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We all eat, but where exactly does the food come from? Youth throughout Ogle and Carroll counties discover the answer to that question through school, library and park district programs provided by Ag in the Classroom. You can help spread the knowledge by assisting at the Ogle County Fair. There will be a food stand benefiting Agriculture in the Classroom. Volunteers are needed to work in the food stand. Find a shift that works for you and sign up at https://go.illinois.edu/ foodstand. You also can sign up or get any questions answered by contacting charbm@illinois.edu or 815-732-2191. Volunteers must be 16 years old. Time slots are: • Aug. 3 - 3-6 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. • Aug. 4 - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., 2-5 p.m., and 5-8 p.m. • Aug. 5 - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., 2-5 p.m., and 5-8 p.m. • Aug. 6 - 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 2-5 p.m., and 5-8 p.m. • Aug. 7 - 11 a.m.-2 pm. Agriculture in the Classroom is a program to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society. Students learn that thousands of farm products are in the world around them – on their plate, in the clothes they wear, in the medicine that makes them well and in earth-friendly fuels and plastics. Ag in the Classroom is offered through the University of Illinois Extension-Ogle County in partnership with Ogle County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Farm Bureau, Ogle County Soil & Water and Carroll County Soil & Water. For more information about the program, call the Ogle County Extension Office at 815-7322191.
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Ag in the Classroom teacher Melinda Charbonneau shows students at the Oregon Elementary School in Oregon how to make Oobleck.
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COUNTRY Financial, in cooperation with the Ogle County Farm Bureau, recently donated grain bin rescue augers to the Byron, Rochelle and Rural Dixon Fire Protection Districts. Pictured, left to right, in the back row are Josh Williams, COUNTRY Financial Rochelle, Phil Hasz, COUNTRY Financial Agency Manager, Chief Phil DeMik of the Byron Fire District, Chief Rob Hough of the Mt. Morris Fire Department and Nathan Dahlstrom of the Rural Dixon Fire Department. Front row are Josh Messenger, COUNTRY Financial Rochelle, Kerry Wickler, COUNTRY Financial Byron, Bill Dean and Larry Farley, COUNTRY Financial Dixon, and Ryan Reeverts and Josh Bolen of the Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders committee.
Fire departments receive grain bin rescue augers from Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders The Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders, through financial support from COUNTRY Financial, recently donated grain bin rescue augers to three area fire departments serving Ogle and Lee Counties. Augers were purchased by COUNTRY Financial and distributed to the Byron, Rochelle and Rural Dixon Fire Departments. The augers are used in conjunction with grain bin rescue tubes in extracting individuals trapped in collapsed grain inside of grain bins. The rescue augers allow first responders to extricate grain more rapidly saving vital minutes in lifesaving situations. “This effort is one that COUNTRY Financial has dedicated itself to over decades providing necessary equipment to local communities to assist them in emergency response situations. As someone who lost a family member in a grain bin accident I’m glad to see that this donation may save other families from that tragedy. We’re proud to be a part of this effort to support and serve the communities that we serve,” COUNTRY Financial Agency’s Phil Hasz said. The three fire districts were chosen as they were
the only ones serving Ogle County that did not currently have a rescue auger on-site. “This was an activity our entire committee was committed to, to assist our first responders in saving lives on the farm. Each year we tragically lose farmers to grain bin entrapment accidents and hopefully by having this equipment available our local fire districts can prevent fatalities from occurring, said Ryan Reeverts, Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Chairman. COUNTRY Financial is a group of U.S. insurance and financial services companies with customers in 19 states. The group of companies offers a range of insurance and financial products and services, including auto, home, life, farm, commercial insurance, retirement planning, investment management and trust services, with offices in communities across Illinois. The Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders are Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 to 34 with an invested interest in agriculture and community service.
OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / ShawLocal.com • Friday, Jul 15, 2022
Help youth learn about agriculture by helping with food stand
