Student Conservation Day held

May 8, 2012 at 10:13 a.m. | Updated May 8, 2012 at 10:13 a.m.

On behalf of Moniteau County Health Services, Christine Koestner reviews healthy choices for the students attending Student Conservation Day.

Many fifth and sixth grade students and teachers from California R-I, Clarksburg C-2, High Point, Latham R-V, Jamestown C-I and St. Andrew's at Tipton, attended Student Conservation Day on Tuesday, May 1, at the Moniteau County Fairgrounds in California.

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There were many sponsors of the event which was coordinated by the Moniteau County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).

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Personnel involved in the daylong event included those from SWCD, Missouri Department of Conservation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Moniteau County Farm Service Agency, Moniteau County Health Services, Mid-Mo Ambulance, California Police Department, Lincoln University, and volunteers of California Rural Fire Department.

For more of this story check out the May 9 issue of the California Democrat.