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auto repair/service
DuVall's Automotive
Complete Auto Repair
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(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
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
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) 737-2672 cell
stevekoller@aol.com
Roger Webster Construction
303 N. Sangamon St.
(217) 732-8722
www2.ccaonline.com/rwcinc/
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
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
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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Invention Mysteries
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Self-syndicated
weekly newspaper column |
The
case of the missing 'monkey'
By Paul
Niemann
[MARCH
20, 2003]
This story will probably
remind you of one of those popular "The Rest of the Story" stories
that you hear on Paul Harvey.
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Our story begins in 1956 with a lady
named Bette Nesmith, who was a typist for a bank. She wasn't a very
good typist, though, and found herself erasing her frequent mistakes
with a pencil eraser. When her employer switched over to electric
typewriters, she could no longer erase her mistakes on the new type
of ribbon, so she set out to invent a product that would allow her
to paint over her mistakes. Bette created the invention of Liquid
Paper, which was originally known as Mistake Out, to help her in her
job.
Bette experimented with many different
combinations of ingredients until she found the right formula.
Later, after she had already begun selling bottles of her Liquid
Paper, she was fired from her job. The firing turned out to be a
blessing, though, as it enabled her to devote all of her time to her
Liquid Paper business. Sales began to skyrocket and, in an attempt
to fill the demand while keeping her costs down, Bette had her son,
Robert, help her fill the bottles of Liquid Paper.
By 1975, her company, the Liquid Paper
Corporation, employed 200 people and produced 25 million bottles of
Liquid Paper that were sold in 31 countries. She later sold her
company to Gillette for $47 million plus royalties.
I don't mean to change the subject, but
back in 1997, the 1960s pop band The Monkees staged their "30th
Anniversary Reunion Tour." Only three of the original four band
members participated. Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Torkinson,
aka "Tork," were all there, but what happened to the fourth Monkee?
Why would he skip their reunion tour?
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article]
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Could it be because the missing Monkee
was in a much better financial position than the other Monkees?
If so, how did he become wealthier than the others?
Remember when I mentioned that Bette
Nesmith's son, Robert, helped her fill the bottles with Liquid Paper
in the 1950s?
Robert is his first name, but he goes
by his middle name, Michael. You probably remember him as Michael
Nesmith, guitarist for the band The Monkees … Bette's boy.
Congratulations … you've just solved the "case of the missing Monkee."
[Paul Niemann]
Paul Niemann
is a contributing author to Inventors' Digest magazine and he also
runs MarketLaunchers.com,
helping people in the marketing of their new product ideas. He can
be reached at niemann7@aol.com.
Last week's column in LDN:
Which U.S. presidents were the most successful inventors? |
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Eagle continues open for
business
[MARCH
19, 2003]
Rumors that the Eagle store
in Lincoln may be closing are completely untrue, according to a
company vice president.
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Pat Flatley, vice president of
information technology, said in a telephone interview that the "tons
of rumors" are false. "We're not closing; we're not closing the
chain," he emphasized.
"I get calls and e-mails all day long
from customers, who are happy to hear that we are not closing,"
Flatley continued. He said Eagle employees are among those who have
spread the rumors, and the company has requested that they
discontinue doing so.
Without
supplying any statistics, Flatley said he believes Lincoln sales
have been affected by the rumors. Customers who believe the grocery
store is already closed go elsewhere to shop. However, he said he
was in the Lincoln store on Saturday, and Lincoln manager Barb
Pollock reported that sales are beginning to recover.
[Lynn
Spellman] |
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Lincoln and Logan County
bucking the trends
Economic growth slow but steady
[MARCH
14, 2003]
Over the course of the last
18 months many people have been quite concerned about the economy in
Logan County. With the closing of the Lincoln Developmental Center
and a couple of retail businesses going under, the rumors began to
swirl. However, not all the news is bad news. In fact, a case may be
made that Lincoln is not only bucking those negative local trends,
but also bucking those depressing national trends as well.
Unemployment rates that are climbing, taxes being raised and not
much talk about any economic prosperity may have you wondering: How
could Lincoln be curbing those indicators?
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But a closer look at what is actually
happening in Lincoln and the surrounding area seems to indicate that
reports of our demise may have been greatly exaggerated. Take
Precision Products for example. Bob Jones is reporting that PP has
actually added 22 new jobs just during the month of February, not
exactly your growth month. And Ed Block over at Saint-Gobain
Containers is reporting the creation of 12 new positions at their
plant. Main Street Lincoln Director Cindy McLaughlin has cited at
least six individuals who have applied for grants to start new
businesses in the Courthouse Square Historic District. Several other
local businesses plan to expand or add jobs in the near future. Bill
Campbell and Charlie Lee over at the IGA grocery store are planning
a 5,000-square-foot addition as soon as possible.
The growth is not just limited to our
city's borders, as business seems to be doing well in the county
too. Mark Hughes over at Inland Tool in Mount Pulaski has just added
a new shift. That has meant the establishment of 10 new jobs. In
Atlanta, nine of the 10 houses built on the golf course have been
sold, while two new ones are currently under construction. In
addition, three new ones are scheduled to begin construction in the
spring.
We're sure that the math majors and the
bean counters will be quick to remind us all that these reports will
not make up for the loss of the LDC. While that may be true, you
have to start somewhere. We commend these businesses for their
vision and foresight during perilous times. We're sure those
decisions must have been easier when the stock market was flying
along at record levels.
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article]
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Keep in mind that the companies
mentioned here are only the ones who have agreed to go public
with their plans and additions. There are others with deals
pending who don't want publicity until deals are done and
contracts are signed. We suspect that there are several people
wanting to relocate, remodel and or increase the size of their
businesses, judging by the wealth of calls we're getting. We
also believe that some people want to come to Logan County to
set up shop. We are predicting that as the weather warms we
will be bombarded with requests for even more economic
development projects in our community and in our area.
And why
wouldn't that be so? We have maintained for years that Logan County
may be one of the best kept secrets in the state, if not the nation.
For the second year in a row, Illinois was chosen as the No. 1 state
for economic development in the country! Couple that with the
tourist boom we're expected to see in the years ahead, and things
might not be nearly as gloomy as the doom, gloom and naysayers would
have you believe. At least these recent reports seem to indicate
that Logan County may be bucking the trends!
[Jeff Mayfield, economic
development director] |
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Nationally known business leaders
to host seminar in Lincoln
[MARCH
11, 2003]
You can take advantage of
staying at home in Lincoln as Jefferson Street Christian Church,
using cutting-edge technology, hosts "The Maximum Impact Simulcast"
on March 28. The seminar to be presented, "Becoming a Champion of
Change," seeks to offer participants answers to the following
questions:
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Who will answer these questions? Three
of the nation's top consultants.
The live simulcast training session
will bring well-known business leaders Ken Blanchard, John C.
Maxwell and Joe Gibbs here to Lincoln. Ken Blanchard is author of
"Raving Fans and Whale Done" and co-author of "The One Minute
Manager." John C. Maxwell is best-selling author of "The 21
Irrefutable Laws of Leadership." Joe Gibbs owns the titles of NFL
coach of the three-time world champion Washington Redskins, is a
NASCAR team owner and has authored "Racing To Win." These men are
proven winners in business, sports and organizational management and
will share their experience as instigators of effective change.
Their program is designed to appeal to
a broad spectrum of businesses and organizations, with a focus on
developing leadership potential. Participants will learn from
America's leaders on leadership.
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article]
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The program is open to individual
or team sign-ups. Primary goals of the one-day seminar will be
to motivate participants to:
A major benefit to this seminar is that
it qualifies for ongoing continuing education credits. Additional
course work is also offered following the seminar. Participants will
receive more information at the seminar, or you may call to ask
about the courses offered.
"Becoming a Champion of Change" will be
hosted Friday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. by the Jefferson
Street Christian Church, 1700 N. Jefferson St. in Lincoln. The cost
is $59 per person and includes lunch. If five or more participants
come from the same organization, the price drops to $49 per person.
Call Donnie
Case at the church, (217) 732-9294, to make your reservation.
[News release]
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- Is this
the right time to go into business?
[Click
here for Feb. 28 article by Jim Youngquist.]
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The
Chamber Report
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Lincoln/Logan
County Chamber of Commerce
Bobbi
Abbott, Executive Director
303
S. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln,
IL 62656
(217)
735-2385
chamber@lincolnillinois.com
www.lincolnillinois.com
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The
local 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.
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Honors
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Main
Street Corner News
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Main
Street Lincoln
Cindy McLaughlin, Program Manager
303
S. Kickapoo
Lincoln,
IL 62656
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Phone:
(217) 732-2929
Fax:
(217) 735-9205
E-mail:
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insurance
Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Linda Aper
604 Broadway St., Suite 4
(217) 735-2253
linda.aper@thrivent.com
www.thrivent.com
Lincoln Logan/
May Enterprise
Insurance Agency
305-A Decatur St.
P.O. Box 860
Lincoln, IL 62656-0860
State Farm-
Deron Powell
114 E. Cooke St.
P.O. Box 78
Mount Pulaski, IL 62548
(217) 732-7341
www.statefarm.com
internet services
CCAonline
601 Keokuk St.
(217) 735-2677
webmaster@ccaonline.com
investments
Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Linda Aper
604 Broadway St., Suite 4
(217) 735-2253
linda.aper@thrivent.com
www.thrivent.com
janitor/cleaning
Donna Jones
Commercial Cleaning
Floor waxing,
polishing & cleaning
(217) 735-2705
massage
Kneading Hands
Massage
1039 W. Wabash Ave
Suite 206
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 793-2645
www.kneadinghands.
webpointusa.com
Serenity Now
716 N. Logan
(217) 735-9921
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
511 Broadway
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 735-9959
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
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
thrift stores
Lincoln Mission Mart
616 Broadway St.
(217) 732-8806
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
weddings
The Classic Touch
129 S. Sangamon St.
(217) 735-9151
(888) 739-0042
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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