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University of Illinois Extension Offers Program on Gardening For Birds
University of Illinois Extension Offers Program on Gardening For Birds The fall series of the Four Seasons Gardening Program from the University of Illinois Extension concludes with a session titled “Gardening For Birds” If you plant it, they will come.  This program is...
Local Marshall-Putnam Youth Receive 4-H Awards
NEWS RELEASE – Written BY Anne Scheel UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit Local Youth Receive 4-H Awards University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam honored 4-H’ers from throughout Marshall and Putnam counties to celebrate a...
4-H Federation invites Bureau County youth to annual Holiday Workshop
4-H Federation invites Bureau County youth to annual Holiday Workshop The 4-H Federation is hosting an annual Holiday Gift Workshop on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. til 12:00 p.m.  This workshop is open to all Bureau County youth ages 8-18 with a small fee of $5...
University of Illinois Extension to host Census Webinar October 17, 2019
URBANA, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension will host a free webinar to educate the public on how to ensure an accurate count for the upcoming decennial census, an issue on which billions of dollars of federal funding for everyday government expenditures is hinged. The U.S. Census...
Brain Health and Aging: Strengthening the Brain through Learning
OGLESBY, Ill. - In partnership with the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, University of Illinois Extension is hosting an educational event on brain health and aging research on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 12:30pm – 3:00pm. There will be a brief half-hour networking time at...
U of I Extension offers Made with Love, Freezer Meals
NEWS RELEASE – U of I Extension offers Made with Love, Freezer Meals by Susan Glassman, MS Ed. Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness   UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION  Serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Counties...
National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 - 4-H invites youth to join 4-H clubs
4-H invites youth to join 4-H clubs 4-H members in this county will join the 6 million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12. 4-H youth development programs provide hands-on learning activities for youth in Illinois and throughout the country. 4...
Marshall-Putnam 4-H is hosting an Open House on September 28
NEWS RELEASE – SUBMITTED BY Anne Scheel UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit   Now is the time to think about joining 4-H for the 2019-2020 4-H year.  4-H members range in age from 8 to 18. Youth who are 5 to 7 years of age may...