Ice
cream social, open house at WL-B on Thursday
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West
Lincoln Broadwell PTO will have an ice cream social featuring Schwan's
ice cream products on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The ice
cream social will coincide with open house at the school. The learning
garden will be open, and there will be face painting for the children.
Abe
to re-christen Lincoln
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for Lincoln in Lincoln will celebrate the birthday of the city with a
christening ceremony re-enactment on Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. The event will
mark the 147th birthday of Lincoln, Ill.
As
the story goes, at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27 in 1853, the first lots were
sold in the new town of Lincoln. At the request of the railroad,
Abraham Lincoln was in attendance to look after their interests. The
promoter also asked Lincoln to officially "christen the
town" and name it in his honor.
Though
quipping, "nothing with the name of Lincoln has ever amounted to
much," he nonetheless obliged by picking a melon from a pile that
a local farmer had stacked on the ground nearby. He opened the melon
with his pocket knife, cut the core and squeezed the juice into a tin
cup saying, "Gentlemen, I am requested by the proprietors of the
town site to christen it. I have selected the juice of a melon for
that purpose, pouring it on the ground. Therefore, in your presence
and hearing, I now christen this town site. Its name is Lincoln and
soon to be named the permanent capital of Logan County. I have also
prepared a feast for the occasion." With that, he shared the
christening melon with the youngest in attendance, and, pointing at
the remaining pile, said, "Gentlemen, help yourself."
This
re-enactment will take place at the christening site, near the corner
of Broadway and Chicago streets in downtown Lincoln. The site is
adjacent to the Lincoln Depot. Re-enacting the ceremony will be the
same group of local actors that have given the program at the
Railsplitter Festival in previous years.
Watermelon
slices will be available at the celebration, and audience members are
encouraged to come in historic costume.
A
special feature will be the wagon holding the watermelons. The
"runabout," owned by John Gehlbach, was originally purchased
by Mary Todd Lincoln from a Springfield wagon maker. It was intended
to be used by Abraham Lincoln when he returned home from the White
House. However, with the death of the president, Mrs. Lincoln never
took possession of the wagon.
The
Looking for Lincoln in Lincoln program is part of the regional
heritage tourism program introduced by DCCA and is being administered
locally by Main Street Lincoln. For further information or to
volunteer, please call (217) 732-2929.
[Wendy
Bell, Main Street Lincoln program manager]
Lincoln
Park District notes
From Roy Logan, program coordinator
Softball
Men’s
and women’s softball regular season has come to an end, followed by
tournament play. Our many thanks to the people who worked as umpires
for all of our leagues. Your dedication and commitment only made a
great season better.
It
wouldn’t be Park District softball without Ace Hinman. A big round
of applause for him. Ace Hinman did a tremendous job organizing all of
our officials. Our own Brandy Mullenbach was the official ball
retriever. Every time someone hit a ball into the weeds or bean
fields, Brando had to go get it. Brando is really glad to see the
season end! Thanks much Brandy.
Much
of the success of any of our programs, especially the ones that
involve the kids, depends on our sponsors and volunteers who act as
coaches or officials. The support we receive from these businesses and
individuals goes far beyond their financial contributions and the
donation of their time and talent.
Lincoln
Park District’s girls’ softball swim party was scheduled for
Thursday, Aug. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m., with coaches presenting awards
during the evening.
Bus trip
We
are on the bus again! This time it’s to St. Louis as we watch the
Cardinals take on the Cubs. We’re guaranteeing a fun time. Sunday,
Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. we depart the Rec. Center. Our plans are to return
at 8:30 p.m. Cost for the charter coach and game ticket is $40.
Annual 5K run
The
Lincoln Park District, in conjunction with the Lincoln Art and Balloon
Fest, will be having the 12th annual 5K run Saturday, Aug. 26.
T-shirts are given to all participants, and awards are given to the
top three finishers in each age category. The run begins and ends at
the Park District. Refreshments are provided. Registration forms are
available at both the Rec. Center and the Lincoln Chamber offices. The
race is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
Flag football
One
of our more successful programs for young boys and girls has been flag
football. Randy Turley has organized this league for the past few
years and has done a very good job with seeing this grow in the
numbers of participants each year. However, due to expanding family
commitments, Mr. Turley is no longer available to us. First of all,
our heartfelt thanks to Randy for a job well done.
Now
we have to approach the community and ask that one or more of them
that have children involved come forward and chair the league. Our
goal is to keep the league operative and to follow many of the same
goals that Mr. Turley founded the program on. The continuation of a
great program lies in the willingness of parents to become involved
and dedicate a couple nights a week to teaching the fundamentals of
football.
Cheerleading
volunteer needed
We
already have a volunteer to co-chair the cheerleading for the girls,
but we need to have another co-chair to work with her.
We
believe that if enough people get involved in coaching and teaching
that this can be a manageable task. If you are interested in chairing
or have questions, please call Roy at 732-8770. People who have worked
in these capacities in the past will testify that it is very rewarding
and creates bonds that last a lifetime.
Stephie
Humble receives
"Youth Making a Difference" Award
![](../images/082200pics/star.jpg) First
Lady Lura Lynn Ryan presented the first "Youth Making a
Difference" Awards on Aug. 9 at the Futures for Kids REACHing
Youth Through Community Involvement Conference at the Sheraton Hotel
in Chicago. Stephie Humble of Lincoln was among the winners.
The
"Youth Making a Difference" Awards honor the outstanding
efforts of Illinois youth who help improve their communities through
volunteer activities.
"Illinois
is blessed with so many young people who volunteer their time and
dedicate themselves to helping others," said Mrs. Ryan. "The
seven young people we honor here today are to be specially commended.
Their actions have made an outstanding difference in their
communities."
The
nominees were judged on how their service activities best addressed
the needs and concerns of their communities and how their efforts
improved the given situation. Seven young people between the ages of 6
and 17 were selected by the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and
Community Service as the first award recipients.
Winners
besides Stephie Humble were Natalie Jacobowski of Orland Park, Emily
Dray of Wilmette, Elizabeth Feste of Byron, Colleen Lange of Gibson
City, Brandi Bertelli of Laomi and Lauren Everette of Olney.
Stephie
has been president of Lincoln’s HYPE (Helping Youth in a Positive
Environment) group for the past year. Thanks to HYPE’s efforts with
Habitat for Humanity, a family was able to move into their home for
Thanksgiving. Stephie also filled balloons with drug-free pledges for
the Junior High Balloon Launch, organized the group to collect food
for the Logan County Food Pantry, and made posters during Alcohol
Awareness Month. She worked diligently with HYPE’s Prevention
Theater. She was selected to attend the Governor’s Teen Summit and,
as a result of her commitment and dedication, was named HYPE of the
year by her peers.
More
than 1,200 people attended the Futures for Kids Conference, which
provided participants with skills to increase their understanding of
prevention services for Illinois’ youth. The goal of the conference
was to support young people as they develop the skills, confidence and
commitment to community necessary to lead successful lives.
Futures
for Kids is an umbrella for the programs and policies that make a
significant contribution to the health and well-being of children. The
Teen REACH program, administered by the Illinois Department of Human
Services, is part of this initiative. The Futures for Kids Conference
included five workshops that focused on the Teen REACH themes of responsibility,
education, achievement, caring and hope.
Free
annual colorectal cancer screening
Through
mid-September, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH) is providing
free colorectal cancer screening kits and lab testing to assist you in
identifying indicators of possible cancer in the colon or rectum.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most curable of all cancers when it is
detected early and treated promptly.
Because
colorectal cancer develops over a period of time, it is possible to
detect it by testing stool samples long before physical symptoms
appear. The majority of people who develop colorectal cancer are over
age 50. Over 75 percent of all cases can be cured, and patients can
resume normal lives. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly
stool blood tests after the age of 50.
The
simple at-home test kit provided by ALMH will help the laboratory
check your stool samples for hidden blood, which can be a sign of
cancer or other internal disorders. The kit lists dietary suggestions
of what to eat and what to avoid two days prior to the test. Following
these few suggestions can reduce the chances of a "false
positive" test result and increase probability of a more accurate
test. The kit also provides all materials and directions needed for
collecting stool samples and preparing slides for testing, and
includes a pre-addressed envelope to mail the sample and information
back to the ALMH lab. The lab will notify you of your results within
two weeks after receiving the test. It is important to remember that
the screening does not provide a complete cancer detection
examination. Regardless of test results, you should see your physician
whenever you experience changes in your bowel habits.
To
take advantage of this opportunity, all tests must be received at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital no later than Sept. 15.
Test
kits are available at local physician offices, pharmacies, senior
living centers, the Logan County Health Department, and the Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital Laboratory. In rural locations it is also
available on the Rural Health Partnership’s mobile health unit. You
may pick up your free kit at the following locations:
In
Lincoln
Abe
Lincoln Pharmacy
Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital Laboratory
The
Christian Village
CVS
Pharmacy
Family
Medical Center
Friendship
Manor
Graue
Pharmacy
Lincoln
Health Care Specialists (Drs. Carroll, Harmon, Sagins and Sielaff)
Logan
County Health Department
Logan
County Highrise
Maple
Ridge Retirement Center
Medicap
Pharmacy
Oasis
Senior Center
Wal-Mart
Pharmacy
In
Atlanta
Sherman’s
Pharmacy
Mobile
health unit of Rural Health Partnership
In
Mason City
Family
Medical Center
Mason
City Pharmacy
In
Mount Pulaski
Dr.
Borgerson’s office
Dr.
Schmidt’s office
The
Mount Pulaski Pharmacy
Mobile
health unit of Rural Health Partnership
In
Beason, Broadwell, Chestnut, Cornland, Elkhart, Emden, Greenview,
Hartsburg, Lake Fork, Latham, Middletown, New Holland and San Jose,
kits are available on the Rural Health Partnership’s mobile health
unit.
"Get
to Know Your Neighbor" day planned in San Jose
The
San Jose Police Committee and San Jose Police Department will be
sponsoring a "Get to Know Your Neighbor" day on Sunday, Aug.
27, from 2 until 6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the playground
and ball field north of the old high school. This invitation is for
Delavan, Green Valley, Mason City, Emden, New Holland, Hartsburg and
Easton, and any other neighboring towns are welcome.
The
committee will host a butterfly pork chop and chicken breast dinner
with potato salad, baked beans and more. Dinner tickets are $5 for
adults and $2.50 for children, with youngsters under age 7 eating
free.
There
will be raffles for a new camping package valued at $200; gift
certificates from Dixon Fisheries, San Jose Craft Co-op and others;
games and prizes for the children; music; crafts booth; a D.A.R.E.
program; and more.
All
proceeds will go toward the general fund for the Police Department.
Donations are welcome.
People
wishing to set up a booth are asked to contact Ray Satchfield at the
Village Hall, 247-3332. Please leave your name and phone number by
Aug. 23.
A
rain date is to be announced.
"So,
come one, come all and meet your neighbors," the committee says.
"Join us for a fun-filled day."
[San
Jose Police Committee and Police Department]
Library's
announces annual book sale
The
Lincoln Public Library District will have its annual book sale during
the 2000 Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival. The schedule for the book
sale will be Saturday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug.
27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will be in the Pegram Community
Room in the Carnegie building at 725 Pekin St. In addition to the
usual assortment of books, magazines, records and other items, the
sale will feature books weeded from the library’s collection. These
items will include mysteries, westerns, science fiction, general
fiction and children’s books. The sale will be a buck-a-bag sale
with some specially priced items. For more information contact the
library at 217-732-8878.
American
Red Cross classes offered in August
Logan
County Red Cross will be having class sessions Aug. 23 and 24 in
Community First Aid and Safety. This class will be from 6 to 10 p.m.
the first evening and will be completed on the following evening, with
hours from 5 until 10 p.m. It will cover adult CPR, infant and child
CPR, and first aid.
On
Saturday, Aug. 26, a CPR Challenge class will be from 9 a.m. until 1
p.m.
These
classes will be at 125 S. Kickapoo St. For further information or to
preregister, you may come in any weekday from noon to 4 p.m. You may
also call 732-2134.
Midwest
haiku contest announced
In
celebration of the visit to the Midwest of haiku poet Madoka Mayuzumi,
the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, in conjunction with the
Japan America Society of Chicago and the Haiku Society of America
Midwest Region, announces a haiku contest.
Madoka
Mayuzumi, founder of the Tokyo Hepburn haiku club for women and editor
in chief of the journal "Monthly Hepburn," will be featured
at a haiku presentation in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 30. A well-known
and popular poet in Japan, Ms. Mayuzumi has done much to promote the
"new haiku," especially among young people and women. Her
lecture, "Contemporary Haiku and Japanese Society," will be
from 10 a.m. to noon at the Swissôtel, Grand Ballroom, 323 East
Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601.
The
presentation will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The
public is cordially invited, and contest entrants are especially urged
to attend. Seating will be on a first-come basis.
Complete
contest information is below.
Contest
information
Contest
deadline:
In-hand by Sept. 15.
Eligibility:
The contest is open to all residents of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, including students attending college in these states.
Regulations:
Adult and youth
contests in English. Youth contests are for pupils in school grades
kindergarten through 12. The theme of the contest is
"Autumn," and entries should contain a word or image
associated with the season. Limit: Five haiku per entrant.
Entry
procedures: Type or
write one haiku legibly on one side of a 3-by-5 index card. Write your
name, age (for youth category only), address, phone, e-mail address
(if you have one) and the contest designation ("adult" or
"youth") on the reverse side of the card. Submit a separate
card for each haiku entered. E-mail entries are welcome. For those
entries, send your haiku together with the address information and
with "haiku contest" in the subject line of the e-mail
message.
Submission:
Send English-language haiku by mail to Randy M. Brooks, 4634 Hale
Drive, Decatur IL 62526-1117, or by e-mail to brooksbooks@q-com.com.
Entry
fee: None.
Notification:
First-, second-, and third-place winners in all four contests (12
awards) will be notified by telephone or e-mail around Sept. 22.
Announcement
of awards: Awards
will be announced by the guest of honor, Madoka Mayuzumi, founder of
the Tokyo Hepburn haiku club for women and editor in chief of the
journal, "Monthly Hepburn," following her presentation in
Chicago on Sept. 30. All contest entrants are cordially encouraged to
come to this lecture, and there will be special consolation prizes for
all entrants who do attend!
Adjudication:
Entries in English
will be judged by Lee Gurga, associate editor of the journal
"Modern Haiku" and past president of the Haiku
Society of America (see Web page at http://www.family-net.net/~brooksbooks/gurga.html).
Rights:
Following possible
inclusion of the winning poems in the Japan Information Center
newsletter and posting on the JIC Web site, all rights revert to the
authors.
Correspondence:
For more information,
contact the contest coordinators at the addresses above. For more
details, see Web site at: http://www.jchicago.org/haikuen.html.
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