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November 2001


through Sunday, Dec. 2
PREMIER SPONSOR: Lincoln Land Communications; presented by Main Street Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation
WHO: Public
WHAT: Festival of Trees
WHERE: Logan County Courthouse
WHEN:
Monday-Saturday, 9 am - 7 pm; Sunday, noon-6 pm; open till 8:30 pm Nov. 27 and 29

through Wednesday, Dec. 26
SPONSOR: Michelle's Home and Garden
WHO: Public, by admission
WHAT: Winter Wonderland Walk
WHERE: 1014 N. Kickapoo
WHEN:
Monday-Saturday, 11 am-8 pm; Sundays 1-8 pm

Thursday, Nov. 29
SPONSOR: OSF St. Joseph Medical Center
WHO: Public; preregistration required; call 1 (800) 407-4557
WHAT: Life Line Screening (stroke prevention and osteoporosis screening)

WHERE: Friendship Manor

SPONSOR: Oasis senior citizens center
WHO: Public; fee
WHAT: Chili supper and bake sale
WHERE: 501 Pulaski St.
WHEN:
4-7 pm

CO-SPONSORS: City of Lincoln and Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce
WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas parade
WHERE: Courthouse square in downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 7 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian College
WHO: Public; tickets sold in advance only
WHAT: "Christmas in the Chapel"
WHERE: Lincoln Christian College chapel
WHEN:
7:30 pm

Friday, Nov. 30
SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian College
WHO: Public; tickets sold in advance only
WHAT: "Christmas in the Chapel"
WHERE: Lincoln Christian College chapel
WHEN:
7:30 pm

December 2001


Saturday, Dec. 1
SPONSOR: First United Methodist Church
WHO: Public
WHAT: Cookie walk
WHERE: 302 Broadway
WHEN:
9 a.m. - noon

SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children; reservations required
WHAT: Teddy bear picnic
WHERE: Library annex, 725 Pekin
WHEN:
9:30-11 am; program at 10 am

WHO: Children
WHAT: Kids Day at the Festival of Trees
WHERE: Logan County Courthouse
WHEN:
10 am - 3 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian College
WHO: Public; tickets sold in advance only
WHAT: "Christmas in the Chapel"
WHERE: Lincoln Christian College chapel
WHEN:
11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas open house
WHERE: Courthouse on the square, Mount Pulaski
WHEN:
2-8 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: Lighting of the Atlanta Christmas tree
WHERE: Downtown Atlanta; refreshments at Atlanta Firehouse
WHEN:
5 pm

Sunday, Dec. 2
SPONSOR: Carroll Catholic School
WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas breakfast buffet and bazaar
WHERE: 111 Fourth St.
WHEN:
7 am - 12:30 pm

WHO: Runners registered
WHAT: Jingle Bell Run to benefit Arthritis Foundation

WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 900 Primm Road
WHEN: 1 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Junior Woman's Club
WHO: Public
WHAT: Tour of homes; fee
WHEN: 1-5 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian College
WHO: Public; tickets sold in advance only
WHAT: "Christmas in the Chapel"
WHERE: Lincoln Christian College chapel
WHEN:
3 pm

Monday, Dec. 3
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
WHAT: Luncheon and card party; by advance tickets
WHERE: Elk's Country Club
WHEN:
Noon

Saturday, Dec. 8
SPONSOR: Needs and Goals of Elkhart
WHO: Public
WHAT: Christmas Goodies Bake Sale
WHERE: Elkhart Fire Station
WHEN:
Starting at 8 am

SPONSOR: Zion Lutheran Church youth group
WHO: Public
WHAT: Cookie walk
WHERE: 205 Pulaski
WHEN:
8-11 am

SPONSOR: Main Street Lincoln's Economic Restructuring Committee
WHO: Public; ticket fee
WHAT: "Tour of the Tops"
WHERE: Downtown Lincoln
WHEN:
1-4 pm

WHO: Public; with advance tickets
WHAT: Christmas candlelight services
WHERE: John Dean Gillett Memorial Chapel, Elkhart
WHEN:
4 pm, 5:30 pm, 8 pm

WHO: Public; by advance tickets
WHAT: Madrigal dinner
WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 320 Broadway
WHEN:
7 pm

Sunday, Dec. 9
WHO: Public; by advance tickets
WHAT: Madrigal dinner
WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 320 Broadway
WHEN:
5 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Candlelight Christmas services at Elkhart chapelThe perfect Christmas giftElkhart bake sale offers Christmas goodiesLCC presents ‘Christmas in the Chapel’ Nov. 29-Dec. 2Logan County Christmas tree projectLincoln Public Library adult program scheduleEd Madigan exhibit featured at Lincoln College Museum

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  Girl ScoutsHeritage in FlightOasisU of I Extension


SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

The perfect Christmas gift

Holiday time. Thinking about what to get the kids for Christmas? How about something that will really wow them, and you can have fun too.

Lincoln held its first soapbox derby this past summer. If you came out and watched the downhill races on North Kickapoo Street during the Art and Balloon Fest, then you know it’s a family affair that provides lots of fun, camaraderie and thrills.

There is still time to order a kit from the national organization and have it delivered for Christmas. Orders must be received in Akron by the first week in December.

Order blanks are available from any of the five soapbox derby committee members listed below. They will assist you when filling out the order blank. For those who would like to design and build their own car, the committee can help with the technical things you will encounter.

So, if you have a son or daughter, including the physically handicapped, who will be 7 years old by race day, they will be able to experience the thrill of racing.

The Lincoln Downhillers 2002 race will be bigger and better than last year. We have learned from last year, and we are going to have a "rip-roarin’" time in 2002.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas from the committee:

Tom Kissel, Bill Martinie, Wayne Lolling, Duane Petty, Bob Steele


Candlelight Christmas services at Elkhart chapel

Candlelight Christmas services at the Chapel on the Hill in Elkhart will be Saturday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person, and proceeds will help support the chapel and the Hunter House programs.

Tickets will go on phone-sale to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 9 a.m. The number to call is (217) 947-2238.

Elkhart Historical Society members will receive an order form in the mail and may order immediately by filling out the form enclosed in the letter. All others may call Gillette at (217) 947-2238 for reservations and tickets.


Elkhart bake sale offers Christmas goodies

Needs and Goals of Elkhart will have their Christmas Goodies Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. The sale will be at the Elkhart Fire Station. All donations are greatly appreciated. Santa will arrive with treats for the children and photo opportunities will be available.

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LCC presents ‘Christmas in the Chapel’ Nov. 29-Dec. 2

Lincoln Christian College invites you to join us for "Christmas in the Chapel" Thursday, Nov. 29, through Sunday, Dec. 2. "Christmas in the Chapel," performed by the LCC Chorale, celebrates the Christmas holiday season. It will be presented in the Earl C Hargrove chapel on campus on the following dates:

•  Thursday, Nov. 29 — 7:30 p.m.

•  Friday, Nov. 30 — 7:30 p.m.

•  Saturday, Dec. 1 — 11 a.m.

•  Saturday, Dec. 1 — 3 p.m.

•  Saturday, Dec. 1 — 7 p.m.

•  Sunday, Dec. 2 — 3 p.m.

Tickets are $5 each and are not required for children under age 5. A sign language interpreter will be provided on Dec. 1. For more information about ticket reservations, call the chapel office at 732-3168, Ext.2295.


Logan County Christmas tree project

The 2001 Logan County Christmas tree project in the Logan County Courthouse rotunda is being sponsored by Logan County residents again this holiday season. The 18-foot tree is displayed annually from mid-November through the holiday season. All ornaments have been donated by area residents.

Churches, businesses, families, schools, service clubs, organizations and individuals are again encouraged to donate ornaments.

•  The ornament should not exceed 6 inches square or weigh more than 8 ounces.

•  All ornaments must be submitted in an appropriate size box for future storage.

•  All ornaments will be identified, labeled and recorded in a permanent register on display at the tree location.

Label information sheets may be picked up at the security guard desk at the Logan County Courthouse, or people can contact Mrs. Ted (Judy) Awe, 123 Crestwood Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656-1360; phone (217) 732-4758.

Ornaments will be received at the security guard desk in the Logan County Courthouse beginning Nov. 1.


Lincoln Public Library adult program schedule

The Lincoln Public Library has one adult program remaining on the schedule for this year. The presentation is in the Pegram Community Room at the library, 725 Pekin St., and begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Seating is on a first-come basis.

•  Dec. 11 — "Herbal Holidays," with Tracy Kirby. Holiday cooking, decorating and making gifts with herbs.


REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Girl Scouts announcements

  • Girl Scout leader meetings:  the first Thursday of each month, at the usual time and place.
  • Girl Scout Jamboree Railsplitter event:  weekend of Logan County Railsplitter Festival; Janice Greer, event coordinator.


Websites with lots of ideas that Girl Scout leaders, families or kids can use:

makingfriends.com

crayola.com

elmers.com 

See the website for Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council, at http://www.girlscoutsllc.org/.

You can send questions and suggestions to the council by clicking here: gsllc@girlscoutsllc.org.

Also, see the national Girl Scouts site at http://www.girlscouts.org/.


Oasis update

The Oasis, Logan County’s senior citizen center, at 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln, is open weekdays (except holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center also is open on Friday and Sunday nights for table games. Dominic Dalpoas is the executive director. Activities are open to all Logan County senior citizens,  regardless of membership.

Grandparents support group

We remind all participants in the support group for grandparents that the meetings (including the one scheduled for Nov. 28) have been canceled for the rest of the year. We will announce the 2002 schedule in January.

Bingo games

Thursday, Nov. 29, join us for bingo, sponsored by Preceptor Eta Chapter. The games start at 1 p.m.

Chili supper

Join us at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, for our annual chili supper, Christmas gift shopping, bake sale and pictures with Santa. We know you will have a great time before enjoying the annual Christmas parade. Tickets for the supper are only $4, and $3 for children.

Weekend games

Stop by Friday or Sunday night for pinochle, billiards or rummy, beginning at 6 p.m. The regular players would like new players to join them.

Trips available

There are still seats available for the dress rehearsal of the "Nutcracker" at Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield on Friday, Nov. 30. The cost is $8. Call for a reservation.

The Dec. 16 trip to Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan also has seats available. The program is "An Old Fashioned
Christmas of Music." Cost is $24 for transportation and tickets. Lunch is on your own at the Hometown Buffet. Departure from Lincoln is scheduled for noon, with return at 8 p.m. Call for a reservation.

Office of rehab services (DORS)

A state rehabilitation services representative will be at the Oasis from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 3. If you or someone you know of has a disability and needs assistance with employment, stop in for more information.

Game winners

The weekday pinochle winner for both Friday and Tuesday was Henry Warnisher. The Friday night pinochle winner was Mildred Newberry, and the 5 in 1 winner was Ken McCray. Harley Heath won pool honors both Friday and Sunday nights.

Newsletter

Friends of the Oasis members receive bimonthly newsletters by mail. For more information, people can call the Oasis at 732-6132 or 732-5844.

 


Happenings at the U of I Extension office

The local office of the University of Illinos Extension will host a series of educational presentations from September through May. Anyone and everyone is welcome. Programs will be at the Extension office at the northwest corner of the fairgrounds, 980 N. Postville Drive.

Reservations will be requested; programs will be cancelled if fewer than 10 people are registered. An exception will be in November with the holiday program, for which a minimum of 25 will be required.

Call 732-8289 to make reservations. There will be no charge for any of the programs

Planned programs for the upcoming year through University of Illinois Extension:

•  Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "Grains in the Diet," Jananne Finck, nutrition and wellness educator, Springfield

•  Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "What to Do With Stuff," Ellen Burton, consumer and environment educator, East Peoria

•  Tuesday, March 12, 2002, over noon hour 12-1 p.m. — "Salads," Jananne Finck, nutrition and wellness educator, Springfield

•  Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "New Friends, But Keep the Old," Patti Faughn, youth and family educator, Springfield

•  Tuesday, May 15, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "Air Quality," John Fulton, Lincoln


Milestones



Fund-raisers


Full speed-limit ahead

Harold Woodhull

[NOV. 3, 2001]  Reaching the age of 100 is, by today’s standards, a milestone all its own. Reaching that age without ever receiving so much as a single traffic ticket is pushing miracle status. Or as Harold Woodhull, Lincoln’s 100-year-young and still-driving resident, would put it, basic "luck."

Despite being now one full century in age, Woodhull, a widower, has never spent a day in the hospital. As a younger man, he did spend some time working as a mechanic while enlisted with Great Lakes Aviation out of Chicago. And he spent time in New York and in Boston as the captain of a 45-foot yacht, until, citing reasons unknown, "The Navy confiscated them, and we had to use the smaller boats." To which he says, "I didn’t like them as much; they weren’t long enough."

In the living room of his well-set one bedroom home, Woodhull keeps many sizable, framed pictures that he says have the look of the ships he once helmed. Between them, another portrait, a vast, cultivated farming region, is reminiscent, he says, of "a large plantation I worked on in Charleston, S.C." In addition, Woodhull keeps on an end table a set of stoic black-and-white pictures of his only daughter, Grace (Houchin), who also is a resident of Lincoln.

Though by his own assertion "old," Woodhull appears by no means to be slowing down. He says he began driving in 1913, making him at the time just over the age of 12. He hasn’t stopped since. Having renewed his driver’s license a few weeks ago, he shows it off proudly to anyone who asks. A spokesperson for the Lincoln driver’s license examining office says they "had no problem passing Woodhull [on his driver’s test]" and that faced with the choice of riding on an extended trip with either Mr. Woodhull or a fresh-faced, 16-year-old rookie in the driver’s seat, Woodhull would be the choice, "hands down."

 

 

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"I spent three years in the Coast Guard and four years in the Navy," said Woodhull. "I’d go help [the military] fight today if they needed me. But I think I'm too old now."

It is perhaps this type of spirit that keeps him going so strong behind the wheel. But don’t confuse strong with fast. "Nah, I don’t speed," says Woodhull, his claim backed by the aforementioned perfect driving record. "When you’re young, that’s the first thing you do," he continued. "You get in the car and right away you see how fast you can go. But when you’re older, your attitude changes."

Asked if he thought he might ever get a ticket, he responded with a large smile, "I hope not!

"I’ve only been in one wreck my entire life, 10 years ago, and that wasn’t even my fault," he said. "Her insurance paid for everything. She was sick, though, so she shouldn’t have been driving."

You can spot Woodhull sporting about, cautiously, in his 1978 Pontiac on his way down the street to his daughter’s or off grocery shopping, both of which he says he does often. "I don’t get out as much as I’d like to anymore, but I guess I do drive about once a day," he says. "But you have to be careful. There’s a lot of bad drivers, you know?"

[Colin Bird]


People all across this country and, in fact, around the world, claim roots in Logan County. They have very interesting stories to tell, and some of them like to connect with those of us who stayed at home. Logan County Diaspora publishes the stories of former Logan County residents. With their permission, we also include their e-mail addresses so that old friends might be reunited.  If you wish to be part of the Logan County Diaspora, e-mail ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com.  


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