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Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013
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Rebecca Crider Angel food cake	Cameron Runyon Red velvet cake	Annie Dunbar Chiffon cake

Here are three of the finalists who will participate in the Logan County Cake Classic. All those who won in the Department O judging on Friday will have the opportunity to bake their cakes at the fair on Sunday. They will then be judged again, and one person will be the winner of the 2013 Cake Classic. Sunday evening, all the cakes will be auctioned off to the highest bidders.

Photos by Nila Smith (Click on images for larger versions.)

See the fair coverage in its entirety: the stories, the pictures and the results in the 2013 Logan County Fair Magazine. Click here...

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Logan County Fair Coverage

Tractors and engines go with fair time
Senior Day at the Logan County Fair -- album
4-H Beef Show -- Steers

4-H Beef Show -- Heifers

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9

4-H Sheep Show

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Logan County Fair results:
- Harness racing
- Tractor and truck pulls

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Slim Randles' Home Country
Lemonade bargains
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Ode to the baldpate

Day Planner

Garage Sales this weekend

1010 N. Monroe St.

Summer Activities

West Lincoln-Broadwell Baseball Tryouts

This Week

Tuesday-Sunday -- Logan County Fair

Saturday

5:30 a.m. -- St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Run

7 a.m. -- Lincoln Farmer's Market in Latham Park

7 a.m. -- Elkhart Farmer's Market

8 a.m. -- Farmers' Market in Scully Park

8 a.m. -- Latham United Methodist Church fundraiser sale

9 a.m. -- Scholastic Book Fair at Lincoln Public Library

10 a.m. -- Free movie: "Madagascar 3" at Lincoln Theater 4 -- Tickets available only at Rick Hamm State Farm Insurance.

7:30 p.m. -- Country music concert at the Logan County Fair

Sunday

6:30 a.m. -- Lincoln Area Running Club running group

12:30 p.m. -- National Railsplitting Contest at Logan County Fair

6 p.m. -- Demolition derby at Logan County Fair

Monday

7 a.m. -- Landscape waste pickup in Mount Pulaski

Noon -- Blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center

5 p.m. -- Habitat night at Culver's

6:30 p.m. -- Auditions for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

The boating dog's days of summer: Tips on boating with dogs
From BoatUS

Community Calendar of Events

This day in history

Yesterday's Top Stories

National Railsplitting Contest at the Logan County Fair on Sunday

Lack of quorum stalls new CEL hires

4-H night in front of the grandstand

Album 1 | Album 2

Chicken scrambles

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Goat scrambles

Album 1 | Album 2

Pig scrambles

Album 1 | Album 2

Calf scrambles

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Judging of the 2012 scramble calves

Album 1 | Album 2

Celebrity scramble -- album

4-H Cat Show -- album

4-H, Junior and Open Dairy Show

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3 | Album 4

4-H Swine Show

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Logan County Fair results:

Junior Dairy & Pygmy Goats
Junior Sheep

Better Business Bureau alert: 'Best of ...' awards scheme

Memorial's Transplant 5K registration now open

Interactive new e-book explores Cahokia Mounds and the ancient Mississippian culture

This day in history

This Week's Top Stories

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The Shanghai Tower, right, is seen among other skyscrapers prior to the topping-off ceremony in Shanghai, China, on Saturday. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China and is planned to be complete in 2014.

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Logan County Fair Coverage

Tractors and engines go with fair time
Senior Day at the Logan County Fair -- album
4-H Beef Show -- Steers

4-H Beef Show -- Heifers

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9

4-H Sheep Show

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Logan County Fair results:
- Harness racing
- Tractor and truck pulls

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Slim Randles' Home Country
Lemonade bargains
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Ode to the baldpate

CLOSE UP: Aug. 3

Atlanta Methodist social, Class of '88, pistol class, Safe Ride, blood drives, Latham United Methodist sale

Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting!

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State

Jackson Jr. gets more time to pay restitution

National

Charter bus overturns in eastern Mo.; several hurt

Iowa man saves couple from oncoming train

Police use stun gun, arrest 4 in nail salon brawl

Actors with fake guns bring police with real ones

Truck goes airborne, bursts into flames in Ind.

Sikhs added to hate crime stats

Bay Area commuters brace for another BART strike

Outbreak of stomach illnesses is hard to detect

Red Sox owner enters $70M deal for Boston Globe

NY WWII airman's remains arrive home decades later

Politics, Government & Elections

Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat

Kerry backpedals on controversial comment on Egypt

Obama: No tax reform without spending to spur jobs

Govs warn Washington against fiscal inaction

Senate seeks numbers from NSA on phone collection

Senators offer plan to save cash-strapped USPS

Congress clears bill to ease military screening

GOP in key states tries to slow anti-abortion push

Congress: Divided, discourteous -- taking a break

Supreme Court OKs early release plan for Calif. inmates

International

Syrian airstrike kills 9 near border with Lebanon

9 Afghans killed in attack on Indian consulate

Gunmen kill 4 police officers in southern Pakistan

Egypt ministry calls on protesters to depart

Nigeria: Doctors treat lead-poisoned children

New Zealand botulism scare triggers global recall

Cambodia to set up independent poll investigation

Swaddle-maker swamped after UK prince's photo op

China's tallest building nears finish in Shanghai

Bahrain history slowly rises from sands

ODD & Extraordinary

Hungry bear gets takeout at Colorado restaurant

Police: 80-year-old Ore. man points shotgun at bar

Police: Pa. robber left pink shoes, fled on bike

Washington wildlife officer to enforce orca laws

Mexican bid to smuggle phone into prison in coffin

Woman gives birth in Subway restroom in Nevada

Alaska city experiences 1st sunset in months

UK lawmakers told not to rub statues' toes

Science, Technology and the Environment

Washington panel restricts octopus hunting

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National

Can you be the next business thought leader?
Ready to make the jump? Now's the time for a heartfelt encore

Dell CEO ups ante in buyout battle for PC maker

Obama likely to miss goal of doubling exports
Red Sox owner enters $70M deal for Boston Globe
Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NY, LA, Dallas
Bay Area commuters brace for another BART strike
Stomach bug in 2 states linked to Mexican farm

International

New Zealand botulism scare triggers global recall

Markets

Tepid jobs news barely dents stock market advance

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Illinois grain prices in country elevators
Column: Lawn rust and biting insects
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Logan County USDA farm program updates
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Monitoring Herd Health, Feeding Behavior May Soon Be Easier
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Friday evening Baylee Baker, at right in photo, and David Fulton took the top honors at the Logan County Fair Talent Contest.

The two competed against some pretty tough competition. In all there were five entries in the junior class, which Baylee won, and three entries in the senior division, which David won.

After the talent show, the crowd was treated to the pleasing sounds of local band Haircut Actual.

Photo by Lisa Ramlow
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Births:

Wesley William Wernsing
Noah Brighton Wetzel

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Atlanta United Methodist Church ice cream social

Class of 1988 reunion

Big Oak Hunting Paradise hosts ladies-only Basic Pistol Course on Sunday

Safe Ride service available for Logan County Fair weekend
Upcoming Logan County blood drives
Latham United Methodist Church garage sale

Community News & Events

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Community Calendar of Events

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Lack of quorum stalls new CEL hires
Mount Pulaski Grade School registration
Logan County Board recognizes Zion Lutheran and WLB student athletes
Tickets available for LC Cards vs. Cubs event Aug. 10
District 27 registration Aug. 5; school starts Aug. 26
District 27 calendar for 2013-14 school year (PDF)
LCHS registration Aug. 5-7; classes begin Aug. 19
CCS-NHM-ZLS baseball practice starts Aug. 5
School supply lists:
- Carroll Catholic: Pre-K to 8th
- Chester-East Lincoln: K-4 | 5-8
- District 27: Adams, Central, Jefferson, LJHS, Northwest, Washington-Monroe
- Hartsburg-Emden: K-4 | 5-8 & high school
- Mount Pulaski:
  Pre-K | K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6-8
- Olympia: Pre-K, 1-2 | 3-5 | 6-8
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Senior Life

Article update Aug. 3

Ready to make the jump? Now’s the time for a heartfelt encore ... Illinois Dept. on Aging seeking nominations for Senior Hall of Fame ... Scammers play on health care law confusion ... Protect your eyes from sunburn: How to pick shades ... Study: Later retirement may help prevent dementia ... Tips to boost brain health and lower dementia risk ... Oasis Senior Center finds a temporary home ... Summer travel tips for seniors

News & information for the seniors in our community

Church Announcements

Announcements and news from area churches

New Preschool Director Announced
LIVING PARABLES
America Needs the Church!
Forty-Two Year Ministry of Vera Thomas
- Church Honors Longtime Secretary
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Obituaries
Most recent:
- Blaum, Dorothy C., 86
- Galbraith, John L., 55
- Slough, Ardeth J., 81

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LDN - Entertainment

This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows the original art drawn by writer and artist Frank Miller for the cover of "The Dark Knight Returns" No. 2.

The cover has sold for $478,000, according to Heritage Auctions.

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Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

'Dark Knight Returns' No. 2 cover sells for $478K
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Kathy Bates happy being part of FX's 'Horror'
Billy Bob Thornton to star in TV's 'Fargo' series

Ellen DeGeneres
to host Oscars
for 2nd time

NBC's Brian Williams to take leave for surgery
Pacino movie films in middle of concert by Chicago
Actors with fake guns bring police with real ones

Mexican city fines concert $8,000
on drug ballads

Longtime USA Today music critic Steve Jones dies
Michael Ansara, TV and movie actor, dies

Food, Family and Fun

The boating dog's days of summer: Tips on boating with dogs
From BoatUS
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Ode to the baldpate
Slim Randles' Home Country
Lemonade bargains
Free family movies return for the summer at Lincoln Theater 4
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Couples leave the field after taking their wedding vows at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati prior to a baseball game Friday between the Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals. Twenty-one couples either took their vows or renewed them in the Reds' first "I Do's On The Diamond" ceremony.

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