Brian L. Wrage. Mr. Wrage, a Logan and Tazewell County farmer from Atlanta, Illinois, began farming in 1980 and currently raises corn and soybeans on 1,375 acres. He grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Logan County, graduated from New Holland-Middletown High School and earned a B.S. degree in zoology from Southern Illinois University in 1976. After graduation he returned to the family farm and trucking business. He was a member of the Logan County Young Farmers. He has been a member of the Lincoln Lions Club for over 25 years, serving as president and treasurer. He attends a local church in Lincoln, IL and is a member of Gideons International-Logan Camp. He is a past vice-president of Gideons and is now secretary for Logan Camp. His hobby is collecting Indian relics and he has been a member of the Illinois State Archaeological Society for many years. He is co-sponsor of the Evergreen Lake Knap-In at Comlara Park in Hudson, IL, which held its 10th Annual Knap-In in July 2004. He is a member of the Land of Lincoln Agriculture Coalition. He holds stock in the following cooperatives: Emden Farmer Grain, East Lincoln Farmers Grain, Hartsburg Grain and Taloma Farmers Grain.