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September 2001

Saturday, Sept. 22
SPONSOR: ATOD Task Force of the Healthy Communities Partnership
WHO: Public
WHAT: Family Fun Day
WHERE: Latham Park, in Lincoln
WHEN: 3-8 pm

 

October 2001

Sunday, Oct. 7
SPONSOR: Heritage in Flight Museum
WHO: Public
WHAT: Fall open house
WHERE: Logan County Airport, 1315 Airport Road, Lincoln
WHEN: 1-4 pm

Saturday, Oct. 20
SPONSOR: St. John United Church of Christ
WHO: Public
WHAT: German Fest
WHERE: St. John United Church of Christ, Seventh Street
WHEN: 11 am - 6 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: 1850s open house
WHERE: Mount Pulaski Courthouse
WHEN: 1-8 pm

SPONSOR: Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO: Public
WHAT: Turkey supper
WHERE: New Holland-Middletown School, Middletown
WHEN: 4-7 pm

Thursday, Oct. 25
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Public
WHAT: “Candy Making,” presented by Dick and Betty Applegate, Atlanta
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 1 pm

Saturday, Oct. 27
SPONSOR: Lincoln Christian Church
WHO: Public
WHAT: Harvest of Talents, benefiting the International Disaster Emergency Service
WHERE: 204 N. McLean St.
WHEN: Daylong activities

SPONSOR: Eminence Christian Church
WHO: Public
WHAT: Eminence Christian Church bazaar
WHERE: Atlanta Community Building, city roads 2500 North and 1600 East
WHEN: 8 am - 2 pm

Tuesday, Oct. 30
SPONSOR: Lincoln Park District
WHO: Public
WHAT: Halloween Funfest
WHERE: Lincoln Park District ballroom, 900 Primm Road
WHEN: 6:30-8 pm

 

SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Historian Tom Townsend presents ‘The Life of Lincoln,’  Invitation to you -- Family Fun Day is Saturday,  CEFCU accepts contributions to Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund,  Ed Madigan exhibit featured at Lincoln College Museum

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  Girl Scouts,  Oasis,  U of I Extension, Vineyard Cafe

SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Historian Tom Townsend presents ‘The Life of Lincoln’

Tim Townsend, historian at the Lincoln Home Historical Site in Springfield, will present a program at the Lincoln Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. His program is entitled "The Life of Lincoln."

Seating at the library, 725 Pekin St., is on a first-come basis. 

Light refreshments will be served following the presentation.

For more information about this program and future programming, you may call the library at 732-8878 or 732-5732.

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Invitation to you

Family Fun Day is Saturday

Join the Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Task Force of the Healthy Communities Partnership at Latham Park on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 8 p.m. for the second annual Family Fun Day.

Activities:

•  Wacky Olympics will be organized by the Lincoln Area YMCA.

•  Lincoln City Police will have hot dogs and brats at the "Wiener Wagon."

•  Inflatable "bouncy" spaceship

•  Dunk tank

•  Craft activities

•  Live music

•  … and more

This is a substance-free event that is cost-free for you and your family.

Any questions, call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 409.

[Click here to read "Great family fun Saturday at Latham Park"]

CEFCU accepts contributions to
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

Donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund can be made at the CEFCU Member Center, 341 Fifth St. in Lincoln.  CEFCU is proud to help support the Red Cross in efforts to cope with the Sept. 11 national tragedy.

Ed Madigan exhibit featured at Lincoln College Museum

The Lincoln College Museum is presenting a temporary exhibit called "Edward R. Madigan: From the Halls of Lincoln College to the Halls of the White House." The exhibit, which is currently on display, pays honor to one of Lincoln College’s most successful alumni, the late Edward Madigan.

Madigan graduated from Lincoln College in 1955, entered the Illinois Legislature in 1966, was elected to Congress in 1972, and was appointed by President Bush in 1991 to be secretary of agriculture. In 1974, the Lincoln College Alumni Association presented Madigan with its award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Public Services. In 1975 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Lincoln College. He died in 1994.

Lincoln College Museum curator Ron Keller says the display tells the story of Madigan’s career in public service. "The display reflects his experiences and service through many photographs, and letters from every president from Carter to Clinton. There are also various artifacts from his works in Congress and in the White House." The exhibit will run through November of 2001. The public is invited to stop by the Lincoln College Museum to view this exhibit and tour the rest of the historic exhibits.

The Lincoln College Museum is located in the McKinstry Library on the campus of Lincoln College. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


[Evelyn and Agriculture Secretary Ed Madigan at the White House with President and Mrs. Bush in 1991.]

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.

Trip rescheduled

We are sorry to report that the Sept. 30 trip to Barn II Theater in Goodfield to see "A Party to Murder" had to be rescheduled. The new date is Oct. 28. The cost is $30, and there are still a few seats available. The van will leave the Oasis at 11 a.m.

Game winners

The daytime pinochle winner for Sept. 7 was Mable Hoagland, and Easter Behrends won on Sept. 11. Friday night winners were Helen Cart for pinochle; Louise Wiebers, Ken McCray and Ann Greger for 5-in-1; and Harley Heath for pool. On Sunday night, Ann Greger was the rummy winner, and Alice Thornton won the pool game.

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 Illinois 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:

•  Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon — "Selection, Planting and Care of Hardy Bulbs," presented by David Robson, horticulture educator at the Springfield center

•  Thursday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. — "Candy Making," Dick and Betty Applegate, Atlanta

•  Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. — "Holiday Happenings" program: "Holiday Gifts," Ellen Burton; "Holiday Foods and Safety," Jannanne Finck; "Holiday Plants," David Robson

•  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

Vineyard Cafe to feature Scott and Michelle Dalziel

The Vineyard Cafe welcomes Dalziel on Saturday, Oct. 20. Scott and Michelle Dalziel from Maquoketa, Iowa, bring a powerful mix of contemporary folk, upbeat pop and rock-blues. Their influences range from Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Costello to Shawn Colvin and Bonnie Raitt.

Admission is $3 at the door, and doors open at 7 p.m. Inexpensive refreshments are available.

The Cafe is held at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Bloomington. For more information or directions, please phone 309-663-4943 or visit http://communities.msn.com/TheVineyardCafe.

Milestones

Engagement

Jeckel-McGee

Natalie Nicole Jeckel and Case Michael McGee have announced their engagement. The wedding is planned for Nov. 3 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Emden.

Natalie’s parents are Robert and Celia Ann Jeckel of Lincoln. Case is the son of Charles and Virginia McGee of Lincoln.

Natalie is a technical writer for the human resources office at the University of Illinois. She received her associate degree from Lincoln College and a bachelor’s degree in English from Millikin University.

Case is a commodity trader at Archer Daniels Midland Co. in Decatur. His bachelor’s degree, also from Millikin, is in business/communication.

Northwest and Jefferson students
collect nearly $1,000 for the Red Cross

[SEPT. 21, 2001]  Students from Northwest School and Jefferson School collected $820.15 and $112.89 respectively for the Red Cross effort in New York. The money was collected during a four-day period and an open house at each school.


Students from left:
Victoria Haferkamp (second grade, Jefferson),
Andy Robertson (sixth grade, Northwest),
 Camillia Bone (fourth grade, Northwest),
Chase Koke (sixth grade, Northwest)


Fay Stubblefield, branch specialist, receives  $933.04 for the Red Cross. 

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Fund-raisers

Donations accepted at local collection sites this weekend

[SEPT. 21, 2001]  A fund drive in Logan County this Friday and Saturday is to help families of the New York City fire, rescue and police personnel who died trying to save the lives of others in the World Trade Center disaster. All checks should be made payable to NYC Disaster Funds. Click here for more information.

Collection sites

Friday

Saturday

In Lincoln

Logan County Safety Complex, 911 Pekin St.

Noon to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wal-Mart

Noon to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At Family Fun Day in Latham Park

 

3 to 8 p.m.

In Mount Pulaski

Mount Pulaski Fire Department

Noon to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In other communities

Armington Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Atlanta Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Beason Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Broadwell Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chestnut Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cornland Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Elkhart Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Emden Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hartsburg Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Latham Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Middletown Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

New Holland Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

San Jose Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Williamsville Fire Department

5 to 8 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

By mail

Logan County ESDA, 911 Pekin St., Lincoln, IL 62656

Ongoing donations to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

Donations to this fund can be made at the CEFCU Member Center, 341 Fifth St. in Lincoln.

Dominic Dalpoas

[SEPT. 22, 2001]  He drove with his wife of two days down a hard, uneven dirt and gravel road through the backwoods of Louisiana’s roughest country. The mission? A tree. A big tree. A mission to see the largest oak tree known to man. The motive..."Why not?"

It is said that regret of the past and fear of the future are twin enemies of the soul. If this is true, then the soul of Dominic Dalpoas, executive director of The Oasis Senior Center, knows no foe. In fact it would be no stretch to say that this man, who has spent his entire life investing in the lives of others, sometimes perfect strangers, knows only allies.

 

Sitting with Mr. Dalpoas for well over an hour, watching him sip his cooling coffee and relax casually, leaning far back in his office chair, I myself was taken aback by the two adjectives which I believe would best describe him: motivated and humble. Since he is constantly occupied with a strong force of amiability, it is not surprising to find so many of the said allies dropping in for a genuine smile and a touch of encouragement. One after the other, the steady stream of friends, employees and volunteers were greeted and treated at his open door with his open heart. Though to hear him tell it, one would likely assume that he was in the people business for himself, as opposed to the future betterment of others. "I'm always getting more than I can ever give," he said, looking away and thus proving the point of his natural humbleness.

After working his way up the ropes of Lincoln Developmental Center, from which he recently retired after 25 years, Dalpoas finds himself on an admittedly less hard, although certainly not always as evenly paved road. Filled with many stories and poignant analogies, he describes some occasional days at the helm of The Oasis "like Lassie trying to help Timmy out of the well." Assuming the humble and motivated "pet cannot pull the boy out with its strength alone" role, he says, "Sometimes, you have to be able to bark in just the right way."

 

This is where the help of outside sources comes into play. "This community is so blessed with caring, generous people," he said, noting that it is not so much he or his staff but rather the countless volunteers who manage to keep The Oasis above water. It was interesting to see a spark of excitement flicker into his eye when he spoke briefly of local and outside donors who choose to give their support anonymously. For truly, that is where his passions lie — being motivated enough to pour a certain dedication into others and, every now and then, doing so furtively.

 

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This falls in line with his effective game plan of "first establishing each individual or group need, doing our best to meet those needs, and at the same time planning for future needs." Presumably it’s a tough task, when taking into consideration his day-to-day regimen of unremitting meetings, appointments and the above-mentioned drop-by visits, though always welcomed, from employees he calls friends.

"Baby steps," he says, giving nearly every ounce of credit for current successes to the previous directors who once held his position. "We move in slow baby steps until we're finally up and walking." Suitable perhaps that the words most often spoken when describing any agenda are used in regard to the lives and activities of the seniors; and as he says, "younger seniors" who take advantage of the establishment are "self-sufficient."

 

Dalpoas has a desire to help in any way those connected with the center. A strong desire. As he does so daily. But at the same time he knows that, while holding an insurmountable respect for them, which comes across in each sentence, senior citizens should be, can be, and more and more often are becoming, that exact model of self-sufficiency which he holds true to his own life and motivations.

It is, after all, such a strong and embedded motivation that would lead a man to drive with his new bride down an uneven dirt path of uncertainty in the hope of finding something great. The world’s largest oak tree, remember? However, irony, being the great teacher that it is, would have them on that occasion arrive after the daunting trek to find the tree cut down. ... Still, speaking from a podium of reflective hindsight, "It was worth the trip anyway," he recalls with a childlike smile.

Yes, Mr. Dalpoas, this most certainly is worth the trip. And with you at the helm, guided by your humble sense of motivation, all of those involved will be much better off for having chosen to ride along with you.

[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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Reunions

Ongoing class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS

http://www.geocities.com/lincolnhigh1960/

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