Giving the Gift of Flowers and Herbs series is ideal for those individuals who want to learn about incorporating growing cut flowers and herbs in their own backyard or garden bed. This four-part series costs $25 and is for flower enthusiasts, gardeners, or families wanting to extend their knowledge to learn tips and techniques for producing more blooms and the importance of giving back to their community.

Christina Lueking

Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator 

Specialty in Horticulture 

Illinois Extension

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

3452 Broadway, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Phone: (618) 242.0780 |lueking@illinois.edu

extension.illinois.edu | aces.illinois.edu

https://extension.illinois.edu/bcjmw

https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2025-04-17-giving-gift-cut-flowers

 

Jake Linder sits down with Pastor Tim Reynolds of Mt. Vernon Baptist Temple as the organizer of this event and is also joined via phone from Texas by Jimmy Meeks. Meeks is a retired Texas police officer and minister who teaches situation awareness and how to be a first responder in an emergency.

 

More details on this event via the link here: https://www.wmix94.com/event/mt-vernon-church-safety-seminar/

and here; https://www.wmix94.com/event/womens-safety-seminar/

 
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Jake give you an update on his Big Jake's Journey of Health partnership with in-studio guest Destiny from Medical Weight Loss Solutions in Marion. Also, a big rodeo/concert announcement in Du Quoin was made by our friends with Wolfe Cattle Company and Cord McCoy's PRCA Pro Rodeo. And finally, the Summersville Grade School Girls Basketball Coaches join us to talk about their recent finish at State.

 
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Rylie and Hanley make their triumphant return to the radio along with Noelle from the Jefferson County Child Abuse Prevention Committee to talk about April and how it is Child Abuse Awareness Month.

 
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