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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 UpOct. 18, 2011
			
				
				
				Sustainable landscaping, fish sale, Hartem carnival and 
Elizabeth Ford make Close UpOct. 12, 2011
			
New Holland, Farm Credit and Pork Producers, LCHS College 
Night, Katherine Johnson, and history of Lincoln Lakes make Close UpOct. 6, 2011
			
Dr. Freesmeier's class, blood drive, household electronics recycling, Save 
The 
Mill, Home Schooled P.E. program, Audrey Maske and Jaycees make Close UpSept. 27, 2011; updated Sept. 30
			
				
				Vonderlieth party, Writers Club, Woman's Club, 
DaVita and LCU Parents' Weekend make Close UpSept. 20, 2011
				
				
				
				TRS benefits; punt, pass and kick; Cub 
				Scout Pack 4101; and Xbox tournament make Close UpSept. 13, 2011
				
				
				
				Saturday movie, Grandparent Day buffet, Legion Junior 
				Auxiliary organizational meeting, Camp Griesheim annual meeting, Habitat 
				orientation and Rotary exchange program in Germany make Close UpSept. 7, 2011; updated Sept. 9
				
				
				
				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 UpSept.  2, 2011
				
				
				
				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 UpAug. 30, 2011
				
				
				
				Dr. Freesmeier's class, running shoe 
				clinic, blood drives, sidewalk chalk classes and Saturday bike 
				rides make Close UpAug. 23, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln College blood drive, Humane 
				Society dog wash, square dance at the park district and Meet the 
				Railers schedule in Close UpAug. 16, 2011
				
				
				
				Mobile pantry, Eli Crane, LCHS band 
				fundraiser, Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club trivia night and Rotary 
				chicken dinner make 
				Close UpAug. 10, 2011
				
				
				
				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 UpAug. 2, 2011
				
				
				
				Blood drive, pool parties at park district 
				and Democrats speaking make Close UpJuly 26, 2011
				
				
				
				Blades, Humane Society, Dr. Dan Freesmeier and Original Farmers' Market make 
	Close UpJuly 19, 2011
				
				
				
				Humane Society Ales for Tails, Draw 4 Carroll 
winners, and Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln presentation make Close UpJuly 12, 2011
				
				
				
				Blood drives, LCU tuition discounts for 60-plus, 
4th of July parade winners and park district notes in Close UpJuly 6, 2011
				
				
				
				Sports program steak dinner, 
						fireworks chicken dinner, spay-neuter date and Oasis 
						newsletter make Close UpJuly 1, 2011
				
				
				
				Hartem FFA, Hannah Allen and 
						Immanuel Lutheran make Close UpJuly 28, 2011
				
				
				
				Civil War statue CD, blood drives, Erich Maxheimer, Kids Club and balloon fest 
						coordinator positions in Close UpJune 21, 2011; updated June 24
				
				
				
				Relay for Life, weekend calendar, Convoy for Kids and Knights of Columbus 
initiations in Close UpJune 17, 2011
				
				
				
				Youth bowling, Draw 4 Carroll, park district golf 
camp, budget seminar and First Baptist Church make Close UpJune 14, 2011
				
				
				
				Check community calendar, plus Culver's fundraisers, LCHS 
Class of '71 reunion and list of blood donors make the Close UpJune 10, 2011
				
				
				
				Relay for Life, Mount Pulaski 8th-grade awards, Ethan 
Cline and Hannah Allen in Close UpJune 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 UpJune 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 UpJune 1, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln Jaycees, Lincoln Woman's Club, Culver's and Hayden 
Zimmer in Close UpMay 27, 2011
				
				
				
				St. Clara's Manor, Habitat pork chop dinner, Y Cow Bingo 
and Karilyn Walsh in Close UpMay 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 UpMay 20, 2011
				
				
				
				Arts & crafts guild, Katherine Boss, Nathaniel 
Smith, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news and Hartsburg-Emden alumni dinner make Close UpMay 17, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln Woman's Club, Cookies at the Castle, Carroll 
Catholic students of the month, genealogical meeting and Lexie Groves make Close 
UpMay 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 UpMay 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 UpMay 6, 2011
				
				
				
				FFA plant sale, National Day of Prayer, Together for 
Lincoln and VFW special meeting in Close UpMay 3, 2011
 
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				Cars for Charity, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news, DCP 
and ACRE deadline, and LCHS Princess Party make Close UpApril 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 UpApril 26, 2011
				
				
				
				4-H shooting program, Lincoln-Logan Arts & Crafts Guild, 
Elizabeth Ford, Christian Village volunteers and Steven Ingersoll make Close UpApril 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 UpApril 15, 2011
				
				
				
				FFA plant sale, Project Sticker Shock, Lane 
Prather, Zion honor roll, Kelsey Foster and update on Bob Shattuck fundraiser 
make Close UpApril 12, 2011
				
				
				
				Textile dept. at the Logan County Fair, huge 
weekend of activities, tourism breakfast and Main Street Lincoln cook-off make 
Close UpApril 8, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln FFA fundraiser, Mount Pulaski Legion 
Auxiliary, Lincoln Wrestlers, Sierra Burris and Mount Pulaski High School honor 
roll make Close UpApril 5, 2011
				
				
				
				Sports commission, Run for Your Life, Ryan Huffer 
and Vicki Dugan make Close UpApril 1, 2011
				
				
				
				Mount Pulaski history books, Junior Lynx 
				basketball tournament, Honor Flight, Olympia High School FFA, 
				Lincoln wrestlers and local blood drives make Close UpMarch 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 UpMarch 25, 2011
				
				
				
				Crafts guild, LCU's Rich Knopp and Team 
				Warrior Concepts in Close UpMarch 22, 2011
				
				
				
				Humane Society, 4-H'er Todd Irwin, Faith 
				Smith and genealogical society make Close UpMarch 
				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 UpMarch 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 UpMarch 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 UpMarch 8, 2011
				
				
				
				Chamber Buck raffle, First Cumberland 
				Presbyterian, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Erich Maxheimer, tree 
				sale and chamber ag scholarships make the Close UpMarch 1, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln Extreme Volleyball, Marilyn 
			Steiger, Ashley Paulus, Haley Casper, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society and 
			Lincoln College Fine Arts make Close UpFeb. 25, 2011
				
				
				
				Casimir Pulaski Day, Olympia FFA Alumni, 
			Lincoln Jaycees, First United Methodist, Illinois Quail Unlimited and MS Slugfest softball 
			make Close UpFeb. 22, 2011
				
				
				
				Zion Lutheran honor roll, Lincoln 
			College honor roll and Joseph Ahrends make the Close UpFeb. 18, 2011
				
				
				
				Main Street Lincoln Chili Fest, Lincoln Jaycees, Draw 4 Carroll, Palms Grill, 
			Mount Pulaski Rotary and Logan Thompson make Close UpFeb. 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 UpFeb. 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 UpFeb. 4, 2011
				
				
				
				Montessori, U of I Extension, Chelsea Picken, 
			Kenton's Cause and Lincoln Youth Wrestling results make the Close UpFeb. 1, 2011
				
				
				
				U of I Extension, Chelsea Picken, 
			Kenton's Cause, Lincoln Youth Wrestling results and the Harold 
			Rayburn fundraiser make the Close UpJan. 28, 2011
				
				
				
				Knights of Columbus fish fry, 
						Carroll Catholic honor roll, Julia Trone benefit, 
						cupcake workshop, Alec 
						Murphy and LCU musical make the Close UpJan. 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 UpJan. 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 UpJan. 18, 2011; updated Jan. 19, 2011
				
				
				
				Lincoln Writers Club, genealogical 
			society, Lincoln Christian Church and Farm Credit Services make 
			Close UpJan. 14, 2011
				
				
				
				Digital photography class, Olympia 
			FFA Alumni news, West Lincoln-Broadwell and Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls make the 
			Close UpJan. 12, 2011
				
				
				
				Draw 4 Carroll winners, Andrew Gray and 
			Lincoln Youth Wrestling results in Close UpJan. 7, 2011
				
				
				
				Humane Society news, Soil Savers 
			banquet and swing dance lessons make the Close UpJan. 4, 2011
 
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