Saturday, February 13, 2016
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Christmas trees topic of program
4-H Federation members from Ogle County show the Christmas cards they created for residents at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center. Photo submitted by the Ogle County Extension.
Member reports meeting activities OREGON – Ogle County 4-H Federation had a Christmas-themed Minute-to-Win-it marathon in December with ornament balancing, gift-wrapping with the non-dominant hand, and nut stacking. “Throughout these minute-long challenges, some of us discovered raw, untapped talent within,” Callie Ackland, federation reporter, said. “Others discovered that balancing an ornament on
the end of a straw is harder than it looks,” The group also spent time crafting Christmas cards for the residents at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center. Ogle County 4-H Federation is composed of 4-H members in eighth grade and older who provide leadership to the Ogle County 4-H Program. For more information, call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-732-2191.
KINGS – Grade school students throughout Ogle and Carroll counties were taught about Christmas tree farms through one of 57 Ag in the Classroom programs presented to 1,163 pupils during December. The curriculum introduced the class to the items used daily that originate from crops – through food, clothing, and Christmas trees. Dollinger Christmas Tree Farm in Shannon provided samples for the program. According to the University of Illinois Extension, Christmas trees, like corn, are grown on farms. Tree growers do many of the same things other farmers do, but a tree crop is different because it takes 7 to 10 years before a tree can be harvested. A tree farmer must plant three new seedlings for every tree they harvest, due to possible damage from insects, disease, rabbits, and deer. Another step for trees is pruning and shaping for selling. The cut trees are
Natalie, Mackenzie, and Tyson, students in Belinda Luxton’s class at Kings Elementary School, created ornaments as part of an Ag in the Classroom Program. Students painted with forks to make the ornaments look like they had needles on them. Photo submitted by the Ogle County Extension. selected, tagged, cut, baled, and tied for damage control, while being shipped. Ag in the Classroom is offered through the University of Illinois
Extension in partnership with Ogle County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Farm Bureau, Ogle County Soil and Water, and Carroll County Soil and Water.
For more information on the program, go to the extension website at illinois/bdo or call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-7322191.
Applications due for project grants BELLEVILLE – The application process is open for the Illinois American Water 2016 Environmental Grant Program. The program supports innovative, communitybased environmental projects that improve, restore, or protect the watersheds through partnerships. The company will award grants of up to $10,000. The program is designed to support diverse types of activities, such as watershed cleanups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside-buffer restoration projects, wellhead protection initiatives, and hazardous waste collection efforts. To qualify, proposed projects must be in an Illinois American Water service area, address a source water or watershed pro-
tection need in the community, and be completed between May 1 and Nov. 30. Projects also must be a new or innovative program for the community, or serve as a significant expansion to an existing program, be carried out by a formal or informal partnership between two or more organizations, and provide evidence of sustainability. All applications must be postmarked by April 1 and sent to Karen Cotton at karen.cotton@amwater. com or Illinois American Water, 7500 N. Harker Drive, Peoria, IL 61615. E-mail is preferred. In 2015, Illinois American Water issued six grants totaling $23,515 to organizations. The company has an office in Sterling.
Varsity Parliamentary Procedure Team members from West Carroll High School in Savanna placed first in parliamentary procedure competition at River Ridge High School in Hanover. Team members are (front row, from left) Emma Aljets, Bailey Durward, and Cassie Johnson: and (back row) Leland Houzenga, substitute team member, with Daniel Hartman, Jacob Casey, and Luke Jones. Their score was 741. Photos submitted by Don Mathey.
HONOR ROLL Faith Christian School, Grand Detour Highest Honors First grade: Maelah Barker, Raegan Call, Landen Cassens, Taylor Frost, Vince Gomez, Finnegan Grennan, Brooke Hammond, Emma Harrison, Evalyn Kleinmaier, Brody Nicklaus, Mikaela Royer, Jenavieve Schumacher, Asah Shaw, Kamryn Weaver Second grade: Matthew Clemen, Madolynn Kirby, Riley Leazott, Jacie Roe Third grade: Kiah Shaw Fourth grade: Andrea Harrison Sixth grade: Elle Jarrett, Alyssa Moss Seventh grade: Olivia Rydzynski Eighth grade: Leslie Bandera Freshmen: Sara DiGrazia, Gabrielle Rydzynski, Kali Worrell Sophomore: Rachel Warner Juniors: Allison Bandera, Mallory Jenkins, Andrew Robertson Seniors: Sarah Smith, Lynnsey Worrell High Honors First grade: Noah Considine, Alexia Gillen, Eli Goodeill, Jocelyn Klapprodt, Lenae Longtin, Hunter Roe Second grade: Elikai Aluli-James, Carson Bivins, Guy Cooksey, Devin Drew, Isaiah Gillen, Jacklyn Heller, Ava McFalls, Jace Schultz, Micah Stroud Third grade: Abree Barker, Bailey Cassens,
Maya Gomez, Shane Hollis, Tyler Kibble, Jillian Klapprodt, Emma Royer, Alee Worrell, Hiram Zigler Fourth grade: Trent Heller, Kaeokai Jacobs, MyKaylah Kirby, Eli Meeks, Hadley Roe, Caleb Rydzynski Fifth grade: Addison Freise Sixth grade: SarahElizabeth Haenitsch, Levi Heller, Claire Meeks Seventh grade: Kristin Royer, Kenya Throw Eighth grade: Michael Harrison, Julia Heller, Micah Meeks, Noah Shaw, Meghan Van Buren Freshmen: Alexis Freise, Gerik Kern-Lyons, Naomi Meeks, Aaron Robertson Sophomores: Katherine Moritz, Shauni Warner Juniors: Hannah Hudson, Shianne Warner Senior: Amy Pettinger Honors Third grade: Luke Bivins, Ella McFalls Fourth grade: Victoria Gillen, Jonathan Harrison Fifth grade: Malarie Luther, Mackenzie Stroud, Joy Zigler Sixth grade: Liam Dickson-Harriett, Keigan Hafer, Emma Shaw Seventh grade: Noah Hage Eighth grade: Jecina Ellison, Grey Haenitsch Freshmen: Megan Babler, Kinley Fassler, Elizabeth Harrison, Michael Mendoza Sophomore: Devon Miller Junior: Benjamin Bierdeman Seniors: Benjamin Babler, Katie Gray
Sage Storjohann (from left), Shane Houzenga and Maddy Meek participated in the Public Speaking Contest at River Ridge High School. Storjohann competed in senior prepared public speaking, and Houzenga and Meek in FFA Creed speaking.
FFA chapters compete at River Ridge HANOVER – The West Carroll High School FFA Parliamentary Team from Savanna, won the Section 1 FFA Parliamentary Procedure Career Development Event Jan. 27 at River Ridge High School. The members are Daniel Hartman, chairman; Cassie Johnson, secretary and floor member; and Emma Aljets, Luke Jones, Bailey Durward, and Jacob Casey, floor members, The team score was 741, with Eastland High School members from Lanark placing second with 602. Individually, Hartman
took first as chairman, while Johnson was the top secretary and floor member. Jones, Durward, and Casey placed third, fifth, and seventh respectively as floor members. A parliamentary procedure contest consists of members completing a 25-question, parliamentary procedure, multiplechoice test, performing a 10-minute demonstration using parliamentary motions, and answering oral questions about the motions relating to the presentation. The West Carroll Par-
liamentary Team will advance and compete in the District I FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE on Wednesday at Black Hawk East College in Galva. Other parliamentary procedure team scores were Stockton High School, 601, and River Ridge, 597. Secondthrough fourth-place chairman winners were Liz Scott, River Ridge; Jill Harmston, Stockton; and Shelby Frayar, Eastland; secretary, Destiny Swalve, Eastland, Devin Koester, River Ridge, and
Hannah Brudi, Stockton; and floor members, Drew Groezinger and Hannah Brudi, Stockton; Destiny Swalve, Bailey DeMichele, Lea Kuper, Eastland; and Rhett Geisz, River Ridge. Three West Carroll FFA members participated in the Section 1 FFA Public Speaking CDE. Shane Houzenga placed third in the FFA Creed, and Sage Storjohann placed sixth in senior prepared public speaking. Maddie Meek participated in the FFA Creed, but did not place.