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Monday, Aug. 26, 2013
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This year the grand champions of the Up In Smoke barbecue competition were A Boy & His BBQ, made up of teammates Shad and Angie Kirton from Grimes, Iowa. The Kirtons also took first place in ribs in the competition.

Photo by Lisa Ramlow (Click on image for larger version.)

See the Balloon Festival in its entirety: the stories, the pictures and the results in the 2013 Balloon Festival Magazine. Click here...

40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Prairie 55 ride brings bicycle enthusiasts together
Up Up & Away 5K run attracts all ages and experience levels, plus visitors
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First responders have tough decisions in Anything Goes BBQ competition
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Saturday morning fly-in brings balloon enthusiasts out early
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Art in the park draws in large crowds at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Oasis Flea Market brings crowds to Scully Park

Art of Wine & Brew offers friends a great place to relax

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

Up in Smoke and Backyard Barbecue bring sweet smells to downtown Lincoln

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9

Hot weather to prevail this week
Some uncertainties on O-line and D-line, but Railers will be ready
By Scott Kirby

Day Planner

Monday

Noon -- Blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center

Tuesday

9 a.m. -- Free blood pressure screenings at ALMH

College students prove easy prey for identity thieves
Tips to protect personal information

Lincoln Tomb to host 'Spirits of the Civil War'
Sept. 7 programs on Lincoln's son, African-American soldiers and immigrants

Community Calendar of Events

This day in history

Weekend Top Stories

Festival activities begin with a Friday parade
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First balloon launch of the festival delivers spectacular beauty

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

Globes of color light up the night at the Logan County Airport

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

Slim Randles' Home Country: A few words on lawn nutrition
How to fly when you're driving solo
Thriving without a partner

This day in history

This Week's Top Stories

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The Saturday night glow at the 40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival was another spectacular event. The Logan County Airport was bustling with guests who came specifically to watch the majestic balloons dance in the dark. LDN will have one more day of festival coverage tomorrow. Included will be pictures form the airport as well as downtown and Postville Courthouse.

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40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Prairie 55 ride brings bicycle enthusiasts together

Up Up & Away 5K run attracts all ages and experience levels, plus visitors

Album

First responders have tough decisions in Anything Goes BBQ competition

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Saturday morning fly-in brings balloon enthusiasts out early

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Art in the park draws in large crowds at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3 | Album 4
Oasis Flea Market brings crowds to Scully Park

Art of Wine & Brew offers friends a great place to relax

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

Up in Smoke and Backyard Barbecue bring sweet smells to downtown Lincoln

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

Hot weather to prevail this week

Some uncertainties on O-line and D-line, but Railers will be ready
By Scott Kirby

CLOSE UP: Aug. 26

Logan County Herb Guild, Cameron Jodlowski, Kathleen Buse

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State

Workers keep watch over new Chicago school year

National

Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area

First fire, then floods in besieged Western forest
Gunman, boss in Fla. shooting were once close
Convicted Fort Hood gunman begins sentencing phase
Powell: Trayvon Martin verdict 'questionable'
Ariz. inmate to testify in NM capital murder case
Divide over religious exemptions on gay marriage
Civil rights and immigration history connected
Ohio couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart
10 things to know for Monday

Politics, Government & Elections

For Obama, world looks far different than expected

US will sell Indonesia attack helicopters

Hagel: US looking at intelligence in Syria attack

US official: Chemical weapons likely used in Syria

Foreign Relations figure wants Syrian airstrike

Private lobbyists get public pensions in 20 states

Thompson within striking distance for NYC mayor

Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

International

Militants abduct and kill 6 north of Baghdad

UN Syria team says vehicle shot at by snipers

Germany backs response if Syria gas use confirmed

Body of crocodile victim pulled from Aussie river

Palestinians call off peace talks after clash

China's Bo drops love triangle charge at trial end

Zurich begins experiment with drive-in 'sex boxes'

Navalny shakes up Moscow mayor campaign

ODD & Extraordinary

Pa. clown couple ties the knot, no foolin'

Science, Technology and the Environment

Panda cub described as healthy and vibrant

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National

Smart Spending: Finding deals for college students
Some blue brake fluid recalled due to wrong color

Jump in mortgage rates hurts US sales of new homes

Economists: Future deficits top US fiscal problem

Even without Bernanke, Jackson Hole's a hot ticket

Regulators close small banks in Tennessee, Arizona
BofA reviewing work conditions for junior workers

International

Startups gain appeal as some Japan Inc. names fade
KPN wins America Movil support for German deal

Energy

Anadarko sells part of stake off Africa for $2.6B
US rig count drops 15 this week to 1,776

Markets

Why it's time to revisit European stocks
Siebert, 1st woman member of the NYSE, dies at 80
Amgen buying cancer drug maker Onyx for $10.4B
P&G hiked ex-CEO's pay to $15.9M for last year

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Illinois grain prices in country elevators
Column: Tomato diseases and ticks
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Logan County USDA farm program updates
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USDA confirms farmers markets’ growth, sustainability
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On Sunday, the Costume Ladies were special guests at Postville Courthouse during the 1800s Craft Fair. The ladies did a demonstration on how ladies of the mid-1800s dressed. They included in their presentation a demonstration of how to turn a day dress into an evening gown. LDN will have one more day of coverage of the 40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival. Included in the Tuesday edition will be more from Postville Courthouse as well as the airport and downtown.

Photo by Nila Smith (Click on image for larger version.)

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Zayne Amore Jones-Berry
Dallas Lilly Rayne Newman

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Logan County Herb Guild meeting
Illinois 4-H Foundation honors Legacy of Leadership Scholars
Cameron Jodlowski among recipients
Illinois 4-H Foundation inducts largest-ever Hall of Fame class
Kathleen Buse among inductees

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Community Calendar of Events

Submit entry for LDN Calendar of Events

College students prove easy prey for identity thieves
Tips to protect personal information
Public invited to LCU Convocation on Tuesday
Red Cross offers back-to-school safety tips
City and high school to consider partnering for school resource officer
Carroll Catholic potluck (PDF)
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Carroll Catholic School calendar (PDF)
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Senior Life

Article update Aug. 24

How to fly when you're driving solo; Thriving without a partner ... Plan ahead for your online hereafter ... Friendship Manor residents are friends in deed ... Social Security column: Reflecting on 78 years of Social Security ... Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk ... Why everyone needs an 'incapacity plan' ... Ready to make the jump? Now’s the time for a heartfelt encore

News & information for the seniors in our community

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Obituaries
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- Aylesworth, Jo, 71
- Borbely, Steven J., 69
- Davis, Donna V., 86
- McLaughlin, Betty J., 76

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LDN - Entertainment

Selena Gomez arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

AP photo by Evan Agostini/Invision

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs
Russell Doughten, evangelical filmmaker, dies
Indonesian clerics call for ban of Miss World

Michelle Obama, daughters see
'Trip to Bountiful'

New biography claims more Salinger books due out
Julie Harris, Broadway star, dies at 87
Tower in view of painter's old NY home sparks suit

Brazil's top modern artist gets Rio homecoming

Music Review

Country stars
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Food, Family and Fun

Book Look: 'Miss Maple’s Seeds'
sponsored by Lincoln Public Library
2013 Logan County Fair My Favorite Pie contest recipes
2013 Logan County Fair Cake Classic recipes

Slim Randles' Home Country
A few words on lawn nutrition

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Births at ALMH
Recent Health & Fitness News Index

Prairie 55 ride brings bicycle enthusiasts together
Up Up & Away 5K run attracts all ages and experience levels, plus visitors
- Album
First responders have tough decisions in Anything Goes BBQ competition
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Saturday morning fly-in brings balloon enthusiasts out early
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Art in the park draws in large crowds at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Oasis Flea Market brings crowds to Scully Park
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3 | Album 4

Art of Wine & Brew offers friends a great place to relax
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
Up in Smoke and Backyard Barbecue bring sweet smells to downtown Lincoln
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
- Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9
Lincoln Tomb to host 'Spirits of the Civil War'
Sept. 7 programs on Lincoln's son, African-American soldiers and immigrants
Recent Tourism News Index

Out & About

Recent Out and About Articles

LDN - Sports

Chicago White Sox's Dayan Viciedo and Josh Phegley celebrate after scoring during the third inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on Sunday in Chicago.

AP photo by Andrew A. Nelles (Click on image for a larger version.)

Today's Top Sports Stories

Local

Some uncertainties on O-line and D-line, but Railers will be ready
By Scott Kirby
Logan Lanes: Sunday Night Mixed

Baseball

Jordan Danks homers, Chicago beats Texas 5-2

Padres beat Cubs 3-2 in 15 innings
Minor bounces back to lift Braves over Cards
Red Sox power past Dodgers 8-1
Granderson hits key sac fly, Yankees beat Rays
- A-Rod, Yankees feud brings back memories of 1970s
Nationals' shaky defense helps Royals win 6-4
Weaver leads Angels to sweep of Seattle in 7-1 win
Mets rocked by Miggy as Tigers finish sweep, 11-3
Japan beats California 6-4 for LLWS title

Golf

Scott opens FedEx Cup playoffs with surprising win

Teen star Lydia Ko wins again in Canada

Tennis

US Open caps a wacky 2013 tennis season

Football

Saints rally for 31-23 preseason win over Texans

Kaepernick, 49ers' defense strong in 34-14 win
Manning not hitting panic button in Denver
Jets say Sanchez day-to-day with shoulder injury

More Sports

Rockets' Lin keen to work on Howard chemistry

Boxing great Tyson surprises upstate NY wedding

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Saturday, Aug. 24:

40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Festival activities begin with a Friday parade
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
First balloon launch of the festival delivers spectacular beauty
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
- Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9
Globes of color light up the night at the Logan County Airport
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6
How to fly when you're driving solo
Thriving without a partner
Slim Randles' Home Country: A few words on lawn nutrition
Gildner receives certification to treat female urinary incontinence

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