Relay for Life, weekend calendar, Convoy for Kids and Knights of Columbus initiations in Close Up

By Mike Fak

[June 17, 2011]  The Relay for Life planned for Friday and Saturday has been moved inside the Lincoln Center at Lincoln College. Teams can start setting up at 3:30 p.m. Activities will start and go on as planned -- just inside at Lincoln Center. See details.

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Check LDN's community calendar. It's another busy weekend in Logan County, and many activities, such as the D.A.R.E golf outing and Relay for Life, start today. Make your list of events you want to attend and LDN will see you there.

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Convoy for Kids, a fundraising event for St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, will be in Mason City on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. in Memorial Park. Semi trucks will be on display, and monetary votes for their appearance will be donated to St. Jude's. Other activities will include food vendors, raffles and games. Trucks will parade from the park to Illini Central School at 5:30 p.m., where trophies will be given to truck owners. The movie "Smokey and the Bandit" will be shown at dusk, weather permitting.

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On June 26 at the Knights of Columbus, 126 N. Limit St. in Lincoln, Council 1250 will have candidate initiations:

• Candidate registration: 11:30 a.m.

• 1st degree starts at 12:15 p.m.

• 2nd degree starts at 1:15 p.m.

• 3rd degree will follow the 2nd degree.

• Dinner will be served after the 3rd degree.

For reservations, contact Ryan Curry, 1-217-671-5296 or [e-mail].

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