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Tickets are $10 each and can be
purchased at the Salt Creek Attic, on the west side of the Mount Pulaski square.
Tickets are also available at the door. For more information, call 217-792–5117.
 The (Stanford) Olympia High School FFA Alumni chapter, which draws
members from parts of Tazewell, DeWitt, McLean, Woodford and Logan counties, had
their recent chapter meeting on Feb. 10 in the high school ag room.
Practice proficiency interviews were conducted, with various FFA Alumni
members giving high school FFA chapter members a "trial run" of what to expect
in the upcoming FFA Proficiency Contest at Pontiac High School. FFA members who
will participate in the contest are Kali Hartzold, Klair Hartzold, Evan
Jodlowski, Cameron Jodlowski, Brian Weihmier and Wade Springer.
The regular business meeting was conducted by Jeff Schneider, with Carrie
Glaser and Sharon Hartzold giving the secretary's and treasurer's reports.
The FFA Alumni congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schneider of Armington on the
engagement of their son Seth to Michelle McFadden of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Curt
Glaser of Danvers on the engagement of their daughter Mollie to Matthew Thomas
of Lexington, and Mr. and Mrs. Mikel Ott of Danvers on the engagement of their
daughter Megan to Justin Brown of Athens. The chapter hopes that these three
couples will enjoy many happy years of marriage.
The group discussed what went well, what needs improvement and what should be
done differently for next year's annual fundraising event and heard a report
that about $7,000 was made at this year's fundraising auction and dinner. The
chapter in return made a donation to Mike Lootens and the Olympia Booster Club
for providing various desserts for the event.
Joan Harrison gave a classroom report on various FFA and classroom activities
of her ag classes. She said the FFA Alumni dues are due ASAP.
The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the high school
ag room.
2010-2011 Olympia FFA Alumni officers:
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President: Jeff Schneider,
Armington
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Vice president: Jeff Springer,
Minier
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Secretary: Carrie Glaser, Danvers
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Treasurer: Sharon Hartzold,
Stanford
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Reporter: Kyle Haning, Delavan
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Member at large: Don Begolka, Lincoln
The chapter is under the direction of Mrs. Harrison, the Olympia High School
ag teacher.
[Text from file received from Kyle Haning, chapter reporter]
Lincoln Jaycees want to put extra cash into your pocket and theirs too.
When you bring in your items, Caporale's Custom Jewelry will pay you CASH, and
all remaining proceeds will be donated directly to the Lincoln Jaycees to fund
upcoming community projects such as Relay for Life.
Items they will buy include 10k-24k gold items, platinum, sterling silver and
silver flatware, dental gold, old coins, diamonds and gemstones, costume
jewelry, and gold watches.
Come CASH-in at the new Lincoln Jaycees Center, 325 S. Chicago St. Dates and
times are Saturday, Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Caporale's Custom Jewelry is a full-service jewelry store, repair shop and
refinery that has been family-owned and operated in Watseka for over 60 years.
The Lincoln Jaycees are a not-for-profit organization that serves Lincoln and
the surrounding communities. The organization gives young people between the
ages of 18 and 40 the tools they need to build the bridges of success for
themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual
training, community service and international connections. Membership meetings
are the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Jaycees Center,
325 S. Chicago St., and are open to everyone.
The
community is invited to attend the dedication service for the new elevator at
Lincoln First United Methodist Church on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 9 a.m. The
featured speaker will be Dr. Terry Harter, Sangamon River District
superintendent. A coffee hour reception will follow the service.
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Illinois Quail Unlimited has many projects that they complete on
a yearly basis, but habitat projects are their priority. The
chapters in each region of the state offer assistance to landowners
for projects on private lands. Some of the chapters also have a
habitat coordinator and equipment to do the entire project for
landowners.
QU also offers assistance with habitat projects in Logan,
Tazewell, McLean, Mason, DeWitt, Menard, Sangamon, Macon and other
central Illinois counties. Please contact Jerry Johnson at
217-648-2964 or 217-737-7240 (cell). Johnson can help you with
habitat questions or will complete native grass and forb plantings,
food plots, mowing, disking, spraying, inter-seeding, prescribed
burns, and tree plantings. QU will also assist individuals in other
counties in the state. Please contact Johnson at the numbers above
or the QU Midwest office at 812-536-2272.
The state council of Illinois Quail Unlimited and QU chapters
also commit matching funds in cooperation with the Habitat Stamp
Fund of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and have
created a Wildlife Bonus Program to provide reimbursements to
landowners for completing specific projects on their property. Quail
Unlimited has continually offered similar bonus programs in
cooperation with the Habitat Stamp Fund since 1998, completing more
than 3,000 acres of habitat projects in more than 40 Illinois
counties.
The current program offers assistance for native grass and forb
plantings on CRP acres; light strip disking on CRP and non-CRP
acres; fescue conversion on non-CRP acres; strip spraying on CRP and
non-CRP acres; and prescribed burns on CRP and non-CRP acres. For
more information on any of these projects, please contact the Quail
Unlimited Midwest office at 812-536-2272 or e-mail
bobwhite@psci.net.
In cooperation with the Illinois Habitat Stamp Fund, the QU state
council and chapters can also offer a legume and herbicide program.
This program enables landowners to acquire Korean lespedeza, ladino
and red clover as well as glyphosate at a fraction of the cost. This
program is offered through chapters only. If you would like
information, contact your local Quail Unlimited chapter or the QU
Midwest office as listed above.
Illinois Quail Unlimited also offers food plot seed to chapters,
landowners and others interested in obtaining grain seed for food
plot areas. Inventory usually consists of corn, soybeans, sunflower,
wheat and milo/grain sorghum. For more information on seed
availability, please contact the QU Midwest office at 812-536-2272
or e-mail bobwhite@psci.net.
If you would like to join Quail Unlimited, please contact the
Midwest office, 812-536-2272 or
bobwhite@psci.net,
for information on a chapter near you.
The MS Slugfest softball event is getting some help from
Mason City Limits. The comedy club is helping with a March 4-5
fundraiser called "Laughin' Toward a Cure for MS." There is one show
Friday night at 8 and two shows Saturday night, at 7:15 and 9:30. If
you mention "Laughin' Toward a Cure for MS," then 50 percent of the
ticket price goes to the local softball team.
The comedian is Steve Iott, heard on the "Bob and Tom Show."
Please call 217-482-5233 for reservations. Ticket prices are
$12.50 cash, $13.50 by credit card.
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we will draw a name and someone will get $25 just for dropping us an
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