Hartem
FFA consignment auction
The second annual Hartsburg-Emden
FFA consignment auction will be on Saturday, March 17, at the Orvil Township machine shed in
Hartsburg.
Proceeds from the auction go toward sending FFA members to the
Washington Leadership Conference.
11th
annual Oasis Auction
The 11th annual Oasis
Auction fundraiser will be on Sunday, March 25. Dan White of White Auction
Service helps the Oasis make the event bigger and better each year. The
auction is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the "White House" auction center,
501 S. Kickapoo St. Prior to the sale, all items will be available to
preview on Friday, March 23, from 9:30 a.m. till 2 p.m.
The business community of Logan
County is extremely generous in donating items for the auction. This
year's event will feature some gift certificates, craft items and
numerous other donations from the caring community of Logan County.
Each year, Logan County neighbors spend the months of February
and early March cleaning basements, attics and garages to donate
gently used items to this event. Once again the call goes out. If
you have gently used items, please contact the senior center at
732-6132.
A luncheon consisting of pulled pork sandwiches and homemade pies
will be served starting at 11 a.m. and continuing through the sale.
HSLC
offers spay-neuter transport
The Humane Society of Logan County's next transport to the Animal
Protective League of Springfield for spaying and neutering will be
on Monday, March 19. Call 217-737-4042 now to make arrangements for
your dog or cat to be spayed or neutered in March.
For all dogs
except pit bulls and pit bull mixes, the fee per dog is $55. Pits
are $25. Male cats are $35 to neuter, female cats are $45 to spay,
and feral cats are $25. All animals must have proof of a rabies
shot, or one must be given at the time of spaying or neutering.
Other services are available at a reduced cost.
Zonta
scholarship
This year, the Zonta Club of Lincoln is able to offer
scholarships for young women; among them is the Zonta Club of
Lincoln's Women's Career Scholarship.
The scholarship being offered is open to any Logan County woman.
The school to be attended need not be an Illinois institution;
however, it must be accredited or recognized as an approved program
in the field of study. Top candidates will be selected based on
merit, activities, leadership, honors, awards and need. Awards are
offered on a one-academic-year basis and applicants can reapply year
after year. Students having less than one academic year remaining
until graduation are not eligible for consideration.
Deadline for this scholarship application is March 19.
Scholarship applications are available at local high schools,
colleges and university guidance offices.
More information is available in a Jan. 25 LDN
article.
For further information or to obtain an application, contact
Christel Huff, chairman, Zonta Club of Lincoln Scholarship
Committee, 211 Latham St., Lincoln, IL 62656; phone 217-732-3305
(home) or 217-737-4470 (cell); or email
christel_huff_211@comcast.net. Applications can be
emailed to applicants.
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.
Crime Stoppers accepting scholarship applications
The Lincoln-Logan Crime
Stoppers board is currently accepting applications for the organization's
2012 scholarship awards.
The scholarships are available
to Logan County residents who are either high school seniors or
current college students pursuing a degree in the law enforcement
field.Applications are available at Logan County high schools,
Logan County Regional Office of Education, Lincoln College and
Heartland College, or call 217-732-5704 to obtain an application.
The submission deadline for scholarship applications will be
March 31.
Completed applications should be submitted to:
Karen Petty
Lincoln-Logan Crime Stoppers
311 10th St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
January Student of the Month at Zion
Lexie Groves, eighth-grader at Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln,
has been selected as the Zion Lutheran January Student of the Month.
Lexie’s ZLS activities include Bible Bowl, Math Bowl, Scholastic
Bowl, Geography Bee, student council (president), school plays,
band, choir, choir chimes, basketball, golf and bowling.
Lexie is a member of the Lincoln Church of God. Her church and
community activities include People to People in Washington, D.C.,
BLAST Youth Group, puppet programs, singing specials, Dynamite
Basketball and LCT plays.
Lexie most enjoys singing, playing basketball and spending time
with friends.
Her parents are Perry and Carie Groves of Lincoln.
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