Elkhart Public Library has a special
wildflower book display. In addition, the library staff will give
tours of the building and will have a handout for visitors about the
library's history. The library is at 121 Bohan St. in Elkhart and
will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Elkhart Vintage Market will be
open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. in the old Miss Jessie Building and in the building next to the
Blue Stem on Gov. Oglesby Street in historic downtown Elkhart.
Horsefeathers Antiques and Gift Shop at 104 Gov. Oglesby St. will
feature an outdoor sale of antiques and bric-a-brac on Saturday.
Throughout the weekend, Dragonfly
Art Studio will have an exhibition of student work, highlighting
floral painting. On Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, the studio is also
offering a watercolor class on painting bluebells or other native
wildflowers. The art studio is on the second-floor flat of the
refurbished 1889 building at 102 Gov. Oglesby St. Reservations for
the class can be made by calling 217-947-2100.
Open houses of homes on the market
will continue throughout the weekend. Look for "Open House" signs in
the village.
The Elkhart Historical Society's
Wildflower Nature Walks will be on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. Information and reservation forms are available at
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org and at Horsefeathers in
downtown Elkhart.
Community Action board meeting May 18
The next regularly
scheduled corporate board meeting of the Community Action Partnership of
Central Illinois is scheduled for May 18 at 10:30 p.m. The meeting will be
at Community Action's corporate offices, 1800 Fifth St. in Lincoln. This is
a joint meeting with the Head Start Policy Council. For
transportation to the meeting, contact the resource specialist at
your county office:
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DeWitt County -- Anita Russell,
217-935-2455
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Logan and Menard County -- Cyndi
Campbell, 217-732-2159
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Mason-Fulton County -- Anna
Richardson, 309-543-6988
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Piatt County -- Wendy Dotson, 217-762-2421
Mount
Pulaski Senior-of-the-Month
MOUNT PULASKI -- Kelsey Griesheim has been
named April Senior-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski High School. Kelsey is the
daughter of Glen and Karen Griesheim of Mount Pulaski.
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During high school, Kelsey has been a consistent honor roll student.
She is a four-year member of FFA and serves as chapter reporter this
year. Kelsey was elected junior class treasurer and sophomore class
secretary. She participated in Science Olympiad and Scholastic Bowl
for one year, volleyball for two years, and Spirit Squad for four
years.
In the community, Kelsey has been a Sunday school teacher at Zion
Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski and has shared her musical talents
by playing the guitar for her church. She has also been a volunteer
with the Macon County Conservation District at Rock Springs in
Decatur.
Kelsey plans to attend the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign to major in crop science and minor in Spanish.
The Senior-of-the-Year program is sponsored by Johnson's Food
Center and Mount Pulaski Pharmacy. Honored students are eligible to
compete for the Senior-of-the-Year award.
Harvest
of Talents Spring for Tea this Saturday
The Harvest of Talents for
World Hunger ministry will host the ninth annual Spring for Tea on Saturday
in the Lincoln Christian Church Fellowship Center. Doors to the tea open at
10:45 a.m., and tea will be served at 11:30 a.m. The tea menu features a
special tea blend and a variety of sweet and savory delicacies including
traditional tea sandwiches and scones.
The annual tea has become a premier
Logan County event.Tables
will be decorated in a variety of styles and color schemes, with
each tastefully appointed with china, silver and crystal. Hostesses
graciously decorate the tables and serve the guests assigned to
their table.
Men in black will escort tea guests
to their assigned tables. A promenade of tables will precede the
serving of tea. Music from a string quartet will provide ambiance
for the event. Following the tea, a brief musical program will be
presented, and door prizes donated by local merchants and
individuals will be awarded.
Special guests will include Nancy
Jett, wife of Rick Jett, executive director of International
Disaster Emergency Service; Rita Camden, bookkeeper, and Debra
Tinkle, administrative assistant, as well as Janet Bates, sister of
Mrs. Jett.
International Disaster Emergency
Service, based in Kempton, Ind., is the recipient of funds raised at
the annual Harvest of Talents for World Hunger each October. IDES is
a nonprofit organization that seeks to meet the physical and
spiritual needs of people in times of emergency.
All proceeds from ticket sales for the tea will
become a part of the 29th annual Harvest of Talents for World Hunger, scheduled
for Oct. 22. In the past 29 years the Lincoln event has raised over $1,636,000
to aid in the fight against world hunger.
Pleasant
Valley Cemetery Association board meeting notice
MIDDLETOWN -- The annual meeting of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Association will be on May 7 at 7 p.m. at the Knapp-Chesnut-Becker
Library in Middletown.
All lot owners are welcome to attend.
Christian
Women's Conference April 25
Lincoln Christian University is hosting
its annual Christian Women's Conference on April 25, from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. This year's theme is "Spaghetti for the Soul," and the
featured speakers will be Kathy Troccoli and Ellie Lofaro. Details
are listed below.
Host: Lincoln
Christian University,
100 Campus View Drive, Lincoln
Date: Wednesday,
April 25
Time: Registration
begins at 8 a.m.
First session begins at 9. Conference ends at 4 p.m.
Theme: "Spaghetti for
the Soul"
Key speakers: Kathy Troccoli and Ellie Lofaro
Schedule:
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9 a.m. -- Session
One: "Abundant Faith," with Ellie Lofaro
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10:35 a.m. --
Session Two: "Abundant Hope," with Kathy Troccoli
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11:30 a.m. --
Lunch (included)
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1 p.m. -- Slide
show and "Banter" with Ellie and Kathy
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1:25 p.m. --
Session Three: Kathy Troccoli concert
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2:35 p.m. --
Session Four: "Abundant Love," with Ellie Lofaro
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3:35 p.m. --
Closing worship, led by Kathy and Ellie
Lunch in the Laughlin Center is included. Other noon options
include free time to visit the coffee shop, book tables or tour the
campus.
Guests may register online at
www.lincolnchristian.edu/cwc or call 217-732-3168, ext. 2215.
This event is open to the public. All conference activities will
be in the Earl Hargrove Chapel and the Laughlin (Athletic) Center.
Dog
wash
The Humane Society of Logan County will have its first dog wash
of the season on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Graue Inc., 1905 N.
Kickapoo in Lincoln. The event will be inside. Go behind the building to the
Detail Shop. Donations accepted for the wash. Nail clipping is available for
a fee.
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Lincoln
College program offers trip to China
The Lincoln College Global Studies
program is announcing its next study-abroad opportunity: a 12-day
trip to Imperial China in May of 2013. The trip is open to Lincoln College students, local students who may
attend other colleges and the general public. Students who
participate in the trip have the opportunity to earn one credit from
Lincoln College.
The trip will include some of the most historic
destinations in China, with stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and
Hong Kong. The all-inclusive price for the trip includes hotels,
transportation, a daily light breakfast and several meals (including
seven local dinners), and admission to many tourist sites, such as
the Terracotta Warriors, the Great Wall, a Tang Dynasty show and
dinner, and a tour of Landau Island.
The program is arranged with the help of Education First College
Study Tours, which offers tours to over 60 destinations across the
world.
"We are excited to offer this wonderful cultural and educational
opportunity to our students and our community," said Paula Knopp,
coordinator of the Global Studies program at Lincoln College. "China
is an especially exciting place to visit at the present time. We
will be able to see many great historical sites while also being
able to observe a country that is rapidly growing, with many recent
advancements in technology, infrastructure and architecture.
"We feel that the all-inclusive price is very reasonable and
encourage anyone who is interested to contact the Global Studies
program for more details."
Individuals seeking more information may contact Professor Knopp
at 217-732-3155, ext. 304, or by e-mail to
pknopp@lincolncollege.edu.
'Birds of Elkhart Hill' dinner lecture April 27 and bird walks April
28
ELKHART --
A dinner lecture titled "The Birds of Elkhart Hill" will be
presented on April 27 at Elkhart's Wild Hare Café by the Elkhart
Historical Society. Rhetta Jack will talk about the migratory and
permanent birds on Elkhart Hill and the variety of habitats for
birds on the hill. The following day, April 28, the Elkhart Historical Society will
host two bird walks on beautiful Elkhart Hill. The walks will be
also be led by Rhetta Jack, ornithologist formerly with the Illinois
Natural History Survey. The walks will be offered at 9 a.m. and 1
p.m., leaving from Gov. Oglesby Street in historic downtown Elkhart.
Jack has extensive experience in birding and joins the walkers
looking for the migratory birds that pass through Elkhart Hill every
spring. The bird walks are a perfect opportunity for a spring family
event. The outing will be on foot, so walkers should dress for the
weather, wear good walking shoes and bring insect repellent. Don't
forget the binoculars. Walks last approximately 90 minutes.
For an online reservation form for the dinner, go to
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org or call 217-947-2046.
For the bird walks, registration forms
are available at www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
Children must be accompanied by an adult and registration is limited
to 15 people per walk.
Elkhart
Wildflower Nature Walks April 21
ELKHART -- Enjoy the spectacular wildflowers on Elkhart Hill on
Saturday, April 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. 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.
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 30
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Ward 2 -- May 1
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Ward 3 -- May 2
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Ward 4 -- May 3
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Ward 5 --
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.
Through May 6, the
facility will be open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-3:50 p.m.
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Landscape
waste pickup schedule in Mount Pulaski MOUNT PULASKI -- Pickup dates for landscape waste in Mount Pulaski
are scheduled for 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.
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.
Following are the remaining donation
times and dates this month:
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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.
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