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🌱 Will Logan County fund Atlanta’s new rentable library community space?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Logan County fund Atlanta’s new rentable library community space?
  • How Route 66’s 100th birthday is boosting Atlanta’s bottom line
  • Community remembers Carole Meyer, married in Atlanta in 1962

Also on today's calendar: Fall prevention/balance building class by Silver Fox Fitness at Villas of Lincoln and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Windy and cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 38.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• April Finance Committee Meeting (lincolndailynews.com) — Logan County’s Finance Committee again considered a funding request to support renovations at the Atlanta Public Library, including a new rentable community space for parties and events. Library representative Amy Wertheim now seeks $8,000, noting the library’s clarified 501(c)(3) status and new interest from Heartland Community College in using the upgraded kitchen area.
   

• Taking the long road: As Route 66 turns 100, fans look ahead instead of in the rearview mirror (northwestern.edu) — Tourism along Historic Route 66 is bringing real dollars into Atlanta with local sales tax revenue up 43% since 2009 and thousands visiting the American Giants Museum each year. As national centennial celebrations ramp up, Logan County’s economic development director is working to keep Atlanta on the map for travelers seeking nostalgic roadside stops and small-town experiences.
   

• Carole L. Meyer (lincolndailynews.com) — Atlanta readers may recall that Carole McCullough married Robert “Bob” Meyer in Atlanta back in 1962; she has now passed away at age 81. Living in Washington, she was a longtime grocery cashier, devoted wife, mother, sister, and animal lover, and her family is honoring her wish for private services.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

  • Lincoln Council reviews local food business development, advances multiple agenda items (lincolndailynews.com)
  • Lincoln Memorial Hospital holds Gift of Hope flag raising ceremony; highlights need for organ, eye and tissue donors (lincolndailynews.com)
  • Severe weather possible Friday, especially west of Springfield (capitolcitynow.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Atlanta

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