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Wreath,
swag, trees top the voting
[DEC.
6, 2000] A
candlelight courthouse tour, a children's story time and music by
local choirs, as well as lavishly decorated Christmas trees, wreaths
and swags, brought nearly 3,000 people to the Logan County
Courthouse for the 2000 Festival of Trees from Nov. 24 to Dec. 3.
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Festival
goers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite trees, wreaths and swags.
The top vote-getters were:
- Large tree: "Snow Buddies
Spectacular," sponsored by CEFCU, decorated by the Lincoln CEFCU staff
- Small tree: "Victorian
Jewel," sponsored by Graue Pharmacy, decorated by Carrie Granitto
- Wreath: "A Berry Merry
Christmas," sponsored by Logan County Farm Bureau Women's Committee,
decorated by Dave Sitko.
- Swag: "Mystique,"
sponsored by State Bank of Lincoln, decorated by Starr Hull
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Sandy
Wilmert of Lincoln was the winner of the public raffle tree. The
other items were available by silent auction at the festival site
for a week, with the auction concluding at the 'Tis the Season Gala
last Friday.
Proceeds
are divided between Main Street Lincoln and the Abraham Lincoln
Healthcare Foundation, organizers of the Festival of Trees. Lincoln
Land Communications was the premiere sponsor of the Festival of
Trees.
The
18-foot Logan County Christmas Tree, with more than 400 ornaments
donated by local families, individuals, businesses and
organizations, will be on display in the rotunda of the courthouse
throughout the holiday season. Ornaments are still being accepted
for the tree.
[Festival
of Trees news release]
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Schmidt-Marcotte
of Atlanta goes to Peoria
[DEC.
5, 2000] Six
employees from Schmidt-Marcotte Inc. participated in the 19th
annual Greater Peoria Farm Show at the Civic Center Nov. 28-30. The
Peoria exhibition featured more than 300 companies displaying
products and services in more than 700 booths. More than 30,000
people viewed everything from large implements to the latest in
agribusiness management software.
The
Schmidt-Marcotte booth featured a 3500 Kinze planter with interplant
units for 15-inch planting of soybeans. The winners of the Case
jacket, Igloo cooler and emergency road kit were Brian McEwen of
Prairie City, Glen Waller of Danvers and Wanda Streitmatter of
Sparland.
Schmidt-Marcotte
has two locations, Atlanta and Pekin, and is a one-stop shop for
agriculture and lawn and garden parts, service, and new and used
equipment. Schmidt-Marcotte has been serving the community for more
than 102 years.
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MediaOne
to move office
to Keokuk Street location
[NOV.
30, 2000] The
office of MediaOne cable television service will be leaving its 125
N. Kickapoo location for larger quarters at 1102 Keokuk St., next to
Illinois American Water Company, according to Bill White, local
manager. The new office will open on Dec. 18.
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"The new
location will meet our customers’ and employees’ current and future
needs," White said, pointing out that it would offer both more office space
and more parking for customers.
MediaOne, which
has been acquired by AT&T, will see yet another change in ownership soon,
possibly as early as Dec. 31, White said. The Lincoln cable company, along with
others in central Illinois, including Springfield, Decatur, Bloomington and
Peoria, is being acquired by Insight Communications. At the present time no
change is planned in service or price, but White said that January is usually
the month when rates are adjusted.
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Although
the payment slot at the 125 N. Kickapoo site will be closed,
customers will still be able to drop off payments at the box by the
Kickapoo Street city garage, less than a block from the old
location, White said.
[Joan
Crabb]
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