Logan County Herb Guild, Cameron Jodlowski, Kathleen Buse

[August 26, 2013]  Logan County Herb Guild meeting

The Logan County Herb Guild will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Carol Mills, 13 Grand Oak Drive.

The group will make steppingstones with herbal impressions.

Members should bring a lawn chair, bug repellent, a garden trowel and a small bunch of their favorite herbs if possible.

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Illinois 4-H Foundation honors Legacy of Leadership Scholars ... Cameron Jodlowski among recipients

Six college-bound Illinois 4-H members were recognized as 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholars during the annual 4-H Family Event on Aug. 10 at the Illinois State Fair. The winners each received a $1,000 college scholarship.

Among those selected was Cameron Jodlowski, a 10-year member of the Atlanta Town & Country 4-H in Logan County. He will attend Iowa State University. The scholarship sponsor was Farm Credit Services of Illinois, represented at the 4-H Family Event by Rod Stoll.

Since its inception in 2003, 61 4-H members have been named a Legacy of Leadership Scholar. The scholarship is merit-based and available to 4-H members who are high school seniors or in their last year of 4-H membership. The statewide scholarship program is coordinated by the Illinois 4-H Foundation and the University of Illinois Extension state 4-H office.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation welcomes individuals, corporations and organizations as partners in providing additional funds for further scholarship recipients. The executive director of the foundation is Angie Barnard.

Illinois 4-H is part of the University of Illinois Extension program that is offered through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Federal Extension Service and the United States Department of Agriculture.

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4-H Foundation inducts largest-ever Hall of Fame class ... Kathleen Buse among inductees

The Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame recognized 65 new inductees during the 4-H Family Event on Aug. 10 at the Illinois State Fair.

Kathleen Buse from Logan County is included in the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Buse is leader of the Wide-A-Wake 4-H club, kitchen manager for the spaghetti meal sponsored by the 4-H Foundation, organizer of the summer International Cooking Camp program and a longtime Logan County 4-H volunteer who has put in countless hours of support toward the local 4-H program.

The Hall of Fame is designed to recognize exceptional 4-H alumni, 4-H volunteers and former 4-H staff who have a track record of extraordinary career achievement or exemplary service to 4-H.

"This is our ninth class of inductees since recognition began in 2004," said Angie Barnard, director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation. "It’s also our largest class, and we commend them for their commitment to the Illinois 4-H Youth Development Program.

"These longtime volunteers fully embody what 4-H strives to instill in youth," Barnard continued. "They are caring, dedicated, generous leaders. The Illinois 4-H Foundation is extremely proud to be able to provide this honor to each and every one of them, and we thank them for their service to this wonderful organization."

Each inductee received a commemorative Hall of Fame medallion and will be added to the virtual 4-H Hall of Fame listing at http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/hall_of_fame.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation established the statewide Hall of Fame in 2004, and nominations are made by University of Illinois Extension staff.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation raises private funds that are invested in Illinois 4-H programs that provide meaningful, positive development experiences for Illinois youth to develop leadership, citizenship and life skills. To learn more, visit http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/.

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