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September 2001

Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 6-8
WHO: Public
WHAT: Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
WHERE: Mount Pulaski

Note: Cedar Creek Antique & Crafts Festival has been canceled

Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 13-15
WHO: Public
WHAT: Atlanta Fall Festival
WHERE: Atlanta

Saturday, Sept. 15
WHO: Public
WHAT: Town festival featuring "A Salute To Veterans"
WHERE: Mason City
WHEN: 10 am parade; 4 pm stage performance; other events throughout the day

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15 and 16
WHO: Public
WHAT: Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival
WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds
WHEN: 9:30 am - 4 pm Saturday; 10 am - 3 pm Sunday

SPONSOR: Clark's Greenhouse Herbal and Country Garden
WHO: Public
WHAT: Herb Fest and Fall Harvest Market; (309) 247-3679
WHERE: San Jose

Tuesday, Sept. 18
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Public
WHAT: "Selection, Planting and Care of Hardy Bulbs," presented by David Robson, horticulture educator at the Springfield center
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 10 am - noon

Wednesday, Sept. 19
SPONSOR: Pete's Hardware
WHO: Public
WHAT: American Red Cross blood drive
WHERE: Lincoln Sports Complex
WHEN: noon - 5 pm

September TBA
WHO: Public
WHAT: Harvest Festival
WHERE: Scully Park, downtown Lincoln

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  American Red Cross,  Girl Scouts,  Oasis,  U of I Extension,  Vineyard Cafe

The annual Mason City town festival will feature "A Salute to Veterans."  All area folks with military service are invited to join the Saturday, Sept. 15, parade at 10 a.m. Floats, honor guards and other entries should line up at the Illini Central School parking lot by 9 a.m.

The parade route is approximately 1 mile long, so honorees unable to walk the distance should board the provided transportation. Those able to wear their military uniforms are asked to do so.

Food booths, crafts, exhibits, carnival and stage performances will continue throughout the day at the city pavilion park. Museum and window displays will be featured in the downtown area.

A stage performance in the park at 4 p.m. will be especially for veterans.

Join everyone for this homecoming jubilee with a prairie harvest atmosphere.

Atlanta Fall Festival changed to Sept. 13, 14 and 15

The Atlanta Fall Festival has been rescheduled to Sept. 13-15. Festivities were originally scheduled for Sept. 6-8. The three-day event boasts food, entertainment, carnival, civic displays, firetruck rides, a parade and evening community dinners. All activities will be centered around the Atlanta Community Park. Call (217) 648-2145 for more information.

Cedar Creek Antique & Crafts Festival canceled

The Cedar Creek Antique & Crafts Festival scheduled for Sept. 8-9 at the Logan County Fairgrounds has been canceled. There is no rescheduled date.

[Click here for information on the next blood drive in Logan County.]

Chiggerfest 6, an ABATE of Illinois East Central Region party, will be Sept. 7, 8 and 9 at Ray’s place in Funks Grove. Gates open at noon. No one under 21 except ABATE Illinois members will be  admitted. (Non-members can join at the gate.)

Live music Friday and Saturday nights will feature the Robin Crowe band, Exit, Easy Money and various other artists. There will be food and assorted vendors, a poker run, bike show, and field events. Primitive camping and limited camper spots are available.

The hosts say, "No kids, no pets, no golf carts or ATVs (three- or four-wheelers). Absolutely no one allowed without proper ID (if the cops won’t accept it, then neither will we)."

The event is hosted by Heart of Illinois ABATE and co-sponsored by Salt Creek ABATE

Directions: Take Interstate 55 south of Bloomington to the Shirley exit. Go south on Old Route 66 about a mile. Watch for signs.

There is an admission fee at the gate. For additional information or advance tickets, contact your local East Central Region chapter; a Heart of Illinois ABATE officer; or Debbie Carr, (217) 935-4253 or (217) 972-6186.

The Lincoln College Museum is presenting a temporary exhibit called "Edward R. Madigan: From the Halls of Lincoln College to the Halls of the White House." The exhibit, which is currently on display, pays honor to one of Lincoln College’s most successful alumni, the late Edward Madigan.

Madigan graduated from Lincoln College in 1955, entered the Illinois Legislature in 1966, was elected to Congress in 1972, and was appointed by President Bush in 1991 to be secretary of agriculture. In 1974, the Lincoln College Alumni Association presented Madigan with its award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Public Services. In 1975 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Lincoln College. He died in 1994.

Lincoln College Museum curator Ron Keller says the display tells the story of Madigan’s career in public service. "The display reflects his experiences and service through many photographs, and letters from every president from Carter to Clinton. There are also various artifacts from his works in Congress and in the White House." The exhibit will run through November of 2001. The public is invited to stop by the Lincoln College Museum to view this exhibit and tour the rest of the historic exhibits.

The Lincoln College Museum is located in the McKinstry Library on the campus of Lincoln College. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

[Evelyn and Agriculture Secretary Ed Madigan at the White House with President and Mrs. Bush in 1991.]

Pete’s Hardware is sponsoring two blood drives in September at the Lincoln Sports Complex. The drive on Sept. 5 was from noon until 6 p.m. On Sept. 19, the hours will be noon until 5 p.m.

People who reached goals recently in their blood donations were Karl "Fig" Newton, 11 gallons; Ken Robison, five; Arlene DeWilde, four; Lisa Fuller, four; Pat Mueller, four; Carol Mills, three; Sue Benedict, three; Larry J. Brandt, two; Stacie Treakle, two; Dean Benedict, one; Nancy Haak, one; Margaret Chrisman, one; and Wayne Ebelherr, one gallon.

Girl Scouts announcements

• Girl Scout leader meetings:  the first Thursday of each month, at the usual time and place.

• Girl Scout Jamboree Railsplitter event:  weekend of Logan County Railsplitter Festival; Janice Greer, event coordinator.

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/.

Oasis update

The Oasis, Logan County’s senior citizen center, at 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln, is open weekdays (except holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center also is open on 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.

The Alzheimer support group will meet at the Oasis at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10. Please join us or bring a friend who might just need encouragement to get started with this very supportive group.

A representative from the state’s rehabilitation services office is at the Oasis each Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. to address concerns about current and new employment.

The Sept. 12 Think Tank meeting, at 9 a.m., will be led by Doug DeMay and will address finance issues.

Please call the Oasis and sign up as a "Root" volunteer in order to mentor a "Shoot," a Jefferson School third-grade student. A training meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Oasis. Participants will meet at the school from 1 to 2 p.m. on five consecutive Fridays to learn, grow, plant and harvest. We really need your help with this short-term project.

The Senior Legal Assistance Project will not be accepting appointments for September. If you would like to make an appointment for October, please call the Oasis. If you need service before Oct. 25, call 1 (877) 342-7891 toll free.

Winners of daytime pinochle games were Mable Hoagland on Friday, Aug. 24, and Marie Spaits on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Winners on Friday evening were Joan Morgan for pinochle and Betty Burger, Louis Wiebers and Tom Garrison for 5-in-1. Sunday night rummy winner was Ann Greger, and Harley Heath won the pool game.

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 Vineyard Cafe will feature the alternative folk duo WalkingLimbs on Saturday, Sept. 15.  WalkingLimbs presents thought-provoking songs of life, love, hope and faith, using acoustic guitar and violin.  Doors open at 7 p.m. There is an admission fee for ages 13 and up.  The Vineyard Cafe is at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, located on Route 51, one-half mile south of Interstate 74 at Bloomington. For further information call (309) 663-4943, or visit the website at communities.msn.com/TheVineyardCafe.

Milestones

Fund-raisers

[AUG. 22, 2001]  It isn’t often that the Lincoln Public Library has opportunity to celebrate 30 years of service from one of its employees. That is just how long Deb DeJarnette has been working there.

DeJarnette was surprised by the celebration in her honor in the library annex Tuesday afternoon. She pointed to the large display of flowers and gifts that came in yesterday, saying how surprised she was by the gestures of appreciation.

When asked if she was planning to retire she said, "Oh, no, I'm not planning to leave or retire yet." Then the good-natured librarian chuckled saying, "People just don't stay around here (working in the library) that long." So they decided to celebrate it.

The Lincoln library and the people of Lincoln are just lucky enough that DeJarnette has stayed that long at a job she obviously loves.

[LDN]

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

• Tom Rippon

• Traycee Ritchhart-Pirkle

• Greg Schriber

• Stan Stringer

• Donald Weindorf  v

• Denise Radcliffe Wood

• Tom and Kristy (Smith) Yarcho

Reunions

Ongoing class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS

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

Reminiscence

• "Lincoln Lakes beach," by Stan Stringer, posted July 10, 2001, in LDN

• "Stan Stringer tells story of Mark Holland’s buzzing of Lincoln," posted May 11, 2001

• "Leigh Henson, now a college teacher in Missouri, remembers Miss Jones, Jefferson School principal," posted March 29, 2001

• "Foreign Service officer recalls infamous Valentine's Day '79 in Tehran," by George McKinney, posted Feb. 15, 2001

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