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The
Lincoln Theater, like a Norman Rockwell painting, shows
the colors of Christmas.
If you look closely, you can see
Santa doing a little moonlighting as a ticket seller the day of
the Christmas parade.
Picture by Jo
Marlin (Click on picture for larger image.)
This
family photo shows Jim Mimlitz sitting at the airport
in Frankfurt, Germany, in June during a layover on
his way to Russia. Mimlitz was mistakenly
connected to a reported cyber attack last
month on a water district in central
Illinois. The report turned out to be a false
alarm.
While Mimlitz was on vacation with
his family in Russia in June, someone from
the Curran-Gardner Public Water District
near Springfield called his cellphone
and asked him to check data on the system. Mimlitz, a contractor for the water
district, did the checking, but he didn't mention he
was doing so from Russia.
Five months later,
after the water pump failed, a repairman
examining the logs saw a Russian IP address
linking to the system with Mimlitz's sign-on.
The water district reported that to a state
agency, and the Illinois Statewide Terrorism
and Intelligence Center got involved.
"A
quick and simple phone call to me right away
would have defused the whole thing
immediately," Mimlitz said.
Agriculture
science
instructor and FFA sponsor
Jacob Hunter,
from Lincoln
Community High
School, worked
with
ag and horticulture
students Matt
Gleason, Megan Opperman and
Abby Ellegood on
Thursday to
plant tulip
bulbs in the
median on Wyatt
Avenue. Not
pictured: Eddie
Rice, Richard
Coit and Tommy
Taft. Next week,
ag students will
decorate
evergreens on
the courthouse
square.
Bulbs were
placed around
the light poles
and are the
classes’
contribution to
“Paint the Town
Red." The
students learn
about plant
care,
reproduction and
the management
side of growing
plants. Intro to
Ag will focus on
the community
service aspect
of horticulture
and include
floral arranging
for special
occasions, as
well as
merchandising
and design
principles.
Fifteen students
have already
registered for
Intro to Ag for
next semester.
Picture by Marla
Blair
(Click
on picture for
larger image.)
The twelve sites of Social Security ... Gift of a good retirement ... No need to hang up the cape ... Feast on the information SSN offers
online ... Finding the perfect gift for grandma
and grandpa
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
Clothing, luggage, scarves and handbags
are on display Thursday during a preview of the full "Collection of Elizabeth
Taylor" at Christie's in New York. The collection
will be up for auction in person and online, a first for Christie's,
from Dec. 13-17.
Enjoy the food! Contrary to
what you may hear, most babies can tolerate mom eating
and drinking a variety of foods without getting gassy or
fussy. They may even enjoy the variety of tastes that
they get in the breast milk. So enjoy… but make sure you
don't just eat the sweets. Mommies need energy from
good, healthy food as well.
For more information,
contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan
County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext.
246.
Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch runs in for a
touchdown past Philadelphia Eagles' Nate Allen in the first half of
an NFL game in Seattle on Thursday. Seattle won 31-14.
