Supporting the Logan Correction Center will be the goal of an event on Friday night in Lincoln.

Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch indicates there will be a softball tournament at the Lincoln Park District. He explains they want to raise awareness in the fight to keep Logan Correction Center open.

Mayor Welch is encouraged that a few of the COGFA, Committee on Government Forecasting and Accountability, have been engaging and seem to understand the importance of the facility to the City of Lincoln. He is hopeful the energy of the event will somehow reach the other members of the committee and the Governor.

COGFA held a hearing at Lincoln Junior High School last month and Mayor Welch indicates since then, it has been radio silent.

Softball opens at 5 pm Friday night at the Lincoln Rec Center on the community's southeast side. The Mayor invites anyone from the area out to show their support for Logan Correction Center or to learn more about the efforts to save it.