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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013
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These three lovely and unique homes will have their moment in the spotlight this weekend at the Harvest of Talents Holiday Homes on Tour event Sunday afternoon. In addition to the three featured homes, the Lincoln Christian Church will host a stained-glass window tour and a quilt show. Be sure to read all about this event in the article below.

Photos provided by Patricia Snyder/Harvest of Talents (Click on images for larger versions.)

Don't miss the Harvest of Talents Homes on Tour this Sunday
Winter weather ranges from dusting for central Illinois to freezing rain and heavy snow to the south
LARC sponsors 5K for Kaylee
Community Action board meeting notice
Flu facts
From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give the gift of life
Lincoln Youth Wrestling hosts 10th annual Railer Rumble
Park district notes
BBB advises: Be generous, but give wisely

Special feature from LDN's
Home for the Holidays magazine

Sweet memories

16 Days of Activism

Violence against women fact for Dec. 5

Day Planner

Special holiday events from our Spiritual Life section

Thursday

Noon -- Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
5:30 p.m. -- Lincoln Christmas Parade
7 p.m. -- Christmas in the Chapel

Friday

9 a.m. -- Blood drive
5:30 p.m. -- Atlanta dinner program
6:30 p.m. -- Zion Lutheran Live Nativity
7 p.m. -- Christmas in the Chapel

November 2013 in Illinois — cold and dry
IEMA highlights holiday safety in December
Are you prepared for what you'll find when you visit your parents this holiday season?
Community Calendar of Events

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Yesterday's Top Stories

Single ordinance on 2 topics passes city:
Stabled horses permitted and guidelines set for future drive-thru businesses

Light Up a Life offers a moment of remembrance

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Haseley and Goff receive distinguished Larry Shroyer Award

Wintry weather coming with hazardous conditions anticipated to the south (NWS)

Logan Co. EMA: Be prepared for winter weather

Ivy Sandel wins a ride with Santa

Scammers use text messages to steal credit card info

Christmas ceremony Saturday at Vietnam memorial in Springfield

This Week's Top Stories

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Don't miss the Harvest of Talents Homes on Tour this Sunday
Winter weather ranges from dusting for central Illinois to freezing rain and heavy snow to the south
LARC sponsors 5K for Kaylee
Community Action board meeting notice
Flu facts
From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give the gift of life
Lincoln Youth Wrestling hosts 10th annual Railer Rumble
Park district notes
BBB advises: Be generous, but give wisely
Special feature from LDN's
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- Sweet memories

CLOSE UP: Dec. 5

Holiday Homes on Tour, 5K for Kaylee Helton, Community Action meeting, blood drive, Lynn Haseley and Reynold Goff, Open Arms Thanksgiving meal, Germanfest report
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State

Illinois' unfunded pension liability rose in FY 2013: report

National

Florida man kills wife, son with crossbow in murder-suicide

Derailed NY train had alert mechanism, but not in driver's car: source

Analysis: Two factors key to lawsuits over New York train crash

Newtown massacre recordings reveal calm, anguish and gunshots

JPMorgan warns 465,000 card users on data loss after cyber attack
Objectors in Detroit bankruptcy ask to appeal directly to circuit court

Growing wealth gap in U.S. cities hurting economic mobility: study

Google's mystery barge in San Francisco Bay under investigation

Politics, Government & Elections

After health law woes, Obama returns focus on middle class, poor

Obama says he's not allowed iPhone for 'security reasons'

NSA gathers data on cellphone locations globally: report

U.S. Republicans broaden attacks on Obamacare

U.S. lawmaker wants big banks to disclose donations to think tanks

Senior Obama adviser criticizes human rights abuses in China, Russia

Biden calls for trust with China amid airspace dispute

Iran's ability to enrich uranium troubles U.S. lawmakers

U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place

Kerry visits Western-leaning Moldova to show support

Wisconsin Assembly approves delay in state Medicaid changes

International

Coordinated attacks in northern Iraqi city kill 11, wound 70

Suicide bomber attacks Yemen's defense ministry: source
Car bomb hits armed convoy in northern Somalia
Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital
Sorting out Mali isn't our job, France says
Egyptian activists to stand trial over protests
Indonesia, Australia agree 'hotline' to resolve diplomatic spat

Legal group faults Pakistan's top judge as inconsistent

ODD & Extraordinary

How about a little George W. Bush for the Christmas tree?
Cost of 'Twelve Days of Christmas' gifts leaps in 2013
Man who rained cash on Minnesota mall wants to give away more
'World's Ugliest Dog' Elwood dies in New Jersey

Science, Technology and the Environment

Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study

India's Mars mission enters second stage; outpaces space rival China

China rocket debris hits two homes, experts urge insurance

Rare diplodocus dinosaur sells for $650,000 at British auction

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National

Billionaire investor Icahn steps up pressure on Apple
Ex-aide says Madoff workers duped investor's account postmortem
Upbeat U.S. data points to growth momentum

Southwest, Virgin America to buy LaGuardia slots: sources

ECB under policy pressure from its own forecasts update

Fifth Third settles SEC charges over financial crisis accounting

Exclusive: U.S. plans new bank fraud cases in early 2014: attorney general
Electronic filing by taxpayers hits new high: IRS

International

China Mobile signs deal with Apple to offer iPhone: WSJ

German finance minister warns against letup in regulating banks: paper

FSI values Versace at 1.1B euros: sources

South Korea mulls disciplinary action against Goldman Sachs' local unit: sources

Energy

Brent drops towards $111 as OPEC keeps output target; U.S. data eyed

Markets

Dow, S&P 500 drop for 4th straight day; Fed a concern
Wall Street groups contest CFTC cross-border guidelines

RBS, S&P sued by European investors for $250M crisis losses

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Illinois grain prices in country elevators
November 2013 in Illinois — cold and dry
Updated for December
Logan County FSA program updates
FSA advises producers to anticipate payment reductions due to mandated sequester
Fraud Alert: Producers should be aware of fraudulent letter circulating
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U of I's Bob Easter Named 2013 Friend of Agriculture

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Carroll Catholic School announces December Students of the Month.

Each month, teachers select two students from first to fourth grade and two students from fifth to eighth grade to receive Student of the Month awards. Students are chosen based upon Christian attitude, cooperativeness, courteousness, self-discipline and effort.

December Students of the Month are Luke Morrow, sixth grade; Dylan Singleton, fifth grade; Aidan Alaniz, third grade; and Parker Graue, first grade.

Photo by Carroll Catholic School (Click on image to enlarge.)

Births:

Tylie Joe Bruce
Clara Dee Kessinger
Jayce Carter Wommack

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Don't miss the Harvest of Talents Homes on Tour this Sunday
LARC sponsors 5K for Kaylee
Community Action board meeting notice
Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give the gift of life
Light Up a Life offers a moment of remembrance
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
Haseley and Goff receive distinguished Larry Shroyer Award
Hundreds benefit from Open Arms Thanksgiving
St. John's celebrates another successful Germanfest
Mount Pulaski Courthouse offers holiday trees in Dec. 7 auction
- Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3
- Album 4 | Album 5 | Album 6

Community News & Events

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Park district notes

Library notes

YMCA notes

Community Calendar of Events

Submit entry for LDN Calendar of Events

Help Mount Pulaski High School win $10,000
A perfect respite from holiday madness: the Lincoln College Holiday Concert
Chester-East Lincoln statement for fiscal year ending June 30 (PDF)
Jordan Luczaj is the Mount Pulaski Senior-of-the-Month
Midwest Central kicks off annual Snow Buddies program
School websites

District 27 menus: Breakfast | Lunch (PDFs)
Head Start menu (PDF)
Carroll Catholic School calendar (PDF)
Activities and menus

Friends and Family in the Military
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Community Action Partnership emergency food pantry hours

Community Action senior meals:
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Senior Life

Article update Dec. 5

Are you prepared for what you'll find when you visit your parents this holiday season? ... In observance of Caregivers Awareness Month, state reminds families about resources to assist them ... Financially surviving the golden years ... 'Gravity' and the long-term care crisis ... Social Security announces 1.5 pct benefit increase for 2014 ... Your will: the overlooked bucket-list item
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Welcome 2 Christmas…Again?
A Veterans Day prayer
The “Mine Field”
Coming to Open Arms Christian Fellowship November 2013

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Marriages, civil unions
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports

Obituaries
Most recent:
- Osborn, Pat, 73
- Quisenberry, Ruth E., 89

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LDN - Entertainment

Cast members Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson arrive for a red-carpet event for the movie "Her" at the Rome Film Festival on Nov. 10.

Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

Genre-bending, 'unexpected' films top
Sundance 2014 lineup

'Her' wins National Board of Review best 2013 film award

Actor Walker died from multiple injuries in crash; 'Fast 7' filming halted

Much of American silent film heritage lost, Library of Congress says

'Stay classy, Boston' — College briefly renamed for Ron Burgundy

A Minute With: Penelope Cruz on not playing it safe on set

Boy band One Direction makes chart history with third No. 1 album debut

Young, Plant and friends pay tribute to 'Jimi Hendrix of acoustic guitar'

A Minute With:
Carrie Underwood climbs 'Sound of Music' mountain

Beyonce ousts Kim Kardashian as 2013's most-searched person on Bing

Eminem ousts Lady Gaga to reclaim top spot on Billboard 200 chart

Book Talk: Thomas Keneally looks at war through nurses' eyes

TV's 'Domestic Goddess' Nigella tells UK court she took cocaine

'Family Guy' fans start petition to resurrect show's beloved talking dog

Michael Jordan to become a father again: magazine

Actors Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore finalize divorce

Food, Family and Fun

Slim Randles' Home Country
From sunsets to turkeys: natural blessings
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Oh, Mr. Grouse, you're such a wonderful bird!
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Flu facts
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Logan County Department of Public Health food inspection scores
Births at ALMH
Recent Health & Fitness News Index

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Out & About

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LDN - Sports

John Daly of the U.S. tees off on the 10th hole Thursday during the first day of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament.

Reuters/Bobby Yip

Today's Top Sports Stories

Local

Lincoln Youth Wrestling hosts 10th annual Railer Rumble
CEL 8th grade improves to 10-0
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League

Football

Packers still fighting for unlikely playoff spot
Steelers still in playoff picture at 5-7

Accused ex-NFL player's fiancée lied to grand jury: prosecutors

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Preview: Duke vs. Florida State
Preview: Missouri vs. Auburn

Basketball

Pacers score first win in Utah since 2005

Recap: Trail Blazers 111, Thunder 104

Recap: Mavericks 100, Pelicans 97
Recap: Suns 97, Rockets 88
NBA results
NBA standings

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Illini showing some signs of progress
Recap: Purdue 88, Boston College 67

Hockey

Preview: Blackhawks at Wild
Recap: Flames 4, Coyotes 1

Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games.

NHL standings

Golf

Fowler excited to play in Thailand despite Bangkok turmoil

Baseball

Analysis: Same old Yankees open deep pocketbook for Ellsbury

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