Letter From Janis

Dear 4-H Families:

The busiest time of the 4-H year is almost here! Have you spent much time working on your projects yet? If you have livestock, are you spending time getting them used to being led, handled, etc.? The summer 4-H Shows and Fairs will be here before we know it.

Congratulations to all the 4-Hers who are graduating from high school or junior high this spring. Our very best wishes to you as you enter a new phase of your life.

Busy or not, take time to do something nice for someone else.

This newsletter is our way of communicating with every 4-H family in Fulton County, but it's up to you to read it!!! As always, call us at 547-3711 if we can help you in any way to get more out of your 4-H experience.

New 4-H Show Books

By now most 4-H families should have a copy of the new 4-H Show Book. The cover says 2012 on it. If you do not have one of these new 4-H Show Books yet, please call your 4-H leader or the Extension Office, 547-3711. Discard old 4-H Show Books so there is no confusion in knowing what to exhibit for your projects. The new 4-H Show Book can also be found at this link —

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt/downloads/42503.pdf

4-H Federation Meeting

The next meeting of the Fulton County 4-H Federation will be Tuesday, May 29th, at 6 p.m. at the Extension Office in Lewistown.

4-H Award Applications Are Due August 27

Don't let Award Application time sneak up on you this year. Award applications are due August 27 in the Extension Office by 4:30 p.m., and late applications will not be judged at all. The deadline is always the last Monday in August.

Check with your leader or the Extension Office if you have questions about these forms. Award Application forms may be picked up at the Extension Office at any time. A packet of sample forms will be sent to key leaders in early July, but anyone may come and pick up forms before that time if you wish. They are also on our website.

Rules and guidelines for completing Award Applications are found in the back section of the 4-H Show Book.

Award winners from these applications will receive awards at the Achievement Program in November.

Farm Safety Day Camp Is June 15th

The Spoon River Valley Chapter of Farm Safety For Just Kids will hold its annual Farm Safety Day Camp on Friday, June 15th, at the Mason County Fairgrounds in Havana, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is jointly sponsored by University of Illinois Extension in Fulton and Mason Counties, Fulton County and Mason County Farm Bureaus, Sunrise Ag, and Cargill. There is no charge to attend, but pre-registration is required, by June 1st.

All kids need to know about farm safety. Topics covered will include Chemical Look-a-likes, Livestock Safety, Machinery Safety, Fire Safety, Stranger Danger, Firearm Safety, Bug Safety, and Food Safety. There will be a presentation by Bobber the Water Safety Dog, from the Army Corps of Engineers, as the finale.

Farm Safety Day Camp is for kids ages 6 and up. Parents are also encouraged to attend.

Lunch is provided. For a copy of the registration form, call the Mason County Extension Office at 309-543-3308 or the Fulton County Extension Office at 309-547-3711. It is also posted on the Extension website, fulton.extension.uiuc.edu (Click on Fulton County 4-H). Registrations are due by June 1st, and can be mailed or brought to the Mason County Extension Office, 133 South High, Havana IL 62644, or the Fulton County Extension Office, 15411 N IL 100 Hwy, Lewistown IL 61542. You may not register by phone; however, you may fax to 309-543-6239. A parent signature is required on all registrations. Youth who are pre-registered by June 1st will receive a free life jacket at the conclusion of the event.

For more information on Farm Safety Day Camp, call 309-543-3308 or 309-547-3711.

If you are a person who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact the University of Illinois Extension Office in Mason County at 309-543-3308.

Most of the funds for this free educational program are raised at an Annual Golf Tournament, to be held this year on July 20th at Wee-Ma-Tuk Hills Country Club. For more information on the tournament, call committee members Donna Miller at 309-338-4789 or Alison Ruth at 217-430-4952.

4-H Club Pictures Needed

Please send or email the Extension Office some pictures of your club (or individual members) doing 4-H-related activities -- funny things, unusual things, and normal things! These pictures will be returned to you after we are done with them. Please send these by September 1. They will be included in the end-of-year slide show. There is a prize for the person or family that sends in the most "interesting" picture. Last year the prize was a gift card!!! Pictures can be emailed to jblout@illinois.edu .

Statewide Surveys

This spring the Illinois 4-H Program will be collecting data statewide to answer three critical questions:

1. Are we incorporating the essential elements of positive youth development programming into our 4-H club experiences? We will be asking about 1/3 of our clubs to complete a survey, and will analyze the data statewide.

2. Have we positively influenced youth's aspirations and interest in 4-H Science? Youth attending science-rich events for 4-H members and non-members will be asked to participate in the evaluation.

3. As 4-H members graduate, we want to know how 4-H has influenced their career decisions. 4-H members 17 and 18 years of age will be asked to complete an online survey.

Illinois Leader

4-H Leaders, also please see this link for the latest edition of "Illinois Leader" --

http://my.extension.uiuc.edu/documents/8121203120312/April-May%202012.pdf

Summer 4-H Show News

In the front of your 4-H Show Book is a copy of our 4-H Show Schedule for this year.

•Club leaders will be given a supply of 4-H entry tags. Your leaders will distribute them at your 4-H club meeting. Call your leader if you are needing tags before your next meeting. Members or parents should fill in the information and secure the entry tag to the project for the day of judging.

•All 4-H members enrolled in a project by May 1st are automatically entered in the appropriate 4-H Show. The only shows you have to actually "enter" are the Livestock and Horse Shows, and the Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest.

Show Helpers Needed

Adults, please call the Extension Office (547-3711) if you would like to help as a superintendent on General Show Day. Also, older 4-H members are needed to be 4-H Helpers that day. 4-H Helpers must be able to accurately and carefully assist the 4-H Superintendents with recording ratings, preparing ribbons, etc.

4-H Newsletters Live Online

If you want to look at something in the last 4-H newsletter, or the one before that, or the one before that — can you find it? If you have internet access, you can find the last entire year's worth of 4-H newsletters at —

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt/fulton4hnews/

4-H Facebook Group

Fulton County 4-H has a facebook group page. Type in "Fulton County 4-H" in the search area, then click on "ask to join." Reminders, up-to-date information, links, and lots more things are posted.

Conference Judging

Conference judging is designed to increase the value of the 4-H exhibit experience for 4-H members. The judge may ask you questions about your project, such as:

1. Tell me how you made this exhibit.

2. What was the most difficult part of making this exhibit?

3. Did you learn anything new? What?

4. What would you do differently next time?

5. Did you enjoy working on this project?

6. What interested you in this project?

Feel free to call us at the Extension Office day or night (we have an answering machine), and let us know how we can help you as the busy 4-H show season begins — 547-3711.

Community Service Idea

The Skilled Pediatrics Unit at Renaissance Care Center in Canton is one of just a few skilled nursing facilities in Illinois that are licensed for children and young adults. They are always in need of items to help the children who live there.

Children and young adults with developmental disabilities and unique health challenges receive specialized care and personalized attention in this rehabilitation center, housed in a safe and loving environment. The unit is designed to assist each person in meeting their maximum growth potential, while giving each individual the opportunity to enjoy life to its fullest!

The following items are needed at the care center, and may be delivered there during daytime hours:

Men's and women's size socks; Boys' and girls' size socks; Plain T-shirts; Finger paints, Play dough; Children's music CDs; DVD movies appropriate for children; Children's books; Bean bag chairs or long body pillows; Scented soaps, body sprays, lotions, etc.; Shampoo and conditioner; Lip gloss, hair supplies, sun screen, etc.; Snuggies; Bubbles; Sun glasses; Simple toys suitable for young children (no small parts).

State Fair Books Online

The State Fair Junior Department premium books are online. Our office will print off the sections that you need, if you are unable to access this information from your home. The website is:

http://agr.state.il.us/isf/premium/index.html

Entries are due at the Fulton County Extension Office by June 28^th.

For State Junior Horse Show, entry deadline is June 8th.

State Fair Livestock Exhibitors -- Please remember that the rule of "Only one fan per three animals will be allowed," will be strictly enforced by the Illinois Fire Marshall's Office.

State Fair Junior Show age eligibility:

4-H members must be 10 by September 1, 2011, in order to participate in the State Fair Junior Show in 2012, for both livestock and non-livestock exhibits.

It has recently been announced that for non-livestock exhibits at State Fair Junior Show, premiums will only be paid to those who receive Superior ratings.

Quality Assurance and Ethics

Quality Assurance and Ethics training is encouraged, but not required this year, for State Fair Junior Show exhibitors. The training site is —

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/qaec/

PQA training is still required, for exhibitors of barrows at the Illinois State Fair Junior Show.

Area Livestock Entry Forms

Whenever possible, we will post entry forms for area livestock shows on our website. At the present time, entry forms for Cuba are available on our website. You cannot submit them online, but you can print them off at your home, rather than coming to our office or another location for copies.

Pork Quality Assurance – PQA

Please refer to the March/April newsletter for more information on PQA. Basically, you have to attend a certification session EVERY YEAR if you show barrows at the State Fair Junior Show, or take a test. You must do this before the State Fair entry deadline of June 28th. Otherwise, you may not enter barrows at State Fair Junior Show.

There will be a Youth PQA certification session at the Fulton County Extension Office in Lewistown on June 5th at 6 p.m.

Superior Young Producer Awards at the Illinois State Fair

Beef - Dairy - Horses - Sheep - Swine

The Superior Young Producer Award contest is open to any youth 14 or older (16 or older for horses) who is a bonafide exhibitor at the State Fair Junior Show in the species for which he/she is entering. This is a skill-a-thon competition, with various stations of quizzes, judging, etc. There is a chance to win one of 25 $1,000 college scholarships that will be awarded. For an entry form, contact the Extension Office, or go to the State Fair website.

Warren County Livestock Judging Contest

Warren County 4-H will be hosting a Livestock Judging Contest in Roseville on June 2nd. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the contest begins at 9 a.m. Cost to participate is $5 per person. For more information, call 309-224-1469. You do not bring animals to this contest; you practice your judging skills with animals that are there.

State Fair Video Opportunity

This exhibit opportunity (Class 50295, My 4-H Project Video) is open to ANY 4-H member who meets State Fair age requirements (at least age 10 as of 9/1/11) – it is not restricted to members enrolled in the Filmmaking project. All exhibits in this class will be judged online. In-person attendance at the State Fair is not required, but exhibitors are invited to participate in public recognition of winners on Saturday, August 11, at the 4-H Family Event on the Department of Agriculture Director's Lawn. This class is not eligible for State Fair premiums, but prizes are awarded to overall state winners.

ALL exhibits for classes in this section must be posted for on-line judging on the "Illinois 4-H State Fair Online" website: http:/web.extension.illinois.edu/4hstatefaironline/.

The deadline for this is July 31.

Video submissions must be no longer than five minutes in length. Videos are to be original and a result of the member's current year's work. Video should teach or demonstrate something learned in a state 4-H project in which the member is enrolled.

Criteria for judging in this class will focus on demonstrated knowledge of the selected 4-H project area, but will also consider demonstrated skill of filmmaking basics. No county selection process is required for this class. All videos must comply with copyright regulations, and display an image that is appropriate for 4-H audiences. No time or date should be imprinted on the video footage. All videos should include an opening title screen, as well as closing credits which include date of production, name of video exhibitor and research sources if appropriate.

Hummingbird Banding

Fulton County 4-H members and the general public are again invited to three Hummingbird Banding days at Lois White's Hummingbird Haven, near Bernadotte. There will be information presented on hummingbirds and how to attract them, followed by banding of the birds. There is no cost to attend, but for a $5 donation that day to the Audubon Society, you can "adopt" a hummingbird. This means you would be the one to turn it loose, and would be notified if it is captured again. The dates are —

Thursday, May 31st, 9:30 a.m.

Friday, July 6th, at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, August 19th, at 2 p.m.

Children must be accompanied by adults at these events. Pre-registration is not necessary.

Directions to Hummingbird Haven:

The address is 16411 N Co Hwy 2, Smithfield. To get there from Lewistown, turn west at the stoplights (by the grocery store). The street is Avenue E, but the country road is called Highway 14, and is also known as the Bernadotte Blacktop. From the stoplight, follow that road for about 11 miles, until you come to a "T." Turn right, and go about another 1 1/2 miles. Hummingbird Haven will be on your right, and there is a sign.

Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest

The County Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 23rd, at the Extension Office. Entries are due June 15th. See pages 31, 32, and 50 in the 2012 4-H Show Book for more information. This is open to all 4-H members. For those enrolled in the 4-H project Public Presentations, this is your exhibit opportunity. To enter the contest, send in the form below.

ENTRY FORM — 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING & DEMONSTRATION CONTEST

NAME________________________PHONE_________________AGE AS OF 9/1/11_______________

Please check the one(s) in which you plan to participate, and give your title.

______Food Demonstration Title________________________________

______Project Demonstration Title________________________________

______Formal Speech Title________________________________

______Illustrated Speech Title________________________________

______Oral Interpretation Title________________________________

______Original Works Title________________________________

Mail to: Fulton County Extension Office, 15411 N IL 100 Hwy, Lewistown IL 61542. Entries due by June 15.

County Fair Books Available In June

The 4-H Livestock Shows are held in conjunction with the County Fair. County Fair Books will be available at the Extension Office some time in June. (Call us at 547-3711 before driving to Lewistown to pick them up, just in case they're not here yet.) To enter livestock in the County Fair, you must complete the entry blank found in the back of the fair book and turn it and the appropriate fees in to the Extension Office by July 2 (since July 1 falls on a Sunday this year).

Do NOT send them to the Fair Office. All exhibitor, entry, and stall fees are due with the fair entry blank. Checks should be made payable to the "Fulton County Fair." We process the entries here first, then we send them on to the Fair Office.

If you are going to complete a non-livestock project for the 4-H Show, you are also encouraged to enter it in the County Fair Junior Show. Just pick up a Fair Book, and check all rules, procedures, and entry deadline.

Showing your non-livestock 4-H project in the County Fair does not qualify you for a 4-H premium. You must show in the 4-H Show to receive a 4-H premium.

Boys Staying Overnight At the Fulton County Fair

Boys exhibiting livestock at the County Fair have been allowed to spend the night in the livestock barns. The Fair Board requires that their chaperones be parents of the boys.

If a 4-H club has boys who stay overnight at the fairgrounds, they must be supervised by a parent. Families in the club should work together to make sure there is at least one parent who will stay with the boys on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, or whichever nights the boys will be staying. If the club does not provide these parents, its members cannot stay overnight.

4-H key leaders will be contacted in June, requesting the names of the parents who will be chaperoning. Also, the Fulton County Fair entry form requests this information, and the forms will be closely scrutinized before and during Fair Week.

If the club has no parents willing to stay with the members, the youth will not be allowed to stay. Any questions may be directed to a Fair Board member or to the Extension Office.

Master Showmanship Contest

For most of the last several years, Fulton County 4-H has sent a representative to the Master Showmanship Contest held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, a few days before the State Fair officially begins.

The County Competition will be held on Tuesday of the Fulton County Fair, July 24, in the afternoon, time to be announced later. Only those entered by July 1^st on the official form will be allowed to participate. Entrants must be Fulton County 4-H members who are at least 14 years old by July 24, 2012. Entrants must provide his or her own livestock for the competition. Entrants must own OR borrow each: a steer or heifer; a market or breeding lamb; and a market hog or breeding gilt.

We will award prizes for first and second places in the County Competition, plus participation awards. The winner of the County Competition will go on to participate in the State Event. Every person who participates in the State Event receives $50. The first three places in the State Event were awarded $1000, $750, and $500 scholarships last year.

Those 4-H members who are at least 14 years old, and are enrolled in Beef, Sheep, or Swine, will be mailed an entry form. If you lose it, or do not receive one, please call 547-3711 and ask to have one sent. The entry forms are due AT the Extension Office by July 1, 2012. You will not be allowed to enter after that date. If you have any questions, call 547-3711.

4-H Horse Project News

•All horses or ponies that will be brought to any Horse Show or Horse Clinic must have proof of a negative Coggins (Equine Infectious Anemia) test. Health papers will be checked. The Illinois Department of Agriculture rule states, "All Illinois horses more than 12 months of age participating in advertised equine events are required to have a negative test for EIA within the last 12 months." This will be required for our 4-H Horse Shows and all other area Horse Shows.

•If you need some help getting your horse or pony ready before show day, call the Extension Office at 547-3711. Someone from the 4-H Horse Committee will be glad to help you if you ask.

•Fulton County 4-H Official Horse Show entries are due at the Extension Office July 2. The entry forms are being sent in the mail to those who returned their Horse Description and/or Lease forms.

• 4-H Fun Horse Show -- On Thursday, July 26th, at 10:00 a.m., the 4-H Horse Committee will have a 4-H Fun Horse Show, during the County Fair, in front of the grandstand. Entries for this show will be made that day. Complete information will be sent to Horse Project members who submit Horse Description and/or Lease forms. This show will be for fun and to gain experience. It is open ONLY to Fulton County 4-H members and FFA members from a Fulton County school.

Free Miniature Horse -- A 4-H family has a three-year-old female miniature horse that they will give away. The new owner would preferably be a 4-H family, and must have a woven-wire fence. Call the Extension Office for more information, or email jblout@illinois.edu .

Horse Clinics -- 4-H members with a horse project have been sent information on a Horse Clinic being held June 2nd at Chaffin's Arena, near Ipava. 4-H alumni Katie Chaffin will provide instruction. A parent must attend with the 4-H member, and pre-registration with all papers signed must be at the Extension Office by May 29th. The 4-H Horse Committee is covering the cost of the June 2nd Horse Clinic.

Katie also has other horse clinic dates and topics lined up — if you would like more information, call the Extension Office at 547-3711 or email jblout@illinois.edu .

Also coming up —

Horse Shows at Horse Creek Trails, Summum — Registration begins at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. — call 309-759-4892 for more information. These will begin in May, and be held about every other Friday — ALWAYS CALL AHEAD, because some dates may be switched due to schedules and weather. Phone numbers to call are 759-4892, 357-3645 (Teresa Hamm cell), or 313-2300 (Carol cell). They also have a facebook page for more information.

There will be Fun Horse Shows at the Pekin Riding Club, beginning May 11th and several other Tuesday and Friday dates over the next several months. See their website for more information, or call 309-477-2664. www.pekinridingclub.com

T-Shirt Fun Day!

Wednesday, June 20th

9 a.m. (done by noon or before)

at the Extension Office in Lewistown

No cost to attend — but pre-registration is required by June 18th.

(Call 547-3711 or email jblout@illinois.edu )

You do not have to belong to 4-H to attend, so bring a friend!

You can choose from several project options — You can do more than one if you want to —

You can turn one T-shirt into a tank-top, with some simple machine sewing. You can bring more than one T-shirt if you want. If you choose this option, you will probably be done in about one hour.

Another option is to take two T-shirts and turn them into a pillow, which will involve some simple machine sewing, ironing, and then stuffing with fiberfill. If you choose this option, you will probably be done in about one to one and a half hours.

The other option involves taking several (about a dozen) T-shirts and making a rug out of them, using a hula hoop as your loom. You would work on the project until around noon, then if you were not done yet, you would be able to finish it at home with instructions we would give you.

You can choose as many options as you want — Please fill out the form below, or call 547-3711, or email jblout@illinois.edu by June 18th if you want to attend!

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Name___________________________ Phone____________________Age___________

Check as many as you want —

_____ I want to turn my T-shirt into a tank top. (Bring one or more T-shirts.)

_____I want to turn my T-shirts into a rug (Bring about a dozen T-shirts and a hula hoop.)

_____I want to turn my T-shirts into a pillow (Bring two T-shirts.)

Register by June 18th by calling 547-3711, emailing jblout@illinois.edu, or sending this form to

Fulton County Extension Office, 15411 N IL 100 Hwy, Lewistown, IL 61542.

4-H General Show Day, July 14th

at Living Springs Camp Gym,

off of Route 97, between Lewistown & Cuba

The 4-H General Show will be held on Saturday, July 14, at the air-conditioned gym at Living Springs Camp. This is located off of Route 97 just north of Lewistown. There is a large sign on the road that shows where to turn. After you turn off the highway, follow the road until you reach the campgrounds. The gym will be on your left. Call us at 547-3711 if you need more details.

All projects will be judged in the afternoon. The projects must arrive by 12:45 p.m. (You can bring them beginning at 10:30 a.m.) Judging will begin at 1 p.m.

Projects will be released as soon as the judging in that area is completed. No projects can be released until the Best of Show and State Fair Delegates are selected for that project area.

Projects shown on General Show Day are:

All Foods Projects

Woodworking, Electricity, Small Engines, Tractor Care, Robotics, Welding, Aerospace

Visual Arts, Photography

Theater Arts (Performing Arts) -- if exhibiting the non-performance option

Vegetable Gardening, Crops, Plants and Soils, Floriculture

Natural Resources, Forestry, Entomology, Geology, Outdoor Adventures, Sportfishing, Wildlife, Geospatial, Exploring Your Environment

Animal Science, Veterinary Science

Child Development, Interior Design, Walk In My Shoes, Health, Bicycle

Citizenship, Service Learning, Passport To the World, Journalism, Communications, Financial Champions, Consumer Savvy, Entrepreneurship, Computer, Leadership

If you cannot be with your project at General Show Day, you may have someone else bring it. If so, it is a good idea to write a paragraph and attach it to your project. Tell how you did your project, and what you learned from completing it.

If you are a person who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in any of the listed events, contact University of Illinois Extension, Fulton County Office, phone 309-547-3711.

Call the Extension Office at 547-3711 if you have any questions about your project show days.

4-H Calendar

May

1 4-H enrollment deadline to exhibit at shows this year

1 Horse Ownership and Horse Lease Forms due to Extension Office

13 Country Kids 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

21 Dog Obedience class begins

29 4-H Federation Meeting

31 Hummingbird Banding, 9:30 a.m., at Hummingbird Haven

June

3 Jolly Workers 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

8 Entries due for State Junior Horse Show

8 Cuba Livestock Show

15 Farm Safety Day Camp — at the Mason County Fairgrounds

18 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Champaign

20 T-Shirt Fun Day, 9 a.m. at the Extension Office — Pre-registration due by June 18th

21 4-H Performing Arts Night -- 7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Lewistown

23 4-H Public Speaking & Demonstration Contest; Filmmaking projects -- 11 a.m., Extension Office

23 4-H Sewing and Textiles Show -- 1 p.m., Extension Office

24 Busy Bees 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

28 State Fair Junior Show livestock entries are due at the Extension Office.

29-30 Farmington Livestock Show

July

2 4-H Livestock Entries and 4-H Horse Show entries due at the Extension Office

5-6 Fairview Livestock Show

6 Hummingbird Banding, 9:30 a.m. at Hummingbird Haven

11 4-H Pet Show, 6 p.m., at the Extension Office

14 4-H General Show – 1 p.m., Living Springs Gym, rural Lewistown, projects in place by 12:45 p.m.

15 Spoon River Clovers 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

23 Dog Care (9:00) and Obedience (10:30) judging, Fairgrounds (near the cattle arena)

23-28 Fulton County Fair -- 4-H Livestock Shows; Clubs Working at Foodstand

(See Fulton County Fair Book for schedule of livestock shows.)

24-29 State Junior Horse Show -- Entry deadline is June 8th

26 4-H Fun Horse Show at the County Fair, 10 a.m.

August

3 4-H Dairy Cattle Show — 3 p.m., at the Fulton County Fairgrounds, Lewistown

4 4-H Horse Show -- 9 a.m., at Pee Wee Lynch's arena, near Fiatt (call Ext.Ofc. for directions.)

5 Fairview Farmers 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

10-19 Illinois State Fair (Our non-livestock exhibit day is August 11th.)

26 Canton Dulotts 4-H Club Radio Program, 6:03 a.m.

27 4-H award applications due at the Extension Office by 4:30 p.m.

Extension Office Hours

The Fulton County Extension Office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is closed during the lunch hour, 12 noon to 1 p.m. The answering machine is left on when we are out of the office, or when we are away from the phone. Our office is located in the lower level of the Farm Bureau Building, on the north edge of Lewistown.

Reasonable Accommodation

If you are a person who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in any of the listed programs or events, contact Janis Blout at University of Illinois Extension, Fulton County Office, phone 309-547-3711.