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Friday, May 22, 2020
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Friday, May 22 Class of 2020 Mount Pulaski High School Class of 2020 Graduation video - Link Claire Coogan - Class President speech Isabella Wade - Valedictorian speech Elaine Aylesworth - Salutatorian speech Mount Pulaski High School Class of 2020 Honors, Awards and future plans With Photos Lincoln Aldermen consider how to reopen from coronavirus City parks playgrounds now open Many improvements on the way at LCHS Summer projects will improve viewer quality at LCHS sports programs - slideshow Heartland Phi Beta Lambda members place in state competition Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Wins National Award for Environmental Sustainability COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: Today may be a bit warmer and with no rain. A great day to take a field trip to one of our many parks. Take your disinfectant wipes, pack a picnic lunch and get out and play! COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT May 21, 2020 Logan County Dashboard 845 tested - 835 negative - 10 positive - nine recovered - zero fatalities University of Illinois Extension Webinars Learn safe, effective ways to open up Illinois restaurants Webinars offered by the Illinois Restaurant Association and University of Illinois Extension, in conjunction with U of I College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Thursday, May 21, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 2,268 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Illinois GOP Ask Pritzker for Transparency Regarding State and Local Funding IDES Processes More Than 1.2 Million Claims in Last Eleven Weeks State Extended Benefits Now Available in Addition to PEUC as a Result of Unemployment Rate Thursday, May 21 Governor Pritzker Announces Updates to Phase 3 of Restore Illinois Plan in Consultation with Health Experts Bars and Restaurants Can Open for Outdoor Seating, All State Parks to Open Personal care services and all retail stores may open with safety precautions in place Lincoln City Council Thursday, May 21, 2020 Special Voting session agenda - Pdf Topic: Union Street Sewer Project Contract Chinese students share learning abroad in Lincoln during a global pandemic A letter to Lincoln Daily News from Armstrong Zheng Class of 2020 LCHS seniors walk across the stage - video presentation to come later LCHS seniors walk across the stage for graduation video - slideshow Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447 to host two observances on Memorial Day COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: When we FINALLY get to go shopping again, a lot of us will feel like dancing in the streets! But before we do....maybe we should learn how! Here's a quick 10 minute lesson that anyone can learn Old School 1 - 10 Minute Dance Class - YouTube video Extension Master Gardeners Offer Free Gardening Helpline State of Illinois Announces Illinois Connected Communities Grants to Assist Communities with Expanding Broadband access and use Grants Will Help Communities Build Capacity for Remote Learning, Work from Home and Other Essential Elements of Digital Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT May 20, 2020 Logan County Dashboard 804 tested - 794 negative - 10 positive - nine recovered - zero fatalities STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Public Health Officials Announce 2,388 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Governor Pritzker Announces Updates to Phase 3 of Restore Illinois Plan in Consultation with Health Experts Bars and Restaurants Can Open for Outdoor Seating, All State Parks to Open Personal care services and all retail stores may open with safety precautions in place Illinois Chamber of Commerce Introduce Responsible Reopening and Rehiring Legislation with Sponsor Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady Pritzker Administration Announces 1.8 Million SNAP Recipients Will Be Able to Buy Food Online Access will be provided automatically to all existing Link card holders beginning June 2 Wednesday, May 20 Class of 2020 Hilltoppers Class of 2020 get parade and drive-thru diplomas Students gather in the high school parking lot - slideshow Awaiting the start of the parade -slideshow And away they go! - slideshow Students receive their diplomas from the back of their cars - slideshow Graduate Lists Mount Pulaski Grade School Eighth Grade Graduates With photos & achievements Mount Pulaski Eighth Grade Promotion Tribute video - Link Trees available for fall planting in Mount Pulaski Request form attached COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: MAYBE we can get outside today. Jumping rope is fun, it is good exercise, and kids and grownups can participate together. Try these fun jump rope games - Link Try these old fashioned jumping rope rhymes - Link Drive-Up Labs for Routine Lab Work Now Available at Six Springfield Clinic Locations COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT May 19, 2020 Logan County Dashboard 663 tested - 653 negative - 10 positive - eight recovered - zero fatalities STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 1,545 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Illinois health facilities required to allow support persons for person with disabilities Tuesday, May 19 Lincoln Park District cancels Fourth of July activities Aquatic Center will not open this season There is still time to participate in the 2020 Census Go online today! Chester-East Lincoln School District 61 Tuesday, May 19,2020 Board of Education meeting agenda - Pdf Heartland Community College Virtual meeting - see agenda for details Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Regular Board Meeting agenda - Pdf Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Finance Committee meeting agenda - Pdf COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Lincoln College Offering Free Lunch to First Responders Special “Thank You” Lunch May 20 Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: Craft day! Make a birdhouse from popsicle sticks - YouTube video Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Announces $31.5 Million in Grant Opportunities to Support the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program Lincoln/Logan County included in eligibility map Consider Illinois Conservation Easement Options COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT Lincoln Park District cancels Fourth of July activities Aquatic Center will not open this season STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Monday, May 18, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 2,294 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Pritzker Announces the Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative: A Locally-Driven Approach to Massively Scale Up Contact Tracing Partners in Health Providing Playbook After Implementing the “Massachusetts Model”	Monday, May 18 Lincoln City Council Monday, May 18, 2020 Meeting Agenda - Pdf Meeting closed to all but essential members Will air on Comcast channel 5 and live on the city website Class of 2020 POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN - RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEKEND Graduates to be individually honored by sign on Logan County Courthouse lawn Lincoln Community High School honors Class of 2020 with a parade Cars at the fairground - crowds downtown - slideshow The parade arrives in downtown Lincoln - slideshow And the parade goes on - slideshow And the parade goes on and on... - slideshow And the parade goes on and on and on... - slideshow And the parade goes on and on and on...AND ON - slideshow Parade concludes with lights & sirens for our seniors - slideshow Shoppers enjoy first day of the ALMH Market ALMH Market opens for the 2020 season - slideshow COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: Another cool and damp day ahead. Today stay inside and try something a little more challenging. Take two smaller jigsaw puzzles (500 pieces or less) and pour all the pieces into a bowl. Mix them up, dump them out and put together two puzzles at once! Rainy days are great for slow cooking. Prepare this home made Beef Stew and enjoy the cooking aroma all day long! Crock Pot Beef Stew - Link Easterseals Central Illinois Celebrates Heroes via Virtual Event Join the Easterseals Virtual Hero Walk - a celebration of Easterseals children and families COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT Logan County COVID-19 daily update - Pdf NO WEEKEND REPORT STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Saturday, May 16, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 2,088 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Sunday, May 17, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 1,734 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Saturday, May 16 Lincoln Mayor Seth Goodman Letter to Lincoln business owners - Pdf Local Financial Representative honored by COUNTRY Financial Kaylee Wilham named May Senior of the Month at Mount Pulaski High School Slim Randles' Home Country This is definitely the year Get Maximum Yield from Minimal Garden Space by Melinda Myers Sacrifices then, sacrifices now Memories from the Greatest Generation can inspire us today By Dr. Mark DePue COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes online magazine COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT Lincoln Mayor Seth Goodman Letter to Lincoln business owners - Pdf Friday, May 15, 2020 Logan County COVID-19 daily update - Pdf Illinois GOP Delegation Urge Congress to Prevent Governors from Withholding Federally Appropriated Funding from Municipalities STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Public Health Officials Announce 2,432 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease LaHood Opposes Democrats’ Effort to Put Politics Over COVID-19 Relief Number of Initial Claims Plateauing While Thousands of Applicants Access PUA Portal More Than 50,000 PUA Claims Filed in First Three Days of Launch Friday, May 15 Class of 2020 LCHS Class of 2020 Graduate Parade scheduled for Saturday in Lincoln MPHS Seniors graduate and await Sunday parade celebration Illinois Central College Grads Receive “Celebration Boxes” for Virtual Commencement Virtual Commencement this Saturday afternoon Graduate Lists Hartsburg-Emden Eighth Grade Graduates Olympia FFA Alumni and Supporters Name College Scholarship Winners Humane Society of Logan County elects new officers COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Local diva, Cori Clark, celebrates 15th Birthday in Kona-Ice style Celebrating our COVID-19 Hometown Heroes - online magazine Something to do while staying at home: On Saturday LCHS seniors will participate in a vehicle parade around Lincoln. On Sunday a similar parade will take place in Mount Pulaski for those high school grads. YOU can make a big difference in how they remember their graduation year. Today - grab some cardboard and markers and make a sign to congratulate them On Saturday and Sunday head out to the respective parade routes and cheer them on as they drive by! Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Announces R3 Program Grant Opportunity Release Date Virtual Community Briefing to be hosted today by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT Thursday, May 14, 2020 Logan County COVID-19 daily update - Pdf $150,000 in Grants Awarded from the COVID-19 Response Fund Several local organizations receive funding STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Thursday, May 14, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 3,239 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Pritzker launches "Get Hired" website to connect workers impacted by COVID-19 with employment and career resources Administration also announces partnership with Coursera to launch in June, offering online workforce development courses for Illinois job-seekers Thursday, May 14 Logan County Arts stays "together apart" through social media Resets 2020 schedule to resume in 2021 American Legion Post 263 WILL host Memorial Day Services on May 25th Ham and Bean lunch canceled Heartland Community College event boosts student entrepreneurs COMMUNITY: WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Christian Village family parade brings cheers and tears of joy Residents and vehicles line up for the parade - slideshow A parade of happy faces begin the trip down Seventh Street - slideshow Smiles and waves for everyone at the Christian Village Parade - slideshow Something to do while staying at home: Let's have a "Throw Back Thursday" that is good for our sense of humor and our soul. Who remembers humorist Erma Bombeck (1927-1996)? (If you don't know her, now is a good time to get acquainted.) We found this website with some of her best quotes. Enjoy! 47 Erma Bombeck Quotes About Life, Marriage and God - LINK Snuggle up with your toddler and enjoy Goodnight with Dolly - new bedtimes stories each Thursday night read aloud by Dolly Parton (scroll down on the page for past readings) Extension webinars offered May 15 to May 22 IBHE to use $1.3M to improve early childhood education COVID-19 RELATED NEWS NEW TODAY LOCAL IMPACT Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Logan County COVID-19 daily update - Pdf One new case for a total of 10 in Logan County USDA Farm Service Agency: Take Steps Now to Prepare for Coronavirus Assistance USDA preparing for new CFAP program for local farms STATE & FEDERAL NEWS Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 1,677 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Announces All State Veteran’s Home Residents and Employees Have Received COVID-19 Testing Department has tested nearly 2,000 veterans and caretakers LaHood and Wenstrup Applaud IRS Guidance to Provide Flexibility for Individuals with FSAs and DCFSAs HHS Awards $586,159 to Support Telehealth Providers in Illinois During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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