A
women's Bible study will begin this Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11
a.m. at The Salvation Army Keest Center. This will be a weekly Bible
study for women over 18 years old. The study will use curriculum by
Nancy Leigh DeMoss entitled "Lies Women Believe and the Truth That
Sets Them Free."
No child care is available on-site. For more information and to
reserve a space and study materials, call 217-732-7890, ext. 11.
The
internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will visit
Lincoln for a game at the Jack D. Nutt Arena in the new Lincoln
Center on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. The Harlem Ambassadors offer a
unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying
slam-dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy
routines. The Ambassadors feature nonstop laughs and deliver a
positive message for kids wherever the team plays.
The Ambassadors have partnered with Lincoln College to help
support the college's Annual Fund, which provides student
scholarships, classroom equipment, technology upgrades and much
more. Led by Lincoln College President Jon Astroth, the home team
will be comprised of area celebrities including West Lincoln-Broadwell's
basketball coach Kari Froebe, Logan County paramedic Robert Kelly,
Lincoln High School freshman basketball coach Josh McClellan, Apple
Dental Center's Dr. Lee Gurga, Lincoln College assistant basketball
coach Chad Harmon, Lincoln Junior High Principal Kent Froebe, WLCN's
Josh Komnick, Nick Guzzardo and Lincoln Police Chief Ken Greenslate.
Tickets may be purchased at the Lincoln College Advancement
Office, CEFCU, Regions Bank or State Bank in Lincoln. For ticket
information, or to join the home team, contact Lincoln College at
217-732-3155, ext. 219. Advance tickets are $8 for students and
senior citizens, $10 for adults. At the door, tickets will be $10
for students and senior citizens, $12 for adults. Kids 4 and under
will be admitted FREE.
Robert
Jeckel of Lincoln received the Farm Mutual Director
Certification designation earlier this month during the 115th annual
convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos.
Jeckel serves as a director for Frontier Mutual Insurance Co. of
Lincoln.
The insurance association launched the Farm Mutual Directors
Certification program in 2007 to recognize farm mutual insurance
company directors for their educational accomplishment and their
dedication to professionalism. To become a certified farm mutual
director, participants must be an active director of a farm mutual
company, complete four courses from each of three areas -–
management, operations and insurance, and finance and accounting --
and complete continuing education classes to maintain their
designation.
Since the beginning of the program, more than 1,150 directors
have enrolled and 190 have become certified.
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