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Zonta
Club of Lincoln, Humane Society, Grace Sheley, Lincoln Public
Library, Mount Pulaski and Oasis in Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[February
10, 2009]
Zonta
Club of Lincoln is offering
Health Care Profession scholarships to Logan County residents.
Applications are available at health care professional offices,
local high schools and colleges, and from Zonta members. The
deadline for submitting an application is March 15, 2009.
If you need an application or more information, please contact Leslie
Wilmert, 217-732-6670.
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The
Humane Society of Logan County is having a pancakes and sausage
breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14. The public is invited and encouraged
to attend. The event will be at St. John United Church of Christ
from 7am-noon. All proceeds will go to support Humane Society
programs.
 Grace
Sheley, Zion Lutheran School 8th grader, has been selected as
the Zion Lutheran January Student of the Month. Grace's ZLS
activities have included high honor roll, student council, chimes
choir, choir, band, basketball, volleyball, speech, talent show,
summer volleyball camp, and cheerleading camp.
Church and community activities include drama club, choir, church
play, youth group, VBS, piano, voice lessons, community theater, BEC
volleyball camp, LCHS volleyball camp, church camp, and summer
reading program.
She also enjoys watching movies, reading, fishing, writing
stories and plays, playing volleyball, and playing with her dogs.
Grace's parents are Doug and Pam Sheley of Lincoln.
The
Lincoln Public Library District is presenting this free exhibit
to be held in the historic Carnegie Building. The Man and the
Movement: Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War and the Emergence of the
Harlem Renaissance Movement will feature the importance of Lincoln's
presidency, the grim realities of the American Civil War, a
reproduction of The Gettysburg Address, the writers of the Harlem
Renaissance Movement, and the pivotal moments when African-Americans
were encouraged to embrace their culture and identity. Exhibit times
are Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays 9 AM to 5 PM, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 9 AM to 7 PM, and Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM. For more
information please call 217-732-8878.
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Mt.
Pulaski's Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebrations. The Mt.
Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site will serve refreshments from
noon to 4 PM in honor of the 200th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Also
celebrating will be the Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Society,
hosting a public celebration at the museum from 10 AM to 12 PM. They
will also honor the museum volunteers at this time.
The
Oasis is offering FREE tax assistance during the 2009 filing
season. The senior center will offer electronic filing, which
improves accuracy and ensures each return is accepted by the IRS in
a timely manner. Tax volunteers at the senior center are trained in
the TaxWise software but are not trained tax professionals. The
guidelines prohibit the center from completing tax forms that
involve the sale of property, business earnings, depreciation, stock
sales, farm income, and other income or deductions that are not
typical in nature; please seek the assistance of a tax professional.
Services at the senior center will be available Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Please call 732-6132 for an appointment.
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something that we can all brag about? If you do, e-mail Mike and let
us tell everyone about it. Plus you can win cash. Every submission,
whether we use it or not, will get your name in the "Close Up" grab
bag. At the end of the month we will draw a name and someone will
get $25.00 just for dropping us an e-mail. If you wish, we will be
happy to donate your winnings to the organization of your choice.
You can contact Mike at
mikefak@lincolndailynews.com.
[By
MIKE FAK]
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