Friday, October 22, 2010 

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OVER THE NOON HOUR (CDT)

This morning was the grand opening celebration for A. Lincoln General Store and Bakery, located at 127 S. Sangamon St.  Members of the Lincoln/Logan Chamber of Commerce gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony with new business owner Cookie Wentworth. 

Wentworth actually opened her business on May 1.  She offers fresh-baked pastries and breads, ice cream and beverages, candy and peanuts, a museum, antique reproductions, and more.  Besides sweet refreshments, Wentworth sells potpourri, knickknacks, glasses, bandanas and numerous other sundries.  A. Lincoln General Store and Bakery also houses Lincoln’s famous ball of string.

• Candidates seek appointment to 90th District House seat

• Main Street Lincoln debuts new partnership brochure

• Armed robbery

• Local junior high girls take top titles at state track-and-field meet Saturday at East Peoria (to be posted)
  Top state titles from the area:
  Class 7A girls
  West Lincoln-Broadwell team earns second place
  Christine Presswood of West Lincoln-Broadwell takes first place in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters, a meet record
  Beth Conaway of Mount Pulaski takes third place in 100 hurdles
  Kylie Courtwright of West Lincoln-Broadwell takes first place in high jump
  West Lincoln-Broadwell 400 relay team takes second place
  Class 8A girls
  Brooklyn Robbins of Chester-East Lincoln takes first place in long jump
  Chester-East Lincoln team takes third place in the 800 relay
  Class 8A boys
  Chris Schneider of West Lincoln-Broadwell takes third place in 100 meters
  Chris Schneider of West Lincoln-Broadwell takes second place in 200 meters
  Matt Davis of Elkhart takes 1st place in shot put
  West Lincoln-Broadwell 400 relay team takes third place

• Replant decisions

• High school baseball:
  Lincoln varsity baseball vs. Olympia
  LCHS freshman baseball vs. Peoria Limestone

• High school softball:
  Olympia vs. Midwest Central

• High school track and field:
  (to be posted)