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In the
spirit of good will!
[DEC.
22, 2000]
In
the true spirit of the season, Erv Guyett is giving away a 1995
Chevrolet Cavalier to a Lincoln resident in need. Today at noon, Frank
Watts and his wife, Michelle, formally received this needed
gift.
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Guyett’s
business, Collision Concepts, has used the Cavalier as a courtesy car
for patrons without rental insurance. Because the car is an older
model, he felt that it was time to retire the vehicle and replace it
with a newer one. The idea came to him to, instead, give it away to
someone who needed it.
Guyett
contacted the Department of Human Services in Lincoln. They quickly
came up with a list of 24 qualified local candidates. Guyett and DHS
wanted to give the car to an area family in need to help them become
more self-sufficient. "Then we pretty much pulled a name out of a
hat," said Guyett.
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The
name drawn from that hat was Frank Watts. Watts is a Lincoln resident
and a congestive heart failure patient. He and his wife are
"thankful to the Lord" for the gift. They are thankful to be
receiving the car in order to get to the hospital, to pick up medicine
and to get to the Veterans Administration meetings more easily. He
appreciates the generosity of Guyett and the support of the Lincoln
community.
Watts
expressed that he would like to see this kind of thing happen more
often. "Many more families need transportation. It would be nice
if more fund-raisers and businesses could do this more. Maybe next
year," Watts said.
An
element in Guyett’s decision to donate the car came from the support
he has found in the Lincoln community. We can count Erv Guyett and
Collision Concepts as assets to the community.
[Trisha
Youngquist]
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In
a land of plenty, the larder is stocked
 [DEC.
22, 2000]
A
brief interview with Logan County Food Pantry manager Merlyn Heyen
revealed that they are currently well-stocked and well into their
holiday season. Heyen explained that while the pantry does not have
special plans for the Christmas season, pantry patrons receive a
Christmas turkey or ham for the holiday feast. The Logan County Food
Pantry can be reached through First United Methodist Church in
Lincoln at 732-2204.
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