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Wednesday, October 25, 2000
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the Media One link every Wednesday night beginning at 7 p.m.
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TOP
STORIES
Pre-election
forum set for Thursday
[OCT.
25, 2000]
A
Meet the Candidates forum will be
Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at Adams School, 1311 Nicholson Road in Lincoln.
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TEACHING
& LEARNING
Hands
are for helping
[OCT.
25, 2000]
The
Logan County AmeriCorps members have collaborated with Sojourn in
putting together a project titled "Hands are not for Hitting,
Words are not for hurting." The Logan County AmeriCorps members
have distributed materials to teachers interested in using the
project with their classes.
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STORIES
Maxwell
biographer to lecture at LC
[OCT.
25, 2000]
William
Maxwell biographer Barbara Burkhardt will be the keynote speaker for the third
presentation in the Ralph G. Newman Lecture Series at Lincoln College. Burkhardt’s
presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Johnston Center for
Performing Arts on the college campus. The lecture is free and open to the
public.
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HEALTH
& FITNESS
Flu
shots now available on a limited basis [OCT.
25, 2000]
Logan
County Health Department has received a partial shipment of flu
vaccine and will begin offering flu shots immediately on a walk-in
basis at the Logan County Health Department office at 109 Third St.
in Lincoln. Logan County Health Department expects to receive its
entire order of flu vaccine within the next month. Flu shots are
available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. At this time flu shots will
be administered only to those individuals at high risk for
complications.
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announcement]
Pneumonia
shots are available [OCT.
25, 2000]
Logan
County Health Department has received its full shipment of
pneumococcal vaccine and is administering pneumonia shots on a
walk-in basis at the Logan County Health Department office at 109
Third St. in Lincoln. Pneumonia shots are available between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m.
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announcement]
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HEALTH
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World/National
Consumer
Health News
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BOOK
LOOK
 A
travel guide to
haunted houses
[OCT.
25, 2000]
Looking
for something different for your next vacation? Consider visiting a
haunted house or haunted site. Professor Hans Holzer has compiled an
informative and entertaining travel guide to 101 different haunted
places in the United States and abroad. "Hans Holzer’s Travel
Guide To Haunted Houses" contains the history of these spooky
locales and explains how they came to be haunted.
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review]
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World/National
Book
Reviews
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OUT
AND ABOUT
 St. Louis neighborhoods
and
eateries
Part
2
By
Penny Zimmerman-Wills
[OCT.
25, 2000]
St.
Louis is a city of many faces. From the Hill’s rich Italian
heritage to the Victorian splendor of LaFayette Square, this city
offers a variety of distinct neighborhoods to explore and enjoy.
Today's posting features the Soulard and Benton Park area and the
Central West End.
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AND ABOUT
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SPORTS
NEWS
LCHS
defeats Taylorville in VB regionals
[OCT.
25, 2000]
Lincoln
Community High School’s ladies volleyball team competed against
Taylorville in the Class AA regionals. The game was here in Lincoln.
The Lady Railsplitters beat Taylorville 15-7 and 15-2.
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report]
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Sports News
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Task
force appreciates participation in vigil for
domestic violence awareness
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letter]
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ORGANIZATIONS
Oasis
announces trip to
Taylorville's Nashville North
[OCT.
25, 2000]
Seniors
are invited to head to Taylorville's Nashville North by mini-van to
enjoy the 5 p.m. concert of Janie Fricke and Rex Allen Jr. on
Saturday, Nov. 18. A group will leave from The Oasis at 501 Pulaski
St. in Lincoln at 3:30 p.m.
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story]
LINC
announces fall programs
[OCT.
25, 2000]
Lincolnland
Intellectual & Nurturing Courses (LINC), an affiliate of the
Elderhostel Institute Network, announces their fall 2000 session,
with programs on Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 14 and 16.
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story]
Lincoln
Optimist Club
announces essay contest
[OCT.
25, 2000]
The
Lincoln Optimist Club is sponsoring its fourth annual essay contest.
This year’s contest is entitled "Are We Losing Our
Freedom?" All high school students under 19 years of age as of
Dec. 31, 2000, in grades 10, 11 and 12 are eligible to participate,
according to Bob Wood, club contest chairman.
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