By WMAY Newsroom
Photo: Kevin Hart/MWF Springfield
The ribbon has been cut on a new $7.5 million agriculture center at Lincoln Land Community College.
Photo: Kevin Hart/MWF Springfield
The building… funded by donations from the Kreher Farm Trust… includes a simulation lab that allows students to train on simulated combines, sprayers, and other equipment before actually venturing out in those actual vehicles.
Photo: Kevin Hart/MWF Springfield
It also has space where animal pens can be set up or small machinery can be brought in for class activities.
Photo: Kevin Hart/MWF Springfield
Lincoln Land officials say the new building will attract even more students to the college’s growing agriculture education program.
Last week was a big one for our Lincoln Land Community College culinary and hospitality program. Each year, the first weekend in May, our program works closely with the LLCC Foundation to host the annual Gala: a formal evening with a multi-course dinner for approximately 250 guests.
The event usually includes all of the bells and whistles indicative of a special evening. Stage lighting, decorations, fancy place settings, linens, flower arrangements, a silent auction and many more countless details contribute to the ambiance of such an event.
This year we were still able to pull off an amazing Gala, it just looked a little different. Guests drove up to a red carpet experience for the 15th Annual Gala “Behind the Scenes” which included a four course dinner kit with cocktail and wine pairings. The items in the kit were nearly ready, and just required final baking/finishing to be ready to enjoy.
Neighbors: First-time alderman Hannant looking forward to learning, leading
David Blanchette, Journal-Courier
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William “Kent” Hannant had no political experience when he joined the race for Jacksonville’s Ward 3 alderman.
“It was something I always talked about doing,” the 50-year-old Hannant said, “but I was always that guy that didn’t like everything that went on in politics.”
Hannant is now one of three newly elected first-time aldermen. He was sworn in April 26 and will experience his first City Council meeting as an elected public official on May 10.
The journey has been a whirlwind for Hannant, who received the exact number of votes in the April 6 election, 169, as the incumbent, Brandon Adams. The winner had to be determined by a card draw supervised by the Morgan County state’s attorney and county clerk.