Hartem FFA, Hannah Allen and Immanuel Lutheran make Close Up

By Mike Fak

[June 28, 2011]  Hartsburg-Emden FFA members attended the 2011 Illinois FFA State Convention at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield June 14, 15 and 16.

The Hartem FFA received a Gold Emblem award for this past year's activities. The chapter also was recognized with a Century Award for having every agriculture student as an FFA member and received the Sweepstakes Award for participating in all major FFA award areas.

Kelsi Ubbenga was recognized as a Silver Emblem chapter president, and she also received the State FFA Degree.

The Illinois FFA Foundation recognized the Hartem FFA for collecting over $3,000 in the 2010 foundation drive.

Over 3,000 FFA members, guests and parents attended the convention. Attendees took in the career show, listened to addresses from retiring state FFA officers and got to see the state winners in record bookkeeping areas.

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Pictured from left to right: Angela Briggs, Farm Credit's Lincoln branch office; Hannah Allen; and Dave Owens, Farm Credit president and CEO.
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Hannah Allen, of Mount Pulaski, was recognized as one of 25 members of the Class of 2011 "We Understand" Agriculture Scholars at a scholarship luncheon at Farm Credit Services of Illinois in Mahomet on Thursday, June 2. Each scholar receives $1,000 from Farm Credit toward their agriculture-related college education. Recipients were selected from 114 applicants from throughout central and southern Illinois by a panel of judges from the agriculture industry.

Hannah will be studying food science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this fall. She hopes to pursue a career as a food scientist in central Illinois.

Hannah is the daughter of Ralph and Lori Allen.

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Come watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July from the lawn of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the evening. Restrooms will be available.

There will be ice cream for sale starting at 6 p.m.

The Immanuel Lutheran youth will sell drinks and hand out free popcorn starting at 7 p.m.

Lesleigh Bennett will entertain starting at 8 p.m.

The women of Immanuel will have their annual bake sale starting at dark. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help with church projects. The Logan County chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide additional funding.

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