Area Clubs

JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR OPEN CLASS

Jefferson County Fair Open Class will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Jefferson County Extension Office.

Plans for the Jefferson County Fair, scheduled June 21-27, will be discussed.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

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JEFFERSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS

The Jefferson County Master Gardeners will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson County Extension Office.

Susan Gilland, master gardener from Albia, will give a presentation on heirloom tomatoes. She will show different varieties and explain how to save seeds to plant next year.

The program is open to the public.

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GIRL SCOUTS

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Area Girl Scouts in second through 12th grade are invited to an upcoming program about climate change from storm chaser Eddy Weiss and his Chasing 4 Life weather education team.

The program, ?It?s All About Change: Climate Change and the World Around Us,? will be from 6-7:30 p.m. April 28 at First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant.

Girls will get to meet a real-life storm chaser and find out about his job. They will learn whether chasing storms is getting more difficult and about climate change, environmental issues, the politics around global warming and the history of the country?s weather.

The April session is part of a series of programs brought to the region by Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois in an effort to prepare girls for emergencies, disasters, severe weather and climate change.

The deadline to register is April 27. Cost is $7 per girl and $5 per adult and includes a Chasing 4 Life patch for girls. Register by visiting girlscoutstoday.com or calling (319) 752-3639 or (800) 798-0833.

For information about the event, visit girlscoutstoday.com and click on the link from the rotating billboard on the home page. Girls who are not current Girl Scouts may attend the sessions by becoming a member; dues are $12.