Welcome to our Spring/Summer 2007 edition of Extension line. Please join me in welcoming, Deidra Cody, Academic Hourly, Nutrition and Wellness to Kendall County. A note of introduction and upcoming nutrition and wellness programs are included in this newsletter.

The University of Illinois Extension Kendall County Council is currently accepting applications for new council members. The local Extension council provides a way for citizens to participate in planning, delivering, and evaluating Extension educational programs. Council members advise Extension staff on views, opinions, needs and concerns of local community members.

Please contact us at 630-553-5823 for an application form and informational packet.

Sincerely,

Sandra I. Davis, County Director

Kendall County

4-H Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see Open house Sunday, April 29 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. For more information about Camp Shaw, call 800-207-SHAW or on the web at http://www.campshaw.org/.

A great big thank you goes to the Kendall County Pork Producers for their generous donation to the University of Illinois Extension Kendall County. In the current fiscal year they donated $2525, and for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, they have donated $2000. All general donations are matched at almost 100%. The Extension Council and staff also appreciated Pork Producers support for the preparing and grilling the Pork Chops for the Annual Friends of Extension Pork Chop Dinner.

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

Kendall County web address:

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kendall/index.html

For more information or to register for the workshops and programs in this newsletter, please call the Kendall County Extension office at 630-553-5823.

All registrations are due one week prior to the event unless otherwise noted. Notification will be made if class is cancelled due to lack of enrollment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these workshops or programs, please let us know when you register.

Sessions provide tips for maximizing you and your family's nutritional health in cost-efficient and time-savings ways year-round.

Morning Class: 10:30-11:30 a.m. or

Evening Class: 5:00-6:00 p.m.

All sessions are $5 each. Snack provided.

May 7, Cheers to Your Health

How much water?! Learn about fluids and how to make "new"tritious drinks.

June 4, Making the Most of Breakfast

The most important meal of the day offers a variety of healthy choices.

July 2, Packing a Nutritional Snack

Hungry before dinner? Let's talk about nutrient-dense foods to graze on.

August 6, Quench the Summer Thirst

Are you parched? Learn to hydrate using food and beverage choices.

September 11, Nutrition-to-Go, Please

Tired of sack lunches? Learn to improve meal choices for work.

These sessions are scheduled from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Please call for a registration form.

April 19: Vitamin B₁₂ and Folate: Neurological Disease and Aging presented by Karen Chapman-Novakofski. Participants will learn what the requirements for vitamin B₁₂ and folate are in older persons.

May 17: the Mediterranean Dist-A Second Look presented by Robert J. Reber. Participants will: become familiar with the wide-ranging areas of research interest currently surrounding Mediterranean diets.

$10/session. Registration Required.

April 24, May, 1, & 8

Morning Class 10:30-12:30 p.m.

Evening Class: 5-7:00 p.m.

Kendall County Extension Office

The fee is $20/person or $30/couple. Each session includes information on managing diabetes and taste testing of foods. Learn how to select foods appropriate for diabetes when eating out or shopping for food and how to put your diabetes meal plan into action.

Culinary Herbs in the Landscape, May 1 at 1 p.m. or May 3 at 7 p.m.

Using Tropical Plants to Add WOW to Your Garden, May 15 at 1 p.m. or May 17 at 7.

Landscape Maintenance, July 17 at 1 p.m. or July 19 at 7 p.m.

Rain Gardens: A Wise Way to Use Runoff, July 31 at 1 p.m. or August 2 at 7 p.m.

Controlling Garden Weeds, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. or Aug. 16 at 7 p.m.

Each session is $5. Advance registration is required.

Please help us welcome Deidra Cody, Academic Hourly/Nutrition and Wellness to Kendall County. Deidra completed a Bachelor's Degree at Berea College in Kentucky in Child and Family Studies, Nutrition/Dietetics emphasis. She hopes to complete a Master of Science Degree in Nutrition Science at Northern Illinois University in December 2007. Deidra recently received her Registered Dietitian credentials.

Deidra will be assisting with both youth and adult programming in the area of nutrition and wellness. She is available to answer clientele questions that focus on food and nutrition. Deidra's position is part-time hourly and is contingent upon the availability of funds.

In the current fiscal year the Kendall Beef Association donated $2000 for 4-H/ Youth Development programs in Kendall County. The monies were matched at almost 100%. What a great gift to our youth program! The monies received this past year were used to provide half of each 4-H'ers insurance costs; a portion of the cost of ribbons for the 4-H Fair; new incubators, supplies and educational materials for the Embryology Curriculum used in the schools and by some of our 4-H clubs; and other educational curriculums and resources used by 4-H members and school youth. Please take time to thank members of the Kendall Beef Association for their generous donation to support 4-H in Kendall County.

Camp Clover is an exciting, hands-on learning summer camp for youth ages 8 to 12 going into 3^rd, 4^th or 5^th Grades. It is open to 4-H members and non-4-H'ers. Youth will learn more about our community & world, conduct experiments and experience food and nutrition – by eating the snacks they make.

Camp Clover is scheduled for 3 weeks in June in Kendall County. The three locations consist of Plano Centennial School from June 11^th -14^th, Fox Township Hall in Millbrook from June 18^th - 21^st, and a location in Oswego (TBA) from June 25^th -28^th.

Camp runs for 3 hours in the morning for 4 consecutive days (Mon-Thurs. 8:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. and only costs $5 for the week. Sessions of Social Science, Food Nutrition and Wellness, and Hands on Science will be presented. Pre-registration is required. To pre- register, volunteer, or for more information, please call the Extension office at 630-553-5823.

Three crops management workshops are being planned for the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center near Shabbona for the 2007 growing season. There are still several items to coordinate before the final dates and programs can be announced, but an early June program will focus on crop diseases. Insect pests will be the main order of business for the late June session. The final session in early August will review weeds and herbicides. All of the programs are subject to modification if crop conditions warrant changes. Watch for specific program details in early May. CCA credits will be available for all sessions.

Agronomy Day 2007 is scheduled for August 16, 2007 at the South Farm in Urbana. Mark you calendars.