OREGON, Ill. - The Ogle County 4-H Federation hosted its annual 4-H Penny Carnival at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon on March 2.   Penny Carnival is much like a fun fair but features games dreamed up and designed by the 4-H clubs in the county.  All twelve of the county's clubs participated, dreaming up games based on the theme “Oceans of Possibilities in 4-H” and encouraging the development of a wide range of game types.  

Cash prizes were awarded to two clubs for games determined to be “Most Entertaining” and two clubs for games determined to be “Most Creative.” New this year, we also had a People’s Choice Award. Congratulations to all of the following:

Most Entertaining:  

Grand Detour Greens 4-H Club (Fishing game and Lollipop game)

By-Y-Badgers 4-H Club, Byron (Shipwrecked!)

Most Creative:

Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club (Ping Pong Goldfish Toss)

Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club (Walk the Plank)

People’s Choice:

Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club, Oregon/Mt. Morris

Proceeds from the night will be divided equally among participating clubs.  Many thanks to the hundreds of Ogle County families who attended!

4-H is an informal youth education program conducted by University of Illinois Extension.   For more information, call Ogle County Extension at 815/732-2191 or visit Ogle County 4-H online at https://extension.illinois.edu/bdo.