When: Thursday, November 5, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Lake Storey Pavilion, 1572 Mechan Drive, Galesburg

What: For Awards, Refreshments and Door Prizes

Who: Outstanding 4-H members, club, leaders and alumni

Bring: 4-H Club Banner for Display

Please have each club represented. 4-H Leaders will be recognized for their years of service! See you there!

The Walnut Grove Progressors were recently named a state winner in state award club competition in the area of Environment and Natural Resources! The club receives a check for $50 and a state club patch for their banner for all of their efforts!

Presentations on geology, wildlife and their natural habitat, campfire safety and cooking, beekeeping, along with participating in the Altona clean-up and flower planting, a 5-7 mile bike ride and a fishing expedition at Snake Den Hollow were activities the club members enjoyed this year for their award winning efforts!

Way to go Walnut Grove Progressors!

Thanks to all of you who promoted National 4-H Week last month by raising awareness of 4-H in Knox County. To celebrate, 4-H members decorated cookie jars and had window or roadside displays. Photos may be found on our 4-H web site. The 4-H Federation held a contest and here are the results:

Cookie Jars

1st—Delong Livestock

2nd—4-H Spinners

3rd—Wataga Trailblazers

Other clubs participating were Rio Livestock, Rusty Spurs, Hague Hustlers, Williamsfield Town and Country, Union, Rio Livestock, K'ville Clovers, Bright Horizons, Knox County Power Clovers, Walnut Grove Progressors, Bluegrass Arts and Agriculture, and Bracken Busy Bees.

Window Displays

1st—Wataga Trailblazers

2nd—Bluegrass Arts and Agriculture

3rd—Delong Livestock

Other clubs who participated were Rusty Spurs , Cloverleaf, Union, K'ville Clovers, Hague Hustlers, Knox County Power Clovers, and Walnut Grove Progressors.

In addition, members of 4-H (Courtney Inness, Nelson England and Tyler Inness) gave a short presentation to the Knox County Board on October 28.

We are sad to see Debbie Nash retire as one of the leaders of the Henderson Aggies 4-H Club. However, three new volunteers have stepped up to help John Ryner with leadership for the club: Dianne Steck, Julie Wiegand and Chris Nelson. We look forward to great things under their leadership from the Henderson Aggies.

International 4-H Exchange Programs provide 4-H youth an opportunity to connect with the global world around them by:

· hosting international visitors or

· providing travel opportunities to another country.

Some of our exchange opportunities find participants living with 4-H families or with families in organizations that have similar values and goals as 4-H – providing opportunities for families to do things together with other families. Traveling or hosting through 4-H International Exchange Programs require some work and preparation, but the benefits realized by the individual and host families are priceless.

Travel opportunities await 4-Hers 12 – 18 years of age (varies by program) to destinations in Australia, Costa Rica, and Japan. Hosting opportunities include both short term (approximately one month normally June - August) for inbound youth 12-18 years of age and year-long opportunities (10-11 months) for inbound youth 15 – 17 years of age participating in the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) and Japanese High School Exchange.

Recruitment is currently underway for host families for the 4-H Japanese Summer Exchange that will occur between July 22 and August 20, 2010. Additionally families are needed for year-long FLEX program participants arriving in August, 2010.

For more information please see the following web site: web.extension.uiuc.edu/state4h/members/international.cfm

Remember snickerdoodles, wheat bread, funny cake, or chocolate crinkles? Do you remember these goodies from your 4-H experience? These and many more recipes from 14 University of Illinois Extension 4-H foods project books can be found in a "favorites" cookbook available at our office.

More than 150 of your old favorites from 4-H foods project books such as You Learn to Bake, ABC's of Food, Adventures in Cooking, It's Fun to Cook, Milk and Eggs, Meat in Your Meals, Pastry in Your Meals, and Yeast Breads in Your Meals are included in this 8 ½" x 11" spiral bound cookbook. Recipes are listed by 4-H project book, alphabetically, and by food category for easy reference. These would make great holiday or birthday gifts. The 4-H Foundation has only enough printed through the end of the year so it's the last chance to purchase one.

U of I Extension units and Farm Bureau local offices in Henry, Stark, Bureau and Knox are again working with Black Hawk East Kewanee IL, to provide horse enthusiast with the 2009 Fall Equine Seminar Series.

The series will kick-off on Thursday, November 5. The evening will begin with Donna Irvin, BHE instructor showing Timed Event Performance Horsemanship and Barrel Racing. Kevin Kline, University of Illinois will also be on hand to discuss Equine Psychology and Behavior.

The second week, November 12, will feature Jim Fraley, of Illinois Farm Bureau. He will give attendees an update on NAIS (animal ID) and will show the new Farm Bureau Know Before you Tow DVD. Matt Shipley and Gary Wessels of the Illinois Rodeo Association will then take over and perform a Ranch Rodeo Demonstration.

The final seminar will be held November 19. Jay Solomon Ag Engineer from the University of Illinois will present a program on Facilities for Healthy Horses. And Finally Pat Gomes will give a demonstration on De-Spooking you horse.

All sessions run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Ag Arena at Black Hawk East. The sessions are free for 4-H members, FFA members and BHE students. The cost for all other persons is $9/person. If you register for all three sessions it will only be $20. Please call the Henry-Stark Extension office at (309) 853-1533.

This program will provide high school age youth with many insights of the federal government. You'll learn about political parties, Bills of Rights and federal legislation. You'll have appointments to meet with legislators (or aides) plus have the opportunity to see a theater performance, and various tour locations in and near Washington, DC. Please see our web site for the brochure and details. Click on Registration forms. Registration is only taken online. Delegates must be 14-18 by May 1, 2010. Initial registration due December 15.

Spud and his brother are Chesapeake Retrievers that are available for a new home. Spud received the highest overall score at the Knox County 4-H Dog Show last year. He is fully vaccinated and was born on October 13, 2008. For more information, please call Debbie Jackson at 299-7932 or 534-8112.

hanks to the 40 4-H members who invited friends to their October 4-H meetings. The drawings for the 4-H cinch bags will take place at the November 5 4-H Recognition for Excellence program.

The October meeting of the General Show committee was postponed to Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. If your club does not have a representative, please plan to attend this meeting.

Knox County may submit two Leadership Citizenship Participation (LCP) nominees who are at least 17 and 18 by September 1, 2009. Trips to the Illinois Farm Bureau two-day Premier Leadership Conference will be awarded to the top ten winners in the state. Deadline to apply is November 13. The easy to complete application is available on our web site. Don't forget to have at least three recommendations. Last year's state winner was Logan Bowman!

Four volunteers have recently been trained (or will be) in the 4-H shooting sports program: Brent Stowe, Bobby Brown, Ken Williams and Jeff Pemberton. Weekend trainings are necessary for volunteers to attend in order to conduct a shooting sports program here. Many details must be worked out prior to holding any practices but the committee does appreciate those who signed up as interested at their October meeting. We have at least 40 in each category. For those interested in providing leadership at the county level our next meeting will be on Monday, November 16 at 12 noon at the East Main Pizza Hut.

Shake, Rattle and Slide: The Work of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Glaciers is now available. You'll be able to build your own volcano, test the power of an earthquake and make a mountain with a glacier. urbanext.illinois.edu/earth/

Also, check out the newly revised—Great Corn Adventure. The Great Corn Adventure will help you learn— the history of corn, corn is an important grain around the world, how corn grows and its various stages of growth, how corn is harvested and the many uses of corn, and the distribution of corn from the field to consumer. urbanext.illinois.edu/corn/index.html

Filmmaking is a new 4-H project this year and is totally online. Members explore filmmaking techniques, learn about video production, create a video or film and upload a video to share with others. Visit: projects.4-hcurriculum.org/curriculum/filmmaking.

Would you like to learn advanced public speaking skills and business etiquette to effectively promote 4-H? Current 4-H members ages 14-19 will focus on increasing personal skills and presentation design and development. The one-day training is Saturday, November 14 in Springfield from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the office. Applications are due November 6. Program is sponsored by the Illinois Youth Leadership Team.

Please bring diapers to your November 4-H meeting for those with limited resources during these tough economic times. Federation delegates may bring them to the November meeting at the Galesburg Rescue Mission or they may be brought to the office prior to November 15.

Thanks for helping those in need!

Available to 15-18 year old 4-H members, Clover Challenge is an advanced study unit for state 4-H projects. This project unit is an option only after 4-H members have successfully completed the other levels in a particular curriculum area. To assist members who enroll in Clover Challenge, a Clover agreement can help members design their own project. A copy of the agreement is available on our web site or at the office.