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It was prom weekend in
Logan County as the high schools in Lincoln and Mount Pulaski had
their junior-senior proms Saturday. Above, the king
and queen of the Mount Pulaski prom court, Mark Foley and
Allison Haley, are all smiles, along with
the rest of the court, with Drew Houser and Carly Powell on the far left, and to the right of
the queen, Matt Southerlan, Audrey Maske, Gracie
Tierney and Chris Wernsing. They are also
accompanied by the 2011 king and queen, Paul Stoltzenburg and Megan Griesheim.
In the News section, there is a top picture taken at the 23rd annual LCHS Grand March
red carpet event at the
Logan County Courthouse.
Photo by Teena
Lowery
(Click on picture for
larger image.)
Dr. Freesmeier's class, Community Action scholarships, blood drive, Mount
Pulaski Honors Night, First Baptist and Good
Shepherd rummage sales, St. John pie auction, VFW
events, Princess Tea, Lauren Soebbing,
Shelby Voyles, writing club,
Brooklyn Hermes, Zack Prather
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
It
was a
beautiful
night for a
red carpet
event
Saturday
evening as
nearly 200
Lincoln
Community
High School
students
turned out
for the 23rd
annual Grand
March at the
Logan County
Courthouse. This year
the event,
sponsored by
Main Street
Lincoln,
added a
red carpet
walk, where
prom goers
were
interviewed
by Bethany Rea,
former Logan
County Fair
queen,
and Josh Komnick.
Photo by Nila
Smith
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photo for
larger
image.)
Dr. Freesmeier's class,
Community Action scholarships, blood drive, Mount
Pulaski Honors Night, First Baptist and Good
Shepherd rummage sales, St. John pie auction, VFW
events, Princess Tea, Lauren Soebbing,
Shelby Voyles, writing club,
Brooklyn Hermes, Zack Prather
Zooming
in on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
Currently listing 104 Logan
County businesses & organizations. Will shoppers find your listing in
the Logan County Business Directory? Call 217-737-7418 to get listed.
Iola
Gehlbach of rural Lincoln will be 96 years old
on May 12. She was born Frances Iola Garton on May 12, 1916. After graduating from
Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln
College, she taught for three years at Hatton
School, which she had attended as a child.
She married Albert E. Gehlbach on July 30, 1938.
He died in 2003. Her family includes
two sons, Gerald (and wife Nancy) of rural Lincoln and
Donald (and wife Ann) of Sarasota, Fla.; four
grandchildren, Scott (and Maria) Gehlbach, Brian
(and Krista) Gehlbach, Chad (and Michele) Gehlbach and
Jody (and George) Agnacian; and five
great-grandchildren, Emma and Jacob Gehlbach,
Adrian Gehlbach, and Lily and Charlie Agnacian.
Birthday cards may be sent to 1166 State Route
121, Lincoln, IL 62656. The family will be
celebrating with special occasions throughout
the months of May and June.
Picture by Nancy Gehlbach
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larger image.)
Baby boomers -- more active than ever with no plans of slowing down
...
Simple cleaning solutions: medicine cabinet makeover
... May the benefits be with you ...
Social Security FAQs on retirement and Medicare ... Early colon cancer detection means earlier treatment ... Road trips: A mature guy's guide to the open road ... Volunteering: small acts, big change ... Ingenious gadgets keep smart gardeners playing in the dirt
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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Daily News.
LDN - Entertainment
Dancers
perform the "sissy bounce" during the "Bounce Shakedown" at the
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Sunday. The bounce is described by the festival as
"hypersexual dancing and a call-and-response-style party
atmosphere."
New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, right, makes
a save as teammate Alexei Ponikarovsky, left, of Ukraine, collides
with Philadelphia Flyers' James van Riemsdyk during the first period
of Game 4 of a second-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series
Sunday in Newark, N.J.
AP photo by Julio Cortez
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