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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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Retirement planning is no easy job
[JULY
18, 2002]
URBANA — The collapse of the Enron Corporation’s stock
and, with it, the loss of many millions of retirement dollars,
illustrate the fact that retirement planning can have its pitfalls.
In recent years, more workers are directly involved in managing
their retirement investments, but according to a University of
Illinois focus group study, most don’t know whom to trust to provide
accurate financial information.
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"In fact," said Paul
McNamara, U of I consumer economist, "family, friends and the
Internet were the information sources reported as most preferred."
U of I Extension
conducted a series of five focus groups to explore how individuals
and families in Illinois are saving money and planning for
retirement. The discussions covered savings strategies, information
sources and possible barriers to saving.
The participants in
these discussions were a diverse group of 33 people.
Their retirement
plans varied as well. Many reported having IRAs and 401(k) plans,
others did not. One woman stated, "I have no retirement plan at all
for myself. We basically live paycheck to paycheck." The cost of
raising children was frequently reported as a reason for saving
little or nothing.
"We are developing an
educational program called Plan Well, Retire Well, and these focus
groups have been part of our efforts to design that program," said
McNamara. "In these discussions, we identified themes across the
participant responses that needed to be incorporated into the
financial education program."
It became clear
through the focus groups that job transitions can provide stumbling
blocks to retirement saving efforts for many employees, yet people
are very likely to change jobs, perhaps many times, over their work
life. "Many of the focus group participants reported saving money in
retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) through their employers, but
when they changed jobs, they cashed out these accounts because the
money involved did not appear to be large," said McNamara.
"Transferring a relatively small amount of money to a retirement
account at their new employer didn’t seem worth it."
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Another concern that
came to light in the focus groups was that it isn’t clear to the
participants just how much money they need to save to have enough
for retirement. The participants reported hearing mixed messages and
different guidelines about how much they should put aside now.
The discussions
revealed the need for clear and concise retirement planning
information that it is trustworthy. "Many participants received
information from their employers, but were not satisfied with it,"
said McNamara. "If materials were provided, they were often long and
difficult to read or understand."
Several people agreed
that they would value information sources that do not have a product
to sell, but that these are difficult to find. For that reason,
family, friends and even Internet sites were mentioned as preferred
sources of information. One participant commented, "I like the
financial Web sites that give you the facts and the tools to say,
‘Here is what you need to look for, and this is how to evaluate the
stock or the program.’"
Many of the focus
group participants believed that they would trust information
provided by U of I Extension. Comments included, "They are going to
give you the best information that’s available from all sources, and
Extension is more geared to education than selling."
"The goal of the Plan Well, Retire Well
educational program is to assist middle-income individuals, who are
25 to 50 years old, to plan effectively for retirement," said
McNamara. "A unique feature of this program is that it targets young
individuals and emphasizes the importance of setting financial goals
and saving early for retirement. The program also provides
information on the various ways to prepare for retirement, including
basic investment strategies."
[U
of I news
release]
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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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article]
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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
release]
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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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[JULY
8, 2002]
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!
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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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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/
index.jsp?assn=1802
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