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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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Lincoln Police Chief Ken Greenslate and Deputy Chief Mike Geriets sit side-by- side Monday night at the meeting of the Lincoln City Council. Greenslate was sworn into another year in his current position and he then requested the city's approval for his appointment of Geriets to serve another year as his deputy. Geriets was also sworn into another year in his current position with the city.

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City says “No” to Liquor Pour License

City says “No” to Special Use Ordinance for mortuaries

City announces list of streets where work may begin this week

Students experience the thrill of authorship
Kids at Northwest School write and publish their own books

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3 | Album 4

Lincoln Community High School list of Awards and Scholarships

Mount Pulaski to hold two Memorial Day services Monday

Safe Rides available for Memorial Day

Logan County Board Minutes

March EMA meeting
March Public Health (PDF)
March Planning and Zoning committee

West Nile Virus season begins
State’s Health Chief announces vital public health grants

Boating Community Comes Alive Memorial Day Weekend
Some Safety Tips from BoatUS

This Week's Top Stories

Day Planner

Logan County Board and committee meeting schedule

Lincoln City Council 2014 meeting schedule

Garage Sales this weekend

37 S. Lake Road, Lincoln Lakes -- Fri. & Sat.

Wednesday

Noon -- Lincoln Rotary Club meeting
Noon -- Breastfeeding support group
Noon -- Lincoln Woman's Club
2:30 p.m. -- Lincoln Farmer's Market
7 p.m. -- Railsplitter Coin Club meeting

Thursday

Noon -- Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
Noon -- CICBC blood drive in Atlanta
3 p.m. -- CIBC blood drive in Elkhart

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City says “No” to Liquor Pour License

City says “No” to Special Use Ordinance for mortuaries

City announces list of streets where work may begin this week

Students experience the thrill of authorship
Kids at Northwest School write and publish their own books

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3 | Album 4

Lincoln Community High School list of Awards and Scholarships

Mount Pulaski to hold two Memorial Day services Monday

Safe Rides available for Memorial Day

Logan County Board Minutes

March EMA meeting
March Public Health (PDF)
March Planning and Zoning committee

West Nile Virus season begins
State’s Health Chief announces vital public health grants

Boating Community Comes Alive Memorial Day Weekend
Some Safety Tips from BoatUS

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State

Illinois Republicans Rev Up Push Against Income Tax Plan

National

U.S. To Disclose Legal Justification For Drone Strikes On Americans

U.S. Utility's Control System Was Hacked, Says Homeland Security
Former California Fire Chief Charged With Stabbing Girlfriend To Death
Chipotle Bans Firearms At Restaurants After Texas Demonstration
NBA Commissioner Signals Willingness For Deal With Clippers Owner
U.S. Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law Barring Gay Marriage
Rural Oregon Voters Back Ban On GMO Crops Amid U.S. Labeling Uproar

Politics, Government & Elections

Obama To Meet With Veteran Affairs Chief Amid Healthcare Probe

Probe Of U.S. Veterans Affairs Facilities Expands: Report

Lawmakers Clash Over Budget Priorities In U.S. Defense Bill

Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Oregon Health Agency In Grand Jury Probe

U.S. High Court Halts Execution Of Inmate Claiming Rare Health Defect

Nevada To Move Online Healthcare Enrollment To Federal Site

Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Faces Key Vote By Michigan State Committee

McConnell Coasts To Kentucky Win, Tea Party Falls In Key Primaries

Fed Nominee Fischer Clears Procedural Hurdle In Senate

International

Blasts Kill At Least 118 In Nigeria

China's Xi Issues Veiled Warning To Asia Over Military Alliances

In Cyber Spying Row, Chinese Media Call U.S. A 'Mincing Rascal'

China, Russia's Gazprom Sign Gas Supply Agreement

Russian Troops Preparing To Leave Ukraine Border Area

Talks To End Thai Crisis Inconclusive, New Round Called

BOJ Offers Brighter View On Economy, Dashes Near-Term Policy Easing Hopes

ODD & Extraordinary

Steaming Mad: Maine Charges Lobsterman For "Egregious" Catch Violation
French Rail Company Orders 2,000 Trains Too Wide For Platforms

Science, Technology and the Environment

U.S. Air Force Says Working Hard To Certify SpaceX Rockets

Climate Change Threatens 30 U.S. Landmarks: Science Advocacy Group

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Bode's Welding and Machining is the Chamber Business of the Week

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State

April Unemployment hits lowest point since 2008
Falls to 7.9 percent and largest decline since 1976

National

Netflix to launch in six European countries this year

Bloomberg: U.S. may seek more than $5 billion in BNP settlement
Tiffany sales rise as lower-priced jewelry attracts U.S. customers
GM recalls another 2.6 million vehicles, doubles second-quarter charge
U.S. mortgage collectors gag homeowners in loan deals

International

Exclusive: Target Canada's supply chain gridlock: how Barbie SUVs snarled traffic

Airbus says no forced redundancies in Germany until end 2016
Monte Paschi shareholders approve 5 billion-euro capital increase

Markets

Stock futures advance ahead of release of Fed minutes

Stocks flounder in Wall Street's wake, yen rises on BOJ optimism
Yen lifted to three-and-a-half month highs by BOJ Kuroda's optimism
China lets local governments sell bonds for the first time
Erste Group CEO: European banks face better outlook in 2015
China demand fuels illegal timber logging in Guinea-Bissau

Technology

Ebay asks all users to change passwords

Lenovo annual profit rises 29 percent as smartphone surge offsets weak China
Microsoft's new Surface tablet takes aim at Apple's MacBook
In cyber spying row, Chinese media call U.S. a 'mincing rascal'
U.S. utility's control system was hacked, says Homeland Security

Economy

Bank of England minutes show some members closer to voting for rate rise

Investment service FutureAdvisor raises $15.5 million to fund its growth
Floods inflict grievous blow on frail Balkan economies

Environment

Japan's Fukushima operator begins groundwater release to ocean
Donors commit $215 million for Amazon conservation in Brazil

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On Friday, Northwest School in Lincoln hosted a Book Premiere featuring the fabulous writings its students created this past school year. Elementary students from second through fifth grades participated in the writing project that took student's works and put them into book form. Be sure to read more about this in the Teaching & Learning section below, and don't forget to check out the four photo albums with the story.

Photo by Jan Youngquist (Click on image for larger version.)

Births:

Wyatt Jace Altman
Tanner Michael Cheek
Noah James Lowe-Frakes
Andrew LaRue Horath
Amelia Anne Nowack

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Lincoln Woman's Club Spring Luncheon this Wednesday

Upcoming CICBC blood drives
Hunter education course at Lincoln Park District
2014 Junk drop off dates for Mount Pulaski
HSLC Garage Sale drop off dates

Community News & Events

Mount Pulaski to hold two Memorial Day services Monday

Safe Rides available for Memorial Day

"Under the Sea" Princess Tea set for June 7
Tickets are on sale now

Crowds flock to Master Gardener plant sale

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Quarter auction in Lincoln raises funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Atlanta Public Library Rededication Exercises to be Held May 26, 2014

Lincoln City Council meeting schedule (PDF)

Logan County Board committee meeting schedule
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911 / ETSB scheduled meetings for 2014

Salt Creek Abate Notes

Library notes

Park district notes

YMCA notes

Important community links

Community Calendar of Events

Submit entry for LDN Calendar of Events

2014 Prom
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Mount Pulaski
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Hartsburg-Emden

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Schedule of area graduations

Graduates:

Lincoln Community High School list of Awards and Scholarships
Students experience the thrill of authorship
Kids at Northwest School write and publish their own books
A new milestone for Lincoln College
LC signs with the U of I College of ACES for a new transfer program
Lincoln Christian University holds 69th Commencement in two ceremonies
- Lincoln Christian University bestows Lynn Laughlin with honorary Doctorate degree and recognizes Dr. Keith Ray with Distinguished Service Award
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LCHS announces 2014 scholarship recipients

ZLS students enjoy class trip to Cincinnati

Album 1 | Album 2

LCHS band hosts spring concert and awards night

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Ten ZLS students receive History Expo awards

ZLS student receives special award at Illinois History Expo

ZLS receives Governor's Award at the Illinois History Expo

National FFA Organization partners with St. Louis Cardinals for ‘FFA Day at the Ballpark’ June 22 to raise funds, community awareness

Shawn Smith promoted to Associate Professor

Heartland College Youth Enrichment Program open now
Early bird discounts available through June 1

Lincoln College Day at Busch Stadium coming August 30
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

School websites

District 27 menus: Breakfast | Lunch (PDFs)

Carroll Catholic School calendars (PDF)
Activities and menus

Friends and Family in the Military

Community Action Partnership emergency food pantry hours

Community Action senior meals:

Apple Nutrition sites (PDF)

Apple Nutrition menus: (PDFs)

Congregate | Home delivery
Logan Mason Public Transportation fare schedule
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Oasis newsletter | Oasis calendar

Senior Life

Article update May 13

May is Older Americans Month in Illinois, Oasis to host Lunch and Learn program for family caregivers ... Long-term care crisis prompts more aggressive collection tactics ... New e-book, 'Help on the Way,' explores long-term health-care funding ... Three steps for turning a real estate or business sale into the ideal retirement ... Social Security column: Don't stress over fraud ... Area Agency on Aging will host Lunch and Learn at Oasis for family caregivers ... 6 signs your retirement plan is in trouble
News & information for the seniors in our community

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Marriages, civil unions
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports

Obituaries:
Most recent:
- Aaron, Johnny Ray Jr., 45
- Cook, Isabella Ilene, Infant
- Humbert, John, 54
- Jones, Loretta Jean, 78
- Schaub, Lillian E., 84

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Director Kornel Mundruczo (R) and cast member Zsofia Psotta (C) pose with a dog sitting on the desk during a photocall for the film "Feher isten" (White God) in competition for the category "Un Certain Regard" at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes

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Local

ALMH Offers Public CPR Training
West Nile Virus season begins
State’s Health Chief announces vital public health grants
Illinois Department of Public Health Reactivates Hotline for MERS-CoV Questions
Logan County Department of Public Health food inspection scores
Births at ALMH

National, International

Study: Many processed foods are heavily dyed

Nevada to move online healthcare enrollment to federal site
U.S. health insurers say Gilead hepatitis C drug too costly
Newborns of heavy mothers at risk for breathing problems
Faster vaccination saves lives, money during flu pandemic

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Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

Emma Thompson on comedy, bathing suits and success

Huge pack of stray dogs in Hungarian film wows Cannes
Want to marry Prince Harry? Fox spins a twist with new dating show
Report: Casey Kasem's daughter wins new rights to care for him

Ryan Gosling debut fails to light Cannes critics' fire

Look at family on brink of ruin wins Cannes film plaudits
Generations collide in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
Macklemore apologizes for costume seen by some as anti-Semitic

Food, Family and Fun

Boating Community Comes Alive Memorial Day Weekend
Some Safety Tips from BoatUS
"Under the Sea" Princess Tea set for June 7
Tickets are on sale now
Parsley, sage, rosemary and artemisia
Dana-Thomas House sponsors herb discussion May 22 with David Robson
Ice cream and historic trees at Lincoln Tomb
Association offers ice cream social and new tour of trees at historic Oak Ridge Cemetery on May 24
Sugar Grove Nature Center Announces…
Summer time activities for May and June

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Book Look: 'Sarah, Plain and Tall', 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler', 'A Wrinkle in Time'
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Slim Randles' Home Country
Worms; the cornerstone of freedom!
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Spring into Perch
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) looks for an open teammate during the second half of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 87 to 83.

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Today's Top Sports Stories

Local

Logan Lanes high scores

Baseball

Cubs 6, Yankees 1

Dunn's Homer Helps White Sox Edge Royals

Back From DL, Freese Powers Angels Past Astros

Kennedy's Wild Side Costs Padres In Loss To Twins

Rockies, Arenado Top Giants With 9th-Inning Double

Orioles 9, Pirates 2

Dodgers Snap Skid With Win Over Mets

Iwakuma Pitches Mariners To Win Over Rangers

Phillies Rally To Defeat Marlins

Pomeranz, A's Shut Out Rays

Preview: Diamondbacks At Cardinals

Highlights Of Tuesday's Major League Games

Baseball Results

Baseball Standings

MLB Schedule [mlb.com]

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DeJong Named First-Team All-MVC; 8 Redbirds Earn Honors

Basketball

James, Wade Spark Heat Win Over Fired Up Pacers

Cavaliers Land No. 1 Draft Pick For A Second Straight Year

NBA Commissioner Signals Willingness For Deal With Clippers Owner

Hockey

Preview: Kings At Blackhawks

Football

Ex-Football Players Sue NFL, Claiming 'Culture Of Drug Misuse'

Minneapolis Awarded 52nd Super Bowl In 2018

Golf

Rose Wants U.S. Open Trophy To Return To Him

U.S. Open Could Be Bomber's Paradise: McDowell

Distraught McIlroy Calls Off Wozniacki Wedding

More Sports

California Chrome Arrives In New York For Belmont

Vandals Destroy Replica World Cup Near Brazil Base

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Tuesday, May 20

Tombstone ordinance and “Pour” liquor license fail to pass at Lincoln City Council
County looks at investing a quarter of a million dollars in Safety Complex
David Blankenship recommended for county seat
City Street construction projects start this week
Superintendent urges people not to drive on oiled surfaces
A new milestone for Lincoln College
LC signs with the U of I College of ACES for a new transfer program
- Lincoln College signs transfer agreement with University of Illinois College of ACES
"Under the Sea" Princess Tea set for June 7
Tickets are on sale now
ALMH Offers Public CPR Training
Logan County Board Minutes
Illinois Department of Public Health Reports Negative Results for MERS-CoV
Hepatitis: Raising Awareness of a Silent Epidemic

Monday, May 19

Saturday, May 17

Friday, May 16

Thursday, May 15

Wednesday, May 14

Tuesday, May 13