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Sourdough Bread: From Starter to Loaf
Discover the mysteries behind turning essential ingredients, flour, water, and salt, into flavorful loaves of sourdough bread with the help of wild yeasts and bacteria in the Sourdough Bread: From Starter to Loaf series, a two-part webinar.
Soak up fall with STEAM in the Classroom!
Empower youth to explore and innovate through fun, educational STEAM programming, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills essential for their future successes. Looking for some fall fun, check out our resources now!!
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention
Tai Chi can be an effective approach for preventing falls. Attend a series of Tai Chi classes to improve muscular strength, flexibility, and fitness.

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4-H Livestock Skillathon prepares youth for careers in animal agriculture
Urbana, Ill. – Sixty 4-H youth participated in the State 4-H Livestock Skillathon in the Stock Pavilion on University of Illinois campus. Participants went through the contest and then participated in a learning workshop to better prepare for next year’s contests in the summer and fall. ...
Attendees at Night Owl Prowl
Owl Prowl draws the crowd to wrap up 2024
Fairbury, Ill. – Fugate Woods Nature Preserve in Livingston County served as the host site for numerous educational events throughout 2024 and concluded the season on November 2 with Night Owl Prowl. This was the seventh event of the year led by University of Illinois...
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Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties

McLean County
1615 Commerce Parkway
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 309-663-8306
Email: uie-lmw@illinois.edu

Livingston County
1412 S Locust
Pontiac, IL 61764
Phone: 815-842-1776

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UNITY Community Center
632 Orlando Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309-862-4041

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109 East Eureka Avenue
Eureka, IL 61530
Phone: 309-467-3789