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October 2014  

Monday, Oct. 6 thru Thursday Oct. 9

Halloween Costume exchange/donations accepted
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See October Library Notes
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN:  During regular library hours

Thursday, Oct. 9

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Grief support group
HOSTED BY: Memorial Home Services Hospice
WHO: Those who have experienced a loss.
DETAILS: Our grief support group offers a private setting for individuals to share, discuss feelings, receive support and offer comfort to others who have shared a similar experience. Attendance is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 5-6:30 pm

Friday, Oct. 10 & Saturday, Oct. 11

Halloween Costume Exchange
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See October Library Notes
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHEN: Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 11

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

2014 Moving Forward Walk/Run
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation and Memorial SportsCare
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See article
WHERE: Madigan Park, Lincoln
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Household hazardous waste collection
HOSTED BY: Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Illinois EPA
WHO: Open to public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds, South entrance on Short 11th Street
WHEN: 8 am-3 p.m.

Electronics recycling collection
HOSTED BY: Habitat for Humanity of Logan County
WHO: Public
DETAILS:
WHERE: Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Glass recycling collection
HOSTED BY: Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Lincoln Woman's Club and Verallia Saint-Gobain Containers
WHO: Open to public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Logan County Fairgrounds, main entrance
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Logan County Democrats meet
HOSTED BY: Logan County Democrats
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Meeting will include distribution of signs and campaign materials
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 12

Carroll Carnival
HOSTED BY: Carroll Catholic School
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Gondola's, chili, games for kids of all ages, inflatable's, and more
WHERE: Carroll Catholic School
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Downtown Loft Tours
HOSTED BY: Young Professionals Network
WHO: Public/Fee charged
DETAILS: See article
WHERE: By the Bean Coffee Shop, 113 S. Kickapoo, Lincoln
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct 13

Lincoln Low Vission Support Group
HOSTED BY: Low Vision Support Group
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Lincoln Christian Church
WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE: Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Writer's club monthly meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Writers Club
WHO: members & public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Meyer-Evans Student Center at Lincoln College
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS: Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Railsplitter Coin Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Railsplitter Coin Club
WHO: Open to everyone
DETAILS: Monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of each month
WHERE: Friendship Manor, meeting room
Entry to the meeting room is through the side door of the visitor parking lot.
WHEN: 7-9 pm

Thursday, Oct. 16

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Caregivers Together
HOSTED BY: The Christian Village
WHO: Caregivers and their families
DETAILS: Recognizing the need caregivers have for support in the challenges they face, the Christian Village offers a caregiver support group, open to all caregivers.
WHERE: Christian Village Senior Apartments, 1500 Seventh St.
WHEN: 1:30-3 pm

Friday, Oct. 17 & Saturday Oct. 18

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity  Kid's lights-on matinee Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 17

Diabetes support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: People with diabetes and their support system
DETAILS: Diabetes support group meets monthly on the third Friday. Free educational session. Participants have the opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified diabetes educator.
WHERE: Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 11 am-noon

Saturday, Oct. 18

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

Logan County Arts & Crafts Guild Field Trip
HOSTED BY: Logan County Arts & Crafts
WHO: Members and guests
DETAILS: Field trip to Funk's Grove for Sugar Creek event.  Will carpool
WHERE: meet at 792 Prairie Street, Lincoln
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.

Fall Fitness Festival at the Lincoln Park District.
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Park District
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Lincoln Park District Recreational Center
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

15th Annual Germanfest
HOSTED BY: St. John's United Church of Christ & Oasis Senior Center
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See article
WHERE: St. John's UCC
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 20

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Free blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE: Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS: Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Victim Impact Panel
HOSTED BY: Healthy Communities Partnership
WHO: Anyone
DETAILS: The Victim Impact Panel is a program for offenders of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The panels are a nonconfrontational presentation given by victims of DUI crashes who speak about the impact the DUI crash has had on their lives. The panel presents an often unheard perspective to DUI offenders. Judges often include the requirement to attend a VIP as part of a sentence, in the hopes that offenders will benefit from learning firsthand about the trauma, physical pain, emotional suffering and devastation, financial loss, anger and frustration that DUI victims and family members commonly experience. See more at  http://www.madd.org/. Cost is $10 cash or money order required, with 100 percent of the profits supporting the Safe Ride program.
WHERE: Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road
WHEN: 5:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 23

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Friday, Oct 24 & Saturday, Oct. 25

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity  Kid's lights-on matinee Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24

Palms Grill Dinner Program
HOSTED BY: Atlanta Public Library & Palms Grill
WHO: Public/reservations required
DETAILS: Friday night dinner with special guests speakers.  See Close-up
WHERE: Palms Grill, Atlanta
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program

Saturday, Oct. 25

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 7 am-noon

LARC Saturday morning run
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Area Running Club
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Membership to LARC is not required.  If you want to come run with a group, please join us!
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Christian Church, Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
WHO: Public
WHERE: Lincoln Christian Church Fellowship Center, 204 N. McLean

If only these walls could talk
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See Close up
WHERE: Lincoln Public Library
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Sunday, October 26

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 27

Ready Readers
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 5 thru 7
DETAILS: Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

Blood pressure screenings
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: Public
DETAILS: Free blood pressure screenings are available every Tuesday.
WHERE: Wombacher Room at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: 9 am-noon

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Public meeting regarding outdoortrails
HOSTED BY: Healthy Communities Partnership & Logan County Regional Planning Commission
WHO: Public
DETAILS: See Close up
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

Little Listeners Lapsit
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children 6 mos. thru 2 years with their caregivers
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Book Buddies Story Time
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 3 and 4 (also age 5 if not in kindergarten)
DETAILS: Please choose the Tuesday OR Wednesday session
Registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Rotary Club
WHO: Rotary members
DETAILS: Weekly meeting
WHERE: Lincoln American Legion, 1740 Fifth St.
WHEN: Noon

Breastfeeding support group
HOSTED BY: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
WHO: New mothers
DETAILS: Breastfeeding support group meets weekly. Participants weigh their babies and have an opportunity to share stories and ask questions of a certified lactation consultant. Bring your lunch.
WHERE: Steinfort B at ALMH, 200 Stahlhut Drive
WHEN: Noon-1:30 pm

Lincoln Farmer's Market
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Farmer's Market
WHO: Public
WHERE: Scully Park
WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30

Library Youth Art/Craft classes
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Public Library
WHO: Children ages 8 thru 12
DETAILS: Weekly registration is required for adequate planning
WHERE: Library Annex
WHEN: 10 a.m.

Trick or Treat at Symphony
HOSTED BY: Symphony of Lincoln & Lincoln Park District
WHO: All area youngsters
DETAILS: See Publicity
WHERE: Symphony of Lincoln, 2202 N. Kicakpoo
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Halloween FunFest
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Park District & Symphony of Lincolm
WHO: All area youngsters
DETAILS: See Publicity
WHERE: Lincoln Park District
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31

Chicago Street Asylum Haunted House
HOSTED BY: Lincoln Jaycees
WHO: Public
DETAILS:  See publicity
WHERE: 325 S. Chicago St., Lincoln
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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