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 This past Saturday was the annual harvest of
Talents Cookie Walk at the Lincoln Christian Church. This sale is
first-come, first-served and shoppers are there and waiting when the
doors open. After only a few minutes the long line of cookies laid
out for shoppers to select a variety for a specific cost per pound,
were nearly half gone. The cookies and other sweet treats are all
donated to the cookie walk with the proceeds for the sale going to
the Harvest of Talents for World Hunger fundraising efforts for
2023.
Leaving the downtown area of Lincoln, the next stop on a hungry
shoppers list was the annual bake sale to benefit the Humane Society
of Logan County. The event was hosted at the Lincoln Masonic Lodge
on North Kickapoo Street. For those who were wise enough to
order ahead, cookies were prepackaged with a wide variety in each
box. Those shoppers were guaranteed to get their cookie fix.
But hope was not lost for those who attended on a walk-in basis.
There were still a lot of cookies left, but also some other great
food items. Shoppers had the option to choose cakes, pies, breads,
browning and fudge. There were gift baskets prepared that could be
purchased for a quick gift opportunity. And, of course, one would
expect that at a bake sale for the humane society there would be at
least a small selection of pet treats, toys and accessories. The
HSLC did not disappoint.
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To make the last stop, one only
had to double back and drive back down North Kickapoo Street a
short distance to Graue Chevrolet.
The popular Chevrolet dealership in
Lincoln was the site of the annual Rotary Citrus Sale pick-up. Those
going for citrus, had the luxury of going at any time during
Saturday or Sunday this weekend, because the fruit was all
pre-ordered.
Vehicles followed the signs for the citrus sale, driving around to
the back side of the dealership, where Rotary volunteers awaited to
grab what the customer had ordered.
The citrus sale is an annual fundraiser for the Rotary. Next year,
the club is celebrating 100 years. There is a big celebration coming
up in March 2023. Each container of fruit carried out to vehicles
contained a “Save the Date” invitation for March 24th, with a
promise of an amazing dinner and live entertainment by the Lincoln
Community Theater. This is bound to be a memorable event, so keep
your eye open for more details as the date approaches.
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