C-EL 'mathletes' place near the top in regional

The results are in for Chester-East Lincoln’s Mathcounts team. Last Saturday, Feb. 3, teacher Doug Rader took 10 of his students to Millikin University in Decatur to compete in regional Mathcounts. Seven schools sent teams to regionals — 54 junior high students in all.

Chester-East’s team finished second overall, and team member Alison Kessinger finished second in the written individual tests and third in the oral individual competition. Chester-East’s second-highest-scoring student was Jared Davison; he was 13^th of 54 students.

Only the top team in regional competition continues to state competition, which is at John’s Hill School in Decatur this year. The top two scoring individuals on the written exams also continue, so Kessinger advances to the March 3 state competition, which will be near Chicago. Not only does Kessinger get to compete for a seat at nationals this year, but as a seventh grader, she will be eligible for Mathcounts next year as an eighth grader.

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"I was real proud of the kids," said Rader. He also noted their hard work after school hours and the team’s willingness to tackle difficult problems.

Doug Rader would also like to thank all of the businesses in Lincoln that sponsored this year’s Chester-East’s Mathcounts team: Best Friends Animal Hospital, Garrett R. W. Insurance Agency, H & R Block of Lincoln, Keystone Risk Management Inc., Mt. Pulaski Products Inc., Parker-Grieme Insurance Agency, and Woody Jones/State Farm Insurance.

[Jean Ann Carnley]

LCHS Regional Speech Tournament

Lincoln Community High School hosted the I.H.S.A Regional Speech Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3. Schools assigned to this region in addition to Lincoln were New Berlin, Rochester, Chatham-Glenwood, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, Liberty, Ashland (A-C Central), Jacksonville Routt and Beardstown. The Lincoln team brought home the first-place regional tournament trophy by receiving 12 first-place awards, one second and one third. All Lincoln participants advanced to the sectional tournament, which will be in Benton on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Kyle Pepperell and Allison Leonard — First place, dramatic duet acting

Tristan Lemme — First, dramatic interpretation

Stanton Schumacher — First, extemporaneous speaking

Kerry Dobihal — First, humorous interpretation

Stanton Schumacher — Third, impromptu speaking

Tristan Lemme — First, oratorical declamation

Laura Baker and Beau Hanger — First, humorous duet acting

Colleen Fitzsimmons — First, original oratory

Laura Baker — Second, original comedy

Allison Leonard — First, prose reading

Abrigail Sasse — First, radio speaking

Kerry Dobihal — First, special occasion speaking

Kyle Pepperell — First, verse reading

Eric Agostino, Erica Brickey, Callie Davison, Abby Ebelherr, Jamie Eckert, Carly McLean, Doug Rohrer and Julie Wood — First, performance in the round

[Part of the LCHS speech team: (L to R) Tristan Lemme, Beau Hanger, Carly McLean, Laura Baker, Allison Leonard, Colleen Fitzsimmons, and Kerry Dobihal.]

Hartsburg-Emden High School honor rolls

Second nine weeks

High honor roll (*denotes 4.00 GPA)

Sixth grade — Joshua Conrady*, Jeffrey Clark, Taylor Hilgendorf, Abby Olson, Jason Rohlfs*, Joshua Rohlfs*, Ben Wagoner, JoEllen Westen, Alicia Newby

Seventh grade — Megan Backs*, Blaine Hellman*, Bill Detmers*, Michael Schneider

Eighth grade — Brian Baker*, Jenna Bergman, Michelle Billings*, Andrea Cross*, Joni Cross, Heather Osborn*, Abby Klokkenga, Brock Lessen*

Ninth grade — Kory Leesman, Megan Leesman*, Alyssa Moehring, Blaen Fletcher, Nicholas Alberts, Matthew Wrage, Krista Ubbenga*, Sasha Talkington

Tenth grade — Mark Baker, Cody Christian*, Natalie Coers*, Ryan Duckworth, Ashley Luken*, Tiffany Umphryes

Eleventh grade — Nichole Coers*, Monica Proefrock*, Daniel Eaten*, Kent Leesman

Twelfth grade — Leann Alberts*, Kate Wrage*

Honor roll

Sixth grade — Andrew DeJarnette, Candice Collins, Vienna Purdue, Travis Folkman, Jordan Gass, Weslee Umphryes, Chelsey Rankin

Seventh grade — Nichole Buse, Jeff Lessen, Chynna McCloud, Zachary Flatley, Erin Semple, Scott Ubbenga

Eighth grade — Brandon Crane, Drew Olson, Jenna Leesman

Ninth grade — Tara Neuendorf, Joshua Sherwood, Molly Klokkenga, Kyle Homer, Victoria Tuttle, Melissa Tillman

Tenth grade — Danielle Bergman, Nathaniel Griesbaum, Nicholette Chapman, Alexis Wenninger, Sarah Harrington, Anthony Jones, Matthew Gleason, Ann Proefrock, Aaron Folkman

Eleventh grade — Jaci Cross, Valerie Tillman

Twelfth grade — Brad Aper, Tasha Williams, Jean Ann Cross, Matthew Duckworth, Amber Post

Honorable mention

Sixth grade — Sara Behrends, Natasha Johnston, Lindsey Flatley

Seventh grade — Jacob Moehring, Curtis Conrady

Eighth grade — Jeramy Adams, Erin Dial, Amanda Johnson

Ninth grade — Amanda Cordray, Justin Hinch, Kyle Hoerbert, Brittney Kavanaugh

Tenth grade — Joshua Anderson, Ryan Anderson, Shane Westen, Brooke Detmers

Eleventh grade — Amanda Cheatham, Nicholas Coers

Twelfth grade — Jennifer Tuttle, Matthew Chapman

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High honor roll (*denotes 4.00 GPA)

Sixth grade — Joshua Conrady*, Jeffrey Clark, Taylor Hilgendorf, Abby Olson*, Jason Rohlfs*, Joshua Rohlfs*, Ben Wagoner, JoEllen Westen, Andrew DeJarnette

Seventh grade — Megan Backs*, Blaine Hellman*, Bill Detmers

Eighth grade — Brian Baker*, Jenna Bergman, Michelle Billings*, Andrea Cross*, Joni Cross, Heather Osborn*, Abby Klokkenga, Brock Lessen*

Ninth grade — Kory Leesman*, Megan Leesman*, Alyssa Moehring, Krista Ubbenga*, Sasha Talkington*, Joshua Sherwood

Tenth grade — Mark Baker, Cody Christian*, Natalie Coers, Ashley Luken*

Eleventh grade — Nichole Coers, Monica Proefrock*, Kent Leesman*

Twelfth grade — Leann Alberts*, Kate Wrage*, Matthew Duckworth

Sixth grade — Lindsey Flatley, Candice Collins, Vienna Purdue, Travis Folkman, Jordan Gass, Weslee Umphryes, Chelsey Rankin, Alisia Newby

Seventh grade — Nichole Buse, Curtis Conrady, Chynna McCloud, Zachary Flatley, Erin Semple, Scott Ubbenga, Michael Scheider

Eighth grade — Brandon Crane, Drew Olson, Jenna Leesman, Amanda Johnson

Ninth grade — Tara Neuendorf, Nicholas Alberts, Molly Klokkenga, Kyle Homer, Victoria Tuttle, Melissa Tillman, Matthew Wrage, Blaen Fletcher

Tenth grade — Ryan Duckworth, Anthony Jones, Ann Proefrock, Tiffany Umphryes

Eleventh grade — Jaci Cross, Daniel Eeten

Twelfth grade — Brad Aper, Amber Post, Jennifer Tuttle

Sixth grade — Sara Behrends, Natasha Johnston

Seventh grade — Jacob Moehring, Jeff Lessen

Eighth grade — Jeramy Adams, Erin Dial, Drew Wibben

Ninth grade — Amanda Cordray, Justin Hinch, Kyle Hoerbert, Brittney Kavanaugh

Tenth grade — Danielle Bergman, Nicholette Chapman, Shane Westen, Brooke Detmers, Aaron Folkman, Matthew Gleason, Nathaniel Griesbaum, Sarah Harrington, Alexis Wenninger

Eleventh grade — Amanda Cheatham, Valerie Tillman

Twelfth grade — Jean Ann Cross, Matthew Chapman, Tasha Williams

Zion Lutheran School's honor roll

High honor roll

Third grade — Scott Carnahan, Josh Kastendick, Betsy Laurence, Kathryn Opperman, Emily Sheley, Raeann Sheley

Fourth grade — none

Fifth grade — Jenna Opperman, Annie Sheley

Sixth grade — Michelle Eack, Allyson Fuiten, Karen Kettner, Nicholas May

Seventh grade — Amanda Baker, Lindsey Boerma, Amy Schumacher

Eighth grade — Kaylee Carnahan, John Harmsen, Audra O’Brien, Jordan Plumier, Luke Sheley, Corrie Taylor

Honor roll

Third grade — Jordan Barr, Bethany Dzekunskas, Michael Eack, Bryce Hunsley, Diana Kastendick, Lorenda Kirby, Devin Pegram

Fourth grade — Katelyn Harmsen, Jenna Hubrich, Lauren May, Colleen Pech, Ethan Plumier

Fifth grade — Ian Arneaud, Andy Brown, Connie Kettner, Emilie Lowe, Amanda Podbelsek, Sara Rossetti, Kristin Sullivan, Sarah Walker

Sixth grade — Andrew Galligos, Chris Powley, Isaac Sheley, Esther Smith, David Williams

Seventh grade — Seth Laurence, Nathan Neal, Paige Podbelsek, Aaron Steffens

Eighth grade — Lynne Davidson, Amber Hickey, Steve Rogers

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LCHS Invitational Speech Meet results

At the speech tournament hosted by Lincoln Community High School on Saturday, Jan. 27, LCHS students placed as follows:

Allison Leonard and Kyle Pepperell — 1^st, dramatic duet acting

Tristan Lemme — 4^th, oratorical declamation

Carly McLean — 5^th, oratorical declamation

Kyle Pepperell — 1^st, verse

Allison Leonard — 2^nd, prose

Colleen Fitzsimmons — 3^rd, original oratory

Tristan Lemme — 2^nd, dramatic interpretation

Abrigail Sasse — 6^th, radio

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Laura Baker and Beau Hanger — humorous duet acting

Kyle Pepperell — verse

Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls

Second nine weeks

Straight-A honor roll

Freshmen — David Allspach, Kenneth Cowan, Thomas Maske, Timothy Poffenbarger

Sophomores — Larry Coers, Mary Curry, Carolyn Hudson, Sarah Nichols, Christopher Schaffenacker, Rebecca Tobias, Andrew Waymire

Juniors — Emily Allspach, Nicole Bensko, Lindsay Clements, Mark Cochran, Ashley McCormick, Justin Richner, Nicholas Waymire

Seniors — Hannah Clevenger, Matthew Curry, Korey Davis, Jacqueline Jason, Damien Schlitt

High honors (3.80 and above)

Freshmen — Bethany Dulle, Stephanie Jason, Mary Olson, Bradley Stoll

Sophomores — Colton McClellan

Juniors — Cara Cannon, Lisa DaVault, Rex Davis, Angela Dirks, Angela Dumire, Matthew Fuller, Ryan Gieseke, Sally Maske, Michael Stoll

Seniors — Todd Cowan, Nicholas Davis, Tina Fletcher, Scott Mason, Timothy VanPelt, Jesse Wilham

Honors (3.50-3.79)

Freshman — Jonathan Craig Erlenbach, Traci Howe, Casey McCormick, Casey Rogers, Bethany Snelson, Caleb Whitson

Sophomores — Joshua Brown, Christina Gardner, Jessica Rhodes, Marcy Wilham, Ray Brian Wilson

Juniors — Tiffany Conaway, Stefanie Eades, Brandon Neale, Cassandra Rogers

Seniors — Thomas Becker, Sarah Jackson, Jessica Stoll

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49)

Freshmen — Brian Clements, Susan Cochran, Justin Dambacher, Tyson Durst, Duane Gieseke, Jessica Hanner, Michael Jones, Katherine Kmetz, Steven Loveall, Cortney McCormick, Allison Stoll, Shane Ward

Sophomores — Justin Anderson, David Clevenger, Mathew Davis, Brittany Faith, Ryan Kunken, Natalie Mayer, Michelle Montgomery, Alfred Blane Olson, Hallie Reeley, Erin Schmidt, Jonathan Thatcher, Jacob Tierney, Dawn Tillquist

Juniors — Zachary Cyrulik, Ashley Doty, Chelsey England, Kristin Hummel, Michelle Kmetz, Stefanie Kowallick, Samuel Morrow, Katherine Oglesby, Jamie Russell, Christopher Wilson

Seniors — Clayton Brown, Caleb Dirks, Melissa Manner, Joshua Poffenbarger, Andrew Volle

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First semester

Straight-A honor roll

Freshmen — David Allspach, Kenneth Cowan, Bethany Dulle, Stephanie Jason, Thomas Maske, Timothy Poffenbarger, Bradley Stoll

Sophomores — Larry Coers, Mary Curry, Carolyn Hudson, Colton McClellan, Sarah Nichols, Christopher Schaffenacker, Andrew Waymire

Juniors — Emily Allspach, Nichole Bensko, Lindsay Clements, Mark Cochran, Matthew Fuller, Ashley McCormick, Justin Richner

Seniors — Hannah Clevenger, Matthew Curry, Korey Davis, Tina Fletcher, Jacqueline Jason, Damien Schlitt

High honors (3.80 and above)

Freshmen — Traci Howe

Juniors — Cara Cannon, Lisa DaVault, Angela Dirks, Angela Dumire, Stefanie Eades, Nicholas Waymire

Seniors — Thomas Becker, Scott Mason, Jesse Wilham

Honors (3.50-3.79)

Freshmen — Jonathan Craig Erlenbush, Casey McCormick, Mary Olson, Bethany Snelson

Sophomores — Joshua Brown, Jacob Tierney, Rebecca Tobias, Marcy Wilham

Juniors — Rex Davis, Ryan Gieseke, Sally Maske, Cassandra Rogers, Michael Stoll

Seniors — Todd Cowan, Nicholas Davis, Timothy VanPelt

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49)

Freshman — Brian Clements, Susan Cochran, Tyson Durst, Duane Gieseke, Jessica Hanner, Michael Jones, Casey Rogers, Allison Stoll, Shane Ward, Caleb Whitson

Sophomores — Justin Anderson, David Clevenger, Mathew Davis, Brittany Faith, Christina Gardner, Ryan Kunken, Michelle Montgomery, Alfred Blane Olson, Hallie Reeley, Chet Reynolds, Jessica Rhodes, Kristin Rucks, Erin Schmidt, Jonathon Thatcher, Ray Brian Wilson

Juniors — Abagail Ayers, Tiffany Conaway, Emily Cowan, Zachary Cyrulik, Ashley Doty, Brian Erlenbush, Michelle Kmetz, Stefanie Kowallick, Samuel Morrow, Brandon Neale, Katherine Oglesby, Jamie Russell, Christopher Wilson

Seniors — Clayton Brown, Caleb Dirks, Ashley Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Melissa Manner, Joshua Poffenbarger, Jessica Stoll, Andrew Volle

Washington-Monroe School honor roll

Second nine weeks

High honors

Third grade — Ali Buck, Amy Jordan, Caiti Wunderlin, Michelle Brawdy, Dalton Depoy, Katie Gosda, Torre Hill, Shaniqua Long, Mason Musick, Nathan Swearingen, Randi Vieregge

Fourth grade — Andrew Brinkman, Cody Follis

Fifth grade — Kaleb Gordon, Jessica Owen, Garret Romer, Ashley Shawgo, Arielle Alley, Kelsey Dallas, Rebecca Kasa

Sixth grade — Brandon Rahn, Juliann Papesch, Tim Wiser

Third grade —Chris Bernhardt, Colton Brosamer, Tanner Parrott, Nick Everson, Brooklyn Ferguson, Jeffrey Owen, Kelsie Plummer

Fourth grade — Dena Boyd, Nic Brown, Nicole Etcheson, Kayla Jenkins, Lia Jordan, Colt Hickey, Nate Kunkel, Joseph Papesch, Samara Shane, Jessica Tieman

Fifth grade — Zach Bernhardt, Nicole Kodatt, Sabrina Matson, Kami Thompson, Kassie Tungate, Kelly Gosda, Alex Huerd, Jerold Jordan, Taryn Merchant

Sixth grade — Gary Hake, A.J. Weakley, Albert Eckhoff, Mercy Mulligan, Wes Schrader

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Third grade — Jordan Baker, Caleb Boulb, Lucas Davis, Justin Jenkins, Hope Renfro, Chris Shawgo, Nathaniel Zapata, Elizabeth Crowell, Steven Green, Kelci Hartman, Jason Metelko, Darci Welch

Fourth grade — Ryan Davis, Allysa Kemp, Tommy Stanley, Tasha Ackman, Kayla Giles, Jessa Raymond, Brock Satterwhite, Ashley Shook

Fifth grade — Nic Cummings, Andrew Gonzales, Megan Bland, Eric Gonzales, Marissa Musick, Chelsie Shawgo, Brock Vale

Sixth grade — Derek Hurley, Nikki Shehorn, Kourtney Thompson, Jopsh Welker, Brittney Denney, Tim Hernandez, Ashley Vincent

Krista Cathers, Brittany Hudson, Noel Lopez, Cindy Allen, Chrystal Olbrias, Jessica Crowell, Eric Behm, Ariel Lopez, Mary Brown

New Holland-Middletown Elementary honor rolls

Second nine weeks

First semester

Lincoln Junior High School honor rolls

First semester, second period

Seventh grade

Eighth grade

West Lincoln-Broadwell honor rolls

Second nine weeks

Elkhart Grade School honor rolls

Second nine weeks honor roll

First semester honor roll

Lincoln College announces the academic accomplishments of students attending the fall semester 2000.

Special Honors List

(Students must have a GPA of 4.0 with 15 or more hours)

Chris Ackman of Macomb; William Behrends of Havana; Francesca Biundo of Mason City; Kari Borowiak, Miles Craig, Courtney Dirks, Brittney Dobson, Luke Hughes, Teri Kavelman, Lyndsey Pickering, Clinton Smith, Joshua Twente, and Joshua Utterback, all of Lincoln; Nathan Dieckow, Adrienne Harmon and Rich Lynch, all of Atlanta; Jodi Ebert of Winfield; Felicia Haak of McLean; Jody Hick of Red Bud; Dawn Hillman of Delavan; Leigha Hoover of O’Fallon, Mo.; Matt Knepper of Barry; Tamar Lyons of Elkhart; Jeremy Mathenia of Toledo; Rosemary Porter of Heyworth; Gina Rago of Tinley Park; Andrea Stark of Ashkum; Phillip Stuttman of Panama City, Fla.; David Tacket of Bloomington; and Pamela Williams of Bellevue.

President’s List

(Students must have a GPA range of 3.75 to 3.99 with 15 or more hours)

Sandra Bigolin of Antioch; Ashley Brinner, Molly Donnelly, Ashley Harvey, Brooke Huskins, Jonah Rosenthal, Anna Schmidt, Joshua Shanle, Rachel Washam and Kate Winters, all of Lincoln; Chashaoana Brown of St. Louis, Mo.; Michelle Burton of Hoffman Estates; Sean Calhoun of Skokie; Melanie Danner of Bloomington; Steven Dugan of Oak Forest; Jesse Dullard of Homewood; Brittany Franklin of New Holland; Tristan Gunn of LaGrange; Kari Hester of McLean; John Hoblit of Atlanta; Joshua Houberg of Reddick; Chris Jenczmionka of Tinley; Hillary Lareau of Beaverville; Heather Laurent of Auburn; Kimberly Massenburg of Glenwood; Ryan McCabe of Bethany; Harry McMillan of Mason City; Lora Nelson of Farmer City; Ramiro Palmar of Zulia; Amy Pfeiffer of Grayslake; Johnny Power of Mason City; Kevin Raugstad of Deerfield; Ryan Reynolds of Fulton; Crystal Robertson of New Canton; Derek Rude of Albion; Shelby Smith of Ellery; Tiffany Sutton of Atlanta; David Tennant of Orion; Zachary Welch of Houston, Texas; Nathan Welsh of Liberty; and Kelly Wiegand of Henry.

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Dean’s List

(Students must have a GPA range of 3.25 to 3.74 with 15 or more hours)

Tim Christoffersen of Amboy; Megan Campbell of Apex, N.C.; Erin Mahony of Arlington Heights; Nathan Bottorff and Hamilton Harmon of Atlanta; Julie Wine of Barrington; Amy Johnson of Barry; Shawna Hinderliter of Bartonville; Aaron Gullion of Beason; Adam Levy of Belleville; Shane Syndergaard of Billings, Mont.; Jennifer Whitman of Bloomington; Anna Dressler of Byron; Avery Potter of Canton; Leon Clark of Carbondale; Chad Blackburn of Chatham; Eugene Bates of Chicago; Jonathan Cave of Chillicothe, Ohio; Tony Soto-Perez and Tori Underwood of Clinton; Melissa Cundiff of Coello; Nathanael Kotras of Collinsville; Donald Skelton and Brandon Wendel of Decatur; Nicholas Colberg of East Moline; Douglas Zimmer of Edwardsville; Jessica Buck of Effingham; Guida Scheer of El Paso; Brett Conrady of Elkhart; Justin Scully and Matthew Scully of Elmhurst; Amanda Pikert of Franklin; Matt Meier and Hyun Shin of Glenview; Wendy Johnson of Grayslake; Sarah Briggs of Greenfield, Wis.; Tamara Campion of Gurnee; Rebecca Ruben of Hartsburg; Eric Alfredson of Hickory Hills; Christopher Bader and Ryan Flanagan of Hinsdale; Alexes Griffin and Ryan Kuro of Hoffman Estates; Elizabeth Judge of Illiopolis; Loni Huston of Joy; Jenna Dupuis of Kankakee; Beau Anderson, Angela Bates, Tiffany Boward, Dana Crane, Chris Curry, Andrew Dexter, Heather Fry, Steven Goodman Jr., Heidi Graff, Brock Guzouskis, Jacob Horton, Janelle Hutchcraft, Trisha Kavelman, Nicholas King, Adam Letterly, Tina Mayer, Jeremy Metelko, Angie Morado, Brian Sheley, Brandi Slimick, Angela Smith, Chad Twente, Victoria Willmert, Crystal Wilson and Erin Wind, all of Lincoln; Marko Djurovic of Lincolnwood; Julie Calderone of Lockport; Ambor Branch of London Mills; Jeremy Wood of Lovington; Heather Long of Mason City; John Hedges of Mattoon; Jerad Pruitt of Medora; Gary Ryan of Mokena; Zachary Baker of Monmouth; Emily Sansale of Montgomery; Jacqueline Black, Deanna Laws and Elizabeth Wilson, all of Naperville; Angela Yim of Northbrook; Tiffany Hoover of O'Fallon, Mo.; Melinda Meyer of Ottawa; Thomas Michnowski of Palatine; Todd Hixon of Panama City Beach, Fla.; Francesca Noreuil and Bryna Peck of Pekin; Ryan Brinker, Toby Bronson, Creston Coleman, George Mwenisongole and Jacob Sexton, all of Peoria; Robert Sherren of Petersburg; Keith Tobin of Plainfield; Kristen Stewart of Rantoul; Francis Murphy of River Forest; Gerreé Willis of Riverdale; Nichole Velez of Rock Island; Nicole Jensen of Rolling Meadow; Amber Hieronymus of San Jose; Jenn Lottinville of St. Anne; Robert William Richardson of Tempe, Ariz.; Jake Vandyke of Tinley Park; Trent Munson of Tiskilwa; Ryan Link of Victoria; Lisa Knecht of Watseka; Ashley Lyons of Waverly; and Lindsey Luther of Wheaton.

The city of Lincoln, through the work of the Healthy Communities Partnership (HCP), was selected by the Illinois Drug Education Alliance (IDEA) to be the winner of the Betsy Houghton Award. Betsy Houghton was a strong advocate of alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention. When she died, IDEA named their Outstanding Community Award after her.

IDEA is an umbrella which covers alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention groups in the state of Illinois. Prevention First and DARE are just two of those organizations. For the past 18 years, IDEA has hosted an annual conference, and the Outstanding Community-Betsy Houghton Award is presented during the conference. This year’s conference was at the Peoria Civic Center over the weekend of Nov 19. Several people from the community attended the conference to represent Lincoln:  Dayle Eldredge, director of the HCP of Lincoln and Logan County; Mayor Joan Ritter; Bobbi Abbott, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce; Chief Rich Ludolph, of the Lincoln Police Department; and Darla Ludolph, director of radiology at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

The award is given each year to an Illinois community which has distinguished itself in alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention programs. HCP was chosen this year for its involvement in prevention programs such as a mock DUI, Family Fun Day, compliance checks with the local police department, encouraging the City Council to strengthen laws, and educational classes in local schools. "We are pleased to receive this award in recognition and acknowledgment for the programs we support in our community," said Dayle Eldredge, local HCP director. "This award confirms the hard work that our community provides in the area of alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention programs."

A delegation from the HCP, which included Mayor Ritter, representatives of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Logan County Health Department, and 12 area youth received the award plaque on behalf of the city of Lincoln.

One of Lincoln’s teens was honored with an individual award. Laura Baker, a junior at Lincoln Community High School, received IDEA’s 2000 Outstanding Individual Youth Volunteer Award. She was nominated by Kristi Simpson of Logan Mason Mental Health because of her overall involvement in local alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention activities. Baker also attended the  Illinois Teen Institute for the past two years, and now she is on its board. She is instrumental in Teens Out Teaching Success (TOTS). TOTS teaches fourth graders in the community about prevention, the dangers of different substances and about stereotyping other individuals. TOTS emphasizes to students the fact that, just by appearances, one cannot always tell who uses drugs and who does not.

For more information on IDEA, visit their website at www.bestofidea.com.

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The Rural Health Partnership (RHP) of Logan County has been selected by the Illinois Association of Area Agencies on Aging to receive the Sid Granet Aging Network Achievement Award.

The award is given in honor of the late Sid Granet to recognize achievement by individuals and community programs on aging that have enabled older Americans to reach their full potential. Debra Cook, of the Logan County Health Department, and Dayle Eldredge, director of RHP of Logan County, received the award Dec. 8 at the 2000 Governor’s Conference on Aging and Human Services in Chicago.

"We are pleased to receive this award in recognition of the programs and services provided to our rural communities," said Dayle Eldredge. "This award is a tribute to our volunteers for the unique role they play in ensuring our success."

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