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VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 12
7124 WINDSOR LAKE PARKWAY, SUITE 5 • LOVES PARK, IL 61111
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020
4-H Shooting Sports registration deadline approaching soon The Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program encompasses the initiative goals of volunteer leadership, capacity building for youth and families, and the environmental stewardship with commitments from the University of Illinois Extension. The 4-H Shooting Sports Program is an active program that is attractive to both youth and adults. The program uses positive learning and interaction with youth and adult role models. The disciplines are modeled after the National 4-H Shooting Sports Program and are administered by nationally certified-state leaders consisting of extension personnel and volunteers. Mission Statement: “The mission of the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports Program is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes so that they may become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.” • Just complete a separate registration for each 4-H Youth member enrolling in the Shooting Sports program. • Members may register for more than one discipline. • Open to McHenry and Lake County youth ages 8-18 – Air Rifle - ages 8-18
– Archery - ages 8-18 – Shotgun - ages 12-18 • Shooting Sports class registration and payment: web.extension. illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21351. • Registration form: extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2020_shooting_sports_registration_form_mchenry. pdf. • Health Form: 4h.extension.illinois. edu/sites/4h.extension.illinois.edu/ files/Health%20Emergency%20Medical%20Form.pdf. • Shooting Sports packet: extension. illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2020_ shooting_sports_handbook.pdf. All youth ages 8-18 as of Sept. 1, 2019, are welcome. In order to participate in 4-H Shooting Sports program, participants must become a 4-H member. The annual 4-H member fee is $20; if you are not a current 4-H member, you can enroll at il.4honline.com. In addition to the annual membership fee, there is an additional fee for shooting range activities, which includes safety equipment, ammunition and additional shooting sports needs. Contact the Extension office for more information or see the website: extension.illinois.edu/lm/4-h-mchenry-county.
Woodstock man pleads guilty to aggravated domestic battery COURTESY PHOTO McHenry County News
Corrine Elswick of Hebron Helping Hands was at practice with the Illinois State Shooting Sports team for the upcoming National Shooting Sports Competition. She placed fourth in the Illinois State Archery Recurve Bow Competition. This is her fifth year in the program. The 2020 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 21-26 in Grand Island, Neb., at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. The event is hosted by Nebraska 4-H. 4-H youth from across the country will compete in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading and hunting skills. Not pictured is Michael Perkins of Marengo, who has been in the program for seven years, placed third in the recurve bow competition and is also competing on the Illinois State Archery Team.
Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County state’s attorney, announced that 59-year-old Dennis Haradon of Woodstock on Feb. 28 pled guilty to Aggravated Domestic Battery, a Class 2 felony, before the Honorable Judge Wilbrandt. Under the Truth in Sentencing Guidelines, Haradon will have to serve 85 percent of the sentence. On March 3, 2019, at approximately 8 p.m., officers with the Woodstock Police Department responded to a domes-
tic call at Haradon’s residence. Haradon and the victim, who were involved in a dating relationship, got into a verbal argument and Haradon attacked the victim injuring her face and head. The victim was transported to Northwestern Medicine Hospital for her injuries. The investigation was conducted by the Woodstock Police Department and was prosecuted by Taylor Nesbit of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Self-guided outdoor family exploration Become a Lost Valley nature detective
It’s a beautiful day for hiking, bird watching, and wildlife tracking. Start your Lost Valley Nature Detective adventure at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Rte. 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. Indoor displays and activities will get you ready for an outdoor exploration and each month features a new topic. Check out the free exploration backpack to borrow binoculars and field guides and grab a scavenger hunt to help you search the wild spaces of Glacial Park. “Wetlands” is the topic for March. Learn about what a wetland is and what you can find living there. Then make a wetland bird craft to take home with you. Finally, grab a wetland scavenger hunt sheet and check out an exploration backpack and go on a hike to the wetlands to see what you can find. Topics change monthly: April is “Recycling” and May is “Frogs.” Weekday or weekend, morning or afternoon, stop by the Lost Valley Visitor Center, open daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors who wish to borrow items to take out for a hike must leave a driver’s license and must return items 30 minutes before closing. For more information, call Lost Valley Visitor Center at 815-678-4532.
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Create an adventure as a “nature detective” at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.