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September 2001

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

SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public
WHAT: Free program: "The Prairie State Primer" 
WHERE: Pegram Room of Lincoln Public Library, 725 Pekin St.
WHEN: 7 pm

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

John Lynn, "The Father of the Modern Raccoon," will open the fall programming season at the Lincoln Public Library, 725 Pekin St., on Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, at 7. His presentation, entitled "The Prairie State Primer," is a colorful and often surprising story of Illinois.

Seating is on a first-come basis in the Pegram Community Room.

For more information about this program and future programming, you may call the library at 732-8878 or 732-5732.

Donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund can be made at the CEFCU Member Center, 341 Fifth St. in Lincoln.  CEFCU is proud to help support the Red Cross in efforts to cope with Tuesday’s national tragedy.

Blood drive advisory

In a fax from the local American Red Cross office Tuesday afternoon, following the plane crashes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Fay Stubblefield said, "I have been advised that no emergency blood drives will be held in Lincoln, as there is an adequate supply of blood at present.

"However, in October there will be a great need to replace what is used in this emergency."

A regular blood drive is scheduled Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Lincoln Sports Complex, from noon to 5 p.m.

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.

Trip rescheduled

We are sorry to report that the Sept. 30 trip to Barn II Theater in Goodfield to see "A Party to Murder" had to be rescheduled. The new date is Oct. 28. The cost is $30, and there are still a few seats available. The van will leave the Oasis at 11 a.m.

The Extension service will be the sponsor for this week’s bingo games, which start at 1 p.m. Sept. 20. Please join us for an afternoon of fun.

Please call the Oasis to schedule a free screening for glaucoma. Appointments are available from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 21.

Memories class is an opportunity for each of you to write down that family history for which your children and grandchildren have been asking. The new meeting time is Friday, Sept. 21, from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.

Remember to bring your receipt for the food pickup from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 21. If you are interested in the program, stop by for information and to place orders for next month’s distribution. The basic package is only $15.

The daytime pinochle winner for Sept. 7 was Mable Hoagland, and Easter Behrends won on Sept. 11. Friday night winners were Helen Cart for pinochle; Louise Wiebers, Ken McCray and Ann Greger for 5-in-1; and Harley Heath for pool. On Sunday night, Ann Greger was the rummy winner, and Alice Thornton 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.

Milestones

Jeckel-McGee

Natalie Nicole Jeckel and Case Michael McGee have announced their engagement. The wedding is planned for Nov. 3 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Emden.

Natalie’s parents are Robert and Celia Ann Jeckel of Lincoln. Case is the son of Charles and Virginia McGee of Lincoln.

Natalie is a technical writer for the human resources office at the University of Illinois. She received her associate degree from Lincoln College and a bachelor’s degree in English from Millikin University.

Case is a commodity trader at Archer Daniels Midland Co. in Decatur. His bachelor’s degree, also from Millikin, is in business/communication.

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  v

• 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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