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Artist aims to help us connect with animals
Miranda Loud
By Alice Waugh
Do animals have feelings just as people do? Do they communicate? Do they deserve our consideration and respect as fellow species? Lincoln native Miranda Loud answers a heartfelt “yes” to these questions through her story-telling work in video and photography, including the photos and stories of dogs that have been hanging in the Lincoln Public Library this summer.
Lincoln vet makes a practice of house calls
Dr. Betsy Johnson with her dog Lucy. Photo / Alice Waugh
By Brett Wittenberg
When they see the vet, many dogs cower, cats hide, birds screech and bang against their cages—but not when they see Dr. Betsy Johnson. Armed with a can of Cheez Whiz, catnip, and a stethoscope, she’s been healing Lincoln pets for 25 years in the setting where they’re most at ease: their own homes.
Half-price book sale this Saturday
At the monthly Friend of the Lincoln Library book sale this Saturday, July 13, all items will be HALF PRICE . A full bag of books will be $4, hardcover books will be 50 cents and paperbacks will be 25 cents. Special books will be half price as marked on the book. There will be no book sale in August;…
Fourth of July parade in pictures
Hundreds of hot but happy residents of Lincoln and surrounding towns enjoyed Lincoln’s annual Fourth of July parade. This year’s theme was “Townies: Show your Pride!” Click on any of the photos to see a larger version.
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Nine years after start, rugby thrives at L-S
Lincoln’s Jack Bigelow (right) fights for the ball during a recent rugby match.
By Brett Wittenberg
In spring 2004, when it came time to pick a sport, Lincoln-Sudbury sophomore Brendan Wimberly didn’t want to play baseball, he didn’t want to run track, and he wasn’t about to take up Ultimate Frisbee. Wimberly wanted to play rugby, and when he saw that rugby wasn’t among the high school’s eight choices for spring sports, he and 20 of his sophomore classmates approached then drama teacher and housemaster Iain Ryrie about the possibility of starting a team.
Neighbors can help neighbors all year round
By Fire Chief Steve Carter, Police Chief Kevin Mooney, and Council on Aging Director Carolyn Bottum Lincoln is a community where neighbors take special care to look out for one another. This neighborly tradition is especially important during severe storms, power outages, or other unusual circumstances when frail elders, those with disabilities and others may have special difficulties…
Salamanders contending with snow
This sign on Conant Road was partially obscured by the latest snowstorm. (Photo / Alice Waugh)
Each year around this time, the Conservation Commission puts up sandwich-board signs on a couple of roads to warn drivers that the road will be closed for a night or two to allow safe passage for amphibians. Well, the signs are now up—but they’re camouflaged by snow, which is undoubtedly also puzzling the creatures who thought spring had arrived.
Storm-chaser to share experiences in Feb. 25 talk
Tornadoes as seen by storm-chasers. (Photos courtesy Chris Curtis)
By Brett Wittenberg
The van barreled down I-44, its occupants’ excitement reaching a fever pitch. The chase that had started that morning in Oklahoma had traveled a serpentine route across much of Kansas, and by the time they crossed the Missouri border, the chasers had almost caught up with their prey—a giant tornado.
One of the “storm chasers” in the van was Concord resident Chris Curtis, who will give a talk about his experiences on Monday, February 25 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall.
On that day in May 2011, Curtis and his team could tell by radar that their prize was only a few blocks to their north, but in the limited visibility of the accompanying rainstorm, they had yet to actually see the Class EF5 multiple-vortex tornado. But the radar clearly showed a huge tornado with a cloud of swirling debris, and it looked like it had stopped on top of Joplin, Missouri.
Bingo Night nets big bucks for PTO
With an expanded array of bingo and raffle prizes, Bingo Night netted about $3,500 for the Lincoln PTO earlier this month.
Hundreds of people packed the Brooks gym on February 1 to compete for a roster of prizes topped by an iPod Touch. The PTO sold 440 bingo cards and more than 1,500 raffle tickets. “After the initial push, two ‘floaters’ walked between tables and sold additional tickets. The crowd also devoured 65 pizzas (though the last few were sold near the end of the evening at a discount).