 Scholarships
available at Community Action
Community Action is accepting applications for
$1,000 Community Services Block Grant scholarships. The CSBG scholarships,
offered in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, are designed to provide financial assistance to low-income and
disadvantaged individuals of high academic attainment or potential.
Scholarships will go toward providing formal education or occupational
training in an accredited Illinois educational institution to CSBG-eligible
clients.
To be considered, applicants must be income-eligible and reside in
DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard or Piatt counties, and must be
enrolled or accepted at an Illinois accredited higher educational or
occupational training institute.
Applications will be accepted through June 15. Interested
applicants should visit their local Community Action office or
contact Kathy Shepherd, community services director, at
1-877-588-7189, ext. 246, for details.
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois is a
not-for-profit organization serving low-income and senior
populations in six central Illinois counties. To find out more about
the services offered, visit
www.capcil.org. For updates, like the agency on Facebook.
Community blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center
To help ensure an adequate
blood supply for the region, there will be a blood drive at the Lincoln
Masonic Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo, on Monday, May 7, from 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 using sponsor code 60057 at
www.bloodcenterimpact.org. Walk-ins are also welcome and truly
appreciated.
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.
Honors
Night at Mount Pulaski High School
MOUNT PULASKI -- Honors Night at
Mount Pulaski High School will be on Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. in
the high school gym. Departmental honors will be awarded,
scholarship winners will be recognized, and the Senior-of-the-Year
will be announced. Family and friends of Mount Pulaski High School
students are invited to attend.
First
Baptist Church rummage for missions
First Baptist Church, 101 Broadway St. in Lincoln, is having a
rummage sale for missions on Friday, May 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. and on
Saturday, May 12, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Good
Shepherd Lutheran rummage sale May 11-12
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church will participate in the citywide garage sales on May 11 and 12. The
sale will be at the church at 1140 N. State St. in Lincoln.
Hours will be Friday, May 11,
from 10 a.m. to ?? and Saturday, May 12, from 8 a.m. to ??.Items
to be offered will include baby stuff, toys, clothing, household
goods, miscellaneous items and much more.
Pie
auction for missions at St. John United Church of Christ
The Charity Guild of St. John United Church of Christ will have a pie
auction on Sunday, May 13, with all proceeds going to mission projects. This is to replace a long-standing ice cream social that will not
take place this year.
Karen Birnbaum, guild president, said
requests can be made for favorite pies until May 9, and they will be
on the auction table.
All pies will be at the church for the "Cup of Fellowship" at
9:30 a.m., prior to the 10:30 worship on May 13. Following worship,
the winning bidder will be revealed with each pie.
May-June
events at VFW
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 1756 is a busy place with many events coming up throughout the
summer and beyond. With a new tenant in the basement, The Wishbone, and some
remodeling taking place in the main hall, the group is equally as busy
planning and promoting community activities.
The VFW will host the vendor spaces
for the sixth annual Route 66 Garage Sale, which is scheduled for
May 11 and 12. The VFW is offering spaces inside and outside, with
public restrooms and concessions provided throughout the event. For
more information on booth space, call 217-732-8687.
This is a list of events scheduled
at the VFW through June:
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May 11-12 -- Route 66 Garage Sale
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May 19 -- Marine Corps League
Roadside Café, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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May 24 -- Ladies Auxiliary dinner
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May 27 -- Dance Club, 6:30-9 p.m.
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June 7 -- Ladies Auxiliary dinner
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June 21 -- Ladies Auxiliary dinner
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June 24
-- Dance Club, 6:30-9 p.m.
Elkhart NAG
plant sale, townwide garage sales and sidewalk sales
Friday and Saturday
ELKHART -- The village of
Elkhart's Needs and Goals organization will host its annual flower and plant
sale on Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. in the
Elkhart Village Hall on Gov. Oglesby Street downtown. Flowers of all kinds
will be available for purchase.
NAG is a not-for-profit organization
that supports the needs of Elkhart residents and special projects,
such as Elkhart Library's recent landscaping project.
In addition to the flower sale,
Elkhart will host garage and group sales throughout the weekend. The
Methodist Church on Gillett Street is sponsoring a large "basement
sale." Birdsong Books and Vintage Shop, downtown at 111 Gov. Oglesby
St., is planning a sidewalk sale. Multiple homes will host garage
and group sales. Sale times are Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Maps for the garage and group sales
will be available at Hudson's Talk of the Town, 115 Gov. Oglesby
St.; at the first sale home, 330 Kennedy Road; and at the NAG plant
sale in the Village Hall.
Hudson's Talk of the Town will have
a fish fry dinner (dine in or carry out) available on Friday from 5
to 8 p.m. for bargain hunters who are hungry following a day of
shopping in the village.
Additional parking for the events
is across from the Village Hall on Gov. Oglesby Street. More
information can be found on Facebook at "The Village of Elkhart, IL
– Your Special Event Destination."
Birdsong Books and Vintage in the
historic downtown offers an eclectic mix of books, linens, vintage
clothes, purses, jewelry, paper ephemera, kitchenware and art.
Birdsong is a rebirth of Nellie's Café, for years an Elkhart
institution, built in 1914. The shop has retained the marble soda
fountain counter from Nellie's and the mirrored wall piece behind it
that features lighted stained-glass windows, as well as two café
booths.
The quaint village of Elkhart
offers unique businesses and quality services in restored
structures. Elkhart is located less than a mile from Interstate 55
at Exit 115 and right off old Route 66. Settled in 1855, the
picturesque early 1900s-style downtown makes Elkhart one of a kind.
Rich in history and natural beauty, Elkhart is famous for its
unusual landscape -- a tree-covered hill that rises 777 feet above
sea level, surrounded by a horizon of flat Illinois prairie land.
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Harvest
of Talents Princess Tea planned for June 30
Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
and Lincoln Christian Church are sponsoring a Princess Tea again
this year for young ladies ages 3-13. The event will be on June 30
at the Lincoln Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Doors will open at
10:45 a.m., and the tea is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The theme of the event will be "Secret Garden." Young ladies are
invited to dress in whatever makes them feel pretty. Tea will be
served on decorated tables and entertainment will be provided. There
will also be time allowed for photo ops.
Tickets go on sale May 1. Seating is limited. For more
details and to make reservations, contact Vera Thomas at the church
office.
Young ladies are to be accompanied by a chaperone, such as their
mother, grandmother, aunt or friend.
Lincoln Christian Church is located at 204 N. McLean St. in
Lincoln.
All proceeds from the Princess Tea will go the 2012 Harvest of
Talents for World Hunger, to feed hungry people worldwide.
Logan
County Bank February and March Seniors of the Month
Logan County Bank sponsors the Lincoln
Community High School Senior of the Month/Year award and scholarship
program. 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.
The
February Senior of the Month is Lauren Soebbing of
Lincoln.
Lauren's parents are Scott and Robin Soebbing.
Lauren's school activities have included volleyball,
cheerleading, soccer, Pep Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
French Club, LEAF Club and National Honor Society.
Lauren is active in the community as well, including volunteer
work with Special Olympics, Together for Lincoln, Humane Society of
Logan County, Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival, Zonta dinner,
Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, West
Lincoln-Broadwell School, Carroll Catholic, Chester-East Lincoln
School, American Legion, and numerous other volunteer efforts.
Lauren is planning on nursing as a college major.
Logan County Bank congratulates Lauren on her selection as LCHS
Senior of the Month for February.
The March Senior of the Month is Shelby Voyles of
Lincoln.
Shelby's parents are Jamie and Jill Voyles.
Shelby's school activities have included Spanish Club, Fine Arts
Club, Thespians, choir, marching band, concert band, pep band,
numerous plays, speech team and National Honor Society.
Shelby is active in the community as well, including volunteer
work for Together for Lincoln, Zonta dinner, Lincoln/Logan Food
Pantry, West Lincoln-Broadwell School, Lincoln Park District's
Halloween FunFest, Honor Flight breakfast and numerous other
volunteer efforts.
Shelby is planning on pharmacy as a college major.
Logan County Bank congratulates Shelby on her selection as LCHS
Senior of the Month for March.
Jaycees
provide another mower clinic
The Lincoln Jaycees have
scheduled a second mower service clinic this spring. Bring in your push
mower (no riding mowers), and the Jaycees will change the oil, change the
spark plug, sharpen the blade, clean the mower deck and check the air
filter.
The cost is payable at drop-off. A
discount is available for those who prepay online at
www.lincolnjaycees.com.
All profits help fund upcoming community projects by Lincoln
Jaycees.Mowers may be
dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 5, at the Lincoln
Jaycees Center, 325 S. Chicago St. Mowers may be picked up Sunday,
May 6, from noon to 3 p.m.
For more information, contact
Thomas Hackett, 217-871-0260.
Lincoln
Writer's Club to meet May 8
Lincoln Writer's Club will
meet Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the Lincoln College
dining hall. Suggested topics: describe your
childhood bedroom, mom's favorite things, biggest bargain or most
foolish purchase.For more
information call 732-2723. All are welcome.
ZLS Students of the Month
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Brooklyn Hermes, a seventh-grader, has been selected as
Zion Lutheran School March Student of the Month.
Brooklyn's ZLS activities have included honor roll, basketball,
track and field, band, choir, and choir chimes.
She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Her church and community activities have included youth group,
youth conference, talent show, piano and softball.
Brooklyn enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with friends.
Her parents are Carl and Sondra Hermes of Lincoln.
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Zack Prather, also a seventh-grader, has been selected as
Zion Lutheran School March Student of the Month.
Zack's ZLS activities include honor roll, chess, band, student
council and spelling bees.
He is a member of Atlanta Christian Church.
His church and community activities include plays, Bible study,
Sunday school and Boy Scouts.
Zack most enjoys participation in Boy Scouts, watching TV,
playing video games and riding his bike.
His parents are Mike and Jennifer Prather of Lincoln.
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