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Candy MakingWo•.kshopMark your calendars for a funand festive workshop wherewe make assorted Christmascandy and cookies to sell .Participants will learn to measure, mix, meltand mold chocolate into delicious treats. Theworkshop will be held in the Courthousebasement, Friday, November 17 from 9:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or until we get finishedmaking candies. If you would like to attendplease contact the office and sign up today!The group that participated last year had agreat time and enjoyed eating the mistakes!Please plan to bring supplies needed to makeyour favorite recipe!This year we will be taking pre-orders likethe spring candy sale. The order form is inthis newsletter. Get to taking orders!

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Hamilton County 4-H Federa-tion will be selling homemadecandy and working the lunchcounter at the Chamber ofCommerce Holiday Bazaar onSaturday, December 2 from9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the

Old High School Gym. If you could work foran hour or two that would be greatly appreci-ated. We will be selling the candy that wemake on November 17 at the Candy MakingWorkshop! We will also have a $.25 tablelike last year. If you have any unwantedChristmas items that you could donate, theysold great last year! Call the office and signup today!

Southe •.n IllinoisPecan ConapanyTou•.SetMark your calendar for an up-coming 4-H countywide educa-tional tour. Wednesday, Novem-ber 8 at 4:00 p.m. The Pecanfarm is located at 3823 DahlgrenRd East. This is approximately 3miles straight east of Dahlgren.If you get to the bottom of thebig hill you have gone too far.Dress appropriately since part ofthe tour will be outside. You willlearn how the pecans are picked,shelled and packaged for sale.Contact the office, by November6, so we can get a count of howmany will attend.

Fede •.ationMeetingPlannedMark your calendar for the No-vember Federation meeting to beheld on November 9 at 3:45 p.m.We will be making plans for theChristmas float, the games andplanning the Christmas party. Re-member anyone can attend Fed-eration meetings and they counttowards your 6 meetings attend-ed. Hope to see you there!

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U of IExtension

Paula HatfieldExtensionProgramCoordinator

Kathy OglesbyOffice SupportAssistant

Melissa WilsonUnit EducatorYouthDevelopment

Extension CountyDirectorHamilton County

100 S. Jackson Sf.McLeansboro,IL618-643-3416Fax:618-643-3206

4.H'e:l's we:l'e Hono:l'ed atllchievenaent Night

The annual Achievement Night pro-gram was held Monday, October 23at 6:00 p.m. in the Hamilton CountyCourthouse basement. The eveningbegan with the pledges being led byPrincess Kennedy Milligan and

recognition of the leaders, junior leaders and TeenTeachers. Cloverbuds and 1st year members werereco gnized .Outstanding 1st year members were:Jenna Irwin, Raegan Irwin, Nash Sutton, Kade Wel-len, Kora Wellen, Shiloh Willis, Laynna Wilson andAnnabell Woodrow.

Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond and Emerald Expe-rience Levels were recognized.Bronze LevelFisher BrownWyatt BrownLeah RaganKade Wellen

Grady BrownCadenDeanMaizy WallaceKora Wellen

Silver LevelEmilee CoxMaddie KarcherAlyssa ParkerLane ParkerCarrie RappLevi ErwinRaegan IrwinLily RawlsTalan SuttonJenna Wilson

Cambri DeanMadison MillerKayla ParkerBraxton RaganEthan ErwinJenna IrwinDrew RawlsNash SuttonBrianna WilsonAva Winternheimer

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Gold LevelSamuel ClarkLeslie DavisCaroline LuekeCaitlyn RichardsShiloh WillisEmeraldElaine MillerCamryn ParkerDanielle Lynn

Sarah DarnellKaitlyn FlanniganSamuel LuekeAdrianna MaxwellFrank Zachman

Kate MillerCourtney LynnMaddi Maxwell

EXCEL Awards were presented to:Communications Camryn ParkerCommunity Service Kate MillerLeadership Elaine MillerPersonal Growth Danielle LynnProj ect Mastery Adrianna Maxwell

Outstanding Junior High MemberCourtney Lynn

Outstanding Senior High MemberElaine Miller

Victory Award winners in each age group were rec-ognized with the over all Victory Awards going to:

8-9 Year OldsShiloh Willis Kade Wellen

10-11 Year OldsEmilee Cox Talan Sutton

12-14 Year OldsCourtney Lynn Braxton Ragan

15-19 Year OldsDanielle Lynn Samuel Lueke

Everyone who exhibited at Sate Fair and everyonewho turned in records were recognized.

The Secretary's Award went to Caitlyn Richardsand the TreasurerAward went to Alyssa Parker.

Several conference scholarships were awarded todeserving individuals.Illini Summer AcademiesKate Miller, Caitlyn Richards, 1st Alt. DanielleLynn and second Alt. Maddi Maxwell

Junior High Leadership ConferenceCaitlyn Richards, Ava Winternheimer, 1st Alt. Sa-rah Darnell, 2nd Alt. Maizy Wallace

LCP Award- Adrianna Maxwell

Hamilton County 4-H Week Window Displaywinners were recognized as follows:1st Place - $20.00 - Piopolis Busy Bees2nd Place -$15.00 -Barbwire Gang at Banterra3rd Place - $10.00 - Hamilton County FederationHonorable mention - $ 5.00 -Barbwire Gang atMimmos$5.00 - Pioneer Country Kids

Shiloh Willis won the best Poster Display.

All clubs were recognized for participating in Inter-cultural Activities.

Pork Chop Dinner Fundraiser top ticket saleswere awarded to:1st place I $25.00

2nd place I $15.00

3rd Place I $10.00

Danielle Lynn (70)Carrie Rapp (15)Caitlyn Richards (13)

2017 Club of the Year went to County LineCrew

Trophy Winners were:BeefBicycleCatClothing & TextileDogsFood & NutritionGoatInterculturalInterior DesignPhotographyPoultrySwineVisual ArtsWoodworking

Kaitlyn FlanniganLeslie DavisCaitlyn RichardsCourtney LynnCaitlyn RichardsCourtney LynnLeslie DavisShiloh WillisCaitlyn RichardsLauren BurrisLeslie DavisCaroline LuekeShiloh WillisCourtney Lynn

2017 Hall of FameInductee-Tillie Kaufman

4-H Alumni-Karyn Dykstra

Friend of 4-H-Hamilton~ County Rotary Club

4-H Senior Awards-Kaitlyn Flannigan, Ethan Erwin, Adrianna Max-well, Sarah Mead, Lane Parker

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Citizenship Washington

Focus ""'"Registration is OPEN! -r~/':)HiGl0 •..•__ ~

Join us for a trip to Wash- ~ ,"' :: ~ington!Registration is open for the Illinois 2018 CitizenshipWashington Focus trip! Consider joining us for thisonce-in-a-lifetime trip to explore the federallegisla-tive process, tour various sites around the Washing-ton, D.C. area, visit Illinois' Representatives, andmore. We'll be travelling Saturday, July 7 to Satur-day, July 14,2018.

Citizenship Washington Focus is for 4-H membersages 14-18 by May 1, 2018. Our delegates will travelby bus or air, depending upon the number of finaldelegates who register. We haven't been able to final-ize our 2018 costs yet (not all of our vendors haveresponded), but our 2017 cost to youth was $1,025.We know we are potentially looking at a travel costincrease, so we are estimating a final cost of $1,200.That includes a discount due to financial assistancefrom the Illinois 4-H Foundation. Payments are madewhen registering, February, and May. The initial de-posit is $325. The final payment will be adjusted asneeded to meet whatever the final cost will be.

Space is available on a first-come; first-served basis,so don't wait too long! More information is availableon the 4-H website: go.illinois.eduJ4Hcwf.

Schola:r'ship takes youfl:"onl.Extension to ACESIncoming freshmen and transfer students to Universi-ty of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer, andEnvironmental Sciences may apply for a NEW$2,500 scholarship. This year, 54 scholarships (twoper each of Extension's 27 units) will be awarded. Tolearn more and apply @ academics.aces.illinois.edu/scholarships/new-students. Click on "Incoming fresh-men and incoming transfer students scholarship ap-plication." In Step #2, select "Extension to ACES"scholarship. Questions? Your local Extension staffcan help you! Just ask us.

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Teen Leade:r'shipConfe:r'ence PlannedBuild Your Skills and Have a Great Time!DARE to build upon your leadership skills. If youwant to hang out with other teens while you learnto be a better leader, this conference is for you.TOTALLY REDESIGN WITH TEENS IN MIND.This year's event is be open to ANY Illinois highschool teen in grades 9 to 12. We're excited toopen the doors of this event to teens who belong toany type of organization, club or sports team - anyteen who desires to step up and DARE to LEAD.The conference is Saturday & Sunday, January 13-14, 2018 at the Decatur Conference Center & Ho-tel.

Workshop sessions willfocus on public speaking,watching your digitalidentity, social media mar-

2018 TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEketing, advocating for acause, becoming a leader,finding your leadershipniche, and youth and adult partnerships.

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Teens need to attend in a county, club, organizationor school "group" (Illinois 4-H'ers included) andeach group must be accompanied by an adult chap-erone (age 21 or older).

If you want to go, you need to contact the 4-H of-fice NOW. The staff enter all the registrations forthe county. Cost is $130 for 4-H members or $175for other group members. Space is limited and on afirst-come, first-served basis. If you are the onlyone from your area who is interested, ask your Ex-tension office if neighboring counties have a groupthat you can join. ("Groups" are for chaperoningpurposes only; they are not required for conferencework.)Registration will close on Monday, December 4.DARE to LEAD - and join us!

Website: go.illinois.eduJ4HteensOnline Registration Link:https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registrationldefault.cfm ?RegistrationID= 17444

Lead.The Spirit ofLincoln Youth AcadeDlV

LEAD is a robust, one-of-a kind youth leader-ship program that utilizes immersive experi-ences to empower emerging leaders to developleadership qualities. We specifically select stu-dents who have the potential to be leaders, butmay not see it in them-selves.

Participants spend a fullweek exploring the qual-ities that made AbrahamLincoln such a greatleader in his day. Theylearn why those samequalities are so importantin our leaders today, and how, as individuals,they can apply those qualities as they developtheir own leadership skills for the future.

This trip will take place June 10-15,2018 atIllinois College in Jacksonville. Open to cur-rent 7th grade 4-H members. If you are inter-ested in attending please contact the office formore information.

During LEAD, the Emerging Leaders:• Explore Lincoln's life and times by visitingvarious historic sites throughout the NationalHeritage Area to see how individuals wereable to make a difference in their communitiesand affect change in their state and their na-tion;• Examine how people in today's world facemany of the same challenges as those faced byLincoln and other leaders of his day - includ-ing issues such as racism through a series ofgroup discussions and projects;• Discuss the leadership qualities of honesty,empathy, humility and perseverance and de-velop a plan for incorporating those qualitiesinto their own lives as they return home.One full week = one life-changing experience

The Illinois 4.H JuniorLeadership Conference isCODling!7th & 8th Graders Save theDateMission: Adventure! Whodoesn't love an adventure? Weknow our 4-H'ers in the 7th and 8th grades do be-cause they fill the Illinois 4-H Jr. Leadership Confer-ence to capacity each year, and we're hoping to dothe same for our 2018 event! Save the dates ofFeb-ruary 24-25,2018 and plan to travel to Springfield tojoin us at the President Abraham Lincoln SpringfieldHotel.

Look for more information & registration on the Illi-nois 4-H website: go.illinois.edu/4Hjlc. The IllinoisState4-H Youth Leadership Team creates a fun, hands-onweekend that's full of 4-H educational sessions, lotsof laughter, meeting new people, and learning newthings! Take the mission and find the adventure -we'd love to see you there!

Pioneer Plant Tour HeldOn Wednesday, October 18,26 members, parentsand friends attended the very fun and educationaltour at the local Pioneer Plant. Participants learnedabout plant operations from contracted acres withlocal growers, unloading the grain trucks, grading,testing, separating, treating, bagging and finallyshipping out the grain, to be planted next year.Thank you for your hospitality!

Remember to watch for future local tours.!! !

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National 4-H Volunteere-Foruan for Leaders andTeens Teachers

You are invited to be a part of the very first National4-H Volunteer e-Forum! This is your chance to get ener-gized as you network with volunteers, county-basedstaff, and state specialists from all across the countywhere #4HGrows through volunteers!The remaining e-Forum series includes:"STEM"ming into Animal Science, Growing TrueLeaders: Thursday, November 2; 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.Learn about strategies to incorporate Science, Technolo-gy, Engineering, and Math (STEM) concepts into ani-mal science program and project areas.Helping 4-H'ers Grow in Life & Work: Thursday, De-cember 7; 6:00 -7:30 p.m.Explore successful programs being implementing acrossthe country that help youth focus on life-long learning,workforce readiness and career exploration.Each e-Forum session is designed to include presenterssharing information virtually and interactive, hands-onactivities at the local site that all volunteers, teen leadersand staff will participate in during the 90-minute pro-gram.Teens by participating in the training you can earnNational check marks on your records, so sign uptoday. If there is interest we will meet at the office toparticipate.

Contact your 4-H Extension staff to let them know youare interested in participating and to find the closest lo-cation where you can attend!

Pioneer Country KidsPioneer Country Kids met on September 26 at 5:00 p.m.in the courthouse basement. We worked on our superheroes for our 4-H Week display and talked about whatwe are doing for International Night.

Submitted by: Samuel Clark

Piopolis Busy BeesThe Piopolis Busy Bees had a meeting on Sep-tember 25th. We folded cards for the nursinghomes. We worked on enrollment for this year.We elected officers and we worked on Namibiaposters for International Night. Our new officersare Brianna Wilson-President, Jenna WilsonVice President, Lily Rawls-Secretary and Treas-urer-Levi Erwin, and Reporter Jenna Irwin. Jun-ior Leaders are Levi Erwin, Brianna Wilson andReagan Irwin. We welcomed our new membersand enjoyed a snack.

Jenna Irwin-Reporter

County Line CrewCounty Line Crew met at 4:00 October 1st atthe Parkers. Minutes of the last meeting wereread by Madison Miller and the treasurer's re-port was given by Cameron Parker. Committeereports were given on International night, T-shirt committee, and Youth choices/Y outh voic-es. For International night we discussed whatwe are serving, who is making a poster, and isanyonedressing up. We came up with a design for ourT-shirts and Kate gave a talk about Youthchoices/Y outh voices. In unfinished business wetalked about the farmers market which is stillopen on Wednesdays, Kitchenaid Mixer status,and re-enrollment. The next meeting will beNovember 13 at the Macedonia lodge.

ChristanasParadePlannedPlease plan to attend the McLeansboro Christ-mas parade. The parade will start at 6:00 p.m.and anyone that wishes to participate is wel-come. Remember it will be dark so make sureyou illuminate yourself! Battery operatedlights or glow sticks work great! We will beworking on the float on Monday, November 27after school at the floral hall. Please join us!We will also need your help with the 4-Hgames following the parade!

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Vpcolning DatesNovember 2November 8November 9November 15November 17November 27December 1December 1December 2December 7December 15January 5January 13-14January 22February 24-25February 16June 10-15July 7-14

Volunteer e-Forum 6:00-7:30Pecan Farm Tour 4:00Federation Meeting 3:45 p.m.Candy Sales Order Forms due in officeCandy Making Workshop 9:00 a.m.Float Building at Floral Hall after schoolChristmas Parade 6:00 p.m.Christmas Games in Basement following the paradeHoliday Bazaar Candy Sales and Food BoothVolunteer e-Forum 6:00-7:30Deadline to turn in state 4-H records to Hamilton County officeDeadline to turn in state recordsTeen Leadership ConferenceJLC Registration DeadlineJunior Leadership ConferenceCosmic Bowling 6:00 MuddyLEAD: Spirt of Lincoln Youth AcademyCitizenship Washington Focus

Youth Sponsors: Cargill, Wabash Valley Service Company, Dahlgren Building Center, FarmCredit Services, McNeil Consulting, 4R Equipment, Golden M Acres, Wm Nobbe & Co., Inc., David & SusanJohnson, Edward Jones Investments, Town & Country Veterinary Clinic, Twilight HEA Unit, Dahlgren HEAUnit, Happy Neighbors HEA Unit, Hamilton County Homemakers Education Assoc., Wuebbels Repair, LLC,Rick Basinger Country Financial, Tom's Priced Right Foods, Food Park, Wilson's Computers, DuPont Pio-neer, York Pharmacy, Dick and Lucille Auten, Pennie Anselment, Christopher Johnson, Miller Seed Solu-tions, Circle R Fertilize, Spruced Up Property Maintenance, Bunge SCF, Heritage Woods, Rotary, HamiltonMemorial Hospital District, McLeansboro Kiwanis, Hamilton County Farm Bureau, Roger Swartz, John &Mary MorelandlMcDonalds, Banterra Bank and Insurance, Consolidated Grain & Barge, Dale Hall Farms,Coy Farms & Trucking, Hamilton County Telephone Co-Op, Larry Launius, Pitchford Elevator, Miller'sWelding, Peoples National Bank, Posey County Co-Op, Southern FS, Legend AglStone Seed Group, Wood-row Farms & Trucking, KA Rich Inc., Hamilton County Telephone Foundation, City of McLeansboro, LynnBraden-State Farm Insurance, Katrina Roberson, EA, Monsanto, Tom and Cindy Anselment, Green Educa-tion Foundation, and Sioux Steel Company

4-H is online 24110u,s a day / Z days a fNeek!

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ghhpsw

I EXTENSION _University of Illinois Extension-U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Local Extension Council Cooperating. University ofIllinois provides equal opportu-

nities in programs and employment. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in Extension programs, contact theHamilton County office at 618-643-3416.

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