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Wednesday,
July 10, 2013
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The Lincoln Kiwanis Club recently presented awards to outstanding Logan County 4-H club members. The following individuals were chosen as outstanding 4-H members from their clubs: Julia Griffith, Atlanta Ag; Katlyn Helton, Middletown 4-H’ers; Dawn Irwin, Chester 4-H; Troy Rawlings, Hollanders 4-H; and Alyssa Zimmer, Cloverdale 4-H. Troy Rawlings was recognized as the overall winner and outstanding Logan County 4-H member. He will receive the Armin Fricke Memorial Award, sponsored by the Lincoln Kiwanis.

Pictured above: Mike Booher, Kiwanis representative; Katlyn Helton, Middletown 4-H’ers; Dawn Irwin, Chester 4-H; Julia Griffith, Atlanta Ag. Not pictured: Troy Rawlings, Hollanders 4-H; Alyssa Zimmer, Cloverdale 4-H.

Photo provided by Patty Huffer, Logan County Extension program coordinator
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Lincoln Daily News extends deepest sympathy to the family of Art Neitzel, a former city alderman and husband of Marty Neitzel, a current alderwoman.

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Mayor Keith Snyder: Looking back, looking forward
Part 1: Four years of constant change
Mayor warns about energy marketing calls
Flash flood warning for Logan County until 3:30 p.m.
Firehouse news with Chief Mark Miller
County meeting minutes:
- Personnel, May 6 (PDF)
- Animal control, May 8 (PDF)
- Insurance, May 8 (PDF)
Mobile weather warnings on the way! (NOAA)
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Day Planner

Summer Activities

VBS schedules

Lady Railer Jr. High Volleyball Camp

This Week

July 8-11 -- LTA youth tennis clinic

July 8-12, 6 p.m. -- Neighborhood Vacation Bible School

Wednesday

8 a.m. -- Farmers' Market in Latham Park

10 a.m. -- Little Listener Lapsit Story Time

10 a.m. -- Book Buddies Story Time

Noon -- Breastfeeding support group at ALMH

3 p.m. -- Lincoln Farmer's Market in Scully Park

Thursday

10 a.m. -- Thursday family event: Peoria Zoomobile

Noon -- Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch

2 p.m. -- Art and craft class at Lincoln Public Library

6:30 p.m. -- Lincoln Area Running Club running group

Community Calendar of Events

This day in history

Yesterday's Top Stories

City treasurer offers breakdown of city pension programs

County zoning committee addresses mining regulations, building codes for unincorporated areas

Together for Lincoln nearing weatherization deadline

Chances highest tonight for severe weather today
'Go Batty' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
'Firefly Campfire' at Sugar Grove Nature Center

Authors to speak at Lincoln Presidential Museum

This day in history

This Week's Top Stories

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Workers comb through the debris after a train derailed Tuesday in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada, causing explosions of railway cars carrying crude oil. At least 13 people were confirmed dead and nearly 40 others were still missing in the catastrophe.

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Local

Mayor Keith Snyder: Looking back, looking forward
Part 1: Four years of constant change
Mayor warns about energy marketing calls
Flash flood warning for Logan County until 3:30 p.m.
Firehouse news with Chief Mark Miller
County meeting minutes:
- Personnel, May 6 (PDF)
- Animal control, May 8 (PDF)
- Insurance, May 8 (PDF)
Mobile weather warnings on the way! (NOAA)
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CLOSE UP: July 10

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State

Emanuel faces dilemma as he fills Chicago post
Illinois enacts nation's final concealed-gun law

National

SF probe brings questions over auto speed controls

Documents: Hernandez told pal he fired fatal shots
Bombing suspect heads to 1st public court hearing
Defense winds down case at George Zimmerman trial
Crews burn brush near homes in Vegas-area wildfire
Firefighter camaraderie draws thousands to Arizona
Testing sensors as safety net for seniors at home
Ind. prof: Film shows FDR in concealed wheelchair
10 things to know for Wednesday

Politics, Government & Elections

US, China hold annual strategic dialogue

The price of surveillance: Gov't pays to snoop

Republicans accuse Obama of exceeding authority

House Republicans grapple with immigration

GOP redistricting skills may hurt immigration push

Senate to try again on student loan vote

House GOP leaders look at splitting farm bill

First lady hosts 'dinner' for top junior chefs

International

Quebec oil train derailment sparks criminal probe

Mudslide in western China buries dozens of people

Egypt orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader

Egypt's timetable for transition to elections

Many Muslims start Ramadan fast amid turmoil

UK spies: Nations are hiring cybermercenaries

Koreas end talks on factories with no breakthrough

2 bull runners narrowly miss goring in Spain

Ancient Jewish tombstones found in Vienna

Mandela foundation wants volunteers on 95th b-day

ODD & Extraordinary

Vehicle with mounted 'gun' panics Detroit suburb

Michigan kids get down and dirty at annual Mud Day

Minnesota town has 4-year-old boy as mayor

Lawn chair balloonist says flying days are done

Calif. city tries humor to keep butts out of parks

Rare jellyfish may have made Laguna Beach debut

19-foot python breaks into Australian charity

Science, Technology and the Environment

Panel: Next Mars rover should gather rocks, soil

Navy to attempt 1st unmanned carrier landing

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Local

Bonanza
is the Chamber Business of the Week

National

Kroger adds Harris Teeter to supermarket network
Wal-Mart won't build 3 DC stores if bill passes
GM says new Corvette to get 29 mpg on highway
US safety agency investigating Hyundai Santa Fe
Alaska Airlines increases fee to check a suitcase
30 arrested during miners' union protest in W.Va.

US job openings,
hiring rise slightly
in May

Regulators name AIG, GE Capital potential risks

International

China's June inflation rises to 2.7 pct

Late to the Chinese market, Ford aims
to catch up

UK lawmakers to ask Murdoch to come for questions

French stimulus plan focuses on new technology
S&P downgrades Italy's credit on weak prospects

Energy

Oil up slightly as Fed, OPEC, supply data awaited
Shell names new CEO to replace retiring Voser

Markets

Stocks head higher for 4th day
Sprint completes acquisition of Clearwire
NYSE operator takes over LIBOR bank rate

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Illinois grain prices in country elevators
Weeds and weed control
By Jennifer Fishburn, University of Illinois Extension
Logan County USDA July 15 deadlines
Logan County USDA farm program updates
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National Ag Day Set for March 25
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Here are the last four of 12 Route 66 interpretive art shields on display in Atlanta. The works have been done by local artists, and the public is invited to vote on their favorite. At the end of August, the top five vote-getters will be placed on permanent display in Atlanta along with the names of the artists.

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Births:

Kiari Rose Benedict
Kyra Jo Cleeton
Maliah Marie Johnson
Jax Alan Shehorn
Carter Lee Titus

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Together for Lincoln nearing weatherization deadline
Registration open for Moving Forward 5K
Latham Firefighters to host annual ice cream social Saturday
Monthly glass recycling notice

Community News & Events

Park district notes
Library notes

Community Calendar of Events

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CEL renovations continue
Fewer kindergartners coming in with preschool skills
State fair to bring back Cheer Classic
School websites

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Community Action Partnership emergency food pantry hours
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Senior Life

Article update July 6

State kicks off campaign to protect seniors from abuse ... Will your beneficiaries beat the odds? ... Rocking retirement ... Madigan warns residents about medical alert service scam ... Nominations sought for Area Agency on Aging's Dorothy S. Kimball Award ... Madigan: Legislation requiring review of suspicious adult deaths sent to governor's desk ... Transitioning from CEO to retiree: Why you need a 5-year plan

News & information for the seniors in our community

Church Announcements

Announcements and news from area churches

America Needs the Church!
Forty-Two Year Ministry of Vera Thomas
- Church Honors Longtime Secretary
The Pursuit of Joy
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Marriages, civil unions
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports

Obituaries
Most recent:
- Ackerman, Gene, 68
- Beckers, Donald, 86
- Neitzel, Arthur P., 76
- Sampson, Mary R., 72

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LDN - Entertainment

In this March 21 photo, Robert Plant, lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, performs during a Timbre Rock & Roots concert in Singapore. Plant is in Singapore for the two-day festival with other international acts such as Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright.

AP file photo / Wong Maye-E

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

Robert Plant takes Zeppelin songs to new places
Weinstein, Warner Bros. spar over 'The Butler'
TV's 'Waltons' storekeeper Joe Conley dies at 85

Bentley holding
benefit for Ariz. firefighters

SKorean pop star Rain discharged from military
Jim Foglesong -- label exec, Hall of Famer -- dies

Samuel Beckett manuscript sells
for $1.4M

2 exciting premieres livened NY ballet season
10 Sting concerts in NYC will benefit arts group

Kevin Jonas,
wife expecting
1st child

Play about American activist performed in Israel
Rihanna sends $5K check to Illinois high school

Elisabeth Hasselbeck
of 'The View' joining Fox

Movie Review

'Fruitvale Station'

Food, Family and Fun

Book Look: 'Miracle Mud'
sponsored by Lincoln Public Library
Free family movies return for the summer at Lincoln Theater 4
This week, we invite you to do a little exploring on your own. We have several recipe categories and each one is filled with fabulous ideas, so check them all out and find your new favorite recipe in Grab Your Fork.
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
Topwater tips for bass
Slim Randles' Home Country
Picnics, not politics
Movies

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Guzzardo's Italian Villa

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  July 31 last day of service
Logan County Department of Public Health food inspection scores
Births at ALMH
Recent Health & Fitness News Index

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday swings on a solo home run in the first inning of a game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday in St. Louis.

AP photo by Tom Gannam (Click on image for a larger version.)

Today's Top Sports Stories

Baseball

Norris battered by Cardinals in Astros' 9-5 loss

Blanton rocked in Angels' 7-2 loss to Cubs
Rios ties AL mark with 6 hits in White Sox's win
Red Sox hit 5 homers to rally past Mariners 11-8
Kennedy, Eaton have rough night in loss to Dodgers
- Dodgers get push on to land Puig on All-Star team
Pirates drop 4th straight, fall to A's 2-1
Tony Cingrani solid but Reds lose to Brewers 2-0
Costly error hurts Nationals in loss to Phillies
Stults has 4-hitter, Padres top Rockies, 2-1

Golf

Faldo to take one last walk at Muirfield

Tennis

Cagliari chosen as venue for Italy-Russia final

Football

Lions, Stafford agree to $53M extension

Class status denied in Super Bowl seating lawsuit

Docs point to Hernandez as triggerman

Hernandez's troubles bring scrutiny on Meyer

Hockey

Chelios, Niedermayer top 2013 Hockey Hall class

Basketball

Fever extend Dunn contract to '14, elevate White

More Sports

US men defeat Belize 6-1 in Gold Cup play

Column: Great night for US -- against Belize

Tour de France at a glance
World gymnastics body expels top Olympics official
Your top plays for today

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Tuesday, July 9:

City treasurer offers breakdown of city pension programs
County zoning committee addresses mining regulations, building codes for unincorporated areas
Together for Lincoln nearing weatherization deadline
Chances highest tonight for severe weather today
'Go Batty' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
'Firefly Campfire' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Authors to speak at Lincoln Presidential Museum
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news

Monday, July 8

Saturday, July 6

Friday, July 5

Thursday, July 4
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Wednesday, July 3