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Genealogical group, Taylor Hilgendorf, St. John UCC, Hartsburg-Emden
FFA and Humane Society in Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[June
18, 2010]
The
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society will meet
Monday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. at 114 N. Chicago St. in downtown
Lincoln. Greg Laun will speak about the old stagecoach road between
Springfield and Peoria. The organization welcomes visitors.
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 AgriGold in St. Francisville has
employed Taylor Hilgendorf of Emden as a Region 3 sales
intern for the summer 2010 growing season. Hilgendorf will work with
corn specialists Shannon Holohan, Dan Naughton and Travis Huddleston
in Logan and the surrounding counties. A 2007 graduate of Hartsburg-Emden
High School, Hilgendorf is now a senior at the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he is studying agriculture and
consumer economics. Hilgendorf is involved in IlliDell Fraternity.
AgriGold interns are responsible for assisting the corn specialists
in achieving profitable growth and development of a district within
the overall strategy of AgriGold.
On Sunday, June 20, at 10 a.m., St. John United Church of
Christ will continue its 150th year anniversary celebration with
a historical pageant, "The Vine That Winds So True." The pageant was
written originally in 1975 by Ruth Bidner for the 50th anniversary
celebration of the church. Revised and updated by Ruth Bidner’s
daughter, Verdeen Ingram, it depicts events from 1925 to the present
in 10-year segments and will feature a cast of over 70. It is being
directed by Verdeen Ingram and the Rev. Wallace Reifsteck. Narrators
are Robert Meinershagen and Dan Row.
The pageant performance will be followed by a sandwich, salad and
cookie lunch served in the Fellowship Hall. The public and the
congregation are cordially invited to join in the meal and Christian
fellowship. The church is located on the corner of Seventh and Maple
streets.
This is the sixth part of the nine-month celebration of the
congregation’s 150th anniversary.
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The Hartsburg-Emden FFA was
recognized as a Gold Emblem chapter at the 2010 Illinois State FFA
Convention. Kortney Hoerbert, the 2009-2010 Hartem FFA president,
was also recognized as a Gold Emblem chapter president. In addition,
the chapter accepted a certificate for collecting over $3,000 for
the 2009 Illinois FFA Foundation drive. Hartem FFA member Kortney
Watts was selected as a member of the State FFA Band. Lastly, six
members received their State FFA Degrees: Douglas Alberts, Josh
Clark, Christopher Crane, Tim Hilgendorf, Kortney Hoerbert and Tommy
Zinser.
The Humane Society of Logan County will have its second
annual Ales for Tails on July 16 at Chad’s Blind, 1230 Fifth St. in
Lincoln, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will feature beer and wine
sampling, food, music by Shiftin’ Gears, door prize drawing, raffle
and 50/50 drawings, and more. Tickets are $25, and are available
every Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the organization’s office, 113
S. Sangamon St., or by calling 732-1979 or 732-4805. All proceeds
will benefit the programs of the Humane Society of Logan County and
will remain in Logan County.
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