OFFICE CLOSED:

The University of Illinois Extension Office will be closed on Monday, May 29th, for the Memorial Day holiday.

Be sure to save your Cub Food receipts, old cell phones, and printer cartridges (both ink-jet and laser). We can recycle them and turn them into cash! Ask your friends and/or businesses you know to give you their printer cartridges and bring them to the Extension Office. Between all three "recycling efforts", we probably get $500-$600 a year! Every bit helps, and you get a chance to help in the recycling process!

The posters must include "Dairy Promotions". The poster size should be 11" x 14". There will be five age categories: Cloverbuds, 8-11 years old, 12-14 years old, 15-19 years old, and Leaders. A participation ribbon will be given to everyone, and a Best of Show Ribbon will be given to the top poster in each age category. ALL posters must include: name, age, address, and 4-H club on the back of the poster. Posters are due at the Extension Office by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15^th. Posters will be judged by the public, at this year's Ag Breakfast. Posters will be judged on how they promote dairy products, their originality, neatness, readability, and audience appeal. Posters may be displayed at the Stephenson County Fair in your club booth. Again this year, the posters can be displayed in club windows and then brought to the Extension Office for judging. This is a great way to show off your artistic abilities!! Good Luck!!

June is Dairy Month Window Displays should be in the windows from June 3 - 9. Windows will be judged throughout the week. Clubs leaders will be receiving a sign-up sheet in May and should be returned by May 25^th.

We've had several new members join us in the last month. They are:

Baileyville Bandits– Briana Bendorf, Lydia Bendorf, ad Kim Medler

Country Cuzins– Cody Maddox, Michael Sherman, and Samuel Sherman

Pearl City Hornets– Alyssa Johnson and Dylan Piefer

Whiz Kids– Ionia Rice

We extend a HUGE 4-H WELCOME to all of them–say "hi" when you see them at your meeting or at one of the shows this summer!

Dalton Antos

Richard Arbogast

Brady Atherton

Alexander Baumann

Ethan Bilgri

Corissa Curtis

McKenzie Davidson

Cody DeHaven

Haylee Endress

Lindsey Grismore

Heather Hellwig

Montana Hughes

Tina Kerr

Alissa Koester

Bria Koester

Abigail Krug

Anna Kuper

Angie Lake

Bilee Lincicum

Laura Miller

Ashtyn Niedemeier

Jordan Oellerich

Alanna Pals

Kate Person

Philip Pieper

Orlando Pleadwell

Drew Preston

Shelbie Preston

Carley Rote

Taylor Runkle

Rebecca Ryman

Deverick Sander

Devin Schiess

Michael Sherman

Kendra Snyder

Michelle Thom

John Tilstra

Ethan Trampel

Mark Voreis

Noah Zellmer

Women in the Wild will be held on Saturday, May 12 at Oakdale Nature Preserve from 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Registration starts at 7:45 a.m. It is an outdoor workshop that:

·Rekindle old outdoor interests and learn new ones

·Choose from a variety or hands-on sessions

·Meet others with similar interests

This unique event offers women the opportunity to experience the outdoors in a variety of ways. You don't have to be in tiptop shape to participate, just willing to learn more about enjoying nature and the outdoors. Each session is over 1.5 hours and participants can choose four of the eleven sessions. Fee includes all sessions, materials, use of equipment, lunch, and refreshments. For more information about this exciting event please call the Extension Office at 815-235-4125.

You've worked hard to achieve this goal. Now it's your time to shine! Congratulations to the following Stephenson County

4-H members who are graduating from high school this year:

Melissa Bronkema

Brandon Bull

Johnathon Campbell

Kerstin Curry

Katelyn Elsasser

Joshua Endress

Nathan Folk

Caleb Heck

Ashley Hendrickson

Don Howe

Emily Huenefeld

Kara Johnson

Devin Mielke

Alysca Niedermeier

Kristin Obert

Thomas Perrin

Jeffrey Purple

Jacob Scheid

Kyle Wichman

Lindsay Willson

Janine Wingert

Evan Zier

Good luck in all your future endeavors!!

STEPHENSON COUNTY AG BREAKFAST - 2007

All Stephenson County 4-H Clubs are asked to help with the Stephenson County Ag Breakfast on Saturday, June 23 at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds - 2250 S. Walnut St, Freeport.

Please fill out the following form and return.

I will be able to help with the following areas for the Stephenson County Ag Breakfast.

_____ I will provide ________ coffee cakes for the Ag Breakfast.

_____ Volunteer to help serve hours are _____ 5:30 - 8:00 a.m. or _____ 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.( check one)

_____ Set-up for the breakfast - Friday, June 22, 10 a.m. _____ Crack eggs: Friday, June 22, 1 p.m.

_____ Clean-up after the breakfast - Saturday, June 23 - 9:30 am - 11:30 a.m.

Name and address of each worker must be listed. (Use back of page for additional names.)

1. Name_____________________________________________ Phone____________________________

Address__________________________________________ City_______________________________

4-H Club____________________________________________________________________________

2. Name_____________________________________________ Phone____________________________

Address__________________________________________ City______________________________

4-H Club____________________________________________________________________________

RETURN THE TOP PART OF THIS FORM BY June 1, 2007, to:

Barb Curry

9460 W. Sabin Church Rd.

Pearl City, IL 61062

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4-H ANIMALS FOR DISPLAY AT AG BREAKFAST - SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2007

Time: Animals should be brought to the Fairgrounds at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Name __________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________

Address_________________________________________________ City ______________________________

4-H Club ______________________________________________________________

_____ Work at 4-H animal display

_____ Supply animals for 4-H animal display. Will bring ________________.

number

___________________________________________

Kind of animal

Return this form by June 15 2007, to: Kathy Baumgartner or Jennifer Cashmore

3494 N. Five Corners Rd. 6200 W. Stephenson St. Rd.

Lena, IL 61048 Freeport, IL 61032

AG BREAKFAST COFFEE CAKE

9" x 13" PAN, BUTTERED PREHEATED OVEN 325 DEGREES

Yield: 1 cake

˝ cup (1 stick) butter, softened 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs 1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon vanilla ˝ teaspoon salt

1 cup dairy sour cream*

* This must be commercial cultured sour cream purchased from the dairy counter

TOPPING: (Makes enough for 2 cakes)

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Combine topping ingredients in small bowl; set aside.

Cream butter and sugar until well mixed; beat in eggs and vanilla. Add sour cream. Add the dry ingredients which have been sifted together; mix until blended. Spread one-half of batter in pan and sprinkle with one half of topping. Spoon remaining batter over topping and sprinkle the remaining topping on top. Bake for about 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger.

When cool, cut cake in 18 pieces as in diagram below.

Cover a 9" x 13" piece of cardboard with plastic wrap, foil, or waxed paper, securing with scotch tape if necessary. Take each piece out of pan individually and place on covered cardboard, arranging in same position as they were in the baking pan. Cover cake with plastic wrap after it is on the cardboard. (Note: Please cut out cardboard to exact size of cake for ease in storing).

Stephenson County Ag Breakfast 2007

All Stephenson County HCE Units and 4-H clubs are asked to make a total of 250 coffee cakes for the Ag Breakfast on Saturday, June 23. 4-H clubs are asked to make coffee cakes, too. There will be a $2 donation given to 4-H Foundation for every coffee cake donated by 4-H'ers. Please fill out the enclosed sheet and return it to the names listed, or call Diana Ethridge at 232-8323, for the amount you plan to make. The cakes can be dropped off at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds ONLY, on Friday, June 22^nd by 4 p.m. or before 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 23^rd.