Brushfire band, St. Mary's in Atlanta, Dorothy S. Kimball Award, Jordan Cooper, 4-H Native American Camp and Mount Pulaski honor rolls in Close Up

By Mike Fak

[June 08, 2010]  Brushfire band to perform in Lincoln. The date of the show is Saturday, June 12, at the Lincoln Banquet Center. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and Brushfire will be performing from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Cover charge is $5 and the show is open to the public. This show is a celebration for Don Langley, who died last year. Kirk Ellis, who put the band together and plays lead guitar and fiddle, grew up in Lincoln and graduated from in Lincoln High School in 1986.

The band plays a mix of country and rock music. Brushfire has opened for Alan Jackson, upcoming Nashville duo LoCash Cowboys (who just released their first single), red dirt Texas artist Wade Bowen and will be opening for Lady Antebellum in August in LaSalle, Peru.

More information about the group can be found at www.facebook.com/brushfireband and www.myspace.com/brushfireband. 

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The next Draw 4 Carroll drawing will be at noon Saturday, June 12, at St. Mary's Church, Atlanta, during their garage sale.

St. Mary's Parish, Atlanta, will host a garage sale Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12, beginning at 7 a.m. both days. The items that have been brought for sale so far are stuffed animals, purses, shoes, floor lamp, books, jewelry, bedding, backpacks, suitcases and clothing. Refreshment items will also be sold: hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. Everyone is invited to come out to St. Mary's Parish Hall in Atlanta and find some treasures!

Nominations are being sought for the Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland's 2010 Dorothy S. Kimball Award for outstanding accomplishment in the field of aging.

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The Dorothy S. Kimball Award has been established to honor individuals and organizations in the counties of Cass, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott that work in the field of aging or on behalf of older adults and family caregivers. Achievements that could be recognized include adaptation or revision of programs or services to meet the current needs of older adults and their family members; public education regarding the services and benefits available to the older population and services; formal education of future workers in the field; identification of an unmet need and working to fill that need; creativity in service provision to reach people in need of the service, advocacy or legislation; outstanding service to the older population; and community adaptation to help older adults remain in their own homes in the community as long as possible. 

The award is named for the late Dorothy S. Kimball, who served as executive director of the Area Agency on Aging for over 25 years. 

Nominations will be accepted at the Area Agency on Aging through July 15. To request a nomination form, contact the Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland at 217-787-9234 or 1-800-252-2918.

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Jordan Cooper, son of Jeff and Julie Cooper of Mount Pulaski and a member of Troop 122, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

A Court of Honor was held on May 30 in recognition of Jordan's achievement. The ceremony was at the chapel at Steenbergen Cemetery, surrounded by over 100 flags set out during Memorial Day weekend to commemorate the men and women buried in that cemetery who have served in our armed forces.

Jordan completed his Eagle Scout project last fall for the Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447 by designing and installing a handrail for the east side of the Legion building.

Jordan is a 2010 graduate of Mount Pulaski High School. He is a member of the FFA. He has earned his State FFA Degree and competed in many FFA judging competitions. Jordan is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski.

Jordan started his Scouting career in 1998 and became a Boy Scout in March 2003. He was elected into the Order of the Arrow by his peers. He has traveled twice to Cache Lake, Canada, and has completed two treks to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Jordan served as trek leader on his last trek to Philmont.

Jordan is the grandson of John and Janet Cherry and Judy Cooper, all of Mount Pulaski.

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Logan County 4-H will host a Native American Mini Camp on Friday, June 25, from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Kickapoo Creek Park in Lincoln. Youth 8-12 years of age are welcome to attend and join in the morning's Native American-related activities. Cost for the mini camp will be $8 per person and advance registration is required. Participants should plan to arrive at the park between 8:45 and 9 a.m. Youth will participate in making Native American sand art, a rain stick and a beaded Indian "drum" as well as creating a snack that morning.

Individuals wishing to register for the mini camp need to stop in at the Logan County Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive in Lincoln, to obtain registration materials or can visit the website to access a registration form at web.extension.illinois.edu/logan/4hyouth.html. The office phone number is 732-8289. The deadline for registration is June 18.

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Mount Pulaski High School honor roll, second semester

Seniors

"Straight A" honor roll: Johanna Hebenstreit, Morgan Litterly, Erich Maxheimer, Ashley Southerlan

High honors (3.80 and above): Ellen Foley, Dillon Huff, Justin Knauer, Meghan Moore, Ellen Olson, Kyley Wyss

Honors (3.50-3.79): Brooke Ayers, Lindsey Durchholz, Heather Fielden, Kolby Hubbard, Brittney Maus, Andrew McCarty, Emily Oxby, Katelyn Sinnett, Stephanie Stopher

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Jamie Bobell, Jordan Cooper, Caitlynn Cruise, Logan Faucon, Jennifer Fuller, Brooklyn Hagan, Racheal Jones, Donald Klump II, Mackenzie Oberreiter, Jordynn Peters, Dylan Pfeiffer

Juniors

"Straight A" honor roll: Hannah Allen, Ethan Cline, Samantha Nichols

High honors (3.80 and above): Haley Bowles, Haley Casper, Andrea Hanna, Zachary Raineri

Honors (3.50-3.79): Patrick Bree, Alec Murphy

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Keegan Gibbs, Byron Holmes, William Wernsing

Sophomores

"Straight A" honor roll: Mark Foley, Allison Haley

High honors (3.80 and above): Carly Powell

Honors (3.50-3.79): Alexandra Conley, Justin White

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Ryan Amidon, Katey Bobell, Sarah Clayton, Joel Davis, Marlea Elias, Samantha Fanning, Kelsey Griesheim, Jeremy Henrichsmeyer, Jacob Litterly, Taylor Lowe, Audrey Maske, Kyle Przykopanski, Taylor Schahl, Matthew Southerlan, Grace Tierney, Christopher Wernsing

Freshmen

"Straight A" honor roll: Rachel Allen, Jessica Awe, Tanner Clementz, Rachel Durchholz, Sylvia Klumpp, Elyse McCormick, Alexa Meister, Trenton Trump

High honors (3.80 and above):

Honors (3.50-3.79): Scott Clampet, Allison Hickey

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Auston Constant, Lindsey Davis, Cole Huff, Shawn Knauer, Timothy Koehler, Zackary Ladson, Tyler Litterly, Jessica Raineri, Hannah Skaggs, Jacob Stoll

Mount Pulaski High School honor roll, fourth quarter

Seniors

"Straight A" honor roll: Johanna Hebenstreit, Erich Maxheimer, Ashley Southerlan, Kyley Wyss

High honors (3.80 and above): Ellen Foley, Dillon Huff, Justin Knauer, Morgan Litterly, Meghan Moore, Ellen Olson, Dylan Pfeiffer, Katelyn Sinnett

Honors: Brooke Ayers, Jordan Cooper, Lindsey Durchholz, Heather Fielden, Kolby Hubbard, Racheal Jones, Donald Klumpp II, Andrew McCarty, Emily Oxby, Jordynn Peters, Stephanie Stopher

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Caitlynnn Cruise, Logan Faucon, Jennifer Fuller, Brooklyn Hagan, Harrison Holcomb, Mackenzie Oberreiter, Charles Tremaine

Juniors

"Straight A" honor roll: Hannah Allen, Ethan Cline, Samantha Nichols

High honors (3.80 and above): Haley Bowles, Haley Casper, Andrea Hanna, Zachary Raineri

Honors (3.50-3.79): Brooke Merold, Alec Murphy

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Quentin Cole Awe, Patrick Bree, Brooklyn Collier, Keegan Gibbs, Olivia Griesheim, Cory Malone, William Wernsing

Sophomores

"Straight A" honor roll: Mark Foley, Allison Haley

Honors (3.50-3.79): Alexandra Conley, Kelsey Griesheim, Audrey Maske, Carly Powell, Matthew Southerlan, Christopher Wernsing, Justin White

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Ryan Amidon, Alexandra Barnett, Katey Bobell, Sarah Clayton, Whitney Clayton, Joel Davis, Alexander Deppe, Marlea Elias, Samantha Fanning, Hillary Fielden, Jeremy Henrichsmeyer, Andrew Houser, Jacob Litterly, Taylor Lowe, Kyle Przykopanski, Taylor Schahl, Grace Tierney

Freshmen

"Straight A" honor roll: Rachel Allen, Jessica Awe, Rachel Durchholz, Sylvia Klumpp, Elyse McCormick

High honors (3.80 and above): Tanner Clementz, Allison Hickey, Alexa Meister, Trenton Trump

Honors (3.50-3.79): Scott Clampet, Janson Cooper, Hannah Skaggs, Jacob Stoll

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Lindsey Davis, Andrea Dickerson, Edward Griesheim, Rebecca Henrichsmeyer, Cole Huff, Emily Johnston, Shawn Knauer, Timothy Koehler, Zackary Ladson, Erika Leever, Tyler Litterly, Jessica Raineri

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