Andrea Jackson of Dongola, Ill., Casey Stahlheber of Jonesboro, Ill., and April Poole and Rob Kaufman, both of Anna, Ill., represented Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative in the 1994 Youth to Washington Tour.
The four were among 63 outstanding rural youth leaders from Illinois who participated in the tour the week of June 20. The annual trip is sponsored by the electric and telephone cooperatives of Illinois.
The students met with their congressmen, Jerry Costello and Glen Poshard, on Capitol Hill. They also visited the Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Supreme Court, Ford's Theater and the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
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