Lincoln Land Comm. College News

Lincoln Land Community College conferred more than 1,450 degrees and certificates this last year and held a commencement ceremony Friday, May 16. The graduate list below is in alphabetical order by hometown and includes degrees and certificates conferred.

Family fun makes for enjoyable evenings

Parents and children benefit when they spend quality time together. According to South University, children feel special when their parents take time to engage in fun activities with them.

Tips to tend a garden in late summer

As summer winds down, long stretches of sunlight are dwindling and cooler temperatures are on the horizon. Gardening enthusiasts may wonder how they can manage their backyard gardens as the peak growing season comes to a close.

Community Calendar

The Alzheimer’s Support group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 10 Beardstown Health and Rehab (old hospital), 8306 St. Lukes Drive, Beardstown. Please enter through the front door.

Beardstown 11/12 Baseball Wins District

The Beardstown Little League 11/12-year-old baseball all-star team are the District 17 Champions, rolling to the title with an unbeaten, 3-0 record, winning all three games by double digits. Last Tuesday’s championship game against Pike County looked like it would come down to the wire until the local boys exploded for eleven runs in the top of the sixth inning to end all doubt and propel them to a 13 to 0 title game victory.

Tough Opening Loss for 9/10 Tiger Boys

A tough opening game loss last Monday for the Beardstown 9/10-year-old baseball all-star team sent them into the losers’ bracket, giving them an uphill battle in their quest to match the 11/12-year-old all-stars with a District 17 title. Leading 3 to 1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Tigers saw Pike County score three runs to take a 4 to 3 lead, then turn an improbable double play to snuff out a would-be Beardstown rally in the top of the sixth.

Beardstown 9/10 Softball Eliminated

The Beardstown 9/10-year-old softball all-star team won twice in district play but it was not enough to advance as losses to Tri-County and Rushville eliminated them from postseason play. Tri-County knocked off the Lady Tigers 10 to 3 in the opening round, then Beardstown bounced back to beat Brown County 16 to 1 and Pike County 12 to 3 before falling to Rushville 7 to 2.