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Friday, October 22, 2010
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The Festival of Trees opened
Friday morning at the Logan County Courthouse. Admission is free, and
guests can vote on their favorite creatively decorated large and small
Christmas trees, wreaths and swags. The display is open from 8:30
a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and on Sundays from noon to 6
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STORIES
Everyone
is invited
Caroling and
candlelight tonight
[NOV.
28, 2000] Everyone
is invited to a community event at the Logan County Courthouse this evening.
Enjoy an evening that harkens back to a simpler time and highlights our historic
heritage.
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story]
DARE lessons
reviewed at LJHS
[NOV.
28, 2000] Early
on Monday morning, Officer Montcalm visited Mrs. Carrie’s health class again
to present the DARE program to seventh graders at Lincoln Junior High. Today’s
lesson, DARE session number nine, was a review of the information the students
had been taught throughout the Drug Abuse Resistance Education
program.
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story]
World/National
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HOME
AND FAMILY
Part
2
Decorating
your Christmas tree
[NOV.
28, 2000]
Just
as fashion has changed through the years — from petticoats and corsets to
bell-bottoms and platform shoes — so has the trimming of the Christmas tree.
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story]
World/National
Home
and Garden News
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[Edward D. Jones owners and employees celebrate
their move to a brand-new building with a ribbon-cutting this
morning by Lincoln Mayor Joan Ritter, Lincoln/Logan County Chamber
of Commerce directors and ambassadors. Edward D. Jones has relocated
to 281 S. Kickapoo St.]
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COLUMN:
the em space
Don't
forget the humidifier filter
[NOV.
28, 2000]
Christmas
shopping on Thanksgiving weekend usually goes its merry way without
me. What I do on the day after Thanksgiving is go back to work. Many
businesses have six holidays, and the Friday following Thanksgiving
isn't one of them. Christmas and New Year's Day come soon, so I
don't mind. One advantage is that right after Thanksgiving most
offices are less crowded and more relaxed than stores.
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SPORTS
TALK
Illinois
basketball
surprises and questions
By Greg
Taylor
[NOV.
28, 2000]
Today,
the LDN takes a look at five early-season surprises from Illinois
men's basketball.
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story]
SPORTS
NEWS
Hartsburg-Emden
vs. Waverly
[sports
report]
Mount
Pulaski vs. Auburn
[sports
report]
Illini
Central vs. Tremont
[sports
report]
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Sports News
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ORGANIZATIONS
Library event to
include jugglers and lunch
[NOV.
28, 2000]
On
Saturday, Dec. 2, the Lincoln Public Library will be hosting their
annual "Teddy Bear Picnic."
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announcement]
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Philomena Blanford
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Domenic Guzzardo
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John W. West
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DeWitt Yeast
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Hear
it here!
The
Faks Machine: Mike Fak and
Jim Ash host a community call-in show. Their show airs on Lincoln
Daily News over the Media One link every Wednesday night beginning
at 7 p.m.
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