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

Friday, Jan. 25
SPONSOR: American Red Cross
WHO: Public
WHAT: Blood drive
WHERE: Maple Ridge Village
WHEN: 1 to 5 pm

Saturday, Jan. 26
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public, high school age through adult
WHAT: Board Games Rodeo
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Community Room
WHEN: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

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 Woman'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. 2
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public, high school age through adult
WHAT: Board Games Rodeo
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Community Room
WHEN: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

Tuesday, Feb. 5
SPONSOR: Asperger Syndrome Support and Awareness of Central Illinois
WHAT: Presentation by Professor Gail Richard of Eastern Illinois University: "Talking through Asperger’s disorder with your adolescent and other teen issues"
WHERE: Springfield Lincoln Library, Carnegie Hall North, corner of Seventh and Capitol, Springfield
WHEN: 6:45-8:30 pm

Saturday, Feb. 9
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public, high school age through adult
WHAT: Board Games Rodeo
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Community Room
WHEN: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

WHO: Public
WHAT: Lincoln's 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

Sunday, Feb. 10
SPONSOR: 4-H Foundation
WHO: Public
WHAT: Spaghetti dinner, raffle
WHERE: Knights of Columbus Hall in Lincoln
WHEN: 11 am to 2 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

Saturday, Feb. 16
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public, high school age through adult
WHAT: Board Games Rodeo
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Community Room
WHEN: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

Saturday, Feb. 23
SPONSOR: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public, high school age through adult
WHAT: Board Games Rodeo
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Community Room
WHEN: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

REGULAR POSTINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS:  Girl Scouts,  Oasis,  U of I Extension,  YMCA

Logan County Pinewood Derby results

Well over 200 kids participated in the first Logan County Pinewood Derby for area Cub Scouts. All went very well.

Countywide champions were Corey Janssen from Pack 107 in first place, Jordan Cooper from Pack 122 in second place and Ethan T. Graue of Pack 101 placing third.

The derby was set up with triple elimination at the den and pack level. Each den had first, second and third places. Each pack also had first, second and third, with their first- and second-place winners going on to the finals.

The racing began at noon and lasted until 7 p.m.  

Placings in each pack:

The Logan County Cub Scouts plan to do it again next year, with Mount Pulaski possibly being the next hosts.

[Provided by Chris Graue, Pack 101]

Citizens who are not registered to vote and cannot leave their home, hospital, nursing home or other institution because of a permanent physical disability can arrange for voter registration by contacting a deputy registrar or the county clerk’s office.

Voter registration will close on Feb. 19 for the March 19 general primary election.

If you are physically able, you may register to vote by going to the county clerk’s office, Room 20 in the Logan County Courthouse, 601 Broadway in Lincoln. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. You will need to show two forms of identification, one with your current address on it.

For people with physical disabilities and the elderly, election judges will be available at the polling place on election day to assist voters when a friend or relative is unable to help. Handicapped-voter booths will be available for your convenience. Physically impaired or elderly persons may be eligible to vote absentee. Please contact the Logan County clerk’s office for information.

For any information concerning voter registration or voting for the elderly or disabled, please call the Logan County clerk’s office at (217) 732-4148.

[Sally J. Litterly, Logan County clerk]

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.

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 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.

Upcoming trips 

On Jan. 27, the van will take you to Barn II in Goodfield to see "Rumors," a comedy hailed as an "old-fashioned, door-slamming, crockery-smashing farce." The cost is $32 for dinner, ticket and transportation. 

The trip to Havana for the "Raptor Show" is scheduled for Feb. 2 at 8:15 a.m. You will see live eagles in their natural habitat. The cost is $17 and includes transportation, lunch and admission.

The representative reminds everyone that you can call the Springfield office at 1 (217) 241-6651 to take care of your Social Security issues over the phone. If an appointment is necessary, it will be scheduled at the Oasis for next month, on Feb. 14.

Computer classes

The Oasis is now taking reservations for the month of February and March. Students can schedule a week (Monday through Friday) of one-hour classes in computer basics, word processing, e-mail and Internet, or spreadsheet and database from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. People should call to reserve their class preferences. 

The weekday pinochle winner for Jan. 8 was Marie Spaits. Weekend game winners for Jan. 4 were Esther Will for pinochle and Henry Warnisher for 5 in 1. Alice Thornton won pool honors both Friday and Sunday nights. Bernie DePuy won the drawing for a free lunch at Cookie’s Bakery.

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

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

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

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

[JAN. 11, 2002]  The Y Leaders Club is a group of teens who are into volunteering. The Y Leaders do service for the community and the YMCA.

Members of the club range between the ages of 13 and 18 years. The club is open to both boys and girls. There are six active members in this year’s newly formed club. Holding officer positions are Cara Slack, president; Jordan Tabb, vice president; Elizabeth Kirk and Cara Brewer, co-secretaries; and Kyle Jackson, acting as treasurer. Sarah Farris is the club’s adviser. The club members meet twice per month to review, discuss and plan for future activities.

Most recently, the Y Leaders have volunteered their time over the Christmas holiday to assist with Fun Days for school-age children. In the past, Y Leaders have been scorekeepers for the Y’s girls basketball program, helped with the Prairie 100 bike ride and the Harvest Run. In addition, they help with mailings of newsletters and program guides as well as stapling, folding, stuffing, sealing and stamping any other information that needs to reach the Y membership.

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After the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, the club members felt compelled, like many of us, to help. They had the idea to make red, white and blue ribbons to hand out at the intersection of Kickapoo and Clinton streets. In just over an hour, four of the Y Leaders collected $393.08 for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Nearly every car that passed through the intersection gave something. That was a truly proud day for the group and their adviser.

They have also begun going to area nursing home to play bingo with the residents.

The Y Leaders Club has been at the Lincoln YMCA for almost two years. The teens in this program enter the club as concerned youngsters and will leave the club as accomplished volunteers.

[LDN]

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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