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Residents
at St. Clara's Manor had an unexpected visitor Friday evening.
Pilot Jim Pearson with his balloon, Cloud Burner, came for a 30-minute glow.
Picture by Mike Eads (Click on
picture for larger image.)
Jaycees drive-thru dinner, Zion Family Fun Fest, Lincoln Woman's Club
orientation, blood drive, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, Circle City Ringers and
Mount Pulaski 9/11 gathering make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
Children line up for a government-sponsored
feeding program in central Turkana district in Kenya on Tuesday. The
U.N. says tens of thousands of people already have died in Somalia, Kenya,
Ethiopia and Djibouti due to famine and has warned that the famine hasn't
peaked. More than 12 million people in the region need food aid, according to
the U.N.
Jaycees drive-thru dinner, Zion Family Fun Fest, Lincoln Woman's Club
orientation, blood drive, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, Circle City Ringers and
Mount Pulaski 9/11 gathering make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
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LDN - Entertainment
Colombian dancers Diego Benavidez,
right, and Natasha Agudelo celebrate after winning the finals
of the salon category in the 2011 Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, on Monday.
Because of the special way they
suckle, breastfed babies have fewer speech problems than
bottle-fed babies. Their tongue and jaw muscles are
exercised in just the right way.
For more information,
contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan
County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext.
246.
Congratulations to the Lady Railer freshman volleyball
team for taking first place out of 13 teams in a tournament at
Morton on Saturday. In pool play the Lady
Railers went 1-1, losing first to Normal Community with the scores
of 10-25, 23-25 and then winning against East Peoria 25-18, 25-14. In
bracket play the Lady Railers advanced to the championship match by
defeating Washington. The championship was played out in three
games, with the Railers taking first place. The freshman team is
coached by Chelsey Smith. The team consists of the following
players:
Front: Naomi Bailey, Taylor Walters, Brighton
Robbins, Lexi Tibbs, Alison Pagel and Bailey Goodman.
Back: Ashley Getchel, Kristin Engelhardt, Kenzie Cooper, Kylie
Fitzsimmons, Megan Jackson, Faith Smith, Taylor Sparrow, Jenna
Irwin, Abby Cline, Ashlyn Carroll and coach Chelsey Smith.
