June 15-16 and is only open to sixth- and seventh-grade 4-H members in West Central Illinois. The deadline to register is May 9 and the cost to attend is $153 plus money for 3 meals & snack; $15 for optional waterpark; and spending money for souvenirs.

For more information, check out the flyer and registration materials at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/calhounjersey/4hyouth806.html

Come try your building and construction skills during a woodworking workshop this March. During the workshop, which will be held March 10 from 9-11 a.m. at Jersey Community High School, you'll learn about woodworking while building a nest box for birds around your house. The instructor will be JCHS agriculture teacher Jeff Goetten.

Pre-registration is required by Monday, March 5. To register, call the Extension office at 498-2913 or 576-2293, email Judy Benz at benz@uiuc.edu,or register online at www.extension.uiuc.edu/calhounjersey.

We hope to see you there!