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				Genealogy program, Zion honor roll, Deb 
				DeJarnette, Montessori fundraiser, Ethan Anderson and Morgan 
				Conrady in Close Up 
				Nov. 15, 2011  
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				H.O.T. potatoes, Bill Gossett at Woman's 
				Club, blood drives, Christmas cookie walk, Humane Society cookie 
				trays, Veterans Day tribute and community calendar make the 
				Close Up 
				Nov. 8, 2011  
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				Humane Society pictures with Santa, blood 
				drives, Christmas in the Chapel, Cub Scout Pack 111, library 
				display to honor veterans 
				Nov. 3, 2011  
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				Humane Society, Zion Lutheran School, 
				Alexandra Conley, Mount Pulaski trick-or-treat hours, Lincoln 
				Farmer's Market and WLB honor roll make Close Up 
				Oct. 27, 2011  
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				Mount Pulaski Rotary Club, Lincoln Writers 
				Club, Lincoln Christian University, San Jose United Methodist 
				Church, AquaLynx fundraiser, Slim Randles, Carroll Catholic 
				School, Lincoln Woman's Club and Hartem trick-or-treat hours 
				crowd the Close Up 
				Oct. 18, 2011  
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				Sustainable landscaping, fish sale, Hartem carnival and 
Elizabeth Ford make Close Up 
Oct. 12, 2011  
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New Holland, Farm Credit and Pork Producers, LCHS College 
Night, Katherine Johnson, and history of Lincoln Lakes make Close Up 
Oct. 6, 2011  
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Dr. Freesmeier's class, blood drive, household electronics recycling, Save 
The 
Mill, Home Schooled P.E. program, Audrey Maske and Jaycees make Close Up 
Sept. 27, 2011; updated Sept. 30  
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				Vonderlieth party, Writers Club, Woman's Club, 
DaVita and LCU Parents' Weekend make Close Up 
				Sept. 20, 2011  
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				TRS benefits; punt, pass and kick; Cub 
				Scout Pack 4101; and Xbox tournament make Close Up Sept. 13, 2011  
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				Saturday movie, Grandparent Day buffet, Legion Junior 
				Auxiliary organizational meeting, Camp Griesheim annual meeting, Habitat 
				orientation and Rotary exchange program in Germany make Close Up Sept. 7, 2011; updated Sept. 9  
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				Hickory Lane fishing contest, 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 Sept.  2, 2011  
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				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 Aug. 30, 2011  
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				Dr. Freesmeier's class, running shoe 
				clinic, blood drives, sidewalk chalk classes and Saturday bike 
				rides make Close Up Aug. 23, 2011  
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				Lincoln College blood drive, Humane 
				Society dog wash, square dance at the park district and Meet the 
				Railers schedule in Close Up Aug. 16, 2011  
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				Mobile pantry, Eli Crane, LCHS band 
				fundraiser, Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club trivia night and Rotary 
				chicken dinner make 
				Close Up Aug. 10, 2011  
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				Faith Lutheran blood drive, Mount Pulaski 
				Grade School registration, Firemen's Benefit Golf Outing by 
				Frontier Mutual, Sidewalk Chalk Art Exposition and Habitat for 
				Humanity orientation make Close Up Aug. 2, 2011  
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				Blood drive, pool parties at park district 
				and Democrats speaking make Close Up July 26, 2011  
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				Blades, Humane Society, Dr. Dan Freesmeier and Original Farmers' Market make 
	Close Up July 19, 2011  
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				Humane Society Ales for Tails, Draw 4 Carroll 
winners, and Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln presentation make Close Up July 12, 2011  
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				Blood drives, LCU tuition discounts for 60-plus, 
4th of July parade winners and park district notes in Close Up July 6, 2011  
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				Sports program steak dinner, 
						fireworks chicken dinner, spay-neuter date and Oasis 
						newsletter make Close Up July 1, 2011  
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				Hartem FFA, Hannah Allen and 
						Immanuel Lutheran make Close Up July 28, 2011  
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				Civil War statue CD, blood drives, Erich Maxheimer, Kids Club and balloon fest 
						coordinator positions in Close Up June 21, 2011; updated June 24  
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				Relay for Life, weekend calendar, Convoy for Kids and Knights of Columbus 
initiations in Close Up June 17, 2011  
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				Youth bowling, Draw 4 Carroll, park district golf 
camp, budget seminar and First Baptist Church make Close Up June 14, 2011  
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				Check community calendar, plus Culver's fundraisers, LCHS 
Class of '71 reunion and list of blood donors make the Close Up June 10, 2011  
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				Relay for Life, Mount Pulaski 8th-grade awards, Ethan 
Cline and Hannah Allen in Close Up June 7, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Lincoln Jaycees, Lincoln Woman's Club, Culver's and Hayden 
Zimmer in Close Up May 27, 2011  
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				St. Clara's Manor, Habitat pork chop dinner, Y Cow Bingo 
and Karilyn Walsh in Close Up May 24, 2011  
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				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  
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				Arts & crafts guild, Katherine Boss, Nathaniel 
Smith, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news and Hartsburg-Emden alumni dinner make Close Up May 17, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				FFA plant sale, National Day of Prayer, Together for 
Lincoln and VFW special meeting in Close Up May 3, 2011  
			 
			
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				Cars for Charity, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news, DCP 
and ACRE deadline, and LCHS Princess Party make Close Up April 29, 2011  
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				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  
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				4-H shooting program, Lincoln-Logan Arts & Crafts Guild, 
Elizabeth Ford, Christian Village volunteers and Steven Ingersoll make Close Up April 19, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Lincoln FFA fundraiser, Mount Pulaski Legion 
Auxiliary, Lincoln Wrestlers, Sierra Burris and Mount Pulaski High School honor 
roll make Close Up April 5, 2011  
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				Sports commission, Run for Your Life, Ryan Huffer 
and Vicki Dugan make Close Up April 1, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Crafts guild, LCU's Rich Knopp and Team 
				Warrior Concepts in Close Up March 22, 2011  
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				Humane Society, 4-H'er Todd Irwin, Faith 
				Smith and genealogical society make Close Up March 
				18, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Chamber Buck raffle, First Cumberland 
				Presbyterian, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Erich Maxheimer, tree 
				sale and chamber ag scholarships make the Close Up March 1, 2011  
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				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  
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				Casimir Pulaski Day, Olympia FFA Alumni, 
			Lincoln Jaycees, First United Methodist, Illinois Quail Unlimited and MS Slugfest softball 
			make Close Up Feb. 22, 2011  
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				Zion Lutheran honor roll, Lincoln 
			College honor roll and Joseph Ahrends make the Close Up Feb. 18, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Montessori, U of I Extension, Chelsea Picken, 
			Kenton's Cause and Lincoln Youth Wrestling results make the Close Up Feb. 1, 2011  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				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  
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				Lincoln Writers Club, genealogical 
			society, Lincoln Christian Church and Farm Credit Services make 
			Close Up Jan. 14, 2011  
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				Digital photography class, Olympia 
			FFA Alumni news, West Lincoln-Broadwell and Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls make the 
			Close Up Jan. 12, 2011  
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				Draw 4 Carroll winners, Andrew Gray and 
			Lincoln Youth Wrestling results in Close Up Jan. 7, 2011  
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				Humane Society news, Soil Savers 
			banquet and swing dance lessons make the Close Up Jan. 4, 2011  
			 
			 
			
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