Using a favorite fall activity as its
theme, Tailgating for Logan County will include a buffet meal,
silent auction, WLCN 96.3 personalities Jim and Jeff on live-remote
from 5 to 7 p.m., with the "Prize Girls" and additional giveaways.
Jack Dupp will play from 8 to 11 p.m.
There will also be a drawing for a $500 Lincoln IGA grocery
certificate. Raffle tickets for the drawing will be sold at the flea
market in Scully Park this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 23-25.
Raffle tickets are $1 each, or six for $5. The winner does not need
to be present at the Oct. 12 drawing to win.
Tickets for the Tailgating for Logan County event are $10 per
person and available at all State Bank of Lincoln facilities,
Johnson's Hardware in Mount Pulaski, Atlanta National Bank in
Atlanta and Kroger's in Lincoln (starting Monday, Aug. 26). Tickets
may also be purchased from board members or at the United Way
office, 120 S. McLean, inside the Logan County Farm Bureau building.
Walgreens and United Way partner to provide school supplies
Walgreens and United Way of
Logan County are partnering to assist students as they begin the new school
year. Customers may purchase school supplies and place them in boxes
provided at the front counters of Walgreens, 603 Woodlawn Road, through the
end of August.
"We'll collect all the supplies
customers are willing to contribute," said Ron Ackerman, manager of
the Lincoln Walgreens.
The
local store is promoting the project inside the store and using
signage to remind customers to purchase school supplies for the
project up to Aug. 24.
But Ackerman said: "If supplies
continue to be added, we can leave the collection boxes out for a
few more days. The scheduled pickup is the last week of August, so
customers are welcome to come in and be part of making a difference
for the kids."
Marla Blair, administrative
director of United Way of Logan County, will collect the supplies
and distribute them to schools in Logan County to help teachers
provide necessary supplies for students.
Illinois 4-H Foundation honors Legacy of Leadership Scholars
Cameron Jodlowski among recipients
Six college-bound Illinois
4-H members were recognized as 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholars during the
annual 4-H Family Event on Aug. 10 at the Illinois State Fair. The winners
each received a $1,000 college scholarship.
Among those selected was Cameron
Jodlowski, a 10-year member of the Atlanta Town & Country 4-H in
Logan County. He will attend Iowa State University. The scholarship
sponsor was Farm Credit Services of Illinois, represented at the 4-H
Family Event by Rod Stoll.
Since its inception in 2003, 61 4-H members have been named a Legacy
of Leadership Scholar. The scholarship is merit-based and available
to 4-H members who are high school seniors or in their last year of
4-H membership. The statewide scholarship program is coordinated by
the Illinois 4-H Foundation and the University of Illinois Extension
state 4-H office.
The Illinois 4-H Foundation
welcomes individuals, corporations and organizations as partners in
providing additional funds for further scholarship recipients. The
executive director of the foundation is Angie Barnard.
Illinois 4-H is part of the University
of Illinois Extension program that is offered through the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Federal Extension Service and
the United States Department of Agriculture.
4-H Foundation inducts largest-ever Hall of Fame class ... Kathleen Buse
among inductees
The Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame recognized 65
new inductees during the 4-H Family Event on Aug. 10 at the Illinois State
Fair.
Kathleen Buse from Logan County is
included in the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Buse is
leader of the Wide-A-Wake 4-H club, kitchen manager for the
spaghetti meal sponsored by the 4-H Foundation, organizer of the
summer International Cooking Camp program and a longtime Logan
County 4-H volunteer who has put in countless hours of support
toward the local 4-H program.
The Hall of Fame is designed to
recognize exceptional 4-H alumni, 4-H volunteers and former 4-H
staff who have a track record of extraordinary career achievement or
exemplary service to 4-H.
"This is our ninth class of inductees since recognition began in
2004," said Angie Barnard, director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation.
"It’s also our largest class, and we commend them for their
commitment to the Illinois 4-H Youth Development Program.
"These longtime volunteers fully embody what 4-H strives to
instill in youth," Barnard continued. "They are caring, dedicated,
generous leaders. The Illinois 4-H Foundation is extremely proud to
be able to provide this honor to each and every one of them, and we
thank them for their service to this wonderful organization."
Each inductee received a commemorative Hall of Fame medallion and
will be added to the virtual 4-H Hall of Fame listing at
http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/hall_of_fame.
The Illinois 4-H Foundation established the statewide Hall of
Fame in 2004, and nominations are made by University of Illinois
Extension staff.
The Illinois 4-H Foundation raises private funds that are
invested in Illinois 4-H programs that provide meaningful, positive
development experiences for Illinois youth to develop leadership,
citizenship and life skills. To learn more, visit
http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/.
Safe Ride available for balloon fest weekend
There's a safer alternative
to driving for anyone who has too much to drink during the Lincoln Art &
Balloon Festival this weekend. Safe Ride will be available in Lincoln on
Friday and Saturday to those who need it. Safe Ride is a free ride home,
sponsored by the Healthy Communities Partnership.
"Safe Ride keeps the streets safer on
nights when children and families are more likely to be celebrating
away from home. Our hope is that the community will remember the
service is available and that bartenders will suggest it when
necessary," said Angela Stoltzenburg, manager of the Healthy
Communities Partnership.Safe
Ride will also be available on Labor Day weekend, the night before
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
To receive a free ride home within
the city limits on any of these nights, call the cab company, A
Green Cab of Lincoln, at 732-8294.
Healthy Communities Partnership is
a collaborative organization comprised of dozens of community
agencies. It is supported by the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare
Foundation. For more information, visit Healthy Communities
Partnership on Facebook.
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