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This
doesn't look good. The fountain at Scully Park hasn't been
turned on this year, and the brackish water is filled with
discards from Mother Nature and uncaring residents. Neighbors
around the park are fearful that the pond will become a breeding
ground for mosquitoes.
This
May 23 photo released by NASA shows the International Space
Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, left, flying at an
altitude of approximately 220 miles, in an image taken by Expedition
27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its
undocking. It is the first-ever image of a space shuttle docked to
the International Space Station.
AP photo/NASA, Paolo Nespoli
See story "Unique shots of space
station and shuttle released" below in
Science, Technology and the
Environment
Mildred
Kaesebier will celebrate her 95th birthday on June 16. She resides
at 1550 Fifth St. in Lincoln.
Mildred
graduated from Lincoln College in 1936 and taught at Walnut Row
School, a one-room schoolhouse near Atlanta. Mildred and
Wilbert, her husband of 58 years, farmed west of Lincoln before
retiring. She has been a dedicated mother and farm wife.
Mildred is the
mother of Mary Ellen (and Richard) Martin of rural Lincoln and Dean (and Carol) Kaesebier of Fairhope, Ala.
She has four
grandchildren: Dana (and Clark) Oltmanns, Larry (and Julia) Martin, Tara
(and Jeff) Zuerlein and Joy (Danny) Gould. She also has 10 great-grandchildren.
Mildred would
enjoy hearing from friends and relatives wishing her the best on
her birthday.
Picture by Mary Ellen Martin (Click on picture for larger image.)
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News & information for
the seniors in our community
LDN publishes all obituaries free of
charge and accepts pictures for obits free of charge. The full text
of the obituaries is available online free of charge in Logan County
and across the world. Email condolences are available from
subscribing funeral homes. Ask your funeral director to make sure
the obituary of your loved one is placed in Lincoln Daily News.
Breastfed babies have fewer
illnesses, doctor visits and hospital stays. So parents
who breastfeed save an average of $400 in health care
costs during the first year.
For more information,
contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan
County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext.
246.
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Lawrence Fishburne arrives for the premiere of the movie "Bobby"
during the opening night of AFI Fest 2006, in this Nov. 1, 2006, file
photo taken in Los Angeles. Fishburne, who joined the cast of "CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation" more than two years ago in an attempt to
fill the void left by William Petersen, will not return to CSI this
fall, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Dallas
Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki reacts during the first half of Game 4 of
the NBA finals basketball game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday in Dallas. Despite having the flu, Nowitzki led the Mavs
over the Heat, tying the series at 2-2.
