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Diaspora,  Reunions,  Reminiscence

September 2001

Sunday, Sept. 30
SPONSOR: United We Stand, community relief efforts for the attack on America
WHO: Public
WHAT: Auction
WHERE: Lincoln Rec Center, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 2 pm

October 2001

Tuesday, Oct. 2
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
WHAT: Breast Cancer Awareness ‘Drive-Thru’
WHERE: Eighth Street parking lot at ALMH
WHEN: 7-9 am

SPONSOR: Lincoln Writers’ Club 
WHO: People interested in writing
WHAT: Monthly meeting
WHERE: Pegram Room at Lincoln Public Library
WHEN: 6 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 3
SPONSOR: Logan County Health Department
WHO: Public
WHAT: American Red Cross blood drive
WHERE: Lincoln Sports Complex
WHEN: noon - 5 pm

Thursday, Oct. 4
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public
WHAT: Program entitled "The Life of Lincoln," presented by Tom Townsend
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, 725 Pekin St.
WHEN: 7 pm

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

Wednesday, Oct. 3
SPONSOR: Logan County Health Department
WHO: Public
WHAT: American Red Cross blood drive
WHERE: Lincoln Sports Complex
WHEN: noon - 5 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 17
SPONSOR: Logan County Health Department
WHO: Public
WHAT: American Red Cross blood drive
WHERE: Lincoln Sports Complex
WHEN: noon - 6 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

Monday, Oct. 22
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public
WHAT: "On the Road with Antiques," featuring Rob and Joy Luke of Luke Auctions
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, 725 Pekin St.
WHEN: 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

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  Girl Scouts,  Lincoln Writers’ Club to meet,  Oasis,  U of I Extension, Vineyard Cafe

The weekend of the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival, Aug. 25 and 26, was the busiest period for the year at the Postville Courthouse. This year the crowd was good: over 1,200 people for the weekend. It was down a bit on Saturday because of the threat of storms.

What drew people to the courthouse on Saturday, Aug. 25, was the opportunity to see over a dozen Porsche cars, from a 1950s 356 to a couple of current Boxsters. The cars were displayed by members of the Lincoln Trail Porsche Club. Inside the courthouse was a display of scale model Porsche street and race cars. This helped draw people into the historic building.

Lincoln Mayor Beth Davis stopped by to present three award plaques to club members for their special Porsches. The plaques were donated by Neal Tire & Auto Service, Lincoln NAPA store and Burwell Oil.

This was the third time the Porsche club has had a charity car show at the courthouse. Money raised by registration and donations for the day is used to purchase new trees to be planted around the yard. The previous two car shows have raised enough money to plant five trees, oaks and maples, in the yard.

My thanks to all the Lincoln Trail Porsche Club members who brought their cars for the charity car show. I also thank Keith Leesman and Jack Bartelmay, who served as volunteer interpreters during the day. Their help was appreciated.

Sunday was a busier day with the annual 1800s Craft Fair. This event is always very popular, for there is something of interest for every member of a family.

This year we had several new artisans including a new flax-to-linen demonstrator from near St. Louis and a Windsor chair maker from Petersburg. Other crafts demonstrated were bobbin-lace making, working the "Great Wheel" wood lathe, blacksmithing and an herbalist.

In addition to the craftspeople, several music groups performed, including the local Prairie Aires. They provided music for a group of local dancers who did Civil War-era dances. They also asked the public to join in dancing.

New this year was a special display by "Phineas Fairhead, practical phrenologist," presented by Lee Slider of Decatur. Phrenology was a popular "science" in the mid-1800s. It consisted of reading the bumps on a person’s head to tell his or her personality.

In August the following Postville Courthouse volunteers gave 130 hours to greet visitors to the historic courthouse:  J. Bartelmay, B. Behrends, J. Curtis, B. DePuy, D. Freeman, R. Hoppin, C. Kelley,
C. Klink, N. Kleinman, K. Leesman, B. Marvel, R. Meyer, M. Ott, W. Post, S. Schumaker, G. and J. Semple, M. Smith, L. Snyder, G. Wibben.

The Lincoln Public Library has five adult programs remaining on the schedule for this year. The presentations are in the Pegram Community Room at the library, 725 Pekin St., and begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Seating is on a first-come basis.

Schedule:

Oct. 4 — "The Life of Lincoln," presented by Tim Townsend, historian at the Lincoln Home in Springfield

Oct. 22 — "On the Road with Antiques," featuring Rob and Joy Luke of Luke Auctions. Learn the latest in antique collecting. Six lucky attendees will receive a free appraisal of an antique.

Nov. 5 — "Archaeology and Primitive Technology Roadshow," with Larry Kinsella, president of the Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology. Larry will do artifact identification for several lucky participants.

Nov. 20 — "Herbal Seasons," with Tracy Kirby. How to grow, harvest and store herbs.

Dec. 11 — "Herbal Holidays," with Tracy Kirby. Holiday cooking, decorating and making gifts with herbs.

Heritage in Flight Museum, at the Logan County Airport, 1315 Airport Road, will have its fall open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7. Heritage in Flight Museum members will be on hand to explain the displays and educational programs. This is an event that grandparents, parents and children can enjoy together.

The museum’s static aircraft collection includes a Bell TH-13T Sioux helicopter, Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter, Beech 18 (C45), Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, McDonnell F-4E Phantom II and a Vought A-7C Corsair II. The Huey and Corsair II cockpits will be open.

The museum has various examples of military vehicles, including a pair of Jeeps painted in military police schemes, one Army and the other Navy; a Desert Command car; a six-wheel-drive Army Gamma Goat that floats; a red firetruck; and a Korean-era Army ambulance. Children often enjoy vicarious rides in these vehicles as much as those involving aircraft.

After 11 years of operating the Logan County Airport with most of the member volunteer hours devoted to mowing grass near the runways, volunteers now spend the majority of  their hours preparing and presenting exhibits for the enjoyment and education of citizens of the surrounding communities. Weekday tours by school groups, by reservation, are receiving special attention, and weekend visits by families are encouraged.

The outside of the museum’s display building has recently been painted, new display cases have been installed, and the gift shop has been expanded.

Refreshments will be served at Sunday’s open house. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Logan County Airport is just off Kickapoo Street (Business US 55) in northeast Lincoln. The Logan County Airport sign is just north of the Illinois driver’s license branch office.

For more information, call the HIF museum at (217) 732-7126.

[News release]

Aid Association for Lutherans of Appleton, Wis., has released $1 million in fraternal funds to help those in need after the terrorist attack on the United States. All donations (from private individuals) will be matched with a like amount until $1 million has been reached.

Checks made payable to AAL Branch 483 should be mailed to Treasurer Shirley Aukamp, 1578 700^th Ave., Lincoln, IL 62656. Other area AAL branches in the county are also participating in the effort.

Send checks no later than Friday, Oct. 5, and designate the relief organization on the memo line. The AAL home office will send the branch money and AAL’s supplemental funds to the relief organization designated. All donations will be acknowledged with a receipt.

Relief organizations are as follows:

•  ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Domestic Disaster Response-Sept. 11

•  LCMS (Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) World Relief

•  American Red Cross

•  Benevolent Fund to benefit families of fallen rescue workers

Call Linda Aper, local AAL representative, at (217) 732-2253 if there are questions.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is hosting the eighth annual Breast Cancer Awareness "Drive-Thru" on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Participants are invited to drive through the hospital’s Eighth Street parking lot from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on their way to work or other activities. People driving through will receive a packet of information about breast cancer and its treatment, a guide to monthly breast self-examination, a pink ribbon, muffin and juice. The Logan County Health Department is supplying the information from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

For those who miss the drive-through, other opportunities are available to get this information. Breast cancer information packets and pink ribbons will be distributed at Wal-Mart from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 2. Information packets will also be available during the month of October at the Pink Shutter and Oasis. Outlying areas of the county may receive information from the Rural Health Partnership's Mobile Health Unit.

One out of nine women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. About 90 percent of breast cancers are discovered by women themselves, yet only about one-fourth of American women perform breast self-exams regularly. Get the facts on Oct. 2. For more information, call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 405.

Tim Townsend, historian at the Lincoln Home Historical Site in Springfield, will present a program at the Lincoln Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. His program is entitled "The Life of Lincoln."

Seating at the library, 725 Pekin St., is on a first-come basis. 

Light refreshments will be served following the presentation.

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 the Sept. 11 national tragedy.

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.]

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/.

The Lincoln Writers’ Club will meet in the Pegram Room at the Lincoln Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m.

Anyone interested in writing is invited to attend.

For further information, call Rebecca Johnson at 732-2723.

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.

There are still a few openings for the beginning computer class scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1. Call to reserve your space.

Please join us at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, to meet with Tom Cash of the Logan County Board. We believe this will be an informative session.

There are still several seats available for the trip to Rockome Gardens on Saturday, Oct. 6, at a cost of only $6. The van will leave the Oasis at 9 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. Lunch is on your own. Call the Oasis to make your reservation.

A fun-filled afternoon from 1 to 4 on Saturday, Oct. 6, is planned for you and your friends. Get a foursome together, for only $5 each, to play pinochle, bridge or rummy. Stop by the Oasis to purchase your tickets.

The daytime pinochle winner for Sept. 14 was Iona Fulscher, and Henry Warnisher won on Sept. 18. Friday night pinochle winner was Esther Will. Harley Heath won at pool. Sunday night rummy winners were Ann Greger and Betty Burger.

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

The Vineyard Cafe welcomes Dalziel on Saturday, Oct. 20. Scott and Michelle Dalziel from Maquoketa, Iowa, bring a powerful mix of contemporary folk, upbeat pop and rock-blues. Their influences range from Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Costello to Shawn Colvin and Bonnie Raitt.

Admission is $3 at the door, and doors open at 7 p.m. Inexpensive refreshments are available.

The Cafe is held at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Bloomington. For more information or directions, please phone 309-663-4943 or visit http://communities.msn.com/TheVineyardCafe.

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.

[SEPT. 27, 2001]  Recently, 225 kindergarten children in the area were recipients of the book "Kindergarten Kids," written by Ellen B. Senisi. The book helps explain to youngsters what it is like to be in kindergarten and what they will be doing in the first year of school.

By providing the books at the start of the school year, parents and teachers can help children overcome some of their fears about the coming school year. The book is especially important to families who do not have many children’s books in their homes and for children who did not have an opportunity to attend preschool. More importantly it provides an opportunity for parents to spend time reading to their child.

The project was sponsored by the Lincoln Rotary Club. Seven members of the Literacy Committee assisted in the distribution of the books to six local schools. Schools participating were Carroll Catholic, Chester-East Lincoln, Hartsburg-Emden, Lincoln Elementary, West Lincoln-Broadwell and Zion School.

[News release]

[SEPT. 21, 2001]  Students from Northwest School and Jefferson School collected $820.15 and $112.89 respectively for the Red Cross effort in New York. The money was collected during a four-day period and an open house at each school.

Students from left:
Victoria Haferkamp (second grade, Jefferson),
Andy Robertson (sixth grade, Northwest),
 Camillia Bone (fourth grade, Northwest),
Chase Koke (sixth grade, Northwest)

Fay Stubblefield, branch specialist, receives  $933.04 for the Red Cross. 

Fund-raisers

[SEPT. 22, 2001]  He drove with his wife of two days down a hard, uneven dirt and gravel road through the backwoods of Louisiana’s roughest country. The mission? A tree. A big tree. A mission to see the largest oak tree known to man. The motive..."Why not?"

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[Colin Bird]

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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