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Holiday
events coming up
Cookie walk
Saturday, Dec. 9, 8-11 a.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, 205
Pulaski St. A
variety of delicious holiday cookies will be available for purchase
by the pound. 'Cookies
and Cocoa with Santa' Sponsored
by Main Street Lincoln and downtown merchants Saturday,
Dec. 9, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm. 123 S. Kickapoo Join
Santa for cookies and cocoa, and share your wish list. Help Mrs.
Claus decorate a giant Christmas card for the community. Don't miss
"Celebrity Story Time," that will feature beloved books of
the season read on the hour by local celebrities. There will be
prizes for all the children. Photos available for a small fee. [click
here for a related news release] Mount
Pulaski Christmas concert Thursday,
Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Mount
Pulaski High School Free
admission The
Mount Pulaski High School band and choir will perform a variety of
holiday music. LCHS
Christmas concert Thursday,
Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Lincoln
Community High School auditorium The
LCHS band and choir will ring in the sounds of the season at their
annual concert. LAMS
Christmas concert (Lincoln
Area Music Society) Saturday,
Dec. 16, 7 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17, 2 p.m. Lincoln
Community High School auditorium, 1000 Primm Rd. Free
admission Come
enjoy the beautiful music of the LAMS chorale and orchestra in
concert. Ho-Ho-Dough
holiday giveaway Sunday,
Dec. 17, 5 p.m. Courthouse
square, downtown Lincoln Participating
Lincoln-area businesses distribute numbered tickets to their
customers from Sunday, Nov. 19, through Sunday, Dec. 17. Winning
tickets will be drawn on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. on the Logan
County Courthouse square for one $5,000 grand prize, one $500 prize
and one $250 prize. Winners must be present to win. For additional
information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at (217) 735-2385 or
Main Street Lincoln at (217) 732-2929.
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Family
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is now open
at 621 Woodlawn.
You
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Lincoln Park
District plans
 Our
new 2001 memberships are now available. Your new membership will be good until
Dec. 31, 2001. We offer just a complex membership that allows you to use the
sports complex and the cardio area. We also have a fitness membership that
entitles you to the complex, cardio area and the weight room. Membership gives
you the opportunity to use the sauna; you pay no daily fee; and you get a
reduced rate for the tennis courts, racquetball court and aerobics classes.
There are also discounted prices for our senior citizens. We also have gift
certificates for the fitness-minded on your Christmas lists. If you have
questions, please feel free to call us at 732-8770.
Winter
session volleyball sign-up began on Dec. 4 and will end on Dec. 15. If you are
looking for a way to beat the winter blahs, volleyball may be the answer for
you. We are offering a Competitive League on Monday nights and a Recreation
League on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Our Competitive League, where the skills
of the game are emphasized, is for the serious player, and our Recreation League
is for those looking to play with a less serious approach. Both leagues are
co-ed. Why don't you talk to your co-workers or friends and get a team together?
 Once
again, starting the week of Jan. 8, Scotty Hinman will be wielding her brushes
and teaching ceramics. This class is great fun for anyone from the novice to the
experienced. Trust me, this rookie attended and, with Scotty's instruction, I
ended up with a project that looks pretty nice. The course is eight weeks long
with a cost of $24 in district and $28 for out-of-district residents. A 25
percent discount will apply to senior citizens.
We
will offer Senior Stride and Social beginning in January. Watch this column for
further information.
Plans
are under way for a Third Saturday Crafts class for the months of January,
February and March. Each month will be something different; one month we may
make some type of paper or painting project, and one month we will build
birdhouses. Each month, whatever the craft, is guaranteed to be fun. Charges
will be minimal.
[Lincoln
Park District news release]
 Good
turnout for Lincoln picnic
On
Saturday, Dec. 2, the Lincoln Public Library hosted the annual Teddy Bear
Picnic, with approximately 65 children and their families in attendance. The
children had a time of cookie decorating followed by a program with jugglers,
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kimpling, entitled "Reading Is a Ball." After the
program, a traditional teddy bear picnic lunch was served, with honey
sandwiches, teddy grahams and a juice drink.
[Lincoln
Public Library District news release]
A
presentation of 'Coming to America' planned
 Salt
Creek Prairie Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will
have a special holiday treat at their monthly meeting Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1
p.m. in the town's Civic Center, located at 120 N. Main St.
The
Illini Central Grade School fourth grade class of Mrs. Ken Douglas will perform
their immigration skit about "Coming
to America." Through song,
recitation and costume, the students tell the joy of becoming an American
citizen. The program will be filmed by Salt Creek Prairie Chapter and a
video submitted to DAR national headquarters in Washington, D.C. as an
"outstanding program" of the year.
In
1919 the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution established the
committee promoting Americanism and the DAR "Manual for Citizenship."
Last year the national society presented six Americanism medals to outstanding
naturalized adult citizens,
awarded 17 medals of honor and gave out over 60,000 DAR
citizenship manuals at naturalization ceremonies held in courts throughout the
nation.
 Mason
City's local DAR chapter takes pride in this fourth grade, its teacher and their
program about citizenship. The class has been invited to attend the next
naturalization ceremony for the state of Illinois as guests of DAR. The ceremony
will be next spring at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. It is anticipated
that one of Mason City's own residents will receive her citizenship certificate
then.
This
Wednesday, Dec. 13, meeting at 1 p.m. will indeed be a holiday treat to all Salt
Creek Prairie Chapter members and their guests. Refreshments will be
served by the hostess committee, Mary K. Mangold, Janet Meyer and Emily Penewitt.
Daughters should note that the day and time differs from normal chapter
meetings.
[Mason
City DAR news release]
Red
Cross announces December classes
 A
challenge class will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Logan County Red Cross office,
125 S. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln. This is for those who wish to be recertified.
Hours are from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. A community first aid and safety class will
be Dec. 20 and 21 at the same location. This class includes adult CPR, infant
and child CPR, and first aid. Dec. 20 hours are from 6 until 10 p.m., and hours
for Dec. 21 are 5 until 10 p.m.
For further
information or to register, call 732-2134 between noon and 4 p.m. any weekday.
Christmas
concert at chapel on Elkhart Hill
 On
Saturday, Dec. 9, the historic Culver Stone Chapel on Elkhart Hill will host a
Christmas benefit concert, featuring superb madrigal, Celtic harp and
highlighted by lute selections played by Karl Scroggin.
The
concert proceeds will benefit the chapel and the Elkhart Historical Society.
Three performances are offered: at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Space is
limited, and due to the quaintness and size of the chapel, these programs fill
quickly. Do not miss this opportunity to start your Christmas holiday in this
exclusive and time-honored way.
Tickets
are available by calling (217) 947-2238. All donations are tax deductible.
December
blood drives scheduled
Woody
Jones, State Farm Insurance, will sponsor two Red Cross blood drives in December
at the Lincoln Sports Complex. The hours for the Dec. 6 drive will be from noon
until 6 p.m. Hours for the Dec. 20 drive will be from noon until 5 p.m. The
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will host a drive on Dec. 13, with hours from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
In
November, Jim Brown reached a goal of four gallons donated; Gary L. Minder and
Cheryl Greer, two gallons each; Cindy West, Tammy Banister and Brian Yakey, one
gallon each.
Shriners
to have pre-screening clinic at Masonic Lodge
Shriners
hospitals are dedicated to providing treatment for needy children. The Shriners
are hosting a local pre-qualifying clinic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec.
16, for children newborn to 18 years of age. Children can be brought to the
off-premises clinic at the Masonic Lodge, 2022 N. Kickapoo St., for
evaluation.
In
an effort to help the public to be aware of cases treated at Shriners Hospitals,
the group has prepared the following list of conditions that may be acceptable
and non-acceptable. Of course, the ultimate decision is determined by the chief
surgeon.
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Acceptable
cases
Amputees,
congenital or traumatic
Apert's
syndrome
Arthrogryposia
Arthritis,
juvenile rheumatoid
Bowed
legs
Bums
(not acute; for functional or reconstructional surgery)
Cerebral
palsy
Charcot
- Marie - tooth
Cleft
palate and harelip
Club
feet
Congenital
dislocated hips
Dwarfism
Hammertoe
Hemiplegia
Legg-Perthes
Muscular
dystrophy
Myelomeningocele
(spina bifida)
Osgood-Schlatters
(inflammation of bone head)
Osteogenic
sarcoma
Osteogenesis
imperfecta.
Rickets
(Vitamin D-resistant)
Scoliosis
Spina
bifida (myelodysplasia)
Spinal
cord injuries
Syndactlism
Tibial
torsion
Torticollis
(wry neck) |
Non-acceptable
cases
Fresh
fractures
Mandibular
or teeth problems
Epilepsy
Heart
problems
Hemophilia
Eye
and hearing problems
Kidney
problems
Severely
retarded or brain damaged
Children
on a respirator
Children
with tracheostomies
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Those
severely affected or in a near-vegetable state are not accepted. Likewise, those
with a severed spine are usually not accepted, as Shriners hospitals can accept
only those cases which "present reasonable hope of material improvement.
Certain spastic cases which cannot be materially helped and emergency care
arising from acute bums SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED."
This
is a free service. There are no costs to the family. This service is available
to any child, regardless of race, creed, or national origin.
Call
(217) 947-2935 for further information.
[News
release from Shriners Hospital for Children]
Tickets
for drawing are available from Shriners
Logan County
Shriners are having an opportunity drawing. You can get tickets for the Dec. 13
cash prize drawing from any Shriner.
Lincoln
Optimist Club announces essay contest
The
Lincoln Optimist Club is sponsoring its fourth annual essay contest. This year’s
contest is entitled "Are We Losing Our Freedom?" All high school
students under 19 years of age as of Dec. 31, 2000, in grades 10, 11 and 12 are
eligible to participate, according to Bob Wood, club contest chairman.
The
Lincoln club will select a first, second and third-place winner in its contest,
and the first-place entry will automatically be forwarded to the district
contest, where it will be judged against the winning entries from clubs in the
Springfield area district.
The
first, second and third-place winners will receive scholarships in the amounts
of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively. In addition to the scholarship, the
first-place winner receives an expense-paid four-day trip with his or her
parents to the Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Penn., in July for the
Freedom and Leadership Conference.
All
essays must be original and must be submitted by Dec. 31 to the Lincoln Optimist
Club. For information, please contact Bob Wood, Contest Chairman, 166 Ninth St.,
Lincoln, IL 62656; phone (217) 735-4232.
Christina
Dye of Lincoln was the 1999-2000 scholarship winner for the Lincoln Optimist
Club and was also the second place winner for the Illinois District. Milton
Wiggers, past governor of the Illinois District, presented Miss Dye with the
Illinois District plaque.
Optimist
International is one of the largest and most active service organizations, with
over 150,000 members in 4200 Optimist clubs in the United States, Canada and
other nations. Promoting "Friend of Youth," Optimist clubs conduct
service projects which reach six million young people each year.
[Lincoln
Optimist Club news release]
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