An LLCC student saved the life of a stranger by freeing him from a vehicle which had flipped into Lake Springfield. Auto Tech student Trevor Clardy required stitches from punching out the windshield, but still made it to Professor Alison Stachera’s class the next day, just a bit late. She reports: “He had never missed a class, but on Monday last week, he was not attending when class started. He walked in about a half-hour later, also unusual. When I saw his hands bandaged, I asked him what had happened. He was very humble, but admitted that he had helped a man out of his submerged truck. Trevor had spent the whole night in the ER in pain, unable to move his hands, but still managed to get to my class Monday morning. That’s dedication.”

http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170420/man-saves-chatham-motorist-who-crashed-into-lake-springfield

Dick Rogers, automotive professor, is retiring after 31 years at  LLCC. Please join us Thursday, May 4, 2-4 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room to celebrate Dick’s time at LLCC and to wish him well in his retirement.

The LLCC Agriculture Club’s served its 5th annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon Friday, March 24.  The meal costs $.50, which represents the amount a farmer receives from a $6 lunch. Participants learned about agriculture ag trivia while enjoying lunch. Ag trivia winners were awarded prizes.

LLCC will host the Illinois Postsecondary Agriculture Student competition Friday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Several hundred ag students from community colleges across the state will participate. For more information, contact Bill Harmon at 6.2573.

AFO 208 students painted bean bag games sets as a lab activity this semester. The ag program would like to thank the staff and faculty who bought them. We will probably take orders for new sets next fall.

Please welcome to the Springfield campus today students attending an Agriculture Career Expo. The event for high school students interested in agriculture programs is being held in the Trutter Center with two sessions: morning, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and afternoon, noon-2 p.m. Please also note that parking near the Trutter Center will be reserved for bus parking.

Students will learn about programs available and getting started at LLCC; participate in mini lessons in agronomy, ag mechanics, animal science and horticulture; and meet with LLCC’s ag faculty and students in addition to professionals in the field.

Major event sponsors include Canteen Vending, First National Bank of Litchfield, GROWMARK, Illinois Pork Producers Association, M & M Service Company and Subway.