2018 Area Festivals

2018 Area Fall Festivals LINCOLN DAILY NEWS SEPT. 12, 2018 Page 45 very clear to me that Teena shared that deep love, and she had mad photography skills!” For Lowery that was the start of something. She became a regular in the sports section at LDN. She had great writing skills to go with her picture taking ability, and she loved going not just to Mount Pulaski events, but sporting events all around the county. She became a big asset to the paper. She also moved into writing about other topics, many of which still revolved around her hometown community. And it wasn’t long until LDN pretty well considered Mount Pulaski to be “Teena’s beat.” Friday, Aylesworth also mentioned that. She referred to Lowery as being a great ambassador for the community and all of Logan County through her work with LDN. Lowery responded that she has loved being a part of LDN and she also felt that what she had done to promote Mount Pulaski through LDN had to have played a big role in her being selected. On Friday, Lowery summed up what she was feeling about the accolades she was being given. “What an honor to be chosen as the 2018 Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Parade Grand Marshal. I grew up in Mount Pulaski and my husband, Doug, and I made the right choice to raise our children, Cady and Michael, here,” said Lowery. “The people in this community and all over Logan County inspire me every day with their kindness and compassion. I am particularly impressed with the youth that I am blessed to cover for my part-time job at Lincoln Daily News.” Lowery continued. “These kids motivate me and make me want to be a better person. Children celebrate life every day, if given the chance, and their enthusiasm and pure joy for life can be contagious.” CONTINUE ...