2019 Area Fall Festivals

2019 Area Fall Festivals LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 18, 2019 Page 3 L ifelong resident of the Atlanta community Georgia Green was chosen to marshal in Atlanta’s Fall Festival Parade. Georgia and her family’s interests and skills have benefited the community and extended beyond, including to our cherished veterans. Georgia’s family has been in the Atlanta Community since the 1870’s and their impact can still be seen today. Her great- grandparents immigrated from Germany. They arrived in Peoria, IL and began a search of the area for clay soil. They discovered the clay soil that would make bricks and support the twigs of grapevines they brought with them for a winery. They chose Atlanta, IL, on the banks of Kickapoo Creek. Many of the bricks in the buildings of Atlanta are from her great-grandparents Kiln. They were avid supporters of the Atlanta Fair, showed livestock and competed in the baking and jam competitions. Georgia parents were Joseph and Lucille Pech. She was born in St. Clara’s Hospital in Lincoln and then attended both Atlanta and McLean Schools. After graduating from high school she entered nurses training at St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. Following graduation, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for 18 months before returning to St. Joseph Hospital as a head nurse on a medical floor. During this period of time, Harold Green returned from four years tour in the United States Marine Corp. He and Georgia dated eight months before they married in 1964. The Greens have three children - Wesley (Martha) Green, Atlanta; Shawn (Tammy) Green, Chatham; and Rebecca (Scott) Hembrough, Sherman; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The Green family has been active in the community with Cub Scouts, Atlanta Town & Country 4-H (club leader 45 years); and school sports. ] Georgia served on the Atlanta Rescue Squad as it was being established under the direction of Mike Brown. She was the Training Officer for 10 years teaching CPR and CPR Instructor Trainer classes. Georgia Green chosen Grand Marshal for Atlanta Fall Festival Georgia Green Continued n Atlanta, IL The City of