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[JUNE 25, 2005]  "Incredibly awesome!" "Totally cool!" "Informative and fun!" "I made new friends and learned different ways to communicate." Those are just some of the descriptors from 4-H'ers returning from their Chicago trip.


Pictured, left to right, are 4-H trip participants Holly Klockenga, Michael Ward, Jessica Howerton, Hayden Zimmer, Whitney Siltman, Ashley Paulus, Sarah Fuller, Kristin Bishop and Kathryn Opperman. [click on picture for large image]

Kristin Bishop, Sarah Fuller, Jessica Howerton, Holly Klockenga, Kathryn Opperman, Ashley Paulus, Whitney Siltman, Michael Ward and Hayden Zimmer were part of the 48 4-H'ers from the West Central Region of University of Illinois Extension who traveled to Chicago to learn about careers and communications.

The 4-H'ers' first stop was Rainforest Café, where they participated in a behind-the-scenes tour to see all the jobs involved in operating a restaurant and then enjoyed a lunch of exotic-titled foods.

Traders on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade have a very unique way of communicating, and 4-H members learned how to make sense of what can appear to be a very chaotic scene.

The 4-H'ers also saw one job that isn't much in demand right now -- a knight. They feasted and watched a jousting match at Medieval Times in Schaumburg. They also toured behind the scenes and talked with one of the actors who plays a knight in the performance.

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Visiting the Windy City took on new meaning as they felt the wind of Chicago from the 100th-floor open-air observation deck of the John Hancock Building and learned of the many jobs required to build and maintain such tall buildings.

Chicago's famed Navy Pier offered many unique sights and sounds, including the six-story I-MAX, where they learned how computer-animated films are created.

Finally these 4-H'ers viewed Chicago from yet another perspective -- the Chicago River and Lake Michigan -- as they went on a sightseeing tour by boat.

All activities during the trip centered on communications techniques and career choices. To learn more about communications in 4-H, contact the Logan County 4-H office at 732-8289.

[News release by Patty Huffer, Logan County Extension Unit]

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