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advertising
Lincoln Daily News
(217) 732-7443
ldn@lincolndailynews.com
appliances
McEntire's Home
Appliance and TV
403 Broadway St.
(217) 732-4874
mcentires@abelink.com
attorneys
John R. Gehlbach
Law Office
529 Pulaski St.
(217) 735-4311
jrglaw@ccaonline.com
Thomas L. Van Hook
Lincoln
(217) 735-2187
Tvanhook@CCAonline.com
auto repair/service
DuVall's Automotive
Complete Auto Repair
720 N. Sherman St., rear
(217) 735-5545
duvallautomotive
@hotmail.com
Thompson Auto Body
919 S. Kickapoo
(217) 735-2915
automobiles
Interstate Chevrolet
105-115 Lincoln Ave.
P.O. Box 170
Emden, IL
62635-0170
(888) OK-CHEVY
(652-4389)
www.interstatechevy.com
J&S Auto Center
103 S. Logan
(217) 732-8994
www.jandsautocentre.com/
Row Motors
222 S. McLean
(217) 732-3232
rowmotors@msn.com
banks
Logan County Bank
303 Pulaski
(217) 732-3151
books/educa.
Prairie Years
121 N. Kickapoo
(217) 732-9216
bottled water
Culligan
318 N. Chicago
(217) 735-4450
www.culligan.com
Gold Springs
1165 - 2200th St.
Hartsburg, IL
(888) 478-9283
www.goldsprings.com
Puritan Springs
1709 N. Kickapoo St.
(217) 732-3292
(800) 292-2992
Puritan Springs at LDN
carpet cleaners
Advanced Carpet Cleaning
708 Pulaski St.
P.O. Box 306
(217) 732-3571
cellular phones
Team Express
411 Pulaski St.
(217) 732-8962
www.teamelectronics.org
colleges
Heartland Com. College
620 Broadway St.
(217) 735-1731
www.hcc.cc.il.us
computer service
CCA
601 Keokuk St.
(217) 735-2677
cca@ccaonline.com
consignment
Closet Classics
129 S. Sangamon St.
(217) 735-9151
(888) 739-0042
contractors
Koller Construction
2025 2100th St.
Atlanta, IL 61723
(217) 648-2672
(217) 732-2672 cell
stevekoller@aol.com
Roger Webster Construction
303 N. Sangamon St.
(217) 732-8722
www2.ccaonline.com/rwcinc/
convenience
APOLLOmart
725 Broadway
(217) 732-4193
credit unions
CEFCU
341 Fifth St.
(217) 735-5541
(800) 633-7077
www.cefcu.com
employment
Illinois Employment
and Training Center
120 S. McLean St.
(217) 735-5441
ietc@abelink.com
fin. consultant
K. Bridget Schneider
A.G. Edwards & Sons,
Inc.
628 Broadway, Suite 1
(217) 732-3877
(800) 596-0014
www.agedwards.com/fc/
kbridget.schneider
florists
All Things Blooming
125 S. Lafayette St.
Mount Pulaski, IL
62548
(217) 792-5532
www.allthingsblooming.com
food & ice cream
Gleason's Dairy Bar
110 Clinton St.
(217) 732-3187
funeral directors
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
127 S. Logan
(217) 732-4155
F-C-S at LDN
garden
Clark's Greenhouse
& Herbal Country
2580 100th Ave.
San Jose, IL
(309) 247-3679
www.herbalcountry.net
gifts
The Mustard Moon
1314 Fifth St.
(217) 735-1093
www.themustardmoon.com
health &
fitness
Health & Fitness Balance
113 S. Sangamon
(217) 735-4463
home
improvements
Kenshalo-Rousey
214 N. Chicago
(217) 732-8682
Windows, doors, siding,
awnings, sunrooms.
hospitals
ALMH
315 Eighth St
(217) 732-2161
www.almh.org
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Features
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ALMH among
top 10 percent of hospitals surveyed
[JULY
15, 2002]
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital received a score of 97
on a recent survey by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations. This places ALMH in the top 10 percent of
all hospitals surveyed against a comprehensive set of standards
applied to all hospitals equally, regardless of size.
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Founded in 1951, the
commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and
quality of the nation’s health care through voluntary accreditation.
A team of health-care professionals conducts an on-site survey of
the hospital, interviewing staff and patients, reviewing documents,
examining physical surroundings, and observing patient care. The
commission’s on-site survey of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
occurred in May.
"Above all, the
national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic
and organization-wide improvement in an organization’s performance
and the outcomes of care," says Russell P. Massaro, M.D., executive
vice president of accreditation operations for the commission. "The
community should be proud that Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
is focusing on the most challenging goal — to continuously raise
quality and safety to higher levels."
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F. G. "Woody" Hester,
president and chief executive officer of ALMH, spoke of his
pride in a staff that not only works hard to achieve
accreditation by the commission, but also strives to be the
best. "At ALMH the number one priority of our staff is to be the
best rural hospital in America. That means that safety and quality,
the things the JCAHO team are most interested in, are always job
one," stated Hester.
Hester said of the staff’s
reaction to the survey results, "They are rightfully proud of their
accomplishment but they aren’t satisfied to be among the top 10
percent of hospitals surveyed … they truly want to be the best …
what a team!"
[News
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Interstate
Chevrolet celebrates
grand opening
[JULY
6, 2002]
Only minutes away in quiet little Emden, new business
owner Steve Roti and his wife, Katherine, celebrated the grand
opening of Interstate Chevrolet. Interstate was formerly known as
Fink Chevrolet. The Rotis threw a whole-hog roast shebang reflective
of their warm personalities and big enthusiasm for doing good
business. Nearly 500 people stopped by last Saturday, June 29. (They
must have heard what a good cook Katherine is.) Lots of food was on
hand, including roast barbecued pork, homemade Italian pastries and
cake.
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Welcoming all those
present for the morning ribbon-cutting, Roti took a few minutes to
express his deep appreciation to all who have helped pull the
business together in the last year. He thanked the community, each
of his staff by name and most of all, his wife, Katherine, saying
that he couldn’t have done it without any of them.
[Photo by Jan Youngquist]
Father Higgins from
Holy Family Church in Lincoln was on hand to properly dedicate and
bless the business.
Two new color
television sets were given away through a drawing. The winners were
Mr. Nelson Betxlerberger of Lincoln and Mr. Doug Goekin of
Greenview.
Roti is a veteran in
the car sales business from the Chicago area. He loved his job, but
when he found himself working 85 hours a week he realized that he
didn’t see enough of his wife and kids. It was time for a change. He
said, "I went to my wife and together we decided to start looking at
dealerships that were up for sale."
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The Rotis looked for
a year, and on Oct. 23, 2001, they took over the 73-year-old
dealership from Norman and Loretta Fink Hellman. "The good Lord
landed me here in Emden," Roti says.
They’ve enjoyed the
acceptance they’ve experienced from the community and have been
working hard at getting into the business. With all the enthusiasm
of someone who completely means it, Roti declared, "Be ready for
action. Be ready for a ride. We’re going to sell automobiles to
people, with friendly service!"
The dealership offers
new Chevrolet cars and trucks and is a GM certified used vehicle
dealer. The business is staffed by 13 employees, including new
positions for a mechanic and an office manager. Roti believes
providing their own service department will be important to taking
care of their customers and will keep them coming back.
The Rotis make their home in Lincoln. It
is rumored that all the employees at Interstate Chevrolet look
forward to Fridays. Not because it’s payday, not because the
weekend’s coming, but Katherine makes Italian homemade pizza and
brings it in for all to eat at noon.
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Sale
of Kerrigan Funeral Home keeps ownership local
[JUNE
27, 2002]
The family of the late J. Richard
Kerrigan, owner of Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, has announced the
sale of the funeral home to Don Peasley of Atlanta. One of only
three funeral homes in Lincoln, the funeral home name will change to
Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home effective July 1.
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Dennis Kerrigan,
family spokesman, said, "The family is pleased to have found a buyer
who was born and raised in the Lincoln area. We think our father
would be happy with our decision."
Don Peasley, 38, has
worked in the funeral industry for 17 years in Atlanta and other
locations throughout central Illinois, including Quincy, Decatur,
Peoria and Bloomington.
Don has a long history of service to the
people of Logan County through activities that include the 4-H
Cooperative Extension programs and emergency medical and fire
departments.
"I look forward to
moving to Lincoln from Atlanta and continuing to serve the people of
Logan County," Don said. "My goal is to provide quality and
dignified service."
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Kerrigan Funeral Home
was opened in 1933 by John Kerrigan, father of J. Richard Kerrigan,
at a Kickapoo Street address. The business moved to its current
Delavan Street location in 1946. Family-run for nearly 70 years,
this sale provides that the business will remain owner-operated.
The Kerrigan family
thanks "the many families who entrusted their loved ones to the care of our
father’s and grandfather’s business over the years," said Dennis. "We also thank Joe Rabbit for his years of service with the funeral
home."
Joe is returning to his hometown of Streator.
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Where
do you go for the
goods and services you want?
In
the know…
You
finally discover where the best chai in town is and you’re
ecstatic! Then you discover it’s been there a year or so and no
one told you about it. You’re exasperated! Local businesses change
hands, move, increase their stock or services, do all sorts of
things you’d really like to know about, and somehow you don’t
get in on it.
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The cure:
LogOn Production’s Channel 15
has the show you’ve been
waiting for — "Chamber Chat." It airs from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Tuesdays. The
Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce hosts the weekly
half-hour LIVE talk show.
"Chamber Chat" features
updates on local business activity, community events, issues, and
interviews with volunteers and leaders of special programs taking
place in the community. There will also be opportunity for viewers
to call in with live questions.
There are plans to
occasionally film segments on location in local businesses to add to
the perspective and content of the show.
The show
will air several additional times each week, but Tuesday night will
be the LIVE show. [Click
here to hear it!]
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Lincoln/Logan
County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bobbi Abbott thinks,
"A focus on our GOOD NEWS will hopefully provide a domino
effect in positive attitudes and opinions about our community."
Abbott
invites, "If you have business activity, please e-mail
to me any news about your place of business —
expansions, new employees, new products or services, changes in
location or management, etc."
Bobbi
Abbott, Executive Director
303
S. Kickapoo Street
Lincoln,
IL 62656
(217)
735-2385
chamber@lincolnillinois.com
www.lincolnillinois.com
[LDN]
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Announcements
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The
Chamber Report
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Chamber week ahead
[JULY
8, 2002]
Chamber
activities, events and action for the week of July 8-15:
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• Tuesday, July 9,
8:30 a.m. — Marketing Committee meeting, Grapes & Grounds
• Wednesday, July
10, 8 a.m. — Technology Committee meeting, Coffee with
Einstein
• Wednesday, July
10, 5 p.m. — Ribbon-cutting ceremony, Stuffed Aria Pizza, 102
Fifth St.
• Thursday, July 11,
7:30 a.m. — Government/Education Committee meeting, Cookie’s
Bakery
• Thursday, July 11,
noon — Healthcare Committee meeting, ALMH Conference Room A
• Friday, July 12,
noon — Induction and luncheon for new chamber members, The
Restaurant at the Depot. All members are invited! Come for
lunch and welcome new members into the chamber (RSVP 735-2385
or reply to
chamber@lincolnillinois.com).
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Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival license
plates, T-shirts and collector pins are now on sale in the chamber
office. Also, we’re recruiting festival volunteers for parking cars,
selling tickets or manning booths. Stop in and pick up a stack of
festival brochures for your business!
Have
a terrific week, and — always —
thank you for your support and involvement!
[Bobbi Abbott,
Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce]
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The
chamber of commerce is a catalyst for community progress, bringing
business and professional people together to work for the common
good of Lincoln and Logan County. |
Bobbi
Abbott, Executive Director
Lincoln/Logan
County Chamber of Commerce
303
S. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln,
IL 62656
(217)
735-2385
chamber@lincolnillinois.com
www.lincolnillinois.com
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Honors
& Awards
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Main
Street Corner News
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Lincoln's Dog Daze
of Summer
The Dog Daze of Summer will
be in downtown Lincoln on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.
This event will include a dog parade, contests and
demonstrations. In addition, Logan County
Animal Control will be on-site with adoptable dogs.
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Registration starts at
9 a.m. at the Blue Dog Inn on historic Sangamon Street. Other events
will be held on the courthouse lawn.
Fees of $6 in advance
or $8 on-site include a participation ribbon and entry to any of the
contests.
[News
release]
[For more details, see "Every dog has its day and
Main Street says it’s July 20."]
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Main
Street Lincoln
Cindy McLaughlin, program manager
303
S. Kickapoo
Lincoln,
IL 62656
Phone:
(217) 732-2929
Fax:
(217) 735-9205
E-mail:
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Each job listing costs $10 the first week, $20 for eight days to one
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ads@lincolndailynews.com
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insurance
Aid Association
for Lutherans/
Lutheran Brotherhood
604 Broadway St., Suite 4
(217) 735-2253
linda_aper@aal.org
www.aal.org
Behne & Co. Inc.
Richard I Ray & Assoc
1350 Richland Ave.
(217) 732-9333
May Enterprise
106 S. Chicago
P.O. Box 129
(217) 732-9626
Moriearty Insurance
Agency, Inc.
218 Eighth St.
(217) 732-7341
miai@ccaonline.com
State Farm-
Deron Powell
114 E. Cooke St.
P.O. Box 78
Mount Pulaski, IL 62548
(217) 732-7341
www.statefarm.com
interior decorators
Gossett's
Decorator Studio
311 Broadway St.
(217) 732-3111
bgossett@abelink.com
internet services
CCAonline
601 Keokuk St.
(217) 735-2677
webmaster@ccaonline.com
investments
Aid Association
for Lutherans/
Lutheran Brotherhood
604 Broadway St., Suite 4
(217) 735-2253
linda_aper@aal.org
www.aal.org
janitor/cleaning
Donna Jones
Commercial Cleaning
Floor waxing,
polishing & cleaning
(217) 735-2705
massage
All About You
408 Pulaski St.
(217) 735-4700
Serenity Now
716 N. Logan
(217) 735-9921
meat market
Benner's Too
511 Woodlawn Road
(217) 735-9815
motels
Holiday Inn Express
130 Olson Drive
(217) 735-5800
www.cdmhotel.com
nursing homes
Maple Ridge
2202 N. Kickapoo
(217) 735-1538
Maple Ridge at LDN
office supply
Glenn Brunk
Stationers
2222 S. Sixth
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 522-3363
www.glennbrunk.com
optometrists
Advanced Eye Care
623 Pulaski St.
(217) 732-9606
www.advanced
eyecenters.com
Nobbe Eye Care
Center, LLC
1400 Woodlawn Road
(217) 735-2020
pest control
Good Ole Pest Control
Daron Whittaker, owner
380 Limit St.
(217) 735-3206
pizza
Stuffed-Aria Pizza
102 Fifth St.(217) 732-3100
printer/printing
Key Printing
Tom Seggelke
(217) 732-9879
key@keyprinting.net
www.keyprinting.net
real estate
Alexander & Co.
Real Estate
410 Pulaski St.
(217) 732-8353
sonnie@ccaonline.com
Diane Schriber
Realty
610 N. Logan
(217) 735-2550
schriber@ccaonline.com
ME Realty
222 N. McLean
(217) 735-5424
www.merealty.com
Werth & Associates
1203 Woodlawn Road
(217) 735-3411
werthrealty@abelink.com
restaurants
Blue Dog Inn
111 S. Sangamon St.
(217) 735-1743
www.bluedoginn.com
service station
Greyhound Lube
1101 Woodlawn Road
(217) 735-2761
sewing
The Sewing Place
503 Woodlawn Road
(217) 732-7930
thrift stores
Lincoln Mission Mart
819 Woodlawn Road
(217) 732-8806
Clinton Mission Mart
104 E. Side Square
Clinton, IL 61727
(217) 935-1376
tires
Neal Tire & Auto
451 Broadway
(217) 735-5471
www.bentire.com
title companies
Logan County
Title Co.
507 Pulaski St.
LCtitle@ccaonline.com
tourism
Abraham Lincoln Tourism
Bureau of Logan County
303 S. Kickapoo
(217) 732-8687
www.logancounty
tourism.org
towing
AA Towing
& Repair
945 Broadwell Drive
(217) 732-7400
upholstery
L.C. Upholstery
529 Woodlawn Road
(217) 735-4224
weddings
The Classic Touch
129 S. Sangamon St.
(217) 735-9151
(888) 739-0042
Weddings by Crystal
121 S. Sheridan St.
(217) 735-9696
www.weddings
bycrystal.net
youth programs
YMCA
319 W. Kickapoo St.
(217) 735-3915
(800) 282-3520
http://www.ymca.net/
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