[February 13, 2012]
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Postville Courthouse site director Stu
Churchill looks on as guests fill the room near the refreshment
table. |
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Nancy Saul and Sue Bidwell serve cake, ice cream
and punch to the guests. |
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The downstairs portion of the courthouse fills
quickly with those wishing to be a part of Abe's 203rd birthday
celebration.
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Brian "Fox" Ellis calls to all the guests in a
song, urging them to join him upstairs to hear tales of Lincoln as a
youth. |
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Tourism director Geoff Ladd has some fun with
the spatula as Sue Bidwell looks on. What better way to
celebrate a birthday than with a nice piece of chocolate cake?
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A nicely decorated sheet cake featuring the
signature stovepipe hat of our 16th president is the focal point of
the refreshment table.
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The president and first lady pose for a photo
with site director Stu Churchill.
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In the upstairs courtroom, Ellis tells the
tale of Lincoln's near-death experience when as a youngster he was
kicked in the head by a horse. |
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