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[March 20, 2012] 
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Bill Martin of Atlanta, a Logan County
Board member, spoke about how Atlanta was first named Xenia.
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Bob Farmer, chairman of the Logan County
Board, talked about the Logan County Poor Farm and cemetery. |
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Phil Bertoni of Mount Pulaski spoke about the
1910 race between Wilbur Wright in his airplane and a train on the
ground. The plane landed in Mount Pulaski, but Wright was not the
pilot. Bertoni also introduced the leaders of Mount Pulaski Boy
Scout Troop 122.
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Greg Maus and Pam Erelbush are the leaders of
Boy Scout Troop 122. Pam spoke about the connection between
Scouting and the military, saying that many of our nation's soldiers
first wore the uniform of a Scout. |
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Maus also talked about the number of Eagle
Scouts the Mount Pulaski troop has produced: over 30.
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Stu Churchill is the site director at
Postville Courthouse. He spoke about the courthouse and
encouraged everyone to stop in and pay a visit.
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Ron Keller of the Lincoln College Heritage
Museum spoke about the early days of the college as a university,
its financial struggles and one man, David Hart, who provided money
to keep the college going through the rough times.
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Sylvia Klokkenga spoke about a new tradition
in Emden: St. Nicholas Eve. The event was initiated last
December and went very well. The community plans to make
it an annual event. |
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