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Marshall-Putnam Soil & Water Conservation District
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Lady Landowners |
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2009
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1511 University Court Henry, IL 61537 |
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11th Annual Lady Landowners Tour |
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Lady Landowners September 17, 2009
The day began with a light breakfast at the First Presbyterian Church in Henry. A large variety of fresh baked treats, from Asher’s Apron in Lacon, were enjoyed by all.
We then boarded the bus and headed to the Patriot Renewable Fuels Ethanol Plant in Annawan. During the ride to the ethanol plant Joyce Scholl introduced the SWCD and NRCS employees, reviewed the ladies handout bag contents and spoke about the upcoming day. We stayed on the bus at the Ethanol plant and Mr. Judd Hulting gave the group a trip around the plant to explain how the ethanol process works and what they do with the by-products.
Butterworth Mansion in Moline was the next stop. The group toured the1892 mansion that was built by Charles and Mary Deere for their daughter Katherine Deere, the granddaughter of John Deere, and inventor of the first successful, self-scouring steel plow.
We all enjoyed a wonderful lunch at The River House in Moline. We enjoyed a buffet of hamburger and chicken sandwiches along with a salad bar and homemade potato chips. We enjoyed some shopping in downtown Moline at the John Deere Store, Isabelle Bloom and Watermark Corners with extra time to check out the John Deere pavilion.
The ladies then returned to the bus and we travelled a short distance to the Quad City Botanical Center where each enjoyed a self-guided tour of the memorial butterfly garden, native wildflower garden, sun garden and patio garden.
As the ladies returned to the bus they were given an afternoon snack which included a cookie and bottled water. We then headed back to Henry and dropped everyone off at the Methodist Church around 4:30pm. As everyone was exiting the bus each participant was presented with homemade chocolate dipped pretzel rods. |