The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from a former F-4 jet pilot and present Illinois State Representative, at its Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

State Representative Wayne Rosenthal of Morrisonville spoke to Kiwanis members about his over 30 years of military service, including the Illinois National Guard and being a former F-4 jet pilot.

Rosenthal, who is also a long-time family farmer, is also a member and Vice-Chair of the Lincoln Land Community College board, and currently its longest-serving member.   He told the Kiwanis Club how an 18-million dollar endowment provided the funding for a new Ag Center on the main campus in Springfield, enabling that program to grow.   

Rosenthal also talked about the many dual credit courses high school students in the district can take and get credit towards college at Lincoln Land.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.