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Youth Cooking School - (Columbia) - June 4 - 8 Morning Session
Register by June 1, 2012
Youth Cooking School - (Columbia) - June 4 - 8 Afternoon Session
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Youth Cooking School (Columbia) - June 11-15 Morning Session
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Youth Cooking School (Columbia) - June 11-15 Afternoon Session
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Youth Cooking School - Advanced (Columbia) - June 18-June 22 Morning Session
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Youth Cooking School (Waterloo) - June 25-29 Morning Session
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Youth Cooking School (Waterloo) - June 25-29 Afternoon Session
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Youth Cooking School (Waterloo) - July 9-13 Morning Session
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Youth Cooking School (Waterloo) - July 9 - 13 Afternoon Session
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Youth Cooking School - Advanced (Waterloo) - July 16-July 20 Morning Session
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Garden Tour - St. Clair County
June 2, 2012
4-H Camp at Memorial 4-H Camp, Monticello, IL
June 5-9, 2012
Garden Tour - Monroe County
June 9, 2012
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University of Illinois Extension serving Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties

Main Office (Monroe County)
901 Illinois Avenue
PO Box 117
Waterloo, IL 62298
Phone: 618-939-3434
FAX: 618-939-7708
Email:uie-mms@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office
1269 North 89th Street
Suite 3
East St. Louis, IL 62203
Phone: 618-397-4973
FAX: 618-397-8823
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Madison County)
900 Hillsboro
Box 427
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Phone: 618-650-7050
FAX: 618-655-9951
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Madison County)
4691 Patriots Drive
Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225
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Branch Office (St. Clair County)
621 South Belt West
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: 618-236-4172
FAX: 618-236-9416
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Welcome!

Pamela S. Jacobs
County Director

University of Illinois Extension's Madison-Monroe-St. Clair Unit provides resources and programming to the community. Areas of program focus are: Horticulture, Community and Economic Development; and 4-H and Youth Development. We hope you find the information contained in our website helpful; if not, give us a call, we'd love to help you put knowledge to work.

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4-H Family Newsletter - June/July 2012 Issue

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Monroe County GardenTour -Saturday, June 9th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Madison County Garden Tour - June 16th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Summer 2012 Youth Cooking Schools will be held in Columbia and Waterloo. Youth Cooking School is open to all youth ages 9 -12, cost will be $55 per youth. Advanced Cooking School is open to youth ages 12-14 who have previously attended a cooking school program. Classes are limited to 20 youth.

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Illini Summer Academies are back! June 24-27 at University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana. This four day event provides Illinois teens (ages 14-18) new opportunities to explore the University of Illinois campus; study potential careers or build leadership skills, and meet youth from across the state. There are 11 academies to choose from and fees vary according to the academy. The academies include: Aerospace Engineering; Agricultural & Biological Engineering; Art & Design; Bioengineering; Crop Sciences; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Landscape Design & Urban Planning; Leadership; Molecular & Cellular Biology; Physics; and Veterinary Medicine. Register early as it fills up quickly.

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Do you have financial questions? University of Illinois Extension has answers. Plan Well – Retire Well is a monthly electronic newsletter that will keep you up to date about current financial issues, from student loans to Roth IRAs and credit scores. It will link you to current blog posts, news articles, and tools from Extension and other reliable sources.

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