RJD Hobbies, Christian Child Care, Stacy Manion, Christian Village, Zion Lutheran, Jesse Mangano, Brent Hunsley, diabetes self-management classes all in Close Up

By Mike Fak

[May 19, 2009]  On Saturday, May 23, RJD Hobbies in Lincoln will be holding a fundraiser race for the American Legion Poppy Days to help hospitalized veterans. Contacts are Tecia Hennessey, 217-314-0007, and Lorrie Paige, 217-732-4300. Tecia is American Legion Auxiliary president, and Lorrie is a co-owner of RJD Hobbies. For complete information, click here.

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Christian Child Care is cooking out at IGA on May 23! We are cooking pork chops and rib-eye. We also will have a bake sale. If you are hungry, we are the place to be from 10:30 to 1:30. We need volunteers to work and bake sale items donated!
On Thursday, June 4, we are having our CCC board meeting at 6 p.m. We open all board meetings to the public. Please drop by and check us out. This is a change from our past dates. We will be meeting on the first Thursday of the month unless other notice is given.
Don't forget the Child Care Center is closed for Memorial Day on May 25!

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Stacy Manion, RN, BSN, has been named director of nursing for The Christian Village in Lincoln. Manion earned her nursing degree at St. John's School of Nursing and her bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Illinois at Springfield. She came to The Christian Village from the Triangle Center in Springfield. She has 17 years of nursing experience.

The Christian Village offers a range of senior living options, including garden homes, senior apartments, skilled nursing care, Reclaim Rehabilitation and a memory care unit.

The Christian Village is one of the 14 senior living communities of Christian Homes Inc., headquartered in Lincoln. The organization has campuses in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri.

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Zion Lutheran April Students of the Month

Jesse Mangano, eighth-grader at Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln, has been selected as the Zion Lutheran April Student of the Month. Jesse's ZLS activities have included honor roll, student council, chimes choir, speech team, and track and field. His church and community activities include youth group and choir. Jesse enjoys editing and making video games. Jesse's parents are Dr. Mark and Roberta Mangano of Lincoln.

Brent Hunsley, Zion Lutheran School eighth-grader, has been selected as the Zion Lutheran April Student of the Month. Brent's ZLS activities have included honor roll, student council, chimes choir, band, speech team, baseball, basketball, and track and field. His church and community activities include youth group, summer baseball, and three-on-three basketball tournaments. Brent enjoys spending time with friends and participating in sports. Brent's parents are Mark and Diane Hunsley of Lincoln.

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Diabetes self-management classes

The four, two-hour sessions in the series will be at The Oasis June 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. There will also be classes at the ALMH Lincoln Room July 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, you can contact Jennifer DiPasquale, RD, LD, medical nutrition therapist and clinical dietitian at ALMH, at 217-732-2161, ext-75199.

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Carroll Catholic Lucky Six winners for May 15:

$1,000	Todd Lewis	Sold by Greg Morrow
$500	Gary Whittaker	Sold by Bill Wurth
$300	Father Jeffrey Laible	Sold by Holy Family Church
$100	Pat Kelly	Sold by Carolyn Gober
$100	Marlene Schrader	Sold by Kay Przykopanski
$100	Rick Garrett	Sold by Tim Aue

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[By MIKE FAK]

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