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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
October 2001
Sunday,
Oct. 7
SPONSOR:
Heritage in Flight Museum
WHO:
Public
WHAT:
Fall open
house
WHERE:
Logan County Airport, 1315 Airport Road, Lincoln
WHEN:
1-4 pm
Saturday,
Oct. 20
SPONSOR:
St. John United Church of Christ
WHO: Public
WHAT:
German Fest
WHERE:
St. John United Church of Christ, Seventh Street
WHEN:
11 am - 6 pm
WHO: Public
WHAT:
1850s open house
WHERE:
Mount Pulaski Courthouse
WHEN:
1-8 pm
SPONSOR:
Knapp/Chesnut/Becker Historical Society
WHO: Public
WHAT:
Turkey supper
WHERE:
New Holland-Middletown School, Middletown
WHEN:
4-7 pm
Thursday, Oct. 25
SPONSOR:
U of I Extension
WHO:
Public
WHAT:
“Candy Making,” presented by Dick and Betty Applegate, Atlanta
WHERE:
Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN:
1 pm
Saturday,
Oct. 27
SPONSOR:
Lincoln Christian Church
WHO: Public
WHAT:
Harvest of Talents, benefiting the International Disaster Emergency
Service
WHERE:
204 N. McLean St.
WHEN:
Daylong activities
SPONSOR:
Eminence Christian Church
WHO: Public
WHAT:
Eminence Christian Church bazaar
WHERE:
Atlanta Community Building, city roads 2500 North and 1600 East
WHEN:
8 am - 2 pm
Tuesday,
Oct. 30
SPONSOR:
Lincoln Park District
WHO: Public
WHAT:
Halloween Funfest
WHERE:
Lincoln Park District ballroom, 900 Primm Road
WHEN:
6:30-8 pm
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SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Annual
banquet for Quail Unlimited will be Friday, CEFCU
accepts contributions to
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, Blood drive advisory,
Ed
Madigan exhibit featured at Lincoln College Museum
REGULAR POSTINGS FOR
ORGANIZATIONS: American
Red Cross, Girl Scouts,
Oasis,
U of I
Extension
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SPECIAL
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Annual
banquet for Quail Unlimited will be Friday
Logan
County Quail Unlimited will have its annual banquet Friday, Sept.
21, at the Moose Lodge, 512 N. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln. The doors
open at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30.
The
event features a prime rib dinner, gun raffles, free youth gun
raffle, silent auction, live auction including many outdoor prints,
and donated hunts for quail, pheasants, ducks and geese.
Tickets
are $35 for membership and the dinner. An additional ticket for
spouse, date or family member under age 18 costs $15. Call Steve
Dahm, (217) 735-2613, or Jerry Johnson, (217) 648-2854, for more
information and tickets.
CEFCU
accepts contributions to
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
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.
Ed
Madigan exhibit featured at Lincoln
College Museum
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.]
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REGULAR
POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
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Red
Cross blood drives in September
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
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.
Thursday
bingo
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.
Glaucoma
screening
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
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.
SHARE food
distribution
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.
Game winners
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.
Newsletter
Friends of the
Oasis members receive bimonthly newsletters by mail. For more information,
people can call the Oasis at 732-6132 or 732-5844.
Happenings
at the U of I Extension office
The
local office of the University of Illinois Extension will host a
series of educational presentations from September through May.
Anyone and everyone is welcome. Programs will be at the Extension
office at the northwest corner of the fairgrounds, 980 N. Postville
Drive.
Reservations
will be requested; programs will be cancelled if fewer than 10
people are registered. An exception will be in November with the
holiday program, for which a minimum of 25 will be required.
Call
732-8289 to make reservations. There will be no charge for any of
the programs
Planned
programs for the upcoming year through University of Illinois
Extension:
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Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon — "Selection,
Planting and Care of Hardy Bulbs," presented by David Robson,
horticulture educator at the Springfield center
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Thursday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. — "Candy Making," Dick and
Betty Applegate, Atlanta
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Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. — "Holiday
Happenings" program: "Holiday Gifts," Ellen Burton;
"Holiday Foods and Safety," Jannanne Finck; "Holiday
Plants," David Robson
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Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "Grains in the
Diet," Jananne Finck, nutrition and wellness educator,
Springfield
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Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "What to Do With
Stuff," Ellen Burton, consumer and environment educator, East
Peoria
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Tuesday, March 12, 2002, over noon hour
12-1 p.m. — "Salads," Jananne Finck, nutrition and
wellness educator, Springfield
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Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "New Friends, But Keep
the Old," Patti Faughn, youth and family educator, Springfield
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Tuesday, May 15, 2002, at 10 a.m. — "Air Quality," John
Fulton, Lincoln
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Milestones
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Engagement
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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.
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Fund-raisers
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Library
employee Deb DeJarnette honored for 30 years of service
[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.
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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]
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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.
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Diaspora
correspondents
Click
on names to see letters and stories.
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Indicates LDN sponsors
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Reunions
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Ongoing
class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS
http://www.geocities.com/lincolnhigh1960/
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Reminiscence
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-
"Lincoln
Lakes beach," by
Stan Stringer, posted July 10, 2001, in LDN
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"Stan
Stringer tells story of
Mark Holland’s buzzing of Lincoln," posted
May 11, 2001
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"Leigh
Henson, now a college teacher in Missouri, remembers Miss Jones,
Jefferson School principal," posted
March 29, 2001
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"Foreign
Service officer
recalls
infamous Valentine's Day '79 in Tehran," by George McKinney,
posted Feb. 15, 2001
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