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On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4,
the Safe Ride program will be available in Lincoln to those who need
it. Safe Ride is a free ride home, sponsored by the Healthy
Behaviors Task Force, an initiative of the Healthy Communities
Partnership. "Safe Ride helps
to keep our streets safer on nights when children and families are
more likely to be celebrating away from home. Our hope is that the
community will remember the service is available and use it when
necessary," said Angela Stoltzenburg, marketing and community
partnerships manager.
Safe Ride is also available during
the art and balloon fest, Labor Day weekend, the night before
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
To receive a free ride home within
the city limits on any of these nights, call American Cab of Lincoln
at 735-9696.
Healthy Communities Partnership is a collaborative
organization comprised of several community agencies. It is supported by the
Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation. For more information and updates,
individuals should "like" Healthy Communities Partnership on Facebook or visit
www.healthycommunitiespartnership.org.
 Lincoln Christian Church to
sponsor blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center
To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region, Lincoln Christian
Church is sponsoring a blood drive Monday, Aug. 6, at the Lincoln Masonic
Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo. The hours of the blood drive are noon to 6 p.m. For your convenience, call Alexis to sign up toll-free at
1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), ext. 158, or schedule an
appointment online at
www.bloodcenterimpact.org, using sponsor code 60057 to earn
points for rewards. Walk-ins are also welcome and truly appreciated.
Central Illinois Community Blood Center, a not-for-profit
organization, is the provider of life-saving blood for 12 hospitals
throughout central Illinois, including Memorial Medical Center and
St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. CICBC is a division of the
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which collects more than
180,000 units of blood annually and serves 80 hospitals in Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Christian
Village Memory Care Center to be dedicated Aug. 6
The ministry of Christian Homes and The Christian Village will
dedicate The Christian Village Memory Care Center in memory
of George Gahr on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.
Mr. Gahr faithfully served this ministry from 1966 to 2001, first
as administrator of The Christian Village and then as longtime
president and CEO of Christian Homes. His faithfulness and passion
in caring for older adults is an inspiration to those who follow in
his footsteps and serve in this ministry.
District 27 starts school year Aug. 17
Opening day for Lincoln Elementary School District 27 has been scheduled for
Aug. 17.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade are to report to their
respective schools at 8:30 a.m. on opening day. Lincoln Junior High School
students, grades six through eight, are to report at 8:15 a.m. School will be dismissed on the first day at 10:30 a.m. for grades
one through eight at all buildings in the district and at 10 a.m.
for kindergartners.
LCHS freshman orientation Aug. 9
Freshman orientation at Lincoln
Community High School will be on Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. until 11:30. At
the orientation, incoming students will learn important information
about the upcoming school year, tour the building, and locate their
lockers and classrooms. All students in the LCHS Class of 2016 are invited and encouraged to
attend. Those attending are asked to bring their schedules and
locker assignments for the coming year.
Note the time change on
this event and the fact that lunch will no longer be provided.
Elkhart
Historical Society presents 'Elephants in Lincoln: A Mammoth
Discovery'
ELKHART -- In a dinner lecture Aug. 17
at the Wild Hare Café in Elkhart, Dennis Campbell will present a
"big game safari" in search of elephants in Lincoln. The evening
event will begin at 5:30 and is sponsored by the Elkhart Historical
Society.
In the past seven years a
remarkable number of Ice Age fossils have been discovered in the
creeks around Lincoln. Geology and biology students at Lincoln
College have been involved with some spectacular finds -- including
the discovery of a woolly mammoth, presently considered one of the
largest and last woolly mammoths on the continent. The presentation
in Elkhart will detail the discovery of Judd, the Lincoln College
woolly mammoth, by Judd McCullum, a Lincoln College student. Since
that discovery on Lincoln College property in 2005, local residents
have revealed to the college and to scientists at the Illinois State
Museum many new records of additional Pleistocene mammal species
that lived in this area thousands of years ago.
Campbell, who holds a doctorate in
zoology from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia,
has been a professor of biology and geology at Lincoln College in
Lincoln for almost 20 years. He is currently engaged in the
development of Creekside: an outdoor environmental education center
at nearby Sugar Creek for use by the college and local community
organizations. Although a native of Texas, he has worked as a
biologist throughout the South Pacific, Mexico and the United
States.
His lecture to the Elkhart
Historical Society on bats last October was educational and
entertaining. The mammoth presentation promises to be another
excellent evening.
Call 217-947-2238 for reservations;
then go to the Elkhart Historical Society website,
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, to download a reservation
form, or pick one up at Horsefeathers in Elkhart.
The Elkhart Historical Society is
also accepting reservations for its September event, "An Enchanted
Evening at the Cro'hurst Mansion." This is an evening of music, food
and drink on the beautiful Elkhart Hill. The date is Sept. 9 from 5
to 8 p.m.
Those who attended the event last
year enjoyed a memorable evening. It's a perfect way to say goodbye
to summer.
Reservations are limited. For
reservations, call 217-947-2238; then go to the Elkhart Historical
Society website,
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, to download a reservation
form, or pick one up at Horsefeathers in Elkhart.
For additional information, contact
Gillette Ransom at 217-947-2238 or Gini Bertoni at
gini.bertoni@yahoo.com.
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Registration
dates for LCHS
The first official day of classes at Lincoln Community High School will be
Aug. 20. Students are to report to their first-period classes at 8 a.m., and
school will dismiss at 2 p.m. Buses will run their routes according to the 2
p.m. dismissal schedule. Note: No student living within 1 1/2 miles of the
high school will be provided with bus transportation.
All students are to register and pay their fees in the school
cafeteria according to the following schedule:
Monday, Aug. 6
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Freshmen, 9 a.m.-noon
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Seniors, 1-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 7
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Juniors, 9 a.m.-noon
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Sophomores, 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 8
- Open registration, 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Notes: Students not able to register at their scheduled time are
to register on Aug. 8 at 1-3 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.
The state of Illinois requires that all students have a copy of
their birth certificate on file at Lincoln Community High
School.
Typical registration fees for the
2012-2013 school year are as follows:
Band students must pay an $8 fee for
uniform cleaning.
Health occupation students must pay
an additional $80.
Driver education students must pay an additional $150.
Students may pay their fees by Visa or MasterCard.
As a service, LCHS will have student
accident insurance information available. Parents will enroll their
student electronically. The website to enroll in student accident
insurance is
http://markel.sevencorners.com/. The toll-free number for
further information is 877-444-5014. Student athletes are reminded
that they must have medical insurance coverage or fill out a proof
of insurance waiver form prior to beginning practice.
Student lunch prices for the
2012-2013 school year will be $2.20. Lunches will be served
beginning on Aug. 20. Breakfast will also be served every day for
$1.30. Parents are encouraged to deposit money to cafeteria
accounts by the month.
Seniors who met or exceeded
specified levels on the Prairie State Achievement Examinations taken
during the spring of their junior year will have their $25 parking
fee waived. All other freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors will
pay $25 to park in the LCHS parking lot.
Dr.
Freesmeier's health class for August canceled
There will not be a health
issues class at Faith Lutheran Church on the first Monday night of August.
Dr. Dan Freesmeier's next class will be the first Monday night in September.
Ashleigh Yarcho is named
Lincoln College cheer coach
Lincoln College has
announced Ashleigh Yarcho as the new cheer and dance coach for Lincoln
College. Yarcho is a graduate of Lincoln
College and Illinois State University. She was a member of the cheer
team while attending Lincoln College and had coaching experience
later.
"Ashleigh brings
experience and a lot of energy to the program," said Dave Klemm,
Lincoln College athletic director. "We are excited to have her in
our department."
Zion Lutheran announces
registration dates and other events
Below is a list of upcoming events for students, parents and faculty of Zion
Lutheran School in Lincoln. Note that school registration day is Aug. 7.
There will also be a community open house at the school that evening.
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Faculty meetings
will be held Aug. 6-7.
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A community open
house at the school will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 7.
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Registration for
the 2012-2013 school year will be from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 7 and
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 8-9.
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There will be a
$250 activity fee for each student from kindergarten to eighth
grade.
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Families should be
prepared to purchase lunches, milk, assignment books, Bibles,
pay early arrival fees and rent PE locks at final registration.
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Hot lunches,
including milk, will be $3. Extra milk is 40 cents.
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Families are
reminded to bring the following items to final registration:
current sports physical; current vaccinations and eye exam for
students in kindergarten, second and sixth grade; and current
dental exam and birth certificate if those are not on file.
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Families are to
purchase all requested supplies prior to Aug. 20. A supply list
is available at www.zlslinc.org.
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The teacher
rededication service will be at Zion Lutheran Church on Aug. 19.
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Classes for
pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will begin on Aug. 20. The
Parent Teacher League will host a reception for all ZLS
families.
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Preschool classes will start on Aug.
21.
Community
Action Head Start Logan County recruitment
Community Action Head Start, a free program for income
eligible-families with children from birth to age 5, is recruiting
in Logan County for the 2012-2013 program year.
Head Start is a federally funded preschool program that serves
income-eligible families and children between the ages of 3 and 5
years. Logan County Head Start provides center-based preschool
services and runs during the school year, beginning Aug. 27.Early
Head Start is a child development program that serves
income-eligible children and families including pregnant mothers,
infants and toddlers up to age 3. Early Head Start provides
home-based services throughout Logan County and runs the full
calendar year, beginning Aug. 27.
Children do not have to have a
disability to qualify. The program welcomes all eligible children.
Additional services, including screenings and access to medical,
dental, vision services are what set Head Start apart from other
child development and preschool programs. Transportation is
available to children and families to participate and receive full
benefit of the program.
To apply for Head Start or Early Head Start, contact Brittany
Feese or Cathy McIntosh, family partnership specialists, at
217-732-3448, or Leticia Cook or Amber Wright, family partnership
specialists, at 217-732-2159.
The following documentation is
required to complete the application:
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Completed 2011 tax
forms or W-2
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Copy of child's
birth certificate or medical card
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Proof of Social Security, TANF and cash
assistance (if you receive it)
Logan County Community Action Head Start is sponsored by the
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois, which serves the
low-income and senior populations of six Illinois counties. For more
information, visit www.capcil.org
or
facebook.com/capcil.
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