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[July 02, 2012]  Lady Railer Jr. High Extreme Volleyball Camp

Lady Railer Jr. High Extreme Volleyball Camp, hosted by Lincoln Community High School, will run Monday-Wednesday, July 9-11, for all girls entering first through eighth grades this fall.

The camp will be directed by Dawn Crawford, head varsity coach at LCHS.

The cost is $60 and the deadline is July 5.

For more information call 737-9031.


Calling all members of the LCHS Class of '72

Just a reminder to 1972 Lincoln Community High School graduates to get your information for the reunion returned no later than July 15. If you still need information about the reunion, please contact Suzi Curry Alsup, 217-732-8024.


Lincoln Writers Club to meet July 10

Lincoln Writers Club will meet July 10 in the Alumni Room of the Lincoln College dining hall.

Suggested topics: something very beautiful, favorite way to travel, a funny mistake or a favorite hobby.

For more info, call 732-2723. All are welcome.


Owl's Roost to host author Sherri Smith book signing

The Owl’s Roost will host a book signing July 14 with author Sherri Smith, of Decatur.

What: Smith will be available to sign copies of her new book, "Bitter Water."

When: July 14, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Owl's Roost Bookstore, 427 Pulaski St.

The heroine of the book has come back home to try to find where her genetic eye disease came from. No one in her family has it. She also wants to reconcile with her parents and start a new life with a new awareness of her past, in preparation for a brighter future. The author leads the reader through "Bitter Water," with the promise of a brighter tomorrow on the other side.


ALMH to sponsor blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center

To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is sponsoring a blood drive Monday at the Lincoln Masonic Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo. The hours of the blood drive are noon to 6 p.m.

For your convenience, call Alexis to sign up toll-free at 1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), ext. 158, or schedule an appointment online at www.bloodcenterimpact.org, using sponsor code 60057 to earn points for rewards. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Central Illinois Community Blood Center, a not-for-profit organization, is the provider of life-saving blood for 12 hospitals throughout central Illinois, including Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital in Springfield. CICBC is a division of the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which collects over 180,000 units of blood annually and serves 80 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.


Free movie tickets available for 'The Smurfs'

Jake's Furnishings is the sponsor of "The Smurfs," the fifth feature in a series of free family movies this summer at Lincoln Theater 4.

Free tickets are now available at Jake's Furnishings, 1100 Woodlawn Road.

"The Smurfs" will be shown Saturday, July 7, at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, July 10, at 10 a.m.

For more information, click here.

Lincoln Theater 4 is at 215 S. Kickapoo St. in downtown Lincoln.


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LCHS Class of 1977 reunion July 28

The LCHS Class of 1977 will have a reunion on July 28 to mark 35 years since graduation. The class reunion will be at Logan Lanes, starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a golf outing at the Lincoln Elks Country Club.

There is no cost to attend the reunion. Food and drink will be available for purchase.  

Logan Lanes will have their "Summer Bash" going on that evening, which will include live bands set up on the bowling lanes. Outdoor seating will also be available.  

If you have any questions regarding the golf outing, contact Jane Quisenberry Ryan at jquiz1@comcast.net.  

Questions on the reunion at Logan Lanes as well as updated classmate info can be sent to Tami Burwell Klink at tamiklink@gmail.com.

There is also a Class of 1977 page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
groups/45382776778/

For those needing hotel accommodations, the Best Western adjacent to Logan Lanes has a special rate for any Class of 1977 members. Please refer to the reunion in order to get the discount.   

There are some classmates we've lost contact with, so help get the word out by mentioning this article to people you know, or tell them about the Facebook page.


Entries with recycled materials sought for Logan County Fair

The Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency and the Lincoln Woman's Club are again sponsoring a recycled materials medium in the Fine Arts Division at the Logan County Fair. The medium will include recycled materials such as glass, metal, plastics, wood and paper. Artists are encouraged to use their imaginations in their choice of recycled materials and the application of those materials in an art project.

Recycled materials artwork will be sponsored in the following age divisions: adults, 18 years and over; young people, 13-17 years; and children, 10-12 years. Entries must be made to the Logan County Fair office by 4:30 p.m. July 25. Artwork must be delivered to the Fine Arts Exhibition Building between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. July 30.

Award premiums for the artwork are being furnished from proceeds generated by the monthly glass collections co-sponsored by the Joint Solid Waste Agency and the Lincoln Woman's Club.

For more information on the Fine Arts Division, contact the Logan County Fair Association at 732-3311.


Mount Pulaski Courthouse to host quilt show -- exhibitors wanted

MOUNT PULASKI -- The Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation is sponsoring a quilt show Sept. 8 and 9, during the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival. The quilts will be displayed at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 9.

All quilts are welcome. If you wish to exhibit a quilt, call the courthouse at 217-792-3919 between noon and 4 p.m. daily, Tuesday through Saturday, to obtain a quilt entry form and guidelines. Quilt entry forms are also available at many area shops and libraries. All entry forms are due by Aug. 15.

Awards will be provided for first, second and third places. The awards will be based on votes by all visitors.

Each quilt displayed has a unique story to tell. The quilt pictured was made on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. It was won in a basketball tournament by Terry Middletent, from the Lower Brule Reservation. When Pastor Barbara Stroud-Borth left her seminary internship on the Lower Brule Lakota Reservation, Terry and his wife, Mary Jane, gave it to her to honor and thank her for the year she lived and worked with the people of Lower Brule.

A committee of volunteers is putting on the quilt show to help raise money for the courthouse restoration. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated.


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