Sponsors of the Oasis fire prints look them over at Mayor Keith Snyder’s office. From left are Dave Schonauer, of Illinois American Water; Snyder; photojournalist Jim Grimaldi; Andi Hake, executive director of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce; Brian Bergen, executive director of the Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership; and Ellen Burbage, member of the Oasis board. Not available for the photo was sponsor Greg Basford, Heritage Packaging.

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Pretty enough to frame. This lovely old stone bridge is one of the beautiful backdrops for the Delavan Fall Festival activities in Lake Park. Much of the activity at the Delavan Fall Festival this weekend will take place in Lake Park. If you're looking for something new and not too far away for a special family outing this holiday weekend, consider paying the fine folks at Delavan a visit. There are activities going on through Monday.  To learn more, click here, and be sure to read the story and view pictures from Friday night in our Top Stories section.

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

In this Aug. 13 photo, Jeff Cook, Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry from the American country music band Alabama pose for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama has launched a tour and released a new album this week, "Alabama & Friends," that features duets of the group's biggest hits with top country stars.

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Serena Williams serves to Yaroslava Shvedova, of Kazakhstan, during a third-round match early Saturday at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York.

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