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10,000 Villages and
other church fund-raisers
[DEC.
2, 2000] Several
of the area churches will have fund-raisers going on during the
Holiday Tour of Churches. The profits from these benefits will be
shared from local to world wide people who need our help. This is a
great way to share with others less fortunate than our selves.
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You
will find Holiday cookies by the pound, and crafts at the First United Methodist
Church. All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity.
At
St. Johns United Church of Christ and the First Presbyterian Churches you will
find unique, well-priced, hand made items that make great gifts. Made by
artisans in third world countries their sale here will help less fortunate
peoples that otherwise are unemployed or under-employed.
The
Ten Thousand Villages items range from cheerfully enameled wooden tops, lovely
jewel tone bead jewelry, carvings, toys, wood puzzles, ornaments, marble and
soapstone sculptures and such, decorative cloths; an unending array of quality
and diverse décor and gift items. Often ethnic flavor is seen in the craft,
making it something completely unique. The products come from far away and often
not thought of countries such as Ecuador, Bangladesh, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
West Bank, Mexico, Kenya, India, and many, many more places that do not have the
standard of living that we are blessed with and enjoy.
Alternative
Market like Ten Thousand Villages, sells 'Global Handicrafts' made in
underdeveloped third world countries. It was begun by a woman in the First
Presbyterian Church in Normal who wanted to do something about economic justice
issues. " It is now and ecumenical ministry", explains Reverend Paul
Gilmore, working through many churches.
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Cookie
Walk
Sunday, Dec. 3 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church 302
Broadway, Lincoln Holiday cookies and crafts are featured at this
special event. Cookies are sold by the pound. All proceeds benefit
Habitat for Humanity
Ten Thousand Villages
Sunday, Dec. 3 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. St. John United Church of Christ 204
Seventh St., Lincoln
Ten Thousand Villages
provides vital, fair income to Third World people by selling their
handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. This
opportunity benefits artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or
under-employed. This income helps pay for food, education, health
care and housing.
Alternative Christmas Market
Sunday, Dec. 3 11:00 - 2:00 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 301 Pekin,
Lincoln Browse through the arts and crafts of skilled artisans.
These crafts are available for purchase to benefit the less
fortunate people in the world
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Genealogical
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[DEC.
2, 2000] About
forty people attended the Open House of the Logan County
Genealogical and Historical Society yesterday morning to view the
group's new quarters at 114 N. Chicago St. and see the unveiling of
a bust of Abraham Lincoln that has been donated to the Society. The
new location, with 2,960 square feet, replaces the 200-square-foot
office and research center at No. 11 Arcade Court.
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A highlight of the event was the
unveiling of the life-size Lincoln bust donated to the Society by former owners
of the N. Chicago St., property, Sandra Sue and Earl Dale Williams of Lincoln.
The Williams family owned Lincoln Antiques, which operated at that site from
1979 to 1995. Lincoln impersonator Charles Ott and Diane Coop, representing the
Williams family, unveiled the bust.
[Charles Ott, Lincoln impersonator, and Diane Coop unveil a
life-size bust of Abraham Lincoln that is a gift to the Logan County
Genealogical and Historical Society at Friday's open house]
The Williams family
acquired the bust in the 1980s from the Lincoln Wax Museum in Springfield, which
had in turn purchased it from the Lincoln Carriage Museum of Petersburg, Ill.
Documents at the Carriage Museum say the bust was purchased somewhere in the
eastern part of the country in the 1950s, but give no record of where it was
made or the person or company that made it. It is believed to have been made
between 1890 and 1910.
The N. Chicago St. building was
constructed in 1895, the original location of Basket Grocery. After being
vacated by Lincoln Antiques, it became an upholstery shop, but had been vacant
for about a year before the Society purchased it. Cash donations, donations of
materials, and help in moving and remodeling the interior helped the Society
make the move to its new quarters.
The Society keeps books,
newspapers, cemetery records and other research materials pertaining to Logan
County and is happy to receive donations of materials that have historic or
genealogical interest. They are also looking for volunteers to help with
staffing, answering telephone inquiries and doing research.
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Members
are very pleased with the new location. "I just don't see how
we can help but grow," said Jean Mellott, corresponding
secretary. "We have so much more room and we are so
conveniently located by the Amtrak station. People can even come on
the train to do research here."
[Among those at the ribbon cutting for the new
headquarters of the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society
were (left to right) Thressia Usherwood, Doug De May, Bob Albert,
Charles Ott, Dorothy Gleason, Richard Sumrall, Phyllis Bryson, Mayor
Joan Ritter, Jan Gleason, Bobbie Abbott, Dan Bock, Juanita Josserand
and Roseann Coers]
Other
officers are Dorothy Gleason of Lincoln and Phyllis Bryson of Mt.
Pulaski, co-presidents; Paul Gleason, Lincoln, vice-president;
Brenda Jones, Lincoln, recording secretary; Roseann Coers, New
Holland, treasurer; and Eddie Dirks, Athens, genealogist.
The
Society has books and other historical materials for sale, including
reprints of the Logan County History of 1886 and the History of
Logan County of 1878; a combined atlas of the county that includes
1873, 1893 and 1910 documents; county heirship records; an index of
the 1880 United States Census of Logan County; and listings of
veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I and of
the veterans buried at Steenbergen Cemetery.
The
new facility is open Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, or by appointment.
[Joan
Crabb]
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Coy's Car Corner, Inc.
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Merle Norman Cosmetics
Mission Mart
MKS Jewelers
P & M Communications
Row Motor Sales
State Bank of Lincoln
Steak 'n' Shake |
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The Mustard Moon
The Other Side of the Fence
The Restaurant at the Depot
Three Roses Floral
U.S. Office Products
Wibben Computer Services
Jane Wright State Farm Insurance
Xamis Ford Lincoln Mercury
Sponsors only, no tickets:
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p.m. at the Logan County Courthouse Square. Winning
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More
holiday-spirit-lifting
activities scheduled
 [DEC.
1, 2000] Whatever
your age or beliefs, you can have a good time this week and be a
part of community traditions. Activities are scheduled in nearly
every part of Logan County. You can choose from any number of
different activities. You can tour festively decorated homes and
churches, go to holiday musicals and performances, partake in the
lighting of the Atlanta Christmas tree, see the Mason City parade,
give Santa your list at Elkhart’s bazaar. At a church, you can buy
homemade cookies, Christmas decorations or wonderful gifts made in
third-world countries and help someone in need. And when you're on
your way home all tuckered out from all the places you've been,
things you've seen and heard, then you can drive through the
tranquil, live Nativity at Zion Lutheran School (across from
Wal-Mart) and remember the true meaning of Christmas.
In
addition to the holiday activities, you can also take in the Lincoln
Community High School play, "The Homecoming." Jaunt on out
to LCC for the Midwest Regional Tipoff basketball tournament. Go
cheer on your local high school basketball games.
For
more information about this week’s activities, check the
Organizations page for details and events lineup.
Organizations
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Harvest
concludes on holiday note
[DEC.
1, 2000] Hospitality
will be the keynote as six Lincoln homes are opened on Sunday, Dec.
3, to benefit the 17th annual Harvest of Talents for
World Hunger. The holiday home tour will be the final event of the
church’s annual fund-raiser, which calls upon participants to use
their talents and skills to raise funds to meet hunger needs
worldwide.
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Holiday Homes on
Tour will feature the recently constructed home of Larry and Marcia Howen at 122
Crestwood Drive; as well as the homes of Tom and Susan Boyd, 335 Northgate;
Stephen Elkins, 5 Grand Oaks Drive; Mike and Debbie Kilgallin, 1441 1025th
Ave.; and Mark and Linda Searby, 1457 State Route 121. The dollhouse collection
of Anita King, 160 Campus View Drive, will also be included in the tour. Anita
will be sharing her collection of dollhouses, room boxes and mini-homes dating
from the 1920s to 2000, a collection and work in progress for over 45 years.
The Elkins,
Kilgallin and Searby homes are all located on the outskirts of the city of
Lincoln. Both the Howens and Kilgallins were involved in the design and building
of their homes. Family and friends joined the Searbys on July 4, 1999, for a
house-blessing service, as they named their property Peacewood Farm. The Howen
home is the newest on tour, while the Searby farm has the greatest heritage. The
tour of homes will offer a variety of architectures and styles. Family heirlooms
and treasures are an integral part of each of the homes.
Part of the tour
of the Howen home will be a visit to Mrs. Claus’ Workshop. Here home tour
participants will have the opportunity to purchase jellies, candies, nut breads,
rolls and snacks. Other holiday offerings will include dolls, stuffed animals,
gift baskets, gift bags, potpourri jars and small gifts, as well as Harvest of
Talents poetry books and cookbooks.
Tickets are
available for a donation and may be purchased from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
office of Lincoln Christian Church, 204 McLean St., or from Harvest of Talents
ministry team members. Tickets may also be purchased on the tour at each home
site.
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The 17th
annual Harvest of Talents for World Hunger has to date raised $69,000. The
Lincoln harvest proceeds combined with the harvest monies from Milford (Ill.),
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Noblesville, Ind., have totaled over $102,000, all of
which is earmarked to meet hunger needs worldwide. Funds from the 2000 harvests
have been designated by International Disaster Emergency Service to assist
hunger programs in Brazil, Egypt, Haiti, India, Israel, Kenya, Mexico and the
Philippines.
International
Disaster Emergency Service, a Christian organization based on Kempton, Ind.,
assists in disaster needs worldwide, including those in this country. Buck
Snyder, a member of Lincoln Christian Church, serves on the IDES board of
directors.
Pat Snyder,
Harvest of Talents founder, expressed thanksgiving and appreciation to the
community for their support of the record-breaking 17th harvest. She
pointed out that the proceeds included the sale of 750 bags of South Dakota
potatoes, many of which were donated to the Logan County Food Pantry and other
area charities.
Proceeds from an
ongoing recycling program will be included in the annual total. Aluminum cans
may be delivered to 155 Churchill. Those unable to deliver them may call
732-6097 for pickup. Funds received through Dec. 31 will become a part of the
millennium harvest total.
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To
help customers prepare for higher heating bills this winter
CILCO
launches Operation Energy Smart
[DEC.
1, 2000] Cold
weather is coming and along with it higher prices for natural gas.
That means CILCO customers will be paying more to heat their homes
this winter.
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To help customers
prepare for higher heating bills, CILCO is launching Operation Energy Smart, an
extensive information campaign designed to alert customers to the higher prices
and to give them information on how to take steps now that can reduce the impact
of higher prices later.
Natural gas prices
are higher throughout the nation as the result of decreasing production and
increasing demand. For CILCO customers, prices are expected to be at least 50
percent higher. For example, a heating bill of $100 last winter is expected to
be at least $150 this winter for the same amount of usage. Colder weather will
cause bills to be even higher because of increased usage.
Higher natural gas
prices do not mean higher profits for CILCO. Profits are only earned on the
transportation and distribution of gas. There is no price change for the gas
commodity; the price of gas purchased by CILCO is passed on to the customer at
the same rate it is purchased.
Linda Nelson,
CILCO legislative and public affairs representative, said, "Operation
Energy Smart has three objectives. First, we want to alert customers to higher
prices. Second, we want to provide information on what customers can do to
reduce the impact of those prices. And finally, we want to let customers know
about payment plans available from CILCO that might be helpful to them."
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Operation Energy
Smart will be communicated to customers in a variety of ways, including:
"We don’t
want anyone to be surprised when cold weather arrives," Nelson said.
The expected price
of gas this winter is about the same as the early 1980s. The price generally
declined in the late ’80s and through the first half of the ’90s, although
there were significant price spikes in 1990 and 1996.
"For the last three years natural
gas prices have been stable," Nelson said. "But natural gas is a
commodity, and as such it is subject to the fluctuations of the market’s
supply and demand."
[News release from
CILCO]
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There
are lots of extra incentives for doing your holiday
shopping in Lincoln this year. Making purchases at the
following businesses could be your ticket for $5000
cash and other prizes.
Tickets are available
at: |
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Abe's
Advanced EyeCare
Beans 'n' Such
Becherer's Jewelry
Big R of Lincoln
Blue Dog Inn
Bruns Service Center
Burwell's Travel Plaza
CEFCU
Century Dental
Claire's Needleworks
The Courier
Coy's Car Corner, Inc.
Curves for Women
Eckert's, Inc. |
Family
Custom Cleaners
& Laundry
Family Medical Center
GB Oil
Gossett's Decorator Studio
Graue, Inc.
Graue Pharmac
Green Oil Inc. -
Kickapoo Mini Mart
Guzzardo's Italian Villa
Harris-Hodnett Agency, Inc.
Illico Apollo Mart
J C Penney Catalog Sales
Kathleen's Hallmark
Key Printing
Lincoln Daily News.com
Lincoln Furniture
& Floor Covering |
Lincoln
IGA
Lincoln Medical Equipment
Lincoln Printers
Lincoln Public Library
McEntire's Appliance
McQuellon's Appliance
MediaOne
Meier Accounting
& Tax Service
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Mission Mart
MKS Jewelers
P & M Communications
Row Motor Sales
State Bank of Lincoln
Steak 'n' Shake |
Tarter
Brothers, Inc.
The Mustard Moon
The Other Side of the Fence
The Restaurant at the Depot
Three Roses Floral
U.S. Office Products
Wibben Computer Services
Jane Wright State Farm Insurance
Xamis Ford Lincoln Mercury
Sponsors only, no tickets:
Edward Jones Investments & Dr. Robert Miller, DMD |
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p.m. at the Logan County Courthouse Square. Winning
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Notice
of Open Burn Code released
by Fire Department
Open Burning
code for the City of Lincoln
BOCA National
Fire Prevention Code 1996 Chapter 4 City Code Book Fire Regulations Chapter 3
BOCA
F-403.4.3 OPEN
BURNING PROHIBITED: The code official shall prohibit open burning that will
be offensive or objectionable due to smoke or odor emissions when atmospheric
conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous. The code official
shall order the extinguishments, by the land owner or the fire department, of
any open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.
F-403.5
LOCATION OF OPEN BURNING: Shall not be less than 50 feet from any structure.
F-403.7
ATTENDANCE: Any open burning shall be constantly attended until the fire is
extinguished. A water supply such as buckets of water or a connected and charged
garden hose shall be available for immediate utilization.
CITY CODE BOOK
Chapter 3 Fire regulations
5-3-2 FIRE ON
PAVEMENTS: Fires are not allowed on blacktop streets, alleys or concrete
sidewalks ($25 fine)
5-3-4 BURNING
IN THE CITY: E-1 recreational fires shall contact the Lincoln Fire
Department and notify them of the date and time of the wiener roast. No garbage
shall be burned and burning must be consistent with other laws.
E-2: From
October 2 through May 31 between 7:00 A.M . and 5: 00 P.M. residents are
allowed to burn landscape waste only. (Leaves, trees, tree trimmings, branches,
stumps, brush, weeds, grass, grass and yard trimmings only)
Fines for
violations of the following codes are a minimum of $15 issued by fire crews
handling complaints and illegal fires.
Persons
complaining about fires must sign a complaint with the Fire Department before
extinguishments of legal fires is carried out. No fines will be issued to
persons burning with in the boundaries of the code. The persons burning will be
advised of the signed complaint and asked to extinguish the fire or the Fire
Department will extinguish the fire.
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Landfill
to be open extended hours for leaf disposal
[OCT.
11, 2000]
Beginning
Monday, Oct. 16, the Lincoln City Landfill will be open extended hours to allow
residents to dispose of leaves and yard waste, according to Donnie Osborne,
street superintendent. The landfill will open at 8 a.m. and remain open until 4
p.m. seven days a week, probably until mid-December, he said. Residents may
bring in leaves any way they like —
in bags, boxes or pickup trucks —
but they must take the leaves out of the containers and take the containers back
home with them.
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Public
notice
Filing dates for
nomination petitions for city offices
[OCT.
10, 2000]
The
office of the city clerk in Lincoln will be open for filing petitions for
nomination for the Feb. 27, 2001, consolidated primary election, with petitions
accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
and 18.
 Petitions
will be accepted for the following city offices:
- Mayor
- City treasurer
- City clerk
- Alderman Ward 1
- Alderman Ward 2
- Alderman Ward 3
- Alderman Ward 4
-
Alderman
Ward 5
No
petitions will be accepted before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
[Juanita
Josserand, city clerk]
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