Daily headlines
November 2008
The GIVING in Thanksgiving
The GIVING in Thanksgiving: Guzzardo family and employees give back to community (pictorial)
				Christmas in the Chapel 
			at LCC
				The 
			people who keep the sell-out performances going
'Thrifty gifting' offers budget relief while serving the needs of the community
Friendship Manor's Festival of Trees begins (pictorial)
Community invited to ALMH ceremony that honors loved ones
Lincoln College helps Toys for Tots drive in Logan County
All Kids program expansion approved
				Jaycees, 
						Mount Pulaski, Main Street and Elkhart in our holiday 
						Close Up
By Mike Fak
YMCA notes
Red, White & True Mysteries: Thomas Rolfe was forgotten by history, but his mother remains a legend
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
Thursday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day holiday
			
			
			
			Owner says it's 
			time for someone else to own established eatery
'Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving' this holiday season
Turkey tips for a terrific Thanksgiving
				Illinois firearm 
				deer season 1st-week scorecard
				Hunters 
				71,894, deer 0
Book Look: 'Did Fleming Rescue Churchill? A Research Puzzle'
First Cumberland Presbyterian to host concert
A love that covers a multitude of sins
Home Country: Turkey vs. mutton: It's a no-brainer
Aqua Lynx Swim Club weekend results
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
			
			
			
			
Bomke: State's economic crisis should not come as a surprise
				Olympia High School 
				madrigals, family caregiver services, Tuesdays With Santa, 
				Carrington Bell and LCHS wrestling in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Weekly Outlook: Pork Opportunity?
Mount Pulaski community concert
Laura on Life: We are family
				
				Railers start season with impressive win
				Lincoln 60, East St. Louis 37
AP news
				Personality of the Week
				Richard 
				Sumrall: A yellow traffic light eventually brought library 
				director and community leader to Lincoln
				
				Railer roundball season starts 
			tonight
			Jeff Benjamin's Railer notes
Cold weather, warm hearts for weekend food drive
2nd annual Lincoln/Logan County Food Pantry Drive (pictorial)
Recall information
Lincoln College swim team results
Sunday results for Lincoln College wrestling
AP news
Wind farm officials make haste in getting work going
Change is in the wind (pictorial)
'Mighty' Lake Fork keeps community center open with community effort
				County: Public 
				'Truth in Taxation' hearing draws no special interest
				Building purchase approved
				Enterprise zone passed for mine
Reminder: Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry drive ends Saturday
YMCA notes
Laura on Life: 'Happy Birthday, Son!'
				Home Country: Coming 
				clean at the Gates of Heaven
No red-tagging at the pink sauce 
				place
AP news
Railer basketball coverage is coming like you have never seen before
				County: Public 
				'Truth in Taxation' hearing draws no special interest
				Building purchase approved
				Enterprise zone passed for mine
City hears how new Route 66 signage would draw tourists to local attractions
				Christmas open 
				house Dec. 6 at Postville
				To feature rocking chair used by Abraham Lincoln
Reminder: Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry drive Friday and Saturday
Lincoln College students to help children with Christmas gifts
				
				Friendship Manor, Vinegar Hill, Lincoln 
				College, Mission Mart, Zion Lutheran School and Heartland 
				Community College in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
ISWS climate models are poised to predict future climate of Illinois
How do you know whom to marry?
Logan Lanes: Major Super Trios
Lincoln College wrestling results
AP news
Tribute: Emil Stahlhut, community health leader and model citizen
				5 county board members reflect on time of 
				service
				
NCPA encourages member pharmacists to consider refraining from selling tobacco products
Gettysburg Address art display at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Survey: 40 percent of 8-year-olds in Illinois already overweight
Firearm deer season opens Friday
Red, White & True Mysteries: Ehrich Weiss could make an elephant disappear right before your eyes
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
Rend Lake 72, Lincoln College 59
AP news
An editorial we would love to write about the Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry drive
Shop locally: The story of two $10 bills
				
				
				City briefs
				Snow removal, 
				tree removal, Lincoln Reality teens, truck for sale; plus, mayor 
				invites council to take the plunge
				Governor asks legislature for emergency budget 
			powers
				Wants 
			authority to hold back up to 8% of appropriated funds
Lincoln Kroger helping food pantry and Toys for Tots
Road construction for the Rail Splitter Wind Farm project
Moving on after divorce is support group's topic
Library notes
Oasis notes
Immanuel Lutheran Church is proud to announce that Pastor Andrew Nyren is joining our church family
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Logan Lassies
				Mayfield's Mutterings: 
				Illini 
				basketball season could be an adventure worth pursuing
				By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
				City agrees to lend a hand at Postville
				Action 
				could help keep state site open as others close
				Christian Homes staff makes 
				collection contest fun
				Food 
				pantry and area residents in need are ultimate winners
LCHS agriculture program receives greenhouse grant
Hope for transportation continues for Logan, Mason and Menard
Coroner names new deputy
State pushing 'Click It or Ticket' for balance of year
				Food 
						pantry drive, United Methodist churches in Beason and 
						Elkhart, Lincoln College maintenance, Washington-Monroe 
						honor students, Sam Opperman, Kiwanis, and VFW all crowd 
						into Close Up
				By Mike Fak
Police reports
Laura on Life: Conference calls
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
Lincoln College 97, Olney Central 93 in OT
AP news
				Personality of the Week
				Bob Albert: a picture of community spirit
Open enrollment season for Medicare Part D starts
State offers interest-free loans to purchase emergency equipment
Recall information
Police reports
Angels finish 2nd at nationals
AP news
Champion Fitness helps return a champion to form
Bomke: Critical budget issues need to be addressed in fall veto session
				County hears coal 
				mine's request for enterprise zone
				Viper mine planning $20 million expansion
Reminder: Great American Smokeout is Thursday
Dissolutions
YMCA notes
Laura on Life: No news is good news
Home Country (column)
H.O.P.E. December schedule
Volleyball: Lincoln Christian College Angels reach semifinals
LCC Preachers win, Angels drop opening basketball games
Lincoln College wrestling results
AP news
				County 
				hears coal mine's request for enterprise zone
				Viper mine 
				planning $20 million expansion
LCHS Music Department presents 'Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner'
				Lincoln and Logan County leaders work to 
				advance economic opportunities
				CEDS access 
				in motion, opens avenue to federal development funds
Winter weather: the deceptive killer
				Lincoln College, 
				Lincoln Jr. High speech team, Kristen Fulton and the YMCA in 
				Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Letter: A response to the article about shopping locally
Aqua Lynx Swim Club results
Logan Lanes: Major Super Trios
Angels win twice in national tournament
AP news
				Lincoln and 
				Logan County leaders work to advance economic opportunities
				CEDS access 
				in motion, opens avenue to federal development funds
A look back at last year's food pantry drive: 'My Christmas Gift'
Food pantry drives under way:
Lincoln College students to line campus with food to help local agencies
Lincoln Land Communications extends food and coat drive
				Deer population on the move
Tips for 
				motorists to stay safe
Letter: Response to shopping locally
Jeff Hills has been hired as vice-president of development for Christian Homes
Street signs point the way to First Presbyterian Church
Red, White & True Mysteries: Russian teenager took off with his invention
October food inspection scores
Lincoln College 78, Lincoln Trail 62
Angels have No. 1 power ranking
AP news
Pennies make a difference in local economy
				City briefs:
				City 
				may be trimming blades at Lincoln's Postville Courthouse
				Search for 
				electricity; quit-smoking signs; Christmas parade route
Lincoln Jaycees' Angel Tree 2008 under way
IDOT: Prepare vehicles for winter driving
Fall veto session: Governor to bring up full property tax exemption for disabled veterans
Divorce seminar examines reconciliation
Oasis notes
Letters:
Thank you for a clean yard
Home care and hospice resource
Logan Lanes:
Logan Lassies
Split 'n' Gutter League
AP news
Let's make this year's food pantry drive a community campaign
				
				City hears enterprise zone request from 
				coal mine
				County could see funds for major road project with coal mine 
				expansion
				Illinois 
				Department of Revenue says sales tax receipts slowing
				Possible $800 
				million below budget estimates for the year
Pre-Paid Legal Services opens office on the square
Grants for nurses working at state facilities for veterans
				The 
						Jaycees, YMCA, WLB honor students, Zion Lutheran speech 
				team, Community Action and Humane Society make 
						Close Up
				By Mike Fak
Weekly Outlook: Crop reports
Letters:
State's inaction may lead to public health crisis
Proud of son and community of Woodstock
What will you build?
Local health departments seek to improve Smoke Free Illinois
LCC basketball schedules
AP news
Chance meeting brings Lincoln-Douglas debate to Lincoln College
Personality of the Week: JoAnne Marlin, Logan County Board secretary
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Recall information
Police reports
				
				Perennial care
				By John 
			Fulton
Letter: Sen. Bomke thanks veterans
Lincoln Writers Club meeting
Taking inventory
Logan Lanes: Major Super Trios
LCC Angels release their schedule in NCCAA national tournament
AP news
Aggravated kidnapping suspect nabbed
2nd annual Lincoln/Logan County Food Pantry drive coming Nov. 21, 22
'The Boys Next Door' opens at Lincoln College on Thursday
National Weather Service: Wet, early winter but above-normal temps
Senate Repubs: Not much for fall veto session
Dissolutions
AMVETS annual meeting set for Nov. 19
YMCA notes
Letters:
Sen. Brady: Illinois Republicans should be proud
Honoring an American war hero
Laura on Life: Persuading kids
Home Country (column)
AP news
City: Sign regulations rewrite well under way
Tornado-chasing presentation Saturday at Elkhart Grade School
				City briefs: 
				St. 
				Clara's sewer line approved
				New siren 
				on order, railroad crossing improvements slated and other 
				discussions
				Farm Credit's Lincoln office announces new 
				team members
Three area graduates join company
IEMA marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month
				The YMCA, 
				Christian Child Care, Humane Society, Lincoln Jr. High PTO, 
				Lincoln Park District and Hundman Lumber in Close Up
				By Mike Fak
Police reports
Local agents complete Realtor e-Pro course
Zonta to meet
Letter: Veterans Day invitation
				It's not just a game
				Railers fall in sectional finals
				By Rick 
			L. Hobler
LC's volleyball season ends
AP news
Veterans Day: Our offer to all of you, as well as our servicemen and women
				City briefs: 
				St. 
				Clara's sewer line approved
				New siren 
				on order, railroad crossing improvements slated and other 
				discussions
Governor to take his time on Obama replacement
Lincoln College hosts Lincoln-Douglas debates sesquicentennial
Police reports
Farm profitability meetings set
Red, White & True Mysteries: 2 tractor builders paved the way for worldwide construction industry
WLNX to broadcast men's and women's LC basketball games
AP news
Eaton gives $30,000 to support Community Action seniors
Wayside exhibit to be unveiled Friday
See Logan County election results
Police reports
Forgiveness is support group's topic
Oasis notes
Letter from Logan County clerk
Book Look: 'Honey'
				
    			
				Lady Railers advance to sectional finals
				By Rick L. Hobler
Logan Lanes: Split 'n' Gutter League
				
AP news
Vote, today! Be a part of history
			
			United Methodist Men's Group still building
			Focus shifts 
			homeward
Lincoln College Communiversity offers winter weather course
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum extends popular exhibit
				Atlanta 
						shopping, LCHS music students, Head Start thanks Woody 
						and Sue Jones, 4-H achievement winners, and Hartsburg-Emden 
						honor roll in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Weekly Outlook: Corn and soybean price recovery
4-H Achievement Night award winners
Letter: A gentleman to the rescue
Hartsburg-Emden honor roll
AP news
November is 'Shop Logan County' month
Collision Concepts announces car giveaway for 2008
Funding available to school districts for outdoor field trips
November is 'Hire a Veteran Month' in Illinois
Personality of the Week: Roy Logan -- What makes this Lincoln Park District program director cook?
Recall information
Coroner's inquest findings
Police reports
			
			Prepare for winter
			By John 
			Fulton
LC grad Matt Hughes honored by Yale University
Heartland Community College's 'Celebration of Excellence'
Letter: AFSCME says thank you
Laura on Life: A mover and shaker
Stayin' alive
				Lady 
				Railers win regional championship
				By Rick 
			L. Hobler
Logan Lanes: Major Super Trios
LCC Angels, regional champions, reap individual awards
AP news
			
			Construction of Logan County's 1st wind farm inches closer
			Decommission agreement gets approval 'pending'
Local weatherization program cuts energy costs in low-income homes
			Judge rules state 
			retirement funds are separate entities
			Chicago Board of Ed. loses suit
Keep Warm Illinois applications now accepted
YMCA notes
Home Country (column)
LCC Angels to play for championship
AP news