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Club File

4-H teens and community youth team up to make gifts and build skills

Dec. 28, 2017

James Martin of Newark helps Vincent Stewart of Yorkville put the finishing touches on his project.

Regan Iorfida of Montgomery works on her upcycled snowflake during the annual 4-H Winter Workshop.

4-H Teen Federation members who led the event include (from left) James Martin of Newark; Julian Halsey and Emma Konicek, both of Yorkville; Ally Rott of Sheridan; Lydia Oker of Sandwich; and Ava Rittgers and Kate Konicek, both of Yorkville.

Kendall County 4-H Teen Federation hosted a Winter Workshop on Dec. 2 in Yorkville. Each youth participant built a wooden box, added an acrylic paint wash to the wood, painted mason jars, and embellished them for the season. Plus, they upcycled cardboard rolls into snowflake decorations.