The Expansion & Review Committee is once again conducting a license plate contest for fall promotion! During September, October, and November, spies across the county will be looking for vehicles sporting 4-H bumper stickers, window clings, or magnets! If your vehicle is spotted, the spies will write down your license plate number and turn it in to the Extension office.

A list of all spotted plate numbers will appear in the Winter Hotline. If yours is among them, call in to claim a small prize, and your family will be automatically entered into the grand prize drawing for a night on the town including dinner and a movie.

Local seed corn companies and the Lee County Fair Association are teaming up to find the Master Corn Grower in Northern Illinois. Adults and youth are invited to join this fun competition. Bring your tallest corn plant to the Lee County 4-H Fair and Jr. Show on Sunday, July 29 at 1:00 p.m. for measurement by the Corn Master. A $100 grand prize to the Master Corn Grower plus a new seed corn cap will be awarded to the winner. All participants are also eligible for door prizes. Corn plants will be measured from the first brace root to the tip of the tassel. For more information, call (815)-857-2603.