By Mike Fak

Archived columns

• Lincoln College at Peoria Chiefs, Wesley Dean Tucker, Habitat for Humanity, LCHS Band Boosters, ALMH and United Way in the Close Up
  Aug. 4, 2009

• LCHS Class of '89, National Night Out, Grab Your Fork drawing winners, library craft hour and Humane Society adopt-a-thon make Close Up
  July 31, 2009

• 'Troops are coming home Thursday. Line the streets,' AFSCME and First United Methodist Church Kids Club in Close Up
  July 28, 2009

• Josh Davenport, the spirit of things, 'Pirates of Penzance,' library reading awards, Oasis bunco and travel soccer at the YMCA make the Close Up
  July 24, 2009

• Main Street Lincoln, Emden Historical Society, 'ghostwalk,' Mill anniversary and cruise-in make the Close Up
  July 21, 2009

• The Linpro dancers, win $500 contest, Grab Your Fork, Middletown Bible Church, petting zoo and First Baptist Church of Lincoln all make Close Up
  July 17, 2009

• Ales for Tails, Elkhart Fire Summerfest, Max Cook, Chad Burnham Flag Football, Habitat for Humanity, quilters and dance class in Close Up
  July 14, 2009

• First Presbyterian Church annual barbecue, announcements always free in LDN, Zion Lutheran's Megan Opperman, Kayla Huskins, YMCA field trips and Heartland Community College news make the Close Up
  July 10, 2009

• Habitat for Humanity, Logan Lanes, new classes at the Logan County Fair, a 4-generation picture, LCGHS open house and 'Putting On a Play' at the park district all make Close Up
  July 7, 2009

• Grab Your Fork, Zonta Club, Lincoln Park District, Logan Lanes and free cab ride home make the Close Up
  July 3, 2009

• 'The Pirates of Penzance,' Lincoln Masonic Center blood drive, Lincoln Lions Club, Immanuel Lutheran Church and Lincoln Heritage Days celebration in Close Up
  June 30, 2009

• Humane Society, St. John's anniversary in Hartsburg, 2009 CROP Walk, Lincoln College baseball outings, Land of Lincoln Soil Savers outing and Lincoln Farmers' Market in Close Up
  June 26, 2009

• Middletown Presbyterian Church, Quilters at Heart, flag football at the YMCA, Super Cruise for St. Jude, Nitro Joe and Lucky Six winners make the Close Up
  June 22, 2009

• Relay for Life, blood drive, Lincoln Air Rifle Klub and Junior Master Gardeners make Close Up
  June 19, 2009

• The Humane Society, Zion Lutheran, Habitat for Humanity, benefit for Nick Tibbs and the YMCA in Close Up
  June 16, 2009

• LCHS Class of '77, Humane Society, Friday night bike rides, Culver's, Cumberland Presbyterian, Lincoln Circuit Ride and Zion honor roll all in Close Up
  June 12, 2009

• ALMH golf outing and dinner, Washington-Monroe honor roll, West Lincoln-Broadwell honor roll, and YMCA field trips all in Close Up
  June 9, 2009

• Zonta, Catholic Charities, Megan Siddens, Tifanee Reeves, Natalie Schaller, Megan Opperman, Kristen Marten and Cumberland Presbyterian Women's Ministry all in Close Up
  June 5, 2009

• DAR scholastic awards; West Lincoln-Broadwell, Mount Pulaski Grade School, Mount Pulaski High School and New Holland-Middletown Elementary District 88 announce their academic awards for Close Up
  June 2, 2009

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Previous Close Up columns
June 2008-May 2009

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