The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from its Illinois-Eastern Iowa Lieutenant Governor, and a representative from the Christian County Historical Society, at its weekly Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Charlie Rice introduced himself and talked about the many great things that clubs in his Division are doing for local communities.  He also encouraged Taylorville Kiwanis Club members to get more involved in Kiwanis District activities and representation.

Jodi Heberling with the Christian County Historical Society gave a great program on the history of the organization and their location on Taylorville’s northeast side.  The local Historical Society was established in 1965, and has assisted in the county’s “Looking for Lincoln” historical sites.  

She added their location will be the site for the annual Earth Day observance April 27th; the Taylorville Municipal Band will perform their Summer Concert Series on the Historical Society Grounds this summer; they assist in numerous school field trips thru-out the school year; and the Society’s Annual Persimmon Festival takes place the first week in November.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.