2001
(Note: Since April 15 was a Sunday in 2001, selections are from
articles posted on Saturday for weekend readers.)
Illinois Route 10 west
of Lincoln to be resurfaced
Daily
commuters between Lincoln and Mason City will be happy to know that
plans are well under way at the state level to revitalize Route
10. Anyone traveling that route will tell you that their
vehicles have taken a beating driving the heavily patched-up strip
of road. The eastbound lane seems particularly rough. A number
of other local roadways will also see restorations made by the
state.
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A visit to St. Charles and
Geneva
The phrase
"river town" brings to mind bustling, rough-and-tumble
spots — places like St. Louis or New Orleans. The river constantly
brings new people and new opportunities, then carries them away
again. But there is another kind of river town, the kind where the
waters offer a bit of tranquillity, an antidote to change. That’s
what the little Fox River brings to St. Charles and Geneva, busy
Chicago suburbs that nevertheless have managed to hang onto their
past. A vibrant downtown, beautiful old homes, vintage red barns and
the timeless river all combine to give the towns a restful dignity.
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Greenhouse business thrives
For Wilma
Clark, it all started 16 years ago with a pack of free seed. Today
she owns a rural San Jose business, Clark’s Greenhouse and Herbal
Country, which is not only thriving but drawing customers from
across the country for anise, yarrow, basil and sage.
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Eighty years in Lincoln
. . . except for three years, nine
months, and 27 days
Ray
Leesman says that he has lived in Lincoln for 80 years, "except
for three years, nine months, and 27 days, when I was in the
military." It was the Air Force, to be exact. "Pearl
Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, and I was drafted on February
13, 1942." On November 26, 1944, on a brief "pass"
from the Air Force, Ray married a young lady named Gertrude from
Mount Pulaski. They had met six months before the start of World War
II. He was shipped overseas in April of 1945, only six months into
their marriage. During his time in combat, Ray served his country
and the world as a gunner scanner, flying 13 missions over Japan in
a B29 Super Fortress bomber.
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