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LDN - Top Stories
Glenn
Michaelis prepares to snip the ribbon on his new
business in Lincoln. Candles B Me is at
607 Tremont, just off North Logan Street. Michaelis'
home-based business is in a little shop next
door to his home. The main attraction is scented
candles and waxes. He also sells tart warmers.
Photo
by Nila Smith (Click on photo for larger image.)
District 27
registration, LCHS freshman orientation, 'Elephants
in Lincoln,' WLB baseball, 'Kung Fu Panda 2'
tickets, LCHS registration, Dr. Freesmeier's class,
Atlanta golf outing, Ashleigh Yarcho, cemetery walk,
Mount Pulaski electricity, Kit Sunderland's art
camp, Zion back-to-school info, Head Start
recruitment, LCHS '77 reunion
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
For
about a
minute
Thursday
morning,
something
strange fell
from the sky
in Lincoln.
For a moment
people were
confused and
bewildered;
then they
remembered,
it was
called rain. However,
technically
it was only
a sprinkle
as the drops
stopped
after only a
few.
Photo
by Nila Smith (Click on
photo for
larger
image.)
District
27 registration, LCHS freshman orientation,
'Elephants in Lincoln,' WLB baseball, 'Kung Fu Panda
2' tickets, LCHS registration, Dr. Freesmeier's
class, Atlanta golf outing, Ashleigh Yarcho,
cemetery walk, Mount Pulaski electricity, Kit
Sunderland's art camp, Zion back-to-school info,
Head Start recruitment, LCHS '77 reunion
Zooming
in on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
Currently listing 104 Logan
County businesses & organizations. Will shoppers find your listing in
the Logan County Business Directory? Call 217-737-7418 to get listed.
A
thunderstorm develops in northeastern Logan
County and southwestern McLean County at about 7:45 p.m.
Thursday in this scene captured by
Devin Biggs. He said he heard
there were also reports of a funnel but wasn't able to confirm
that. Meanwhile, at the same time in Lincoln, it did get a
bit dark and the wind picked up a little, but there was no rain
falling from the menacing sky.
How women can take control of their
financial future ... Most Americans don't have life insurance, but wish they did
...
With boomers coming, hospice industry diversifies ...
Longer life spans shifting focus toward dignity, quality of life ... Seniors urged to apply for Circuit Breaker grant by June 30;
Program ends July 1 ... How to ease arthritis pain ... Springfield Social Security office moves to new location ... Avoid becoming 'unscoreable'
and maintain your credit history as you age ... Disability: What you
don't know can hurt you News & information for
the seniors in our community
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Daily News.
LDN - Entertainment
In this publicity photo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John
Blake is shown in a scene from Warner Bros. Pictures' and
Legendary Pictures' action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises."
After the theater shooting in Colorado on July 20 at the
film's midnight screening, Warner Bros. quickly pulled a trailer
for its upcoming film "Gangster Squad." The new movie features a
star-studded cast, along with a climactic scene in which
mobsters fire automatic weapons into a movie theater audience
from behind the screen.
The 14U Springfield Bulldogs won the
five-day, seven-state USSSA AAA World Series at Fountain Lakes Sports Complex in St.
Louis July 20-24. In four-game pool play, the Bulldogs went 3-1, beating the
Salina, Kan., Reds 6-2, the Blue Springs, Mo., Mac N Seitz Royals 7-3 and the
Overland Park, Kan., Wolverines 15-0. The only loss came at the hands of the West
Tennessee Stixx 9-7. In bracket play, the Bulldogs ran the table, beating the
Springdale, Ark., Wildcats 9-0, the Waterloo, Wis., Team Heat Baseball 2-1, and
avenged their only loss by beating the previously undefeated West Tennessee Stixx 10-7 for the title.
Cooper Hake of Lincoln (pictured in the front row,
last one on the right) was the winning pitcher in game 4 and the final
championship game 7.
Team members are Brady Dowson, of Auburn; Tyler
Fitzgerald, Rochester; Dalton Fletcher, Athens; Cal Elvers, Springfield Sacred
Heart-Griffin; Cooper
Hake, Lincoln; Caleb Putman, Auburn; Sam Sergent, Springfield SHG; Garrett Shea, Warrensburg-Latham; Noah Skinner, Rochester; Jack Staten,
Springfield SHG; Vince Vignali, Williamsville. Coaches are Mike Fitzgerald of Rochester
and Bobby Dowson of Auburn.
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