LCHS presents two evenings of music

The Lincoln Community High School jazz bands will present their ninth annual spring jazz night Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at the K of C banquet hall. The evening will feature both LCHS jazz bands playing swing, Latin, rock and funk-style tunes with many student soloists. The cost is $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door. Popcorn and soft drinks will be available for purchase.

The LCHS choirs and symphonic band will present a spring concert Tuesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The symphonic band, beginning choir and advanced choir will perform music from classical to popular styles. This concert is free and open to the public.

 


4-H Oral Communications Contest results announced
 
Logan County 4-H recently held its annual Oral Communications Contest.  State Fair delegates selected included Kelly Dowling (Original Works), Lincoln; Emily Bakken (Illustrated Speech), Lincoln; Abrigail Sasse (Original Works), Beason; and Amanda Davison (Illustrated Speech), Beason. Selected as State Fair alternates were Andrew Fulton (Illustrated Speech), Lincoln; and Natalie Coers (Illustrated Speech), Emden.  All were blue award winners.  Also receiving a blue award was Mathew Runyon, Broadwell.   Emily Bakken was selected as the top oral communicator and received a plaque sponsored by Logan County 4-H Foundation. 

Judges for this year's contests were Sara McCawley of New Holland and Kathy Litherland of Atlanta.

Oral communication is a life skill taught and practiced in 4-H.  To find out more about the program, contact the Logan County Extension Office, at 122 S. McLean St. in Lincoln or call 732-8289.

 


Choirs hit the road; Bible Bowl teams hit the Book
    The junior high and senior high choirs of Lincoln Christian Church are hitting the road this summer to spread the Word of God through music. And to help raise money for their tour, the choirs are offering a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the Fellowship Center at Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St. Tickets to the breakfast cost $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for students 12 and under.

The senior high choir, known as the Good News choir, is directed by Tim Searby and will leave Friday, June 9, and return Sunday, June 18. They will perform at seven churches throughout Illinois, Florida and Georgia. Upon their return to Lincoln, the choir will perform at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church. HeartSong, the junior high choir directed by Karen Gerdts, will tour June 1 through 4, performing at several churches in Illinois and Southeast Missouri.

This marks the 27th year that the youth choirs have gone on tours around the United States. Tracy Thomas, youth minister at Lincoln Christian Church, says the purpose of the choir tours is “to bring the message of the gospel to people in a unique format, and show that young people are committed to the gospel.”

Also starting at 7 a.m. in the Fellowship Center is a yard sale to raise funds for the Bible Bowl teams. The teams will be traveling to the national Bible Bowl Tournament, which will take place during the North American Christian Convention July 10 though 14 in Louisville, Ky.

The teams have been studying texts from Acts chapters 13 through 28, 1 and 2 Corinthians and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. During the yard sale, the students will participate in a “studyathon” to prepare for the event. At the tournament, they will compete against approximately 250 teams from across the nation. Last year, the top team from the church placed 14th.

For more information about the yard sale or breakfast, contact the church office at 732-7618.

[Katherine Heller]


Rural loan program awards State Bank

Jill Apell, Rural Development state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was in Lincoln recently to present the State Bank of Lincoln with a “Certificate of Merit.”

Rural Development makes loans and grants in rural Illinois to create jobs, provide needed services to communities and make home ownership possible for hundreds of families. There are 128 full-time employees in 20 local offices, and the total assistance provided in Illinois during the last fiscal year was $214,226,440.

One of the most used programs is the Guaranteed Rural Housing loan program. Rural Development currently has 6,861 Guaranteed Rural Housing loans in Illinois, for a total of over $348 million. The current budget for this program is $3.2 billion dollars. The program allows eligible families to obtain 100 percent, 30-year fixed rate loans.

When the program started in December of 1991, the State Bank of Lincoln was the first bank in Illinois to agree to participate. Since then, State Bank has been a leader in the state of Illinois in making and servicing Guaranteed Rural Housing loans. Illinois now has over 275 lenders that process these loans.

State Bank made loans totaling more than $5 million the last 12 months. State Bank of Lincoln also buys loans from 80 banks throughout Illinois and has a portfolio of 1,325 Guaranteed Housing Loans totaling over $61 million. This represents the largest volume of Guaranteed Rural Housing loans serviced by any bank in Illinois. With the help of banks like the State Bank of Lincoln, Illinois has the largest volume of Guaranteed Housing loans of any state this fiscal year.

 

 


Zonta Club of Lincoln reports on April meeting

The Zonta Club of Lincoln met Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Club in Lincoln. The speaker for the evening was Doug Clemins, representing the "Wings of Hope" organization. "Wings of Hope" is a volunteer, non-sectarian, apolitical organization whose mission is to save lives and to improve the quality of life for people all over the world. The group works with international health organizations and with missionaries of all faiths. "Wings of Hope" is headquartered at Lambert Field in St. Louis and has 122 airplanes, seven of which work in the remote areas of the United States, such as Appalachia and the Southwest.

The Zonta budgets for the 2000-2001 fiscal year were presented by Kay Bauer, chairman of the operating budget, and by Pat Shay, chairman of the service project committee.

Members were reminded of the spring workshop April 29 at Charleston.

The next Zonta meeting, with the installation service, will be Tuesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Elks Club.

 


Blood donor update

Lincoln Christian College will be the site for an American Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, May 2, from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Mitchell-Newhouse Lumber Company will sponsor the Red Cross blood drives at the Lincoln Sports Complex on May 3 and 17. Hours both days will be from 12 to 5 p.m.

During April, the following persons reached goals in their blood donations: Gary D. Liesman, 13 gallons; Roger Alberts and Guy Wands, five gallons each; Marilyn Wheat and Sandra Wilmert, three gallons each; Tim Smith, two gallons; and Ruth D. Freeman, one gallon.

First-time donors are always welcome. All donors may call 800-728-3543, extension 1441, to schedule an appointment to give blood or to receive more information.

 


ALMH accepts applications for summer teen volunteers

Applications are currently being accepted for this summer’s teen volunteer program at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Teen volunteers work throughout the hospital, performing a variety of duties in many different departments. To be eligible for the program, teens must be an eighth grade graduate and must complete an application form that includes personal references. All teen volunteers must also complete the training session scheduled on Friday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at the hospital.

Applications are available at ALMH from Barbara Dahm, director of volunteer and special services. Applications should be filled out and returned in person to the volunteer office as soon as possible. A brief interview will be conducted at that time. For more information, call 217-732-2161, ext. 184.

 


New vice-president and trust officer at Logan County Bank

Logan County Bank is pleased to welcome Michael J. Kelly as their new vice-president and trust officer. Mike worked for a community bank and farm management department in Macomb for nearly 12 years. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1987 and has a bachelor of science degree in agriculture economics. He is a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and has been an accredited farm manager since 1994.

Mike, his wife, Mary, and their two children will be relocating to Lincoln in the near future.

Logan County Bank’s Trust Department offers a full range of services including estate administration, farm management, guardianship, IRAs, trusts, management of custodial accounts, pensions and retirement funds, employee benefit plans, and financial planning. Logan County Bank is located at 303 Pulaski St. in Lincoln.

 


Main Street Lincoln to celebrate Historic Preservation Week

Citizens in Lincoln will join thousands of individuals around the country as part of the National Trust’s Historic Preservation Week celebration. "Taking the Past Into the Future" is the theme of the week, with events scheduled May 7-14.

Citizens in Lincoln will join thousands of individuals around the country as part of the National Trust’s Historic Preservation Week celebration. "Taking the Past Into the Future" is the theme of the week, with events scheduled May 7-14.

"The millennium is a time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust. "This year’s theme celebrates that link between past and future, challenging us to plan for the issues that will confront us in the years to come. It is essential that we be vigilant, flexible and well-informed in order to deal with the rapid changes that are sure to have an impact on our irreplaceable historic treasures."

Students in grades four through eight are encouraged to write a one-page paper on the "Most Historically Influential Lincoln Resident." One winning entry from each grade will win an entertainment package and be recognized on May 7 at the Taste of Lincoln. Entries must be submitted by May 1 to the Main Street Lincoln Office on the second floor of the Union Planters Bank building, 303 S. Kickapoo in Lincoln.

As a prelude to Historic Preservation Week, the "Lincoln Legacy Quiz" will begin in The Courier May 1 and run daily through May 6. Readers can answer the five questions posted each day and send the results to the Main Street Lincoln office. The participant with the highest number of correct responses will win dinner for two at a local restaurant and will be recognized May 7 at the Taste of Lincoln.

A May 3-14 drive by tour of architecturally significant homes, sponsored by the Logan County Board of Realtors and The Courier, will be featured in a special insert on May 3. The insert will include a brief description of the homes and a numbered map so the public can enjoy a leisurely look at all of Lincoln’s treasures.

Mayor Joan Ritter will present the annual awards for Historic Preservation at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, May 7, on the north lawn of the Logan County Courthouse during the Taste of Lincoln. Awards are available in both residential and non-residential categories for preservation, exterior rehabilitation and sympathetic addition. For more information or to make a nomination, call the Main Street Lincoln office. Homes included in the drive by tour are not automatically nominated for an award.

 

 

 


[Lincoln City Hall --
The LaFrance fire truck shown was purchased
by the city in 1924 and retired in 1970.]

 

Historic displays will be in the windows of many downtown businesses May 6-14 for Historic Preservation Week. Some windows will feature Western Illinois Regional History Fair entries by junior high students from Zion Lutheran School and New Holland/Middletown.

"More Love Than Money Restoration" will be the theme of a workshop to be held Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in the Union Planter's Bank Conference Room on the second floor at 303 S. Kickapoo. Mike Fak will share low-cost tips on how to renovate your home and give examples. There is no fee and pre-registration is not necessary.

 

 

Also that evening, Ruth Sloot from Lincoln Community High School will showcase the project on historic homes compiled by civics classes this year. This will be the first opportunity for residents whose homes were included in the project to see the results.

Another historically based event, the Elkhart Chatauqua, will be May 21 on Elkhart Hill from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the Chatauqua, call 217/947-2323.

Historic Preservation Week is based on the 29-year-old tradition of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is sponsored locally by the city of Lincoln and Main Street Lincoln with financial support from Beans ’N Such and the Blue Dog Inn. For more information on the activities, people can call the Main Street Lincoln office at 732-2929.

[LDN ed.]

 


Free dance lessons in Mason City

The Mason City Historical Society is sponsoring free dance lessons for the next four weeks so that people can  learn to "strut their stuff" for the Civil War ball and band performance at the park pavilion Saturday, May 27, for Mason City's Living History Weekend . The society feels that more people will enjoy themselves at the ball if they are familiar with a few period dance steps.

The free dance lessons will begin Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mason City Civic Center, 120 N. Main St. People of all skill levels and with or without a partner are invited to sign up.


Atlanta 4-H club invites youth from town to join

The members of the Atlanta Town and Country 4-H club invite eligible youth from town to join. Jeff Jones, the club reporter, says, "4-H isn’t just for people who live in the country. There are lots of things for a guy or a girl from town to do." Activities include cooking, growing flowers, woodworking, small engines, arts, crafts and herb gardening. For more information, people can call 217-648-2973.

 


 

Civil War ball and band performance set for Memorial Day weekend

The Mason City Historical Society is bringing the Civil War to Mason City on Memorial Day weekend. Living history events in the city parks will include an educational, entertaining appearance by the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band on Saturday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the tourist park pavilion. The band is an authentic reenactment of the actual Civil War era band that was mustered at State Normal University in 1861. The band members wear reproductions of the original wool uniforms worn by the Union Army, and each member plays music of the era on period instruments dating as early as 1848. A Civil War military ball will be the main feature during their performance. Children as well as adults will dance to the Virginia reel, broom dance and other musical steps of that era. The public is invited to this full-family affair for an evening of dancing or just plain listening. Those in attendance are encouraged, but not required, to wear attire of the Civil War period. Proceeds from this military ball and band performance fundraiser will go to the restoration of Mason City's Soldiers Monument erected in 1867 in Memorial Park. Events are sponsored in cooperation with the local historical society, churches, school, clubs and organizations, as well as parks and city government.

 


Heritage In Flight museum

The Heritage In Flight Museum at the Logan County Airport is open every weekend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is open during the week by special arrangement by calling 732-3333. The museum contains historical aviation exhibits from as far back as World War I. Donations to the museum have come from Logan County residents who served in the flying branches of the United States military and from military and civilian sources throughout the U.S. Heritage In Flight holds its regular meetings on the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. in the commons room of the airport terminal building. We are always interested in new members who have an interest in helping to maintain the museum and the important and fascinating historical records that it contains. The Heritage In Flight Museum is a non-profit organization.

 

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