[DEC. 13, 2000]  Watch out! The city and county roads are slick. Remember to leave plenty of time for travel and plenty of room in between cars. Signal and slow down early.

If you have to travel outside of the county, call the Illinois Department of Transportation’s toll-free number to check on road conditions, 1-800-452-4368.

In the city of Lincoln, the salt trucks are out on the main roads. According to Lincoln Police Department’s assistant chief, there is not as much ice as the other day, but the roads are still slippery and becoming more hazardous. The Street and Alley Department said that later today plow trucks will replace the salt trucks.

The Logan County Highway Department put salt and cinders on Monday’s ice, which helped reduce the amount of ice on the roads, but they are still slick. The County Highway Department said that presently there is not enough snow to plow, but they will soon be sending their plow trucks out on county roads with salt and cinders. They advise drivers not to make any sudden movements. Quick stops and turns will almost certainly cause a driver to lose control of his vehicle.

Marsha Dowling of the Health Department recommends drivers keep blankets, two candles, wood matches and a tin can in their car. The candles and blankets can keep stranded motorists warm in a car for at least an hour. The candles can also melt snow in a tin can for drinking water. The Sheriff’s Department reminds motorists to take along their cell phone, if they own one.

[Jean Ann Carnley]

[DEC. 13, 2000]  The local Looking for Lincoln exhibit, site of a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Dec. 9, is in the form of a storyboard. It stands on the location where Abraham Lincoln is purported to have christened the city with the juice of a watermelon. The site is just beside the railroad tracks at Broadway and Chicago streets on the lawn of the Restaurant at the Depot. The sign sports a print by the late Lloyd Ostendorf, a local artist, and tells the story of the city christening as recalled by the Stevens boy. Included on the sign is the Looking for Lincoln exhibit signature trait, a raised emblem for children to collect rubbings. Lincoln’s symbol is a watermelon.

The Looking for Lincoln project in Lincoln is administrated by Main Street Lincoln under the leadership of Wendy Bell. In addition, many local people interested in the historic and business development of Lincoln have been working (volunteering) all year to bring Lincoln into the Heritage Tourism loop through the Looking for Lincoln project. Lincoln owes a debt of gratitude to these many fine people who have and will continue to work selflessly all year long.

[click here for photos]

[Jan Youngquist]

[DEC. 12, 2000]  Mrs. Stamm's first grade class from Zion Lutheran School decorated trees and sang carols at the Cracker Barrel this morning. The 18 students made ornaments for the tree at school. Following decorating and caroling, the students were treated to Mickey Mouse pancakes and a tour of the kitchen and gift store.

Cracker Barrel reports all of the 160 gift commitment cards have been taken off the Angel Tree. Gifts will be bought and wrapped for needy boys and girls up to age 10 in Logan County.

[Mrs. Stamm's first grade class from Zion Lutheran School decorated trees and sang carols at the Cracker Barrel this morning.]

[DEC. 11, 2000]  Two businesses in Lincoln were robbed over the weekend. There are no leads, and the police do not know yet if the incidents were related.

The first burglary occurred early Saturday morning, before 5:12 a.m. Someone broke a window to gain entry to the Knights of Columbus on 217 N. Limit. Approximately $900 in cash and two cash registers were stolen.

The second burglary occurred early on Sunday, between 3 and 3:44 a.m. Again, someone broke a window, this time to gain entry to Haji’s Bar and Grill on 203 Madigan Drive. About $300 in cash and one cash register were stolen.

[DEC. 11, 2000]  Congratulations to all the folks who each won $50 in Atlanta Bucks at this year's Atlanta Aglow Big Bucks drawing on Friday, Dec. 8. Winners included Sandy Sympson, Andy Glass, Cheryl Renfrow, Joe Daugherty, Annabelle Kieszling, Annie Newcomb, Marge Dyer, Shelby Batterton, Marge

Blankenship, Virginia Kindred, Bea Glass, Becky Horrom, Toni Hawkins, Karen Sherman, Tim O'Donnell, Mary Smith, Laura O'Donnell, Dave Klockhenga, Elsie Donnan and Margaurite Warrick. A total of $1,000 in Atlanta Bucks was awarded.

Thanks to all the Atlanta merchants who participated in Atlanta Aglow 2000, including Alberts’ Bonnie Brae Nursery, Gilbert’s True Value Hardware, Turner Oil Company, Atlanta Bowling Alley, NAPA Auto Parts, Johnson Real Estate, East Lincoln Grain, Dick Lane Insurance, McLane Antenna Service, Hoblit Seed Company, Hamblin's Grocery, C-Aire Lounge, Terry's Floral Productions, Hair It Is, Sherman's Pharmacy, Atlanta National Bank, Johnson's Lumber, Schmidt-Marcotte Implement, Modernette Beauty Shop, John's Barber Shop, Chubby's Bar & Grill, North Greens Golf Course, Parks Construction, Lazy Row Orchard, Mrs. Noble's Tupperware, and Daugherty & Crane. Atlanta is fortunate to have so many fine merchants. The A-team encourages everyone to shop in Atlanta.

[DEC. 9, 2000]  ^"Christmas at the Museum" is the theme during the 2000 Christmas season at the Lincoln College Museum.

Visitors to the museum during this period will observe how the décor of Christmas has been integrated with the various collections on exhibit. For the convenience of visitors, Lincoln College Museum has extended its hours Dec. 18 through Dec. 22 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum will observe the following holiday hours: Dec. 23-26, closed to observe the Christmas holiday; Dec. 27-29, open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Dec. 30-Jan. 7, closed for the New Year’s holiday. The Lincoln College Museum will return to regular hours on Monday, Jan. 8.

The museum’s extended visiting hours will allow friends and relatives who are visiting in Logan County during the holidays an opportunity to visit one of the nation’s outstanding museums which houses artifacts and documents related to the nation’s 16^th president and the period in which Abraham Lincoln lived. Lincoln College Museum contains hundreds of items that confirm the economic, political and social development of Logan County.

[OCT. 11, 2000]  Beginning Monday, Oct. 16, the Lincoln City Landfill will be open extended hours to allow residents to dispose of leaves and yard waste, according to Donnie Osborne, street superintendent. The landfill will open at 8 a.m. and remain open until 4 p.m. seven days a week, probably until mid-December, he said. Residents may bring in leaves any way they like — in bags, boxes or pickup trucks — but they must take the leaves out of the containers and take the containers back home with them.

[OCT. 10, 2000]  The office of the city clerk in Lincoln will be open for filing petitions for nomination for the Feb. 27, 2001, consolidated primary election, with petitions accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18.

Petitions will be accepted for the following city offices:

• Mayor
• City treasurer
• City clerk
• Alderman Ward 1
• Alderman Ward 2
• Alderman Ward 3
• Alderman Ward 4

• Alderman Ward 5

[Juanita Josserand, city clerk]

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