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Front page Aug. 10, 2009
Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership attracts $50,000
grant for economic development master plan
Heartland Community College 1st-year curriculum running on all
cylinders
State Bank of Lincoln expands facilities
Integrity Data employees award $10,000 in Community Giving
Program grants
Personality of
the Week
Countless individuals make Harvest of Talents an awe-inspiring
event
Center of Success opens downtown Lincoln office
Zonta turkey dinner serves over 1,000
Front page Nov. 9, 2009
Federal officials announce grant to spur economic development in
Logan County
County board recognizes achievements
ALMH's Light Up A Life campaign is a rich tradition
Guzzardo family and community deliver
Friendship Manor Festival of Trees
Aldermen recognize their ward's citizen of the year
Covered wagon gets ride to new home
St. John UCC youth group clothes community children
Loren Holmes: 'The Logan County Clipper' to retire Christmas Eve
Hampton Inn of Lincoln employee Carol Boss receives national
recognition
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(Below is a more detailed list of the
articles above.)
Front page Sept. 28, 2009
Together for Lincoln -- in pictures:
Sept. 28, 2009
We came a thousand strong to the
Earl C Hargrove Chapel at LCU. Eleven hundred volunteers worked on
104 projects to help their fellow man Sunday.
Logan County community joins the fight against ALS
Sept. 28, 2009
Hundreds of community members visited Chad's Blind on Friday
evening. They came to contribute to the first of what is planned to
be an annual ALS event in Lincoln.
Those who came also spent a moment visiting with the star of the
evening, Michelle Conrady-Brown. Michelle is Lincoln's face of an
insidious disease called ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Complete story
Picture page
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Front page Aug. 10, 2009
Integrity Data named to 2009 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club
Aug. 10, 2009
Integrity Data in Lincoln has been named to the 2009 Microsoft
Dynamics President's Club, receiving recognition from Microsoft
Corp. for dedicated commitment to customers. This honor reflects
Integrity Data's success in extending the Microsoft Dynamics
platform to drive business advantages in companies worldwide.
This recognition came during Microsoft's Worldwide Partner
Conference in New Orleans in early July. The President's Club is a
prestigious group, recognizing the top 5 percent of Microsoft
Business Solutions partners worldwide for achieving a high level of
sales and business performance while maintaining a constant
dedication to customer satisfaction and innovation.
Complete story
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Personality of
the Week
Logan County Fair this week's POW
Aug. 10, 2009
Over the last year our Personality of the Week has been
individuals, couples and organizations. For the first time the
Lincoln Daily News personality is larger than any of these. The
honoree encompasses the strengths, talents, creativity and work
spirit of the community en masse. Today we want to salute the Logan
County Fair.
This past week LDN pooled as much of our resources as possible to
be on the fairgrounds to try to capture as much as possible of the
73rd annual time-honored event in its fullest glory.
Complete story
Logan County Fair
picture pages:
Links to fair show results
Other picture pages and features from the fair
Complete list of fair results
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Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership attracts $50,000
grant for economic development master plan
Oct. 7, 2009
The Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership submitted an
application to the United States Department of Agriculture in May
for a $50,000 Rural Development Business Opportunity Grant for the
purpose of creating an economic development master plan. Last week,
it was announced that Logan County was one of two communities in the
state of Illinois to receive full funding.
The economic development master plan will analyze Logan County's
comprehensive plan along with growth areas and provide a road map
for economic development growth for the entire county, including
business recruitment and the incentives needed to attract these
businesses. By identifying the types of companies best suited for
the area, the partnership can target its marketing efforts.
Complete story
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Heartland Community College 1st-year curriculum running on all
cylinders
Oct. 14, 2009
The slogan for Heartland Community College's "Lincoln 101
Experience" is "You don't have to drive far to go far." The students
enrolled in the program couldn't agree more with that slogan.
The Heartland building is modern, bright and crisply appointed.
Large for many types of businesses, the offices at 620 Broadway
would be considered small by any college or university standards.
But the hopes and dreams of all the students who walk through the
doors at Heartland are just as big and just as important as they are
at any other school of higher learning in the country.
Complete story
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State Bank of Lincoln expands facilities
Oct. 15, 2009
In a time where bank closures and bank bailouts make the news,
the State Bank of Lincoln makes the news for all the right reasons.
On Tuesday the distinctive State Bank of Lincoln signs were hung
on the recently acquired building on the corner of Chicago Street
and Broadway. Purchasing the addition was a natural for the bank,
whose main facilities at 508 Broadway St. are adjacent to the corner
building.
Complete story
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Integrity Data employees award $10,000 in Community Giving
Program grants
Oct. 20, 2009
The employees of Integrity Data in Lincoln have awarded a total
of $10,000 in grant money to area not-for-profit organizations. The
funds, awarded from an Integrity Data employee giving fund, were
distributed on Friday at a luncheon honoring recipients.
"Through the effort and hard work of all our employees, we make a
portion of our company profits available for employees to distribute
to not-for-profit organizations in the community," says Angie Ford,
administrative services coordinator with Integrity Data. "Community
and family are at the center of all that we do at Integrity Data.
And employees want to have a meaningful impact on our community. So
a few years ago we developed our Community Giving Program as a way
to provide financial support for not-for-profit organizations we
feel have an important mission in our community."
Complete story
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Personality of
the Week
Countless individuals make Harvest of Talents an awe-inspiring
event
Oct. 27, 2009
The young couple came into the Lincoln Christian Church Fellowship
Hall holding hands. They had arrived 45 minutes early for the
auction. As they stood in the doorway, they saw volunteers knocking
down the cafeteria tables from the day's luncheon and replacing them
with the padded seats for the auction. They looked at each other and
then started helping change the seating arrangement. You could see
from some of the other helpers asking where things went that they
too had decided to pitch in.
It is this sense of volunteerism by so many without being asked,
without signing up, without seeking any personal credit that has
Harvest of Talents members counting their blessings. The financial
side of the blessings from the generosity of so many came to the
astonishing total of $83,555.83 for this year. That amount in its
entirety will be presented to the International Disaster Emergency
Service for hunger relief in 19 countries around the world,
including the U.S.
Complete story
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Center of Success opens downtown Lincoln office
Oct. 31, 2009
Thursday morning the culmination of 18 months' efforts ended with
a ribbon-cut at the new Center of Success in downtown Lincoln.
Joel Smiley, executive director of the Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership, spoke to 50 leading citizens and local
government officials during a brief ceremony.
The center will be a business incubator that will foster the growth
of new business in Logan County.
Complete story
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Zonta turkey dinner serves over 1,000
Nov. 2, 2009
The Zonta Club of Lincoln held their annual turkey dinner on
Sunday and it was a huge success.
Zonta members, with some great help from the LCHS Honor Society,
served up 1,033 meals during the 2 1/2-hour event. Most of the day,
both wings of the LCHS cafeteria were filled with diners. This year
also saw a large turnout for carryout orders.
Picture page
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Front page Nov. 9, 2009
Caption:
In the land of giants.
This youngster on the Dunlap team has a determined look as he awaits
the tipoff in one of Saturday's Special Olympics basketball games.
Although the smallest player in the 22-team tournament, he held his
own, proving it is the size of one's heart and not their stature
that counts.
A special day in Lincoln for Special Olympians
Nov. 9, 2009
They came in all sizes, from very tall to very small, from lean
to not so thin. They were boys and girls, men and women, all with
the same passion: to compete, to play and to have fun playing one of
America's most beloved sports -- basketball.
Buses, passenger vans and cars filled the lot at the Lincoln Park
District on Saturday. The event was a basketball play day for
Special Olympics. Twenty-two teams from all over central Illinois
came to compete in this all-day affair. Teams came from beyond and
between Danville and Dunlap and Rushville to be a part of the event
hosted by the Lincoln Special Olympics.
Complete story
Special Olympics Play Day tournament
picture pages:
St. John UCC youth host veterans
Nov. 9, 2009
The youth group at St. John United Church of Christ held its
eighth annual banquet to honor our local veterans for their
service. The evening included food and music and a great deal of
storytelling by some of the older veterans.
Picture page
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Federal officials announce grant to spur economic development in
Logan County
Nov. 11, 2009
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock and USDA Rural Development State Director
Colleen Callahan announced a $50,000 grant to Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership on Tuesday at Robert's Sysco Food Service in
Lincoln. The funds will be used to create an economic development
master plan.
A ceremonial check was presented to Kristen Green-Morrow,
president of the Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership,
and Joel Smiley, executive director, along with other
dignitaries, including Schock; Terry Carlton, Logan County Board
chairman; Kathy Horn, Lincoln mayor pro tem; Frank Shepke,
chamber president; and state Rep. Rich Brauer. The funding was
awarded through Rural Development's Rural Business Opportunity
Grant program.
Complete story
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County board recognizes achievements
Nov. 19, 2009
Picture page
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ALMH's Light Up A Life campaign is a rich tradition
Nov. 24, 2009
The annual Light Up A Life campaign at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital, now in its 21st year of honoring and paying
tribute to loved ones, is under way.
This year, there are a few changes, including two handcrafted
trees -- one in the lobby and one outside the hospital's main
entrance.
Complete story
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Guzzardo family and community deliver
Nov. 26, 2009
The Guzzardo family, staff and volunteers warmed a chilling,
drizzly day with their generosity this
Thanksgiving. In all, 300 shut-ins, seniors and families who
could use a little help got a meal fit for any table. The line
of volunteer vehicles to help deliver the meals ran past the
alley and onto McLean Street as within an hour everyone on the
list had a meal delivered to their homes or apartments. In
summing up the event, John Guzzardo said, "This is such a good
community." We couldn't agree more, and we feel blessed to be
able to document the day for our readers.
Picture page
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Friendship Manor Festival of Trees
Dec. 1, 2009
Friendship Manor's Festival of Trees runs from Nov. 27 to
Dec. 5. All proceeds go to Lincoln and Logan County charities.
For a chance to really get into the Christmas spirit as well as
enjoy great food, this is something for the entire family to
enjoy. You can bid on any of the great trees, wreaths and
holiday decorations. Plus, the entire room will help get you and
yours into that Christmas spirit.
Picture page
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Aldermen recognize their ward's citizen of the year
Dec. 8, 2009
Monday evening before the actual business of the city began,
Mayor Keith Snyder introduced what he said he hoped would be a new
annual tradition.
Snyder had asked that the two aldermen from each ward put
their heads together and select a recipient from their ward whom
they felt deserved to be recognized.
Complete story
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Covered wagon gets ride to new home
Dec. 9, 2009
Thanks to contractor Bob Rankin from Rankin Backhoe & Septic
Service in New Holland, the world's largest covered wagon has been
moved to its new home in front of Best Western. The wagon, donated
to the tourism bureau by Larry Van Bibber, was relocated from the
corner of Woodlawn and Lincoln Parkway. Abe is safe and sound in a
nearby shed, waiting for nicer weather to resume his duties as wagon
master.
Picture page
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St. John UCC youth group clothes community children
Dec. 14, 2009
Picture page
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Loren Holmes: 'The Logan County Clipper' to retire Christmas Eve
Dec. 17, 2009
Joe DiMaggio was given the nickname "Yankee Clipper" by
sports writer Arch McDonald. McDonald likened DiMaggio's grace
on the baseball field to a great sailing ship, the Yankee
Clipper.
Logan County is far away from any great bodies of water, but
we have our own "Logan County Clipper" of a different sort:
Loren Holmes. Loren, who has owned and barbered at his
barbershop at 116 S. Chicago for 52 years, deserves the
nickname, if anyone does.
Complete story
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Hampton Inn of Lincoln employee Carol Boss receives national
recognition
Dec. 19, 2009
The Hampton Inn is pleased to announce that Carol Boss of
Lincoln was nominated for the most prestigious award for Hampton
team members: Spirit of Hampton. This award is presented to team
members of the Hampton chain of hotels and acknowledges staff
members who go above and beyond to ensure 100 percent guest
satisfaction and whose performance is truly exemplary.
Complete story
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