Organizations,  Events,  Milestones,

Good Neighbors,  Benefits and Sales,  A Day in the Life...,

Diaspora,  Family and Friends in the Armed Forces,  

Reunions,  Reminiscence

April 2002

Friday and Saturday, April 19-20
SPONSOR: Logan County Unit of American Cancer Society
WHO: Public (Teams needed; call 732-3349 or 732-9372.)
WHAT: Relay for Life 
WHERE: Lincoln Park District Indoor Sports Complex
WHEN: 8 pm Friday through 1 pm closing ceremony on Saturday

Monday, April 22
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Preregistered participants
WHAT: “Dining with Diabetes,” presented by Jananne Finck, nutrition educator; second of three sessions
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 7-8:30 pm

Wednesday, April 24
WHAT: "Salute to the Office Professionals" luncheon; tickets required
WHERE: Knights of Columbus, 217 N. Limit
WHEN: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Saturday, April 27
SPONSOR: Logan County Master Gardeners
WHO: Public
WHAT: Plant sale
WHERE: Logan County Extension office
WHEN: 10 am - 1 pm

Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28
SPONSOR: Clark's Greenhouse and Herbal Country
WHO: Public
WHAT: Spring Thyme Plant Faire
WHERE: 1 mile east of San Jose on Route 136, then 1 1/4 mile south on the New Holland blacktop (See maps)
WHEN: 9 am - 4 pm

Sunday, April 28
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Lincoln Junior Woman's Club
WHO: Public
WHAT: Special Deliveries sibling class; free
WHERE: ALMH Education Room in the Family Maternity Suites, third floor
WHEN: 1-3 pm

Monday, April 29
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Preregistered participants
WHAT: “Dining with Diabetes,” presented by Jananne Finck, nutrition educator; last of three sessions
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 7-8:30 pm

Tuesday, April 30
SPONSOR: CiTV Channel 15
WHO: Public
WHAT: Open forum on economic issues in Logan County (Watch for more information to be posted in LDN.)
WHERE: The Maple Club
WHEN: 7-9 pm

SPONSOR: Logan County Master Gardeners
WHO: Public
WHAT: "In Search of Big Trees," presented by Larry Mayhan, author and speaker
WHERE: Logan County Extension office
WHEN: 7 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Landfill open additional hours,  Channel 15 town hall meetings open to the public,  Auditions for summer shows,  ‘Treemendous Tree’ Contest,  Master Gardeners calendar,  Logan County LEPC committee appointments,  Lincoln Area YMCA 2002 summer day camps,  Teams needed for Relay For Life

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  DAV task force,  Girl Scouts,  Lincoln Park District,  Oasis,  YMCA

The city landfill at Broadwell Drive and Lincoln Parkway will be open additional hours starting Tuesday, April 16, through the end of May so Lincoln residents can dispose of yard waste, street superintendent Don Osborne announced recently. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. The landfill will be closed Mondays.

CiTV Channel 15 will be hosting a series of town hall meetings this month.

The first, on Monday, April 15, will be at Friendship Manor, 925 Primm Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. The topic of the open forum will be senior issues in Logan County. Friendship Manor will supply food and refreshments for all guests.

The second forum, on Tuesday, April 30, at The Maple Club, will be about economic issues in Logan County. Again the times are 5 to 7 p.m., and food and beverage will be provided.

These meetings are open to the general public, and anyone who wishes to attend is welcomed. There is no admission charge.

[Mike Fak]

Auditions for summer shows

Lincoln Community Theatre is looking for local talent to sing, dance and act in its summer 2002 productions. Singing and non-singing roles are available.

If auditioning for a role in one of this summer’s musical productions, individuals should have a song prepared. An accompanist will be available. Individuals should also be prepared to learn a few basic dance steps at the audition.

Those auditioning for non-singing roles will be required to do cold readings from the script. Scripts may be viewed at the Lincoln Public Library two weeks prior to each audition. Library scripts may not be removed from the building.

All auditions will be conducted at St. John Church of Christ, 204 Seventh St. in Lincoln.

Production and audition dates are as follows:

•  "Hello, Dolly!"

Performance dates: June 14-22

Auditions:

•  Friday, April 12, 6 p.m.

•  Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m.

•  Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m., callbacks only

You will be asked to sing a song, your choice or one from "Hello, Dolly." You will also be taught a simple dance (you do not need to prepare one). The director is looking in the age range of 25 to 60, but all are welcome to audition.

•  "Dearly Departed"

Performance dates: July 12-20

Auditions:

•  Friday, May 10, 6:30 p.m.

•  Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m.

The director is looking for actors age 20 and above. There will be four to six men, six to eight women, a trio of singers and a part for one teenage girl. There are lots of parts for older mature actors. People auditioning should plan to be there for entire audition session (1½ to two hours).

The University of Illinois Master Gardeners in Logan County are sponsoring a "Treemendous Tree" Contest to identify the largest trees for select species in the county. County nominations will be forwarded to the state forester for measurement and state-level competition, if appropriate.

Larry Mayhan, author of "In Search of Big Trees," will be the featured speaker at the information meeting at 7 p.m. on April 30 at the Logan County Extension office.

Trees that are from the listed species and located within Logan County are eligible for consideration in the Treemendous Tree program. Nominations may be made by anyone. Largest trees will be recognized, along with their owners.

Tree species for the 2002 "Treemendous Tree" Contest

Tree nomination deadline is 4:30 p.m. on May 3.

Logan County Extension Unit

980 N. Postville Dr.

Lincoln, IL 62656

Phone: (217) 732-8289

Fax: (217) 735-5837

E-mail: logan_co@mail.aces.uiuc.edu

Master Gardeners calendar

• "Treemendous Tree" Contest — Searching out the biggest trees of Logan County
  All residents and property owners of Logan County are eligible to enter. Entries close May 3.

• Plant sale — Perennials, annuals and houseplants available for purchase
  April 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Logan County Extension office

• "In Search of Big Trees" — Larry Mayhan, author and speaker
  April 30, 7 p.m., at the Logan County Extension office

• Garden Walk — Eight beautiful gardens in Lincoln will be featured
  June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Interested in becoming a Master Gardener? Classes will begin this fall. If you have any questions, please call John Fulton, Logan County Extension, at (217) 732-8289.

Logan County Master Gardeners

980 N. Postville Road, Lincoln, IL 62656

(Located on the northwest end of the fairgrounds)

Phone: (217) 732-8289

Fax: (217) 735-5837

[See related article in LDN.]

Representatives of constituencies

The Domestic Abuse and Violence Task Force of Logan County will have its next monthly meeting on Monday, April 22. The meeting will be at 8 a.m. in Conference Room B at the Logan County Health Department, 109 Third St. in Lincoln,

The public is invited to attend.

For more information contact Debby Cook, DAV task force chairperson, at (217) 735-2317.

[Logan County Health Department news release]

Lincoln Park District notes

•  You know summer is coming when it’s time to sign up for baseball and softball. Registrations are still being taken for boys and girls. Teams will be drawn at the end of the month. Men’s and women’s softball registration will close the first Saturday in May.

•  Lincoln Park District will be the host to the Relay for Life.  The Logan County Unit of the American Cancer Society cordially invites you to its fifth annual event celebrating the lives of those who have survived cancer and honoring the memories of those who have not. Relay for Life kicks off Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m., and teams are encouraged to come out, camp all night and enjoy activities.  A survivor walk will take place at different times throughout the day. For more information you may contact Mary Ellen Martin at 732-3349 or Kathy Blaum at 732-9372. 

•  Plans are under way for Post Prom, which will be at the park district facilities on May 18.  The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Task Force sponsors the event with support from the Healthy Families Task Force.  Prom-age young people may enjoy a night of fun without the concerns about the presence of alcohol, tobacco or drugs.  Games, DJ, pizza,
and a magician are slated to be just a part of the night.

•  For those of you who don’t enjoy working out in the summer heat, we encourage you to join us for aerobics. All of our classes are in a private, air-conditioned room. We will even let you use our showers so you can leave after your workout as fresh and clean as when you came in. Aerobics schedules with class descriptions on the back are available at the front and back desks.  If you have any questions, call us at 732-8770 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  On Sunday our office staff is available from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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.

Bingo games and nutrition

Join us Thursday at 1 p.m. for bingo sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Service. Prizes are nutritious fruits, vegetables and snacks.

Reminder: The Social Security representative does not regularly schedule service at The Oasis on the second Thursday of the month. Please call the Springfield office at 1 (217) 241-6651 for an appointment.

The computer classes have resumed with a regular weekly schedule from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call 732-6132 for a reservation for computer basics, word processing, e-mail and Internet, or spreadsheet and database. The course fee is only $15.

Please join our current students to learn writing skills for preserving family memories. The class will meet this month on Friday, April 19, starting at 3:45 p.m.

Your SHARE food orders may be picked up and next month’s orders placed this Friday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. This special program is sponsored by the diocese of Peoria for anyone who wishes to participate.

Join us at IGA from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, for the spring fund-raiser for The Oasis. There will be steak sandwiches, drinks and a lot of fun.

The Oasis van and representative will be in the Logan County communities April 23 to assist with applications for property tax, pharmaceutical drugs and driver’s license cost reductions. Please call The Oasis, 732-6132, for an appointment in Hartsburg, Emden, San Jose, New Holland, Middletown, Elkhart or Broadwell.

Marcia Stoll of Logan Mason Mental Health will be the speaker on Wednesday, April 24, at 9:15 a.m. Her topic is "Grief Issues." Please join us for this timely discussion.

Several seats are available for the trip to the Mormon temple and village tour in Nauvoo on May 6. Departure from Lincoln is at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $12. Call 732-6132 for additional details and a reservation.

The weekday pinochle winner for April 5 was Henry Warnisher, and for April 9 Mable Hoagland won. Weekend winners were Helen Cart for pinochle; Betty Burger, Bernie DePuy and Joann Eckert for 5 in 1; and Harley Heath for pool. Winners at the special April 6 card party were Betty Detmans, Charlene Bowers and Carolyn Smith for bridge; Madelyn Moore, Grace McCrea and Harriet Oltmans for pinochle; Jan Van Bibber, Joyce Hyde and Betty Burger for rummy; and door prizes were won by Millie Anderson, Jan Van Bibber, Mable Hoagland, Illa Horton, Jean Cypher and Florence Luebchow.

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

YMCA tumbling

The Lincoln Area YMCA has been offering tumbling classes for over a year now. The Y offers preschool tumbling for children ages 3-4, and beginner tumbling for those 5 and up.

Ashlee Kirk has taught this class since its beginning. Ashlee teaches the participants somersaults, cartwheels, back bends and more advanced tumbling moves as the children progress. Character development is also a part of this program. Through the character development aspect, the children learn about caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

If you have any questions concerning this program, please feel free to contact the YMCA at 735-3915. Come be part of building stronger kids, stronger families and a stronger community at the Y!

[Lincoln Area YMCA]

YMCA summer day camp is the right choice to make when looking for fun and adventure for kids throughout the summer months. Mom and Dad can simply go to work each day knowing that their children will share hours of fun with their friends in a safe environment. Kids will fill their time at the Y this summer by enjoying lots of field trip fun, including swimming, ice skating, roller skating, hiking in area parks, a try at fishing, climbing on the YMCA low ropes course, archery, and visits to a water park, the Decatur Children’s Museum and the golf range at Lincoln Park District.

Children will enjoy the qualified and fun-loving YMCA staff as they play games and guide the children in various educational activities. Activities planned include singing camp songs, experiencing outdoor activities such as hikes in area parks, learning to tie knots, making special snacks, enjoying visits from guest speakers, playing various sports, and having special contest fun with entertaining "kid" games such as jacks, marbles, yo-yos, hula hoops, hacky sacks, Slinkies, spinning tops and much more. Children will also enjoy group arts and crafts, reading activities, storytelling fun, creative drama activities, skits, and will swim most days that weather permits.

Summer day camp will be offered at the following locations this year:

•  Children entering kindergarten to second grade — YMCA facility and outdoor grounds on Wyatt Avenue

•  Third through sixth grade — Immanuel Lutheran Church outdoor picnic grounds (1409 Pulaski St.)

•  Kindergarten through sixth-grade program for Atlanta — Atlanta Grade School

Milestones

[Click here to see and print the wedding announcement form]

[Click here to see and print the anniversary announcement form]

[Click here to see and print the engagement announcement form]

Benefits and Sales

Koester Estate Sale is Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. at 410 Oglesby. The entire proceeds go to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1140 N. State St. The youth of the church will be serving lunch.

Motor home — Looking for reliable used motor home, low mileage, in good condition. For full-time Christian music ministry. If you have a vehicle available, please contact Bill Dolan to make payment arrangements: (217) 735-2748.

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

Family and Friends in the Armed Forces

Friends and relatives serving in the armed forces are listed here so we might all hold them in our thoughts, prayers and well wishes. If you know of other friends and relatives serving (they need not be from Logan County), please send the information to ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com. Along with the name, you are invited to include the branch of service, current location of service, postal address, e-mail address and relationship to the person providing the information (optional).

U.S. Air Force

Attending Tech School at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Son of John and Jo Ann Allen of Beason

2001 graduate of Lincoln Community High School

U.S. Air Force

At Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Postal address: 5805 Mountain Home St.

Unit J-13

Nellis AFB, NV 89191

E-mail: ja_af_82@hotmail.com

Son of John and Jo Ann Allen of Beason

2000 graduate of Lincoln Community High School

U.S. Army-1AD-HHC

Weisbaden, Germany

E-mail: spot2sweetpea@yahoo.com or susan12652000@yahoo.com

West Point, N.Y.

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Korea

U.S. Navy

E-mail: imjustin@hotmail.com

CDR Jim Cravens

(Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln)

U.S. Navy

At Atlantic Fleet Headquarters, Norfolk, Va.

Postal address: CDR James O. Cravens, N02GR

1562 Mitscher Ave., Suite 250

Norfolk, VA, 23551-2487-2487

E-mail: cravensjo@clf.navy.mil  or

chcusnr@ccaonline.com 

Staff Sgt. Evan Jay Downey, Karen and Ethan

U.S. Air Force

Mildenhall Air Force Base, England

1988 graduate of LCHS

Son of Lucky Eichner

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U.S. Air Force

At Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

Postal address: 8525 Chalmette Drive

Shreveport, LA 71115

E-mail: charles.lindstrom@barksdale.af.mil

1981 graduate of Lincoln Community High School

Airman Chad M. Maxheimer
U.S. Air Force

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

E-mail: spring_loaded@yahoo.com

Son of Mike and Suzie Maxheimer of Chestnut and Michelle Lowe of Mount Pulaski

2000 graduate of Mount Pulaski High School

Kevin McGinnis

Egypt

Army National Guard

Fort Jackson, S.C.

In basic training

Michelle K. Ramlow

Navy

At Pentagon

Postal address: 5409-B Steeplechase Drive

Fredericksburg, VA 22407

E-mail: ramlow.michelle@hq.navy.mil 

Maj. James E. Reineke,
Deborah, Nathan, Emily

Air Force

Misawa Air Base, Japan

E-mail: REIN4RUN@aol.com 

Pvt. Christian B. Skelton

U.S. Army

Scheduled to graduate from AIT in late March.

He and his wife will go to Germany in April.

Postal address: A CO 1-19th INF ITB

4th Platoon

Fort Benning, GA 31905-5630

E-mail: skelton820@hotmail.com

2001 graduate of LCHS

Husband of Nahani Lynn Skelton

Illinois Air National Guard, 183rd Fighter Wing

Frankfurt, Germany

Postal address: Erika Slayton

16ESS/FM

PSC 5 Box 1000

APO AE 09050

E-mail address: 16ess.fm@rheinmain.af.mil 

Daughter of Lloyd (Ed) and Bridget Slayton

Robby, Ami-Jo and Angela Spickard

National Guard medical support

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Yarcho

U.S. Air Force

At Ramstein Air Base, Germany

E-mail: thomas.yarcho@ramstein.af.mil

Class of ’82

Reunions

Ongoing class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS

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

Reminiscence

• The Postville Courthouse revisited, by Stan Stringer, posted Feb. 12, 2002, in LDN

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

• 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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