OREGON, Ill.— Ogle County’s top 4-H members and clubs were honored for outstanding achievement at a special program held Sunday, October 19, in the Pinecrest Grove Theatre.
Top county honors went to 4-H teens Shelby Harbaugh, Chana, and David Wehler, Leaf River. Harbaugh, Hub Hickory Nuts 4-H Club, and Wehler, Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club, were the recipients of the Co-op Watch Awards sponsored by Ogle County Farm Bureau and its affiliates. Watches are awarded each year to the two 4-H’ers with the most impressive records of long-term leadership and service at the club level and beyond.
Colton Gehrke, Byron, was the recipient of a $50 cash award sponsored by the Ogle County 4-H Foundation. The Foundation Award is presented annually to a single 4-H member who has demonstrated leadership skills and a willingness to assist with 4-H activities, serving as a positive example to younger members.
Other special award winners included: Outstanding Club President Allissa Martin, Carefree Outstanding Club Vice-President Katelyn Rockwood, Pine Creek Valley Outstanding Club Secretary Skyler Holmes, Pine Creek Valley Outstanding Club Treasurer Isabelle Blumhoff, Pine Creek Valley Outstanding Club Historian Kaden Lingbeck, Leaf River Soaring Eagles Outstanding Club Reporter Lydia Sherburne, Leaf River Soaring Eagles Ogle County Club Recreation Chairperson Kodi Hubbard, Carefree Outstanding Club Junior Leader Lydia Sherburne, Leaf River Soaring Eagles Electricity Achievement Award Julia Herring, Hub Hickory Nuts Illinois Holstein-Friesian Association Award Anna Marquardt, Carefree
Several awards were distributed to community clubs throughout the county in recognition of outstanding community service, educational programming, and promotional efforts. Additionally, one club’s leadership team was recognized for their outstanding efforts to work together effectively and meet the needs of their club, as well as coordinate their work. Congratulations go to all the following club winners: Window Display Promotion Award 1st Place – Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club (Leaf River) 2nd Place – Pine Creek Valley 4-H Club (Polo) 3rd Place – Mighty Clovers 4-H Club (Monroe Center) Ogle County 4-H Club-of-the-Year 1st Place – Carefree 4-H Club (Oregon) 2nd Place – Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club (Leaf River) 3rd Place – Mighty Clovers 4-H Club (Stillman Valley) Top Leader Team Award Mighty Clovers 4-H Club (Stillman Valley): Stephanie King & Julie Beckman Alumni Award Teddy Snapp Hall of Fame Karen Marsh 4-H is an informal youth education program of University of Illinois Extension. For more information or to get involved, call 815/732-2191 or visit us online at https://extension.illinois.edu/bdo. This is the best time of year to join! If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in programming, contact the Ogle County Extension office at 815-732-2191. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your needs. PHOTO: Outstanding 4-H Leader Team Award was presented to Stephanie King (L) and Julie Beckman (R) of the Mighty Clovers 4-H Club.
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University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.