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Stop by to enjoy a free light lunch
and interact with local staff to learn more about CYFS, their
programs and how you can get involved. There's even a chance to win
a prize when you get your passport stamped at each information
booth. For more information,
call 217-732-3771.
The Center for Youth and Family
Solutions is a not-for-profit social service agency providing
strength-based, family-centered social services to youth and
families in need throughout central Illinois. These services include
foster care services, child abuse prevention, crisis response for
runaways and their families, adoption services, intervention and
education with at-risk youth, counseling services for individuals
and families, mental health crisis response, and community advocacy
programs. CYFS hosts 11 offices across the state of Illinois,
annually partners with over 20,000 individuals and collaborates on
over 7,000 cases in 37 counties.
 Relay
For Life master of ceremonies and honorary chairs announced
Relay For Life has announced that Steve Sauer will be this year's
master of ceremonies. Mr. Sauer, recently retired from teaching at
LCHS, will help keep all aware of the activities and events from 6
p.m. Friday, June 14, until the closing ceremony at 6 a.m. Saturday,
June 15, with balloons released. His is a familiar voice as he has
announced basketball games at LCHS for many years and also announces
the couples at the grand march for the LCHS prom every spring.
One of the honorary chairs for 2013 is Bill Post, who has been
instrumental in getting luminaria distributed and labeled. During
the ceremony, he has been the voice honoring all of the over 1,000
names read each year. Also, survivor Robin Ingram along with her
caregivers Duane, Holly and John Meteer are honorary chairs for this
"Heroes" year.
In other activities related to the Relay For Life, Monday, June
3, will be Bank Night, starting at 5:30 at Illini Bank.
On Friday, June 7, beginning at 6:30 at the Lincoln Center on the
Lincoln College campus, participants will "Paint the Town Purple"
with purple ribbons.
On Wednesday, June 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., the public is
encouraged to eat at Culver's for Relay For Life. Ten percent of all
sales at Culver's that day will go to fight cancer in Logan County.
More information is posted on the Relay For Life website at
www.relayforlife.org/loganil.
For more information, contact Tonita Reifsteck, 855-1645, or
Nicole Lee, 828-1100.
Library
receives $5,000 'Fix-It Lincoln' grant
The Lincoln Public Library
District has received a $5,000 grant from the office of Secretary of State
and State Librarian Jesse White. "Fix-It Lincoln" is a grant that will add
and update maintenance and repair books in the library's collection.
Funding for this grant project was
awarded from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to
the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions
of the Library Services & Technology Act.
Writing club to meet June 11
Lincoln
Writer's Club will meet Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of
the Lincoln College student center.
Suggested topics: a three-minute
fiction piece, 600 words or less; fall chores; or describe the first
time you began to appreciate the world around you.
All are welcome.
For more information, call
732-2723.
American
Legion 17th District Auxiliary hosts Illini Girls State tea
FORREST -- The American
Legion 17th District Auxiliary hosted their annual tea for Illini Girls
State candidates on May 19 at the J.A. Fowell Post 174 in Forrest.
Beth Rieger, 17th District Illini
Girls State chair, welcomed the Girls State candidates, parents and
guests. She introduced two from the Illini Girls State board: Sara
Wycoff, dean of education, and Carolee Smith, assistant director.
They spoke to the girls on what Girls State is about and what to
expect when attending.
Illini Girls State is a simulation
patterned after the state of Illinois; it follows Illinois
governmental procedure as closely as possible. It is a practical
application of Americanism and good citizenship that attempts to
teach and inculcate in our youth a love of America and a sense of
individual obligation to community, state and nation. It is a
powerful, intense learning experience. Girls State this year will be
held June 16-22 on the Eastern Illinois University campus,
Charleston. Girls who have just finished their junior year in high
school come from all over the state of Illinois for this program.
They are sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary units.
Attending the afternoon tea were Jacquiline
Martincic, sponsored by Logan Unit 263, Lincoln; Rachel Schoener and Brooke
Tuftie, sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary 456, Flanagan; Jacqueline Walters
and Ashlyn Gramm, sponsored by Carl S. Martin Auxiliary Unit 635, Normal; Kacey
Short and Heidi Maier, sponsored by J.A. Fowell Unit 174, Forrest; Katelyn
Feldkamp and Kadie King, sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary of Skinner Trost
Unit 122 of Cullom; Cassidy Brucker, sponsored by Martin H. Sunthken Unit 244,
Sibley; and Paige Schwarz and Karli Eastin, sponsored by Wagner-Dao's Auxiliary
Unit 641, Roberts.
Relay
For Life of Logan Co. approaches $1M goal
This is the 16th year of Relay For Life in Logan County, and 2013 will be a
million-dollar milestone for the county as well. This year's participants
will honor heroes past, present and future while on the Lincoln College
campus track from 6 p.m. June 14 until 6 a.m. June 15. Cancer has created
many heroes that participants will be remembering -- past survivors, present
survivors and, until we find that cure, future survivors. Caregivers and
those who give funds are also heroes.
By supporting Relay For Life of Logan County, volunteers are helping
to save more lives faster -- another group of heroes. All Logan
County residents are invited to join this year's Relay For Life in
fighting for every birthday threatened by cancer.
It is not too
late to join a team or start your own team: call Carolyn Motley,
732-8032. Co-chairs Amy Weidhuner, Tabatha Weidhuner and Nicole Lee
invite anyone to join one of the 28 teams and help bring a cure to
reality.
Currently the teams are Faith, Hope & Love, Walking Wonders,
Jigglers, Walking for Robin, Railers Fighting Back, Purpose Driven
People, St. Peter Lutheran, Brooklyn's Big Top, Northwest Wildcat
Walkers, Lincoln Jaycees, Dellow Sisters, Dana's Team, St. John UCC
Remembers, Friends Walking for a Cure, Lose for Others, Team
Baptist, Bosom Buddies, Love*Live*Give, Team Walgreen, Angels All
Around, Cadences Cancer Fighters, CEFCU, Ethel's Angels, Family
Medical Center of Lincoln, Northern Lites, The Boomerangs and The
Purple Dynamites.
Luminaria will again line the track at Lincoln College in honor
of or in memory of the heroes being remembered. Team members have
luminaria order forms, and Bill Post, 732-7564, will have the forms
available before and during the event.
Invitations to the Survivor Dinner and details of the Relay For
Life will be mailed to all survivors in early June.
New survivors are encouraged to register with Tonita Reifsteck,
732-9796 or 217-855-1645, so a survivor shirt and pin can be secured
for them. Any survivor whose information or address has changed in
the past year should also contact her.
Historic
homes: Lincoln/Postville, Sears Roebuck and the Marbold Farmstead
The Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society presented two programs
Monday evening, one concerning research into historic homes in Lincoln and
the other about the long history of the Marbold Farmstead in Greenview. Diane Osborn is currently researching a book about architecturally
significant homes in Lincoln that also have had historic and social
impacts on the community. She began this project last October and
had hoped to complete it by the end of this year. However, she has
found so much material in just the original Postville area of
Lincoln that she said "the book will get done when it gets done."
Her research has started in Postville and will spread into the other
areas of Lincoln, just as the city originally expanded. She noted
that Postville ceased to exist as an independent town on Feb. 16,
1865.
Osborn is following on-street research with visits to City Hall,
Lincoln Public Library, the Logan County Highway Department, and
interviews with contractors and builders to find the historic homes.
"I have spent so much time in some neighborhoods, it is
surprising the police have not stopped me," she said.
Some of the fascinating homes she has found so far are cabins
that were moved to Lincoln to serve as homes, and she also found old
Lincoln schools that were converted to homes.
Osborn has been surprised by the large number of Sears houses in
Lincoln. In many cases, the currently owners have no idea of the
unique history of their houses, all of which were offered in the
Sears Roebuck catalog in the early 20th century.
One man even moved a remnant of the Illiopolis ammunition factory
to Lincoln for his home.
Osborn has chosen the title "Neighborhoods, Lincoln, IL" for her
book. It will be jointly published by the Lincoln Woman's Club and
the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society. She is asking
Lincoln residents to contact her if they feel their home qualifies
as historically significant and should be included in the book. Her
email address is
diane.osborn@comcast.net. She may also be contacted by phone as
217-605-0011.
The second program Monday evening was presented by Barbara Van
Dyke-Brown from Greenview. She was assisted by Charlotte Wohler.
They are representatives of the Historic Marbold Farmstead
Association, whose mission is to preserve and restore the Marbold
house that sits along Illinois Route 29 on the south side of
Greenview. Anyone traveling through Greenview can see the very large
and imposing house sitting along the highway, on the east side of
the road.
The Marbold home was built in 1850 by John H. Marbold, whose
family immigrated to the United States from Germany in the early
19th century. A member of the Marbold family lived in the house
until 1929, when the banking crisis of the Great Depression forced
the sale of the residence.
The Historic Marbold Farmstead Association started in 2004 with
the intent to preserve and restore the house and create a living
history farm. The association was able to buy the house and 10 acres
in 2011 and has come close to paying off the mortgage. The group has
raised funds through grants and a series of events on the Marbold
grounds. The house is currently listed on the 2012 register of the
"Ten Most Endangered Historic Places" in Illinois.
The Historic Marbold Farmstead Association has second Sunday
events each month throughout the summer to raise money for their
endeavors. They are also sponsoring an antique show at the site on
June 22.
For more information on this summer's fundraising or to take a
tour of the house and site, call 217-968-5805. The association
website is
www.historic-marbold-farmstead.org, which contains a wealth of
information on the house and efforts to preserve and restore it.
The Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society meets the
third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at their office at 114 N.
Chicago St. The phone number is 217-732-3200.
[By
CURT FOX]
Anne Sydney named Nurse of the Year at ALMH
With more than three decades of caring for the sick and injured at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Anne Sydney was named the 2013 Nurse of the Year.
Sydney, of Lincoln, began her career at ALMH in July 1977 and has
always worked in the emergency department.
She holds an R.N. from Decatur Memorial Hospital and a bachelor's
degree in nursing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
She also holds a variety of certifications: Emergency Communication
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced
Cardiovascular Life Support, and Trauma Nurse Specialist.
"I love taking care of people. Making them feel better and maybe
even helping them heal really brings me joy," Sydney said.
Sydney was chosen for the honor by her peers who voted on six
candidates for the Nurse of the Year honor, including Nathan Buss,
Amy Lawrence, Roger McCoy, Steffanie Richardson and Chelsey Seitz.
Jeanne Dennis, director of nursing, presented the award to Sydney
at a recent tea to celebrate National Nurses Week.
"Anne exemplifies the criteria of the Nurse of the Year. She is a
team player, she has a positive attitude in the workplace, and she
is a very talented part of our nursing team. We are grateful to Anne
and nurses like her who provide exceptional care and unwavering
commitment to our patients," said Dennis.
Her nominators praised Anne for her genuine concern for patients
and co-workers.
"She is always there to help. Her great attitude makes the ER a
fun place to work," said her nominators.
ALMH is a 25-bed community hospital serving the people of Logan
and eastern Mason counties. For more information, visit
www.almh.org.
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Main
Street invites everyone to the 'Cruise into Main Street 5K & Health Expo'
The Main Street Lincoln organization is inviting everyone to make their way
downtown to the courthouse square for a day of good, healthy fun on
Saturday, June 8. The event is dubbed as the "Cruise into Main Street 5K and
Health Expo," and there will be a lot of interesting and fun activities
going on the entire day. So whether you choose to participate in the 5K or
not, it may still be worth your time to come check it out. According to Main Street board member and 5K committee chair Tracy
Welch, the day will begin with the 5K, but there will also be other
activities, such as vendors for a community health fair, and hours
and hours of live entertainment on the square.
Welch said some may
think the event got its name from the downtown car cruise-ins, but
in fact this event is about an entirely different kind of cruise.
And there will be two big giveaways: a week at the Biggest Loser
Resort in Chicago and an ocean cruise.
Anyone age 18 and older who registers to participate in the 5K
will be eligible to win the cruise, listed as a $500 value.
Anyone age 14 and older in attendance at the event will be
eligible to win a week's stay at the resort. Welch said the week at
the resort is a buy-one, get-one-free promotion for a new resort in
Chicago. For those who are fans of the television show "Biggest
Loser," you will know that there is a Biggest Loser Resort on the
West Coast. The company that owns it is expanding to Chicago, and
the week's stay is a $2,500 value, or 50 percent off the cost of a
stay for two.
When asked how the committee managed to get the resort stay, he
said, "You'll be surprised what can happen when you send an email."
Welch said he and his wife, Annette, are big fans of "The Biggest
Loser" television show. On the show, the contestants participate at
the Biggest Loser Resort in California. Welch said he'd learned that
another resort was going to open in Chicago, so he sent an email and
asked them to donate to the Lincoln event. They responded that they
were not able to give away a free trip, but they would give a
buy-one, get-one-free.
In addition to the prizes and the run, there will also be vendors
on hand to discuss their products and your health. Welch said he is
still trying to work out the details right now on who will be there,
but he is optimistic that there will be several when the big day
arrives.
The downtown portion of the city will be blocked off for the
daylong party that will take place during and after the race. Welch
said the Railsplitter Auto Club has been invited to come for a
special cruise-in, and there will be live music the entire day.
Among those on the stage will be Erin Eskra Vargo and Mike Vargo.
Some will remember Erin as part of a sister duo who have performed
at events in Lincoln in the past. Welch said both sisters were not
available, but Erin said she would come with husband Mike, who is
also a professional musician. The Vargos now live in Nashville and
are developing their careers in the music profession.
Julia Kay Rhodes is another powerful songstress who will grace
the downtown stage. From the Chicago area, Rhodes has been on
several nationally televised shows, such as "Nashville Spotlight,"
"Seven on Ridge" with Michael Essany, "Today's Talent Network" and
"American Kids Nationals."
Others who are scheduled to entertain are musicians Joe Borbely
and Greg Gemberling, and of course in Lincoln, you can't have a
party without a little bluegrass. The Blue Grass Pickers who
entertained at last year's Railsplitter Festival will be on hand to
offer some of their best stylings.
In addition to all this, there will be a special guest in
attendance. Joe Briseno will address the audience. Briseno is a 5K
runner who recently found himself in Boston during that very tragic
event.
Main Street is also encouraging local retailers to have special
sales that day and to set up sidewalk sales to draw attendees toward
their stores.
Welch also said that of all the things visitors will find on the
downtown square, food vendors are the one thing they won't find.
For the runners there will be food at the Oasis Senior Center,
but he hopes that everyone who attends will take the time to visit
the local restaurants on the downtown square. There are several
eateries on the square and just off the square, including Guzzardo's,
Hallie's, Mama's Arcade, Sorrento's and Vintage Fare.
Welch also explained that for the serious runners, the committee
has made arrangements for "chips" for their shoes. These chips
accurately measure the time of the run. Welch said this is important
because serious runners are always working to improve their time,
and this record helps them see their progress.
The committee is also offering some special incentives for school
groups to participate. With the help of wife Annette, Welch said
they have sent out special registration forms to the area schools.
Kids are encouraged to register for the 5K, and if they do so on the
special form for their school, the school will receive $5 for each
entry.
And finally, Welch said they are hoping for some serious public
participation at the end of the run. As a runner himself, Welch said
it is really encouraging to see a crowd of people cheering the
runners at the end of the race.
The organization also has plans for several future events, some
of them familiar from the past, some new and some restructured.
The Art of Wine this year at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
is going to be revamped and will be the Art of Wine and Brew. Welch
said they will have more details on that later, as well as on a new
event in October that is right now being called "Lincoln in Lincoln
-- 1858." Trick or Treat with the Mayor is scheduled for Oct. 26
this year.
And there is going to be an annual Christmas parade. Welch said
that Main Street director Bill Hoagland is hoping to breathe a
little new life into the parade, and we should all look forward to
hearing more about that later. Also, there will still be Saturdays
with Santa in December.
5K route
The city has agreed to allow for North Kickapoo to be closed to
traffic when the runners get there. Welch said he would love to see
both sides of the street from Lincoln Avenue to Broadway lined with
spectators cheering on their favorite runners, or all the runners in
general.
The race will begin near the intersection of Kickapoo and Pulaski
streets and head south on Kickapoo. At Frorer Avenue runners will
turn left. At Bryant Avenue they will turn right and take the curve
onto Comet. From Comet they will proceed to Home Avenue and take a
left. Shortly afterward will be their first checkpoint.
Runners will then proceed northward on Home to Wyatt and take
another right turn onto Wyatt. They will pass the Odd Fellows home,
where the Y and Christian Child Care are located, and run onto South
Ladue, where they will turn left. They will take South Ladue all the
way to Pekin Street and turn left onto Pekin. They will then proceed
onto North Elliott Street, where they will find their second
checkpoint. They will then take North Elliott northward to Tremont
Street, where they will turn left. They will stay on Tremont to
South Sherman and then make another right turn.
When they reach Lincoln Avenue, they will turn left again and
proceed to North Kickapoo Street. They will turn left on Kickapoo
and proceed southward toward the downtown square. The third
checkpoint will be at the southwest corner of Latham Park. From
there everyone will run or walk the home stretch to the finish line,
just beyond the Kickapoo and Broadway intersection.
This is the first year that the Main Street organization has done
a 5K, and Welch said their only real goal here is to raise the
traffic level in the downtown area. The purpose of the Main Street
organization is to bring shoppers to the city's historic downtown
area, to help keep the downtown a living and vital part of the
community.
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Main Street now has a separate website for its Lincoln events.
You can access the website to read more about the 5K, as well as
other events as they progress. You can visit that website at
http://www.mainstreetlincolnevents.com/.
[By NILA SMITH]
Community
Action board meeting notice
The next corporate board meeting of the Community Action Partnership is
scheduled for Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. at the 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
Hartsburg-Emden High School Alumni Banquet will be June 8
HARTSBURG-EMDEN -- The 86th annual Hartsburg-Emden High School Alumni
Banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in
Lincoln. Invitations to the banquet will be sent out the first week of May.
Anyone who did not receive an invitation but would like to attend
the banquet may send a request via email to Ron Spencer at
coach_spencer@hotmail.com,
or you may reach him on his cellphone at 309-838-0360.
Anniversary classes being honored this year are 1933, 1938, 1943,
1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998,
2003, 2008 and the senior Class of 2013.
The winner of the "Wall of Fame" award will be selected and
announced at the banquet. This year's award will be represented in
the category of "Athletics/Sports."
Please mail nomination letters to Ron Spencer, 8923 Blooming
Grove Road, Bloomington, IL 61705.
Due to the rising costs of the banquet, the alumni association
will accept donations to help out with the cost of the event and to
continue funding the Alumni Scholarship. Donations are payable to
the Hartem Alumni Association and may be sent to Greg Phillips, 208
Market St., Emden, IL 62635.
Officers of the alumni association for 2013 are Chris Boerma,
president; Ron Spencer, vice president; Loretta Hellman, secretary;
Greg Phillips, treasurer; and Kay Mullins and Verna Lessen,
corresponding secretaries.
Route
66 will anchor weekend of activities in Logan County
Route 66 will be the centerpiece for a diverse series of activities taking
place in Logan County on the weekend of June 7-9, Friday-Sunday.
Events will range from garage sales, auto racing and an electric
car show to art exhibits and the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame
Banquet.
Festivities will begin with the annual Route 66 Garage Sale,
which will take place from 7 a.m. until dusk Friday, Saturday and
Sunday in Lincoln.
This year, vendors can rent indoor or outdoor space at the VFW,
915 Fifth St., or flea market space at The Mill, 738 S. Washington
St. For reservations at the VFW, or general information about the
garage sales, call Andrea Dykman at 217-735-0294. The Logan County
Tourism Bureau at 217-732-8687 is taking reservations for spaces at
The Mill.
For the first time, Logan County Outreach, a community betterment
organization, and Lincoln Printers will host the Route 66 Garage
Sale.
Private garage sales will also take place throughout the
community. Those planners are urged to use traditional news and
social media outlets to advertise their sales.
On Friday night, race fans can watch the POWRi competition at
Lincoln Speedway on the Logan County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 3
p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
The Mill 2nd Saturday Flea Market on June 8 is the premiere event
for a series of flea markets there on the second Saturday of each
month through October. The flea market will run from 10 a.m. until 5
p.m.
The Lincoln Art Institute gallery at 112 S. McLean St. in
downtown Lincoln will be open on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Main Street Lincoln will sponsor a PLUS 5K run and health fair in
downtown Lincoln on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, an Electric Vehicle Cruise-In will take place
from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. along the original Mother Road in historic
downtown Atlanta. The free public cruise-in is sponsored by the
Atlanta Betterment Fund.
After it was commissioned in 1926, Route 66 was responsible for a
huge increase in automobile traffic that led to the need for
businesses to serve the traveling public. Among these new businesses
were service stations.
Now, Route 66 is poised to help create the next big
transportation infrastructure -- charging stations for electric
vehicles. Atlanta is interested in helping other Route 66
communities discover how to better serve the traveling public that
will be searching for an electric plug-in instead of a gas pump.
The June 8 Electric Vehicle Cruise-in, Illinois' first, will
display some cool EV cars and offer a chance to learn more about how
the Mother Road is working to give birth to a new travel
infrastructure.
All electric and hybrid cars are invited to participate in the
cruise-in. The event will also feature vintage music, great food, a
50-50 drawing and hourly drawings.
Atlanta offers two Level 2 Eaton charging stations, available by
advance reservation at no fee. There are also 16 Level 1 charging
stations available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information about the cruise-in, or to make reservations
to use the Level 2 charger, contact Bill Thomas of the Atlanta
Betterment Fund at 217-648-5077 or
wthomas@teleologic.net.
Atlanta will also exhibit the results of its first Rt. 66
Reinterpreted Art Project from May 1 through Aug. 13.
Modeled on Chicago's "Cows on Parade" exhibit, the Rt. 66
Reinterpreted Art Project presented artists the opportunity to
create their own take on one of the 20th century's most iconic and
recognizable symbols, the U.S. Route 66 highway shield.
Artists were provided a blank 2-by-2-foot wooden cutout of the
Route 66 highway shield, painted white, which then became their
personal canvas. Each shield was required to incorporate the text
"U.S. 66," but otherwise the design was left to each artist's
imagination.
The Atlanta Betterment Fund, sponsor of the project, selected 10
shields as finalists. Visitors can vote on their favorites, and
those with the most votes will be named winners of the contest. At
the conclusion of the project, the five winning shields, along with
the names of the artists who created them, will be displayed on a
permanent basis in the Atlanta Rt. 66 Park. For more information,
contact Bill Thomas at the telephone number or email address above.
The annual Route 66 Association of Illinois Motor Tour will pass
through Logan County on Saturday, June 8. Many of the participants
will stay overnight Saturday before continuing the tour on Sunday.
The Route 66 Association Hall of Fame Banquet will take place
Saturday evening at Lincoln College. Advance reservations are
required for the banquet. For more information about either the
banquet or the motor tour, visit the Route 66 Association of
Illinois at il66assoc.org.
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