Organizations,  Events,  Milestones,

Good Neighbors,  Fund-raisers,  A Day in the Life...,

Diaspora,  Family and Friends in the Armed Forces,  

Reunions,  Reminiscence

January 2002

Thursday, Jan. 17
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Public
WHAT: “Grains in the Diet,” presented by Jananne Finck, nutrition and wellness educator, Springfield
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 10 am

Thursday, Jan. 24
SPONSOR: Healthy Communities Partnership
WHO: Public
WHAT: 2002 report to the community; donations will be accepted to defray the cost of the luncheon
WHERE: Knights of Columbus Hall in Lincoln
WHEN: 11:30 am to 1 pm; reservation needed by Wed., Jan. 16

Friday, Jan. 25
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHO: Public
WHAT: Blood drive
WHERE: Lincoln Sports Complex
WHEN: noon to 5 pm

SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHO: Public
WHAT: Blood drive
WHERE: Maple Ridge Village
WHEN: 1 to 5 pm

Saturday, Jan. 26
SPONSOR: Habitat for Humanity of Logan County
WHO: Public; by reserved tickets
WHAT: Home Builders Ball
WHERE: Knights of Columbus Hall, Lincoln
WHEN: 5:30 pm, doors open; 6:30 pm, dinner; 7 pm, dancing to Nostalgics

Sunday, Jan. 27
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and the Lincoln Junior Women's Club
WHO: Public
WHAT: Special deliveries sibling class; event is free of charge
WHERE: ALMH family maternity suites - Third floor
WHEN: 1 to 3 pm

Wednesday, Jan. 30
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHO: Public
WHAT: Blood drive
WHERE: Mount Pulaski Christian Church
WHEN: 11 am to 5 pm

Thursday, Jan. 31
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHO: Public
WHAT: Blood drive
WHERE: Atlanta Christian Church
WHEN: noon to 6 pm

February 2002

Saturday, Feb. 9
WHO: Public
WHAT: Lincoln Birthday Open House: presentation by Susan Krause, music by "The Prairie Aires"
WHERE: Mount Pulaski Courthouse
WHEN: Susan Krause at 2 pm; "The Prairie Aires" at 6 pm

Thursday, Feb. 14
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
WHAT: Love Your Heart seminar; event is free of charge
WHERE: ALMH - lower level 
WHEN: Open from 7:30 am to 1 pm

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  Girl Scouts,  Lincoln Writers’ Club,  Oasis,  U of I Extension,  YMCA

This year's "Christmas Open House" literally started the month of December on Saturday, Dec. 1. The courthouse looked festive with greenery and bows in almost every room and hallway. Christmas and traditional music echoed through the courthouse during the day. "The Prairie Aires" performed in the afternoon and by candlelight in the evening. This group of four area ladies entertained the crowd with both instrumental and vocal music.

Almost 50 people attended the open house. Unfortunately, the remainder of the month was very quiet. For the year the courthouse had over 3,000 visitors. Many of these came for special activities such as the Blue Grass Festival in June, the Classic Chevy Group in July, Fall Festival in September and "Christmas on Vinegar Hill" in November.

This December was special because it marked the start of the tenth year for the Mount Pulaski Courthouse Volunteer program. For 2001 the volunteers worked 1,453 hours. Since the program started in Dec. 1992 the volunteers have given a grand total of 13,443 hours. My thanks to all current and past volunteers for the time and support they have given to the courthouse. Truly, without the courthouse volunteers the site would not be open and the public would miss important history from the mid-1800s period in Illinois and about attorney Abraham Lincoln.

I want to also give a big thanks and goodbye to Marla Durst. For the past several years, as part of her city job, she was responsible for scheduling the volunteers to work at the courthouse. This is a crucial part in the continuing success of the volunteer program. Thanks again to Marla and best wishes in her new position.

Mark your calendars for the "Lincoln Birthday Open House" on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002. At 2:00 p.m., Susan Krause of the Lincoln Legal Papers Project will give a presentation on the historic courthouses of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. She authored a booklet "From Log Cabin to Temples of Justice, Courthouses in Lincoln's Illinois." Providing music in the courtroom at 6:00 p.m. will be "The Prairie Aires". They will be performing a variety of traditional and Celtic tunes.

In December the courthouse volunteers listed below gave 105 hours: D. Aper; D. Brooker; J. & K. Connolley; A. Davis; M. Downing; M. Johnson; W. Kautz; J. Martin; J. Maske; J. Richner; C. & L. Schahl; D. Smith; E. Stahl; T. & W. Stephens; and C. Van Rheedan.

[R. Schachtsiek, Mount Pulaski Courthouse Site Manager]

The Lincoln Rotary Club inducted their newest members at a Halloween Club Assembly.  From left to right are Linda Marini of the Lincoln YMCA, Bonnie Young of Logan County Title, Jim Sparrow of Edward D. Jones, Barb O'Donahue of GCS Insurance and Keith Fisher of St. Clara's Manor.

During this special assembly, the club members raised more than $1400 to contribute to The Rotary Foundation's Polio Plus Fund. These monies will buy polio vaccines to free the remaining one percent of the world from polio.

The Lincoln Church of Christ, 800 Pulaski St., has a few coats and sweaters that will be given out on Saturday, Jan. 12. Not many are available, but there may be one that will fit you or your children. The time will be from 9 a.m. until noon.

For more information, call the church office, 735-1130.

Are you registered to vote?

The March 19 primary is rapidly approaching. The close of registration is Feb. 19. If you have moved, or if you have married and changed your name, it is necessary that you change your voter registration with our office in order to cast your vote in the election.

If you have questions about your voting eligibility, please contact our office at (217) 732-4148.

Sally J. Litterly

Logan County Clerk

Checks should be made payable to Habitat for Humanity. All proceeds will be used to aid Habitat for Humanity of Logan County in building more homes for deserving families.

The regular monthly meeting of the Lincoln Writers’ Club has been changed from the first Tuesday of the month to Jan. 8. The group will meet in the Pegram Room of the Lincoln Public Library at 6 p.m.

Anyone interested in writing is invited to attend. For additional information, call Rebecca Johnson at 732-2723.

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 local office of the University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of educational presentations. Anyone and everyone is welcome. Programs will be at the Extension office at the northwest corner of the fairgrounds, 980 N. Postville Drive.

New to the list of programs this year at the Lincoln Area YMCA is the cheerleading program. This program is designed to provide a sports advantage to those youngsters who enjoy the sport of cheerleading or who perhaps have an interest in becoming a cheerleader.

The Y’s cheerleading program offers numerous action-packed and fun-filled activities that not only interest the children but definitely help develop skills utilized in the sport of cheerleading. Enhancing creativity skills and providing opportunities for self-expression are just a couple of great benefits this program offers its participants as they work with the cheer instructors to choreograph new cheers, chants and dance movements. Participants also increase their individual level of strength through group stunting activities and enhance their large motor coordination as well through practicing basic cheer moves and jumping techniques. The YMCA cheerleading program also provides opportunities to initiate and promote positive team building skills as our qualified cheer instructors help the participants work together on stunt and build formations and in performing group cheers. Last, and certainly of great importance, children are able to continue to build their self-esteem as they are encouraged to work on developing their individual tumbling and jumping skills.

Milestones

Fund-raisers

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

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

Class of '00

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

Navy

Will be deployed in mid-January

(Address not available yet)

E-mail: imjustin@hotmail.com

Staff Sgt. Evan Jay Downey

U.S. Air Force

In transit to Mildenhall Air Force Base, England

(Address not available yet)

Son of Lucky Eichner

Fort Benning, Ga.

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

Class of ’81 LCHS

Airman Chad M. Maxheimer
U.S. Air Force

Postal address: 9AEW JSOAC-S

Unit 10

APO AE 09351

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

Michelle K. Ramlow

Navy

At Pentagon

Postal address: 5409-B Steeplechase Drive

Fredericksburg, VA 22407

E-mail: ramlow.michelle@hq.navy.mil 

Major James E. Reineke,
Deborah, Nathan, Emily

Air Force

Misawa Air Base, Japan

E-mail: REIN4RUN@aol.com 

Robby, Ami-Jo and Angela Spickard

National Guard medical support

Technical Sergeant 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

• "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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