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Habitat for Humanity, Main Street Lincoln, Zion Lutheran School,
Sgt. Jared Johnson, Lincoln Park District and Park Meadows Baptist
Church make Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[January
27, 2009]
An
informational meeting in preparation for the next Habitat For
Humanity of Logan County (HFH) will be held Saturday, January
31st at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Pulaski United Methodist Church, 303 East
Jefferson. Participants, potential crew leaders and supporters of
all areas of the building process are invited and encouraged to come
to learn the Habitat "Theology of the Hammer" and their "willingness
to partner" as we prepare to help the applicant build her home in
2009. You do not have to be residents of Mt. Pulaski to attend.
Prior to that any questions can be directed to Allen Shew, HFH
Building chair (daytime 732-4605) or Tonita Reifsteck, HFH President
(732-9796).
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Main
Street Lincoln's annual "Looking for Lincoln" dinner will be
held Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Maple Club in Lincoln,
Illinois. This year's event will be a celebration recognizing the
200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. A panel of noted
speakers, including Paul Beaver, Guy Fraker and Ron Keller, will
present a PowerPoint program as well as interesting facts about
Abraham Lincoln and Logan County.
Tickets are $25.00 a person and may be purchased at Main Street
Lincoln, Beans and Such, State Bank of Lincoln. Additionally tickets
are available at Farmer's State Bank of Emden, Illini Bank of
Elkhart, Salt Creek Attic in Mt. Pulaski and Atlanta National Bank.
If you have any questions, you may call Main Street Lincoln,
732-2929.
Zion
Lutheran School recently held its annual ZLS Geography Bee.
Students with the top ten scores in the classroom preliminary round
from grades 4-8 qualified for the final round. Brad Miller, 7th
grade, is the school champion and the runner-up is 5th grader Joe
Ahrends.
Pictured are the finalists: (back row, L to R) Brad Miller, Sam
Opperman, Kathryn Arneaud, Alan Baker, Jason Sheley, and Andrew
Wibben; (front row) Logan Thompson, Justin Broom, Joe Ahrends, and
Rachel Lockenour.
Pictured are the two winners: (left) Brad Miller and (right) Joe Ahrends .
(Click on pictures
for larger images.)
Sgt.
Jared Johnson, the son of George and Karolee Johnson has
returned to Ft. Polk, LA, after a fourteen month deployment to Iraq
with the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army. We are hosting a
welcome home gathering at the Lincoln American Legion on Sunday,
Feb. 8th, from 1:00-6:00 P.M. Anyone who would like to see Jared is
welcome to stop by. LDN would also like to thank the sergeant for
his service to our country.
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Lincoln
Park District offers everyone in the community a free
opportunity to experience Aerobics, Yoga and Spin classes. Fitness
Fever is this Saturday, January 31 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Come
meet and greet all of our instructors and get a sampling of each of
their classes. Our goal is to allow you to experience a 10 minute
session and let you try as many classes as your schedule will let
you. Bring your water bottle and your questions. We're looking
forward to meeting you.
Park
Meadows Baptist Church is starting a new ministry to reach out
to the community of Logan County. It is called the S.O.S club. We
will be offering handyman services to the handicapped, elderly,
widows, and single women of our community free of charge. We would
also extend these services to families who may need these services
but cannot afford to hire someone. Our services we will be offering
include, but are not limited to: snow removal, de-icing sidewalks,
raking leaves, mowing lawns, trimming bushes, small paint projects,
small repairs, moving furniture, etc. The men of our church will be
donating their time to provide these services to those in need. We
will be starting services on February 1st. All someone needs to do
is to call us to arrange a time for someone to come. The number to
call is (217) 735-1373; ask for John or Tina to set up the best time
for us to be of service. If there is no answer, please leave a
message.
Got a good piece of news, information or 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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