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June-July 2001

Saturday, June 23
SPONSOR: Friends of the Niebuhrs Historic Marker Committee 
WHO: Public
WHAT: Dedication of Niebuhr family historic marker
WHERE: St. John United Church of Christ, at the corner of Seventh and Maple streets
WHEN: 2 pm

Sundays in June, July and August
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free tours of J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum
WHERE: Atlanta
WHEN: 1-3 pm

Sunday, June 24
COORDINATED BY: Main Street Lincoln and Lincoln Area Music Society
WHO: Public
WHAT: Concert in the Park, featuring Lincoln Area Music Society; sponsored by Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHERE: Latham Park, downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 7 pm

Monday, June 25
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHAT: Pain Management Service; physician referral required; call (217) 732-2161, Ext.403 or 444 for more information.  
WHERE: ALMH, fourth floor

SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHAT: Parkinson’s Support Group; call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 427 for more information
WHERE: ALMH, Conference Room A
WHEN: 7 pm

Tuesday, June 26
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free blood pressure screenings 
WHERE: ALMH, first floor waiting area
WHEN: 9 am - noon

Wednesday, June 27
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT: Community first aid and safety class; first of  two sessions; call 732-2134 to preregister
WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo
WHEN: 6-10 pm

SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public, by registration; June 22 deadline; call (217) 732-2161, Ext.433 or 405
WHAT: Free seminar on "Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer"
WHERE: Conference Room A at ALMH, 315 Eighth St.
WHEN: 6:30 pm

Thursday, June 28
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free blood pressure screenings 
WHERE: ALMH, first floor waiting area
WHEN: 9 am - noon

SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHAT: "Always In Our Hearts" Bereavement Support Group; call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 405 for more information
WHERE: ALMH, fifth floor Physician’s Lounge
WHEN: 1-3 pm

SPONSOR: First Baptist Church
WHO: Public
WHAT: Ice cream social
WHERE: 101 Broadway
WHEN: 5-7 pm

SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT: Community first aid and safety class; second of two sessions; call 732-2134 to preregister
WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo
WHEN: 5-10 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO: Public; box office phone (217) 735-2614
WHAT: "Tom Sawyer," children's production
WHERE: Lincoln College Johnston Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN: 7 pm

Friday, June 29
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHAT: Fore-ALMH golf outing; call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 405 for registration or sponsorship
WHERE: Elk's Country Club
WHEN: 7:30 am and 1 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO: Public; box office phone (217) 735-2614
WHAT: "Tom Sawyer," children's production
WHERE: Lincoln College Johnston Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN: 7 pm

Saturday, June 30
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHAT: "Challenge" class for recertification; call 732-2134 to preregister
WHERE: 125 S. Kickapoo
WHEN: 9 am - 1 pm

SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO: Public; box office phone (217) 735-2614
WHAT: "Tom Sawyer," children's production
WHERE: Lincoln College Johnston Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN: 2 pm

Sunday, July 1
SPONSOR: Lincoln Community Theatre
WHO: Public; box office phone (217) 735-2614
WHAT: "Tom Sawyer," children's production
WHERE: Lincoln College Johnston Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN: 2 pm

Sunday, July 1
WHO: Public
WHAT: Independence Day celebration; children's bicycle parade, horseshoe tournament, fried chicken dinner 4-6 pm, Atlanta Community Band concert 6 pm, patriotic speeches, fireworks at dusk
WHERE: Atlanta City Park

COORDINATED BY: Main Street Lincoln and Lincoln Area Music Society
WHO: Public
WHAT: Concert in the Park, featuring Lincoln Area Music Society; sponsored by Union Planters Bank
WHERE: Latham Park, downtown Lincoln
WHEN: 7 pm

Wednesday, July 4
SPONSOR: Lincoln Park District
WHO: Public
WHAT: Fourth of July celebration; pool events, games for children, fireworks at dusk
WHERE: Lincoln Park District ball diamond
WHEN: Daylong activities

WHO: Public
WHAT: Middletown Stage Coach Inn dedication and grand opening
WHERE: Middletown

WHO: Public
WHAT: Fourth of July celebration; garage sales, Graue's SoapBox Derby, courthouse tours, horse show, fireworks at dusk
WHERE: Mount Pulaski

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  ABWA chapter report,  Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital,  American Red Cross,  Girl Scouts,  Heritage In Flight Museum,  Lincoln Park District,  Girl Scouts,  Lincoln Park District,  Logan County Extension office,   Logan County historical landmarks,  Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency (recycling),  Oasis

Prostate cancer seminar will be presented Wednesday

There is still plenty of room for people to attend the free seminar "Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer."

The seminar will be in Conference Room A at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Dr. David Roszhart of the Springfield Clinic Department of Urology and Dr. Thomas Shanahan from the Department of Radiation Oncology of the Regional Cancer Center will give presentations.

Refreshments will be served and information will be distributed.

Call 732-2161, Ext. 433 or 405 with questions or to register.

Neighborhood Watch and community policing events

• See pictures from June 20 event on Richland Avenue.

• Saturday, June 23:  DARE Wienie Wagon at146 Ninth St.

• Wednesday, July 4:  Parade of decorated bicycles and wagons accompanied by police squad car and firetruck vehicles with lights and sirens. All kids invited to participate. Richland Avenue.

County office open for tax payments Saturday morning

The Logan County Treasurer’s Office announces the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 23. The first installment of real estate taxes will be due without a penalty on Friday, June 29. Beginning July 2, a 1½ percent penalty will be charged on the first installment. The second installment is due without a penalty on Sept. 5. A penalty of 1½ percent will be charged on the second installment beginning Sept. 6. The annual tax sale of all property with unpaid taxes will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, in the first floor courtroom of the Logan County Courthouse. Taxpayers are reminded of the new drop box for the Logan County treasurer. The box for payments is in the city parking lot on North Kickapoo Street.

Ice cream social on June 28

First Baptist Church, 101 Broadway, will host an ice cream social from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. Barbecue sandwiches, potato chips, cole slaw, cake and ice cream will be served. There will also be a pie auction. Proceeds will benefit a Dayton mission trip.

Springfield native Arik Martin will return home with his Chicago-based theater company, Half Cocked Productions, for a two-night engagement at the Center for the Arts (formerly Masonic Temple), 420 S. Sixth St. in Springfield. Straight from a Windy City run dubbed "highly recommended" by The Chicago Reader, the company will bring its unique brand of grisly terror to the Land of Lincoln with the production of "Need" at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23.

This original drama is an action-packed journey into the troubled lives of two lifelong friends. If Glenn, a recovering drug addict, can stay clean for three days, he feels he can get his life back in order. But when a childhood chum shows up unexpectedly, sins of the past begin to take their violent toll. Loaded with intensity and hysterics in trademark Half Cocked style, this dark and moving piece cuts deep into notions of friendship, brotherhood, loyalty and love.

Half Cocked's eager and raucous young ensemble began terrorizing Chicago in 1999. Dedicated to raw, visceral theater, this athletic tag-team of uninhibited artists tackles new and untested works to create dynamic, vigorous and oftentimes disturbing theatrical experiences.

Called "farcical and menacing" (Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader), "Need" was written and directed by company founder Arik Martin, and stars original Chicago cast members Gary Sugarman, John Wilson,
j Scott, Jeremy Glickstein and Dan Ramberg.

Martin says this is "a rare opportunity to see Chicago's most audacious and promising theater company and witness a breed of theater seldom exhibited in central Illinois." For tickets and information, call (217) 899-8484.

The Friends of the Niebuhrs Historic Marker Committee of Lincoln cordially invites the community to the dedication celebration for the Niebuhr family historic marker. It will take place Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. at St. John United Church of Christ, at the corner of Seventh and Maple streets in Lincoln.

The committee chose this church because it was there in June of 1913 that the internationally known theologian, teacher and Christian ethicist Reinhold Niebuhr was ordained. Well-known for his theological writings, he was virtually unknown as the author of the "Serenity Prayer" made popular by the 12-step community and revered by many throughout the world.

The Niebuhr family, headed by the Rev. Gustav Niebuhr, who came to Lincoln in 1902, produced four distinguished professors of Christian studies: Reinhold, who taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York; H. Richard, who taught at Yale Divinity School; Hulda who taught at McCormick Seminary in Chicago; and Richard R., who taught at Harvard Divinity School.

Gustav Niebuhr, great-grandson of the first Gustav Niebuhr, will speak at the celebration. He is a graduate of Pomona College in California and Oxford University in England and is a national correspondent for the New York Times, responsible for reporting on trends in religion as well as breaking news stories throughout the United States. He writes a biweekly column on religion and has covered religion stories in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Among Niebuhr’s awards are the Distinguished Writer’s Award of the Presbyterian Writers Guild (2000), the Religious Freedom Award of Associated Baptist Press (1997), and the Templeton Religion Writer of the Year Award and the Supple Award of the Religion Newswriters Association (1994).

The dedication of this Illinois State Historical Marker will celebrate the entire Niebuhr family for their contributions to theology worldwide and in particular for their service to the Lincoln area. The family has connections to The (Lincoln) Courier, the Boy Scouts, Central School, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and St. John United Church of Christ.

For further information, call Richard Sumrall at Lincoln Public Library, (217) 732-8878.

Teams are filling fast for the FORE-ALMH golf outing, so don’t be left out! Get your team signed up for the outing scheduled for Friday, June 29, at the Elk’s Country Club in Lincoln. The format will again be a four-person scramble, with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Your $75 entry fee includes greens fee and free cart rental, plus opportunities to win prizes and awards including Hole-in-One, Top Foursomes, Longest Putt, Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin for both men and women. Also provided are a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon.

In addition to golfing, a variety of sponsorships are available including Tee, Cart and Prize Sponsorships. Appropriate recognition and benefits are provided for each sponsor.

All funds raised from the golf outing support the ALMH Care-A-Van service. The Care-A-Van is a specially equipped van, custom-built to provide non-emergency transportation for individuals who are wheelchair-bound or need transportation assistance to get to necessary appointments.

For more information on player registration or sponsorship opportunities, please call Cynthia Kelley at (217) 732-2161, Ext. 405.

[ALMH news release]

Rotarians in east central Illinois are seeking four or five outstanding professionals to visit India this winter as part of a group study exchange with the Rotary Foundation. The exchange will be with Rotary clubs in central India, including Bhopal, Indore and Sagar, and will last for three weeks in January and February 2002. Professionals from India will then visit Rotary clubs in east central Illinois next May and June.

Through the GSE program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. During their time abroad, team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations and lifestyles of another country.

The purpose of a group study exchange is to promote international understanding and good will through person-to-person contact, says Ken Gunji, GSE chair for Rotary District 6490. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and meet their professional counterparts, visit cultural institutions, farms, schools, industrial plants, and religious and historic sites. They also give presentations about their home country to Rotary clubs and other groups.

The Rotary Foundation provides round-trip airfare for each team member. Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging and group travel in their district. Team members pay only for personal and incidental expenses.

Applicants should be employed full time in a recognized business or profession for at least two years. Young professionals are encouraged to apply, although there is no age requirement. Group study exchange team members must live or be employed within the boundaries of Rotary District 6490. This includes all of Logan County and areas east to the Indiana border, south to Robinson and Hillsboro, and north to Gilman and Roanoke.

For an application, please contact Malcolm O’Neil at mfocjo@cs.com or (217) 234-8101, or contact any member of the Lincoln Rotary Club.

The Lincoln Rotary Club meets at noon on Wednesdays at the Restaurant at the Depot. Membership is open to local professionals sponsored by current Rotary members. For more information about the Lincoln Rotary Club, contact Marty Ahrends at mahrends@adi.org or 732-3378.

Lincoln Heritage Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association had their guest night on April 26 in the President Dining Room at Lincoln College. Paula Hall was presented with a trophy as the Woman of the Year for Lincoln Heritage Charter Chapter. Dominic Dalpoas was elected Business Associate of the Year for 2001 and received a plaque. Entertainment was by the Fun-O-Leers.

The May 24 monthly meeting was at Maverick Steak House in Lincoln. The speaker was Jenna Michalsen, an educator from Lincoln Correctional Center. Scholarships, in the amount of $500 each, were presented to Angela Couch and Hillary Schweitzer, graduating seniors at Lincoln Community High School. Plans were finalized for a rib-eye and pork chop sandwich sale, which was Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincoln IGA store. Proceeds from that event help fund the scholarships.

The next meeting of the local ABWA chapter will be on Thursday evening, June 28, with the place to be announced. People interested in joining the association are asked to contact Paula Hall, president, at 735-2136, or Sandy Johnson, vice president, at 732-6528.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is hosting a free seminar on the topic "Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer." The seminar will be Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room A at the hospital, 315 Eighth St. in Lincoln.

The update is presented by David Roszhart, M.D. of Springfield Clinic Department of Urology in Springfield and Thomas Shanahan, M.D. of the Regional Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology in Springfield. The program will include a question-and-answer session.

Funding for this seminar is made available through the Illinois Department of Public Health Office of Health Promotion.

The public is invited to attend. There is no fee for the lecture, but registration is required. For more information or to register for the seminar, please call (217) 732-2161, Ext.433 or 405. The deadline is Friday, June 22.

A community first aid and safety class will be on June 27 and 28 at the American Red Cross office, 125 S. Kickapoo in Lincoln. The class covers adult CPR, infant and child CPR, and first aid. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27^th, and 5 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, the 28th.

A "challenge" class will be on Saturday, June 30, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the same location. This class is for people who have previously been trained and wish to be recertified.

Preregistration is required. To register or for further information, call 732-2134 between noon and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Girl Scouts

Websites with lots of ideas that Girl Scout leaders, families or kids can use:

makingfriends.com

crayola.com

elmers.com 

See the website for Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council, at http://www.girlscoutsllc.org/.

You can send questions and suggestions to the council by clicking here: gsllc@girlscoutsllc.org.

Also, see the national Girl Scouts site at http://www.girlscouts.org/.

A little-known historical site full of large and small treasures sits on the outskirts of town on the Logan County Airport property. The Heritage In Flight Museum building itself is a part of history. It is a remnant of Camp Ellis, located west of Havana, which was the largest military training and prisoner-of-war camp in the United States during World War II. After the war the camp was closed and the buildings were sold. Logan County Airport is fortunate to have one of the few remaining structures from Camp Ellis.

Several historic items are found outside at the airport, including the rotating beacon, the green-and-white light that identifies the airport location to pilots flying at night. Before being moved to Logan County Airport, it was part of the lighted airway system that the airmail pilots in the 1920s used to navigate at night. The one that now resides here was originally located between Lincoln and Atlanta and provided a bright signal for Charles Lindbergh when he flew the airmail route between St. Louis and Chicago.

While outside you can also view a number of aircraft that are on display from various time periods.

Moving to the inside, you find that the Heritage in Flight Museum is filled with items of aviation history from the military and civilian branches of flying and from the earliest days of open-cockpit biplanes to the latest jets. Veterans who reside in Logan County have donated much of what the museum has. Families from the community have donated items that belonged to our war heroes, revealing special sentiments, symbolism and forgotten practices that held a community together in war times. Other items offer a look at early technology such as the airplane and ship radios. Of the thousands of items in the museum, each can be said to teach us something about our past. Visitors can relive history through the numerous displays, mostly grouped in wartime periods, and gain a strong sense of patriotism while studying military displays throughout the building.

A guided tour is recommended to get the most from these displays. The volunteers are both knowledgeable and passionate about their subject matter and will bring to light little-known nuances that make the displays fascinating.

The museum is always interested in adding items of aviation history. Its greatest need, however, is for more volunteers to help in the guardianship of this important gateway to Lincoln and Logan County.

The museum requires lots of care and maintenance. Members are always looking for interested people of all ages to help care for it, share their interests and preserve a bit of aviation history.

Heritage In Flight Museum is operated by an all-volunteer, non-profit organization: Heritage-In-Flight, Inc. You are invited to come meet the members and sit in on their meetings anytime. Meetings take place at 1 p.m. the first Saturday of each month in the terminal meeting room.

The museum is a great resource to educate our youth about our aeronautical and military past and shares the wealth of military traditions from a community and national perspective. Schools, youth groups and families are welcome.

Heritage in Flight Museum

1351 Airport Road, Lincoln

Open Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Phone: (217) 732-3333

Call the airport and leave a message to request a guided tour, schedule a time during the week or ask for more information.

You can read more about HIF from the archives of LDN. Go to: http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2001/Feb/15/comunity/business.shtml#Logan County is host to a unique museum rich in special military stories and treasures

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We have a busy summer for you at Lincoln Park District.  If you don't have a copy of our summer brochure, please stop at 1400 Primm Road and pick one up to read.  We offer much more than just sports, although we have plenty of that as well.

Renee Sisk returns and shares her 20-plus years of art instruction. The styles of Monet and Georgia O'Keeffe will be explored in the three paintings that are expected to be completed.  Entering freshman through adults will meet from 9 a.m. to noon June 18 through 22.

Golf camp is filling up fast.  Jim Dunovsky returns, sharing his talent and love of the game, mixed with his humorous instructional style.  Jim will not only coach you to better your game, but I'm sure you will get several laughs as well.  The one-week golf camp will consist of four days of instruction and a nine-hole round of golf on Friday at North Greens Golf Course in Atlanta.  The primary focus of the camp will be on the fundamentals of the golf swing (grip, stance, posture, form and tempo).  And finally, no lesson would be complete without the basics on rules and etiquette. Sessions will be Monday through Friday the week of June 25.

USDA recommends that dial canner gauges be tested every year before using the pressure canner to preserve foods. This year University of Illinois Extension offers two dates to check the accuracy of your canner gauge. The first was May 10. Cherie Lock will also test gauges anytime Tuesday, June 26. You may deliver your canner to the Extension office at your convenience before that date and then pick up your tested canner at your convenience after 4 p.m. on June 26. There is no charge for this service.

If you have a weighted gauge, it is permanently calibrated at the factory and does not need to be checked.

Free newsletter for grandparents raising grandchildren

Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren can now get the FREE newsletter Parenting Again from University of Illinois Extension.

The newsletter offers practical advice on topics like helping grandchildren succeed in school, finding support groups and resources, taking care of your own health, and unique challenges for second-time parents.

Cherie Lock, unit staff member with U of I Extension in Logan County, says that grandparents can get on the mailing list by phoning the local Extension office at (217) 732-8289 or by sending a fax to (217) 735-5837 or e-mail to lock@mail.aces.uiuc.edu.

Atlanta

J. H. Hawes wooden country elevator. Open Sunday afternoons June through August. Free.

Atlanta Public Library and Museum. On National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1908. Comer of Race and Arch. Phone (217) 648-2112. Free.

Chestnut

Monument proclaims the geographic center of the state of Illinois. Town was laid out in 1872.

Elkhart

Elkhart Cemetery. Richard J. Oglesby, who was elected governor of Illinois in 1864, 1872 and 1884, is buried here; also John Dean Gillett, known as the "Cattle King of the World," and Capt. Adam Bogardus, wing shot champion of the world. For tours of the cemetery and John Dean Gillett Chapel, please phone (217) 947-2238.

Emden

Bethel Church. Built in 1854. Three miles from Route 136 between Emden and Atlanta on County Road 20.

Lincoln

Site of Deskins Tavern. Across the street from Postville Courthouse, 915 Fifth St. Signage. Free.

Site of well Abraham Lincoln drank from. Across the street from Postville Courthouse, 915 Fifth St. Free.

Site of town christening by Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 27, 1853. Lincoln was the first community in the United States to be named for Abraham Lincoln before he became famous. Also, Lincoln's funeral train stopped here on May 3,1865. Located at the south side of the Lincoln Depot, Broadway and Chicago streets. Official Looking for Lincoln signage. Free.

Logan County Courthouse. Contains second-largest courtroom in Illinois. Built in 1905. Located on the courthouse square, downtown Lincoln. Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday until noon. Phone (217) 732-6400. Free.

Lincoln College Museum. Over 3,000 historic items. Lincoln College was founded and named for President Lincoln on Feb. 12, 1865. Keokuk and Ottawa streets. Summer hours: 9 to 4 Monday through Friday; 1 to 4 Saturday and Sunday; closed May 28 and July 4. Free.

Heritage In Flight Museum. Museum is filled with memorabilia from all U.S. military conflicts back to World War I. Located at the Logan County Airport. Phone ahead (217) 732-3333 to confirm hours. Free but donations accepted.

Lincoln Public Library. Original Carnegie library built in 1902. Tiffany-style glass inner dome. 725 Pekin St. Open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 to 6; Saturday, 9 to 3. Phone (217) 732-8878. Free.

Postville Courthouse State Historic Site. Guided tours. 914 Fifth St. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Ph. (217) 732-8930 for additional information. Free but donations accepted.

Middletown

Stage Coach Inn. The inn was on the old stage route from Springfield to Peoria. Built mid 1800’s. Village is also famous for its aeronautical history. Free.

Mount Pulaski

Mount Pulaski Courthouse. This building is one of only two original 8th Judicial Circuit courthouses in Illinois. On National Register of Historic Places. Was Logan County Courthouse from 1847 to 1855. Guided tours. Open 12 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday. Phone (217) 732-8930. Free.

Includes "How to Prepare Recyclables?";  "Logan County Recycling Sites"; "Where Can We Recycle??"; and a link to Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency site.

Oasis update

The Oasis, Logan County’s senior citizen center, located at 501 Pulaski St., is open weekdays (except holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center also is open Friday and Sunday nights for table games. Dominic Dalpoas is the executive director. Activities are open to all Logan County senior citizens, regardless of membership.

This week’s "nutrition bingo" games, starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 21, will be sponsored by the Extension service.

The Medicare representative will be on site Thursday, June 21, to answer questions and respond to concerns. Please call for an appointment.

This free service is available this Friday, June 15, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. No appointment is necessary.

If you have prepaid for your June food package, please remember the pickup is from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the Oasis. If you wish to place an order for July, please come to the center and prepay for your order at this same time.

The representative will be on site from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, for anyone needing help with veterans’ issues. No appointment is required.

Mark your calendars! Join us at 10 a.m. next Tuesday, June 26, for the initial meeting of the support group Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. This program is a joint effort of the Oasis senior center and the Logan County Extension service.

Dominic Dalpoas, executive director, announces recent game winners. Mable Hoagland was the daytime pinochle winner on June 8 and 12. On Friday, June 8, Esther Will won at pinochle; Louise Wiebers, Ken McCray and Betty Burger were the winners at 5 in 1; and Alice Thornton was the winning pool player. Alice Thornton and Harley Heath tied as pool winners on Sunday evening, June 10. Bernie DePuy won the drawing, sponsored by Maple Ridge, for free lunch at Sorrento’s.

Friends of the Oasis members receive bimonthly newsletters by mail. For more information, people can call the Oasis at 732-6132 or 732-5844.

The Oasis, Logan County’s Senior Citizen Center, is located at 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln. The center is open weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and for Friday and Sunday night pinochle and other table games. The center is closed on holidays. Activities are open to all Logan County senior citizens.

Computer classes will be offered in Beginning Computer and Introductory Word Processing starting at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. respectively. If you are interested in these classes, call for a reservation. Space is limited. There is a $2 charge for each class.

Help is still needed for the Logan County Fair July 31 through Aug. 5. Volunteers are needed to help sell tickets for the rides. Please call and volunteer your time to help the Oasis.

Euchre players still wanted to start a Euchre Club. If interested, please call us at 732-6132. We will set a date to organize ourselves.

Garden Club is very popular. Due to the great interest in this new program, the members will meet twice a month for plant exchange, idea sharing and garden touring. Join us Tuesday, June 19, at 9 a.m. at the Oasis.

Winners for weekly games include Madeline Moore, daytime pinochle, June 1 and June 5; Mildred Hoffred, evening pinochle, June 1; Harley Heath and Alice Thornton, pool, tied June 1 and June 3; Pam Schwarz, Henry Warnisher and Ann Greger, 5-in-1, June 1.

Those who choose to have a Friends of the Oasis membership receive a bimonthly newsletter in the mail. Call the Oasis, 732-6132, for further information.

Milestones

[JUNE 18, 2001]  Tina Morrow is like most other almost-11-year-old girls. She is bright, witty and energetic. Most of the time she is very talkative and friendly. She enjoys spending time with her friends, playing video games and is a good student. And Tina seems to be very happy.

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Her teacher at Washington-Monroe School, Mrs. Jane Redding, recommended the purchase of a computer to help Tina better develop her writing, spelling and communications skills. Mrs. Redding, a wonderful special-needs teacher, is very aware and concerned with her students’ care and development. As a result of her concern, Tina was the recipient of this equipment.

[JUNE 4, 2001]  Dr. Howard Anderson, a retired Lincoln College professor, now rides backup one night a week in a county squad car. He says he does it as an exciting learning experience.

Anderson is a deputy in the Logan County Auxiliary Police. The group is organized to aid the sheriff’s department by performing tasks that would otherwise require a deputy. Such tasks include directing traffic at fires and parades and making sure nothing is removed from crime scenes. Anderson, however, has elected to ride with an officer from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. once a week.

He has a badge and carries a weapon. To become a member of the auxiliary and earn the badge he had to pass a background check and an interview. To carry the gun he also had to take the same 40-hour training course from City Police Academy in Springfield that any deputy must take. He took the course in May 2000, during his last semester as a full-time teacher of history, political science and English at Lincoln College. Shortly thereafter, he began to ride with Deputy Bob Spickard and others as assigned.

An officer never knows what will occur when he or she turns onto a road, Anderson said. Once he and Sgt. Henry Bartman received word of a robbery in progress at a gas station in Mount Pulaski. En route they learned that the suspects had taken Route 121 toward Decatur. As they pursued, they were flagged and directed down a side road toward an outbuilding. They stopped the car and were joined by another squad car, which parked behind them, blocking the road. The two deputies, weapons drawn, moved around the building from opposite sides.

Anderson remained behind to operate the radio and prevent any escape down the road. For the first time he drew his weapon in the line of duty. He heard shouting from behind the building and shortly after saw the deputies returning with three men in handcuffs. Although a knife was reported seen at the gas station, it was not found on the suspects. One man was later determined to be an innocent bystander forced to assist in the robbery. The other two are awaiting trial. Anderson said the chase and apprehension were exciting.

Another time he was involved in a multi-car chase of a runaway who drove off in a stolen vehicle without paying for gas. Near Lawndale, Spickard and Anderson caught the vehicle and followed it north on old Route 66. Eventually, two city police cars, two county cars and one state police car were involved at speeds up to 80 mph. Atlanta police blocked the exit into Atlanta and joined the chase.

The suspect exited at McLean, circled McDonald’s several times and drove back onto old 66 going toward Bloomington, sideswiping a huge tree. Spickard eventually got alongside the car, forcing the driver off the road at a point where there was a deep ditch on the left. Other cars boxed in the suspect, all gradually slowing to a stop. Even then the suspect tried to run Spickard down when he left his car but was unable to do so because of the placement of the vehicles.

"Spickard handled it perfectly," Anderson said, and there was no contact except at the moment of stopping, when the suspect’s vehicle briefly pressed the left front of the squad car. Deputies had to smash in the window before the suspect would get out of his car.

When riding with a deputy, Anderson’s two main duties are to serve as a witness and to give backup to ensure safety. When a car is stopped for probable cause, such as erratic driving or a broken taillight, the deputy approaches on the driver’s side. Anderson also gets out but lags behind until the deputy engages the driver’s attention. Then Anderson moves up and looks into the interior of the car for anything that appears wrong, such as an open container of alcohol or drug paraphernalia. If he sees anything suspicious, he drops back and tells the officer when he comes back with the license and insurance papers. If Anderson sees a weapon, he is trained to shout "Gun!" draw his weapon and drop back. If there is a search, Anderson covers the occupants while the search is performed.

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One would think that a driver with something to hide would be careful not to draw attention, but Anderson said that on stops when drugs and paraphernalia are discovered, often the driver is intoxicated or there is something wrong with the vehicle that warrants a stop.

Anderson holds three degrees in history and English — a bachelor’s from Roosevelt University and master’s and doctor of arts from Illinois State University. He retired in 2000 after 33 years of teaching at Lincoln College. He says he "wanted to do something different, challenging and exciting" after retiring. He also wanted a new learning experience. When his blood pressure put a stop to flying lessons, he decided to become an auxiliary deputy.

Anderson has spent $1,500 on equipment, including weapons and a bulletproof vest newer than the one issued by the county. He thinks that police officers are underpaid considering the service they perform. He also believes that not enough dollars are available for training. Classes are offered frequently, he said, but getting the funds to attend is difficult.

One aspect of the training course in Springfield was taught by a lawyer, who described how easy it is for a law enforcement officer to get in trouble. Whether paid or volunteer, a deputy is personally liable if he or she wrongly uses force. Anderson identified several levels of force: the officer’s presence, words and tone of voice, mace, a baton, physical contact and a deadly weapon. If deadly force is used when no life is threatened, the officer can lose everything financially and can be imprisoned.

Another duty Anderson performs weekly is working the front office at the Safety Complex during Sunday visiting hours from 12:30 to 4 p.m. He gets the name of the visitor and the prisoner the visitor wants to see, collects items to be given to the prisoner, gives a receipt, and notifies the jailer. He also screens visitors and has denied visiting privileges to someone who was overly intoxicated.

Anderson believes that inmates have too soft a life. "Prisoners have learned to play the game," he said. "We need to return to the philosophy that incarceration is punishment, not rehabilitation, especially for repeat offenders." He believes in assigning work such as cleaning county highways to inmates.

Working as a volunteer for the sheriff’s department has been an eye-opening experience for Anderson. "It provides an appreciation for some of the problems police face," he said. "You see the seamier side of our society." He has also experienced the camaraderie among police at all levels. "If you receive a call that an officer needs backup, it doesn’t matter who you are," he said; "if you are in the area you respond, especially if there is some urgency."

Despite the excitement and all that he has learned, Anderson recognizes some limitations to police work. "I would never do this for a living," he said, because it is too dangerous and the pay is too poor.

[Lynn Spellman]

People all across this country and, in fact, around the world, claim roots in Logan County. They have very interesting stories to tell, and some of them like to connect with those of us who stayed at home. Logan County Diaspora publishes the stories of former Logan County residents. With their permission, we also include their e-mail addresses so that old friends might be reunited.  If you wish to be part of the Logan County Diaspora, e-mail ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com.  

Diaspora correspondents

Click on names to see letters and stories.

v Indicates LDN sponsors

• Wanda Whitson Aue

• Brad Boss

• Charles Brainard

• James 'Doc' Chandler

• Brad Dye

• Wayne and Nancy (Hatfield) Eichelberger

• Wayne Franz

• Philip Gehlbach

• Leigh Henson

• Bill Horn  v

• Dale A. Lowe

• George A. McKinney

• Len and Rita Remmert

• Tom Renner

• Traycee Ritchhart-Pirkle

• Greg Schriber

• Stan Stringer

• Donald Weindorf  v

• Denise Radcliffe Wood

• Tom and Kristy (Smith) Yarcho

Stan Stringer tells story of
Mark Holland’s buzzing of Lincoln

A year ago I received a copy of Paul Gleason’s "A Pictorial History," and I found the pictures of Mark Holland’s buzzing of Lincoln. Regrettably, the author did not make attribution to the photographer for these or any other photographs, and perhaps this was not possible, as so many dated back so far. In any case, I thought your readers might enjoy a story behind these pictures.

My father, Charles M. Stringer, had a photography studio on the second floor of the Marcucci building in the ’30s and ’40s. During Mark’s later high school years he worked for my father and at the same time developed an interest in flying. After our entry into World War II, Mark entered the Army Air Corps and flight school. At some point Mark told dad that if the opportunity ever came that he could "buzz" Lincoln, he would telegram dad the night before. Dad agreed he’d have his Speed Grafix loaded and snap the pictures.

As you can guess, Lincoln was not the only town being buzzed. There was a general order prohibiting this, but there was little the military could really do. Pilots were needed overseas, and buzzing your hometown would not ground a qualified pilot.

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[Mark Holland]

One night the telegram came, something about seeing Lincoln soon. Dad knew it meant Mark would buzz the town the next day. My dad told me to keep all of this to myself, and I was certain I was in on a big military secret. At the time, I was in the fourth grade at Monroe Elementary School. My teacher was Miss Hazel Holland, and our classroom was on the second floor. Miss Holland was a cousin of Mark’s.

Needless to say, when Mark made his first run the class was out of hand. We ran to the windows for a grand view of the action. After Mark finished his runs and the class had quieted down, Miss Holland asked if anyone knew who was flying that airplane. While I had to fake it, we all had blank faces. I’m not sure if she suspected it was Mark, but nothing more was said.

Dad got the pictures, and these were kept out of circulation until Mark returned. During the war each kid had his personal hometown heroes, and Mark was one of mine.

Stan Stringer

Falls Church, Va.

dstringer@mgfairfax.rr.com

(5-11-01)

Diaspora writer seeks reunion information for class of ’71

I am seeking information on the class of 1971 reunion. Any information will be appreciated. Forward to me at 1dasue@home.com. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Wanda Whitson Aue

1513 Hastings Dr

Hampton, VA 23663

(5-4-01)

Leigh Henson, now a college teacher in Missouri, remembers Miss Jones, Jefferson School principal

I graduated from LCHS in 1960, attended Lincoln College for a year and then transferred to Illinois State (then Illinois State Normal University).  I taught at Pekin Community High School for 30 years before taking early retirement in 1994.  Since then I have taught technical communication at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.  For more information about my career and teaching activities, please visit http://www.smsu.edu/english/dlhpages/dlh.html.

The move to Missouri has increased my appreciation of the diversity of our society.  I always wondered what people meant by having to deal with "culture shock" in moving to a different section of the country.  Here in the Ozarks, there seems to be a blend of Midwestern, Southern and Western cultural influences. Let me cite an example of the Western influence. Missouri is nicknamed the "Show Me" state, and that often seems to translate as an attitude of "so what?" or "prove it."  The good thing is that here rugged individualism is alive and well.

As a teacher for nearly 37 years, I have been especially interested in communities composed of students, teachers and parents. Thus, many of my most vivid Lincoln memories have to do with school experiences. For example, I attended Jefferson School from 1949 through 1954 and remember being taught in fourth, fifth and sixth grades by the principal, Miss Bernadine Jones.  She kept us together as a class because she had taught most of our parents, aunts and uncles and so took a special interest in us. 

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Those were the times in which many students regarded teachers with awe.  At the beginning of fourth grade, I was so aware of Miss Jones' reputation for strictness that on the first day of school I attempted to avoid her class by enrolling myself in the other fourth-grade teacher's class.  About an hour or so went by, and I began to relax, thinking I had escaped.  Suddenly, Miss Jones walked briskly into the room.  She sternly asked if I were there and then escorted me to her classroom-office.

Fortunately, she did not take me to the nurse's office, where her infamous wooden paddle prominently hung on the wall, handy for private lessons.  When she took someone for those lessons, we often heard the results.

For three years, our class learned values as well as the "three R’s."  In the way she taught and ran the school, she exemplified discipline and responsibility and got respect for it. 

I would be interested in exchanging other stories with classmates.  For this reason, I have collaborated with other LCHS classmates in the creation of an interactive LCHS Class of 1960 site at http://www.geocities.com/lincolnhigh1960/.

On behalf of my classmates, I am grateful to Lincolndailynews.com for helping us use Internet communication as a way to re-establish our community. 

Leigh Henson

(3-29-01)

 (Note: A link to the Internet site for 1960 graduates of LCHS is available regularly under "Reunions.")

I think LDN is just great. I live in San Antonio, Texas, so LDN is the only way I can keep up on what's happening in Lincoln.

I have just one request. Does anybody know when the class reunion for 1966 is going to be this year? I would really appreciate the information.

Thanks.

James Chandler  (Doc)

415 Pemcanyon

San Antonio, TX  78240

(210) 561-9505

doc@texas.net

(3-8-01)  

Foreign Service officer recalls
infamous Valentine's Day '79 in Tehran

By George McKinney

Valentine’s Day brings back memories for all of us — the sweethearts we gave flowers to or chocolate candy or kind words to our mothers.

Valentine’s Day for me awakes the memories of being taken hostage in Tehran that very day. We at the American Embassy in Tehran nicknamed it the "Valentine's Day Massacre."

At about 10 a.m., Feb. 14, 1979, three vehicles pulled up at strategic locations around the embassy compound and opened fire with machine guns. Iranian fanatics under the Ayatollah Khomeni were attacking our embassy with the intent to close it and do serious bodily harm to the occupants, American and Iranian employees. Our Marine detachment was able to return fire and hold them off for about three hours, but were outnumbered and outgunned.

I was caught under heavy gunfire while setting up a "secure" telephone system in the embassy administrator's office on the first floor of the embassy. Through the grace of God, I was able to get upstairs to my own office, located in our communications vault, which I was in charge of. My staff were already in the process of destroying sensitive equipment and classified documents under the direction of my deputy communications officer. During this same time frame, as many employees as possible were making it to the vault, which was also the embassy's "safe haven" location.

Numerous firefights were taking place throughout the embassy at this time, as the Iranians had successfully gotten onto our compound. Some of our Marines were wounded, some were captured and taken away, and some people suffered the ultimate — death…

As our ambassador was doing what he could to assure the safety for as many as possible, there was no doubt we were going to have to surrender the embassy.

He yelled to me, "How much more time do you need?" (to destroy necessary equipment and documents).

I told him, "Thirty more minutes," but because of the atrocities taking place and to save as many lives as possible, we didn't get that 30 minutes.

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At that time, I was on one of our HF radio systems informing our embassy in Kuwait that we were under attack, surrendering the embassy and for them to inform the Department of State in Washington, D.C. The ambassador swung open the vault door and the Iranians busted in, saw me on the radio and bashed me in the head with an AK-47. As I got hit, I spun the dial on the radio so they would not know our radio frequency.

When I regained consciousness, armed Iranians were everywhere and were in the process of removing us from the vault. As they removed us, they body-searched us and forcefully took us to a large area to physically control us. They had us get on our knees with our hands behind our heads. We were held there for some time and physically abused at their whim.

We were later removed to the outside of the embassy and placed in front of a machine gun that had been set up. Many things took place at this time that I won't go into, but the international press (numerous) showed up, and that most likely saved our lives. I had been injured earlier, besides being hit in the head and again beaten when taken outside of the embassy. We were later taken to the ambassador's residence, located on the compound.

Some employees were released during the next days and weeks, but I did not leave until all of my staff were safe and accounted for and also safely gotten out of Tehran.

This was not my first encounter with terrorism, as I had been kidnapped in Fort Lamy, Tchad, in 1968. I believe my prior experience in the Marines, having served in unstable countries prior to being assigned to Iran, most likely prepared me for what took place.

Of course, not learning from these experiences, I continued to volunteer for the trouble spots around the world during the rest of my career in the Foreign Service.

It is one Valentine’s Day I will never forget.

[George A. McKinney, Pharr, Texas]

(2-15-01)

Tom Renner writes in

As a native Logan County resident, after high school in Mount Pulaski I went to the Navy in 1956. After getting out of the Navy in 1960, I moved to Southern California and spent most of 17 years working as a construction welder working out of the Boilermakers Union. Got tired of looking through a dark lens, so went to driving a truck cross-country for KLM out of Jackson, Miss., but now retired and living in Sun City, Ariz., enjoying the heat and the fishing.

So if any of the old bunch are still around, get in touch. I hear from George McKinney from time to time (alias Buster). I am sure he will like that.

All three of my girls live in Lincoln. Oldest is a nurse; No. 2 works in a factory in Lincoln; No. 3 — don’t know what she is doing.

Godspeed to all of my old classmates in Mount Pulaski, and live long and prosperous.

To contact me send e-mail to renner1@juno.com.

Tom Renner

(2-6-01)

 Franz writes home

Although I have visited the Daily News several times, this was my first time in this section — really like it. Like many others have said, this column is a good place to get in touch and find friends you have not seen or heard from for years.

I am Wayne Franz:

—Graduated from LCHS in 1956 and left almost immediately for a career in the United States Air Force — almost 22 years, and [I’ve] seen a good part of the sphere we live on.

—Retired from the service in 1979 and settled in the Great Northwest — Everett, Wash., to be exact.

—Joined the Boeing company and, as part of the AOG (Airplane on Ground) team, managed to see quite a bit more.

—Retired from Boeing this past August.

—Married a wonderful California woman 42 years ago; have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Have not been back to Lincoln as often as I probably should have, but do think of it often. We are planning a visit this coming summer. Still have sisters in Atlanta and Springfield and a brother in Charleston. I have many fond memories of Lincoln.

I can be found at wefranz@aol.com.

(1-2-01)

Greg Schriber hopes to find old friends from Lincoln

Hello, Lincoln:

I live in Liberty, Mo., just north of Kansas City. I left Lincoln around 1984 and spent some time in Montana and now here. I miss Lincoln at times and hope to find some of my old friends from there. I keep in touch with only one to date. This website is the first link I have had with Lincoln other than my family and I appreciate it.

Greg Schriber

gregschriber@hotmail.com 

(9-12-00)

Nancy Eichelberger still gets homesick for the Lincoln area

I graduated from L.C.H.S. in 1956 and would love to hear from some classmates.

We have been gone from the Lincoln area for over 20 years. I still get homesick even after so many years. I lived in Lincoln for eight years and then moved to a small town (Emden), where we lived for the next 22 years. We lived in Clearwater for 16 years and moved to Odessa Fla., which is really northwestern Tampa several years ago, as we wanted to be in the country again.

Both my husband, Wayne, and I are farm people and my parents lived in Lincoln until their deaths. The city was fine for a while but as they say, you can take us out of the country but you can't take the country out of us. We have over an acre of land here and really like living where we can hear the birds and see the horses and llamas daily. Yes, I did say llamas, our neighbor has six of them and they are beautiful.

It would be nice to hear from people that I used to know.

Nancy (Hatfield) Eichelberger

ike3@aol.com 

(7-7-00)

Hello everyone in Lincoln/Logan County.

Len and I have lived in Henderson, Nev., for 16 years now and get back to Lincoln quite often, but I check the LDN every day to see what's happening. I was thrilled when my sister, Lana Miller, told me about this.

We used to co-own Landauer's in Lincoln. I sell real estate in the Las Vegas valley, and Len is sales manager for a ready-mix concrete company. Our son, Chad, is married with one daughter and expecting a son in November. He and his wife, Sandee, work for Southwest Airlines here in Las Vegas.

We attend Central Christian Church, where Gene Appel, former Lincolnite, is senior pastor. We just moved into a brand new church building that seats approximately 3000 people.

I would like to see more letters from people who have moved away from Lincoln/Logan County, so let's hear from you.

Rita Remmert

RitaRemm@aol.com 

(7-13-00)

Needs copy of local birth certificate

I was born in Lincoln but moved away quite a few years ago. I recently moved and can not seem to locate my birth certificate. I am going on a trip to Canada in a week and would like to have my certificate. Can you tell me who I should contact about getting this? Thanks!

Philip Gehlbach

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Philip,

You can get that information from the county clerk's office, (217) 732-4148.

Jan Youngquist

(6-15-00)

As a person who is lucky enough to call Lincoln my hometown, I just wanted to say what a great Web site you have.

I am a resident of Lincoln not currently living there, because of my job. I'm serving on active duty with the Army at Fort Campbell, Ky.

I was born and raised in Lincoln, and have come to appreciate just what kind of community I come from. Lincoln isn't the biggest town I've lived in, and actually I guess it's about the smallest town I've lived in. Both of my parents, Roger and Connie Boss, and for that matter most of my immediate family, still live in Lincoln.

My mom routinely clips out sections of the Courier and sends them to me so I can keep up on what's going on back home. Recently they showed your Web site to me, and Mom, I think you can retire the scissors. It's great that I can just pull it up on the Web and see what my friends and family are doing, no matter if I'm in Korea or Kentucky.

You have a good thing going here. It helps all of us out here from feeling so homesick when we can't go take a walk around the courthouse square or down Broadway to the Depot.

Thanks again for a great Web site, and keep up the good work...

Sgt. Brad Boss

(7-6-00)

Brad Dye would like to communicate with classmates

Hello, my name is Brad Dye and I graduated from LCHS in 1960. I attended the old high school, near downtown, for two years and then the new high school at the edge of town when it opened.

I have hardly been back to Lincoln since I graduated. My parents moved to Decatur and I went off to see the world. So far, that desire to see the world has taken me to about 55 countries. I often think of Lincoln and wonder what has happened to my old friends in the last 40 years.

I live in Dallas now and work for a radio paging company, which will be no surprise to those who remember me as an avid ham radio operator.

My sister Pam, who lives in Miami Beach, and I are both wondering if there will be a class reunion this summer for the class of 1960? We would like to attend. If anyone knows about this (date, time, place, etc.), please let me know by e-mail to: BradDye@swbell.net [address updated 3-27-01] and to Pam at: pgoldfaden@aol.com. 

I would love to communicate by e-mail with any of my former classmates.

I have a homepage on the Internet at: http://braddye.com 

Best regards,

Brad Dye

(6-7-00)

I have fond memories of Lincoln as I was growing up...

The Lincoln Lakes was the place to go in the summer time.

I used to play basketball pickup games at the Central School outside courts. I couldn't believe the last time I was home in Lincoln…The drinking fountain is still by the basketball courts.

I can remember the racetracks and the A&W root beer stand.

Riggs Dairy was on Woodlawn Road…the old football field on Woodlawn…

The watermelon festival in the summertime... I was in my 30s when I found out that Lincoln used watermelon juice to christen the city with the name Lincoln. As a matter of fact, I am related to Abraham Lincoln, very distantly. My father (Warren Chandler), whose mother’s name was Edna Lincoln, was the connection.

The Logan County Fair, where, if you are by the beer tent, you might meet someone you haven't seen in a long time…

I also have fond memories of all my sporting endeavors at Lincoln Community High School (LCHS).

I still come back for my high school reunions

"Hi" to Sharon Webster and Tim Harmon … good friends.

I am glad that Lincoln has stayed about the same size. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and believe me, if I could, Lincoln would be the place for me.

James Chandler (Doc)

doc@texas.net

(6-7-00)

[click here for another letter]

Where is everyone?

I am an avid reader of Lincoln Daily News. The reason for this is because I no longer live there, but was born and raised there, and it always remains in my mind. I am always looking to see something or someone I may remember from when I was there.

I really enjoy Diaspora, but not enough people are getting into it. I wish there was something I could do to raise that interest.

Come on Lincolnites, get on that computer and let us know what and how you are doing. (Go Railsplitters.)

Thank you,

George McKinney

Pharr, Texas

(5-11-00)

Brainard recalls Lincoln Skateland

Charles Brainard moved to Lincoln with his family when he was in sixth grade. He graduated from LCHS in 1979 and lived here until 1986.

He likes to remember the Indian summers and the skating rink, which his parents owned from 1972 to 1979. He thinks he misses the winter least and the summer most. "Compared to where I spend most summers, Lincoln’s weather is mild and wonderful," he says.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1986 and has been stationed in Georgia, Germany, Korea and Arizona. He was deployed to the Iraq area for Desert Storm. "Each station and area has had its own beauty," he says, "but not one of them was home."

"I am still on active duty in the Army. My specialty is communications. I work as a satellite communications network engineer and all-around communications techie. I enjoy several veterans associations – especially the American Legion and the 3rd Armored Division veterans (Spearhead) association."

His local family members are his parents, Charles and Carol Brainard; his brother, David, who just bought a house in Lincoln; and a sister, Laurie Armstrong. "My folks still live there at the homestead," he says. "The rest of us have scattered across the nation." Linda Jamison, another sister, resides in Shirley, Ill., and his sister Susan Conver lives in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area.

In closing, he tells us, "Enjoy your freedom? Thank a veteran!"

You can send e-mail to Chuck Brainard at cbrainard@hotmail.com.

(3-16-00)

Weindorf remembers Lincoln Lakes

Donald Weindorf lived in Logan County from 1934 to 1946 and then from 1957 to 1959.

Of his years in Lincoln he says, "I like to remember my friends, the Arcade soda fountain, the old Recreation Center, the Lincoln Lakes and much more."

"I was pretty much raised in Boys Town outside of Omaha," he explains. "I got an opportunity to run Omaha Magazine and so I returned to Omaha."

He now owns and operates a group home for 20 at-risk boys.

"I love the range of weather we have here, the marvelous steak houses, the museums and the outside recreational facilities," he says.

Weindorf still has relatives living in Lincoln and gets back for a short visit every few years.

You can contact Weindorf via e-mail at weindorf1@juno.com.

(3-16-00)

"Nothing compares with e-mail and Web pages" to keep friends in touch

I have lived in the Fort Myers, Fla., area for the last 14 years. I have tried to keep in touch by phone, mail, etc. with my friends in Illinois. Nothing compares with e-mail and Web pages to accomplish this! Many thanks to the people who started lincolndailynews.com. It is firmly placed in my favorite places and I check it every day.

Thanks again.

Bill Horn
Fort Myers, Fla.
Bill3567@aol.com 

(3-3-00)

LDN makes Germany closer to home 

We just heard about the lincolndailynews.com and are enjoying keeping up with latest. We are currently living in Germany and now we don't feel so far from home.

Tom and Kristy (Smith) Yarcho
Haupstuhl, Germany
tkksk6@bunt.com 

(2-16-00)

Lincoln remains close to her heart

Thank you so much for the opportunity to stay posted on the happenings in my hometown! I am currently living in the North Georgia mountains, but my children spend the summers in Lincoln visiting their grandparents, and they love to look at the pictures of places in Lincoln and stay familiar with their "summer surroundings" After viewing the message board that one other Lincoln site has, I think I will stick with lincolndailynews.com, where I can see the news that I want to see....how things are progressing, and the good that still comes from my little hometown. Keep up the good work! Lincoln may be 700 miles from my home, but is much closer to my heart!

Traycee Ritchhart-Pirkle

Traycee87@alltel.net  Traycee@americashomeplace.com

 (2-16-00)

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World traveler keeps up on Lincoln

Thank you for lincolndailynews.com. My name is Denise and I am living in the Port Charlotte, Fla., area. I am getting established in real estate here in Southwest Florida after moving to this area within the last year from the north of England.

I lived in Lincoln until I was 27 in 1983, before starting a world traveling lifestyle. Although living thousands of miles away (i.e., Texas, California, Australia, England) over the years, I have managed to return to see my family, friends, and just to see Lincoln every six months on average. Now that plans have it that visits will be less often, it is absolutely great to have lincolndailynews.com for that Lincoln connection.

My parents are down here for 'The Season." January to April. They are enjoying the benefits of the new lincolndailynews and the latitude of Florida, that of sun, warm, wildlife and the new pool construction going on in my back yard with the golf course view. Ya' all come down now! :o)

Now you won't miss out on any Lincoln area news either! I am so excited about lincolndailynews that I am starting a classified ad to help readers learn more about wintering in Florida.

Many thanks.

Denise Radcliffe Wood
Sunnybreeze, Fla.
e-mail: floridaliving@hotmail.com   

 (2-11-00)

Alabama resident likes Lincoln photos

Great Web page. My brother just sent me the link to the website so that I can keep up with the news from back home. I left Lincoln back in 1963 for the Air Force. I currently reside in Alabama but Lincoln is never far from my mind. I truly enjoyed seeing the pictures of the different places around town and what is going on. Keep up the good work.

dlowe@ispchannel.com  

Dale A. Lowe
Huntsville, Ala.

(2-8-00)

Reunions

Tisdale reunion is Saturday in Easton

[JUNE 18, 2001]   The 26^th annual Tisdale reunion will take place at Samuel Park in Easton on Saturday, June 24. It will begin at 1 pm. Bring your favorite dish to pass and table service. This year’s music will be gospel and country classics by the "King of Karaoke" (and secretary), Delmar Lockenour.

LCHS class of ’76 announces reunion plans

[MAY 4, 2001]   

Friday night, Aug. 3

•  Beer tent at Logan County Fair

Saturday, Aug. 4

•  Golf outing at Elks Club in Lincoln

Cost: $33.00 for 18 holes includes greens fees and cart. Lincoln Elks members pay their usual price. Prizes awarded. To form foursomes, we need to know if you are an A, B, C or D player. Tee times will be assigned at a later date. Limited to 32 players

•  Swimming at the Elks Club

Cost: $2 per person at the door.

•  Dinner-dance

6-7 p.m. — Social hour

6:45 — Class picture by Picture this Photography, cost: $12

7-8 p.m. — Buffet dinner

9 p.m. — Dance

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Planning committee:

Janice (Radcliffe) Greer, jjmm@abelink.com or (217) 735-2621

Kathy (Stoltz) Jones, dkjones@frontiernet.net or (217) 792-3241

Shelly (Birk) Conley, cclan@ccaonline.com or (217) 732-8097

Jamie Voyles, jivoyles@earthlink.com or (217) 735-2295

Mitzi (Gallagher) Rohlfs, rohlfs4@abelink.com or (217) 732-4316

Terri (Sullivan) Choules, jctchles@pdnt.com (217) 586-3221

Mark Guzouskis, (217) 735-3043

Looking for class of ’76 members

[APRIL 18, 2001]   Reunion planners still need updated addresses for the following LCHS classmates who graduated in 1976:

Terri Allen, Terry Hyde, Pam Gill, Joe Palmer, Virginia Parmer, Charles Krueger, Cindy Imlay, Randy Letterle, Kathryn Beach, Liz West, Monica Wyland, Rebecca Turner, Janet Schroyer, Rick Rohlfs, Kelly Cordrey, Terry Fisher, Mike Fox, John Frye, Doris Dews, Wayne Denney, Mike Short, Debbie Johnston, Bonnie Freese, Robert Hinton, Dave Rice, Clayton Reed, Arthur Merritt, Mike Kavannaugh, Tim Armstrong, Tony Young, Dave Buch, Sabrina Simmons, Mark Loughmiller, Brian Hackett, Mary Check, Don Prince.

If anyone knows the address, or a person to call to get the address, of a classmate listed, please call or e-mail Janice Greer at (217) 735-2621, jjmm@abelink.com.

Saturday, Aug. 4, is the date set for the class reunion. A golf outing and dinner at the Elks Lodge in Lincoln is being planned.

Thanks to those providing updated information.

Ongoing class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS

http://www.geocities.com/lincolnhigh1960/

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