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LDN - Top Stories
T
he
categories for an educational game show at Central School were
commodities, beef, pork, dairy, corn and soybeans. Students
were asked to name products that came from each ag item. The
game show was part of a presentation by cycling farmers. The
story is in today's Top Stories.
Picture by Marla Blair (Click on
picture for larger image.)
Saturday movie,
Grandparent Day buffet, Legion Junior Auxiliary organizational meeting, Habitat orientation and Rotary exchange program in
Germany make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
This
image released by the National Cathedral in Washington shows a 500-ton crane that was doing
repair work caused by the Aug. 23 East Coast earthquake. The crane collapsed
Wednesday amid thunderstorms and driving rain. At least one
nearby building and several vehicles were damaged, but the church was spared.
AP photo/National Cathedral, Craig W. Stapert
See story "Crane collapses at National Cathedral
in DC" below in
National
Saturday movie,
Grandparent Day buffet, Legion Junior Auxiliary organizational meeting, Habitat orientation and Rotary exchange program in
Germany make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
It
won't be long
now. A picture
of last year's
parade at the
Mount Pulaski Fall
Festival reminds
us all of the
big weekend
ahead for our
neighbors in Mount
Pulaski and all
of us who will
make the short
drive to the
festival.
For a complete
schedule of
events,
click here.
Picture by Phil
Bertoni (Click on
picture for
larger image.)
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retirement benefits ... For caregivers: tips for addressing
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now! ... Boomer basics: Easy and affordable
tips to maintain an active, safe and healthy lifestyle
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
Jon Bon Jovi shares a
light moment with FDNY firefighters during a taping of a rendition
of "America the Beautiful" at the NYFD Battalion 8, Engine 8, Ladder 2
firehouse Wednesday in New York to pay tribute to
9/11 first responders. The performance is like one he did that
aired nationally on Sept. 23, 2001, prior to kickoff of the first NFL
games after 9/11. This one will air during a special "NFL Kickoff
2011: Back to Football" show on NBC Saturday night at 8 Eastern
time.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev goes to lay flowers
Thursday
at the site of Wednesday's plane crash near Yaroslavl, on the Volga
River about 150 miles northeast of Moscow. Investigators on Thursday searched for
flight recorders in the shattered remains of the airliner that
crashed, killing 43 people, including most of one of Russia's premier
hockey teams.
AP photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry
Astakhov, Presidential Press Service, pool
Wright declares candidacy
for Logan County state's attorney
City Briefs:
Firefighter promotions and more
VFW post: New name, new community
mission
One less prison, more inmate crowding possible for state
Topinka recognizes local Girl
Scout
Marc Short named to Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame
Ryan Huffer receives Legacy of
Leadership Scholarship
Hoerbert, Irwin and Stoll in
state fair dairy competition
New volunteer coordinator at
Christian Village
Quinn can't just talk
about closings
August: Drought arrives in
Illinois
Saturday movie, Grandparent Day buffet, Legion Junior
Auxiliary organizational meeting, Habitat
orientation and Rotary exchange program in Germany make Close Up
Syrphid flies, sweat bees and hornets By John
Fulton
