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Participants are reminded that only container glass will be accepted
during the collection. Container glass is any glass that originally
held either a food or beverage product. All colors of glass will be
accepted. The glass recycling program does not accept broken glass
due to safety issues. Participants are asked to thoroughly rinse
all containers and to remove all plastic or metal lids, sleeves and
rings. Labels, either foil or paper, may be left on the containers.
Due to the large volume of glass being collected, the glass
recycling program reserves the right to refuse any glass that does
not meet the preparation guidelines.
The glass recycling program does not accept light bulbs,
fluorescent lights, window glass, mirrors, ceramics, dishware or
CorningWare items. Participants are asked to comply with the glass
collection guidelines, as a single piece of ceramic material or a
light bulb can contaminate an entire load of glass.
Glass is not to be left at the site prior to the hours of the
collection.
The collection will be canceled in event of inclement weather or
extreme heat. Visit Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency on
Facebook to access current information, updates and cancellation
notices.
Information on the county's recycling programs is available
through the Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency by contacting the
office at 217-732-9636 or by visiting
www.co.logan.il.us --
select "Joint Solid Waste
Agency."
 Monthly
electronics recycling collection
Habitat for Humanity Logan County will host its monthly
electronics recycling collection on Saturday at the Habitat for
Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road, from 9 a.m. to noon. The
collection is offered free of charge to the public. The following items will be accepted:
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Computer
equipment, including laptop and desktop personal computers, hard
drives, monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, cords and
cables, and CD-ROM, DVD, Zip and tape drives.
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Entertainment
equipment, including TVs, radios, stereo and game systems, game
controls, VCR and DVD players, and cameras.
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Small business
equipment, including phones, copiers, typewriters, fax machines
and calculators.
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Small household and countertop
appliances will also be accepted, as well as aluminum, copper,
brass and stainless steel items.
Electronic equipment is not to be left at the site and is not
collected outside of the hours of the collection.
Information on the electronics recycling program is available
through Habitat for Humanity of Logan County by contacting the
office at 217-732-6412 or by visiting
http://habitatlogan.org/.
Logan
County Democrats to meet on Saturday
The Logan County Democrats
will meet on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. at the Owl's Roost Coffee Bar,
427 Pulaski St. in Lincoln. All Logan County Democrats are welcome to
attend.
Lincoln Rotary Club annual
chicken dinner fundraiser will be Aug. 16
The Lincoln Rotary Club is
sponsoring a drive-thru chicken dinner on Thursday, Aug. 16. Meals can be
picked up from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the parking lot next to the Farm Bureau
building, at the corner of Pulaski and McLean streets. Tickets for the Nelson's grilled
half-chicken dinner can be purchased from any Rotarian or by calling
the Lincoln/Logan Chamber of Commerce office, 735-2385, where
tickets are also available. The cost of the tickets is $8.
All proceeds from the fundraiser go to
benefit community projects.
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.
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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.
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."
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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