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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES </strong></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: JDC Fall Workday – Friday, October 14</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768493?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=3"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Horticulture Hotline –Opened till the end of October!</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: Museum of the Grand Prairie’s Harvest Fest – Saturday, October 15</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CONTINUING</strong> <strong>EDUCATION </strong></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768494?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=4"><span style="color: #4276aa;">4-Seasons Gardening Webinars</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768495?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=5"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Organic Soil Bourne Disease Management Webinar</span></a> – Thursday, October 13</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768496?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=6"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Heirloom Apple Tasting</span></a> – Tuesday, October 18</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768497?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=7"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Fermentation and Gardening with Doug Guker</span></a> – Tuesday, October 18</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: WeDigBio Transcription – October 21-22</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768498?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=8"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Reforestation and Habitat Restoration on the Farm</span></a> – Wednesday, October 26</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MISCELLANEOUS </strong></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Orchid Society Plant Sale - <strong>TODAY</strong>!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768499?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=9"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Don’t Forget to Record Those Volunteer Hours</span></a>!</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: JDC Fall Workday</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Friday, October 14 at 10 a.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>J<strong>oin the Master Gardeners who garden at the Juvenile Detention Center for a big garden clean-up on</strong> <strong>Friday, October 14</strong> <strong>beginning at 10 a.m.</strong> All Master Gardeners are welcome to join the fun and assist with this workday.</p>
<p>The JDC garden will be one of the community garden features (along with our Champaign County Nursing Home Garden) on Garden Walk 2017. Gardeners will be edging the garden along with completing general maintenance to put the garden to bed for the season.</p>
<p>If it is raining on the 14th, a rain date is set for the following Friday, October 21. </p>
<p>If you have questions regarding the workday or joining the Juvenile Detention Center team, contact one of the following Master Gardeners: </p>
<ul>
<li>Dottie Davito: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:bocce7@aol.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">bocce7@aol.com</span></a></li>
<li>Sara Taber: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:sftaber1@gmail.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">sftaber1@gmail.com</span></a></li>
<li>Jennifer Livingston: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:tjehlhome@gmail.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">tjehlhome@gmail.com</span></a></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: Horticulture Hotline</em></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>As a reminder, the Horticulture Hotline is open till the end of October and we’re still bustling with homeowner calls.</strong> Be sure to spend some time in the office before we’re “closed” for the season!</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768493?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=10"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to sign up on our SignUp calendar.</p>
<p>Have questions? Email me, Ava Heap, at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>As a reminder, you are not required to answer homeowner’s questions immediately.</em></strong> We encourage you to kindly tell the homeowner that we will respond to questions within 48 hours with the best researched answer we can come up with.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: Museum of the Grand Prairie’s Harvest Fest</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Saturday, October 15</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Museum of the Grand Prairie's fall event, Harvest Fest, is coming up on Saturday, October 15th from 2:00-6:00 pm. We are looking for volunteers to help supervise activity stations and help with set up and tear down. In the table below I have listed the activities needing volunteers below, as well as their location and the volunteer times. If there is a particular station volunteers are interested, I will happily send them more information and instructions directly.</p>
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<p>Corn husk dolls</p>
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<p>The volunteer shift times include coming 30 minutes early for instructions and light set-up, as well as 30 minutes at the end for clean-up. The last hour of the program will be storytelling, so our activity stations will end at 5. </p>
<p>We will also have cider and donuts for volunteers to munch on to get in the fall spirit! This is a great opportunity to get volunteer hours, and is also an excellent way to get to know our community a little bit better. If anyone is interested, please have them let me know their preferred activity. Thank you so much, and I look forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p>Questions? Contact Public Programs/Visitor Services Coordinator Kaitlyn Riopelle at 217.586.2612. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: </em></strong><strong><em>4-Seasons Gardening Webinars</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Later this month we bring back the 4-Seasons Gardening webinars. Here’s what’s in store:</p>
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<li><strong>TOMORROW</strong> – October 11 - Small Shrubs/Low Maintenance - Sandy Mason</li>
<li>October 25 - Garden Pond Critters - Phil Nixon</li>
</ul>
<p>All webinars will be available for viewing at 1:30 p.m. during the listed dates in the Champaign Extensions conference room. To view at the Champaign office, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768494?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=11"><span style="color: #4276aa;">click here</span></a>.</p>
<p>To view from the comfort of your own home at either 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday or 6 p.m. on a Thursday, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768500?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=12"><span style="color: #4276aa;">click here</span></a>.</p>
<p>To view previous 4-Seasons Gardening webinars (which all count towards Continuing Education) view them on YouTube: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768501?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=13"><span style="color: #4276aa;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYBGqFXZS6Sn37n1mVcY1g</span></a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Organic Soil Bourne Disease Management Webinar</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Thursday, October 13 at 12 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Join us when University of Illinois Local Food Systems/Small Farms Extension</p>
<p>Educators Laurie George and James Theuri discuss different soil pathogens that can</p>
<p>cause production issues in vegetables, as well as present non-chemical ways of</p>
<p>suppressing some of the more common soilborne disease-causing organisms</p>
<ul>
<li>Discover what soilborne pathogenic organisms, such as fusarium, verticillium, and pythium, are and how they affect soil health.</li>
<li>Gain strategies towards the management of disease-causing pathogens.</li>
<li>Discuss biological control of bacterial and fungal organisms.</li>
</ul>
<p>Pre-registration is required by October 11th and may be completed at</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768495?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=14"><span style="color: #4276aa;">https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=14944</span></a> or by calling the Jefferson County Extension Office at (618) 242-0780.</p>
<p>Join us when University of Illinois Local Food Systems/Small Farms Extension Educators Laurie George and James Theuri discuss different soil pathogens that can cause production issues in vegetables, as well as present non-chemical ways of suppressing some of the more common soilborne disease-causing organisms. For more information, email Laurie George at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:ljgeorge@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">ljgeorge@illinois.edu</span></a> or James Theuri at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:jtheu50@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">jtheu50@illinois.edu</span></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Heirloom Apples</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, October 18 at 7 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Join the Champaign County Master Gardeners as they welcome Hope Wolfe of Wolfe Orchard located near Monticello, IL in Piatt Co as she presents <em>Heirloom Apples</em>. Hope will also provide an apple tasting so participants can learn about the various flavors and determine their favorite. The program will be held <strong>Tuesday, October 18 at 7 p.m. at the Champaign County Extension office</strong>.</p>
<p>This program is free of charge and open to the public, but registration is limited. Call the Champaign County Extension office at 217.333.7672 or <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768496?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=15"><span style="color: #4276aa;">click here to register online</span></a>.</p>
<p>Wolfe Orchard is a small “mom and pop” apple orchard that has several heirloom and modern apples. Community members can visit their orchard Tuesday-Sunday between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. to purchase their many, delicious apples. For more information on the orchard, call (217) 762-8029. </p>
<p>Questions? Contact Program Coordinator Ava Heap (<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a>).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Fermentation and Gardening with Doug Guker</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Doug is a Local Food Systems and Small Farms Extension educator with University of Illinois Extension. Fermentation gardening is a new trend with homeowners. According to the garden trend report, "People are growing hops for home brewing and grapes for home-made wine". The report says that some people like the creative aspect of home brewing, while others, like the science behind the brew. Doug will explain the basics of making mead, beer and ginger ale at home. There will be handouts and instructions to take home.</p>
<p>Online registration requires credit card payment. <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768497?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=16"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here to register online</span></a>. You may also pre-register at the Extension Office by cash or check. Your space is reserved upon receipt of payment. If you have any questions, call our office at 217-442-8615 or email Debbie Mikel at demikel@illinois.edu. Cost is $5.00 per person.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: WeDigBio Transcription</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Friday October 21 and Saturday, October 22</em></strong></span></p>
<p>INHS Herbarium is hosting coming up this October: the 2nd annual Worldwide Engagement for Digitzing Biocollections (WeDigBio) Transcription Event. Building on the success from last year, we hope to double the transcription goal this year and make more information from plant, insect, fish, fungi, and fossil specimens available to the public. This is a worldwide event with 40 institutions across the globe participating. flier for the event is attached. Great event for Master Gardeners and Master Naturalist.</p>
<p>The local events are Friday, October 21st from 9:00am-12:00 pm and Saturday, October 22nd from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign. We will also be enjoying pizza, games, and prizes.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Reforestation and Habitat Restoration on the Farm</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Wednesday, October 26 - 7:45 am </em></strong></span></p>
<p>Have you seen what is going on in the countryside? Have you wondered about those strips of grasses and trees that now fill what once was a farm field? Many farmers are planting pollinator mixes, prairie plants and trees to help save our wonderful resources. The Master Naturalists along with the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District have found four wonderful farms that are willing to show what farmers have been doing over the last 20 years. This tour will cover a lot of topics from pruning and thinning of trees to the best way to get a pollinator seeding to grow. It will also show the need for Master Naturalists to help farmers with this both in plant ID and maintenance. We will see how a great habitat can be made for both our furry friends and the pollinators! <strong>Please join us for a bus tour of 3 different stops in Champaign County on October 26th</strong>.</p>
<p>Registration is now open to non-Master Naturalists! <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768498?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=17"><span style="color: #4276aa;">For more information, times, and locations, and to register, click here.</span></a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Orchid Society Plant Sale</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>TODAY </em></strong><strong><em>Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Central Illinois Orchid Society is holding an orchid sale <strong>TODAY</strong>, <strong>Monday, October 10</strong> at Hessel Park Church, 700 W. Kirby AV, Champaign. The divisions of member plants and other excess plants will be sold at very low prices. There are lots of good looking Phalaenopsis which are not in spike yet, but will be so when it cools down at night. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm with some business matters, and we can expect to move on to the sale by a little before 7 pm. </p>
<p>If you have an orchid and need advice on its care, feel free to come ask. You are welcome to bring your plant for problem diagnosis as well. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Don’t Forget to Enter Those Hours!</em></strong></span></p>
<p>While it’s hard to believe, the year 2016 is slowly winding down. Have you completed your volunteer and continuing education hours? If not, there’s still plenty of time to do so!</p>
<p>To remain an active Master Gardener volunteer, you are required to earn 30 hours of volunteer service and 10 hours of continuing education hours annually. Master Gardener Interns are required to complete a 60-hour internship prior to committing to the annual hour requirements. Volunteers must also sign an annual Volunteer Agreement form which is usually distributed in November.</p>
<p>Why you should report all your hours (not just the minimum)?</p>
<ul>
<li>So you will be eligible for awards</li>
<li>So you can amaze your friends with the number of hours you have logged</li>
<li>So our funders can see just how fantastic MGs are and how much they do in the community</li>
</ul>
<p>Please record any volunteer hours before the end of the year (December 31, 2016). Visit the <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/5768499?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=18"><em style="color: #4276aa;">Volunteer Hour Reporting</em></a> webpage to review how to record your hours.</p>
<p>The only way we know that hours have been earned is if you report them. These hours are also submitted to the state to support funding. If you need help with the reporting process, contact Horticulture Program Coordinator, Ava Heap at 333-7672 or <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a> for assistance.</p>
<p>Many volunteer opportunities are available before the end of the year. Please review the listserv for emails including activities, times and places. For contact information for specific gardens or projects, please reference the 2016 Master Gardener Handbook and Membership Directory. Email Ava if you need a copy. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #cccccc; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p><em>Program Coordinator, Horticulture</em></p>
<p>University of Illinois Extension, Unit 13</p>
<p>Champaign County</p>
<p>801 N. Country Fair Drive, Suite D</p>
<p>Champaign, IL 61821</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a></p>
<p>217-333-7672 </p>
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