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There will be a new member orientation
on Monday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. at the Logan County Department of
Public Health for anyone interested in additional information or in
joining the Logan County Medical Reserve Corps. The Logan County
MRC functions as a way to locally organize and use volunteers who
want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond
to emergencies and promote healthy living throughout the year. The
volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health
resources.
If you are interested in joining the MRC, contact Shana Altman at
the Logan County Department of Public Health at 217-735-2317 or
saltman@lcdph.org to
register.
 Mount
Pulaski High School 'Make a Difference Day' Saturday
MOUNT PULASKI -- On
Saturday the student council of Mount Pulaski High School Student Council
will participate in a community service project called "Make a Difference
Day." Members will rake leaves and do light yardwork free of charge.
The elderly or those who have
difficulty doing yardwork are encouraged to contact the high school
at 217-792-3209 to be put on a list. You will receive a call back to
set up the work time.
San Jose UMC turkey supper and bazaar Nov.
7
SAN JOSE -- The San Jose United Methodist
Women, with the help of the men of the church and members of the community,
are presenting their annual turkey supper and bazaar on the first Wednesday
of November. Serving is from 4 till 7 p.m. Nov. 7.
The roast turkey supper features
mashed potatoes and gravy, the "famous" dressing, corn and green
beans, salad, desserts, and drinks, besides generous pieces cut from
freshly roasted turkey.
Guests may dine in the beautiful
Fellowship Hall or carry out.
Bazaar booths open at 3:30 p.m. and
include a Candy Shop with a large variety of homemade candy and
sweets; Country Store, which will have homemade pies, cinnamon
rolls, breads, jelly and other goodies; and a craft booth with
unique Heirloom cards, Christmas cards and musical ornaments. There
will also be a table of "nearly new" Christmas decorations and other
novelties.
Tickets will be sold in advance by
members of the church or at the door for the same price. Ticket
prices for dine-in are $9 for adults and $4 for children. Carryout
prices are $9.50 and $4.
The San Jose United Methodist
Church is located at 601 S. First St. in San Jose, six blocks south
of U.S. 136, at the corner of Linden and First. San Jose is about 15
miles directly south of Pekin on Towerline Road; or from Route 29 to
U.S 136, then east two miles to San Jose; or about 10 miles west of
Interstate 155 on U.S. 136.
For tickets or more information,
call the church at 309-247-3232 or Jim Eeten at 309-247-3485.
Community
club to host home-based business and craft sale Saturday
There are several home-based businesses in the
community, and potential buyers will have an opportunity to shop their
products at leisure on Saturday. The Chester-East Lincoln Community
Club will host a home-based business and craft sale at the CEL
school Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shoppers will be able to browse
through booths of well-known products such as Jamberry Nails, Mary
Kay Cosmetics, Pampered Chef, PartyLite, Scentsy Fragrances,
Tastefully Simple, Tupperware and more.
In addition there will be booths
set up for C&C Fudge, County Home Treasures, KMS Crafts, Origami
Owl, Sweetteddybears Crafts, Cloth Penguin and many more.
During the day there will be number
of raffles where participants can win gifts from the various
vendors.
Everyone is encouraged to drop by
the CEL school and do a little early Christmas shopping.
Lincoln
Low Vision Support Group meets Nov. 12
The Lincoln Low Vision Support Group will host
a meeting Monday, Nov. 12, at the Lincoln Christian Church from 1 to 2 p.m.
The church is located at 204 N. McLean
in Lincoln. Those attending should enter through the north door,
under the canopy.
The Mary Bryant Home for the Blind
will bring their store to the meeting and will have products for
sale, making it a good time to do a little Christmas shopping.
In Logan County, transportation to
the meeting is available by contacting Logan Mason Public
Transportation at 732-2159 or toll-free at 866-930-8212. (LMPT
rate schedule)
If you have any questions, contact
Sandy at 732-6528.
Zonta hosting 48th annual turkey dinner Nov. 4
The Zonta Club of Lincoln will host its 48th
annual turkey dinner on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lincoln
Community High School, 1000 Primm Road.
This annual fundraiser has
become a tradition for many people in the Lincoln area. A classic
turkey dinner will be served with turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes,
gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce or applesauce, roll, dessert and
drink.
Tickets prices are $11 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
For more information or tickets, call 217-732-4758. Tickets are also
available from members.
Profits are used for scholarships and service projects.
Zonta, an international organization of business and professional
women, focuses on women's issues.
Safe
Ride available for Halloween
There's a safer alternative to driving for
anyone who has too much to drink while celebrating Halloween.
Safe Ride will be available in Lincoln
on Oct. 31 to those who need it. Safe Ride is a free ride
home, sponsored by the Healthy Communities Partnership.
"Safe Ride keeps the 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, suggest it when necessary," said Angela
Stoltzenburg, community partnerships manager.
Safe Ride will also be available
the night before Thanksgiving, on 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 dozens of community agencies. It is supported by the
Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation. For more information or for
updates, like Healthy Communities Partnership on Facebook or call
217-605-5008.
City
of Lincoln leaf pickup dates announced
The city of Lincoln will
provide leaf pickup services for residents again this year. Pickup days will
be by ward and will run beginning next week through Dec. 3. Only biodegradable bags of leaves will
be picked up. Bags must be at the curb by 7 a.m. each day.
Leaf pickup dates:
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Ward 1 -- Oct. 29, Nov. 9, Nov.
21
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Ward 2 -- Oct. 31, Nov. 13,
Nov. 26
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Ward 3 -- Nov. 2, Nov. 14, Nov.
28
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Ward 4 -- Nov. 5, Nov. 16, Nov.
30
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Ward 5
-- Nov. 7, Nov. 19, Dec. 3
For those who wish to bring their
leaves directly to the landscape waste facility, it is currently
open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. for all
landscape waste. This will continue until Nov. 21.
On Nov. 24 the facility will return
to regular hours: Wednesday and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-3:50 p.m.
Camp Promises offers safe
alternative to trick-or-treat Halloween night
This event for families will feature "indoor campsites" with games
and prizes or candy.
Kids are encouraged to come dressed as hikers
(please, no scary costumes). Parents must accompany children.
Camp Promise Seekers is a safe alternative for kids on Halloween.
It is designed to encourage participation from the church family and
to reach out to families in the community.
During the night, the family room of the church will be filled
with campsites, each decorated in its own unique way by host
campers.
There will be picnic baskets and coolers filled with treats.
Campers can go from campsite to campsite, playing a game, while
parents stand close by. It is also a great time for parents to
connect with one another, getting to know the families of the church
and the community.
Door prizes will be announced throughout the evening.
The event is open to all families in the community with children
up to fourth grade.
Lincoln
College honor society set to host Trivia Night fundraiser
Lincoln College's Iota Chi Chapter of the Phi
Theta Kappa Honor Society is hosting its semiannual Trivia Night contest and
fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Meyer-Evans Student Center. The event is open to the public.
The
cost to participate is $10 per person, with a maximum of eight
people per team. A $100 cash prize will be awarded to the winning
team. In addition to the trivia contest, the event will feature a
silent auction containing items such as a Lincoln College sports
basket. There will also be a 50-50 cash drawing.
Anyone interested in registering their team should contact
Assistant Professor Spring Hyde at
shyde@lincolncollege.edu
or 217-871-9639.
John Malone, WLNX-FM station manager and assistant professor of
broadcasting, will serve as master of ceremonies.
The Iota Chi Chapter will provide free popcorn. The college snack
bar will be open at 6 p.m. with items available for sale, including
burgers, fries, cheese sticks, beverages and other tasty treats.
Phi Theta Kappa is the premier national honor society for junior
colleges. Proceeds from this event will support the initiatives of
the Lincoln College chapter, including the purchase of recycling
bins for Creekside Environmental Center, the Special Olympics and
Books for Veterans.
Hannah Singleton, chapter president, is a sophomore from South
Pekin. She commented about the importance of the fundraiser: "Iota
Chi members have always been very generous with volunteering their
time to serve others. However; we have many projects that require
funding in addition to offering our time. We hope this Trivia Night
will help raise the funds needed to continue forward with our
planned contributions to Creekside, the Special Olympics and Books
for Veterans."
Middletown
Presbyterian Church offers fall harvest brunch
MIDDLETOWN -- The
Middletown Presbyterian Church will have its annual fall harvest brunch on
Sunday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It's an all-you-eat menu with bacon, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs,
fried potatoes, ham and beans and cornbread, sausage gravy and
biscuits, breakfast pizza, coffeecakes, desserts, cheese tray, and
drinks.
The brunch is $8 for adults, $4 for children 4-12 years old and
free for 3 and under.
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Christian
Village to host annual fall festival Nov. 10 The Christian Village in
Lincoln invites everyone to join them on Saturday, Nov. 10, for their annual
fall festival. It will be a day of fun and games,
food, and family activities and entertainment.
Among the list of activities are face
painting, pumpkin painting and a chance to have a fall family
portrait taken.
Live music will be presented from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a choice of chili or pork chop lunch will be
served from 11 to 2.
Other activities included in the
day are hayrack rides, a craft and bake sale, facility tours and
more.
(See
publicity.)
Lunch
and Learn program Nov. 6 at Oasis
The Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, in
cooperation with Senior Citizens of Logan County, has scheduled a Lunch and
Learn program for informal caregivers of older adults and grandparents and
other relatives raising children. It will be at the Oasis Senior Center, 501
Pulaski St. in Lincoln, on Nov. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. Jamie Freschi, regional long-term care ombudsman, will present
information regarding "Residents' Rights in Long-Term Care
Facilities."
Lunch will be provided, and preregistration is
required. There is no charge to attend.
This presentation is part of a series of Lunch and Learn
programs. The goal of the series is to provide practical information
that will help caregivers continue to provide quality care to others
while maintaining balance in their own lives.
Informal caregivers are those unpaid people such as family
members, friends and neighbors who provide assistance to someone who
is to some degree incapacitated and in need of help with tasks such
as grocery shopping, bill paying, cooking or personal care.
Grandparents or other relatives raising grandchildren are those who
have accepted primary responsibility for raising one or more
children through age 18.
To register or to learn more about this program, contact the Area
Agency on Aging for Lincolnland at 217-787-9234 or 800-252-2918.
Logan
Art Association invites you to join them at their 1st meeting Nov. 6
On Nov. 6, anyone who is interested is invited
to attend the organizational meeting of the Logan Art Association. The
meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Art Institute, 112 N. McLean St. in
Lincoln. The meeting is free to attend and open
to anyone 18 years of age and older who is interested in any kind of
art.
Organizers are hopeful that local artists will be interested
in becoming a part of this association, but also encourage anyone
who is interested in learning more about art to attend as well.
Areas of interest will be drawing, painting, sculpture,
photography and art history.
This is the first meeting, so the group doesn’t have an agenda
yet. Organizers are open to ideas and suggestions that might help
determine the direction the group will take.
"Please join us," says Georgie Borchardt. "We'd love to see/meet
you and have you begin this new adventure with us!"
Contact Borchardt at 309-244-5708.
Veterans
of Logan County, make your reservations for Nov. 4 celebration & dance
Over 1,100 invitations have been sent to the
veterans in Logan County for the 11th annual Veteran's Celebration and
Recognition Dance, sponsored by the St. John United Church of Christ Youth
Group. The event is planned for Nov. 4 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the American
Legion in Lincoln. Although invitations and a reply card
have been sent to the veterans the group has addresses for, it is
not too late for any veteran who did not receive an invitation to
call in a reservation request to Tonita Reifsteck, 732-9796; the
youth sponsors, Jonathan and Tami Pagel, 732-4500; or the church,
732-6957. Seating can then be arranged.
The evening will begin
with a light meal served from 5 to 6 p.m. and a tribute to the
various branches of service by the Don Smith Band, which will
provide dance music from 5 to 7:30.
The youth along with their sponsors, the Pagels, plan and host
fundraisers all year for this celebration to honor the veterans of
Logan County or any veteran who was deployed from Logan County.
The St. John Youth Group will also honor the veterans of their
church on Nov. 4 during the 10:30 a.m. worship service with a
"Litany Remembering All Those Who Serve" and will present each
veteran with a special gift.
Those veterans are Loren Birnbaum, Josh Bismark, Adam Bock, Bob
Borowiak, Charles Brainard, Erik Brickman, Kenneth Brickman, John
Cassens, Rod Christensen, Phillip Gehlbach, Gerald Gehrke, Dan Gosda,
Gerald Gosda, David Hansen, Homer Harris Jr., Jack Leich, Robert T.
Lenhardt, Eric Leslie, Don McCann, Scott Mara, Robert Meinershagen,
Anthony Morey, Richard Morgan, Wilbur Paulus, Arthur Rohrer, Ron
Sprague, Ray Turner, Donald Werkman, Eddie White, Lawrence Wilham
Jr., James Wilmert, Wilbur Wilmert and Mark Wilson.
Elkhart Historical Society presents 'Christmas According to
Hollywood'
ELKHART -- In early
November, the Elkhart Historical Society will present "Christmas According
to Hollywood." The presentation will explore favorite Christmas movies and
some little-known facts about them in an evening of relaxation, laughter and
a meal at the Wild Hare Café before the holiday rush begins.
The event will be on Nov. 9 at 5:30
p.m.Each Christmas we
immerse ourselves in sentimentality brought to us courtesy of
Hollywood. The modern history of Christmas has included many
sentimental, poignant and funny movies, from Jimmy Stewart in "It's
a Wonderful Life" to Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in "White
Christmas." We enjoy watching Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol" and
the eternally optimistic, yet cursed Clark Griswold from "National
Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Who can forget "A Christmas Story"
with Darren McGavin and the reminiscing about that first BB gun and
sometimes a "confession" to admiring or even owning the leg lamp
that gave McGavin's character so much delight.
The cost for the evening is $25 per
person.
For reservations, call
217-947-2238. Reservation forms may be downloaded from
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, or pick up a reservation form
at Horsefeathers in Elkhart.
Lincoln
Jaycees present 'Terror by the Tracks' Haunted House
The annual Lincoln Jaycees Haunted House is back again to present
"Terror by the Tracks." The decades-old tradition has more rooms and
bigger scares than ever before. The award-winning maze is also back.
It is known for being the longest and darkest maze around.
The haunted house is again located at 325 S. Chicago St. It is open
every Friday and Saturday in October, starting this weekend. It will
also be open Oct. 29, 30 and 31. Hours of operation are 7-11 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, and 7-10 p.m. Oct. 29-31. The admission price
is $7.
Kids’ matinees are every Saturday in October from 6 to 7 p.m.
Lights are on and ghosts will be friendly. Special admission is $3.
(See
publicity.)
For more information about the haunted house, visit
www.lincolnjaycees.com.
Local
student could win $5,000 in college money
Commanders of Veterans of
Foreign Wars posts across Illinois have announced the kickoff of this year's
VFW and Ladies Auxiliary "Patriot's Pen" essay competition.
Middle school students in grades six
to eight in this area have the opportunity to compete in the annual competition and win thousands of dollars.
Students are invited to write a 300-
to 400-word essay on a patriotic theme. The theme for 2012-2013,
which is the 18th year of the contest, is: "What I Would Tell
America's Founding Fathers."
Students begin by competing at the
local post level. Post winners advance to district, and district
winners participate in the state competition. The state winners
compete for $46,000 in awards, and first place wins $5,000.
Each year, around 126,000 students
participate nationwide.
Deadline for student entries is
Nov. 1. Interested students and teachers should contact their local
VFW post for more information.
For details, visit
http://www.vfw.org/Community/Patriot-s-Pen/.
Local
high school student could win trip to Washington, DC, and $30,000
scholarship
Commanders of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts across Illinois have
announced the kickoff of the 66th year of the VFW and Ladies
Auxiliary Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition. Local high
school students have the opportunity to compete for thousands of
dollars in scholarships and a trip to Washington, D.C.
The Voice of Democracy Scholarship contest is an annual
nationwide audio essay competition designed to give ninth- to
12th-grade high school students, ages 15-19, an opportunity to voice
their opinion on their responsibility to our country. Home-schooled
students are also invited to participate.
Students must write and record a three- to five-minute essay on
this theme for 2012-2013: "Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?" The
recording is to be on an audio cassette tape or audio CD. Students
competing enter their recording, typed essay and entry form at their
local VFW post. The deadline is Nov. 1.
Post winners advance to district judging, and then the
first-place district winners advance to the state competition in
Springfield. All state winners receive a four-day trip to
Washington, D.C.
A total of $152,000 is awarded to national finalists. First place
is a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American
university, college or vocational-technical school.
Annually the VFW provides more than $2.3 million in scholarships.
Around 50,000 students participate in the competition each year.
The Voice of Democracy contest was started by the National
Association of Broadcasters in the late 1940s, and the VFW became
involved in the late 1950s. The VFW took over primary sponsorship in
1961, when the broadcasters could no longer sponsor the program
nationally. Then in 1964, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary joined in
sponsorship of the program.
Because of the active program promotion and participation, the
national scholarship funds have steadily increased from four
national winners in 1962, with total scholarships of $3,750, to the
current level of 63 national scholarships totaling $152,000.
For more information about the Voice of Democracy competition,
contact the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in your area. If you are
unsure of the post in your area, contact Illinois VFW headquarters
in Springfield at 217-529-6688.
For more information, visit
http://www.vfw.org/
Community/Voice-of-Democracy/.
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