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HRISTIAN — Christian and Shelby County Farm Bureaus will sponsor a landowners informational meeting concerning the transmission line and fracking at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Church, Assumption. Call the Christian County Farm Bureau office at 824-2940 or the Shelby County Farm Bureau office at 774-2151 by Wednesday for reservations or more information. ACKSON — The annual fish fry and fun night will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at the K of C Hall, Murphysboro. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. • The Marketing Committee and Illinois Corn Marketing Board will sponsor a food drive during the month of July to show relationship between livestock producers and corn growers. For every non-perishable item donated, Farm Bureau will contribute $2 to purchase meat for the local food pantries. EE — The Young Leaders Committee will have its annual cookout at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nathan and Tiffany Hummel’s farm, 335 N. Blackstone Ave., Amboy. The cookout is open to all members between the ages of 18-35. Bring a dish to pass and your own lawn chair. Call the Farm Bureau office at 815-857-3531 or e-mail leecfb@comcast.net for more information. • Farm Bureau and Lee County Fair Association will sponsor a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, at the Lee County Fairgrounds during the 4-H Fair and Junior show. Call the Farm Bureau office at 815-857-3531 or e-mail leecfb@comcast.net if you can donate or volunteer.
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Walk-ins are welcome. ONROE — A family farm informational seminar will be at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Monroe County Annex. Federal and state estate tax change and planning for the transfer of the family farm will be discussed. Call the Farm Bureau office at 939-6197 by Monday, July 30, for reservations or more information. ONTGOMERY — Farm Bureau will help sponsor Hillsboro’s annual Old Tyme Tractor Show Saturday and Sunday at Lake Hillsboro Park. Registration is from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. There will be pedal tractor races, flea markets, and crafts. Breakfast and lunch will be served by Luck and Buck Saddle Club. Merle McFarlin will supply Hawaiian Ice. Visit the website {www.montgomerycountyfb.com} or call 217-532-6171 for more information. EORIA — Members who ordered Michigan blueberries may pick their orders up between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday at the Farm Bureau office. • The Heart of Illinois Fair will conclude on Saturday. Farm Bureau will have an interactive display in the Youth Exhibition Building. • The golf scramble will be Saturday at Laurel Green Course. Cost for members is $15 for golf and cart. A steak fry is an additional $10. • Discount Peoria Chiefs baseball tickets are available at the Farm Bureau office for the Chiefs vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25. Cost is $6. Hotdogs, soda, and ice cream sandwiches are $1.
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IKE — A “Planning for Transfer of the Family Farm and Tax Changes” seminar will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Farm Bureau office. Dinner will be served. Call 285-2233, 285-4427, or your Country Financial representative for reservations or more information. ICHLAND — The Young Leaders Committee will sponsor a trap shoot Saturday, Aug. 18, at the County Line Gun Club, Noble. Pre-registration fee is $25 per person or $100 for a team of five. Raffle tickets for a Remington 870 shotgun, which is sponsored by Slunaker Gun Shack, are $5 each. Call the Farm Bureau office at 618-3934116 or a Young Leader Committee member for tickets or reservations. COTT — A “Planning for Transfer of the Family Farm and Tax
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Changes” seminar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Nimrod Funk Extension building, Winchester. Lunch will be served. Call 742-3351 or 742-3182 for reservations or more information. NION — The Marketing Committee and Illinois Corn Marketing Board will sponsor a food drive during the month of July to show relationship between livestock producers and corn growers. For every non-perishable item donated, Farm Bureau will contribute $2 to purchase meat for the local food pantries. ERMILION — The Farm Bureau Member Appreciation Night will be Friday. Members may attend the Danville Dans vs. Springfield Sliders game at 6:30 p.m. Free tickets are available at the Farm Bureau office.
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• Farm Bureau will sponsor an “On the Road” seminar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, at the Farm Bureau office. Kevin Rund, Illinois Farm Bureau senior director of local government, will discuss trucking issues. Call the Farm Bureau office for more information. • Farm Bureau is taking orders for Rendleman Orchard peaches. Cost for a 25-pound box is $23 for members and $28 for nonmembers. Orders are due by Tuesday, July 24. Delivery will be at the end of July or first part of August. Call the Farm Bureau office at 217-442-8713 or visit the website {www.vcfb.info} for more information. “From the counties” items are submitted by county Farm Bureau managers. If you have an event or activity open to all members, contact your county Farm Bureau manager.