Blackhawk Crossing won 2024 Ogle County 4-H Club of the Year!

Pictured(L-R): Hunter Kremske, Eli Lotz, Harmony Coy, Adelaide Zimmerman, Raiden Zimmerman, and Immanuel Arellano. 

Members of the Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club learned about the voting process Monday inside one of the oldest polling places in Ogle County one day before Tuesday’s national election.
Leader Lisa Hinrichs of Oregon brought the 20-some 4-H kids to the Pine Creek Town Hall, 5527 West Pines Road, strategically located between Oregon, Polo, and Mt. Morris for a preview of the voting process from three veteran election judges.
“We were planning our meetings and I looked at the dates and figured it was a good idea to come and see how it works,” Hinrichs said as her troupe walked into the historic Pine Creek Town Hall – the 126-year-old building where residents of Pine Creek Township, commonly called “Pinecrickers – still cast their ballots on election day.
“This is where we vote,” Hinrichs told the now-assembled club members. “These election judges are going to share with us a little bit about how voting works.”

Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club won the Most Creative game award at the 2024 4-H Penny Carnival on March 2, 2024 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon, IL.

The game was Ping Pong Goldfish.