Saturday, March 17

• Annual Russel Allen Garden Day: Sharing the joy of gardening

  • First hour breakout options:
    "From herb pots to the pantry," "From food to flowers," or "Spring is on the wing"

  • Second session breakouts offer:
    Coleus, easy to grow, many color choices, easy to propagate,' 'Make and take wren houses and wren care,' or 'Creating a Pollinator Pocket for insects'

  • Concluding morning highlight: Lincoln College's Creekside by Dr. Dennis Campbell

  • Coming up, the popular Master Gardener Plant Sale

• Tony Blair to receive Lincoln Leadership Prize
  Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation to honor the former British prime minister April 24

• IDOA Now Accepting Specialty Crop Grant Proposals
  Applications for funds are due April 18

• Millikin Professor elected to Board of Directors of Abraham Lincoln Association

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Fake exercise

• Grow a Bountiful Garden and Share with the Hungry
  By Melinda Myers

Friday, March 16

• Discover Fantastic Sams in Lincoln

• Honor Rolls

  • West Lincoln-Broadwell

  • WLB Third Quarter Bug Club

• Logan Count Department of Public Health honors local veterans with reserved parking

• Paint Night to benefit Relay for Life of Logan County
  Reservations required by March 20th

• Easter Devotional
  Naming God’s Presence in Lent
  By Rev. Adam R. Quine, First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln

• Illinois State Police rollout enforcement plans for spring break / St. Patrick’s Day weekend
  ISP Troopers Will Be On The Lookout For DUI’s

• Bicentennial launches new video commercial, statewide media

• Bicentennial Craft Beer ‘1818’ now available at retail outlets across Illinois
  Governor Rauner and local officials debut first cans in Springfield

• 2018 Education Magazine Special Feature
  A bright future for Lincoln College, its students, and the community

Thursday, March 15

• Eaton employees top United Way Giving

• Anne Moseley named guest speaker at ‘Spring for Tea’

• ALMH Offers Free Prenatal Class

• Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society
  March meeting to be held Monday night at the American Legion

• 60th Annual Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale this Friday and Saturday

• The first three first ladies
  Hear from Martha, Abigail and Dolley when Lincoln Presidential Library presents ‘Ladies First’ on March 18

• 2018 Education Magazine Special Feature
  COLLEGE: Are online classes effective?
  By Angela Reiners

Wednesday, March 14

• Jazz Studies Students Record Original Works in Chicago
  Chicago Recording Studio Donated Time and Facilities to Students

• Find a new shopping adventure at Cindy’s Cottage

• Free Orthopedic Assessment Clinic returns to ALMH

• Illinois Surpasses Old Peak Employment Level
  Illinois Unemployment Rate Dips in January

• Rauner signs bipartisan legislation to ensure continued access to quality medical care for state’s most vulnerable
  Signs SB 1773, protecting safety net and rural hospitals while sustaining Medicaid program

• Missing ‘Downton Abbey’? Try David Davis
  Historic David Davis Mansion highlights the lives of Irish servants March 17

• Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Reward: Creating Opportunity for Female- and Minority-Owned Businesses
  Conference helps small firms grow through skill-building, networking