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Hartsburg-Emden FFA, Sandy Morgan, Erich Maxheimer, Habitat, Comcast
and Community Action make
Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[April
30, 2010]
The
Hartsburg-Emden FFA livestock judging team placed second at
the Section 14 contest. Cody Conrady was fifth overall and Cole
Baker was ninth overall. Other team members were Kelsi Ubbenga,
Robby Meeker, Dirk Conrady, Josiah Klokkenga, Taylor Manus and Noah
Cross.
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Sandy
Morgan retired on Thursday, April 29, after a 31-year career at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. She worked as a unit clerk on the
second medical/surgical unit at the hospital.
The hospital will have a celebration in her honor from 2 to 4
p.m. Friday in Conference Room A (lower level). Cake and punch will
be served. At 3 p.m. there will be a presentation by Dolan Dalpoas,
ALMH president and CEO.
"Sandy is such a warm, caring and professional person," says
Vicki Tolan, assistant director of nursing. "Everything about her
will be missed. It will be those little things especially that she
may not even think of that all her co-workers will miss."
Erich
Maxheimer, son of Suzie and Mike Maxheimer, was named WAND-TV
Student Athlete of the Month for April. Erich lettered in baseball
all four years at Mount Pulaski High School, is a member of the
National Honor Society, WYSE, senior class president, D.A.R.E role
model, was nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy by congressmen
Aaron Schock and holds the rank of Eagle Scout. Erich received a
plaque, and the MPHS Athletic Department was presented a check for
$1,000 from Martin Graphics, sponsor of the WAND Athlete of the
Month. Erich is the first from Logan County to receive this honor.
He will attend the University of Illinois College of Engineering
this fall.
Thanks to Vic Martinek for the information and picture.
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Habitat
for Humanity will have a fundraiser at Culver's restaurant in
Lincoln on Monday, May 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. The 10 percent of sales
that Culver's awards to the Logan County Habitat affiliate will be
used in the construction of the current home, No. 14, being built in
Elkhart.
On
April 24, volunteers from Comcast chose to work with
Community Action for the third year in a row for Comcast Cares
Day. Community Action had received a grant for playground equipment
and things to "naturalize" the playground in order to encourage
outside activity, but they had no money for labor. The volunteers
dug holes for two playground horses and garden sets, put together
Gus the caterpillar, and put down landscaping brick. They also
painted the flagpole so Community Action can now fly the American
flag at the corporate office. The volunteers did this with Community
Action staff: Beth Fleshman, Marcia Hieronymus, Lynnette Bruce and
Angela Stoltzenburg. There is still more work to do -– the ground
was wet that day -– with flagstone to lay and things to plant. If
you or your organization would like to help, call Community Action
at 732-2159.
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bag. At the end of the month we will draw a name and someone will
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happy to donate your winnings to the organization of your choice.
You can contact Mike at
mikefak@lincolndailynews.com.
[MIKE FAK] |
