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Jared Coers, Conservation Reserve Program, girls' softball and Together for Lincoln in Close Up

By Mike Fak

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[August 03, 2010]  Jared Coers was recently promoted to senior chief petty officer. MMCS (SS) Jared L. Coers is stationed at the U.S. Navy submarine base at Groton, Conn., and will be serving on the USS Annapolis. His father and wife had the honor of pinning on his senior chief pins at a small ceremony at the sub base on July 19.

Jared is the son of David and Roseann Coers, New Holland. He is married to the former Melissa Meyers of Mount Pulaski and they have four children: Caleigh, Keeghan, Meghann and Madyson.

Coers is a 1993 graduate of Lincoln Community High School.


Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up announced.

USDA's Farm Service Agency will have a competitive general CRP sign-up Aug. 2 through Aug. 27.

Land that is not currently enrolled in CRP may be offered for enrollment during CRP sign-up 39. In addition, CRP participants with contracts expiring on Sept. 30 may submit offers. General CRP contracts will take effect Oct. 1. To submit CRP offers, producers must visit their local FSA office. FSA will accept offers only during the sign-up period, Aug. 2–27.

Please contact the Logan County FSA office at 217-735-5508, ext. 2, to schedule a time that is convenient for you to submit your offer(s).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


The Decatur Dragons are inviting Lincoln girls to try out for their traveling teams. This is a newer organization looking to put together a very competitive program and expanding this year to include 10U, 12U and 14U girls' fastpitch travel teams. They want to let the girls in Lincoln know of this option for anyone interested.

The organization is unique in that all girls who try out are evaluated by individuals who have coached or are still coaching at higher levels of softball (high school, college, etc.). The girls are scored based on their performance of various fundamental skills, and that is how teams are chosen. This is a very effective and efficient selection process as these evaluators have nothing to do with the teams, in that they don't coach them, nor do they have a child on them. This ensures the selection process is made by each girl's skills rather than where they live or go to school. The teams want to foster good, sound, competitive fastpitch softball and want to reach out to girls from all over central Illinois in order to put together the very best of teams.

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Tryouts will be in Decatur at the Graceland Complex on West Division Street. The dates and times are:

  • 14U: Aug. 14-15, 1-4 p.m.

  • 12U: Aug. 14-15, 10 a.m.-noon

  • 10U: Aug. 21-22, 1-4 p.m.


The Together for Lincoln group is having a pork chop dinner with pork chop, baked beans, corn and a roll for $8. The event will be at the IGA parking lot on Thursday, Aug. 12. Pickup will be 4-7 p.m.

All proceeds are to support Together for Lincoln projects. Tickets will be available at all participating churches or call 671-6093.


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You can contact Mike at mikefak@lincolndailynews.com.

[MIKE FAK]

 

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