2016
Light Up a Life

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2016 Year in Review
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Top Pix from July

• 2016 - YEAR IN PHOTOS - JULY - slideshow

Top Stories from July

• Lincoln Mayor addresses city council and public “from the heart”

• City rehashes Pekin Street parking lot decision

• Lincoln College expands its Bachelor’s Degrees for Fall 2016
  Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and New Media is added to degree offerings

• Company wants to place double billboard at Four Corners

• Logan County nears establishing building codes and certified inspections

• No quorum, Tourism Council discusses audit, city of Lincoln, Logan County Board, and rent

• CAPCIL seeks funding to expand work training

• Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital named among 'Most Wired' in nation

• Lincoln Heritage Museum Acquires the Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development

• Regional Planning Commission discusses Comprehensive Plan and update to community projects

• Logan County Board to modify public transportation routes, decision processes; and other business

• Pekin Street Parking Lot project “on hold”

• Logan County Board to place liaison on Tourism Council

• Logan County Board nixes six-month salary increase for Animal Control Warden

• Public Transportation announces update for Logan County
  Revised Flex Route effective Friday July 22, 2016

• Lincoln constituent offers opinion on Pekin Street Parking Lot issue

• West Lincoln-Broadwell principal completes Aspiring Superintendents Academy

• Mount Pulaski couple's dream reaches fruition - True Form Fitness LLC set for August opening
   

Slideshows from July

• Kids eager to construct egg containers and witness drop survival - story

  • Egg Drop slideshow

• Oasis snips the ribbon on its new walking track story
  Reifsteck family leads the first lap - story

  • Oasis walking track - slideshow

• Christian Village celebrates completion of GracePoint - story

  • GracePoint ribbon cut - slideshow

• IWU assists Atlanta Summer Arts Camp in theatre studies; Mysteries presented - story

  • Atlanta Library Theater Camp offers two detective mysteries - slideshow

• Hanson Family Jugglers bring excitement to reading and recycling at Lincoln Library's Summer Program - story

  • Hanson Family Jugglers bring excitement to reading and recycling - slideshow

• Open house brings visitors to Copper Creek Cottages built to assist memory loss care - story

  • Copper Creek Cottages - A virtual tour - slideshow

• Vinegar Hill 2nd Saturday Market kicks off with a good turnout of vendors and shoppers - slideshow

• Kaiser-Frazer Convention goes 'on the road' visiting Logan County's Route 66 sites - story

  • Kaiser-Frazer Convention visits Logan County - slideshow

• Science Guy’s presentation gets kids in Lincoln’s summer reading program excited - story

  • Science Guy gets kids excited - slideshow

• Middletown Firemen's Festival and Parade honors veterans - story

  • Middletown Firemen's Festival Parade - slideshow

  • Firemen's Festival honors our Military - slideshow

• Emden's 145th Anniversary opens with 69-year- "Welcome home!" chicken supper - story

  • Emden Chicken Dinner - slideshow

• Emden Homecoming Parade draws townspeople together - story

  • Emden celebrates 145th Anniversary - slideshow

• Biking C.O.P.S. make Lincoln stop - story

  • IL C.O.P.S. make annual stop in Lincoln - slideshow

• At July 3rd Fridays event, water is the name of the game - slideshow

• 4-H Creativity Lab incorporates S.T.E.A.M. into a fun afternoon - story

  • Creativity Lab - slideshow

• Church moves from inside out to bring families together in Family Fun Day - story

  • Church moves from inside out to bring families together in Family Fun Day - slideshow

• Mix NYC talents with Atlanta youth, get energetic musical fun - story

  • Mix NYC talents with Atlanta youth, get energetic musical fun - slideshow

• Castle Manor hold Summer Fling on a perfect Saturday afternoon - slideshow

• Copper Penny a lucky find for antique lovers in Lincoln - story

  • Copper Penny Ribbon Cut and tour - slideshow

• Puppeteers bring stories to life for young Lincoln readers - story

  • Puppeteers bring stories to life for young Lincoln readers - slideshow
     

Fourth of July

• Hometown Fourth of July brings family and friends together for fun, play, and fireworks - story

  • Kids gather for Children's Walking Parade - slideshow

  • Parade ends with snacks and prizes at the Lincoln Park District - slideshow

  • Youngsters enjoy water play courtesy of the Lincoln Fire Department - slideshow

  • Day ends with Fireworks at the Lincoln Park District - slideshow

Mount Pulaski students trip to Costa Rica

• MPHS Spanish students experience an adventure of a lifetime – story part one

  • Tico Time - slideshow

  • A waterfall, a volcano and more - slideshow

  • Time on the coast - slideshow

  • Tropical fun - slideshow

• MPHS Spanish students experience an adventure of a lifetime – story part two

Top pix from August

• 2016 - YEAR IN PHOTOS - AUGUST - slideshow

Top Stories from August

• Lincoln Aldermen may vote to extend Tourism Bureau funding agreement

• Lincoln College incoming freshman competing at the Olympics in Rio

• Abigail Neece to join staff at Lincoln Park District as new Program Director

• Logan County Assessor to step down

• South Korean bicyclers raising awareness of WWII Comfort Women correlate Abraham Lincoln's work to free slaves

• Student Leadership Program Positioned to Influence the Campus and Community
  “We have been given the tools to unknowingly influence the lives of others”

• Logan County: Assessor to complete term, BoR salaries, raises and the CPI, board benefits, transportation routes for colleges

• Logan County department payrolls to increase by 3 percent

• City of Lincoln approves bond request for St. Clara’s Manor

  • Part 1: City attorney seeks waiver of conflict of interest

  • Part 2: Aldermen discuss issuance of Senior Service Industrial bond for St. Clara’s

  • Part 3: Lincoln aldermen vote 7-1 in favor of bond issuance for St. Clara’s Manor

• Logan County to support new work training program 'Strengthening Working Families Initiative'

• St. John United Church of Christ presents second check to Logan County Department of Public Health for Narcan Kits

• Logan County Board votes on self-paid health insurance

• Logan County Board approves Dr. Stephanie Gadbois appointment

• Young Leaders estimate fall corn yields at 218.4 bushels per acre
  Soybean pod counts high, but disease and mold apparent

• The Mill on 66 Receives National Park Service Grant and Additional Funding Contributions

Slideshows from August

• August artists works ‘Palettes Gone Wild’ colorful, unique, diverse - story

  • Palettes Gone Wild - slideshow

• Community comes together to celebrate the reopening of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse - story

  • Mount Pulaski Courthouse Grand reopening - slideshow

• Adventure Night at Third Fridays Downtown - slideshow

• Emden Run/Walk supports finding ALS cure one step at a time - story

  • 2016 ALS 5K Walk/Run - slideshow

2016
Home for the Holidays
Making Memories

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