Software
company purchases
buildings in downtown Lincoln
[AUG.
23, 2000]
Integrity
Data Inc., a technology consulting and computer programming
organization, has purchased two buildings in downtown Lincoln. The
two buildings, located at 604 Broadway and 108-114 N. Kickapoo, were
previously occupied by Schick’s Clothing Store.
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Integrity
Data designs and develops custom computer software solutions to
improve business management processes. A majority of Integrity Data’s
clients are Great Plains Software users that are located in all
regions of the United States. Integrity Data develops its products
using the latest development tools from Microsoft and Great Plains.
Patrick
Doolin, president of Integrity Data, says the company plans to
renovate the interior of the buildings. The renovations will primarily
focus on the Kickapoo Street building. Preliminary plans call for
office space to be created on the first and second floors of the
building. Integrity Data will locate to the Kickapoo Street building
upon completion of the renovations.
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In
addition to establishing its corporate office at the downtown
location, Integrity Data has plans to develop a Technology Center on
the premises. The purpose of the center will be to share technology
information with the community and provide technology-based solutions
to local businesses.
Doolin,
born and raised in Lincoln, looks forward to making improvements and
preserving the historical qualities of the downtown property as well
as adding a technology-based organization to the Lincoln economy.
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Local
4-H'ers honored at fair
[AUG.
23, 2000] Fifty-three
Logan County 4-H’ers had their day at the Illinois State Fair on
Thursday, Aug. 17. All were selected to compete on the state level
because of their excellent ratings at the Logan County Fair.
Superior ratings are awarded to those youth who are ranked among the
top two in their respective project areas at the state fair.
Following is a list of 17 Logan County 4-H’ers who achieved this
honor.
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Name |
Project |
Town |
Rating |
Hans Bishop |
Prairie
Plants in Illinois |
Atlanta |
SU |
Tabetha Cheseldine |
Woodworking |
Latham |
SU |
Susan Cochran |
International
Foods |
Mt.
Pulaski |
SU |
Robin Conklen |
Paper |
New
Holland |
SU |
Angela Cunningham |
Vegetable
Plate |
Elkhart |
SU |
Amanda Davison |
International
Foods |
Beason |
SU |
Molly Gleason |
Paper |
Elkhart |
SU |
Bobbi Green |
Chalk/Carbon/Pigment |
Atlanta |
SU |
Roxanne Horath |
Chalk/Carbon/Pigment |
Atlanta |
SU |
Kyle Janssen |
Metal |
Middletown |
SU |
Chase Lowery |
Entomology |
Beason |
SU |
Heather Osborn |
Intro to
Computers |
Hartsburg |
SU |
Allicent Pech |
Sewing
and Textiles |
Lincoln |
SU |
Abrigail Sasse |
Fruits
and Vegetables |
Beason |
SU |
Jennifer Schahl |
Animal
Science |
Lincoln |
SU |
Scott Ubbenga |
Campcraft |
Hartsburg |
SU |
Timothy Uphoff |
Photography |
Beason |
SU |
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Everyone
who competes at the state fair receives an Award of Excellence.
Following is a list of Logan County 4-H youth among the 6,000
Illinois 4-H youth who exhibited at the 2000 Illinois State Fair.
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Name |
Project |
Town |
Rating |
Chris Ackerman |
Model Rocketry |
Lincoln |
AE |
Heather Altig |
Child Developement |
Latham |
AE |
Betsy Bakken |
Fruits and Vegetables |
Lincoln |
AE |
Emily Bakken |
Illustrated Speech |
Lincoln |
AE |
Jackie Bakken |
Fruits and Vegetables |
Lincoln |
AE |
Audra Ballinger |
Chalk/Carbon/Pigment |
Atlanta |
AE |
Leila Ballinger |
Chalk/Carbon/Pigment |
Atlanta |
AE |
Elizabeth Brooks |
Nature |
Lincoln |
AE |
Mark Cochran |
Passport to World |
Mt. Pulaski |
AE |
Abby Coers |
Metal |
Chestnut |
AE |
Reid Conklen |
Corn |
New Holland |
AE |
Annie Davison |
Fruits and Vegetables |
New Holland |
AE |
Kimber Davison |
Learn to Bake |
New Holland |
AE |
Samantha Davison |
Breads and Cereals |
New Holland |
AE |
Kelly Downling |
Home Furnishings |
Lincoln |
AE |
Andrew Fulton |
Woodworking |
Lincoln |
AE |
Bethany Furman |
Sewing and Textile |
Waynesville |
AE |
Leanna Gleason |
Let's Start Cooking |
Elkhart |
AE |
Maggy Gleason |
Nature |
Elkhart |
AE |
Kelly Gosda |
Photography |
Lincoln |
AE |
Mary Healy |
Food Preservation |
Middletown |
AE |
Ruth Healy |
Entomology |
Middletown |
AE |
Staci Hieronymus |
Paper |
Atlanta |
AE |
Holly Ingram |
Breads and Cereals |
Lincoln |
AE |
Michelle Johnson |
Quick Meals |
Latham |
AE |
Kari Jones |
Nature |
Beason |
AE |
Jessica Maxheimer |
Photography |
Elkhart |
AE |
Marty Oltmanns |
Electricity |
Lincoln |
AE |
Barry Osborn |
Soybeans |
Hartsburg |
AE |
Daniel Parson |
Wildlife Conservation |
Lincoln |
AE |
Jill Patrick |
Photography |
New Holland |
AE |
Danielle Seiler-Barr |
Electricity |
Chestnut |
AE |
Zachary Tibbs |
Leadership |
New Holland |
AE |
Kent White |
Electricity |
Beason |
AE |
Dena Wibben |
Citizenship |
Atlanta |
AE |
Troy Wibben |
Entomology |
Atlanta |
AE |
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Click
here for 4-H pictures from the state fair.
Click
here for more 4-H pictures.
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Up, up and
away
Rocketry project teaches
principles of physics
[AUG.
22, 2000]
Could
you find the center of gravity of a model rocket? Chris Ackerman was
challenged with that question during his judging session at the state
fair.
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He
answered by gingerly running his thumb and forefinger along the
horizontal length of the rocket. When the rocket balanced, he knew he
had found the center.
Chris
listened intently as his very knowledgeable judge explained the
importance of gravitational balance in building a model rocket.
The
son of Debbie and Ron Ackerman of Lincoln, 12-year-old Chris is a
seventh grader at Chester-East Lincoln and a four-year member of the
Clovers 4-H Club.
This
is only his second year in rocketry, and Chris says he has already
learned a bunch from it. "4-H has introduced me to a lot of new
stuff," boasts Chris of his experiences in the rocketry,
entomology, electricity and forestry projects. He feels that his 4-H
project participation has really given him an edge in school,
especially when it comes to aerospace studies.
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Future
rocket scientists like Chris begin each project year by building a new
rocket, installing an engine pack and launching it over and over.
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Although
rockets generally shoot straight up, the wind determines how far the
parachute will carry the rocket to its final landing spot. Chris and
his brother Craig have learned the hard way how the fierce winds of
the Logan County countryside can quickly blow a rocket off course.
Craig lost his rocket in a cornfield the day before the Logan County
Fair, while Chris’ state fair rocket hung around in a willow tree
for a few days.
Each
year of experience in rocketry means building a more complex and more
powerful rocket than the year before. Instead of using a pre-cut
rocket kit next year, Chris plans to design and cut out some of the
wing pieces himself.
"These
rockets are really fun, and they can be used over and over,"
exclaims Chris.
Chris
plans to check out some of the rocketry websites recommended by his
judge. "Someday, I hope to know as much as he does about
rockets."
Chris
will be able to advance that goal this October as he and other 4-H’ers
from Illinois attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.
[Marty
Ahrends]
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Click
here for a list of Logan County 4-Her's who won awards at the state
fair.
Click
here for 4-H pictures from the state fair.
Click
here for more 4-H pictures.
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"The
best zucchini bread
she’d ever tasted!"
[AUG.
22, 2000]
"She
said it was the best zucchini bread she’d ever tasted!"
exclaimed Abrigail Sasse as she met up with her parents, David and
Gail Apel-Sasse, following her judging session.
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Although
Abrigail is an experienced 4-H cook, she credits the judge’s
compliments to her grandmother’s recipe that includes cinnamon as
its secret ingredient.
This
year, Abrigail has focused her 4-H foods studies on preparing fruits
and vegetables as part of a meal. Yet the fair books list only a quick
bread made with a fruit or vegetable as an acceptable project for
competition.
The
judge in this category asked Abrigail about the four food groups and
what she does to keep her bread from burning on one corner. Then the
loaf is cut open. The judge checks for an even texture with no air
tunnels. The final test is for taste.
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The
seven-year member of the Beason Ag 4-H club is no stranger to picky
questions from judges. Abrigail quickly points out that "judges
are a lot pickier at the state fair because there is a lot more
competition." This is her seventh year studying foods and her
fourth year to exhibit at the state fair.
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The
LCHS sophomore also works hard with her sewing, horse and rabbit
projects. Her enjoyment of the livestock projects has encouraged her
to pursue a future career involving animals.
Perhaps
her commitment to animals is why Abby’s group of three Californian
rabbits earned Junior Champion Meat Pen honors at the Logan County
Fair. Californian rabbits are all white, except for their black feet,
ears and noses. To determine the top place winner, judges examine how
close the three are in size and weight at the time of showing.
Abrigail
and her Californians were awarded 12th place out of 32
entries in the state fair Junior Rabbit competition.
[Marty
Ahrends]
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Click
here for a list of Logan County 4-Her's who won awards at the state
fair.
Click
here for 4-H pictures from the state fair.
Click
here for more 4-H pictures.
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Logan County 4-H’ers
have their day at the fair
[AUG.
21, 2000]
Top
Logan County 4-H’ers converged on the state fair last Thursday as
they participated in some very rigorous cross-examinations of what
they’ve learned the past year.
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There
are 2.6 million Illinois youth who participate in 4-H-sponsored
programs. Six thousand of those earned the right to exhibit at the
state fair because of their ratings at the county fairs. In Illinois,
4-H’ers don’t just take their projects to display at the fair,
they actually meet face to face with the judge to explain how and why
they constructed the project.
"Conference
judging is an excellent way to determine how much a 4-H’er learns
from their projects," explains Joann Benz, Logan County 4-H youth
specialist. "Often the judge’s final ruling weighs heavier on
what the kid says rather than the qualities of the project they
exhibit."
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Logan
County was actually only one of 10 counties that were scheduled to be
judged that day. It would be too great a feat to bring all of the
state’s top 4-H’ers together for judging on the same day.
Judging
stations are set up in every corner of the Junior Activities building.
Anxious 4-H’ers wait in the auditorium with parents and friends for
their 10-minute session with an expert judge. When their name is
finally called, the young people know that they could be asked to
answer some very specific and odd questions.
Leanna
Gleason of Elkhart was asked what kind of marshmallows she used in
making her rice krispie treats. Thinking that the judge meant
"large or small" she answered appropriately. But what the
very picky judge was really probing for was the brand of marshmallows
used.
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[Leanna
Gleason with judge]
This
was just the first year that the 11-year-old daughter of Robert and
Nina Gleason competed at the state fair. Leanna and her family are
looking forward to a new foods project next year. "None of us
liked eating the rice krispie treats," admitted Leanna. "I
probably won’t ever make them again."
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Leanna’s
older twin sisters, Maggy and Molly Gleason, competed in the visual
arts division. This was also the first year of state fair exhibiting
for the eighth graders at Elkhart School. Both girls have taken an
interest in gardening and artistic projects.
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[Molly
Gleason and her twist paper doll]
Molly
constructed a twist-tie paper doll that earned a superior ribbon. She
had to explain to the judge that all the materials were purchased at a
local craft store and that it took three hours to make. The visual
arts judge also asked her specifically how it was made and what she
would change in the design if she were to make the doll again.
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[Maggy
Gleason and her pressed flower project]
Maggy
competed in the nature division with an attractive pressed flower
design of a lady. She conceived of the unique framed project herself.
"I just thought it would be cool to make it like that,"
explained Maggy.
After
their judging sessions were finished, the girls and their parents took
off to see the rest of the fair. They and the other participants
returned around 2:30 for the day’s closing ceremonies and to see if
their projects were judged the best in their division.
Check
out Lincoln Daily News later this week for profiles on 4-H'ers
Abrigail Sasse, Chris Ackerman and Zac Tibbs.
Click
here to check
out the photo page for more of the activities from last Thursday.
[Marty
Ahrends]
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