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Anyone is welcome to attend this special event, sponsored and hosted
by the Healthy Communities Partnership and its Senior Issues Task
Force. The 14-piece Jim Markum Swing Band is the featured
entertainment for the evening. The Logan County Salvation Army is
providing doughnuts.
Supporting America's troops was the first mission of the USO. In
1941, as it became clear that the nation was heading into World War
II, several organizations mobilized and joined to form the United
Service Organizations to support the growing U.S. military. These
included The Salvation Army, Young Men's Christian Association,
Young Women's Christian Association, National Catholic Community
Services, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish
Welfare Board.
Decades later, thousands of USO workers and volunteers coordinate
to provide a home away from home for U.S. troops, including bringing
celebrities to entertain soldiers on the front line and keeping them
connected to their families during deployments.
Seniors and veterans of all ages will receive free admission to
the USO dance. Community members are also welcome to attend for $3
per person or $5 per couple.
The Healthy Communities Partnership is a collaborative
organization comprised of dozens of community agencies. It is
supported in part by the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation. For
updates, like Healthy Communities Partnership on Facebook.
 Electronics
recycling at Habitat for Humanity Saturday
Habitat for Humanity of Logan County will have its monthly
electronics recycling collection on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road.
The Logan County Habitat for Humanity affiliate has entered into
a new partnership with Advanced Recycling, of Pontiac, to provide
electronics recycling to the area. Televisions will continue to be
accepted for recycling under this new partnership. The collection
remains free of charge to the public.
The following items will be accepted:
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Computer
equipment, including laptop and desktop personal computers, hard
drives, monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, cords and
cables, CD-ROM, DVD, Zip and tape drives.
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Entertainment
equipment, including TVs, radios, stereo and game systems, game
controls, VCR and DVD players, and cameras.
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Small business
equipment, including phones, copiers, typewriters, fax machines
and calculators.
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Small household and countertop
appliances will also be accepted, as well as aluminum, copper,
brass and stainless steel items.
Electronic equipment is not to be left at the site and is not
collected outside the hours of the collection.
Information on the electronics recycling is available through
Habitat for Humanity of Logan County by contacting the office at
217-732-6412 or by visiting the agency website at
www.habitatlogan.org.
Upcoming
blood drives in Logan County
To help ensure an adequate blood supply for
the region, the Central Illinois Community Blood Center is offering several
opportunities to donate blood in Logan County. Thursday, Nov. 15
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Elkhart
Elkhart Christian Church, 113 S. Gillett; 3-6 p.m.
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Atlanta
St. Mary's Catholic Church, 805 Pearl St.; noon-6 p.m.
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Mount
Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School, 206 S. Spring; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
For your convenience, call Alexis
toll-free at 1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), ext 5158, to sign up,
or schedule an appointment online 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 lifesaving
blood for 14 hospitals throughout central Illinois, including
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Springfield's Memorial Medical
Center and St. John's Hospital. CICBC is a division of the
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which collects over
180,000 units of blood annually and serves 85 hospitals in Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Jim
Xamis Ford to host Humane Society fundraiser Nov. 15
Jim Xamis Ford is hosting a special event Nov.
15, from 4 to 8 p.m., that will benefit the Humane Society of Logan County.
During the evening, each person who
registers as a guest for the event will generate a $10* donation by
Ford to the Humane Society of Logan County, up to $500 total for the
evening.
In addition,
visitors have an opportunity to win some great prizes.
People who register and attend the
event are automatically entered for a chance to win a 2013 Fusion
courtesy of Ford Credit.
While there, they can also test
their judging skills with "American Idol"** and possibly win a VIP
experience at the show.
The evening will also include hors
d'oeuvres and drinks, and a chance to see the new lineup from Ford,
including the all-new, redesigned Ford Fusion.
Plus, guests can talk to volunteers
from the Humane Society and learn how they can adopt a pet in need.
The Humane Society of Logan County
is a not-for-profit agency that provides safe, loving, temporary
shelter to animals in need. The society offers adoption programs so
these animals can find new "forever homes." The HSLC pays for the
cost of its work through the generosity of the community and hosts
multiple fundraisers throughout the year to help keep this valuable
service available.
For answers to questions about the
Nov. 15 event, contact Jim Xamis Ford Lincoln, 2301 Woodlawn Road,
217-732-2111,
www.jimxamisford.com,
www.facebook.com/jimxamisford.
If you are interested in adopting a
pet from the shelter, visit this link in Lincoln Daily News:
http://reference.lincolndailynews.com/
animal%20adoption/humane_society.shtml,
[LDN; based on information
received from Ellen Burbage, Humane Society of Logan
County]
Disclaimers:
*Ford will contribute $10 per
registered guest up to a maximum of $500.
**No purchase necessary. Complete
rules available at
www.gofurtherwithfordnight.com.
American Idol: ®/© 19 TV Ltd. and
FremantleMedia North America. 2013 All rights reserved.
www.americanidol.com.
Charitable donations are the sole responsibility of Ford, not
American Idol® or related parties.
Jaycees
invite seniors to annual feast plus Schwan's fundraiser
The Lincoln Jaycees are now accepting
reservations for their annual Senior Feast. The Jaycees will serve a free
holiday-style meal with dessert on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Masonic Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo St. The meal is available to seniors
age 65 and up. To make a reservation or to inquire
about delivery options, call Meg Eckert at 217-220-2906.
The
Lincoln Jaycees are also having a Schwan's truckload fundraiser that
day at the Masonic Center. Stop by between 9 a.m. and noon to
purchase your favorite Schwan's items, or pre-order to ensure
product availability by contacting Kim at 217-871-4940.
The Lincoln Jaycees are a not-for-profit organization serving
Lincoln and the surrounding communities. The Jaycees give 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. Monthly membership meetings
are at the Lincoln Jaycees Center, 325 S. Chicago St., on the third
Thursday at 7 p.m., and are open to everyone.
United
Methodist Men to host pancake breakfast
The United Methodist Men will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage
breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 7 to 11 a.m. The event will be at the
First United Methodist Church, 302 Broadway St. in Lincoln.
The cost per meal will be $7 for adults and $3 for children under
12. Carryouts will also be available. Please call 737-6507 before
Nov. 10 to place orders
In addition, bulk sausage will be available for sale in 2-pound
packages, and the United Methodist Women will have a bake sale.
Proceeds from this event will go to support UMM missions,
including church camps, Together for Lincoln and youth mission
trips.
New
Holland American Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday
NEW
HOLLAND -- New Holland Unit 715
of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. at Slackers
Bar & Grill in New Holland.
Members will be working on tray favors
for the Danville VA hospital. Those attending are asked to bring
scissors to work on the project. Also, if members have any fun-size
flat candy bars such as Hershey's and Kit-Kat and would like to
donate them to be put on the tray favors, bring those along, too.
The group plans to make 220 tray
favors for Danville, so help is needed.
For more information, contact
Roseann Coers at 737-2534.
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Local
women become part of new Golden Z Club charter
CHAMPAIGN -- A new service
club for youth -- dedicated to providing career guidance and promoting
leadership skills, international fellowship and the ideal of service -- was
chartered on Oct. 27 at the I Hotel in Champaign. Zonta District 6 Gov.
Linda Hiltabrand and Suzanne Leeke, District 6 Z Club/Golden Z Club
chairman, presented the charter to the Golden Z Club. There are four charter
members under the direction of the club's president, Elizabeth Kahle.
The University of Illinois Champaign
Golden Z Club is one of the youth groups of Zonta International, the
worldwide service organization of executives in business and the
professions, working together to advance the status of women.
Golden Z Club members undertake
service projects benefiting their school, community and the world.
They promote the development of leadership ability and good
character, and they strive for scholastic achievement and the
improvement of international understanding through service.
The Golden Z Club in Champaign is
the first in District 6, which includes Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin.
Members of Zonta International
support international service projects intended to advance the
status of women, particularly in developing nations, and they fund
the Amelia Earhart Fellowship awards, given annually to women
pursuing graduate study in aerospace-related sciences and
engineering. Zonta International enjoys nongovernmental organization
status with the United Nations and consultative status with several
of its agencies. As of spring 2011, there were approximately 30,000
Zontians belonging to more than 1,200 clubs in approximately 63
countries and geographic areas.
Lincoln Writer's Club to meet Nov. 13
Lincoln Writer's Club will
meet Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the student center
at Lincoln College.
Suggested topics: a Thanksgiving story, a "positive attitude" story,
or a story about your children and their different temperaments.
For more info, call 732-2723. All are welcome.
Humane
Society of Logan County offers holiday cookie trays
Planning holiday parties or
looking for gifts to give special friends or relatives? Let the Humane
Society of Logan County do your holiday baking. HSLC is once again taking
orders for holiday cookie trays. Each tray will contain three dozen fancy
holiday cookies with a variety of at least 12 different kinds of cookies. The cost is still only $15 per tray.
Larger trays are also available.
To place your orders, call Adrienne at
217-732-1979. The deadline for placing orders is Dec. 1.
Orders can be picked up on Dec. 8
at Graue Inc., 1905 N. Kickapoo St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Humane
Society of Logan County.
San Jose UMC turkey supper and bazaar Nov.
7
SAN JOSE -- The San Jose United Methodist
Women, with the help of the men of the church and members of the community,
are presenting their annual turkey supper and bazaar on the first Wednesday
of November. Serving is from 4 till 7 p.m. Nov. 7.
The roast turkey supper features
mashed potatoes and gravy, the "famous" dressing, corn and green
beans, salad, desserts, and drinks, besides generous pieces cut from
freshly roasted turkey.
Guests may dine in the beautiful
Fellowship Hall or carry out.
Bazaar booths open at 3:30 p.m. and
include a Candy Shop with a large variety of homemade candy and
sweets; Country Store, which will have homemade pies, cinnamon
rolls, breads, jelly and other goodies; and a craft booth with
unique Heirloom cards, Christmas cards and musical ornaments. There
will also be a table of "nearly new" Christmas decorations and other
novelties.
Tickets will be sold in advance by
members of the church or at the door for the same price. Ticket
prices for dine-in are $9 for adults and $4 for children. Carryout
prices are $9.50 and $4.
The San Jose United Methodist
Church is located at 601 S. First St. in San Jose, six blocks south
of U.S. 136, at the corner of Linden and First. San Jose is about 15
miles directly south of Pekin on Towerline Road; or from Route 29 to
U.S 136, then east two miles to San Jose; or about 10 miles west of
Interstate 155 on U.S. 136.
For tickets or more information,
call the church at 309-247-3232 or Jim Eeten at 309-247-3485.
Lincoln
Low Vision Support Group meets Nov. 12
The Lincoln Low Vision Support Group will host
a meeting Monday, Nov. 12, at the Lincoln Christian Church from 1 to 2 p.m.
The church is located at 204 N. McLean
in Lincoln. Those attending should enter through the north door,
under the canopy.
The Mary Bryant Home for the Blind
will bring their store to the meeting and will have products for
sale, making it a good time to do a little Christmas shopping.
In Logan County, transportation to
the meeting is available by contacting Logan Mason Public
Transportation at 732-2159 or toll-free at 866-930-8212. (LMPT
rate schedule)
If you have any questions, contact
Sandy at 732-6528.
City
of Lincoln leaf pickup dates announced
The city of Lincoln will
provide leaf pickup services for residents again this year. Pickup days will
be by ward and will run beginning next week through Dec. 3. Only biodegradable bags of leaves will
be picked up. Bags must be at the curb by 7 a.m. each day.
Leaf pickup dates:
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Ward 1 -- Oct. 29, Nov. 9, Nov.
21
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Ward 2 -- Oct. 31, Nov. 13,
Nov. 26
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Ward 3 -- Nov. 2, Nov. 14, Nov.
28
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Ward 4 -- Nov. 5, Nov. 16, Nov.
30
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Ward 5
-- Nov. 7, Nov. 19, Dec. 3
For those who wish to bring their
leaves directly to the landscape waste facility, it is currently
open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. for all
landscape waste. This will continue until Nov. 21.
On Nov. 24 the facility will return
to regular hours: Wednesday and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-3:50 p.m.
Christian
Village to host annual fall festival Nov. 10 The Christian Village in
Lincoln invites everyone to join them on Saturday, Nov. 10, for their annual
fall festival. It will be a day of fun and games,
food, and family activities and entertainment.
Among the list of activities are face
painting, pumpkin painting and a chance to have a fall family
portrait taken.
Live music will be presented from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a choice of chili or pork chop lunch will be
served from 11 to 2.
Other activities included in the
day are hayrack rides, a craft and bake sale, facility tours and
more.
(See
publicity.)
Elkhart Historical Society presents 'Christmas According to
Hollywood'
ELKHART -- In early
November, the Elkhart Historical Society will present "Christmas According
to Hollywood." The presentation will explore favorite Christmas movies and
some little-known facts about them in an evening of relaxation, laughter and
a meal at the Wild Hare Café before the holiday rush begins.
The event will be on Nov. 9 at 5:30
p.m.Each Christmas we
immerse ourselves in sentimentality brought to us courtesy of
Hollywood. The modern history of Christmas has included many
sentimental, poignant and funny movies, from Jimmy Stewart in "It's
a Wonderful Life" to Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in "White
Christmas." We enjoy watching Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol" and
the eternally optimistic, yet cursed Clark Griswold from "National
Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Who can forget "A Christmas Story"
with Darren McGavin and the reminiscing about that first BB gun and
sometimes a "confession" to admiring or even owning the leg lamp
that gave McGavin's character so much delight.
The cost for the evening is $25 per
person.
For reservations, call
217-947-2238. Reservation forms may be downloaded from
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, or pick up a reservation form
at Horsefeathers in Elkhart.
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