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Lincoln Heritage Museum
- Lincoln College - 300 Keokuk Street - Lincoln,
IL 62656 - ph: 217-732-3155 ext. 295
fax 217-732-4465 -
rkeller@lincolncollege.edu (Lincoln College
Museum Curator)
26 Nov.
SJ-R:
Many uses for versatile, absorbent
corncob
MOUNT PULASKI —
Creative uses for the humble corncob have come a long way from the
outhouse. Today, the harvest byproduct is used in everything from
animal bedding in laboratory settings to a filler in cosmetics to
polishing bullet casings
26 Nov.
Courier:Mount
Pulaski
Home Tour Offers Decor Ideas
- Decorating the home for the Christmas
holiday can be tough. Fresh ideas may
be hard to come by, and resources can be
limited. However, ideas sure to
impress holiday guests can be found in
abundance at the Mount Pulaski Tour of
Homes, which will be held from
4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 8
at four homes and one church at this year’s
event.
Tickets available at Salt Creek Attic. Proceeds for this year’s tour
will benefit the Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation whose goal
is to repair and maintain the courthouse.
will hostan
opportunity to discuss and explore the historical merit and accuracy of the movie Lincoln with local historians Paul Beaver, Ron Keller and Anne Moseley. The panel discussion will be held
November 28th at 7 pm.
The public is invited and the event is free.
1 NovCourier:Bring on the Super Sectionals The Hilltoppers advance to
Class 1A Super Sectionals with two-set win over West Prairie. Jason Blasco/The Courier
26 Oct., 2012
Lincoln Courier:
Hilltoppers defeat Hartsburg-Emden for Regional VB crown -
Mount Pulaski volleyball player Cady Lowery and her teammates
entered a hostile and noisy atmosphere headed into the regional
championship showdown with their arch rival Hartsburg-Emden Thursday
night at Hartem Gym
October 23, 2012,
Story and slideshow By Phil
Bertoni and Fred Lipp, Fred Lipp of Mt. Pulaski, retired high
school industrial arts teacher, professional cabinet maker and
antique gun and rifle owner, was recently a guest speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Society. He
did a “show and tell” of his family’s 1915 Ford Model T, which his
grandfather Albert Lipp, had purchased brand new from a Mt. Pulaski
Ford Dealer.
(Click for more)
October 10
LCH:
Vonderlieth and Harbor
Light Hospice would like
to cordially invite the
community to a" Meet and
Greet" coffee chat:
Monday, Oct. 22, 9 -11
am at Buff'sFamily Restaurant (west
side of square) Mt.
Pulaski. Coffee, juice
and cinnamon rolls
provided. For more
information, please
call, Harbor Light
Hospice at 217-875-4395
24 Sept: Fred Lipp's Model-T Ford -
bought at a Ford dealer in Mt. Pulaski by
his grandfather, Albert Lipp. Fred will be
explaining
various parts & giving free rides to all
Monday,
Sept. 24th, 2012 - 6 pm
in front of Mt. Pulaski Township
Historical Society Museum - South side of Square
2 Nov. '12 SJ-R:"Technically, drought over for most"
"...ten counties north of Springfield, including Logan and Macon counties, remain in a moderate drought..."
"The Illinois Finance Authority is providing low-interest loansand also waiving a $300 application fee through a drought-aid package announced this week for grain and livestock farmers ..."
“These programs offer low-cost financing so farmers can make it through the next growing season ...”
"Assistance includes debt restructuring, working-capital guarantees, loan participation and rural development loans."
August 27, 2012, By Phil
Bertoni, At last Monday’s monthly meeting of the Logan County
Genealogical and Historical Society, guest speaker Leigh Morris
(Cass County & Beardstown local historian and author), re-visited
the famous 1857 “Almanac Trial” that was held in the Beardstown
Courthouse featuring defense lawyer Abraham Lincoln. William “Duff”
Armstrong had been charged along with his friend, James Norris, in
the murder of James Preston Metzker in an outside altercation around
11:00 pm on the night of August 29, 1857 – all three being reported
to have been under the influence of liquor following a religious
meeting on the outskirts of a camp in Mason County.
(Click for more)
15 AugPantagraph:An
Armington man (Chris Harris) accused of killing five members of a Beason
family almost three years ago has filed a motion claiming that he killed
one of victims, a 14-year-old boy, in self-defense
15 Aug
Courier:MOUNT PULASKI - Hungry children get help from state and federal aid programs while going to school — but when school is out for the summer, what happens to the hungry children?
15 Aug Pantagraph: An Armington man (Chris Harris)accused of killing five members of a Beason family almost three years ago has filed a motion claiming that he killed one of victims, a 14-year-old boy, in self-defense.
Logan County
Herald:
Pulaski Street Fest - Fri., 13 July, 2012 The Pulaski Street Fest will be held this Friday, July 13, 2012 from 5 – 11 pm.
There will be live music (“Fireside Relics” and "Haircut Actual"), BBQ, food, iced cold soda,
iced tea,
cold beer,
sno cones
and the
balloon lady
will be on hand. Plenty of
games
for kids and Buff’s will have a side-walk fish fry. You can get Pulaski Bucks at the Courthouse.
It's all happening on the west side of the square. The event
is sponsored by the
Mt. Pulaski Courthouse Foundation.
May 16, 2012 The
remains of the
old Civil War
monument that
was buried a few
weeks ago in
Postville Park
has received the
final mark of
respect from the
monument
committee. The
city of Lincoln
allowed the
remains of the
crumbled statue
be fittingly
buried and
marked with a
tombstone on the
Postville Park
grounds.
(Click for more)
Logan County
residents will
again have the
opportunity to
recycle glass
containers
through the
cooperative
efforts of the
Logan County
Joint Solid
Waste Agency,
the Lincoln
Woman’s Club,
Verallia
Saint-Gobain
Containers and
the Logan County
Fair
Association.
(Click for more)
The Logan County
Chapter of
Habitat for
Humanity will
hold its monthly
Electronics
Recycling
Collection on
Saturday, May
12, 2012 at the
Habitat for
Humanity
warehouse
located at 915
Woodlawn Road
between the
hours of 9 AM
and noon.
Apr
9
Chess coach, players moving
on -
Entire
2012 NCAA Chess Champion
team moving to another
school - The
consulting firm of Booz
Allen Hamilton heavily
recruits elite chess players
for their critical thinking
and problem-solving skills.
Some Wall Street firms do
the same.
by Mt. Pulaski Jaycee's &
Vonderlieth Living Center
Residents
Apr 10
- LDN:
Album 1
Apr 10
- LDN: Album
2Photos by Dan Phillips
Apr 9
Chess coach, players moving
on -
Entire
2012 NCAA Chess Champion
team moving to another
school - The
consulting firm of Booz
Allen Hamilton heavily
recruits elite chess players
for their critical thinking
and problem-solving skills.
Some Wall Street firms do
the same.
Mar 25
Atlanta native piles up TV news Emmys
- Atlanta native and Olympia High School graduate Nathan
Thompson is making his mark in the world of television
photojournalism
Mar 5
Bug off! Will there be a bumper crop of biting insects?
- "...In reality, it’s spring weather conditions,
not winter, that likely will determine how many insects
survive." - harsh cold winters not necessarily a
deterrent
Severe weather update, 10 a.m.
The
Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado
watch for all the counties east and south of Logan
County. It has been described as a "particularly
dangerous situation." Due to the proximity to Logan
and the possibility that you might travel, please
monitor commercial or NWS weather sources as the
situation develops. Currently the watch is set to
expire at 6 p.m.
--Logan County Emergency Management Agency
LINCOLN — Patients of a
popular Lincoln doctor
said they were upset to
learn of his retirement
this month after he
complained in October
that Memorial Health
System unfairly
suspended him for
failing to keep up with
a new electronic
medical-record system.
Illinois is the third
most corrupt state in
the nation, according to
a University of Illinois
study released
Wednesday. The study,
which looked at public
corruption statistics
and data the U.S.
Department of Justice
has gathered since 1976,
also listed Chicago and
its surrounding
metropolitan area as the
most corrupt federal
district in the country.
4 Pro Wrestling - Fri., Feb. 3rd, 2012
www.prowrestlingepic.com
Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall
-
Fun for all the family Individual & tag-team matches -
bruises, swellings, red marks and bloody noses attest to their competitive efforts
Jan 29
Digital recording of 7 million insect
specimens begins - Scientists
at the Illinois Natural History Survey
in Champaign,
part of the Prairie Research Institute
at the University of Illinois, are
getting ready to digitize biological
collections to make them more
accessible to researchers and the
public.
LITCHFIELD
— Drew
Emerick
hit a
15-foot
jumper
at the
buzzer
to lift
Bethalto
Civic
Memorial
High
School
past
Hillsboro
40-39 in
Monday’s
second
game at
the
Litchfield
Invitational
boys
basketball
tournament.
SI: Jan
16, 2012
Did This Man Really Cut Michael Jordan?
-
For years
the NBA Hall of Famer has claimed that
his high school coach underestimated his
talent as a sophomore. Clifton (Pop)
Herring, whose life has been a struggle
since then, tells a different story
LINCOLN
— The
Lincoln
Police
Department
and
Logan
County
Sheriff’s
Office
are
better
equipped
to
handle
emergencies
in tough
terrain
and
extreme
weather
thanks
to a
military
surplus
program.
Illinois
House
Health Information
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16 July
Decatur Herald-Review: 
Mt. Pulaski Quilt Exhibit & Contest
- entry information
Erich
Maxheimer completes Officer Training School
Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Museum
Quilt Raffle
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