|  Upcoming sports Hoop It Up 
			-- Here's a way to have fun and stay active. Anyone 15 years and 
			older can come out on Wednesday nights for pickup basketball games 
			at the Y Activity Center from now until Dec. 18. Registration 
			is open. Kids Bike Ride -- The YMCA is hosting a bike ride on 
			Saturday, Sept. 28, for kids ages 4 years through sixth grade.
			Parents of all participants ride for free! If you preregister 
			by Sept. 26, save $3 off your registration fee. Softball -- Swing into fall with softball Oct. 1-3. Kids ages 
			8-12 will learn the fundamentals of softball. New this fall, 
			softball is free! Deadline for registration is Sept. 24. 
			 Capture the Flag -- Sign your kids up and join the YMCA group 
			on Saturday, Oct. 12, for great outdoor fun at Kickapoo Park. 
			Kids in first through ninth grade can participate. Deadline for 
			registration is Oct. 3. Harvest Run -- Take to the streets and help a great cause. 
			Join the YMCA in the annual Harvest 5K run or 1-mile fun run/walk on
			Saturday, Oct. 26. Proceeds go toward the Harvest of Talents. 
			Sign up before Oct. 24, and save $3.  School-age programs Before- and after-school programs -- Looking for something 
			for your kids to do after school? The YMCA has the perfect option. 
			The Y offers an after-school program for kids in kindergarten 
			through sixth grade at all District 27 schools, Chester-East Lincoln 
			and Olympia South in Atlanta. Fourth- to sixth-grade children in 
			Lincoln are picked up in the Y van and taken to the Y Activity 
			Center for the preteen program. The Y also offers a before-school 
			program for District 27 schools and Chester-East Lincoln. 
			Registration for these programs is available throughout the school 
			year.  
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			 No school? No problem! -- The YMCA offers School's Out Fun 
			Days. The Y provides recreation and playground fun, hands-on 
			projects, guest speakers, arts and crafts, and much more. The 
			special days for October are Friday, Oct. 11, for District 27 
			schools; Monday, Oct. 14 (Columbus Day) for District 27, 
			Chester-East Lincoln and Olympia South; and Friday, Oct. 25, 
			for District 27 and Olympia South. The deadline to register is two 
			weeks prior to the scheduled day, and space is limited.  ___ For more information about any of these events and programs or to 
			register, stop by the YMCA office at 604 Broadway St. in 
			Lincoln between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, call 
			217-735-3915 or visit 
			www.lincolnymca.org. 
			[Text from file received from 
			Lincoln Area YMCA] 
			
			 
			
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