Mount Pulaski citywide boil order
(Monday morning announcement)

Tom Lowe is one of many friendly folks welcoming visitors to this year's Festival of Trees. This is the second year the festival has been hosted at Friendship Manor on Primm Road. The public is invited to come enjoy the holiday setting of uniquely decorated trees, swags and wreaths through the end of Sunday, when they will be auctioned off. Price of admission is a nonperishable food item.
[picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

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 Law & Courts                                   Week of Dec. 4, 2006

• Court news

• (No marriage reports)

• Dissolutions

• Rep. Bill Mitchell has Lincoln office hours Monday

• Personalized bricks connect veterans with community

• See the calendar of events for special things to do this weekend:

  • Festival of Trees at Friendship Manor
    Proceeds go to the local food pantry

  • Christmas concert: "Christmas Spectacular" at Lincoln College

  • Humane Society of Logan County Christmas craft and bake sale at Graue

  • Harvest of Talents for World Hunger holiday home tour
    Five local area homes and the historic Postville Courthouse open for a holiday tour
    Mrs. Claus' Workshop, at one of the homes, for handcrafted items and homemade treats

  • Christmas cantata: "Celebrate Emmanuel"
    By combined choirs of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln; St. John's Lutheran Church, Hartsburg; and St. Peter Lutheran, Emden

• Calendar of events

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

 Features

• Slim Randles'  Home Country
  In the deep of December, dreams

• Illinois State at Evansville pre-game notes

• Downing finalist for ARA Sportsmanship Award

• Sports news elsewhere

  • Heisman com

  • More...

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!

• Classified ads

  • Submit a classified ad online [Lowest cost for advertising in the county!]

• Business news elsewhere

  • Religion finds firm footing in some offices

  • More...

• Health news elsewhere

  • A Year of Major Advances in Cancer Cited

  • Infant Car Seats Might Pose Breathing Risks

  • Parents Key to Protecting Teen Drivers: Experts

  • Teens Who Smoke, Drink Alone at Higher Risk

  • Reduced Smoking May Lead to Unexpected Quitting

  • Restricting Calories Boosts the Immune System

  • More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

  • Ambient Clock Displays Time and Syncs with Google Calendar

  • Term of the Week - Rear-Projection Television

  • More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Top Christmas Tree Varieties

• Christmas Tree Themes

• Design Ideas for Holiday Decor

• Gifts that hit home make lasting impression

• The season's most poisonous plants

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Christmas in your bathing suit

• Eight days of Hanukkah in Honduras

• Don't Drop the Ball on New Year's Plans Before The Ball Drops -- Make Plans to Get Away Now

• U.S. looks to Disney for welcome for visitors

• Principe island: Naturally wealthy

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'The Holiday'

• 'Apocalypto'

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• 'The Book of Courage'

• 'The Echo Maker' 

• More...

Friday, Dec. 8:

• City of Lincoln brush pickup begins

• Gov. Blagojevich asks President Bush for federal assistance after hard-hitting winter storm
  State continues to work with local communities on recovery efforts

• 'The Christmas Songbook' with Lincoln native

• See local homes decked for the holidays
  Harvest of Talents for World Hunger holiday home tour this weekend

• CIEDC cookbooks for sale

• See the calendar of events for special things to do this weekend:

  • Festival of Trees at Friendship Manor
    Proceeds go to the local food pantry

  • Christmas concert: "Christmas Spectacular" at Lincoln College

  • Humane Society of Logan County Christmas craft and bake sale at Graue

  • Harvest of Talents for World Hunger holiday home tour
    Five local area homes and the historic Postville Courthouse open for a holiday tour
    Mrs. Claus' Workshop, at one of the homes, for handcrafted items and homemade treats

  • Christmas cantata: "Celebrate Emmanuel"
    By combined choirs of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln; St. John's Lutheran Church, Hartsburg; and St. Peter Lutheran, Emden

• Illinois Arts Council announces Master-Apprentice Program grants

• Warrensburg-Latham girls enter eighth-grade state basketball tournament
  Finals begin Saturday

• Lincoln Pony baseball and softball winding up 2007 season registrations

• Youth wrestling results

• Illinois State at Evansville pre-game notes

Thursday, Dec. 7

Wednesday, Dec. 6

Tuesday, Dec. 5

Monday, Dec. 4

Saturday, Dec. 2