From Franklin County Farm Bureau Manager, Gay Bowlin
BENTON – Spring is coming – but not soon enough – with the cold and some snow this past weekend it seems like it will take forever for warm weather to get here. Before long we will be seeing combines on the roads and I want to make sure that everyone remembers that they are Slow Moving Vehicles and to Share the Roadways.
Also, another reminder is to NOT text and drive – whether you are in a car, truck, tractor or combine it is illegal and dangerous. SAFETY IS OUR MAIN CONCERN.
Identity theft topped the list of consumer complaints filed to the Illinois Attorney General’s office in 2017. Most of the 2,500 complaints involved the unauthorized usage of credit cards through cyber-attacks. Just be careful when ordering online and/or giving your credit card information out.
COUNTRY Financial Representatives in West Frankfort – Adrienne Mason and Gavin Suver – had a pancake breakfast last Saturday at their new location in the VF Factory Mall. They asked Franklin County Young Leaders and Franklin County 4-H members to come in a help serve and clean up. The pancake breakfast was free but they received donations for both of these groups. The money that will be given to the Young Leaders will help on Scholarships this year. We want to thank Adrienne and Gavin for their support.
Franklin County Young Leaders Pork Loin Sale
JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER DINNER
FRANKLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU YOUNG LEADERS
ARE TAKING ORDERS FOR SMOKED PORK LOIN.
READY FOR PICK-UP ON MARCH 28 & 29 –
½ LOIN – $35 FULL LOIN – $50
SEE A FCFB YOUNG LEADER OR CALL (618) 435-3616
Orders must be in by March 21
(ALL PROFIT WILL BE USED FOR COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS)
The Foundation Scholarship and the Young Leaders Scholarships are available to anyone attending a post-secondary school to study in an agriculture related field. All applicants must be a resident of Illinois and must be a Franklin County Farm Bureau Member or dependent in good standing.
The Foundation and the Young Leaders will both award scholarships based on: Academic performance and honors, rank in class, ACT/SAT score, community involvement, demonstrating an interest in agriculture and/or agribusiness, character and personality, maturity, intellectual interest, moral character and demonstration of leadership skills.
Applications must be returned to the Franklin County Farm Bureau no later than April 5, 2018 to be eligible for consideration for the 2018 scholarships.
Applications are available now and can be picked up the at the Franklin County Farm Bureau Building at 1210 Highway 14 West in Benton send to you by email. Call the office at (618) 435-3616 if you have any questions.
Franklin County Ag in the Classroom (AITC) has been very busy helping to promote the IL Reads Book Festival held on March 10th, 2018 at the DuQuoin High School in Perry County. The Franklin County AITC Coordinator, Melissa Lamczyk, gave away one book to every school district in Franklin County. A box was placed in each school district for teachers to enter their name in the drawing. The drawing was for one of the highlighted books, “Popcorn Astronauts”, at the book festival.
A book was given to Akin Grade School 5th Grade, St John’s Catholic School in West Frankfort Pre-K, Denning Kindergarten in West Frankfort, Ewing Grade School Kindergarten, Thompsonville Christian Junior Academy, Sesser-Valier Grade School, Thompsonville Grade School and to Christopher and Zeigler Libraries.
Remember we are farmers working together. If we can help let us know.
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