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Arbor Day brings trees
to Lincoln schools

[APRIL 29, 2003]  As it has in the past, Arbor Day brought new trees to Lincoln elementary schools. The city of Lincoln, with the help of Lincoln Community High School National Honor Society students, kept up its tradition of planting trees and encouraging youngsters to plant trees and take good care of them.

This year, willow oaks were planted at Washington-Monroe, Carroll Catholic, Zion Lutheran and West Lincoln-Broadwell, and a willow oak and a snowdrift crab were planted at Jefferson School.

A very special tree, a black oak, was planted at Chester-East Lincoln School in memory of former eighth-grade student Cash Tapper, who died Feb. 1 of this year. A memorial stone for Tapper was set in the ground near the tree, and another memorial stone was set for Bryant Covert, a Chester-East Lincoln student who died last year.

Tapper's parents, Alan and Marilyn, and his 18-year-old brother, Matthew, attended the tree-planting ceremony, along with students from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. A poem written by Cash's friends was read aloud by Jordan Gallagher.

The seven trees, valued at more than $500, were donated by Steve Schilling of Salt Creek Tree Farm, according to Donnie Osborne, Lincoln's street superintendent, in charge of the project for the city.

Osborne and five National Honor Society students spent the day visiting these and three other Lincoln schools, Northwest, Adams and Central, handing out white pine seedlings and booklets about trees and their care to all first-graders. NHS students Audrey Beach, Abby Matson, Lydia Moehring, Emilie Young and Chris Allen also gave the youngsters a lesson on trees and their care.

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Youngsters learned the parts of a tree -- roots, trunk and crown -- and what those parts do, what trees need to stay healthy and how to tell the age of a tree.

[photo by Joan Crabb]
First-graders in Sheila Davison's room at Carroll Catholic School get a lesson on trees from LCHS National Honor Society students (left to right) Audrey Beach, Emilie Young, Abby Matson, Chris Allen and Lydian Moehring, while Lincoln Street Superintendent Donnie Osborne looks on.

New this year were colorful and informative booklets for the first-graders to take home, telling them more about trees and how to care for them. The booklets, from Iowa State University, along with the seedlings, were donated by the city. White pine seedlings were chosen, Osborne said, because they do well in Lincoln's soil and climate.

Adviser Pam Pollack, who accompanied the NHS students, said these students and many others will be involved in more tree planting and care on May 6, in observance of Earth Day (April 22).

Osborne said the city of Lincoln has been sponsoring the tree planting at city schools for almost 10 years.

"We don't plant trees for ourselves but for future generations," he said.

[Joan Crabb]

Local student featured in U.S. News article

[APRIL 28, 2003]  Tina Auxier of Lincoln has received word that she will be featured in the April 28 issue of U.S. News & World Report in an article on the Stafford student loan program.

The federal Stafford program provides loans for students based on their financial need. Like many of her peers, Auxier secured her loans by filling out federal financial aid forms at her university's financial aid office. A psychology major, she expects to graduate May 4 from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

A reporter based in Virginia interviewed Auxier for the article, and a photographer came from Chicago for an hour-long photo shoot Wednesday. Auxier says she does not know why she was chosen as a subject but surmises that the reporter wanted a Wesleyan student because the university is consistently rated a best buy in the U.S. News & World Report college-ranking issue.

Auxier currently volunteers as a court-appointed special advocate for child abuse and neglect cases. She is employed as a team leader at Lincoln Terrace. After graduation she hopes to find professional employment in which she can continue working with developmentally disabled adults or children in abuse and neglect situations.

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At the university Auxier is a member of the Office of Residential Life resident assistant staff. For two years she belonged to Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. A 1999 graduate of Lincoln Community High School, she was awarded an Illinois Manufactured Housing Association scholarship as a college freshman.

She is the daughter of Verl and Lori Auxier of Lincoln. In the fall her mother was laid off from her job at Logan Mason Rehabilitation Center because the closing of Lincoln Developmental Center resulted in fewer rehab clients. Lori Auxier had been employed at Logan Mason Rehab for 12 years.

Tina Auxier returned to the Wesleyan financial aid office and reported her changed circumstances. Within three weeks she was notified that the university would grant more in tuition assistance and she could take out an additional Stafford loan.

[Lynn Spellman]

Young authors to attend conference

[MARCH 27, 2003]  Two local students will attend the 29th statewide Young Authors Conference at Illinois State University on May 17. Jaci Gandenberger, daughter of Gil and Bonnie Gandenberger of 302 Sixth St., will be the seventh-grade Lincoln Junior High representative, and Marc Allen Haduch, son of Laura Haduch of 401 Community Drive, will attend as a second-grader from Mrs. Sharon Cline's class at Northwest School.

These students will share their manuscripts with other young authors, meet guest speakers and enjoy lunch at ISU. Special sessions will be available for parents.

[News release]

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• Lincoln District 27

• New Holland-Middletown

(Milk served with all meals)

Thursday, May 15 -- Scrambled eggs, toast, fruit

Friday, May 16 -- Cereal, bread and jelly, juice

Monday, May 19 -- Cereal, graham crackers, juice

Tuesday, May 20 -- Rice crispy treat, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, strawberry cups

Wednesday, May 21 -- Cereal, cinnamon toast, juice

Thursday, May 22 -- Breakfast pizza, fruit

Friday, May 23 -- Cereal, pop tart, juice

Monday, May 26 -- Memorial Day; no school

Tuesday, May 27 -- Cereal, toast, juice

Wednesday, May 28 -- Cereal, toast with jelly, juice

Thursday, May 29 -- Cook's choice

Friday, May 30 -- Cook's choice

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Friday, May 30 -- Cook's choice

Two percent and chocolate milk, bread, butter, and peanut butter served daily.

Menu may be subject to change.

Thursday, May 29 -- Macaroni and cheese, corn, pears, chocolate pudding

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