By Mike Fak

Archived columns

• Sports program steak dinner, fireworks chicken dinner, spay-neuter date and Oasis newsletter make Close Up
  July 1, 2011

• Hartem FFA, Hannah Allen and Immanuel Lutheran make Close Up
  July 28, 2011

• Civil War statue CD, blood drives, Erich Maxheimer, Kids Club and balloon fest coordinator positions in Close Up
  June 21, 2011; updated June 24

• Relay for Life, weekend calendar, Convoy for Kids and Knights of Columbus initiations in Close Up
  June 17, 2011

• Youth bowling, Draw 4 Carroll, park district golf camp, budget seminar and First Baptist Church make Close Up
  June 14, 2011

• Check community calendar, plus Culver's fundraisers, LCHS Class of '71 reunion and list of blood donors make the Close Up
  June 10, 2011

• Relay for Life, Mount Pulaski 8th-grade awards, Ethan Cline and Hannah Allen in Close Up
  June 7, 2011

• Movie in the Park, MPHS honor roll, Anna Walters, LC honors, Area Agency on Aging award nominations, C-EL honor roll, WL-B awards and Zion honor roll in Close Up
  June 3, 2011

• United Methodist Men mission trip fundraiser, First Presbyterian Church Joyce Kinzie blood drive, HSLC accepting volunteers, Mobile Food Pantry June 9, LCHS freshman orientation and WL-B honor roll in Close Up
  June 1, 2011

• Lincoln Jaycees, Lincoln Woman's Club, Culver's and Hayden Zimmer in Close Up
  May 27, 2011

• St. Clara's Manor, Habitat pork chop dinner, Y Cow Bingo and Karilyn Walsh in Close Up
  May 24, 2011

• Draw 4 Carroll, bike rodeo and safety awareness, music at St. John Church, Jaycees cosmic bowling, Relay for Life, Lauren Lynn and Humane Society make Close Up
  May 20, 2011

• Arts & crafts guild, Katherine Boss, Nathaniel Smith, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news and Hartsburg-Emden alumni dinner make Close Up
  May 17, 2011

• Lincoln Woman's Club, Cookies at the Castle, Carroll Catholic students of the month, genealogical meeting and Lexie Groves make Close Up
  May 13, 2011

• NH-M collection for Humane Society, Crime Stoppers scholarships, concerts in the park, LCHS cheerleaders' fundraiser, DaVita award, Rotary's Cards-Cubs tickets and Christian Village celebration make Close Up
  May 10, 2011; updated May 11

• Tee-ball at the park district, Tuffy the dog is lost, LCHS awards and commencement schedule, Hartem musical, the band Look Up, Princess Party at LCHS, new book for stutterers, WL-B honor roll, and mobile food pantry make Close Up
  May 6, 2011

• FFA plant sale, National Day of Prayer, Together for Lincoln and VFW special meeting in Close Up
  May 3, 2011

• Cars for Charity, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news, DCP and ACRE deadline, and LCHS Princess Party make Close Up
  April 29, 2011

• Mount Pulaski 175th activities, Nikki Taylor, Toys for Tots golf scramble, LCHS prom grand march and the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association all in Close Up
  April 26, 2011

• 4-H shooting program, Lincoln-Logan Arts & Crafts Guild, Elizabeth Ford, Christian Village volunteers and Steven Ingersoll make Close Up
  April 19, 2011

• Genealogical & Historical Society, Carroll Catholic academic honors, Culver's of Lincoln, Daughters of the American Revolution news, Olympia FFA Alumni news, Lincoln Woman's Club and Viner family benefit in Close Up
  April 15, 2011

• FFA plant sale, Project Sticker Shock, Lane Prather, Zion honor roll, Kelsey Foster and update on Bob Shattuck fundraiser make Close Up
  April 12, 2011

• Textile dept. at the Logan County Fair, huge weekend of activities, tourism breakfast and Main Street Lincoln cook-off make Close Up
  April 8, 2011

• Lincoln FFA fundraiser, Mount Pulaski Legion Auxiliary, Lincoln Wrestlers, Sierra Burris and Mount Pulaski High School honor roll make Close Up
  April 5, 2011

• Sports commission, Run for Your Life, Ryan Huffer and Vicki Dugan make Close Up
  April 1, 2011

• Mount Pulaski history books, Junior Lynx basketball tournament, Honor Flight, Olympia High School FFA, Lincoln wrestlers and local blood drives make Close Up
  March 29, 2011

• Lincoln Youth Football, Knights of Columbus, Gov. Oglesby exhibit, dental clinic, Kailey Wilmarth benefit, Savanna Freehill benefit and Mount Pulaski waste pickup make Close Up
  March 25, 2011

• Crafts guild, LCU's Rich Knopp and Team Warrior Concepts in Close Up
  March 22, 2011

• Humane Society, 4-H'er Todd Irwin, Faith Smith and genealogical society make Close Up
  March 18, 2011

• Blood drives, 'Permission to Speak Freely' at First Presbyterian Church, Draw 4 Carroll, San Jose United Methodist Church fish fry and Nathan J. Graham make Close Up
  March 15, 2011

• Mount Pulaski American Legion Stag, Draw 4 Carroll, Lincoln Church of the Nazarene breakfast, Lincoln Woman's Club prayer breakfast and Zumba lessons make Close Up
  March 11, 2011

• HSLC rummage sale, Hartsburg-Emden FFA, community garden, Warren and Jean Peters, Lincoln Heritage Museum and school referendum meeting at Oasis make Close Up
  March 8, 2011

• Chamber Buck raffle, First Cumberland Presbyterian, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Erich Maxheimer, tree sale and chamber ag scholarships make the Close Up
  March 1, 2011

• Lincoln Extreme Volleyball, Marilyn Steiger, Ashley Paulus, Haley Casper, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society and Lincoln College Fine Arts make Close Up
  Feb. 25, 2011

• Casimir Pulaski Day, Olympia FFA Alumni, Lincoln Jaycees, First United Methodist, Illinois Quail Unlimited and MS Slugfest softball make Close Up
  Feb. 22, 2011

• Zion Lutheran honor roll, Lincoln College honor roll and Joseph Ahrends make the Close Up
  Feb. 18, 2011

• Main Street Lincoln Chili Fest, Lincoln Jaycees, Draw 4 Carroll, Palms Grill, Mount Pulaski Rotary and Logan Thompson make Close Up
  Feb. 15, 2011; updated Feb. 16

• LCHS to assist Polar Plunge, LCU spring semester, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society pancakes and sausage, announcement from officer Tim Butterfield, and author Anne Eldridge make Close Up
  Feb. 8, 2011

• Zion sausage and pancake meal, Mount Pulaski VFW Super Bowl breakfast, HSLC Adopt-A-Thon, Lincoln Elks blood drive, Hayden Zimmer and Lincoln Youth Wrestling make Close Up
  Feb. 4, 2011

• Montessori, U of I Extension, Chelsea Picken, Kenton's Cause and Lincoln Youth Wrestling results make the Close Up
  Feb. 1, 2011

• U of I Extension, Chelsea Picken, Kenton's Cause, Lincoln Youth Wrestling results and the Harold Rayburn fundraiser make the Close Up
  Jan. 28, 2011

• Knights of Columbus fish fry, Carroll Catholic honor roll, Julia Trone benefit, cupcake workshop, Alec Murphy and LCU musical make the Close Up
  Jan. 25, 2011; updated Jan. 27

• Josh Short benefit, Dillon Leslie, FAFSA Completion Workshop, Community Action Partnership, General Assembly Scholarship, Humane Society annual meeting and Oasis news make Close Up
  Jan. 21, 2011

• Legion luncheon Saturday in Mount Pulaski, Crime Stoppers scholarship, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society, United Way of Logan County and Lincoln Junior Woman's Club trivia night in Close Up
  Jan. 18, 2011; updated Jan. 19, 2011

• Lincoln Writers Club, genealogical society, Lincoln Christian Church and Farm Credit Services make Close Up
  Jan. 14, 2011

• Digital photography class, Olympia FFA Alumni news, West Lincoln-Broadwell and Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls make the Close Up
  Jan. 12, 2011

• Draw 4 Carroll winners, Andrew Gray and Lincoln Youth Wrestling results in Close Up
  Jan. 7, 2011

• Humane Society news, Soil Savers banquet and swing dance lessons make the Close Up
  Jan. 4, 2011

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