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STORIES
In
the role of a lifetime
Traveling
performing team equips Illini Central students with the power to change
[MARCH
11, 2000] This
week thirty students at Illini Central Middle School had a life
changing experience.
These students ranging from sixth through eighth grade
attended a two-day, intensive, role-play workshop with the founders
of Cornerstone Productions, Laura Clark-Hansen and Paul Hansen.
The students were trained in the basics of creating a
character, improvising scenes and learning how to stage them.
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A
DAY IN THE LIFE
Cash
from trash
[MARCH 11, 2000] For
the past 50 years, Lincoln Iron and Metal has been taking “trash” and
turning it into cash at 1710 N. Kickapoo in Lincoln. Although to the untrained
eye it may look like something to throw away, many unwanted scraps are part of a
profitable business that helps to “save the earth,” according to Kurt
Hullinger, supervisor for the scrap yard.
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GOOD
NEIGHBORS
Play
it again Vi...
[MARCH
11, 2000] The sound immediately tugs at you to distract you from
your current surroundings. It wants
your full attention. Graceful,
delicate touches on the smiling piano keyboard cause the melody of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” to waft into the air as if
mimicking its own title. The
audience is taken at once, traveling with the music to different places and
earlier years, obviously enjoying the journey.
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