Would your club like to be in a parade?

Annual Memorial Day Parade

Theme: "HONORING OUR HEROES

OUR VETERANS"

When: Monday, May 26, 2008

Line-up 9:00 a.m. Starts 10:00 a.m. SHARP!

Corner of Spring St. & S. Walnut Ave.

R.S.V.P. on or before May 1, 2008 to:

Memorial Day Parade

Gary Eisenhower Sr.

463 N Trunck Ave.

Freeport, IL 61032

Who: Youth interested in technology (i.e. GPS, web design, multi-media, Robotics, Geocashing, etc.)

What: 4-H Tech Team

When: We will meet the 4th Monday each month @ 6:00 p.m., possibly more based on the team's projects.

Why: To be involved in building a technology based community service program for the entire Stephenson County area.

If you are interested in technology and would like to be a part of this exciting new adventure, call Kim or Pam at (815) 235-4125.

All members interested in doing a Food Demonstration should also be enrolled in the Public Presentation project. You have until April 1^st to add a project if you plan to compete in the Public Speaking Contest. Once again, 4-H'ers MUST enroll in public speaking to participate in the Public Speaking Contest with a Foods Demonstration project or any other Public Speaking Contest project.

Also, a reminder to all 4-H'ers: you MUST be enrolled in the project area you plan to show in to be eligible to show in any 4-H Show in Stephenson County. Just because you were enrolled in the project last year, doesn't mean that you are still enrolled in it this year! You MUST re-enroll in each project that you intend to show in each year! These shows include: General Project's Day, Stephenson County Fair, Dress Revue, Dog Show, Flower Arranging Contest, and Cake Decorating Contest.

· ALL RE-ENROLLING 4-H'ers MUST RE-ENROLL BY MARCH 1^ST!!!

· ALL PROJECT ENROLLMENTS ARE DUE APRIL 1^ST!!!

· ALL NEW MEMBERS MUST ENROLL BY APRIL 1ST!!!

We still have lots of REEL $$ Cards available for purchase at the Extension Office. The cost is $10.00 each and the cards can be used for

admission AND refreshments at the Lindo

Theatre. For every card purchased, $1.00 goes to support Foundation. These would make great Easter

basket stuffers!!

Get the latest news from your Extension Office:

http://stephenson.extension.uiuc.edu

Play the Who Wants to be a Parliamentarian? Game:

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/who/

Complete your animal Ethics Training:

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/qauc/

Learn about babysitting:

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/babysitting/

Find out how to make a leaf collection:

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3.lab.html

Enter a poster contest:

http://www.takeactiononradon.uiuc.edu/teacher_

Materials/contest/poster_contest.html

Find a pattern for your sewing I project:

http://extension.usu.edu/_sites?4sewing/sewing/

activityguide.html

Illinois Water Resource Center:

http://webextension.uiuc.edu/state/schools.html

Are you gifted musically? Do you play a musical instrument? Do you like to tell jokes? Are you a dancer? Do you like to perform with a group of your friends? If you can answer yes to any of these

questions, then the 4-H Performance Showcase may be the opportunity you are looking for.

University of Illinois 4-H Youth Development is seeking entries for the 2008 4-H Performance

Showcase to be held on Sunday, August 10^th, at the Illinois State Fair. This annual event is held to

spotlight the talented 4-H members across Illinois who enjoy performing in front of an audience. Entries are being accepted from soloists, musical groups,

instrumentalists, comedians, and performance groups such as comedy skits, singers, or dancers.

Applicants are to submit an audition tape (standard VHS or DVD format) for review by the Showcase Director. Entries must be postmarked by May 15^th.

Selected applicants will be invited to perform in this year's show and will participate in rehearsals on

August 9^th in preparation for the performance on

August 10^th. The Performance Showcase will be held in the IL Building on the IL State Fairgrounds.

For additional information and/or to obtain an entry form, contact the Extension Office.

The Extension Office received a thank-you card from one of the families who received a Christmas Box. Here is what they wrote:

"Thank you for all the wonderful Christmas gifts! The kids loved everything they received. The coats and clothes were beautiful! The toys were awesome. The kids are still having fun with them! I kept my husband's flashlight for myself, but shh, don't tell him. He has about 30 and no matter where I look I can never find one so I told him they had to stay in the house. The vacuum cleaner sucks. Get it? Sucks? It is perfect! Now my floors are clean without me having to get on the floor with a shop vac. Thank you so much! We

appreciated the food also. You are all great and we thank you very much!"

Thank you to all the families and clubs who

donated food and items to make this family's

holidays one to remember.