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The ribbon-cutting will take place on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the
corporate headquarters of the Community Action Partnership of
Central Illinois, 1800 Fifth St. in Lincoln.
Cake, coffee and
punch will be provided following the short ceremony.
Staff from LMPT will be on hand to discuss details of the program
and answer questions.
LMPT is a "demand response" transportation program that requires
passengers to call at least 24 hours in advance to schedule their
rides. At the time of the call, the dispatcher will schedule the
time, location and return trip if needed. The dispatcher also will
confirm any applicable fare for the ride.
The LMPT fare schedule is available at
www.capcil.org/transportation.htm, or
click
here. Seniors, age 60 and up, may use LMPT services for a
suggested donation.
LMPT operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To
schedule a ride, residents need to call 1-866-930-8212 toll-free at
least 24 hours before they need a ride and make arrangements with
the dispatcher.
All six LMPT vans are equipped with wheelchair lifts.
The program looks forward to providing safe, cost-effective and
efficient transportation to residents.
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois is a
not-for-profit agency serving the low-income and senior populations
of six counties in central Illinois. For more information, visit
www.capcil.org.
 Community
night Thursday at Melrose Park
The city of Lincoln and the
From the Group Up group will host a community night Thursday, Sept. 27, at
Melrose Park, at Adams and 13th streets in Lincoln.
The From the Ground Up group will
plant flower beds in the park in the afternoon, beginning at 3:30.
The tulips for these beds have been donated by Ward 1 Alderwomen
Melody Anderson and Stacy Bacon.
At 5:30, Lincoln D.A.R.E. will start
serving grilled hot dogs, chips and soda, all free of charge.
Everyone is invited to come out and
visit with Mayor Keith Snyder and Anderson during the evening.
In addition the Lincoln Fire
Department and Police Department will have a fire truck and squad
car for kids and adults to inspect firsthand. There are also plans
for the street department to bring out one of their big dump trucks.
Parents are invited to bring their
cameras for a shot of their children as future firefighters,
policemen or superintendent of Lincoln streets and alleys. Bring
lawn chairs and blankets and prepare to stay awhile, relaxing and
visiting with friends and neighbors.
NAG
annual breakfast Sunday in Elkhart
ELKHART -- The Needs and
Goals organization will host its annual fundraiser breakfast Sunday at
Hudson's Talk of the Town in Elkhart. Serving will begin at 8 a.m. and run
until noon. Donations will be accepted at the
door. Carryouts will be available.
This year NAG is raising money for
Christmas decorations for Main Street.
NAG is a not-for-profit
organization that supports the needs of Elkhart residents and
special projects within the community.
Date
change for development partnership's night golf outing in Atlanta
The Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership fall fundraiser, which had been scheduled for this
Friday at North Greens Golf Course in Atlanta, has been postponed to Sept.
28. The registration deadline has been moved to Sept. 25.
This is a night golf scramble with shotgun start at 7. The course
will be lit with glow sticks by tee boxes, fairway markers, flags
and holes. Hazards, such as water, will also be marked.
Prizes will be awarded for first- and second-place teams for
longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin.
The registration fee is $50 per person or $200 for a four-person
team. The fee includes the nine-hole green fee, golf cart, one glow
ball, one glow stick, one glow necklace per participant, two
wristbands per cart and happy hour snacks.
Extra glow items will be available for purchase on check-in, as
well as mulligans and alcoholic beverages.
Sponsorships are still available for hole sponsor, $100; putting
green sponsor, $200; and happy hour sponsor, $400.
Those interested can contact the Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership at 217-732-8739 or see the partnership's
website at
www.lincolnlogan.com for more details and a registration form.
The Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership is a nonprofit
charitable organization with the goals to develop new business,
retain current business and enhance the quality of life in Lincoln
and Logan County.
Community
Action board meeting notice
The next regularly
scheduled corporate board meeting of the Community Action Partnership is
scheduled for Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at Community Action's
corporate offices, 1800 Fifth St. in Lincoln.
For
transportation to the meeting, contact the resource specialist at
your county office:
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DeWitt County:
Anita Russell, 217-935-2455
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Logan County:
Cyndi Campbell, 217-732-2159
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Mason-Fulton County:
Anna Richardson, 309-543-6988
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Piatt
County:
Wendy Dotson, 217-762-2421
Tickets
on sale now for Kelly Miller Circus
The Kelly Miller Circus is
coming to Lincoln. The circus will roll into town on Oct. 6 to set up on the
front lawn of the Best Western Plus on Lincoln Parkway and historic Route
66.
Everyone is invited to come out and
watch the animals being unloaded and fed, as well as the elephants
raising the big top. Activities will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the
tent will be raised at 9 a.m. Throughout the day as setup continues,
guides will be furnished for school groups and anyone attending.
The day will be filled with
activities, all to raise funds for the preservation project for The
Mill on 66, spearheaded by the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan
County.
The Railsplitter Antique Auto Club
will once again host their annual cruise-in to support The Mill. The
car show will be at the corner of Fifth Street and Lincoln Parkway
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The traditional, "old style" circus
will present performances at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Circus tickets are now on sale at
several locations throughout Lincoln. Beck's Travel Plaza, all State
Bank of Lincoln branches, Kroger, the Information Station and the
Best Western Plus all are selling adult tickets at $10 each and
children's tickets at $6 each for the big event.
The circus promises to be more
exciting than ever with many new acts and entertainers to amaze and
amuse you. Come out and enjoy a day of fun-filled excitement.
Lincoln
Writer's Club will meet Oct. 9
Lincoln Writer's Club will
meet Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the Lincoln College dining
hall.
Suggested topics: story about autumn,
harvest time or Halloween.
All are welcome.
For more info, call 732-2723.
'Woofstock'
-- Humane Society fundraiser
Bring your furry friends and join Anytime Fitness and the Humane Society of
Logan County at Kickapoo Creek Park on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for "Woofstock."
This is a furry friends and fitness fair fundraiser to benefit the Humane
Society. Walk and shop with your pets and purchase items to help support the
organization. At the event there will be hound and human health vendors, face
painting, games for kids, a balloon artist, hot dogs, chips and
drinks.
There will also be contests and an auction. Auction items include
a recliner from Jake's Furnishings, power tools from R.P. Lumber, a
freezer from McEntire's Direct Maytag and many more. A raffle will
also take place, and you do not have to be present to win.
For more information or to get involved, call Anytime Fitness at
217-732-1155.
Dog
wash Saturday
The Humane Society of Logan County will have its last dog wash of the season
on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Graue Inc., 1905 N.
Kickapoo. The event will be inside. Go behind the building to the Detail Shop.
Donations are accepted for the wash. Nail clipping is available for
$7.
LCU
athletics to host golf scramble
The Lincoln Christian University Athletic Department will host its second
annual Athletic Department Golf Scramble on Oct. 5 at the Lincoln Elks Golf
Club. The shotgun start will be at 10 a.m. Each participant's donation to the
LCU Athletic Department will include
18 holes of golf with cart, meal, prizes and an update on the status
of the athletic programs at LCU.
The cost is $75 per person and
$300 per team.
The deadline for registration is Sept. 28. Participants can
register and pay online or mail the registration form and check to:
Lincoln Christian University
Attn: Mac Ingmire
100 Campus View Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656
For more information, contact Mac Ingmire at 217-732- 3168, ext.
2224, or at
mingmire@lincolnchristian.edu.
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Lincoln Christian Church presents 20th Musical Offering for World
Hunger
This year's Musical Offering for
World Hunger will be on Oct. 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the Lincoln
Christian Church sanctuary. 2012 marks the 20th year for the Musical Offering for World Hunger.
Linda Storm and Tim Searby developed the idea for a "musical
offering" in the early years of Harvest of Talents at Lincoln
Christian Church for musicians to have a way to share their talents
in helping to feed hungry people around the world.
Throughout the
years the musical offering has included music from the masters to
Broadway, and this year is no exception. The concert will include
organ, piano, vocal solos and duets, choir, handbells and the H.O.T.
vocal ensemble.
A freewill offering will be taken, and all proceeds will be given
to Harvest of Talents to feed hungry and hurting people all over the
world.
Participants this year are Linda Storm, Tim Searby, Gail King,
Kay Dobson, Laurin Hill, Dinelle Frankland, Darrin Akin, Paula
Landess, Deb Parker, LaVerne Tesh, Paula Knopp, Donnie Parker, Bev
Kurka, Jennifer Ramsey, Barry King, Bob Kurka, Cheryl Baker, Rich
Knopp, Mike Vernon, Lorna Searby, Randy Storm, Brenda Maddox, Julie
King, Brandon Davis, Lincoln Christian Church Sanctuary Choir, John
Stein, Zach Ramsey, Lincoln Christian Church Bell Choir and Jeremy
Goeckner.
Immediately following the concert, the ministry team for Harvest
of Talents for World Hunger will host a punch and homemade cookie
reception in celebration of the 20th anniversary. Everyone attending
the concert is invited to attend the reception, offering them an
opportunity to express their appreciation to the musicians.
Harvest of Talents is celebrating 29 years of ministry, and the
musicians involved in the musical offering are delighted to share
their talents in support of this vital ministry.
'Lunch and Learn' Sept. 25 at Oasis Senior Center
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 for grandparents and other relatives raising children. It will be at
noon Sept. 25 at the Oasis Senior Center, 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln.
Barbara Greenwood, of VRI -- with the
motto "Be safe. Live well." -- will present "Minimizing the Risk of
Falls in the Home by Implementing Simple Changes."
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 individuals 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 about this program,
contact the Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland at 217-787-9234 or
800-252-2918.
Together
for Lincoln seeking volunteers
As Together for Lincoln nears its Sept. 29 community service project day, it
has plenty of projects to complete. In order to complete the projects,
organizers are in need of several hundred more volunteers. These volunteers
are needed for a variety of tasks, which range from visiting people in the
nursing home to constructing wheelchair ramps. Of the 107 projects already
submitted, about a third involve installation of windows for weatherization
projects. "This is the first year we have taken on weatherization projects,
and we have been amazed by the response," said Norm Newhouse,
Together for Lincoln president. "We need volunteers for all
projects, but especially for carpentry projects such as window
installation."
Newhouse went on to say that TFL would help to
equip anyone with basic carpentry skills in order to prepare them to
install windows.
"We are in dire need of expert carpenters, but we also really
need those with basic to intermediate carpentry skills as well," he
said.
While Together for Lincoln is no longer accepting applications
for home improvement, volunteers are still being accepted. One of
the volunteer coordinators, Caroline Higgins, requests that
volunteers sign up as soon as possible, as the pairing of projects
and workers will begin within the next week.
"Volunteer numbers are behind normal so far," says Higgins. "It
will take several hundred more volunteers to complete all of the
projects."
Those wishing to volunteer for any project area may do so by
signing up at
http://togetherforlincoln.com/
GetInvolved.aspx, or they may pick up a paper application from
the State Bank of Lincoln Wal-Mart location, Oasis Senior Center or
through partner churches.
Together for Lincoln is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
In its four previous annual community service days, over 3,200
volunteers representing at least 15 area churches have worked
together to complete more than 400 service projects.
Community
Action utility assistance program begins
The Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announced that Tuesday
was the beginning of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP.
Community Action administers the program, providing a one-time benefit
toward utilities to eligible households in DeWitt, Logan, Mason, Menard and
Piatt counties. To qualify during the priority period of Sept. 4-28,
individuals must have incomes of no more than 150 percent of the
federal poverty level. Seniors or disabled residents can apply.
Beginning Oct. 1-31, accepted applications will be expanded to
include households that have families with children under 5 and
disconnected households.
All other households that meet the 150 percent federal poverty
guidelines will be eligible for the program beginning Nov. 1 and
will continue to May 31, 2013, or until all funds are depleted.
The amount of utility payment is determined by the household
income, size, fuel type and geographic location in the state. Source
of gas does not have to be natural gas or electricity in order to
receive assistance. Payments are made directly to vendors on behalf
of the households.
Interested participants can contact
their local Community Action Agency Partnership of Central Illinois
office to schedule an appointment:
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Logan County:
217-732-2159, ext. 226
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Menard County:
217-632-3878
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Mason County:
309-543-6988
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DeWitt County:
217-935-2455
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Piatt County: 217-762-2421
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois Agency serves
low-income, disabled and elderly households in six central Illinois
counties. For more information, visit
www.capcil.org.
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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