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Lincoln Youth Football, YMCA activities, Ashlee Orme, Immanuel
Lutheran Church 4th activities, and arts and crafts guild in Close
Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[July
02, 2010]
Registration
for the upcoming Lincoln Youth Football season is taking
place now. Parents can register players in person at the Lincoln Rec
Center or visit
www.lincolnfootball.com and click on the "Youth
League" link.
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The first practice will be Monday, July 19, at 5:30 p.m. at Eaton
Field. If you have any questions, contact information is available
on the website.
YMCA Before and After School -- Early registration begins
July 6. Late registration begins Aug. 5 and rates
increase then. Stop by the YMCA office to register early!
YMCA Preschool registrations are now being accepted for
children ages 3-5 years. Morning and afternoon sessions are offered.
The YMCA also offers Preschool PE, Lunch Brunch and the new Tiny
Artist program. Preschool programs begin Sept 7. Don’t delay your
registration! Space is limited.
 Ashlee Orme has been welcomed as the new summer intern for
the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County. Ashlee, a
student at SIU-E, will return to Edwardsville at the end of the
summer to continue with her senior year. She is majoring in
psychology with a minor in criminal justice. Stop in and say hello
to Ashlee.
Immanuel Lutheran Church Fourth of July schedule -- 1409
Pulaski
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6 p.m. -- Women of
Immanuel bake sale
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7:30 p.m. --
Audra's Dance Studio cloggers
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8:15 p.m. -- Singer
Lesleigh Bennett
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Dusk -- Fireworks
The men of Immanuel will sell ice cream, and the youth of
Immanuel will serve free popcorn and sell soda.
So bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join in a wonderful
evening on the church lawn.
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Lincoln-Logan Arts & Crafts Guild will meet on the fourth Monday
of each month, except when the group is asked to demonstrate their
crafts.
On July 26, the guild will meet in the home of
Elizabeth Carter. She will give a program on herb hunting and
tie-dyeing.
Aug. 29, during the balloon festival, the group will
demonstrate 1850s crafts on the lawn of Postville Park from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
In September, the guild will demonstrate crafts from
the 1850s at the Railsplitter Festival.
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