Today the pink picture in Lincoln Daily News features our good friends at Lincoln Logan May Enterprise Insurance Agency. These folks are in the business of selling insurance. As responsible agents, they will tell you that the best way to avoid a claim is to reduce your risk or exposure to losses to the best of your ability.

Did you know you can do the same thing when trying to avoid Cancer? While there are genetic ties to many cancers, there are also physical conditions that can increase your risk.

At least 18 percent of all cancers and about 16 percent of cancer deaths in the US are related to excess body weight, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption, and/or poor nutrition.

Photo by Karen Hargis      [Click on image for larger version]

October is Paint the Paper Pink Month for breast cancer awareness. Have you scheduled your pink shirt picture yet? If not, contact Karen Hargis at 217-737-7418

Last Tuesday, the city of Lincoln Fire Department paid a visit to Central School in Lincoln. The firefighters led by Captain VanWinkle spent time with the kindergarten through third grade classes talking about fire prevention and safety.

The department offers educational visits each year in October to each of the schools in the city. Last week they visited Central, Carroll Catholic, and Washington Monroe.

Visits resume this week with Zion Lutheran School today, Northwest on Wednesday, and West Lincoln Broadwell on Thursday. On Tuesday, October 18th, the department will visit Adams School and then Chester East Lincoln on Wednesday, the 19th.