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February 2013
 Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 23 & 24
Trojan Basketball Tournament
SPONSOR:
AYBT
WHO:
Third- to eighth-grade boys and girls
DETAILS:
http://www.lincolnjhs.com/pages/Tournament.html
Saturday, Feb. 23
Health workshop
SPONSORS:
Healthy Communities Partnership, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital,
ALMH Auxiliary, Health Resources and Services Administration, and
Memorial Physician Services
WHO:
Public
DETAILS:
Join
us to learn more about how you can "Take Care of the Heart of Your
Family!" Sixty-six percent of Logan County residents are overweight
or obese. Being overweight increases the chance for many health
issues, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. You'll hear
from Christopher Rivera, M.D., from Memorial Physician Services
about cardiovascular disease, learn weight management tips from
nurse practitioner Kat Tucholke from Memorial Physician Services,
get tips for packing a healthy lunch for you and your family from
registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator Jennifer
DiPasquale from ALMH, and learn about how to create an active family
lifestyle from Todd Mourning, doctor of physical therapy from ALMH.
You'll also have an opportunity for a FREE body fat and blood
pressure screening. All participants will be entered to win an iPad,
and the first 125 participants will receive a free T-shirt.
Questions? Call 217-605-5008.
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN:
8:30-11:15 am
Cat and Dog First Aid
SPONSOR:
Red Cross Illinois
Capital Area Chapter
WHO:
Public
DETAILS:
The goals of the pet first aid presentation are to teach
participants how to be prepared for emergencies that involve a cat
or a dog and how to protect themselves and the animal from further
harm, injury or suffering during emergencies by teaching prompt,
effective first-aid actions and care. Fee. To
register, visit
www.redcross.org/take-a-class or call 1-800-REDCROSS.
Participants need to register at least four days prior to the course
date.
WHERE:
1045 Outer Park Drive, Springfield
WHEN:
8:30 am-noon
Convention and fashion show for Black History Month
SPONSOR:
Lincoln College Black Student Union
WHO:
Public
DETAILS:
Afternoon event celebrates black-owned businesses and vendors.
Fashion show in the evening.
WHERE:
Lincoln Center at Lincoln College
WHEN:
Convention 1-3:30 pm, fashion show 7-9 pm
Jazz concert
SPONSOR:
Lincoln College Jazz
Studies
WHO:
Open
to the public
DETAILS:
Joint
concert with the Lincoln College Jazz Ensemble and the Pekin High
School Jazz Band. Free.
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Lincoln College, Johnston Center for Performing Arts
WHEN:
7 pm
Monday, Feb. 25
Relay For Life meeting
SPONSOR:
Relay For Life of Logan County
WHO:
Anyone interested
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean
WHEN:
6:30 pm
Abraham Lincoln Statue Committee meeting
SPONSOR:
Abraham Lincoln Statue Committee
WHO:
Committee members and officials invited
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
114 N. Chicago St.
WHEN:
7 pm
Tuesday,
Feb. 26
Lincoln consolidated Republican primary
WHO:
Registered voters
DETAILS:
(See
notice.)
WHERE:
Lincoln Christian Church Youth Center, Delavan
and Hamilton streets
(One polling place for all city precincts for this consolidated
Republican primary)
WHEN:
6 am-7 pm
Chamber Lunch and Learn
SPONSOR:
Lincoln/Logan County
Chamber of Commerce
in conjunction with Renovate Communications
WHO:
Public, by reservation
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Lincoln Public Library, Pegram Room
WHEN:
11:30 am to 1 pm
Insurance meeting for county
employees
SPONSOR:
Logan County Board Insurance Committee
WHO:
County employees
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Logan County Courthouse
WHEN:
5 pm
Thursday, Feb. 28
Blood drive
SPONSOR:
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO:
Open
to the public
DETAILS:
Central Illinois
Community Blood Center blood drive.
For
more information or to sign up, call CICBC at 217-241-7550 or
1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253),
ext. 5158,
or sign up through
www.bloodcenterimpact.org, Walk-ins are welcome.
Bring
donor ID or a photo ID.
WHERE:
ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN:
11 am-4 pm
Desert Storm remembrance
SPONSOR:
Illinois
Department of Veterans' Affairs
WHO:
Public
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur
Blvd., Springfield.
WHEN:
11 am
Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
SPONSOR:
Mount Pulaski Rotary Club
WHO:
Approved, dues-paying members
DETAILS:
Weekly lunch
(More information)
WHERE:
Buff's
Restaurant on the Mount Pulaski square
WHEN:
Noon-1 pm
Art and craft class
SPONSOR:
Youth
Services Department of Lincoln Public Library
WHO:
Children 8-12 years old
DETAILS:
Thursdays through March 28.
Preregistration is required for accurate planning of materials. Call
732-5732 the Monday before each class.
WHERE:
Library Annex
WHEN:
3:30 pm
Community Action corporate
board meeting
SPONSOR:
Community Action Partnership of
Central Illinois
DETAILS:
(See
article.)
WHERE:
1800 Fifth St.
WHEN:
7 pm
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