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Railer Nation and Jeff Benjamin,
Humane Society, blood drives, park district Treats with Santa,
Christmas parade, First Baptist Church and a happy birthday to
paramedic association, all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[December
01, 2009]
The
Eaton Electrical Tournament is over and the LCHS Railers came
out with a 4-1 record to start the season. Considering the
competition, this was no small feat as Railer Nation gets ready to
enjoy another benchmark Railer roundball season. Jeff Benjamin,
the 96.3 FM voice of the Railers, is again doing a marvelous job of
reporting on the games for LDN. Jeff will be at all the games and
will give our readers great firsthand and insightful looks at the
Railer season as it progresses. Plus, for all you Railer Nation
junkies, the archives of every one of those game reports will be at
your fingertips at the top of our Sports page. This will allow you
to read back on any or all of the great games throughout the season.
It looks like another great Railer season, and LDN will be there to
tell you everything you want to know … and then some.
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The
Humane Society of Logan County will hold an ADOPT-A-THON on
Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 until 11 a.m. inside Big R, Heritage
Plaza, Lincoln. There will be both dogs and cats for adoption. These
wonderful animals are currently living in foster homes, have been
spayed or neutered, have received necessary inoculations, and are
socialized to be able to move right into your loving home. Visit
www.hslclincoln.org or
call 217-737-4042 for details.
Upcoming blood drives in Logan County will be:
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Monday, Dec. 7,
from noon to 6 p.m. at Lincoln Masonic Center; sponsored by the
Lincoln United Methodist Church
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Thursday, Dec. 10,
from noon to 4 p.m. at Hopedale Medical Complex
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Tuesday, Dec. 29, from noon to 3 p.m.
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
The
Lincoln Park District's Treats with Santa will be this Saturday,
Dec. 5, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Join them for milk and cookies and enter
their coloring contest while you wait your turn to tell the real
Santa exactly what you want for Christmas.
A
new look on the square for the Christmas parade. Have you
noticed the new look downtown?
As you drive Broadway or Kickapoo Street in the Courthouse Square
Historic District, you will notice some new Christmas decorations.
After several years of debating what the new look would be, a
discussion was held with Bill Bree, owner of Three Roses Floral. He
said he could get Main Street Lincoln wreaths that would be a cost
savings over what would be spent with companies outside of Lincoln.
MSL is always happy to work with local downtown businesses.
Main Street Lincoln is pleased with the 4-foot wreaths, which are
paired back-to-back, intertwined with lights and decorated with red
bows. The fundraisers that were held allowed MSL to purchase only
five sets of wreaths. Next year they will add to the sets and
hopefully decorate all of downtown Lincoln in the near future.
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The goal was to have them up by the annual city of Lincoln and Main
Street Lincoln Christmas parade Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. "A
Super Heroes Christmas" will parade through the downtown
streets. Hope you can come downtown and enjoy the parade and get
into the Christmas spirit.
First
Baptist Church is having a basement sale and bake sale with
plenty of good items and a lot of good baked goods. The days are
Friday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, from 8 a.m.
to noon. All proceeds will go to help fund church activities.
Happy
birthday to the Logan County Paramedic Association. Today
marks their 10th year serving the needs of our community.
Got a good piece of news, information or
something that we can all brag about? If you do, e-mail Mike and let
us tell everyone about it. Plus you can win cash. Every submission,
whether we use it or not, will get your name in the Close Up grab
bag. At the end of the month we will draw a name and someone will
get $25 just for dropping us an e-mail. If you wish, we will be
happy to donate your winnings to the organization of your choice.
You can contact Mike at
mikefak@lincolndailynews.com.
[MIKE FAK] |
