|
Local News - 2005 |
|
|
NEW Mount Pulaski Cemetery Logan County, Illinois - Alphabetical Listing of all Grave Sites |
|
|
|
|
Local Residents Tour Ireland
Photos by Chick Holmes
Residents put seal of approval on ethanol plant
George Tomlin’s WWII diaries discovered
Top
10 stories of the year
The teams and faces that made 2005 memorable
Left homeless a year ago by fire, a Lincoln family has something to celebrate this year
The Best-Kept Secret in Logan County
'Breakfast Chat' rallies community leaders to keep things rolling
Former Zion Pastor - Paul Droegemueller - reports in from New Orleans
LFL Tourism programs get funds in federal bill
City Hall Temporary Move for Remodeling
SANTA
Comes to Town on the Fire Truck
Photos
of Dec
8 Snow Fall = 5"
Man
pulls woman from burning truck
A Chestnut man
rescued a Lincoln woman who broke a leg when she wrecked her truck
only
moments before flames destroyed the truck Sunday on Illinois 121 about a
mile east of Latham
Season's 1st
Snowfall - about 4" on Dec. 1st
Mt Pulaski Historical Museum Undergoing an Extensive Restoration
Big Freeze & Snowstorms Hit center of country- Illinois to Texas
Wal-Mart wins in extra innings- player exchange & mayor's vote
Wal-Mart – stimulant or cancer?
Annual Citrus
Sale for Student Scholarships
Annual
Cheese Ball Sale for Student Scholarships
MP Women
in Business, Inc.
Christmas
around the Mt. Pulaski Square - some of these trees will be auctioned
off on Dec. 3
Lincoln
rejects Wal-Mart deal
5-4
vote stuns mayor and supporters of Supercenter project
Photos from Annual 2005 Fall Festival
Photos from 50's MPTHS Reunion
Photos from 1932 - 1950 MPTHS Reunion
Mt.
Pulaski VFW
Post 777 Veteran's Day Dinner
Honors
the Old and the New November, 2005
American
Legion Veterans & Auxiliary Members
50 Years of
Service
Mount
Pulaski Alpine
Euro-Bakery
Lincoln
Courier Sweet
treats coming from Mount Pulaski Euro-bakery
new
Inside
Mt. Pulaski's Alpine-Euro Bakery
Before
After
Award-winning tree
in town this year!
< CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS OF AUTUMN IN TOWN >
City
of Mt. Pulaski
A.
Landscape
Waste Program
Major 2005 Events Coming to Mt. Pulaski
City Pick-up Dates for Landscape Waste
17th Annual Christmas on Vinegar Hill
Former Resident Reports on his Annual Alaskan Moose & Caribou Hunt
Former Resident & Family Survive Wilma's Havoc
Logan County Courthouse marks 100th anniversary
An unreasonable woman takes on Formosa Plastics
Elder Hostel Tour - Monday - Sept 26
Cycle Rally at the Courthouse Square
Stop! It's illegal to feed the deer and other wild animals
Expert will take close look at tusks
Mammoth
find
Student
pulls prehistoric tusks from area creek
Elder Hostel Tour - Monday - Sept 26
Cycle Rally at the Courthouse Square
Photos from Annual 2005 Fall Festival
Photos from 50's MPTHS Reunion
Photos from 1932 - 1950 MPTHS Reunion
Ralph "Price" Blackburn's 90th
Hunter Safety Course in October: 7th - 8th
Annual Octoberfest - October 1
Jan
Schumacher, Logan County free-lance writer,
visits Mt. Pulaski Township
Historical Museum
Old MPTHS
Woodworking Projects
|
< click above for pics > see Saturday's (Sept. 3rd) Lincoln Courier |
|
City of Mt. Pulaski's street resurfacing project
PRO: Ethanol production does not consume more energy than it provides!
Local Farm Family receives 2005 AG Award at State Fair
Schlitt Family Birthday salute to Joanne on her 80th
July 26, 1911
Unseasonably cool summer
weather brought a July record low temperature
of 46 degrees at Peoria. Record lows for the date were also set at Lincoln, with 44 degrees;
Champaign, with 47 degrees; and Decatur, with 48 degrees
Drought-stressed forages: threat to livestock
Mount Pulaski Pool a great place to cool off!
Local
Communities gather to look at the future
of Logan County
Southeast continues to find rust
Near-record
drought continues. . .
Corn crop almost beyond hope; soybean outlook a little better
This
year's drought digs deep hole in the local economy
It's a '$32 million hit,'
according to Logan Extension's unit leader
Despite small break, drought hasn't eased
Rev. Paul
& Mrs. Wilma Droegemueller
Retirement Send-off
Pierce-Arrow Society brings 30 vintage cars to Mt. Pulaski
Senator Durbin visits Mount Pulaski Courthouse & town square
Vietnam Wall Memorial at Elkhart Sesquicentennial
- July 21- 24, 2005
Photos of Sesquicentennial celebration Thur-Sun, July 21-24
Triple-digit temperatures scorch Midwest
Tourism booming Museum seems to be boosting all attractions
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library sets record pace
Jul
18th:
Mt.
Pulaski Township gets much needed rain
- varies from 1.5 to 3 in
Lawmakers
pushing for more Lincoln attractions
in Central
Illinois -
Mount Pulaski is one
of these mentioned sites
Two
accused of 'flipping'
150 properties in Springfield, Decatur in alleged
scam
Drought
worsens
NWS puts
‘severe’ label on Logan County’s dry spell
Wood County Senior Citizens names room after former Coach Carol Woods' daughter
Crop
hopes dry up
Corn
yield outlook sags with every hot day minus rain
Mount Pulaski Fashion Style Show a Smash Hit
Annual
4th
of July Fried Chicken Dinner
VFW Hall 10:30 - 1:30
Mount
Pulaski Fashion Style Show a Smash Hit !
Local Farmer mulches his crop land like a garden
Monday's
Storm brings much-needed moisture
but also some wind-damage
Storms
lash Springfield area
Numerous power lines, trees felled by powerful
winds
Durbin collects ideas for Lincoln proposal
Durbin takes act on tour Discusses heritage bill with residents at Lincoln sites
Mt.Pulaski HS Cheerleading Try-outs June 7 & June 9
Luncheon & Style Show Jun 12, 2005
Senator
Richard J. Durbin - visiting Mount Pulaski (Friday, June 3, 2005)
Crops
begin to wilt
Forecasters
see no break from drought-only .1 - .2 last night
Elderhostel Tour to the Abraham Lincoln State Historical Courthouse
Jazz & Blues Comes to the Prairie
|
|
|
|
Mt Pulaski Cemetery Memorial |
Captain Manes - "The Fallen Soldier" |
Mt. Pulaski Steenbergen Cemetery |
1st Annual MPHS Golf Outing - June 2
Mount Pulaski Pool a great place to cool off!
Annual
Courthouse Prom Procession 
2005 Mother-Daughter Banquet - 25th Annual
Land use and GIS to lay foundation for Logan County
Local
Rotary donates
solar ovens to C.O.P.E.
- a Kenyan volunteer relief organization
SYSCO moving to Lincoln- Springfield facility to close in summer '06
Logan County Information Station ready to open doors
Vietnam veterans will never forget
Grand
Opening & Anniversary Celebration
Fri & Sat - May 6-7
ABWA "Porkchops for Scholarships" BBQ - May 7
Logan
County gets a Sneak Preview of the Spectacular Lincoln Museum
Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum Dedication - April 19, 2005
Durbin
aims to link Lincoln sites:
Tourism
plan could qualify state for $10 million in grants
in Central
Illinois -
Mount Pulaski is one
of these mentioned sites
Recent Elder Hostel & CSPAN Tours
Time passes, questions remain in Illiopolis
Son Views Pop's
Work
Blast
probe isn't over
Feds
still digging into fatal factory explosion in Illiopolis
Voters give approval to sales tax increase
Mayor Bill Glaze answers questions about recent ordinance
1932 Clobes Automobile built by Mt. Pulaskian Cletus Clobes
Minus
Logan County sales tax increase -
cuts will run deep, officials warn
Governor
applauds addition of ethanol futures to
Chicago Board of Trade
AgriFIRST
grants to promote ethanol and
biodiesel
Co. board hears ethanol plant foes
Elkhart bridge gets layer of protection
Historic Elkhart bridge may be saved
Matt's Restaurant on the Square
In Midwest Investment Boom, Corn-to-Fuel Plants Multiply
Residents say, 'Not in our backyard'
Hilltoppers
lose tough Regional Championship
battle against Warrensburg-Latham
Obama holds meeting with MII strikers
| Mar
5 Photo
Shoot at the Courthouse & Museum Saturday PUBLIC is Invited 10:00 am |
Count Pulaski Day Friday - March 4 - Museum NOON - 6 PM
Where
everybody knows your name:
Mount Pulaski regulars meet for morning coffee and chat
Witness grilled after marijuana ‘show and tell’ testimony
Old
Elkhart bridge gains new support
Panel
debunks theory Lincoln was gay
Photos from 1st Annual Logan County Abe Lincoln Luncheon
American Legion Horse Shoe Dinner Feb 13
Photos from 1st Annual Logan County Abe Lincoln Luncheon
1st Annual Logan County Abraham Lincoln Luncheon - Feb 12
VFW Annual Breakfast Sunday - Feb 6, 2005
Don Baker's 80th Birthday Openhouse - Feb 6
Mt. Pulaski Methodist Church will have a
chili, soup &
sandwich supper - White Elephant Auction to follow January
29
Tsunami
survivors ran for their lives
Lincoln
woman's brother was preaching when disaster struck
Tsunami
survivors ran for their lives
Lincoln
woman's brother was preaching when disaster struck
Erin
Caley Wins
Central Illinois
VFW District 10
Essay
Contest
Mt. Pulaski Cub Scout Pack 122 Pinewood Derby results
Illini Bio-Energy hosts first Meeting for future Ethanol Plant
Local
Woman's Missionary Brother and his Wife
involved in the Indonesian
Tsunami Disaster
