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Dear
Jan Youngquist, Editor:
The Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club is
making a difference in our communities’ schools by our "Make A
Difference Day" project. Each junior club of the 103 clubs in the
GFWC organization was challenged to make a difference in our
communities.
Our project began when Angela Getchel,
president, met the author of the book for "Paddy Pillow" at the
Chicago Gift Show. I was impressed by the information within the
book and how it was well written for parents/teachers and children
to discuss their feelings and how to display their emotions
properly. The author was gracious in donating one Paddy Pillow for
our Make a Difference Day project, after an explanation was given
as to the purpose of the event.
Our club members were then given the
chance to put their money into the project as well. We were able
to then purchase two more Paddy Pillows for this project. We
purchased the two extra pillows from our local bookshop,
supporting our local business.
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We decided to give these Paddy
Pillows to Chester-East Lincoln, Adams and the Lincoln
Christian Preschool, to reach the young lives of children.
This book/CD will be a wonderful teaching tool for teachers
to help educate children on acting out on our emotions and
how to effectively use the emotions that are inside each one
of us.
Hopefully we will educate
children to become better citizens in their adult lives by
teaching them how to use their emotions correctly. I felt in
this time in our society our children could benefit from
this teaching tool.
The teachers of each school
were very grateful and expressed their delight in the
book/CD and pillow. Pictures were taken with each group of
children at all of the schools.
As president of the Lincoln
Junior Woman’s Club, I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the community for its continual support of our
efforts.
Sincerely,
Angela Getchel
President
Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club
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I just want to say that I think it’s
great what Stacey Martin asked of Lincoln, and of Karen Lauer for
the
letter she wrote in the Lincoln letter to the editor [Oct.
26]. It really takes a lot these days to stand up and say what you
feel to the public and to ask of the public to join in. And in
Lincoln you will find many strong, good people who will and others
that will come when asked. Just ask us and we will come.
Peggy Boggoch
Lincoln
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To the
Lincoln Daily News:
I want to take a moment and thank you
for your support of the Scully Park prayer. Any effort to make a
positive change should be praised, not criticized. Thank you for
focusing on the positive.
Calling the town to prayer took much
courage on Stacey Martin’s part. Attending took courage as well. I
was angered when I saw another paper print a response that
criticized the efforts of some 300 Lincolnites. If it were simple
criticism it would be one thing, but what I read was a clear
public hand-slapping. I wish to speak to this so-called offense.
[In the editorial] It was pointed
out that the prayer was to be nondenominational, but failed when
Stacey mentioned the name Jesus. Non-denominational means all are
invited.
[Writer’s response] Stacey invited
ANYONE. It was pointed out that if any Jews or Muslims were
present that they would have been offended. This is a bold
assumption. They too know that faith can make a difference. All
children are at risk. The problem is bigger than differences of
faith. The people who prayed did so because they believe and
understand these things. Stacey merely spoke to the faith she
holds; she did not deny anyone their own.
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It was also said that Stacey
failed because she did not devise a plan of continued
action. This is not what she invited people to do. Stacey
invited people to pray. The response she got speaks for
itself, as does the letter of criticism. People can appear
enlightened when they wave the politically correct flag.
People can also be exposed.
I encourage everyone who will
to challenge the "PC" cancer that is infecting our country.
Use your faith. Have courage. The very man that Lincoln is
named after said it best: "You can please some of the people
some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but
you can’t please all of the people all of time." Heed his
words. March on, Lincoln!
Karen Lauer
Longview, Wash.
Lincoln will always be "home"
(posted 10-26-02)
["Crowd turns out
supporting Lincoln youth," posted Oct. 7 in LDN]
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Hi,
folks of Logan County,
Here comes another great story about
American immigration: Johann Bauer (born April 2, 1876), a
15-year-old boy from Oberlaitsch, Oberfranken, (near Bayreuth)
from a family of 17 (!) emigrated to the States in 1890 or 1891,
seeing no chance for himself to prosper in the Old World. He
settled in Lincoln, Ill., Logan County, as a farmer and grew a
family of 10, as far as we know. Johann must have done well for
himself, as he was able to revisit his German relatives in 1946,
directly after the war.
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We, his German relatives (Johann was
my great-grandmother’s brother), would very much like to contact
the American branch of our family. Who can help us to find Johann
Bauer’s (or Bower’s or Bour’s or any similar form of the name)
family in the USA?
Please contact:
Jürgen Hahn
Kirnberg
Am Mühlbuck 9
D 91607 Gebsattel
Germany
Internet
address:
juergenhahn_@firemail.de
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