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SPECIAL
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
'Support Our Troops' rally
A "Support Our
Troops" rally is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, on the
north side of the courthouse in Lincoln.
The gathering is intended to be much
like the one that took place there following Sept. 11, 2001. A few
speakers and music are planned. The event is being organized by a
couple of mothers with children serving in the military. Nitsie
Gleason submitted the request to the Logan County Board. The
public is invited to come and bring flags and banners.
[Click
here to read more about how the community is
supporting those in the military
and their families.]
Master Gardeners plant sale
The second annual plant sale by the
Logan County Master Gardeners will be April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon,
or until the plants are sold out, at the Extension office, 980 N.
Postville Drive, on the northwest corner of the fairgrounds. No
sales will be before 9 a.m.
The group has over 500 plants,
perennials, annuals and houseplants.
Master
Gardeners will be available to answer questions.
World perspective on war is topic
of Lincoln College lecture
How the world views
America and its role in the war against Iraq will be the topic of
the lecture given by political analyst Dr. Robert Seibert at 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, at Johnston Center for Performing Arts at
Lincoln College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Dr. Seibert is the
chair of the Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science
Department at Knox College in Galesburg. Seibert has published
articles in Newsday and co-authored the book "Politics and Change in
the Middle East." He is the resident political analyst for the NBC
affiliate KWQC-TV in northwest Illinois. He serves on the board of
directors for the Illinois Consortium for International Education
and is a member of the Illinois Governor’s Joint Task force on
International Education. He holds a bachelor's degree from Knox
College and a master's and doctorate from Tulane University.
Dr. Seibert says the lecture will give
insight into how the U.S. is perceived by other nations around the
world. "America is under a virtual microscope at this point in time,
and they are watching us very carefully. The lessons that they draw
from this war with Iraq will color our relationships with the rest
of the world for a long time."
LCHS group conducts
canned goods drive
It’s the A’s against the B’s; it’s for
everyone
Student government at
Lincoln Community High School has been approached by Alan Feinstein,
a leading philanthropist, who is offering 50 awards of $1,000 to the
schools that collect the most canned goods. Our canned goods will be
going to the Community Food Pantry. To collect the canned goods we
are holding a competition between A and B clubs.
We would like to earn
this money for our school and at the same time provide a competition
between clubs. We would also like to open this opportunity to anyone
at LCHS and our community. We would like your support in helping us
reach our goal of 1,500 canned goods. Student government would
really appreciate any canned foods you could donate. Please drop
your canned goods by the front office.
Thank you.
Student government
Conference: 'Relatives Raising
the Next Generation'
A conference for relatives and
grandparents raising children is planned, under the title "Relatives
Raising the Next Generation." The conference is scheduled for
Saturday, June 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of
Illinois Extension Center at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in
Springfield.
Sponsors are
Project LIFE Area
Agency on Aging,
Illinois Department on Aging and the University of Illinois
Extension.
For more
information call (217) 787-9234.
Support website for
military families
Here's a new website
where families, friends and supporters of the troops can meet and
discuss their feelings with others. The site titled "Freedoms
Heroes" features forums, news, a photo gallery with e-card sending
capabilities, chat and more! It is a friendly place for all to meet
and express their feelings and thoughts.
The site has no
advertising, no pop-ups. There are no charges for anything on the
website.
You are invited to
visit the website and
support our troops' families.
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will
sponsor 12 household hazardous waste collection events this spring,
between April 12 and June 21. Collections in Springfield and
Bloomington will be on May 3.
"This program continues to be an important service to Illinois
citizens," said Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano. "Each year,
the Illinois EPA coordinates these collections with local
co-sponsors. Since they began 1989, 262,100 households have
participated in 292 events, with 53,765 drums of material
collected."
Local communities work with the Illinois EPA to give citizens the
opportunity to rid their homes of unused or leftover household
products that are potentially harmful.
Citizens may bring oil-based paints, thinners, chemical cleaners,
antifreeze, motor oil, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides,
and similar household products. Citizens are encouraged to find
alternative uses for latex paint since it is not considered
hazardous. Fluorescent and other high-intensity discharge lamps may
also be brought to the collections. Items not accepted include auto
batteries (which should be taken to local recyclers), explosives,
propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural
chemicals and all business wastes.
An Illinois EPA contractor disposes of the wastes in an
environmentally friendly manner. The events are free to the public
and are paid for by a portion of the statewide fees on solid waste
taken to landfills.
Logan County is on the waiting list to host a collection in the
future. However, if residents wish to take to their waste products
to one of the currently scheduled sites, they may. One-day
collections are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Saturdays listed
below.
Spring schedule
(Date -- city, county; address; co-sponsors)
April 12 -- Bolingbrook, Will County, town center parking lot,
375 W. Briarcliff Road; Village of Bolingbrook
April 26 -- Skokie, Cook County; Niles North High School, 9800 N.
Lawler Ave.; Village of Skokie, Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago and Solid Waste Agency of Lake County
April 26 -- East Gillespie, Macoupin County; Knights of Columbus,
525 Henry St. (off Route 4); Macoupin County Public Health
Department
May 3 -- Springfield, Sangamon County; Illinois State
Fairgrounds, enter Gate 11 off Sangamon Avenue; Sangamon County
Department of Public Health and city of Springfield
May 3 -- Bloomington, McLean County; Interstate Center, 2301 W.
Market St.; Ecology Action Center, McLean County, University of
Illinois Extension
May 10 -- Schaumburg, Cook County; Alexian Field, 1999 S.
Springinsguth Road; villages of Schaumburg and Streamwood
May 17 -- St. Charles, Kane County; Kane County Fairgrounds,
Randall Road; Kane County Department of Environment
May 17 -- Taylorville, Christian County; Christian County
Fairgrounds, West Spresser; Christian County Solid Waste Department
June 7 -- Franklin Park, Cook County; village parking lot, 9500
W. Belmont Ave., Franklin Park Health and Human Services
June 7 -- Belleville, St. Clair County; 1501 Westfield Plaza
Parkway (formerly the west end of Kmart parking lot); city of
Belleville, Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County
June 21 -- Hillsboro, Montgomery County; to be announced,
Montgomery County Coordinated Services
June 21 -- Watseka, Iroquois County; Recycling Center, U.S. Route
24 and 1600 East Road; Iroquois County Office of Solid Waste
In addition, the following long-term facilities are available for
disposal of household hazardous waste. Please phone ahead to
determine availability and open hours.
Naperville: 1971 Brookdale Road, Fire Station 4; (630)
420-6700, Ext. 7559
Rockford: 3333 Kishwaukee, Rock River Reclamation District;
(815) 967-6737
Lake County: The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County currently
operates a long-term household chemical waste collection program.
For more information and a collection schedule call (847) 336-9340
or go to http://www.swalco.org/.
For more
information, call the Waste Reduction Unit at (217) 785-8604
Lincoln Rotary
Club looks for host families
The Lincoln Rotary Club is currently
looking for four host families for next school year, beginning this
August. Rotary hopes to bring an international or foreign exchange
male student into our community for the year, with the student
scheduled to return home in July 2004.
Each host family will have the
responsibility of housing the student for only three months. In this
way, four families will get to experience a life from another
culture, and the student will get a slice of Americana from the
perspective of four different family experiences.
If you are
interested in participating in this program, please call Bob Jeckel
at 735-5372 or Lynn Laughlin at 735-1793.
Landfill open
extended hours
in April
The city landfill will
be open extended hours in April for disposal of landscape waste,
according to Street Superintendent Don Osborne. Hours will be from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. There will be no Sunday
hours.
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Addresses
of city and county officials
Lincoln
City Council members
Mayor
Elizabeth Davis, P.O. Box 353, Lincoln, IL 62656;
735-3912
Aldermen:
Benny Huskins, 1st Ward, 412 N. Madison St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-3894
Pat Madigan, 1st Ward, 110 Park Place, Lincoln, IL 62656; 735-3724
Steve Fuhrer, 2nd Ward, 1203 Eighth St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-6679
Verl Prather, 2nd Ward, 700 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-4778
David Armbrust, 3rd Ward, 700 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-4261
George Mitchell, 3rd Ward, 427 Wyatt Ave., Lincoln, IL
62656; 735-2151
William Melton, 4th Ward, 1112 E. Burlington St., Lincoln,
IL 62656; 735-2658
Rev.
Glenn Shelton, 4th Ward, 920 Pekin St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-8749
Michael Montcalm, 5th Ward, 700 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-6606
Martha Neitzel, 5th Ward, 525 Southgate, Lincoln, IL
62656; 732-9320
Logan
County Board members
District 1:
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Charles Ruben, 2409 1000th Ave.,
Hartsburg, IL 62643; 642-5388
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William H. Sahs, 1366 2100th St.,
Lincoln, IL 62656; 735-3546
District 2:
District 3:
District 4:
District 5:
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Patrick O'Neill, 210
N. State St., Lincoln, IL 62656; 732-9337
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Dale Voyles, chairman, 543 11th
St., Lincoln, IL 62656; (cell) 871-0057; 732-7901
District 6:
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William "Mitch"
Brown, 1372 1850th St., Lincoln, IL 62656; 732-2268
- Paul E. Gleason, 1621 Rutledge
Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656; 735-9111
Logan County Board
committees
All meetings of the full county board are open to the public.
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Board-of-whole meeting: Thursday before third Tuesday of each month,
first floor courtroom at the courthouse, 7 p.m.
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Adjourned board meeting: third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.
(First
person named is chairman of each committee.)
Airport/farm:
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Farmer, Ruben, Hepler,
Voyles, Sahs
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Monthly meeting:
First Monday, Logan County Airport conference room, 7 p.m.
Animal:
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O'Neill, Ruben, Hepler,
Stewart, Werth, Voyles
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Second Wednesday, first
floor
county board room at
courthouse, 7 p.m.
Buildings and grounds:
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Logan, Brown, Stewart,
Werth, Voyles
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First Tuesday, county board room, 7 p.m.
Finance:
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Ruben, Logan, Farmer,
Werth, Voyles, Gleason
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Friday before third
Tuesday,
county board room, 8 a.m.
Health:
Insurance/legislative:
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Luster, Gleason, Brown,
Ruben, Stewart, Voyles
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Second Tuesday, county board
room, 7 p.m.
Law enforcement/ESDA:
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Logan, Farmer, Brown,
Stewart, Voyles, Hepler
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First Thursday, Blue Room
at
safety complex, 7 p.m.
Liquor:
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Luster, Hepler, Werth,
Brown, Farmer, Voyles
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On call
Road and bridge:
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Werth, Hepler, Farmer,
O'Neill, Sahs, Voyles
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Friday before board-of-whole
meeting, county highway department building, 8 a.m.
Planning and zoning:
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Hepler, Stewart, Luster,
Logan, O'Neill, Voyles
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First Wednesday, county highway
department building, 7:30 p.m.
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Waste management:
Economic development:
9-1-1 liaison:
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Logan
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Third Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Work force investment:
Tourism:
Chamber of commerce
liaison:
General Assembly liaison:
Community Action:
Personnel:
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Voyles, Ruben, Luster
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Meets quarterly
Public Aid appeals:
Parliamentarian and
historian:
Government, education,
Main Street Lincoln:
Safety:
Resource conservation and
development:
Regional planning
director:
Zoning officer:
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Addresses of state
legislators
Representatives
Rep. Bill Mitchell (R), 87th
District
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Springfield office:
240-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8163
(217) 782-4553 fax
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District office:
332 W. Marion
Suite 12
Forsyth, IL 62535
(217) 876-1968
(217) 876-1973 fax
Rep. Rich Brauer (R), 100th
District
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Springfield office:
Stratton Office Building, Room 1128-E
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0053
(217) 782-0897 fax
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Lincoln office:
Logan County Farm Bureau Building
124 S. McLean St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-4433
(217) 782-5406 fax
Office hours in the Farm Bureau office:
1-4:30 p.m. Fridays
- E-mail:
Brauer100th@aol.com
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Senators
Sen. Bill Brady (R), 44th
District
Sen. Larry K. Bomke (R), 50th
District
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Springfield office:
105D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0228
(217) 782-5406 fax
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Lincoln office:
Logan County Farm Bureau Building
124 S. McLean St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-4433
(217) 782-5406 fax
Office hours in the Farm Bureau office:
1-4:30 p.m. Fridays
- E-mail:
senator_bomke@yahoo.com
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Website
helps explain terrorism to kids
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency has posted a section titled
"National Security Emergencies" on "FEMA for Kids."
The special section helps explain terrorism, biological and chemical
weapons and how to prepare for these threats. Go to
http://www.fema.gov/kids/nse/.
Registration
open for Girl Scout summer camp
SPRINGFIELD -- Girl
Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council is currently registering all
interested girls for summer camp programs at Camp Widjiwagan.
Accredited by the
American Camping Association, Camp Widjiwagan is located on 67 acres
of open and wooded land at Lake Springfield. Each year, nearly 1,300
girls from across central Illinois participate in resident and day
camp programs at Camp Widjiwagan. There are cookouts, arts and
crafts, songs, games, canoeing, and swimming. Girls are not only
having fun but also learning valuable life-skills in a safe,
girl-friendly environment.
Registration is open
to all girls entering grades 1 through 12, regardless of race,
religion, disability or economic status. Girls plan program
activities under the guidance of trained unit leaders and learn
respect for themselves, each other and the natural world.
For more information about Girl Scouts,
camp staff employment opportunities or to obtain a brochure on
summer camps at Camp Widjiwagan, please call Girl Scouts, Land of
Lincoln Council at (217) 523-8159 or visit
www.girlscoutsllc.org.
Websites with lots of ideas that Girl Scout leaders, families
or kids can use:
Girl Scout leader meetings
are the first Thursday of each month, at the usual time and place.
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/.
Renew your license plate
online
To renew your license plate online, go to
https://sosrpltwbcl.ilsos.net/IllExpress/ to find out if you are
eligible; then click on the
"renew here" link and enter your code number from the notice you
received in the mail.
Lincoln
Jaycees meet monthly
Lincoln Jaycees have membership
meetings the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the
Lincoln Moose Lodge. The meetings are for all current and
prospective members.
Board meetings for the Jaycees are on
the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at Wendy's Restaurant.
Logan
County LEPC committee appointments
Logan
County Local Emergency Planning Committee, the LEPC, held its spring
quarterly meeting at the Logan County Safety Complex recently.
Yearly elections for all offices, voting delegates, committees and
chairs were held. The following members will serve as officers for
the year 2002.
LEPC
committee appointments
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Indicates chair
Hazard
analysis -- Dan Fulscher*, Kathy Waldo, Lisa Funk, Mike Patridge,
Bobbie Abbott, Steve Siltman
Response
and preparedness -- Lisa Funk*, Rick Nesbit, Sheriff Tony Soloman,
Police Chief Richard Montcalm, IDOT representative Mike Esker
Community
awareness -- Dan Fulscher*, Bobbi Abbott*, Linda Nelson, Joan Crabb,
Don Begolka, Ken Davison
Health
services -- Kathy Waldo*, Lloyd Evans, Gary Bellafiore, Barb Kline,
Roger Leesman, Marsha Stoll, Debbie Cook, Steve Siltman
Training
-- Mike Patridge*, Delmar Stewart, Sheila Nelson, Lincoln City Fire
Chief Washam, Tom Martin
Community
resources -- Steve Siltman*, Lincoln Mayor Beth Davis, Atlanta
Mayor Bill Martin, Dayle Eldredge, Curtis Sutterfield of the
Salvation Army, Devin Vannoy, Ed Houchins
Representatives of constituencies
The
law requires that one representative from each of the following
categories be included in the LEPC membership. The delegate and
predesignated alternate are listed for each constituency.
Local representative of elected official -- Dayle Eldredge; Bill Martin
Law
enforcement -- Ed Baunach, Tim Butterfield
Civil
defense and emergency management -- Dan Fulscher; Terry Storer
Firefighting
-- Robert Washam; Roger Leesman
First
aid and EMT -- Steve Siltman; Tom Martin
Health
-- Kathy Waldo; Lloyd Evans
Local
environmental -- Mike Patridge; Warren Wendlandt
Hospital
-- Barb Kline; Gary Auten
Transportation
-- Don Begolka; Brian Hinds
Broadcast,
print, electronic media -- Joan Crabb; Jan Youngquist
Community
groups -- Mary Elston; Tammy Buse
Owners
and operators of regulated facilities -- Lisa Funk; Sheila Nelson
Oasis update
The Oasis, Logan County's
senior citizen center, 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln, is open weekdays
(except holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center is open also 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.
Lunch service
Baked turkey, stuffing, gravy, peas,
salad, bread and butter will be served April 22 at 11:30 a.m. Stop
by The Oasis before noon on Monday, April 21, to purchase your
ticket for only $3.50. Reservations are necessary in order to have
enough food to serve.
Birthday party for April celebrants
April 21 is the monthly party date for
all April birthdays. Bring a friend and join us at 1:30 p.m. to
celebrate your special day. There will be games, entertainment and
birthday cake.
Think Tank
The featured speaker on Wednesday,
April 23, will be Dale Voyles, Logan County Board chairman. Join the
group at 9 a.m. to participate in a lively discussion of current
issues.
Seats available
The van will be going to Bloomington on
Thursday, May 15, to see “42nd Street” at the Community Players
Theater. The ticket price of $18 for members and $20 for nonmembers
includes transportation and show ticket. Reservation deadline is May
8.
Congratulations to all winners
At the April 5 card party, honors for
first, second and third place in rummy went to Ann Greger, Judy
Morrow and Betty Burger respectively. Cheryl Lourrens, Sis Dehner
and Betty Oltmanns won first, second and third place for bridge.
Pinochle honors for first, second and third place went to Marian
Buse, Chris March and Mabel Hoagland. Door prize winners were
Pauline Aper, Grace McCrea, Thelma Davis, Mildred Hoffert and
Kathleen Williams.
The weekday pinochle winners were Henry
Warnisher and Bernie Haley. Weekend winners were Larry Van Bibber
for pinochle and Alice Thornton for pool.
Newsletter
Friends of The Oasis members receive
bimonthly newsletters by mail. For more information, call 732-6132
or 732-5844.
Zonta Club
announces service projects for year
The Zonta Club of Lincoln's service
committee has announced 2002-2003 projects for the organization. For
over 40 years, Zonta Club of Lincoln's major fund-raiser has been an
annual turkey dinner served the first Sunday in November. Monies
raised support various service projects locally as well as
internationally.
International projects include:
--International service programs
--Amelia Earhart Scholarship
--ZISVAW (International Strategies to
Eradicate Violence against women and children)
Local projects include:
--ALMH Light Up a Life
--Headstart Christmas (goodie bags for
94 children)
--RIF Reading is Fundamental (books for
Logan County fourth graders)
--Summer Reading Program (Lincoln
Library)
--Heritage in Flight Museum dues (in
honor of Amelia Earhart)
--Camp Candy (scholarships for diabetic
children)
--Eye clinic (exams and glasses for
children)
--Habitat for Humanity
--Living Alternatives (educational
materials)
--Sojourn House (educational and
counseling services for victims of domestic violence)
--Salvation Army (community service
projects)
--Ronald McDonald House in Springfield
--Health career scholarships
Most of the funds are designated for
local health career scholarships. This scholarship program was
implemented in 1981. Approximately 50 area residents have benefited
from the scholarship program and have become pharmacists, physical
therapists, occupational therapists, dentists, a chiropractor and
doctors. Don Sielaff, M.D., and Todd Nobbe, O.D., are two doctors
who were scholarship winners and have returned to Lincoln for their
practice.
Zonta International is a worldwide
service organization of women executives in business and the
professions working together for the advancement of understanding,
goodwill and peace. The Zonta Club of Lincoln has been in service to
the local community since 1957. For more information on Zonta, visit
www.zonta.org.
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Florida, Uncle Bob in Alaska and Cousin Frank in Fiji can read your announcement in Lincoln Daily News!
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Golden wedding anniversary
[MARCH.
22, 2003]
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Higgins of Chestnut will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
April 19 with a family get-together at the Sunset Inn and Suites in
Clinton. Robert Higgins and Bernadine Ater were married April 14,
1953, at the Presbyterian Church in Argenta.
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In their early years of
marriage, Robert was a farmer and Bernadine was a cosmetologist.
Robert later managed an auto supply store in Iowa and then worked
several years for Bo-Jac Seed Company. Bernadine ran an in-home
day-care business and later worked with her husband in the auto
supply business.
The snowbirds are now retired,
and for the past few years they have wintered in Arizona.
Robert and Bernadine have four children: Mike and his wife, Anne, of
Kenney; Jeff and his wife, Debbie, in Manlius; Debbie and her
husband, John, in Palmyra, Mo.; and Connie and her husband, John, in
Stillwater, Okla. They have seven grandchildren.
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Jordan receives Rotary award
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[APRIL
19, 2003]
Lincoln Rotary member Don Jordan has
been bestowed with the Paul Harris Fellow award. The award is named
after the founding member of Rotary International. Jordan received
this honor for his contributions to the Rotary Foundation. District
Rotary Foundation board member Liz Skinner from the Monticello
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'In The Garden' garden walk
[APRIL
15, 2003]
A fund-raiser garden walk sponsored by Harvest of Talents
for World Hunger is scheduled for this June. "In The Garden" will
be on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eight Lincoln gardens will be
open to guests, with a donation of $8 per person. Each site will
feature music, a demonstration or garden items for sale. Area
businesses have donated door prizes.
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Tickets and brochures will be
available beginning May 24 at Lincoln Christian Church, Jefferson
Street Christian Church, Cookie’s Bakery, Central Illinois Bank,
CEFCU, Logan County Bank, State Bank of Lincoln and Union Planters
Bank in downtown Lincoln.
In conjunction with the garden walk,
the Lincoln Public Library will have a special book display on
gardening.
Every penny raised is for food to
benefit the hungry in America and around the world. Come with a
friend in support of this debut Harvest of Talents event ... a day
of flowers, hostas, herbs and other delights.
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Logan County
Health Department presents awards
[APRIL
14, 2003]
Every year in April the Logan County Health Department
celebrates Public Health Week.
In connection with the April 7-13 observance, the local department
presented two awards.
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The Goodwill Award
was presented to Jackie Anderson of Senior Services of Central
Illinois for her continued support of public health and the mission
of the Logan County Health Department. This award is a certificate
given to an individual, organization or business.
The Partnership Award
was presented to Lincoln City Police Department for their
collaboration with the Health Department on projects and programs
throughout the past year.
These awards established by the Logan
County Health Department recognize individuals, organizations or
businesses that have supported and promoted the mission of the
department in the continuation or advancement of its services or
programs. Award recipients have collaborated with or assisted with
existing or new programs, projects or services of the
department.
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Department news release] |
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Walkers brave brisk weather
in record-breaking fund-raiser
[APRIL
9, 2003]
Despite bruising winds and
temperatures of 35 to 42 degrees, the fourth annual MS Walk was a
rousing success! Over 100 walkers and volunteers stepped off, led by
Tom Seggelke of Key Printing, a longtime supporter of the walk, and
turned in approximately $15,000. Walkers came from Mount Pulaski,
New Holland, Hartsburg, Middletown, Normal, Maryville, Pawnee,
Rushville, Lincoln, Elkhart and Murray, Ky.
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DJs Joe, Greg and Josh Hackett provided
music and announcements while walkers gathered for the event. Twanna
Edwards of Bloomington inspired the walkers with her beautiful
rendition of "God Bless America" as the people started. Also, a
moment of silence was held in support of our service men and women.
In addition to the amount turned in by
the walkers, additional funds totaling approximately another $4,000
were received from businesses, corporations and others interested in
finding a cure for this disease. Several local businesses also
furnished prizes for the walkers. The almost $19,000 total is a
record for the Lincoln MS Walk.
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[Photo provided by Nancy Ireland]
The money raised on this and other
walks in Illinois will help toward the cure and many programs for
those with MS and their families.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that
usually strikes young adults between 20 and 50 years of age. It is a
chronic disease of the central nervous system, affecting the brain
and the spinal cord. It comes and goes unpredictably.
The local
committee members, led by Jim and Nancy Ireland and Jennifer Kracaw,
are most grateful for all who were in any way a part of this
successful occasion.
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Benefits
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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.
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Family
and Friends in the Armed Forces
sponsored by American Legion
Post 263 |
It
is a time like no other. Since Sept. 11, 2001, we are a
changed nation. Individually, our daily sensitivity toward
whom and what we have in our lives has been
heightened. We are more conscious and appreciative, first
about those we love and see every day. Next, we have a
newfound appreciation for those who risk their lives every day
as rescue workers and protectors of life and property in our
communities. We also now think more about our military men and
women who are committed to serve and protect our country. Many
are away engaged in battle, some are in waiting to go, all are
ready to lay their lives on the line in defense of our
freedom.
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).
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A1C James P. Allen
U.S. Air Force
820 Red Horse Squadron
Nellis AFB, Nevada
Son of John and Jo Ann Allen of Beason
2001 graduate of Lincoln
Community High School
A1C Jerome A. Allen
U.S. Air Force
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
SST
Kenneth Allen
and wife Susan Elza Allen
U.S. Army-1AD-HHC
Weisbaden, Germany
E-mail:
spot2sweetpea@yahoo.com or
susan12652000@yahoo.com
Mark E. Anderson
c/o Commanding Officer
NMCB 26
PSC-819
FPO AE 09645
E-mail:
yn2anderson@seabee.navy.mil
Son of William
and Ann Anderson of Elkhart
Sgt. Darrell
Awe
U.S. Marine Corps
Normally stationed
at San Diego, Calif.
In the Middle East, initially stationed at
Ali Al Saleem AFB, just
west of Kuwait City
Airframe and APG mechanic on the
CH-46 helicopter
HMM 364 A/F
UIC 41030
FPO AP 96614-1030
E-mail:
AweDJ@aas.3mawdm.usmc.mil
Graduate of
Mount Pulaski High School
Billy Barmes
HN Jeffrey
Barringer
U.S. Navy
Camp Pendleton, California
Hospital corpsman
Son of Kathy and Steve Hopkins of
Lincoln
2002 graduate of
Lincoln Community High School
Jon Barton
U.S. Army Artillery
Kuwait
Business address:
Alpha Battery 1-41 FA
Unit #93115
APO AE 09303-3115
E-mail:
jonathan.barton@us.army.mil
2002 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy,
West Point, N.Y.
EO1 Robert W. Bell
c/o Commanding Officer
NMCB 26
PSC-819
FPO AE 09645
E-mail:
eo1bell@seabee.navy.mil
1981 graduate of
Olympia High School
T. Sgt. Adam C. Blaum
U.S. Air Force
In the Middle East
Postal address:
384 ESVS
APO AE 09317
Sgt. Brad Boss
160th SOAR(A) "Nightstalkers"
Fort Campbell, Ky.
E-mail: bradley.boss@us.army.mil
Jon Bowers
Ramstein, Germany
Master Sgt.
Charles E. Brainard
U.S. Army
335th Theater Signal Command
Postal address:
Attn: MSG Charles Brainard
2233 Dauphine St.
East Point, GA 30344
Son of Charles and Carol Brainard
1979
graduate of Lincoln Community High School
Pvt. Jared Brown
Army
National Guard
1644
Trans. Co., Springfield
Son of
Jim and Tara Brown of Beason
2002 graduating class president at
LCHS
Geoff Brown
Fort Worth, Texas
Jennifer Buffington
Pfc. Simon Burlington
1st PLT ACO 2/187th INF
101 ABN Division A - 96079
APO AEO 9325-6079
Josh Campbell
Kuwait
101st
Airborne
Son-in-law of Cheryl and Bob Frank
Matt Clemens
U.S.
Army National Guard
Fort
Benning, Ga.
AIT in
South Carolina
From Mount Pulaski
LTJG Frederick V. Dehner
U.S. Navy
250 Pelican Drive, Groton, CT 06340
Phone: (860) 405-1285
E-mail:
fdehner@yahoo.com
Son of Philip and Connie L. Dehner
1984 graduate of Lincoln
Community High School
Pvt. Brett M. Dellow
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Manheim, Germany
Postal address:
C Co. 72nd SIG BN
Unit 29957 Box 499
APO AE 09086
E-mail:
dellowem@hotmail.com
2002 graduate of Lincoln Community High School
Chuck Demling
U.S. Marine Corps
Chesapeake, Va.
E-mail:
demling2@aol.com
Son of Doug and
Bunny Laymon of Atlanta
SRA Chassidy Dority
U.S. Air Force
In the Middle East
Daughter of Robert and Teresa Matherly
Tech. Sgt.
Evan Jay Downey,
Karen and Ethan
U.S. Air Force
Mildenhall
Air Force Base, England
Son of Lucky Eichner
1988 graduate of LCHS
Karmalisha Duncan
Ben Estes
Reserves
Seaman Luke A. Gerardot
U.S. Coast Guard
Stationed aboard the cutter Thetis
at Key West, Fla.
Postal address:
SN Luke Gerardot
USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910)
Key West, FL
33040
E-mail:
coastieblue7@hotmail.com
Spc. Kyle Gleason
Army National Guard
126 Maintenance Company
Building 2546
S. 12th Ave.
Fort McCoy, WI 54656
Son of Dennis and Nitsie Gleason
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Mark V. Gleason
OSI U.S. Air Force
Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio
Son of Joyce Gleason of Lincoln and John and Phyliss Gleason of
Michigan
Doug Graff
Tech. Sgt. Veronica Hasprey
39 CES
Prime Beef Deployed
Operation Northern Watch
APO AE - 09396 - 5000
Becky Hill
U.S. Army Reserves
378th Chemical Co.
Daughter of Ken and Linda Hill of
Mason City
1999 graduate of Illini Central
Joey Horn
Chad Kerns
U.S. Navy
DDG-52 USS Barry
Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
Operations specialist
Chief George T.
Lacefield
U.S. Navy
USS Curts
San Diego, Calif.
Son-in-law of Cindy Singleton and Jeff
Singleton
Eric Leslie
U.S. Army in the Middle East
82 ABN DIV
E-mail: eric.leslie@us.army.mil
Larry Martincic
A1C Chad M.
Maxheimer
U.S. Air Force
Deployed to an undisclosed location
E-mail:
chad.maxheimer@salem.af.mil
Son of Mike and Suzie Maxheimer of Chestnut and Michelle Lowe of
Mount Pulaski
2000 graduate of Mount
Pulaski High School
Cpl. Jeremy J. McCain
U.S. Marine Corps
Kuwait
E-mail:
McCainJJ@3MAW.USMC.Mil
Son of Linda and Ed Saulsbury of Illiopolis
and Jerry McCain of Mount Pulaski
Kevin McGinnis
Egypt
Jeremy
Osborne
Capt. Jack Owen
Reserves
801st Combat Support Hospital
Fort Stewart, Ga.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital emergency room employee
Michelle K.
Ramlow
U.S. Navy
At
Pentagon
Postal
address: 5409-B Steeplechase Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
E-mail:
ramlow.michelle@hq.navy.mil
Justin Rankin
Kuwait
Sgt. Brian W. Rankin
Army National Guard Military
Police
233rd, Springfield
Son of Carl and Margaret Rankin
Sgt. James M. Rehmann II
Illinois Army National Guard
Bravo Company,
1/131 Infantry (Air Assault)
9½ years prior U.S.
Navy service, active duty, Electronics Technician Second Class
Distinguished Service from Sept. 25, 1990, to
present
Maj. James E.
Reineke,
Deborah, Nathan, Emily
U.S. Air Force
Misawa Air
Base, Japan
E-mail:
REIN4RUN@aol.com
Brad Riley
Korea
Joe Rybolt
U.S. Army National Guard
1544th Trans. Co.
Son of James and Nita Rybolt
1997 graduate of LCHS
Pvt. Christian
B. Skelton
U.S.
Army
E-mail:
skelton820@hotmail.com
2001
graduate of LCHS
Husband of Nahani Lynn Skelton
Erika L. Slayton
Illinois Air National Guard
183rd Fighter Wing
Springfield
Daughter of Lloyd (Ed) and Bridget Slayton
Eric Smith
Coast Guard
New Jersey
Jill Smith
Angela Spickard
National Guard medical
support
SrA Brandi N.
(Barr) Splitter
and husband SrA Ben A. Splitter
U.S.
Air Force
Stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
E-mail:
Brandi.Splitter@mildenhall.af.mil
Daughter of Donna L. Sommers of Beason and Hank Barr of
Bloomington
1997 graduate of LCHS
Dirk Steinfort
Race Steinfort
Duane Swarts
U.S. Navy
Aboard the USS Kitty Hawk
Son of Bunny and Doug Laymon of
Atlanta and Tony and Saundra Swarts of Middletown
Spc. Jeffery
Towery
Army National Guard
333rd MP Co.
Fort McCoy, Wis.
Spc. Tim
Uphoff
Illinois Army
National Guard
106th AVN, Peoria
Chinook
helicopter maintenance
Son of Dennis and
Nancy Uphoff, Beason
2001 graduate of LCHS
JD Welsh
Christopher Werth
Maj. Lee Wheeler
Illinois Air
National Guard, 169th ASOS
Afghanistan
Operation Enduring
Freedom
Son of Bill
Wheeler and Sandra Dehner-Wheeler
Grandson of Fred and Mona Dehner, William and
Mary (Kenning) Wheeler
Tech. Sgt.
Thomas Yarcho
U.S. Air Force
At Ramstein Air Base, Germany
E-mail:
thomas.yarcho@ramstein.af.mil
Class of 1982
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Former
Lincoln Community High School students serving our country
(List provided March 28 by LCHS) |
Cindy Adkins
James Allen '01
Jared Allen
Jerome Allen '00
Courtney Awe '98
CJ Bakken '96
Jon Barton '98
Bill Barmes '02
Frankie Barmes '00
Brandi Barr '97
Jeff Barringer '02
Brad Boss
Charles Brainard '79
Chris Brown '01
Geoff Brown '01
Jared Brown '02
Chad Bryant
Jennifer Buffington '02
Derek Bunner '02
Simon Burlington
Preston Carnahan '99
Chad Cicci '90
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Jared Coers '93
Chewy Cook
Bubba Cook
Chris Cox '02
Darren Cunningham '88
(? graduating year)
Fred Dehner '84
Samantha Deiss
Brett Dellow '02
Chassidy Dority
Evan Jay Downey '88
Karmalisha Duncan '02
Owen Eaton
Ryan Ebelherr
Ben Estes '00
Luke Gerardot '02
Kyle Gleason '01
Mark Gleason
Brian Graack '99
David Grey
James Grimaldi
Lane Grimaldi
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Dan Hanley
Johnnie Hopkins '91
Joey Horn '98
Michael Hutchinson '96
Gilbert Johnson '90
Jessica Johnson
Chad Kerns '02
Tyler Kirk
Eric Leslie '91
Eric Long
Amanda Lyons
Debbie McAdams
Phillip Mandrell
Mike Mills
John Musick
Shawn Pettit '01
Jennifer Purcell
Mike Ray '98
Steve Richardson
Tara Ritter
Ryan Roseberry
Joe Rybolt '97
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Jamie Sawyer '99
Blake Shelton '90
Donald Shelton '01
Christian Skelton '01
Erika Slayton
Jill Smith '98
Travis Snyder
Tara Specketer
Robby Spickard
Ami-Jo Spickard
Angela Spickard '01
Larry Starcevic
Dirk Steinfort '95
Race Steinfort '98
Keith Sommers '95
Tim Uphoff '01
Chris Van Slambrouck '98
Matt Viner '02
JD Welsh '91
Milo Werth
Tom Yarcho '82
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Reunions
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Class of '88 reunion
[MARCH
25, 2003]
The class of '88 reunion
schedule starts with a Friday night mixer (Aug. 22), then a family
friendly picnic on Saturday (Aug. 23), followed by a pub crawl
Saturday night.
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If you or someone you know graduated
from Lincoln Community High School in '88, tell them to contact
one of us to ensure we have current addresses. We are still
looking for some people.
Contact any of the
following:
Amy Madigan Brown
omadden@eosinc.com or
(217) 546-7464
Heather Mammen Ryan
theryans@insightbb.com
or (217) 698-0803
Missy Hawkinson
Schleder
schleder@abelink.com
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Lincoln women's softball
reunion
[MARCH
21, 2003]
If you or someone you know
played in the women's softball league between 1973 and 1990 and
would be interested in participating in a reunion this summer,
please call one of the following:
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Phyllis White, Beverman's Trucking,
732-9795
Jane Quisenberry Ryan, Lincoln
Savings and Loan, 732-9851
Jan Gleason, J.C. Penney, 735-2418
Marcia Warner, Mannie's, 732-7811
Jan Smock Malerich, Mannie's,
735-4048
Sue Fitzpatrick, Professional
Collector, 648-5530
Kay Snyder, 732-6094
Kim Carlson, Al's Main Event,
732-1692 |
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Ongoing
class reunion in cyberspace for 1960 graduates of LCHS
http://www.geocities.com/lincolnhigh1960/
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Reminiscence
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The Postville Courthouse revisited, by Stan
Stringer, posted Feb. 12, 2002, in LDN
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Lincoln Lakes beach,
by Stan Stringer, posted July 10, 2001
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Stan Stringer tells story of Mark Holland's buzzing of Lincoln,
posted May 11, 2001
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Leigh Henson, now a college teacher in Missouri, remembers Miss
Jones, Jefferson School principal,
posted March 29, 2001
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Foreign Service officer recalls infamous Valentine's Day '79 in
Tehran, by George McKinney, posted Feb. 15, 2001
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