Video: 8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on Washington

8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on Washington 20:56 August 28, 2013

8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on WashingtonTens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the late civil rights leader and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington; and, Marian Wright-Edelman, Andrew Young and Julian Bond were all a part of the March on Washington half a century ago. Scott Pelley speaks with them about that day, and what is left to be done.

View the original article here

Video: 8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on Washington

8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on Washington 20:56 August 28, 2013

8/28: Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Civil rights icons remember the March on WashingtonTens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the late civil rights leader and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington; and, Marian Wright-Edelman, Andrew Young and Julian Bond were all a part of the March on Washington half a century ago. Scott Pelley speaks with them about that day, and what is left to be done.

View the original article here

4-H honors 5 local volunteers

A record 65 volunteers were inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame during the Illinois State Fair — including Lorraine Wildman, 54-year leader of the Bonfield Happy Helpers 4-H Club and the longest-serving leader in Kankakee County.

Other area inductees were Sharlene Finegan, of Iroquois County; Rodger Bennett, of Ford County; Marge Vaughn, of Livingston County; Pam Brockman, of Grundy County; and Linda Scharnhorst, of Will County.

"These long-time volunteers fully embody what 4-H strives to instill in youth," said Angie Barnard, director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation. "They are caring, dedicated, generous leaders."

Mrs. Wildman, of Bonfield, said she likes the character-building ways of the 4-H. "It's good to see the children progress in their own ways after they're out of 4-H," she said.

She still works the 4-H Foodstand at the Kankakee County Fair, where she also is a volunteer in the antiques department in the Creative Arts Building.

The Wildman family has served more than 100 years as Happy Helpers leaders — son Ronald Wildman, of Bonfield, is in his 29th year and her daughter, Rita Overacker, of Kankakee, served for more than a quarter century.

View the original article here