Monroe County Sheep Producers Association

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Monroe County Sheep Producers Association is sponsoring the 24th Annual Southern Illinois Sheep and Craft Festival to be held April 10, 2010 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo, IL.

Commercial and other exhibits will display live sheep, equipment, trailers, feed and health products, and others. Vendors will have a variety of sheep and wool craft items on display and for sale in the commercial exhibit area.

Planned activities include sessions by sheep specialists, judging contests, spinning, knitting, and craft demonstrations, shearing demonstrations, and sheep dog demonstrations.

Featured again in 2010 will be the Kids Corner, an area featuring games, contests, and prizes for the young kids to have fun and learn about sheep.

Other fun activities for the entire family include sheep olympics, sheep pellet bingo, performances by Thunder and Lightning Cloggers, and an antique tractor display.

Throughout the day there will be taste samples, cooking demos, and pre-packaged cuts of lamb available to purchase.

A special feature of the day will be a lamb lunch served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring various cuts of fresh locally grown lamb. Come out to the fairgrounds April 10 and try the lamb chops, leg of lamb, burgers, and brats.

This program is open to the public and admission is free.

For more information contact: Richard Woodcock (618)939-8536; Morrie & Nancy Sanford (618)458-4545; George & Craig Hick (618)282-3626; Dennis Thomas (618)458-7526; Bobby Bayne (618)939-4012; Lesley Paterson (618)939-7334; Jonathan Koch (618)521-1604; Mark Guebert (618)282-6314; Patricia Pent (618)282-3925; Diana Heard (618)476-1608; Pam Mueller (618)281-9364; or Dustin & Bryan Lutman (618)458-8444.

Check out our website: www.mcsheepproducers.com.