Children between the ages of 8 and 12
are invited to spend June 18 through 22 at Eagle Crest Camp in rural
Washburn. The camp offers acres of nature and tons of indoor and
outdoor activities, including swimming and sporting activities.
The Salvation Army director, Tony Shuff, and other volunteers will have a special
registration day today (Saturday) at the Kid's Club Room of
Centennial Courts. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Parents of interested children are encouraged to stop by, talk
about the camp, ask questions and learn more about what the four-day
event will include.
For those who cannot make it to the Saturday event, registration
is open until May 30 and may be done at Salvation Army's Keest
Center, 307 N. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln.
Students
of the Month at ZLS
Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln has selected
April Students of the Month.
Isabelle Thompson, a seventh-grader,
is an April Student of the Month at Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.
Isabelle has been an honor roll student, and her ZLS activities have
included choir, volleyball, spelling bee and Bible bowl.
She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Her church and community activities have included youth group,
Vacation Bible School, Camp CILCA, youth conference, soccer, piano
and organ.
Isabelle enjoys interior and clothing design.
Her parents are the Rev. Mark and Chris Thompson of Lincoln.
Cylie Rekart, an eighth-grader, is an April Student of the Month
at Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.
Cylie has been an honor roll student, and her ZLS activities have
included volleyball, cheerleading, choir, band and choir chimes.
She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Her church and community activities have included Girl Scouts and
volleyball camp.
Cylie enjoys volleyball and swimming. Her career goals are to be
a criminalist or veterinarian.
Her parents are Dennis and Teresa Rekart of Lincoln.
Mount
Pulaski May Senior-of-the-Month
MOUNT PULASKI -- Grace
Tierney has been named May Senior-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski High School.
Grace is the daughter of Bob and Kelley Tierney of Cornland.
Grace is a member of Drama Club
and is president of Spanish Club. She has served on prom court, and
has been a consistent high honor roll student. She was named as one
of the "Top Ten Students" in the 2012 graduating class at Mount
Pulaski High School.
Grace is a cooperative work-training student
who works at Farmers Bank and at Fusion Productions Photography as
an assistant photographer. She plans to attend Lincoln Land
Community College.
The Senior-of-the-Month program is sponsored by Johnson's Food
Center and Mount Pulaski Pharmacy.
Mount Pulaski
junk drop-off dates
MOUNT PULASKI -- Mount Pulaski residents can drop off junk at the
Mount Pulaski Township Shed, 404 S. Spring St., on June 16 and 17.
Click here for details
(PDF).
New
scholarship named for Memorial employee
SPRINGFIELD
-- Leonia Cole, a surgical technologist at Memorial Medical Center
for more than 55 years, was recognized on May 3 for her
contributions to the careers of residents, other surgical
technologists and nurses with the establishment of the Leonia Cole
Surgical Technologist Scholarship Fund.
The fund, which will be administered by the Memorial Medical
Center Foundation, will award a grant of $2,500 to a qualified
candidate pursuing an associate degree in surgical technology at
Lincoln Land Community College.
Cole began her career at Memorial on Jan. 26, 1954, as a nursing
assistant. After 15 years, she was promoted to surgical technologist
following completion of Memorial's first on-the-job training program
for surgical technology.
"Leonia's dedication and commitment to helping others learn is
exemplary," said Dave Joerger, administrator for Memorial's surgery
department.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must complete an
educational grant application and the Leonia Cole Surgical
Technologist Scholarship application, which are available by
visiting
MemorialCareers.com and clicking on the link to the
Educational Assistance page. The application and all supporting
documentation must be turned in by June 1. For more information,
call 217-757-2125 or email
TalentPlanning@mhsil.com.
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