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Wednesday, November 29, 2000
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The Festival of Trees opened
Friday morning at the Logan County Courthouse. Admission is free, and
guests can vote on their favorite creatively decorated large and small
Christmas trees, wreaths and swags. The display is open from 8:30
a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and on Sundays from noon to 6
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TOP
STORIES
City
says ‘no’ to request
for culvert takeover
[NOV.
29, 2000] The
Sewer and Drainage Committee of the Lincoln City Council gave a
unanimous "no" vote to a proposal that the city take over,
repair and maintain an eroding box culvert near Interstate 55 and
Route 10-121. At a City Council work session Tuesday evening, Jay
Jessen, member of the Springfield engineering firm of Greene and
Bradford, representing Eugene Burwell as developer of the North
Heitmann Park subdivision, asked the city to accept the problem
80-foot culvert.
[complete
story]
A holiday night
to remember
[NOV.
29, 2000] Warm
colors, glowing lights, cheerful voices filled the Logan County
Courthouse last evening as families, friends, couples roamed the
halls in candlelight-led tours.
[complete
story and link to picture pages]
Thursday
night
Lincoln continues
to
usher in the season
[NOV.
29, 2000] Holiday
celebrations are well under way in Lincoln. The spirit continues
Thursday evening, Nov. 30.
[complete
announcement]
Holiday
theft
[NOV.
29, 2000]
Over
the holiday weekend, a house on Westminster Drive was broken
into.
[report]
World/National
News
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[Caroler, Dick Logan, Wendy Bell, Paul Gleason, Beth Davis, Lloyd Helman,caroler
gather to cut ribbon at Logan County Court House Lloyd Ostendorf
mural dedicaiton. Also present, but not in the picture from ALMH Karen Sanders]
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BOOK
LOOK
'Hiking Illinois'
 [NOV.
29, 2000] "Hiking
Illinois" is one of the titles in the "America’s Best Day Hiking
Series" from publisher Human Kinetics. According to the introductory
passage, "Each book in the series offers information on 100 or more of the
most interesting and scenic trails in a particular state, as well as notes about
recreational, historical, and sightseeing destinations located near the
trails." The focus of the book on Illinois is short day hikes that range in
degree of difficulty from easiest to most difficult.
[book
review]
World/National
Book
Reviews
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HOME
AND FAMILY
Part
3
Decorating
your Christmas tree
[NOV.
29, 2000]
Just
as fashion has changed through the years — from petticoats and corsets to
bell-bottoms and platform shoes — so has the trimming of the Christmas tree.
[complete
story]
World/National
Home
and Garden News
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SPORTS
NEWS
LCHS
girls vs. Springfield Southeast
[sports
report]
Illini
Central girls vs. Auburn
[sports
report]
Illini
Central boys vs. Athens
[sports
report]
Olympia
girls vs. Midwest Central
[sports
report]
LCC
Angels bag first win of the season
[sports
report]
World/National
Sports News
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Thanks to local businesses from Jan Hashman
[complete
letter]
Lazy Row resident concerned with loss of farmland to 'progress'
[complete
letter]
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ORGANIZATIONS
Christmas
concert at chapel on Elkhart Hill
[NOV.
29, 2000]
On
Saturday, Dec. 9, the historic Culver Stone Chapel on Elkhart Hill
will host a Christmas benefit concert, featuring superb madrigal,
Celtic harp and highlighted by lute selections played by Karl
Scroggin.
[complete
announcement]
Writers will meet
[NOV.
29, 2000]
The
Lincoln Writers’ Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5,
at the Lincoln Public Library.
[complete
announcement]
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Business
News
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OBITUARIES
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Philomena Blanford
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Domenic Guzzardo
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Hear
it here tonight!
The
Faks Machine: Mike Fak and
Jim Ash host a community call-in show. Their show airs on Lincoln
Daily News over the Media One link every Wednesday night beginning
at 7 p.m.
Sponsors:
Mitchell-Newhouse, Gleason's Dairy Bar, J&S Auto
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