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The health department will do a car
seat check and have car seats for families that may need them.
Inside the building, there will be
snacks provided by Thorntons gas stations, a Scholastic book fair
and a group of local programs to check out. Scheduled are Scentsy,
Melaleuca, Lincoln Parent Center, public health, Avon and more. The
Scholastic book fair is a buy-and-take, so if you want to purchase a
book that evening, you can take it that night. The book fair will
continue Friday. Also, Christian Child Care parents are invited to
sign up for parent-teacher meetings to set goals for the summer for
the children.
Christian Child Care is also
introducing a new program for the summer. The center is starting a "begindergarten"
for children 4-6 getting ready for kindergarten. This is a part-day
program that will only be in five-week sessions. Children will learn
skills to give them a jump-start for the first day at school. This
will fill in the gap for children that may not have had any pre-K
experience or do not have a program that will go through the summer.
For more information, contact Coleen Moore, director, at 732-5750.
 Elkhart
2-for-1 early spring special offer
ELKHART -- The Elkhart Historical Society is
offering a combination package for the Friday dinner lecture, "The
Wildflowers of Logan County," and a choice of Saturday morning or afternoon
Wildflower Nature Walks on April 14 or April 21. See the exquisite blooms of spring,
with the added ambiance of the meal and company for a lecture and
PowerPoint presentation by David Schroder, former professor of
science at Lincoln College and a Master Gardener.
Call
217-947-2238 for reservations or go to
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org. The special offer is for a
limited time only.
Spring is in the air -- and so
is art
ELKHART -- Dragonfly Art Studio is planning
special events on April 14 and 21 to coincide with Elkhart's Wildflower
Weekends. The studio is on the upper floor of the refurbished 1889 building
at 102 Gov. Oglesby St. in the village of Elkhart.
The art studio will have an exhibition
of student work on display both weekends, highlighting floral
painting. Artist Renee Sisk's beautiful original paintings, and
those of her students, adorn the walls of the studio. The studio's
second-story windows provide a great view of historic downtown
Elkhart.
There is no charge
for viewing the exhibition.
On April 14 from noon to 4 p.m.,
Sisk will also offer a class in painting bluebells with acrylic
paint on canvas, and on April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon, there will be
a watercolor class on painting bluebells or other native
wildflowers. Sisk will lead your family, group or weekend guests in
an inspired and enjoyable experience creating paintings that you
didn't think you'd ever be able to draw.
The fee for the acrylic class is
$35, and for the watercolor class, $25. Class registration is
limited. Reservations can be made by calling 217-947-2100. For more
information, contact Renee Sisk at
dragonfly.art@live.com.
Carroll Catholic School
announces April Students of the Month
Each month, teachers at Carroll
Catholic School select two students from first to fourth grade and
two students from fifth to eighth grade to receive Student of the
Month awards. Students are chosen based upon Christian attitude,
cooperativeness, courteousness, self-discipline and effort.
April Students of the Month are
Malikye Trussel, first grade; Murphy Roate, second grade; Maggie
Hanger, fifth grade; and Reagen Tibbs, seventh grade.
Zion
Lutheran 3rd-quarter honor roll
High honors:
Fifth grade -- Noah Henry, Blake
Hermes, Lane Prather
Sixth grade -- Nathan Ford, Katie
Hunsley, Emily Messner, Emma Ritterbush
Seventh grade -- Heather Heidbreder,
Brooklyn Hermes, Anna Sielaff, Isabelle Thompson
Eighth grade -- Joe Ahrends
Honors:
Third grade -- Ysabella Adubato,
Moriah Prather, Will Stambaugh
Fourth grade -- Madelyn Koehler,
Will Messner, Greyson Rademaker
Fifth grade -- Francesca Adubato,
Megan Benner, Katie Lynn, Grace Montgomery, Madeline Steiner
Sixth grade -- Ashlan Broom, Emma
Cooper, Kathryn Nobbe
Seventh grade -- Danielle Burgrabe,
Claire Conrady, Sydney Johnson, Zack Prather, Hailie Williams
Eighth grade -- Elizabeth Ford, Lexie Groves
Honorable mention:
Third grade -- J.R. Lynn
Fourth grade -- Natalie Miller, Noah
Butler, Isaiah Prather, Evan Derrick
Fifth grade -- Carter Robison
Sixth grade -- Gabbie Cox, Ethan
Goodey, Lance Podbelsek, Mya Roberts, Tori Tripplett
Seventh grade -- Kalyn Roberts
Eighth grade -- Rachel Lockenour, Cylie Rekart, Ben Steiner, Anna
Walters
Dinner lecture: 'The Wildflowers of Logan County'
ELKHART -- A dinner lecture on the "The
Wildflowers of Logan County" will be presented by David Schroder at the Wild
Hare Café in Elkhart on April 13 at 5:30 p.m.
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
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.
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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
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.
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:
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