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11:31 PM Friday, March 18, 2011

Rotary trying to help Lincoln Elementary

The Springfield Rotary Club is seeking public support in its efforts to win up to $5,000 that would be used to help students at Lincoln Elementary School through a program called “Reading and Rotary.”

Anyone can vote for Springfield’s “Reading and Rotary” video in the district “Help us Do More” Rotary video contest at http://www.facebook.com/HelpUsDoMoreVideoContest.

Facebook users should login or create an account, then “Like” the page, then vote.

The “Reading and Rotary” program will produce and provide DVDs of Rotarians reading 12 selected books of the month, which the students will take home and listen to while they and their parents follow along in the book.

The video chronicles the students’ involvement in researching, producing and editing the video, while learning about Rotary and the importance of reading.

If successful, the Rotary would spend the prize money to offset some of the expenses of the project, including video equipment, contracting with Project Jericho for videotaping, DVD duplication and packaging and purchasing the books and bookbags.

King contest winners announced

The Springfield Education Association hosted the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Essay Contest on Feb. 24 at Springfield High School.

Students from kindergarten to 12th grade participated. Winners were:

Essay contest

Grades 4-5 — Lindsey Brinegar, first place; King Hurd, second place; Michelle Nelson, third place; Kamyah Abdullah, honorable mention.

Grades 6-8 — Sydney Adams, first place; Sophie Smith, second place; Branden Parker, third place; Samantha Reynolds and Kendra Hansgen, honorable mention.

Art contest

Grades K-3 — Makayla Henry, first place; Amaiya May and Tiana Madric, second place; Vanessa Cupps, third place; Abbigail Peterson and Elijah Thomas, honorable mention.

Grades 4-5 — Lindsey Brinegar, first place; Jaheim Almon and Dezmond Miller, second place; Krista Varian and Katrina Antonia, third place; Kamyah McCray and Taja Harris, honorable mention.

Grades 6-8 — Jordan LeValley, first place; Melody Taylor and Joe Balcazar, second place; Shiala Jones and Aliyah Ramey, third place.

Housing Fair set for today

The city of Springfield and the Clark County Fair Housing Board will present the 2011 Springfield/Clark County Housing Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Pitzer Center of United Senior Services, 101 S. Fountain Ave.

The fair offers information for renters, homebuyers and homeowners and is a free “one-stop shop” for housing questions. It includes booths, classes, door prizes and refreshments.

Classes include getting along with a landlord, legal rights and responsibilities, improving credit, buying a house, getting a loan, making home repairs, preventing foreclosure, reverse mortgages and more.

Real estate agents and lenders will be available.

Wittenberg music event on tap Sunday

Wittenberg University’s Department of Music presents another event in its Early Music America’s 25th Anniversary series as guest artist Edward Phillips, Baroque trumpet, accompanied by Elliot Figg, harpsichord, and Assistant Professor of Music Jessica McCormack, soprano, perform in a recital at 2 p.m. Sunday in Krieg Hall.

The program is free and open to the public.

Prep choirs to pay tribute to Kusses

Clark State Performing Arts Center and the Center City Association will bring area high school choirs together on the Kuss Auditorium stage to celebrate the lives of Barbara D. and Richard L. Kuss at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The schools include Clark State Community College Choir, Emmanuel Christian Show Choir, Greenon High School Royal Sound, Kenton Ridge High School Chamber Singers, Northwestern High School Show Choir, Shawnee High School Symphonic Choir, Springfield High School Choir and Tecumseh High School Show Choir.

Tickets are free (limit of 10 tickets per person), but must be reserved for admittance. Call (937) 328-3874 for tickets. Tickets are not available online.

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