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Logan County Business Directory categories (click to view businesses):

 

advertising

 

Lincoln Daily News

(217) 732-7443

ldn@lincolndailynews.com


 

appliances

 

McEntire's Home
Appliance and TV

403 Broadway St.

(217) 732-4874

mcentires@abelink.com


 

attorneys

 

John R. Gehlbach
Law Office

529 Pulaski St.

(217) 735-4311

jrglaw@ccaonline.com

 

Thomas L. Van Hook

Lincoln

(217) 735-2187

Tvanhook@CCAonline.com


 

auto repair/service

 

DuVall's Automotive
Complete Auto Repair

720 N. Sherman St., rear

(217) 735-5545

duvallautomotive
@hotmail.com

 

Thompson Auto Body

919 S. Kickapoo

(217) 735-2915


 

automobiles

 

Interstate Chevrolet

105-115 Lincoln Ave.

P.O. Box 170

Emden, IL
62635-0170

(888) OK-CHEVY

           (652-4389)

www.interstatechevy.com

 

J&S Auto Center

103 S. Logan

(217) 732-8994

www.jandsautocentre.com/

 

Row Motors

222 S. McLean

(217) 732-3232

rowmotors@msn.com


 

banks

 

Logan County Bank

303 Pulaski

(217) 732-3151


 

books/educa.

 

Prairie Years

121 N. Kickapoo

(217) 732-9216


 

bottled water

 

Culligan

318 N. Chicago

(217) 735-4450

www.culligan.com

 

Gold Springs

1165 - 2200th St.

Hartsburg, IL

(888) 478-9283

www.goldsprings.com


 

carpet cleaners

 

Advanced Carpet Cleaning

708 Pulaski St.

P.O. Box 306

(217) 732-3571


 

cellular phones

 

Team Express

411 Pulaski St.

(217) 732-8962

www.teamelectronics.org


 

colleges

 

Heartland Com. College

620 Broadway St.

(217) 735-1731

www.hcc.cc.il.us


 

computer service

 

CCA

601 Keokuk St.

(217) 735-2677

cca@ccaonline.com


 

consignment

 

Closet Classics

129 S. Sangamon St.

(217) 735-9151

(888) 739-0042


 

contractors

 

Koller Construction

2025 2100th St.

Atlanta, IL  61723

(217) 648-2672

(217) 737-2672 cell

stevekoller@aol.com

 

Roger Webster Construction

303 N. Sangamon St.

(217) 732-8722

www2.ccaonline.com/rwcinc/


 

credit unions

 

CEFCU

341 Fifth St.

(217) 735-5541

(800) 633-7077

www.cefcu.com


 

employment

 

Illinois Employment
and Training Center

120 S. McLean St.

(217) 735-5441

ietc@abelink.com


 

fin. consultant

 

K. Bridget Schneider

A.G. Edwards & Sons,

Inc.

628 Broadway, Suite 1

(217) 732-3877

(800) 596-0014

www.agedwards.com/fc/
kbridget.schneider


 

food & ice cream

 

Gleason's Dairy Bar

110 Clinton St.

(217) 732-3187


 

funeral directors

 

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader

127 S. Logan

(217) 732-4155

F-C-S at LDN


  

gifts

 

The Mustard Moon

1314 Fifth St.

(217) 735-1093

www.themustardmoon.com


 

health &
fitness

 

 

Health & Fitness Balance

113 S. Sangamon

(217) 735-4463


 

home
improvements

 

Kenshalo-Rousey

214 N. Chicago

(217) 732-8682

Windows, doors, siding,
awnings, sunrooms.


 

hospitals

 

ALMH

315 Eighth St

(217) 732-2161

www.almh.org


Features

Record crowds throng downtown
shops for Sunday event

[NOV. 7, 2002]  The turnout exceeded everyone’s expectations.

By a long, long way.

In spite of gray skies and a cold drizzle, Sunday Tea at the Lincoln T, an event organized by an informal group of downtown Lincoln merchants, brought crowds to the square to browse through the stores, eat pastries and other munchies, listen to music, visit and just simply enjoy themselves.

"This is the best thing that’s happened downtown for a long time," said Connie Dehner, who was part of the crowd elbowing its way through the local shops. "It’s wonderful to see all these people downtown. They’re having a great time."

Even though her store was "just packed all day long," Melody Shew of MKS Jewelers also noticed that people were enjoying themselves.

"Everybody was in such a good mood and having a good time," she said.

 


[Photos by Joan Crabb]

Others thought it was like old times in downtown Lincoln. "We haven’t seen it like this for a good many years," said Tom O’Donohue, owner of General Consulting Services. "This is really amazing for a dreary November afternoon."

The crowds had turned out for an event in which at least 22 businesses opened their doors from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, and offered free refreshments, preseason specials and a drawing for door prizes

Music by four local groups was an additional inducement to leave a cozy living room and come downtown. The temporarily empty Gresheim building on the corner of Kickapoo and Broadway was an ideal place to schedule the entertainment, and several people commented on its unexpectedly good acoustics.

 

During the afternoon, the Possum Holler Pickers played old-time tunes, the Community Chime Choir performed show tunes, the Second Baptist Church Choir rocked the room with gospel music, and the Methodist Church Madrigal Singers wove traditional music into intricate patterns.

Shoppers were quick to say they were enjoying themselves.

Browsing at MKS Jewelers, Barbara Dahm, Jan Ulrich and Betty Tiffany thought the Sunday event was a wonderful idea.

"We are Christmas shopping with a difference," Dahm said. "We’re getting ideas for presents our children can give us. This is the nicest thing they’ve done downtown for a long time."

Not just Lincoln folks, but people from other communities were impressed. Joyce Dings from Havana is planning to come back and take home some Christmas gifts she spotted Sunday. "I haven’t been here for a while, and I couldn’t believe how many craft shops there are downtown," she said.

Suzanne Kubat of Lincoln thought it was a wonderful opportunity to bring in out-of-town visitors. Even though she’s from Lincoln, she commented, "I didn’t know the number of treasures that were hidden here."

 

Margaret Peifer, buying a piece of jewelry at That Place/Merle Norman, may have summed it up when she said, "I’ve never seen so many people strolling around and having a good time. It’s like a little community celebration."

 

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Store owners were amazed at the number of people in their shops. Some tried to count the customers but soon got so busy they lost track.

Treasure Chest proprietor Barb Reinwald had never before had people standing in line at the cash register. "I lost count at 75, and that was a half hour ago," she said at about 2:30.

Julie Tarter, owner of That Place/Merle Norman, said she started trying to count the crowd on her computer but lost track at 90, not long after 2 o’clock.

"We had people in all day, from the moment we got here," said Jeanie Xamis of Serendipity. "Many were new people, not my regular customers." Husband Nick, her Sunday help, said he’d brought a book to read if things were slow, but he never got a chance to open it.

"I don’t remember the last time it was hard to find a place to park downtown," said Angela Getchel, who was taking the day off from her job at MKS. Getchel and 6-year-old daughter Ashley were gift shopping, and she said she appreciated the chance to see what other merchants had to offer.

People were not just shopping, they were also taking the opportunity to sit down at Cookie’s Bakery, eat a bite and visit with friends.

Marcia Phillips, who works at Sports Plus, was one of them. She was enjoying a quiet moment eating white chili soup and visiting with friend Becky Malerich.

"Even though I work downtown, I don’t get an opportunity to see everything that’s for sale. I think this is wonderful, seeing all these people in spite of the nasty weather. If the weather had been nice, we wouldn’t even be able to walk around down here."

 

When four o’clock came and the crowds had gone home, a group of merchants got together at Cookie’s. Their feet might have been hurting from standing all afternoon, but their spirits were high.

Everyone agreed that the day had far exceeded expectations.

"We asked ourselves, ‘What would it take to make us feel the event was a success?’ Our answer was 100 people," Cookie Wentworth said.

At 2:30 that afternoon, by actual count, there were well over 100 people just in the Gresheim building, listening to the Second Baptist Church Choir rock the rafters, and still customers were crowding the shops, some of them standing in line to be waited on.

How did it all start? No one merchant wanted to take the credit. A group who like to meet for lunch at Cookie’s began asking themselves how to bring more people downtown. They were concerned that many new businesses closed within just a few years. They didn’t think people really knew what was available in downtown Lincoln.

"People say, ‘There’s nothing downtown anymore.’ I ask, ‘How long since you’ve been here?’" Wentworth said.

"We know we’ve got some wonderful shops here and wonderful people that love to show their products and visit with people. We didn’t do this just to get sales, we did it to show people what there is in downtown Lincoln."

While working out a map of the retail and service establishments people could visit, Sam Redding of Prairie Years saw that the stores on Broadway and Kickapoo Streets formed a T, so the name became "Sunday Tea at the Lincoln T."

The success of Tea at the T has the merchants already talking about doing it again. They are meeting this week to evaluate Sunday’s event and plan for the next one. No date has been set yet, but they are not going to wait a year to do it again, Wentworth said.

Those who participated include Serendipity, Three Roses, Sugar Creek Essentials, Beans & Such, Treasure Chest, Prairie Years, Action Rental, Becherer’s Jewelry, Sew Many friends, Seventh Heaven, Cherished Memories, Wibben’s Computer, Abe’s, That Place/Merle Norman, Lincoln Music Center, Kathleen’s Hallmark/Lighthouse, Prairie Eye Center, Sports Plus, Pink Shutter, MKS Jewelers, Cookie’s Bakery and Glenn Brunk. State Bank of Lincoln, Union Planters Bank and A.G. Edwards gave donations to help cover expenses.

[Joan Crabb]


Techline

DANGER:  Don’t touch that plug

[NOV. 2, 2002]  There’s one thing you can do as a computer user that can ruin a good computer faster than just about anything else, and you probably don’t even know that it’s a problem.  That one thing is plugging and unplugging certain devices while the computer is on.

There are three especially sensitive plugs on your computer system, and you should always turn your system off before unplugging or plugging these.  They are the keyboard plug (the little round plug with a ps/2 connector), the mouse plug (same connector, maybe a different color) and the parallel printer cable. 

If you plug these devices in or unplug them while the computer is “hot” or on, you run the risk of damaging the controlling chip inside, and that usually means lotsa downtime and an expensive repair bill.  Turn the computer off first!  And just to make sure that the computer is off rather than in power-save mode, unplug the power cable from the back of your system.

Plugging the mouse or the keyboard into the wrong port can also cause damage to some systems.  So, look before you leap (or in this case plug).  Reading the little symbols on the back of your computer can save you some serious bucks.

 

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Oh, and one more thing: Those little round ps/2 plugs are rather tender. You should look at the alignment of the plug and the socket before you attempt to plug them in.  Holding the plug to the socket and turning it to find the proper orientation usually results in bent pins and the need for a new keyboard or mouse!

[For those techies out there who may be reading this article: Serial devices, USB devices, firewire devices and even the old AT-style keyboards can usually be safely plugged and unplugged while the system is hot. However, it is always safer when the system is off, especially in static season.  Turn it off, ground yourself out and then plug it in].

[Jim Youngquist]


Shop at ho-ho-home
with Chamber Bucks

[OCT. 30, 2002]  The Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce will issue a new holiday version of their popular "Chamber Bucks" to encourage businesses and individuals to patronize local businesses during the holiday season. The new holiday gift certificates will be available in denominations of $10 and $25 and will be accepted in more than 75 member businesses.

"Individuals and businesses enjoy the convenience of giving the Chamber Bucks, and people love receiving them," said Bobbi Abbott, executive director of the local chamber of commerce. "The certificates can be used to purchase practical items like groceries, gas, health care services or household needs. Or, recipients can indulge themselves and redeem them for fun items such as massages, specialty gifts or dining out."

The holiday certificates take the guesswork out of gift giving. They can be included with a greeting card, tucked in a Christmas stocking or added to gift baskets. Each certificate lists participating businesses and is valid for 180 days from the date of purchase. Certificates can be personalized with a name and a message line.

The Chamber Bucks are accepted as cash, with no administrative charge added for the purchaser or the recipient. Purchasers need not be members of the chamber.

For more information or to order the certificates, please call 735-2385.

Participating members of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce

J.M. Abbott & Associates

Abe’s, Lincoln

ALMH Auxiliary Gift Shop

Advanced Carpet Cleaning

Advanced Eyecare of Lincoln

Alexander Lumber Co.

All About You

Avon, Larry Adams

The Award Shop

B & K Antiques

Beans & Such

Becherer’s Jewelers

Big R of Lincoln

Blue Dog Inn

Bode’s Welding

Bonanza Restaurant 604

Glenn Brunk Stationers, Inc.

Burwell / Thornton Oil

The Carpet House

Century Dental Center

Closet Classics

Computer Consulting Associates

Cracker Barrel, Lincoln, IL

Domino’s Pizza, Lincoln

Eagle Country Market 32

Eckert’s, Inc. or Capone’s

El Rey Mexican Restaurant

Fifth Street Food Mart

Flowers & Things

Franz Express

Thomas W. Funk Law Office

Graue, Inc.

Graue Pharmacy

Green Oil Co., Lincoln

Guzzardo’s Italian Villa

 

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The Health and Fitness Balance

Hicksgas, Lincoln

Interstate Chevrolet

Kathleen’s Hallmark

Key Printing

Kroger, Lincoln

Lincoln Cycle Center

Lincoln Heating & Cooling

Lincoln IGA

Lincoln Land Communications

Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce

Lincoln Medical Equipment

Lincoln Park District

Lincoln Printers, Inc.

Lincoln Vacuum

Logan County Health Department

Logan Lanes

Main Street Lincoln

McDonald’s, Lincoln

McEntire Appliance & Repair

McQuellon’s Appliance

Meier Accounting & Tax Service

Michelle’s Home & Garden Shop

Mitchell-Newhouse Building Center

MKS Jewelers, LTD

The Mustard Moon

NAPA Auto Parts, Lincoln

Neal Tire

Dr. Todd Nobbe, OD

Papa John’s Pizza

Prairie Years

R. & H. Farm Supply

The Restaurant at the Depot

Row Motor Sales

Carol Runyon, Creative Memories consultant

Sew Many Friends

Tarter Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning

Team Express

That Place Inc.

The Treasure Chest

Vintage Fare

Wal-Mart of Lincoln

Wibben Computer Service

Jim Xamis Ford-Lincoln-Mercury

The following financial institutions are members of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce. However, because of the nature of this promotion, they have agreed not to participate:

CEFCU

Central Illinois Bank

Illini Bank

Logan County Bank

State Bank

Union Planters Bank

[Press release]


Announcements

Memorial Medical Center Foundation
giving away $20,000 in calendar raffle

[NOV. 19, 2002]  SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to raise funds for grants, the Memorial Medical Center Foundation is selling calendars and giving away cash prizes totaling $20,000. By purchasing a Memorial calendar for $25, participants are entered into a drawing to win daily cash prizes in the year 2003 of $50, $100, $200 and $1,000. After a person’s name is drawn, it will be re-entered in the drawing, making the person eligible to win again.

Since 1981, the Memorial Medical Center Foundation has awarded more than $4 million in grants, not only to Memorial Medical Center, but also to other not-for-profit health-related community organizations. Proceeds from the sale of the calendars will allow Memorial to continue to deliver state-of-the-art health care and take a leadership role in education and research.

For more information about the foundation’s grant funding opportunities or to purchase a calendar, please call the Memorial Medical Center Foundation at (217) 788-4700.

[Press release]


The Chamber Report

["Shop at ho-ho-home with Chamber Bucks"]

Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce

Bobbi Abbott, Executive Director

303 S. Kickapoo St.

Lincoln, IL 62656

(217) 735-2385

chamber@lincolnillinois.com
www.lincolnillinois.com

The local chamber of commerce is a catalyst for community progress, bringing business and professional people together to work for the common good of Lincoln and Logan County.

Honors & Awards


Main Street Corner News

Main Street Christmas decorating Saturday morning

[NOV. 21, 2002]  Main Street Lincoln invites everyone to join them in decorating the Courthouse Square Historic District for the holidays. The group will meet on the east side of the courthouse at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, and will work for about two hours putting up lights, garland and other decorations.

Main Street Lincoln thanks the Lincoln Community High School National Honor Society students for their help in the past and Lincoln College’s Operation Big Help for their commitment to help this year. Come and join these community-minded students to make our town square beautiful.

For more information, contact Cindy McLaughlin at Main Street Lincoln, 732-2929.

[News release]


Official city Christmas
ornament unveiled

[NOV. 8, 2002]  Main Street Lincoln and the city of Lincoln have unveiled the design of this year’s official Christmas ornament. The new ornament will feature Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary
in 2002.

Fourth in the series, the ornament is 24-karat gold over brass and will be enclosed in a burgundy velvet presentation case with the city seal embossed in gold on the cover. The limited edition ornaments will have a numbered certificate of authenticity, including information on the history of the hospital and a miniature version of the proclamation naming it the official city ornament. The cost is $15.

 

 

Ornaments reserved in advance (by Nov. 15) will be available for pickup around Thanksgiving and also for retail purchase at select downtown locations.

A limited number of ornaments from the past two years are available for $20 each. The Lincoln Public Library was featured in 2001 and City Hall in 2000.

For more information, call Main Street Lincoln at (217) 732-2929.

[Main Street Lincoln press release]


Main Street Lincoln

Cindy McLaughlin, Program Manager

303 S. Kickapoo

Lincoln, IL 62656

Phone: (217) 732-2929

Fax: (217) 735-9205

E-mail: manager@mainstreetlincoln.com


Job Hunt

Lincolndailynews.com makes it easy to look for a job in the Logan County area.

Creative person needed as website technician. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or other photo editing programs desired. Position includes photo editing, creating and placing graphic elements, scanning, formatting. Microsoft FrontPage and web design experience a plus. Part-time, mornings. Click here to apply.


Quality Care needing part-time, one-on-one provider. Make own schedule with flexible hours. Contact Tracy Stine. Cell phone 276-5288. Phone 1 (800) 412-4755.


Flower lovers needed to demonstrate and teach silk floral arranging for new direct selling company. Creativity is ageless! Young or old, have Fun with Florals! Flexible hours, FT-PT. Work from home. For info on booking a free floral arranging class, call (217) 732-9480 or toll-free (888) 400-9480 or e-mail Carol4zeBlooms@aol.com.


Have a flexible schedule? Proficient in writing? Community-minded person needed for work on assignment basis. Reply to Box 15.


Hiring people who successfully complete free income tax course. $200 bonus plus competitive wage with ending percentage bonus for qualifying students. Computer experience required. Customer service background helpful. Flexible hours – days or evenings. (217) 735-9843 or libertytax@springnet1.com.

Employers, you can list available jobs by e-mailing ads@lincolndailynews.com. Each job listing, up to 75 words, costs $10 the first week, $20 for eight days to one month.


Classifieds

For Sale: Two recliner rockers, $25 each, both in excellent condition; and one TV stand, $15. Call 735-4063, ask for Debbie; or e-mail red2cd@ccaonline.com.

To place a classified ad, e-mail ads@lincolndailynews.com or call (217) 732-7443.


 

insurance

 

Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Linda Aper

604 Broadway St., Suite 4

(217) 735-2253

linda_aper@thrivent.org

www.thrivent.org

 

May Enterprise

106 S. Chicago

P.O. Box 129

(217) 732-9626

 

Moriearty Insurance
Agency, Inc.

218 Eighth St.

(217) 732-7341

miai@ccaonline.com

 

State Farm-
Deron Powell

114 E. Cooke St.

P.O. Box 78

Mount Pulaski, IL  62548

(217) 732-7341

www.statefarm.com


 

interior decorators

 

Gossett's
Decorator Studio

311 Broadway St.

(217) 732-3111

bgossett@abelink.com


 

internet services

 

CCAonline

601 Keokuk St.

(217) 735-2677

webmaster@ccaonline.com


 

investments

 

Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Linda Aper

604 Broadway St., Suite 4

(217) 735-2253

linda_aper@thrivent.org

www.thrivent.org


 

janitor/cleaning

 

Donna Jones
Commercial Cleaning

Floor waxing,
polishing & cleaning

(217) 735-2705


 

massage

 

All About You

408 Pulaski St.

(217) 735-4700

 

Serenity Now

716 N. Logan

(217) 735-9921


 

meat market

 

Benner's Too

511 Woodlawn Road

(217) 735-9815


 

motels

 

Holiday Inn Express

130 Olson Drive

(217) 735-5800

www.cdmhotel.com


 

nursing homes

 

Maple Ridge

2202 N. Kickapoo

(217) 735-1538

Maple Ridge at LDN


 

office supply

 

Glenn Brunk
Stationers

511 Broadway

Lincoln, IL  62656

(217) 735-9959

www.glennbrunk.com


 

optometrists

 

Advanced Eye Care

623 Pulaski St.

(217) 732-9606

www.advanced
eyecenters.com

 

Nobbe Eye Care
Center, LLC

1400 Woodlawn Road

(217) 735-2020


 

pest control

 

Good Ole Pest Control

  Daron Whittaker, owner

380 Limit St.

(217) 735-3206


 

pizza

 

Stuffed-Aria Pizza

102 Fifth St.(217) 732-3100


 

printer/printing

 

Key Printing

   Tom Seggelke

(217) 732-9879

key@keyprinting.net

www.keyprinting.net


 

real estate

 

Alexander & Co.
Real Estate

410 Pulaski St.

(217) 732-8353

sonnie@ccaonline.com

 

Diane Schriber
Realty

610 N. Logan

(217) 735-2550

schriber@ccaonline.com

 

ME Realty

222 N. McLean

(217) 735-5424

www.merealty.com

 

Werth & Associates

1203 Woodlawn Road

(217) 735-3411

werthrealty@abelink.com


 

restaurants

 

Blue Dog Inn

111 S. Sangamon St.

(217) 735-1743

www.bluedoginn.com


 

service station

 

Greyhound Lube

1101 Woodlawn Road

(217) 735-2761


 

 

thrift stores

 

Lincoln Mission Mart

819 Woodlawn Road

(217) 732-8806

 

Clinton Mission Mart

104 E. Side Square

Clinton, IL  61727

(217) 935-1376


 

tires

 

Neal Tire & Auto

451 Broadway

(217) 735-5471

www.bentire.com


 

title companies

 

Logan County
Title Co.

507 Pulaski St.

LCtitle@ccaonline.com


 

tourism

 

Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

303 S. Kickapoo

(217) 732-8687

www.logancounty
tourism.org


 

towing

 

AA Towing
& Repair

945 Broadwell Drive

(217) 732-7400


 

upholstery

 

L.C. Upholstery

529 Woodlawn Road

(217) 735-4224


 

weddings

 

The Classic Touch

129 S. Sangamon St.

(217) 735-9151

(888) 739-0042

 

Weddings by Crystal

121 S. Sheridan St.

(217) 735-9696

www.weddings
bycrystal.net


 

youth programs

 

YMCA

319 W. Kickapoo St.

(217) 735-3915

(800) 282-3520

http://www.ymca.net/
index.jsp?assn=1802