Prayer
breakfast planned for March 21 at Lincoln Woman's Club
A prayer breakfast is being planned for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 21, by members of the Lincoln Woman's Club. A meeting is to
follow the breakfast.
Stephanie Hall of Lincoln will speak on her experiences teaching
English as a second language in Spain, where she was a language and
culture assistant in the public school system.
Ms. Hall, daughter of Cheryl and Gary Hall, is a graduate of
Lincoln High School, received her bachelor's degree from Wheaton
College and a master's degree from Abilene Christian University. She
also attended Spanish language school in Costa Rica and taught in
schools in both Murcia and Barcelona, Spain.
Entertainment at the meeting will be provided by a choir from
Lincoln College.
Devotions will be given by Ruth Hoppin, and board members will
serve as social co-chairwomen and greeters.
San Jose Methodist fish fry March 23
San Jose United Methodist
Church, 600 S. First St., is having their annual fish fry on Friday, March
23, from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine in the church Fellowship Hall, and carryouts will
be available.
Menu includes fresh, whole deep-fried
catfish, potato casserole, baked beans, coleslaw, rye bread,
homemade desserts and beverages. A limited supply of "chicken
strips" will be available as an alternative to fish.
Tickets will be available at the door
or may be purchased from church members.
Proceeds will benefit the children
and youth programs, such as Bible School, camp scholarships and
Bible Zone, an after-school ministry including a meal. An advanced
children's chime choir meets after Bible Zone. Also, Sunday school
is year-round.
The weekly Bible Zone program meets on
Wednesdays in October through March and includes a Bible
story, music (including a beginning chime choir), games and
exercises, arts and crafts, and a complete meal.
Check with the
church office, 309-247-3232, if you have questions about any of
these programs.
Park
district offers 'Eat What You Learn' cooking class
The Lincoln Park District is offering a four-week course that is
an introduction to basic food preparation. Adults young and old,
couples or singles wanting to improve their skills are encouraged to
come and join in a fun learning experience.
The instructors will be two veteran cooks: Deb Rohrer, the
Lincoln Daily News food editor, and Roy Logan, activities director
at the park district. With these two in the kitchen, the classes are
sure to be fun and informative.
To learn more about this, go to the "Park district notes" in the
LDN Community section:
http://www.lincolndailynews.com/
Features/comm022212_park.shtml.
For class information on the park district website, go to
http://www.lincolnparkdistrict.com/News.aspx.
Zonta
scholarship
This year, the Zonta Club of Lincoln is able to offer
scholarships for young women; among them is the Zonta Club of
Lincoln's Women's Career Scholarship.
The scholarship being offered is open to any Logan County woman.
The school to be attended need not be an Illinois institution;
however, it must be accredited or recognized as an approved program
in the field of study. Top candidates will be selected based on
merit, activities, leadership, honors, awards and need. Awards are
offered on a one-academic-year basis and applicants can reapply year
after year. Students having less than one academic year remaining
until graduation are not eligible for consideration.
Deadline for this scholarship application is March 19.
Scholarship applications are available at local high schools,
colleges and university guidance offices.
More information is available in a Jan. 25 LDN
article.
For further information or to obtain an application, contact
Christel Huff, chairman, Zonta Club of Lincoln Scholarship
Committee, 211 Latham St., Lincoln, IL 62656; phone 217-732-3305
(home) or 217-737-4470 (cell); or email
christel_huff_211@comcast.net. Applications can be
emailed to applicants.
Healthcare
Careers Scholarship applications due March 30
March 30 is the deadline
for the 2012 Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation Healthcare Careers
Scholarship.
Scholarships may be awarded to students pursuing careers identified
by Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital as relating to its present and
future needs. Award amounts range from $10,000 for an associate
degree up to $30,000 for graduate degrees. For every $2,500 awarded,
the recipient is contractually obligated to a one-year employment
contract at ALMH.
Graduating high school seniors, as well as students further along
in their health career studies, are eligible to apply. Preferred
career fields this year are nursing (ADN or BSN), physical therapy,
medical laboratory technology and nurse anesthesiology (CRNA).
Applicants must be residents of Logan County, currently attending
or accepted into a fully accredited school for their chosen field of
study, and demonstrate a cumulative grade-point average of at least
2.5 on a 4.0 scale while maintaining a B average in core classes.
Detailed scholarship guidelines and application forms are
available for download at
https://www.almh.org/Giving-Back/
Scholarships.aspx.
Applicants are also required to simultaneously submit an ALMH job
application specifically for the foundation scholarship. This
application is available at:
https://www.choosememorial.org/careers/
affiliates/ALMH-Job-Listings.aspx.
Both completed applications are due on March 30.
For more information about the ALHF Healthcare Careers
Scholarship Program, contact Marty Ahrends, ALHF executive director,
at 605-5006.
Crime Stoppers accepting scholarship applications
The Lincoln-Logan Crime
Stoppers board is currently accepting applications for the organization's
2012 scholarship awards.
The scholarships are available
to Logan County residents who are either high school seniors or
current college students pursuing a degree in the law enforcement
field.Applications are available at Logan County high schools,
Logan County Regional Office of Education, Lincoln College and
Heartland College, or call 217-732-5704 to obtain an application.
The submission deadline for scholarship applications will be
March 31.
Completed applications should be submitted to:
Karen Petty
Lincoln-Logan Crime Stoppers
311 10th St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
Area
chapter of engineering society offers $1,000 scholarship
The Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society
of Professional Engineers is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to a
qualified central Illinois high school senior.
To be eligible, a candidate should be accepted into an
engineering college or to a junior college with an equivalent
academic schedule for the first two years. The candidate must reside
within the counties of Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby or the
southern parts of DeWitt and Logan. The southern parts of DeWitt and
Logan counties are defined as including the cities of Clinton and
Lincoln and those parts south of Route 10, east of Interstate 55 and
south of County Highway 569 west of I-55.
There is no formal application form. Interested high school
seniors should submit a brief resume including interests, organized
activities, officer positions and awards; school transcript with
national testing results; and a one-page composition describing
their interest in engineering. Arrangements will be made for a
personal interview with each applicant during the latter part of
April.
Interested students should submit
their applications prior to April 8 to:
Willard T. Sudduth, P.E.
2360 S. Taylor Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Mount
Pulaski Rotary Club scholarship announcement
The Mount Pulaski Rotary Club is offering Mount Pulaski High
School seniors the opportunity to apply for scholarships through a
Rotary Club program again this year. Applications for the
scholarships may be obtained from the high school
guidance counselor's office.
Angela Kelley, Logan County Bank Student of the Month
The Lincoln Community High School Senior of the Month for January
is Angela Kelley of Lincoln. Her parents are Bruce and Mary Kelley.
Angela's school activities have included student government,
D.A.R.E. program, Pep Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
Spanish Club, L.E.A.F. Club, basketball, volleyball, Lady Railer
dance team and National Honor Society, among others.
Angela is active in community as well, including volunteer work
with Special Olympics, Toys for Tots, Relay for Life, Humane
Society, Main Street Lincoln, Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival, Zonta
dinner, Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry and numerous other volunteer
efforts.
She is planning on business management as a college major.
Logan County Bank, sponsor of the LCHS Senior of the Month/Year
award and scholarship program, congratulates Angela on her selection
as the January honoree.
Each monthly winner receives a $50 U.S. savings bond from Logan
County Bank and is then eligible for a $1,500 scholarship awarded by
the bank, to be used at the college of their choice.
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