The final phase of a expansion project at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center is nearing completion.

Ag Power and Structures and Ag Construction II classes in the agriculture department at Grand River Technical School, are assisting with the construction of a pole building which measures 22 feet by 96 feet.

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According to Rusty Black, agriculture instructor, the building is the final phase of a three-phase project which began just over five years ago costing an estimated $75,000. Funding was provided through several area foundations including the Browning Foundation, Litton Foundation, McCall Foundation and the Livingston County Community Foundation.

The new building opens to the south of the Litton Ag Center and has the ability to divide into several pens. The new building will be used for sheep, cattle and goats.

The pens are not yet constructed but will be in the future. “The skills that the students are learning include plumbing, building construction, concrete construction, electricity and work ethic,” said Agriculture Instructor Leda Schreiner. “The skills learned will hopefully help them in some area around their own homes.”

Construction of this building is the final phase of the expansion project. The first phase began four years ago when the hog barn was expanded. The second phase of the project included finishing the interior of the original building which housed livestock. According to Black, now that livestock is not housed on the interior of the building anymore, the construction of this building was necessary. The students, under the direction of Agriculture Instructor Keith Dietzschold, plan to have the building completed by spring 2008.

Several businesses and individuals have assisted in the construction of the building. John and Jeremy Williams of At Your Service Construction provided professional insight, guidance, and labor. Keith Dennis of Dennis Construction, LLC laid the underground electric line to the new building, and Lauhoff Construction completed the dirt work for the new building and surrounding area. "All who utilize the Litton Center should thank the students, advisors, and local individuals who have put their time into making improvements to the Litton Center," Schreiner said. "Without this type of support, the Litton Center would not be as successful as it is today."

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New Fairgrounds Taking Shape
By Megan Neis 03 02 07

C-T Photo by Megan Neis in a plane flown by Phil Griffith

Caption: The new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds is taking shape with the multi-purpose expo center and the cattle building (toward the top of the picture) essentially completed. The bulk of the new fairgrounds project is being funded through donations from four local foundations and the Chillicothe Industrial Development Corporation. Funding from those sources are: Jenkins Foundation, $725,000; Litton Foundation, $400,000; Browning Foundation, $50,000; McCall Foundation, $100,000; and CIDC, $50,000.

The new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds is taking shape with the multi-purpose expo center and the cattle building essentially completed. The multi-purpose building, built by Copeland Development & Construction Co., Inc., is 28,000 square feet 8,000 of which will be enclosed and heated and air conditioned. When put to use for the county fair, the enclosed portion of the expo center is where the items formerly housed in the green building will be. The livestock shows will also be held in the enclosed portion.

According to Ron Wolf, Grand River Technical School co-director, the wings coming off the the multi-purpose building will house all livestock, excluding horses. There is a walk-way between the multi-purpose building and the cattle barn. The cattle barn was constructed by Morton Buildings Inc. Plans to pour gravel at the new fairgrounds site is scheduled to occur once the ground settles and dries.

Wolf reported that the Livingston County fair board is currently working on getting an arena at the new fairgrounds. Also, in the future, the board has plans to construct a horse barn, pour concrete, make a parking lot and possibly construct a storage shed. The Chillicothe Rotary Club will also be constructing a shelter house.

The 2007 Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair will be held at the new fairgrounds. According to Wolf, several groups have already made plans to hold events in the multi-purpose building and livestock shows are scheduled for the fairgrounds in April.

The bulk of the new fairgrounds project is being funded through donations from four local foundations and the Chillicothe Development Corporation. Funding from those sources are: Jenkins Foundation, $725,000; Litton Foundation, $400,000; Browning Foundation, $50,000; McCall Foundation, $100,000; and CIDC, $50,000. The Chillicothe R-2 School District is the owner and operator of the new fairgrounds.

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Bank Midwest of Chillicothe Donates $20,000 to Fairgrounds Project
Monday, April 9, 2007 C-T

Bank Midwest of Chillicothe presented $20,000 to help with building the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds. Bill Everett, vice president and banking center manager of Bank Midwest in Chillicothe presented the check to fair officials on Friday.

“Bank Midwest is proud to be a major contributor to the new fairground project,” said Everett. “This project is extremely important to the benefit of our youth and the future growth of Chillicothe and Livingston County.”

The $1.4 million project underway at the future site of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds is progressing well. In fact, the huge multi-purpose building (now called the Jenkins Expo Building) is all but completed with three months left before the 2007 Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair.

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CB&T Pledges $50,000 for New Fairground Project
March 15, 2007 C-T

Citizens Bank & Trust Chairman, Bill Young, has made a pledge of $50,000 from the bank to support the new construction for fairgrounds at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center northwest of Chillicothe. "Citizens Bank & Trust is proud to be a lead corporate donor funding this project that benefits our county, our school, and our youth," said Young.

The project is a combined effort of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair Board, Chillicothe FFA Alumni, and the Chillicothe R2 School District. The money donated from the bank is funding the finishing work, including drainage, of the cattle shed directly east of the Jenkins Exposition Building.

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New Building at Fairgrounds Going Up
Multi-purpose building, cattle barn may be done by January
Press Release 11 17 06 By LAURA SCHULER

The $1.4 million project underway at the future site of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds is well underway and the huge multi-purpose building and nearby cattle building are nearing completion. The Chillicothe R-2 School Board received an update on the project during Tuesday evening's regular November meeting held at district headquarters.

"Things are looking really good," said Ron Wolf, Grand River Technical School co-director. "The multi-purpose building is really massive and it's about two-thirds done." he added, explaining that the building is expected to be completed by the end of 2006. Specifically, the multi-purpose building is 28,000 square feet - 8,000 of which will be enclosed and subsequently heated and air conditioned. When put in use for the county fair, the enclosed portion of the building is where the items formerly housed in the green building at the former fairgrounds site will likely be placed. The show ring will also be placed in the area and the wings coming off of the building will be open and house all livestock, excluding horses and cattle.

The cattle barn, located just east of the multi-purpose room is almost completed as well. Wolf said that the walkway between the multi-purpose building and the cattle barn still needs to be finished. Water, sewer, and electricity has already been installed. "The main thing we have left to do in order to have a county fair there is have the arena built," Wolf said, adding that the project will be done sometime over the winter and should be finished by next spring, depending on the weather. The campground is also expected to be completed by that time.

The bulk of the project is being funded through donations from four local foundations and the Chillicothe Development Corporation. Funding from these sources are as follows:

• Jenkins Foundation, $725,000
• Litton Foundation, $400,000
• Browning Foudation, $50,000
• McCall Foundation, $100,000
• CIDC, $50,000

According to Chillicothe R-2 School Superintendent Dale Wallace, some of those funds have been pledged on an annual basis for a period up to five years. Wolf said that he has received commitment from a few local banks and announcements regarding their respective donations to help fund the project will be announced within the coming months.

The multi-purpose building, the wings off of it and the cattle barn are considered to be part of Phase 1 of the project. Phase 2, according to Wolf, includes concrete work in the cattle barn, construction of the horse barn, and building stalls for it. Wolf said that the temporary plans for the site also includes a new shelter house donated by the Chillicothe Rotary Club. He noted that bids were being taken on that project now and the building will likely go up next spring.

The site of the new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds encompasses 16 acres, in addition to the 22 acres currently housed in the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center, which will also be utilized during fair time.
Copeland Development & Construction Co., Inc., is the contractor for the multi-purpose building project after submitting a winning bid of $897,982. Morton Buildings Inc., constructed the 280 by 100 square foot cattle barn.

While the buildings at the new fairgrounds site have been going up, the ones at the former fairgrounds site, just east of Chillicothe, have been going down. According to Bob Peters, a member of the Livingston County Fair Board's building committee, all of the buildings at the former fairgrounds have been sold to Todd and Bob Rounkles as of Oct. 14. Peters said he was excited about the activity going on in the new fairgrounds site.
"We're pretty excited about the project. It's going to be a very attractive facility and will be a great asset to the community," Peters said.

More on this project...

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Mr. Black pulled the bulbs they were forcing
out of refrigeration to show the students the progress.

Rosie Smith's class came out to the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center to complete their lesson on planting tulips. The classes first trip was this fall where they learned all about plants, planting bulbs, and forcing tulip bulbs. The trip in March they got to see the product of the forced bulbs, planted 25 bulbs in the flower bed, and got a special visit with the animals. This trip was made possible by the Litton Center Mini Grant Program.

Mr. Black was showing the students the animals out at the Litton Center. This is "Betty" the goat.	Students were planting the bulbs in the Litton Center flower beds.

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Field Trip KIDS Grant
Press Release 11 29 06 (photos by GRTS)

Caption: On November 29, 2006 Mrs. Smith's class along with Junior/Senior FFA members planted and forced tulip bulbs at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center. Mrs. Smith's class was learning about plants and their life cycles; and with the help of the Litton Center KIDS Grant, sponsored by the Litton Family Foundation, they were able to go out to the Litton Center and put their learning into use. The students will then be able to see the bulbs in the spring in the front Litton Center flower beds.

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Caption: Preschool students from the Day Dreams Daycare visited the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center on October 4, 2006. The students were learning about farms in class and came out to see the real thing. While at the Litton Center the high school students gave them a tour. On the tour they were able to pet Betty (the goat), see a heifer and steer, pet Spot (the pig), feed the fish in the pond, and play with the friendly barn cats. All of the students had a great time.

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Caption: Construction of two buildings at the future site of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds will begin immediately and several local foundations have pledged over $1 million to assist in funding the project which will be located at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center. The Livingston County Fair is expected to operate at the new site next summer.

Bids from Copeland Development & Construction, Inc., and Morton Buildings, Inc., were accepted last (Tuesday) night during the Chillicothe R-2 regular monthly meeting. Specifically, Copeland Development & Construction Co., Inc., submitted a bid of $897,982 to build the large multi-purpose building at the future fairground site. This building includes a 80-feet by 100-feet enclosed area which will include a kitchen, an area for 4-H exhibits and a show arena which will be used during the fair and throughout the year for various
shows. Officials compared this area to a combination of the current show arena, cook shack and green building all in one location. On both sides of the enclosed area of this building, will be 100-feet by 100-feet buildings which will house livestock including hogs, sheep, goats, poultry and rabbits (everything but cattle and horses).

Morton Buildings, Inc. submitted a bid of $102,343 for a cattle building which was also accepted during the school board meeting. This building will measure 60-feet by 280-feet and will be an open-sided building, comparable to the current cattle barn at the fair. This bid also includes a 60-feet long covered walkway between the multi-purpose and cattle buildings. Also during phase one of the fair project, the existing arena at the current fairgrounds, including bleachers and fencing, will be moved to the new site.

According to Ron Wolf, co-director at the Grand River Technical School, dirt work at the site was completed by Crawford Construction who worked on preparing the site and roads. Construction is set to begin immediately. "This is an ongoing project and everything should be in good shape by fair time next year," Wolf said. Four local foundations and the Chillicothe Development Corporation have pledged over $1 million in funds for the project which is expected to cost $1,472,286.

Specifically, the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation has increased its original pledge of $600,000 to $725,000 for the fair project. The Litton Foundation has pledged a total of $400,000 to the project, with $250,000 to be paid by this July. An additional $50,000 will be contributed in 2007, 2008 and 2009. A total of $100,000 has been pledged by the F.M. and Gladys McCall Foundation for the fairground project. With this pledge, $20,000 will be paid by October 2006, and an additional $20,000 will be paid each year until 2010. The Roger A. Browning Foundation has pledged a total of $50,000 for the project and the Chillicothe Development Corporation has also pledged $50,000. CDC will pay a first installment of $10,000 and an additional $10,000 will be paid for the next five years. Additional pledges are also being accepted by the fair board.

Board members thanked all those working on the fair project for their continuing efforts. "Within the last month, there has been a lot of work done by a lot of people," R-2 Superintendent Dale Wallace said. Other bids were for the two building projects were submitted by Case Contracting LLC, Par Construction and Septagon Construction.

At the new fairgrounds, the county fair and the agricultural department at the Grand River Technical School will use the new and existing facility jointly, and once finished, the multi-purpose building will be made available to the public during the year for rental purposes.

The Litton Agri-Science Learning Center currently consists of 36 acres and features a classroom, laboratory and livestock facilities which are used by the agriculture students and FFA members throughout the year. Planning for moving the fairgrounds began several years ago and the fair board voted to pursue the idea in 2004. The fair board leases the current fairground site from the city.

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Caption: Dirt work has already begun just northeast of the Agri-Science Learning Center to prepare for construction of a new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds. The new fairgrounds will include several new buildings including a 9,500 square-foot multi-purpose building with a kitchen, a 16,800 square-foot cattle building, two 10,000 square-foot buildings for hogs, sheep, goats, chickens and other small animals and an 8,000 square-foot horse barn. An outdoor arena, a campground and a picnic area are also included in the plans for the new fairgrounds.

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

Caption: Several representatives from the contributing local foundations, Chillicothe R-2 School District and Livingston County Fair board were on hand January 18, 2006, at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center during a press conference announcing the relocation of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds. Pictured are, from left: Bonnie Mitchell, of the Jerry Litton Foundation, John Irvin, of the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation, Mildred Litton, and Jim Summerville, of the Jerry Litton Foundation. Back row, from left: Brian Eggers, fair board president; Steve Radcliff, of the fair board; Merle Doughty, of the Jerry Litton Foundation, Ed Turner, of the Jerry Litton Foundation, Robert Peters, of the fair board, Ron Greener, of the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation; Jim Schreiner, of the fair board, Robert Cowherd, of the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation; E.L. Reed, of the Jerry Litton Foundation; Dale Wallace, R-2 superintendent; and David Williams, R-2 board president. C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

The Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds will move to the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center and dirt work on the new site in north Chillicothe is currently underway. The announcement was made January 18, 2006 during a morning press conference at the Litton Center attended by R-2 officials, representatives of several local foundations, and Fair Board Association members. The project, which is estimated to cost $950,000, will include the construction of new buildings including a 9,500 square-foot multi-purpose building with a kitchen, a 16,800 square-foot cattle building, two 10,000 square-foot buildings for hogs, sheep, goats, chickens, and other small animals, and an 8,000 square-foot horse barn. Officials also announced that an outdoor arena, a campground and a picnic area will also be constructed. Grants from three major local foundations are footing most of the bill for the massive construction project which is expected to commence in full force this fall.

Specifically, the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation has pledged $600,000, the Jerry Litton Foundation has pledged $250,000 and the Roger A. Browning Foundation has pledged $100,000. Officials have announced that the R-2 school district and fair board are also accepting additional pledges for special projects such as adding additional livestock pens, gates and bleachers. Robert Cowherd, president of the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation, remarked that the project was a long time in coming, and he was glad to have work started on it. "On behalf of the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation, we are very pleased to make a grant to assist the youth and farming community of the area," Cowherd said. Ed Turner, vice president of the Jerry Litton Foundation, was also on hand for the announcement and noted that the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center is one of only three in the country and termed the relocation of the existing 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds a "perfect fit" with the learning center. "This will lead to more efficient use of the facilities here and expands the presence of the facility which is unique not only in Missouri but across the country," Turner said. He added, "We are proud to work as partners with the other foundations to make this project happen."

The county fair and the agricultural department at the Grand River Technical School will use the new and existing facility jointly and, once finished, the multi-purpose building will be made available to the public during the year for rental purposes. Ron Wolf, Grand River Technical School co-director, spoke to the group on the noticeable increasing popularity of FFA and agriculture classes. Specifically, Wolf noted that in 1971, Chillicothe R-2 had 80 agriculture students, 60 of which lived on family farms. Now, Wolf explained, there are over 200 Chillicothe FFA members and only 30 live on their respective family farms. "The need for agriculture and its related careers are still there, which makes it necessary to provide agriculture education to those students who don¹t receive it on the family farm," Wolf said.

Crawford Construction Company is currently leveling the grounds of the new fairgrounds and putting in existing roads as well as leveling the building sites. Construction bids are expected to be awarded within the next few weeks on the multi-purpose and livestock buildings after the plans for them are approved by the fair board and FFA advisers. The plan for moving the fairgrounds from its site east of town formulated several years ago, but began moving forward in earnest after the fair board voted to pursue the opportunity to move the fairgrounds to a permanent location in September 2004. At the time the vote was taken, the fair board leased the 20-acre facility from the city on a one-year basis. "There were two or three other options (sites) that we explored, but the Litton Center was just the best choice," Jim Schreiner, fair board member and building committee member said January, 17, 2006. He added, "The fairgrounds are for the youth of Livingston County, and the youth will get more use out of it there than if it were anywhere else."

The Litton Agri-Science Learning Center currently consists of 36 acres and features a classroom, laboratory, and livestock facilities which are used by agriculture students and FFA members throughout the year. According to Wolf, the future cattle buildings and two small livestock buildings on the fairgrounds will be almost identical in size in terms of square-footage to the ones currently being used at the existing fairgrounds. The multi-purpose building will house the 4-H exhibits as well as an indoor arena where the county's youth will exhibit their animals. "The way these buildings are designed, that can be changed," Wolf said, explaining that the livestock buildings may be used to house different species depending on their popularity from year to year. Both Wolf and Schreiner reported that the plans for the new fairgrounds include adequate space for parking, and plenty of areas for campground and picnic sites. The 2006 Livingston County Fair will be held at the current site on U.S. Highway 36 at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport.

You may download the grading plan for the Livingston Co. Fairgrounds site as a pdf file. The file is 555KB, so please wait for it to download if you are on a dial-up connection. If you have any questions, contact Ronald R. Urton Jr., P.E., Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc., Ph 660/646-9788.

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CAPTION: Chillicothe State Bank recently pledged $30,000 to assist with construction of the new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds. The donation will be presented over the next three years. Pictured, from left are, Mark Simmer, State Bank president; Rusty Black, agriculture instructor and FFA adviser; and Robert Peters, fair board member and Chillicothe State Bank vice president.

C-T Photo/Megan Neis

Construction of the new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds received a large boost this week with a generous pledge of $30,000 from Chillicothe State Bank. The donation will be presented over the next three years and represents the bank's continued commitment to making good things happen for youth in Livingston County, officials report. “As a local community bank with strong roots in support of agriculture and youth we are proud to contribute to construction of the new Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fairgrounds,” Mark Simmer, Chillicothe State Bank president said. Construction has already begun on the new fairgrounds located on Hwy 190 next to the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center.

The project, which is estimated to cost nearly $1.5 million, will include the construction of a 9,500 square-foot multi-purpose building with a kitchen, a 16,800 square-foot cattle building, and two 10,000 square-foot buildings for hogs, sheep, goats, chickens, and other small animals.

“I am very appreciative of Chillicothe State Bank's continued support of youth in our area,” said Rusty Black, agriculture education instructor at Grand River Technical School and Chillicothe FFA advisor. “Two years ago the bank committed $10,000 to an expansion project for the Litton Agri-Science Center and now they have pledged $30,000 for our new fairgrounds. Their support has been constant and generous.” 

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Over 70 adults and children attended the Fishing Derby sponsored by the Chillicothe Optimist Club and the Missouri Department of Conservation on Saturday. The event was held at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center. Lunch was served and door prizes were given away.

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Was utilized by Agriculture Education classes:

• Housed Ag Science 2 (crop emphasis) course
• Housed Ag Science 2 (landscape emphasis) course
• Housed Natural Resources/Applied Environmental Science Course
• Continued work on plant ID plots
• Ag Science 1 students bred, cared for and farrowed 2 sows
• Was utilized for animal selection labs
• Was utilized by Ag students in preparation for Career Development Events
• Hosted Livestock Judging Camp in July
• Hosted 2 FFA Chapter meetings
• Hosted 1 Pork Quality Assurance training meeting
• Two Livestock Nutrition Labs
• Hunter Safety/Education Labs

Was utilized by Ag Education students for SAE projects:

• 30 students completed livestock SAE projects in summer 2003: 47 hogs, 12 lambs, 13 cattle
• was utilized by students for science research SAE projects
• was utilized by students for conservation related SAE projects
• Swine Research Trial results were presented at State Science Fair
• Student participation in fairs include: county, 30; district, 14; state, 23
• Student began a quail genetics research project

Was utilized for Ag Literacy Education

• Hosted Kindergarten,1st,2nd,5th,6th grade spring field trips
• Hosted Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade fall field trips
• Hosted 4 weeks of elementary summer school
• Hosted 6 Middle School Quail Project meetings
• Hosted Optimist Club/DARE Youth Fishing Derby
• Hosted Youth Firearm Safety classes (spring and fall)
• Hosted 2 Dewey School Prairie Night Events
• Hosted Field Trips from four area elementary schools
• Hosted Special Students from the Green Hills Area tour/hayride
• Over 1500 students visited the Litton Center

Was utilized for Adult Continuing Education and Community Meetings:

• Hosted 9 Fair Board meetings
• Hosted 9 Audubon meetings
• Hosted 8 UMC Extension educational meetings
• Hosted 41 4-H Club meetings
• Hosted Cub Scout & Girl Scout meetings
• Hosted 3 FSA and NRCS educational meetings
• Hosted 15 Missouri Department of Conservation educational meetings
• Hosted Chillicothe FFA Alumni meeting
• Hosted 1 Livingston County Health Center educational meetings
• Hosted 1 Chillicothe R-2 Administrative meetings
• Hosted AFA Thank You Breakfast
• Hosted 10 private family functions
• Polling Site for Jackson/Sampsel Township
• Was utilized for 115 Adult Continuing Education and Community Meetings
• Site for “Family Outdoor Day”
• Hosted a Show Feed Meeting for Purina/Land O Lakes
• Hosted a Republican luncheon by John Quinn
• Hosted State Beginning Agriculture Teachers Meeting
• Hosted Boy Scouts
• 2 Fishing 101 Classes
• State NRCS Soils Training
• State RC&D Conference
• 4-H State Exchange
• 8 LASE (Local Association of Special Educators) meetings
• 2 weeks of 4-H Cake Decorating 

Grounds Improvements

• Continued improvements on north sixteen acres 
• Completed swine facility expansion
• Continued work adding Landscaping around facility
• Completed New Shelter at the pond
• Began Restoration work on the Wetland
• Purchased electronic scales utilizing Paul Lamb and Charles Surber Memorial
• Worked with the Fair Board and Jenkins Foundation attorney on buildings / grounds design

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List of Accomplishments March 2003 – February 2004

Was utilized by Agriculture Education classes:

• Housed Ag Science 2 (crop emphasis) course
• Housed Ag Science 2 (landscape emphasis) course
• Housed Natural Resources/Applied Environmental Science Course
• Continued work on plant ID plots
• Ag Science 1 students bred, cared for and farrowed 2 sows
• Was utilized for animal selection labs
• Was utilized by Ag students in preparation for Career Development Events
• Hosted Livestock Judging Camp in July
• Hosted 2 FFA Chapter meetings
• Hosted 1 Pork Quality Assurance training meeting
• Students in Natural Resource Class participated in State Envirothon
• Hosted District Grassland Evaluation contest

Was utilized by Ag Education students for SAE projects:

• 30 students completed livestock SAE projects in summer 2003: 48 hogs; 4 lambs; 15 cattle
• was utilized by students for science research SAE projects
• was utilized by students for conservation related SAE projects
• Swine Research Trial results were presented at State Science Fair
• Student participation in fairs include: county, 30; district, 17; state, 22

Was utilized for Ag Literacy Education

• Hosted Kindergarten,1st,2nd,5th,6th grade spring field trips
• Hosted Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade fall field trips
• Hosted 4 weeks of elementary summer school
• Hosted 5 Middle School Quail Project meetings
• Hosted Optimist Club/DARE Youth Fishing Derby
• Hosted Youth Firearm Safety classes (spring and fall)
• Over 1500 students visited the Litton Center

Was utilized for Adult Continuing Education and Community Meetings:

• Hosted a 4 day Artificial Insemination class
• Hosted 9 Fair Board meetings
• Hosted 9 Audubon meetings
• Hosted 12 UMC Extension educational meetings
• Hosted 38 4-H Club meetings
• Hosted Cub Scout & Girl Scout meetings
• Hosted 5 FSA and NRCS educational meetings
• Hosted 2 Master Gardener meetings
• Hosted 15 Missouri Department of Conservation educational meetings
• Hosted Chillicothe FFA Alumni meeting
• Hosted 3 Livingston County Health Center educational meetings
• Hosted 3 U.S. Postal Service educational meetings
• Hosted 2 Chillicothe R-2 Administrative meetings
• Hosted AFA Thank You Breakfast
• Hosted 8 private family functions
• Hosted Retired Teachers Meeting
• Hosted Missouri Chamber of Commerce Tour
• Hosted Missouri State Fair Commission Meeting
• Hosted New Saddle Club Meetings
• Polling Site for Jackson Township

Was utilized for 124 Adult Continuing Education and Community Meetings

• Grounds Improvements
• Continued improvements on north sixteen acres
• Completed design swine facility expansion
• Continued work adding Landscaping around facility

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LC KIDS Program Summary

• Bug Out Days 40 students
• Adopt-A-Pig (K) 20 students
• Adopt-A-Pig (3) 24 students
• Outdoor Artists 25 students
• Plant Dissection 24 students
• Raft/Naturalist 25 students
• Observing the Seasons 150 students
• Quail Project 30 students
• Planting to Harvest 18 students
• Missouri Ag & Pen Pals 18 students
• 3rd grade science trip 145 students
• 4th grade science trip 161 students

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