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4-H
Oral Communications Contest results announced
Logan County 4-H recently held its annual Oral Communications
Contest. State Fair
delegates selected included Kelly Dowling (Original Works),
Lincoln; Emily Bakken (Illustrated Speech), Lincoln; Abrigail
Sasse (Original Works), Beason; and Amanda Davison (Illustrated
Speech), Beason. Selected as State Fair alternates were Andrew
Fulton (Illustrated Speech), Lincoln; and Natalie Coers
(Illustrated Speech), Emden.
All were blue award winners.
Also receiving a blue award was Mathew Runyon, Broadwell.
Emily Bakken was selected as the top oral communicator and
received a plaque sponsored by Logan County 4-H Foundation.
Judges
for this year's contests were Sara McCawley of New Holland and
Kathy Litherland of Atlanta.
Oral communication is a life skill taught and practiced
in 4-H. To find out
more about the program, contact the Logan County Extension Office,
at 122 S. McLean St. in Lincoln or call 732-8289.
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Choirs
hit the road; Bible Bowl teams hit the Book
The junior high and senior high choirs of Lincoln Christian Church
are hitting the road this summer to spread the Word of God through
music. And to help raise money for their tour, the choirs are
offering a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, in the Fellowship Center at Lincoln Christian
Church, 204 N. McLean St. Tickets to the breakfast cost $3.50 for
adults and $2.50 for students 12 and under.
The
senior high choir, known as the Good News choir, is directed by
Tim Searby and will leave Friday, June 9, and return Sunday, June
18. They will perform at seven churches throughout Illinois,
Florida and Georgia. Upon their return to Lincoln, the choir will
perform at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church. HeartSong, the
junior high choir directed by Karen Gerdts, will tour June 1
through 4, performing at several churches in Illinois and
Southeast Missouri.
This
marks the 27th year that the youth choirs have gone on
tours around the United States. Tracy Thomas, youth minister at
Lincoln Christian Church, says the purpose of the choir tours is
“to bring the message of the gospel to people in a unique
format, and show that young people are committed to the gospel.”
Also
starting at 7 a.m. in the Fellowship Center is a yard sale to
raise funds for the Bible Bowl teams. The teams will be traveling
to the national Bible Bowl Tournament, which will take place
during the North American Christian Convention July 10 though 14
in Louisville, Ky.
The
teams have been studying texts from Acts chapters 13 through 28, 1
and 2 Corinthians and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. During the yard sale,
the students will participate in a “studyathon” to prepare for
the event. At the tournament, they will compete against
approximately 250 teams from across the nation. Last year, the top
team from the church placed 14th.
For
more information about the yard sale or breakfast, contact the
church office at 732-7618.
[Katherine
Heller]
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Rural
loan program awards State Bank
Jill
Apell, Rural Development state director for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, was in Lincoln recently to present the State Bank of
Lincoln with a “Certificate of Merit.”
Rural
Development makes loans and grants in rural Illinois to create
jobs, provide needed services to communities and make home
ownership possible for hundreds of families. There are 128
full-time employees in 20 local offices, and the total assistance
provided in Illinois during the last fiscal year was $214,226,440.
One
of the most used programs is the Guaranteed Rural Housing loan
program. Rural Development currently has 6,861 Guaranteed Rural
Housing loans in Illinois, for a total of over $348 million. The
current budget for this program is $3.2 billion dollars. The
program allows eligible families to obtain 100 percent, 30-year
fixed rate loans.
When
the program started in December of 1991, the State Bank of Lincoln
was the first bank in Illinois to agree to participate. Since
then, State Bank has been a leader in the state of Illinois in
making and servicing Guaranteed Rural Housing loans. Illinois now
has over 275 lenders that process these loans.
State
Bank made loans totaling more than $5 million the last 12 months.
State Bank of Lincoln also buys loans from 80 banks throughout
Illinois and has a portfolio of 1,325 Guaranteed Housing Loans
totaling over $61 million. This represents the largest volume of
Guaranteed Rural Housing loans serviced by any bank in Illinois.
With the help of banks like the State Bank of Lincoln, Illinois
has the largest volume of Guaranteed Housing loans of any state
this fiscal year.
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Zonta
Club of Lincoln reports on April meeting
The
Zonta Club of Lincoln met Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Elks Club in Lincoln. The speaker for the evening was Doug Clemins,
representing the "Wings of Hope" organization.
"Wings of Hope" is a volunteer, non-sectarian,
apolitical organization whose mission is to save lives and to
improve the quality of life for people all over the world. The
group works with international health organizations and with
missionaries of all faiths. "Wings of Hope" is
headquartered at Lambert Field in St. Louis and has 122 airplanes,
seven of which work in the remote areas of the United States, such
as Appalachia and the Southwest.
The
Zonta budgets for the 2000-2001 fiscal year were presented by Kay
Bauer, chairman of the operating budget, and by Pat Shay, chairman
of the service project committee.
Members
were reminded of the spring workshop April 29 at Charleston.
The
next Zonta meeting, with the installation service, will be
Tuesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Elks Club.
Blood
donor update
Lincoln
Christian College will be the site for an American Red Cross blood
drive on Tuesday, May 2, from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Mitchell-Newhouse
Lumber Company will sponsor the Red Cross blood drives at the
Lincoln Sports Complex on May 3 and 17. Hours both days will be
from 12 to 5 p.m.
During
April, the following persons reached goals in their blood
donations: Gary D. Liesman, 13 gallons; Roger Alberts and Guy
Wands, five gallons each; Marilyn Wheat and Sandra Wilmert, three
gallons each; Tim Smith, two gallons; and Ruth D. Freeman, one
gallon.
First-time
donors are always welcome. All donors may call 800-728-3543,
extension 1441, to schedule an appointment to give blood or to
receive more information.
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ALMH
accepts applications for summer teen volunteers
Applications
are currently being accepted for this summer’s teen volunteer
program at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Teen
volunteers work throughout the hospital, performing a variety of
duties in many different departments. To be eligible for the
program, teens must be an eighth grade graduate and must complete
an application form that includes personal references. All teen
volunteers must also complete the training session scheduled on
Friday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at the hospital.
Applications
are available at ALMH from Barbara Dahm, director of volunteer and
special services. Applications should be filled out and returned
in person to the volunteer office as soon as possible. A brief
interview will be conducted at that time. For more information,
call 217-732-2161, ext. 184.
Logan
County Bank is pleased to welcome Michael J. Kelly as their new
vice-president and trust officer. Mike worked for a community bank
and farm management department in Macomb for nearly 12 years. He
graduated from the University of Illinois in 1987 and has a
bachelor of science degree in agriculture economics. He is a
member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers and has been an accredited farm manager since 1994.
Mike,
his wife, Mary, and their two children will be relocating to
Lincoln in the near future.
Logan
County Bank’s Trust Department offers a full range of services
including estate
administration, farm management, guardianship, IRAs, trusts,
management of custodial accounts, pensions and retirement funds,
employee benefit plans, and financial planning. Logan County Bank
is located at 303 Pulaski St. in Lincoln.
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Main
Street Lincoln to celebrate Historic Preservation Week
Citizens
in Lincoln will join thousands of individuals around the country
as part of the National Trust’s Historic Preservation Week
celebration. "Taking the Past Into the Future" is the
theme of the week, with events scheduled May 7-14.
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Citizens
in Lincoln will join thousands of individuals around the country
as part of the National Trust’s Historic Preservation Week
celebration. "Taking the Past Into the Future" is the
theme of the week, with events scheduled May 7-14.
"The
millennium is a time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re
going," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust.
"This year’s theme celebrates that link between past and
future, challenging us to plan for the issues that will confront
us in the years to come. It is essential that we be vigilant,
flexible and well-informed in order to deal with the rapid changes
that are sure to have an impact on our irreplaceable historic
treasures."
Students
in grades four through eight are encouraged to write a one-page
paper on the "Most Historically Influential Lincoln
Resident." One winning entry from each grade will win an
entertainment package and be recognized on May 7 at the Taste of
Lincoln. Entries must be submitted by May 1 to the Main Street
Lincoln Office on the second floor of the Union Planters Bank
building, 303 S. Kickapoo in Lincoln.
As
a prelude to Historic Preservation Week, the "Lincoln Legacy
Quiz" will begin in The Courier May 1 and run daily through
May 6. Readers can answer the five questions posted each day and
send the results to the Main Street Lincoln office. The
participant with the highest number of correct responses will win
dinner for two at a local restaurant and will be recognized May 7
at the Taste of Lincoln.
A
May 3-14 drive by tour of architecturally significant homes,
sponsored by the Logan County Board of Realtors and The Courier,
will be featured in a special insert on May 3. The insert will
include a brief description of the homes and a numbered map so the
public can enjoy a leisurely look at all of Lincoln’s treasures.
Mayor
Joan Ritter will present the annual awards for Historic
Preservation at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, May 7, on the north lawn of the
Logan County Courthouse during the Taste of Lincoln. Awards are
available in both residential and non-residential categories for
preservation, exterior rehabilitation and sympathetic addition.
For more information or to make a nomination, call the Main Street
Lincoln office. Homes included in the drive by tour are not
automatically nominated for an award.
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[Lincoln City Hall --
The LaFrance fire truck shown was purchased
by the city in 1924 and retired in 1970.]
Historic
displays will be in the windows of many downtown businesses May
6-14 for Historic Preservation Week. Some windows will feature
Western Illinois Regional History Fair entries by junior high
students from Zion Lutheran School and New Holland/Middletown.
"More
Love Than Money Restoration" will be the theme of a workshop
to be held Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in the Union Planter's
Bank Conference Room on the second floor at 303 S. Kickapoo. Mike
Fak will share low-cost tips on how to renovate your home and give
examples. There is no fee and pre-registration is not necessary.
Also
that evening, Ruth Sloot from Lincoln Community High School will
showcase the project on historic homes compiled by civics classes
this year. This will be the first opportunity for residents whose
homes were included in the project to see the results.
Another
historically based event, the Elkhart Chatauqua, will be May 21 on
Elkhart Hill from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the
Chatauqua, call 217/947-2323.
Historic
Preservation Week is based on the 29-year-old tradition of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and is sponsored locally
by the city of Lincoln and Main Street Lincoln with financial
support from Beans ’N Such and the Blue Dog Inn. For more
information on the activities, people can call the Main Street
Lincoln office at 732-2929.
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Free
dance lessons begin April 27 in Mason City
The
Mason City Historical Society is sponsoring free dance lessons for
the next four weeks so that people can learn to "strut
their stuff" for the Civil
War ball and band performance at the park pavilion Saturday,
May 27, for Mason City's Living History Weekend . The society
feels that more people will
enjoy themselves at the ball if they are familiar with a few
period dance steps.
The
free dance lessons will begin Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Mason City Civic Center, 120 N. Main St. People of all skill
levels with or without a partner are invited to sign up.
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It
is said that love makes the world go around. And with love, comes
service. April 14 and 15 the Logan County Unit of the American
Cancer Society held its third annual Relay for Life at the Lincoln
Park District facility. About 55 teams participated in the local
event. Kathy Blaum and Mary Ellen Martin, co-chairs, spent
countless hours planning, preparing and participating in this
year’s walk-a-thon, which raises money for cancer research. Both
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The
funds raised are divided in this way: research, 22%; detection and
treatment, 13.6%; prevention, 18.5%; information and patient
services, 17.8%; fundraising, 22%; administrative expense, 6.5%.
Last
year's Relay netted over $51,000.00, used specifically for an
updated Cancer Information
Database; Reach to Recovery, a support program for newly diagnosed
women; Tell-a-Friend, a phone-tree program to help women get
baseline mammograms; and other programs and services to encourage
early detection and prevention.
"Being
a cancer survivor, I wanted more people to understand how early
detection saves lives. By
raising money for research–soon we will find a cure.
Until then we need to support the best programs,"
says Kathy Blaum.
Local
volunteers like Kathy Blaum and Mary Ellen Martin join people such
as Dr. Gordon Klatt, who in 1985 took the first step of his
24-hour marathon in a Relay for Life and raised $27,000.00 for the
American Cancer Society.
The
community can help support the Relay for Life next year by
volunteering their time in the walk-a-thon or by donating items
for the silent auction.
Mary
Ellen Martin, the event co-chair, says, "The community
benefits from the money raised at
‘Relay for Life’ because it is an investment in their
future."
[Jeaneen
Ray]
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[Kathy Blaum at the microphone]
(See
also: "Relay for Life" chart on
By the Numbers page)
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Atlanta
4-H club invites youth from town to join
The
members of the Atlanta Town and Country 4-H club invite eligible
youth from town to join. Jeff Jones, the club reporter, says,
"4-H isn’t just for people who live in the country. There
are lots of things for a guy or a girl from town to do."
Activities include cooking, growing flowers, woodworking, small
engines, arts, crafts and herb gardening. For more information,
people can call 217-648-2973.
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