Letters: Signs salute
To the editor:
The GFWC Lincoln Woman’s Club would like to thank the many Logan County schools who supported our recent graduation sign fundraiser. Nine area schools ordered “Congratulations Graduate” signs to recognize and honor their newly graduated students. Working with Lincoln Printers, the signs were produced in each school’s colors and featured a photo of each student.
LWC members planted the Lincoln Community High School graduates signs on the Logan County Courthouse lawn on the day of the 2021 Senior Parade. Many of the new graduates enjoyed posing by the signs after the parade’s end before taking them home. Other schools displayed their signs on the school driveway for several days to honor their graduates before students took them home to their own yards. Some displayed the signs on the school lawn on graduation day while several schools’ staff delivered the signs personally to the graduates’ homes.
Lincoln Courier
When Kirby Rodgers first heard of the idea to pay tribute to veterans through a banner program he was intrigued and wanted to know more. Rodgers has undertaken the tireless job of a Rotary project that is found on the banners in downtown Lincoln highlighting Logan County veterans. For his effort he has been named The Courier Citizen of the Month.
Rodgers grew up in Charleston and would later get his undergraduate and master degrees from Eastern Illinois University in 1973 and 1979. He would later attend Western Illinois University were he earned an Doctor of Education degree.
His first job was teaching 7th grade geography in Sterling where he also served as the wrestling, girls tennis and track coach. His career then took him to Dixon, Illinois where he was first a high school assistant principal and would later accept the elementary school principal.