Pictured above is an aerial map of the city of Lincoln, and streets that have been earmarked as safe for bicycling. On Tuesday evening, Bret Aukamp representing the Regional Planning Commission and Logan County Bike Trail Committee presented this map along with a written plan to the city council. The lines marked in yellow are phase one of establishing a county-wide trail that will be marked with road signs as well as painted markings on the streets. Aukamp said that phase one could be easily accomplished if the city agrees to the expense of the signage and paint for the streets.

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On Friday evening, Jim Ireland along with wife Nancy celebrated a milestone that few ever achieve. Jim logged his 1,000th hour as the pilot of a hot air balloon. Ireland explained that in Illinois average flight time is usually only one hour, and days in the air are limited by the weather. As if to set an example, Ireland and two fellow balloonists began to inflate their balloons, and Mother Nature blew in a strong wind that forced them to deflate. They waited about a half hour for the wind to calm and then tried again, this time making the lift-off and achieving the goal of 1,000 hours in flight. LDN will have more on the Friday night flight in its Monday edition.

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Nationals catcher Jose Lobaton (59) show the baseball to the home plate umpire who calls San Francisco Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco (7) (not pictured) safe at home during their game at AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 8-5.

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