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October 2014  


Wednesday, Oct. 1

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS:
Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 2 & Friday, Oct 3

Free bread distribution
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Southern Baptist Church
WHO: Everyone
DETAILS: We give away free bread to anyone who walks in the door, no one is turned away.
WHERE: 777 Feldman Drive, Lincoln
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days

Thursday, Oct. 2

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
HOSTED BY: Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO: Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS: Weekly lunch
WHERE: TBA
WHEN: Noon-1 pm

Lincoln FFA Alumni meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln FFA Alumni
WHO: All LCHS FFA alumni
DETAILS: For information or to join come to the meeting or contact Tracey Rawlings at drawlings@speednet.com
WHERE: LCHS Ag room, Lincoln High School
WHEN: 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3

Drive-thru Schnitzel dinner fundraiser
HOSTED BY: Knight of Columbus Ladies Auxillary
DETAILS: For ticket information see any KC member or call 217-737-7833
WHERE: Knights of Columbus parking lot
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

Mary Todd Lincoln: Taking Leave
A Dramatic Portrayal of Leaving the White House
HOSTED BY: Elkhart Historical Society
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See article
WHERE: Elkhart Christian Church, 113 South Gillett Street, Elkhart.
WHEN: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

HSLC Pet Blessing
HOSTED BY: Humane Society of Logan County
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: HSLC Shelter, 1803 E. Lincoln Parkway
WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7

Blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free
blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE:
Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Elks orthopedic clinic
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Elks, Illinois Elks and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public, by appointment only
DETAILS: See
article
WHERE: ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive, Lincoln
WHEN: 1-3 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 8

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS:
Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE:
Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 9

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
HOSTED BY: Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO: Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS: Weekly lunch
WHERE:
TBA
WHEN: Noon-1 pm

Grief support group
HOSTED BY: Memorial Home Services Hospice
WHO: Those who have experienced a loss.
DETAILS: Our grief support group offers a private setting for individuals to share, discuss feelings, receive support and offer comfort to others who have shared a similar experience. Attendance is free and open to the public.
WHERE:
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 5-6:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 11

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

2014 Moving Forward Walk/Run
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation and Memorial SportsCare
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See article
WHERE: Madigan Park, Lincoln
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Household hazardous waste collection
HOSTED BY: Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Illinois EPA
WHO: Open to public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds,
South entrance on Short 11th Street
WHEN: 8 am-3 p.m.

Electronics recycling collection
HOSTED BY: Habitat for Humanity of Logan County
WHO: Public
DETAILS:
WHERE: Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Glass recycling collection
HOSTED BY: Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Lincoln Woman's Club and Verallia Saint-Gobain Containers
WHO: Open to public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds, main entrance
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Sunday, Oct 12

Carroll Carnival
HOSTED BY: Carroll Catholic School
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Formerly know as the Carroll Catholic Fall Festival
WHERE: Carroll Catholic School, Lincoln
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Oct 13

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free
blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE:
Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS:
Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE:
Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Railsplitter Coin Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Railsplitter Coin Club
WHO: Open to everyone
DETAILS: Monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of each month
WHERE: Friendship Manor, meeting room
Entry to the meeting room is through the side door of the visitor parking lot.

WHEN: 7-9 pm

Thursday, Oct. 16

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
HOSTED BY: Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO: Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS: Weekly lunch
WHERE: TBA
 
WHEN: Noon-1 pm

Caregivers Together
HOSTED BY: The Christian Village
WHO: Caregivers and their families
DETAILS: See
article
WHERE: Christian Village Senior Apartments, 1500 Seventh St.
WHEN: 1:30-3 pm

Friday, Oct. 17

Diabetes support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: People with diabetes and their support system
DETAILS: Diabetes support group meets monthly on the third Friday. Free educational session. Participants have the opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified diabetes educator.
WHERE: Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 11 am-noon

Saturday, Oct. 18

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 20

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Free blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free
blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE:
Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS:
Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Victim Impact Panel
HOSTED BY: Healthy Communities Partnership
WHO: Anyone
DETAILS: The Victim Impact Panel is a program for offenders of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The panels are a nonconfrontational presentation given by victims of DUI crashes who speak about the impact the DUI crash has had on their lives. The panel presents an often unheard perspective to DUI offenders. Judges often include the requirement to attend a VIP as part of a sentence, in the hopes that offenders will benefit from learning firsthand about the trauma, physical pain, emotional suffering and devastation, financial loss, anger and frustration that DUI victims and family members commonly experience. See more at 
http://www.madd.org/. Cost is $10 cash or money order required, with 100 percent of the profits supporting the Safe Ride program.
WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 5:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 23

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
HOSTED BY: Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO: Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS: Weekly lunch
WHERE:
TBA 
WHEN: Noon-1 pm

Saturday, Oct. 25

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Christian Church, Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
WHO: Public
WHERE: Lincoln Christian Church Fellowship Center, 204 N. McLean

Monday, Oct. 27

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

Blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free
blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE:
Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS:
Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 30

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
HOSTED BY: Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO: Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS: Weekly lunch
WHERE:
TBA 
WHEN: Noon-1 pm

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