Southern Region Enjoys Southern Illinois!

From lunch at Von Jakob winery, to making pottery at Alto Clay Works, to shopping for fresh peaches at Rendleman's Orchard, Southern Region IEAFCS retirees enjoyed a fun day last week.

Pictured are Janet Burnett, Milly Kaiser, Carol Schlitt, Martha Speir, Joyce Pyatt, and Ruby Lingle as they follow instructions from Stephen Grimmer on how to make an original pottery creation. Rusti Grogan, Connie Frederking, and Joy Richey also joined the group for the day.
                                                                                  

Alto Clay Works is a ceramic art center in Alto Pass, Illinois with a pottery showroom, ceramics classes, studios, and exhibition space. Stephen Grimmer moved there from Manitoba in 2012 and set up his business in the old Alto Pass elementary school building. Pictured here are a couple of the creations. 

They were getting ready for a wedding at Von Jakob winery and brewery, which is the only one on the Shawnee Wine Trail. Lunch was great, and  they also operate two bed & breakfast cottages.

Rendleman's Orchard does not usually have peaches until after July 4th, but we were in luck that they opened a few days early. And those peaches sure are delicious!