Collectors items of an Oliver 1755 and a Ford 8n toy tractors were awarded to two lucky winners at the Farm Bureau annual meeting Thursday evening. From the left are FB Manager Bob Lentz, winners Linda Young, Hillsboro and Joyce Plummer of Litchfield; and FB President Brian Niemann. Journal-News Photo

I want to thank everyone who came last night to our 91st Annual Meeting. You made it very successful.

A special thank you to the Mid-Illinois Pork Producer for cooking the American Cut Porkchops and Jason Milanos' for catering the rest of the meal. A BIG Thank you goes to the Women's Committee for setting up and decorating the KC Hall.

Our guess speaker Gary Meyers spoke on his trip to Viet Nam this spring with the ILFB Market Study Tour. Thanks, Gary! Another great presentation.

The Montgomery County Farm Bureau will hold its 91st Annual Meeting for it members, Thursday,November 13, 2008 at the KC Hall in Taylor Springs starting at 6:00 p.m.

Due to problems with the mail, and if you haven’t received your invitation yet, please call the Farm Bureau Office at 532-6171 to make your reservation. We apologize for this
inconvenience.

We are extending our deadline for reservations until November 6, 2008.

There is usually a $2.00 cover charge in advance of the meal, however due to the lateness of the mail we will forgo this charge this year for those calling in their reservation.

Meals are for immediate Montgomery County Farm Bureau Family Members Only.

There will be no rain checks or carry outs.

For reservations or questions call 532-6171.

Check out our new fall supply!

Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30

Free 10" x 13" Full Color Portrait

Members may call 217-532-6171 to sign up for a sitting

CALL SOON - APPOINTMENTS ARE FILLING FAST!

Montgomery County Farm Bureau
102 North main Street
Hillsboro, Illinois 62049


Dear Montgomery County Farm Bureau Members:

It is our pleasure to make you aware of the life Line Screening in our Community.

Where: Montgomery County Farm Bureau Building
When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Call 1-800-679-5192 for an appointment (pre-registration is required)

Over 5 million people have participated in Life Line Screening’s ultrasound tests for stroke caused by carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms and other vascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in the United States of both men and women and a leading cause of permanent disability.

Consider these statistics:
• Stroke is the number one cause of nursing home admission
• Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States

You may think that your physician would order these screenings if they were necessary. However, insurance companies typically will not pay for screenings unless a person has suffered symptoms. Unfortunately, 50% of stroke victims have no symptoms. That is why having a Life Line Screening is so important to keep you and loved ones healthy and independent.

We encourage you to talk to your physician about Life Line Screening. We are confident that he or she will agree with the hundred of hospitals that have partnered with Life Line Screening and suggest that you participate in this health event.

Wishing you the Best Health,

Montgomery County
Farm Bureau

P.S. Click above on "Tests That Can Help Save Your Life" for tests and cost to perform them.

My name is Jeff Carron and I am one of the Illinois Farm Bureau county manager trainees. I will be training in Montgomery County for the next couple weeks and would like to tell everyone a little bit about myself.
I was born and raised in the town of Raymond, IL. Throughout my childhood I have been very involved in production agriculture and have always loved the agriculture industry. From the time I was a young boy, I was a proud member of 4-H and that inspired me to join FFA throughout the high school years. I was in FFA for 4 years, 2 of which were spent as a chapter officer at Lincolnwood High School.
After graduating high school in 2004 from Lincolnwood, I attended Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL. During my career at Lincoln Land, I was an officer on the Lincoln Land Livestock Evaluation Team, a member of the Lincoln Land Meat Evaluation Team, a Student Senator on the Student Government Association, and a member of Ag Club.
Upon graduating with an Associates at Lincoln Land in 2006, I transferred to Illinois State University in Bloomington/Normal, IL double majoring in Ag Business and Ag Science with a focus on Agronomy. During my two years at ISU, I was a member of Alpha Zeta honors fraternity and an officer for two years on the ISU Trap and Skeet Club.
After graduating ISU in May of 2008, Illinois Farm Bureau offered me a position as a county manager trainee, and for that I am grateful. I have always had a great passion for agriculture, and am very excited to have to opportunity to work with the agriculturalists throughout Illinois. I strongly believe Illinois Farm Bureau is a great organization and I am joyful to have the opportunity to start a career here. The members of Farm Bureau have made all of this possible, and I would like to extend appreciation and gratitude to all of those in the Farm Bureau family.

Come meet Jeff Carron. Jeff is a young man from Raymond that is working as a Manager Trainee for the next four weeks here in Montgomery County. Jeff is a Spring Graduate of ISU in Bloomington.
Lyndell Wernsing our director from Raymond called me early last May and said that he would like to send a young man down to speak to me about Illinois Farm Bureau and job opportunities with IFB. After visiting with Jeff for about an hour, I called home office to see how we could get him on the training program. After graduating in late May, Jeff was hired and started his training in Bloomington for three weeks with the staff. For the past three weeks he has been in Washington and Perry Counties.
Last week my Regional Manager called to see if I would be interested having Jeff for two or three weeks. IFB wanted to place him close to home so he wouldn’t have to live out of his suitcase..
If you get a chance, come in to hello.

1 Bois D'Arc 175.5
2 Pitmann 189.8
3 Harvel 206.9
4 Zanesville 158.0
5 Raymond 184.6
6 Rountree 163.5
7 Nokomis 181.3
8 Audubon 188.8
9 N. Litchfield 175.3
10 Butler Grove 175.0
11 Irving 153.8
12 Witt 170.3
13 S. Litchfield 134.8
14 Hillsboro 135.8
15 East Fork 147.1
16 Fillmore 158.5
17 Walshville 150.8
18 Grishan 126.3
19 S. Fillmore 183.0


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