|
Looking
back on April 23
|
One year ago
[front
page photos of project at Jefferson School]
At Jefferson
School
Ceremony honors
volunteers, donors who helped create children’s prairie garden
This
morning at 9, District 27 school officials, Mayor Joan Ritter,
Jefferson students and other community members celebrated the local
volunteer help that created a unique children's garden at Jefferson
School in Lincoln.
[story
and photos]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Planting progresses
Logan
County farmers are finally getting to roll in earnest on a
countywide basis. Earlier, there was quite a bit of field activity
in the southern portion of the county, but producers in the northern
half were at a standstill in many instances. It’s always hard to
estimate planting percentages when some are done planting and others
haven’t started, but the 50 percent level should come close for
our corn acres. This lags behind averages for the last three years
by up to 30 percent.
[story]
Two years ago
(Note: April 23, 2000, was a Sunday. No LDN files available for
that date.)
|
|
Looking
back on April 22
|
One year ago
(Note: April 22, 2001, was a Sunday.
No LDN archive files available for that date.)
Two years ago
Children celebrate Easter
[photos]
If you can read this . . .
The
greater majority of you are taking something for granted this very
second. You are reading. Did you know that a 12th-grade literacy
level is needed to read and fully comprehend a newspaper article? A
National Adult Literacy Survey conducted in 1992 by the Department
of Education found that 21 to 23 percent of the adults in the U.S.A.
function well-below the fifth-grade level – known as "level
one" – in basic reading, writing and computational skills
necessary for functioning in daily life.
[story]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Protect your investment
First,
the obvious: It’s thunderstorm season. I know this because my dog
is currently at my feet under my desk, whimpering and trying to hide
from the storm (I have turned the computer off and am writing my
article out longhand on a legal pad). The phones are out, and the
lights are flickering. What you may not know or realize is
that every electronic device in your home or office is potentially
in great danger every time you hear that thunder and see that
lightning. Computers, stereos, television sets, VCRs and all the
other hi-tech gizmos that enhance our lives are in danger of being
damaged beyond repair by lightning. Especially computers!
[story]
Hearsay and Hairspray
[stories]
|
|
Looking
back on April 20-21
|
One year ago
The
Tropics reopens with a new look and new menu
The
Tropics Steak & Pasta House at 1007 Hickory Drive, on historic
Route 66, has been open under the management of Tim Dalipi for two
weeks, serving a mixed menu of Italian and American dishes.
[story
and photos]
No,
it isn’t Ireland,
..."land of the green." It’s spring in
Logan County. Scenes from along Route 121 near Mount Pulaski.
[photos]
New Central School plans almost complete
Plans
for Elementary School District 27’s new Central School are almost
complete, and Superintendent Robert Kidd hopes construction on the
new building can start in August or September.
[story
and sketches]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Habitat house gets a
big boost
Approximately
20 Lincoln Christian College students really raised the roof on
their spring vacation last week. They literally raised a roof at the
newest Logan County Habitat for Humanity house, located near the end
of Vine Street in Mount Pulaski. The crew worked from April 5
through April 12.
[story]
Two years ago
Simpson restores pieces
of the past; crafts custom-made keepsakes
In
an old red barn on State Route 10, a rural Lincoln man works to
restore pieces of the past and create custom-made future
heirlooms. When he’s not in out of town working on a
project, Lon Simpson Jr., owner of Simpson Woodworks, can usually be
found in his sawdust-filled workshop – bending, carving, sawing
and sanding pieces of poplar, pine and other wood into custom
trimwork, fireplace mantels, architectural columns and furniture.
Whether he’s crafting a built-in oak hall tree to give a new house
a slice of vintage character or carefully reproducing porch
balusters to restore a Victorian home, the retired Army major is in
his element.
[story]
|
|
Looking
back on April 19
|
One year ago
President of the
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce speaks in Lincoln
The
president of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce updated local
Chamber members Wednesday on issues before the state legislature
that may impact local businesses.
[story]
Lincoln College
presents ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’
Lincoln
College Theatre Department opens the final performance of the
season, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," on Thursday, April
19.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" is a comedy written by Steve
Martin. The preposterous play places Albert Einstein and Pablo
Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904, before the renowned scientist
transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated
painter set the art world afire with cubism.
[story
and photos]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Two years ago
Take a step back in
thyme
Tracy
Cline is passionate about two things – gardening and antiques. The
27-year-old Atlanta woman has parlayed these two passions into a
successful second career with her business, Garden of Thyme Co.,
which sells unique home and garden accessories.
[story
and photos]
Arbor Day tree planting
The
city of Lincoln is observing Arbor Day 2000 by planting trees
at two nursing homes, Maple Ridge Care Centre and St. Clara’s
Manor. The trees are Aristocrat pear trees, ornamentals planted for
the residents of the nursing homes to enjoy.
[story
and photo]
Main Street
to celebrate Historic Preservation Week
Citizens
in Lincoln will join thousands of individuals around the country as
part of the National Trust’s Historic Preservation Week
celebration. "Taking the Past Into the Future" is the
theme of the week, with events scheduled May 7-14.
[story
and photo]
Name puzzler
How
well do you know your elected and appointed officials in Lincoln and
Logan County? Check today’s crossword to find out.
[crossword
puzzle]
|
|
Looking
back on April 18
|
One year ago
National
Arbor Day celebration
[photos]
Board prepares to
develop district plan
The
Logan County Board voted 9-4 to rescind their Jan. 16 vote to remain
at large for purposes of electing board members. The board then
voted, also by a 9-4 margin, to adopt the district form of election
process.
[story]
Two years ago
Central School
teachers make wish list
One
way or another, change must come to Lincoln’s Central School.
Built in 1915, the venerable structure must either be replaced or
modified to meet the needs of today’s children and the safety
measures required by the state of Illinois. Whatever the change is
to be, the teachers who work in the building have drawn up a
"wish list" they believe would provide the best
educational setting for the children they serve.
[story
and photos]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Morning shift at
Mary's
Bacon, eggs and talk of the stock
market every day at 6 a.m.
Joanne
Durchslag didn’t come all the way from Federal Way, Wash., just
for the food at Mary’s, but accompanying her parents, Edith and
Jim Geary, to their favorite morning place was certainly a side
benefit. "We come here for coffee about every morning,"
says Jim Geary, "and on Saturdays we usually have breakfast. It’s
the best bacon and eggs in town."
[story
and photos]
The beat goes on
LCHS band director makes music his
life
"I
always knew music was going to be my life," says Tony Corpus.
"And I knew when I was in high school I wanted to teach
music." As the band instructor at Lincoln Community High School
for the past nine years, he’s teaching music, and as a drummer for
two different jazz bands, he’s making music. In addition, he’s
teaching the jazz he loves to some of his regular band students.
[story
and photos]
|
|
Looking
back on April 17
|
One year ago
[spring
photos]
96.3 is on the air
The
double-wide trailer sits on Lazy Row in Atlanta. The tall, painfully
thin transmission tower that is sending songs throughout central
Illinois stands in quiet vigilance next to the structure. A
chain-link fence surrounds the graveled property waiting to be
covered in asphalt when the weather is good enough. Inside the
building, workers toil to assemble modular furniture as plumbing,
electrical and carpeting tasks wait to be completed.
[complete
story]
Who’s on first?
County board decision Tuesday may not tell us
Commentary
by Mike Fak
The
straw vote at last Thursday’s Logan County Board meeting shows us
that the change from at-large representation to districts is not as
easy as some would have us believe.
That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t happen. How the county is broken
into districts, however, is probably more important than the
decision to go that route actually is.
[complete
story]
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
Two years ago
Tina
Workman named YMCA's top volunteer
Wins
Larry Crisafulli Award at annual charter banquet
Described
as a constant worker, behind-the-scenes organizer and avid YMCA
booster, Tina Workman received the Larry Crisafulli Award at the
Lincoln Area YMCA’s fourth annual charter dinner Saturday night at
the Maple Club. The award, for excellence in volunteering, is named
for the local Y’s first president, Dr. Larry Crisafulli, who
attended the event.
[story
and photos]
Relay for Life raises money for cancer
research
It
is said that love makes the world go around. And with love, comes
service. This past weekend the Logan County Unit of the American
Cancer Society held its third annual Relay for Life at the Lincoln
Park District facility. About 55 teams participated in the local
event. Kathy Blaum and Mary Ellen Martin, co-chairs, spent countless
hours planning, preparing and participating in this year’s
walk-a-thon, which raises money for cancer research. Both women are
cancer survivors.
[story]
|
|
Back
to top
|
News
| Sports
| Business
| Rural
Review | Teaching
& Learning | Home
and Family | Tourism
| Obituaries
Community | Perspectives | Law
& Courts | Leisure Time | Spiritual
Life | Health
& Fitness | Letters
to the Editor
|
|