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The Elkhart Historical Society is taking reservations for an
enjoyable evening of food, company and a spectacular wildflower
presentation. Schroder is a retired science professor at Lincoln
College and a Master Gardener. He is restoring his own prairie
wildflower preserve.
Schroder will also lead Elkhart's annual Wildflower Nature Walks
on April 14 and 21.
For further information and reservation forms, go to
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org or stop at Horsefeathers in
Elkhart..
 Elkhart
Wildflower Nature Walks April 14 and 21
ELKHART -- Enjoy the spectacular wildflowers on Elkhart Hill on
two Saturdays, April 14 and 21, when David Schroder leads the annual
Wildflower Nature Walks. Schroder is a retired science professor
from Lincoln College and a Master Gardener.
Walks are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on both dates.
Each outing will last approximately 90 minutes, and each group is
limited to 15 people. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Everyone on the Wildflower Nature Walks will receive a wildflower
"bingo" card to help learn the names of the flowers and to keep
track of the beautiful wildflowers they see on Elkhart Hill.
Reservations are required for the walks. The cost is $7.50 for
adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. For more information and
the online, printable reservation form, go to
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
Master Gardeners in Macon, Sangamon-Menard, McLean, Peoria and
Logan counties can obtain CE credit for the walk. Contact your
Master Gardener coordinator directly for credit.
The outing will be on foot, so walkers should dress for the
weather, wear good walking shoes and bring insect repellent.
Walkers should meet in historic downtown Elkhart approximately a
half-hour before the scheduled walks. The meeting place is at the
Bluestem Bake Shop, 107 Gov. Oglesby St., for the 9:30 walks, and at
Horsefeathers for the 1:30 walks.
To further enhance the Wildflower Nature Walk experience, a
dinner lecture on the "Wildflowers of Logan County" will be
presented by Schroder at the Wild Hare Café in Elkhart on April 13
at 5:30 p.m.
For further information and reservation forms, go to
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
Lincoln Area Ministerial
Association to host Good Friday service at Lincoln Christian Church
The Lincoln Area Ministerial Association is
leading a community Good Friday service on Friday at 7 p.m. at 204 N. McLean
St. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
This year's service will be hosted by
Pastor Ron Otto and the Lincoln Christian Church family. Pastor
Glenn Shelton of Second Baptist Church will bring the message. Many
other local pastors and leaders of affiliate ministries will also
participate in the service.
A
love offering will be received and split three ways: for the
Pregnancy Resource Center, Genesis Ministries and Salvation Army.
Child care will be provided for the
service.
For more information about this
service or the ministerial association, contact Pastor Larry
Crawford of Open Arms Christian Fellowship, this year's president of
the ministerial group, at 732-4800; Pastor Dustin Fulton of
Jefferson Street Christian Church, this year's vice president, at
732-9294; or Pastor Mark Kaley of First United Methodist Church,
this year's secretary, at 732-2204.
Lincoln
Writer's Club will meet April 10
Lincoln Writer's Club will
meet Tuesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the Lincoln
College dining hall.
Suggested topics: your favorite
season, a historical figure, an event in the news or childhood
summer memories.All are welcome. For more information, call
732-2723.
Mount Pulaski water main flushing
program
MOUNT PULASKI -- The Mount
Pulaski water department will flush the water mains on the following dates,
weather permitting: Tuesday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 11.
The system will be flushed at night, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The
water main flushing will cause the water to become cloudy. The water
is safe to drink. The cloudiness will last approximately one day
after each flushing. Laundry should be scheduled accordingly. For more information, call City Hall at 792-3222.
Lincoln
Jaycees announce mower clinic and Schwan's truck sale
Get your mower ready for the season. Bring in your push mower (no
riding mowers) and the Jaycees will change the oil, change the spark
plug, sharpen the blade, clean the mower deck and check the air
filter. For more information, contact Thomas Hackett, 217-871-0260.
Mowers may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
April 14, at the Lincoln Jaycees Center, 325 S. Chicago St. Mowers
may be picked up Sunday, April 15, from noon to 5 p.m.
Also, look for the Schwan's truck out front from 9 a.m. to noon
during the mower drop-off on April 14. Schwan's food products will
be available for purchase, with a portion of the sales going to the
Lincoln Jaycees.
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The Lincoln Jaycees are a not-for-profit organization serving
Lincoln and the surrounding communities. The organization gives
young people between the ages of 18 and 40 the tools they need to
build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business
development, management skills, individual training, community
service and international connections.
City of Lincoln's spring
landscape waste pickup
The street and alley
department in Lincoln will provide the annual landscape waste pickup on the
following dates:
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Ward 1 -- April 9 and 30
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Ward 2 -- April 10 and May 1
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Ward 3 -- April 11 and May 2
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Ward 4 -- April 12 and May 3
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Ward 5 --
April 13 and May 4
All landscape waste must be placed
curbside by 7 a.m. on the appropriate date. Brush must be stacked,
and no limbs can be over 10 feet in length. Leaves must be in
biodegradable bags. The department will not take any landscape
timbers, railroad ties or any building materials.
Starting April 9 through May 6, the
facility will be open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.-3:50 p.m.
Landscape
waste pickup schedule in Mount Pulaski MOUNT PULASKI -- Pickup dates for landscape waste in Mount Pulaski
are scheduled for April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 4,
Oct. 1, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3. On the above dates, the city of Mount Pulaski will remove
landscape waste that has been placed within the area between the
sidewalk and the edge of the street. If the weather is bad on the
scheduled dates, then the pickup will be on the next day with good
weather.
The following rules must be followed:
1. Have your
landscape waste ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on the scheduled
dates.
2. New requirement:
All small debris, grass, leaves, etc. must be in bags.
3. Do not place any
material in the street or on the sidewalks.
4. Place all material
within 6 feet of the edge of the pavement.
5. Do not remove
entire trees from your private property and place them for the
city pickup.
6. If you hire a
contractor to remove your trees, have your contractor haul the
material to the sewage treatment plant and place the material in
the proper location.
7.
Excessive amounts of material will not be removed by the city.
A separate notice for leaf pickup service in the
fall will be published later.
If you have any questions about the landscape waste pickup,
contact City Hall at 792-3222.
Mount
Pulaski 3rd-quarter honor roll
MOUNT PULASKI -- Mount Pulaski High School has released its honor
roll for the third quarter.
Seniors:
"Straight A" honor roll -- Mark Foley, Allison Haley
High honors (3.80 and above) -- Katheryn Bobell, Alexandra
Conley, Marlea Elias, Samantha Fanning, Hillary Fielden, Andrew
Houser, Audrey Maske, Carly Powell, Kyle Przykopanski, Matthew
Southerlan, Grace Tierney
Honors (3.50–3.79) -- Kelsey Griesheim, Jacob Litterly, Taylor
Lowe, Jonathan Oberreiter, Christopher Wernsing, Justin White
Honorable mention (3.00-3.49) -- Alexander Deppe, Jeremy
Henrichsmeyer, Tyler Hubal, Madison Leinweber, Kyle Lock,Taylor
Schahl
Juniors:
"Straight A" honor roll: Rachel Allen, Andrea Dickerson, Sylvia
Klumpp, Alexa Meister, Trenton Trump
High honors (3.80 and above) -- Jessica Awe, Josef Bosnyak,
Tanner Clementz, Rachel Durchholz, Timothy Koehler, Zackary Ladson,
Elyse McCormick, Hannah Skaggs
Honors (3.50-3.79) -- Taylor Anderson, Janson Cooper, Shanyn
Gibbs, Allison Hickey, Darian Lovin, Jacob Stoll
Honorable mention (3.00-3.49) -- Bowen Casper, Scott Clampet,
Auston Constant, Jacob Hahn, Cole Huff, Emily Johnston, Shawn Knauer,
Gage Loeffelholz, Bryan McCawley, Jessica Raineri
Sophomores:
"Straight A" honor roll: Madison Haley, Chun Yin Michael Ho, Cady
Lowery, Jordan Luczaj, Jordan Taylor
High honors (3.80 and above) -- Derek Baunach, Brady Thomas
Honors (3.50–3.79) -- Marcus Hoock, Aaron Stewart, Emma Stewart
Honorable mention (3.00–3.49) -- Jana Adams, Alexis Bowles,
Madison Chandler, Samuel Fielden, Marissa Mattingly, Chelsea
Siembida, Maxwell Van Rheeden
Freshmen:
"Straight A" honor roll -- Julia Beccue, Alecsandria Hayes,
Margaret Olson, Haley Vaughan
High honors (3.80 and above) -- Elizabeth Allen, Angel Griffieth,
Andrew Moody, Samantha Morris, Nicholas Raineri
Honors (3.50-3.79) -- Matthew Amidon, Blake Collier, Claudia
Knight, Hannah Riedle, Shelby Young
Honorable mention (3.00-3.49) -- Justin Dunakey, Aaron Durchholz,
Caroline Huff, Jacqueline Inselmann, Garrett Johnston, Michael
Lowery, Hayle McCawley, Whitney Nichols, Angel Reno, Ashton Wakeman
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New, big garage sale by HSLC
Now seeking donations from the community
As you clean out your closets, attics and
garage this spring, donate your clean, gently used items to the new, big
garage sale sponsored by the Humane Society of Logan County at the Logan
County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 12.
Donations will be taken at the south
entrance to the Logan County Fairgrounds on specified days in March,
April and May.
Following are donation
times and dates in the next month:
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March 28, noon-3
p.m.
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April 4, noon-3
p.m.
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April 11, noon-3
p.m.
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April 14, 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
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April 18, noon-3
p.m.
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April 25, noon-3
p.m.
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April 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
If you cannot come to the fairgrounds, someone from the
organization will come to you. Please call Adrienne, 732-1979;
Marilyn, 732-7853; or Sue, 732-9422.
If you would like to volunteer for this new event, please call
one of the above numbers.
Plan to attend for an exciting day of great bargains, food,
music, stuff just for kids and more.
HSLC
spring and summer dog washes
Again this year, the Humane Society
of Logan County will host several dog washes. Each day will begin at
10 a.m. and wrap up at 1 p.m.
Below are the dates and locations for
April through September:
Lincoln
District 27 registration for 2012-13
Lincoln Elementary School District 27 is now registering students
for the 2012-13 school year.
If you have any children in kindergarten through eighth grade who
are entering the district for the first time, visit
www.lincoln27.com for
further information, or call the administration office at 732-2522
for a registration packet.
The first day of school for students will be Aug. 17.
West
Lincoln-Broadwell honor roll
West Lincoln-Broadwell's honor roll
for the third nine weeks is as follows:
Fifth grade:
High honors -- Emma Konczyk, Hunter
McKinney, Morgan Mollohan
Honors -- Paige Langley, Kayla Maly, Zeke Kleinman
Sixth grade:
High honors -- Tabitha Cooley, Jack
Eimer, Kaelyn Froebe, Bryan Hay, Autumn Hoffert, Carter McCraith,
Amber Oliver, Emerie Wieber
Honors -- Kylee Alexander, Abbie Crowell, Haley Hicks, Blake
Jones, Jacob McCray, Smruti Patel, Will Tiffany, Ali Wilson
Seventh grade:
High honors -- Megan Joseph, Grace
Konczyk, Jacob Konczyk, Brianna Lanning, Isabelle Stiefvater
Honors: Morgan Bogdanic, Preston Ebelherr, Zac Montcalm
Eighth grade:
High honors -- Kate Benner, Kaylyn
Hoffert, Adrienne Klockenga
Honors -- Jeris Bender, David Biggs, Brycen Hicks, Emily
Martinez, Garrett Schreiner, Brook Soebbing, Chase Turner
Oasis
offers free tax assistance program The Oasis Senior Center
offers free tax assistance to seniors during the 2012 filing season,
through April 13. The center will offer electronic filing, which
improves accuracy and ensures each return is accepted by the IRS in
a timely manner. Tax volunteers are trained in the "Tax Wise"
software but are not trained tax professionals. If your form is
complicated or outside the established guidelines, please seek the
assistance of a tax professional.
The senior center is obligated to stay within the guidelines for
a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center. The guidelines prohibit
the center from completing tax forms that involve the sale of
property, business earnings, depreciation, stock sales, farm income,
and other income or deductions that are not typical in nature.
For an appointment, call 732-6132.
Hours are:
Area
chapter of engineering society offers $1,000 scholarship
The Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society
of Professional Engineers is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to a
qualified central Illinois high school senior.
To be eligible, a candidate should be accepted into an
engineering college or to a junior college with an equivalent
academic schedule for the first two years. The candidate must reside
within the counties of Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby or the
southern parts of DeWitt and Logan. The southern parts of DeWitt and
Logan counties are defined as including the cities of Clinton and
Lincoln and those parts south of Route 10, east of Interstate 55 and
south of County Highway 569 west of I-55.
There is no formal application form. Interested high school
seniors should submit a brief resume including interests, organized
activities, officer positions and awards; school transcript with
national testing results; and a one-page composition describing
their interest in engineering. Arrangements will be made for a
personal interview with each applicant during the latter part of
April.
Interested students should submit
their applications prior to April 8 to:
Willard T. Sudduth, P.E.
2360 S. Taylor Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Mount
Pulaski Rotary Club scholarship announcement
The Mount Pulaski Rotary Club is offering Mount Pulaski High
School seniors the opportunity to apply for scholarships through a
Rotary Club program again this year. Applications for the
scholarships may be obtained from the high school
guidance counselor's office.
Mind-reading
fun for the public with the Lincoln Masons
The Lincoln Masons are
looking forward to an excited room full of happy thoughts at Masonic Lodge
210 the afternoon of April 14, when they host a 1 p.m. lunch event for the
public, featuring psychic entertainer Stefan Alexxis with a family-friendly
"Comedy & Cool Stuff Mindreading Show." According to a media release, "under Alexxis' guidance, the audience
becomes the star of the show, as average people discoverer they can
apparently make amazing, and often hilarious, intuitive connections
with him and with each other."
The performance description
continues:
"Starting with lighthearted, yet amazing experiments in
communications between two minds, the impossibilities grow as
Alexxis and his audience see if they can push past the limits of
time itself and even mentally influence the physical world.
"Is this ESP? Is it psychology? All Alexxis will say is what his
previous audiences already know: It's a whole lot of pure fun, with
plenty of laughs along the way."
The performance benefits Masonic Lodge 210.
Stefan Alexxis' varied background seems tailor-made to create a
psychic entertainer, or mentalist: high school science fair
experiments in ESP-related topics; a degree in religious studies,
specializing in world religions and ethics; years as a top-rated
radio personality in Idaho and Georgia; work as an award-winning
writer for organizations ranging from regional nonprofits to Fortune
500 companies -- all these come together in mentalism.
Alexxis makes no claim to be any more "psychic" than the next
person, nor is he trying to prove anything paranormal, the media
release says.
"I believe in the ability of the human mind to communicate in
subtle and wonderful ways," Alexxis says. "My job as an entertainer
is to make sure my audiences have fun with these natural, intuitive
abilities. And maybe some people will walk away with more than the
memory of (a) laughter-filled night. Maybe they'll have more
confidence in what they can accomplish when they put their minds to
it."
Online:
http://alexxis.info/
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