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Three events coming up at the library

The Lincoln Library Film Society is back with screenings at the library starting with Kedi on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. The film follows seven of the thousands of cats that roam Istanbul who live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. Movies will be screened on the third Thursday of each month using the club’s new AV system purchased with funds from the Friends of the Lincoln Library and the Ogden Codman Trust. Due to the pandemic, food will not be permitted.

Residents are invited to a watch party with Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. After the video presentation, there will be a live community conversation on diversity, equity and inclusion led by former State Rep. Byron Rushing and Salem State University professor Roopika Risam. All are invited to participate in the discussion (you need not have read the book in advance). Click here to register. Presented by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Massachusetts Center for the Book, and public libraries across the state in recognition of the National Book Festival.

The library presents an evening with photographer Dmitri Kasterine, author of Who How When Where, on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 7–8:30 p.m. Kasterine was a still photographer for director Stanley Kubrick, and his subjects have included James Baldwin, Mick Jagger and Queen Elizabeth II. For Zoom information, email lrothenberg@minlib.net.

Daffodil bulb sales benefit SSEF

South Sudanese Enrichment for Families invites residents to purchase daffodil bulbs for fall planting to support sending South Sudanese children to preschool. Preorder at SSEFBoston.org by September 12 and pick up bulbs on October 23 at the Lincoln Mall. All to make your yard beautiful and support educational equality.

COA&HS offers art exhibit and more

“Older, Wiser and Better,” an art exhibition via Zoom, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Instructor Janet Schwartz will present work focusing on hard and soft pastels by local artists including Carol Bull, Milt Davis, Liz Lane. Gerri Malcolm, Blanche Richlin, and Joan Seville. Email Amy at gagnea@lincolntown.org to sign up to attend the show.

Join naturalist John Calabria in discovering nature that surrounds us in Lincoln. All are welcome on the monthly “Noticing” walks on September 14, October 5, November 2, and December 7 from 1–2:30 p.m. Please preregister to receive walk location and weather cancellation updates. Choose  footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions. Click here to register (email  llct@lincolnconservation.org or call 781-259-9251 for help with registration). Sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services.

For a full list of COA&HS activities in September — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s calendar page or September newsletter. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.

Ride to support disadvantaged pet owners

Phinney’s, a Lincoln-based nonprofit that helps low-income people in Massachusetts keep their pets, is gearing up for its eighth annual Phinney’s Ride, a biennial fundraiser to help those living with HIV and AIDS care for their pets. To celebrate the nonprofit’s 25th anniversary, Phinney’s invites everyone to participate by performing any type of ride between September 1 and November 1. Tag @PhinneysFriends and use #phinneysride on social media when sharing photos of their rides.

The registration fee is $20 with a pledge to raise $200 or more. Individuals may also form teams with family, friends, and coworkers. Everyone who registers will get a personalized web page with photos and their bio where they can direct their ride sponsors. This year also marks the introduction of the Phinney’s Ride “Couch Potato Hero Certificate,” which gives those who don’t want to ride the option of showing their support with a donation of $100 or more. To learn more, visit phinneys.org/ride.

Police log for August 24–31, 2021

August 24

Treble Cove Road, Billerica (3:05 p.m.) — Officers transported a party who was arrested on a non-bailable warrant to the House of Correction.

Old Bedford Road (6:12 p.m.) — Caller reported that a female party walking on Old Bedford Road stepped into the path of his vehicle as he was driving. The person then walked into the woods. Officers checked the area but she was gone on arrival.

Old Bedford Road (8:55 p.m.) Officer checked on a vehicle parked in the Lincoln North lot. Both parties were on their way.

August 25

Sandy Pond Road (3:14 a.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle parked on the side of the roadway. Two parties were inside talking; everything was OK.

August 26

Hanscom Vandenberg Gate (9:20 a.m.) — Hanscom Security Forces reported that a party at the gate had a warrant out of Lowell District Court for traffic offenses. Paul Brant, 54, of Billerica was arrested and later transported to Concord Court.

Sunnyside Lane (3:29 p.m.) — Officers checked on a party who was having problems with their landline phone. Officers assisting the resident with the phone provider.

North Commons (6:31 p.m.) — Caller wanted to speak with an officer about a civil matter. Officer spoke to the party and provided legal options.

Lincoln School (10:10 p.m.) — Officer checking the grounds found that a fire hydrant was left open, spraying water on the ground. The Fire Department responded to turn off the hydrant.

August 27

Sunnyside Lane (10:56 a.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a resident. Officers made contact with the party; everything was fine.

Police Department (11:55 a.m.) — A party dropped off a credit card that was found in town. Officers attempted to make contact with the owner.

Morningside Lane (2:48 p.m.) — A party came to the station to turn in ammunition to be destroyed.

Sandy Pond Road (4:51 p.m.) — Caller reported people fishing at the pump station. Officer checked but they were gone on arrival.

Wells Road (8:36 p.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on two kids at the residence. Officers made contact with the involved parties and everything was fine.

Todd Pond Road (9:00 p.m.) — Caller wanted to speak to an officer about a civil matter. Officer spoke to the party and advised them of their legal options.

August 28

Walden Street, Concord (9:50 p.m.) — Concord police requested assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a possible altercation at Walden Pond. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate. Concord police later located the vehicle in their town.

August 29

Cambridge Turnpike westbound (9:06 a.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pull into the highway breakdown lane. The party was tired and had pulled over to rest. They were directed to the rest area where it’s safer to rest.

Codman Road (1:55 p.m.) — Officer checked on a party sleeping behind the stone wall at the intersection of Lincoln Road and Codman Road. The person was resting and went on his way.

South Great Road (4:21 p.m.) — One-car crash involving a telephone pole. One person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The vehicle was towed, and Eversource and Verizon responded to replace the telephone pole.

August 30

Harvest Circle (3:9 p.m.) — A car carrier sideswiped a parked car on the property (no injuries reported).

Trapelo Road (5:12 p.m.) — Two-car crash at the intersection with Old County Road. No injuries.

Concord Road (5:57 p.m.) — Caller complained about a neighbor’s bug zapper. An officer spoke to the reporting party and checked with the neighbor, who reported it’s an electric fence to protect their garden from animals.

Lewis Street (7:45 p.m.) — Party reported falling victim to a telephone scam and providing money.

August 31

South Great Road (6:01 a.m.) — Caller reported a dead deer along with side of the roadway. The DPW was notified to handle.

Wells Road (12:37 p.m.) — A walk-in to the station reported providing personal information over the phone to another party. An officer spoke to the party and provided information about safeguarding their identity.

Cambridge Turnpike westbound (4:17 p.m.) — Caller reported a crash at the Concord town line. The crash was in Concord, but the Fire Department transported a party to a local hospital.

North Great Road (4:43 p.m.) — Three-car crash near Hanscom Drive. No injuries, one vehicle towed from the scene.

Silver Hill Road (5:22 p.m.) — One-car crash involving a telephone pole. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Did you know… Lincoln is home to a Century Farm?

By Sara Mattes

The letters from Gov Dukakis and Gov. Dever (click to enlarge).

To be honored as a Century Farm, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years, and a family member must be living on the premises. For the Flint family and their Matlock Farm, these were easy qualifications to meet. The land was acquired by Thomas Flint in the 1640s and has been farmed by Flint family members continuously since the early 1700s. 

When the Flints received their Century Farm Award in 1990, Gov. Michael Dukakis wrote to express his “warmest congratulations.” As he said in his letter, “You and your forebears worked the good land of Massachusetts and you have personified the ideals of hard work, self-sufficiency, and dedication which we all hold so dear.”

The Flints’ farm had been honored earlier by Gov. Paul Dever in 1949, when Warren F. Flint was inducted into the Green Pasture Club in recognition of “production of pasture feed in order to conserve grain, reduce feed cost, and maintain the dairy industry.”

The Flints and Matlock Farm are no longer in the dairy business, but the family continues in other agricultural endeavors and continue to personify “the ingenuity and perseverance of successive generations of the family that has owned this Massachusetts farm for more than one hundred years.”

“Lincoln’s History” is an occasional column by members of the Lincoln Historical Society.

Deborah Cole French, 1930–2021

Deborah French

Deborah Cole French died quietly at home on August 20 in Lincoln. She was born Charlotte Deborah Cole on August 15, 1930 to Horace and Charlotte Cole and grew up in Newton. Deb attended Briarcliffe College (Class of ‘50) and married John Brand French in 1951. They lived briefly in Newport, R.I. and Key West, Fla., then in Cambridge, Mass., and settled in Lincoln in 1956, where they resided for the rest of their lives.

Together Deb and Jack raised a family of four children in Lincoln and were active members of the community. Deb was a constant reader, an avid learner, and a concerned and engaged citizen. She served on the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Student Exchange Committee for many years, and on a variety of civic committees in Lincoln and at the First Parish Church. She was an avid horticulturalist and gardener and a dedicated gallery instructor at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where she became a knowledgeable art historian through courses at the MFA about the museum’s collections. Her knowledge of art, both historical and contemporary, enlivened several trips around the U.S. and to Europe and Asia with Jack.

Deb and Jack spent more than 50 summers on Vinalhaven, Maine, where they dove into the project of creating a summer home on the site of an old granite quarry. Deb loved “rearranging nature” in her rock garden and landscaping at the quarry. They enjoyed being part of the Vinalhaven community and sharing their special place with children and grandchildren. 

Deb’s warmth, elegance and thoughtfulness, and strong opinions, will be remembered fondly and vividly by her family: brother Herbert M. Cole, son John Jr. (Olga Zizich), daughters Lindsay (Peter O’Neill) and Hilary (Christopher Foster), daughter-in-law Julie Henderson, grandchildren Danya, Karina, Piper, Ian, Alec, Lyle, and Eli, step-grandchildren Jason, Daniel, Alice, and Claire, and her many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by Jack, her husband of 67 years, son Stratton (Tony), and an infant grandson, Corbin.

A memorial service is planned for November 20, 2021 in Lincoln. The time will be confirmed soon and posted on the Dee Funeral Home website once finalized. In lieu of flowers, you are welcome to donate in her memory to First Parish in Lincoln, Doctors Without Borders, or Native American Rights Fund.

Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box 6303, Lincoln, MA 01773 or her online guestbook.

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Covid-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday for those 12 and up

There will be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Lincoln School for children 12 and up, as well as anyone else eligible for a vaccination, on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 1–4 p.m. in the Reed gym. Children 12-18 do not need to have a parent/guardian with them, but they will need to bring a Lincoln Schools Vaccination Consent Form that’s been printed, completed and signed by a parent. Children attending Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, private school, or home school are welcome. For those receiving their first dose at this clinic, another clinic for second doses will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 2–5 p.m.

Youth soccer starts Sept. 11

Kids in grades K-2 are invited to learn basic soccer skills, have fun with friends and learn to be part of a team. The Lincoln Youth Soccer fall 2021/spring 2022 season starts on Saturday, Sept. 11 and runs for 10 Saturday, weather permitting. Practice for grades K-1 is on Saturdays at 8 a.m.; for second-graders, it’s at 9 a.m. Click here to register. If you’re a parent who’d like to get involved, please email sallyannecoleman@gmail.com. All abilities are welcome.

Library to take part in 9/11 program

The Lincoln Public Library will participate in “September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World,” a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks 20 years ago. Told across 14 posters, the exhibition includes archival photographs and images of artifacts from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s permanent collection. It explores the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and communities at the local, national, and international levels, and encourages critical thinking about the legacies of 9/11. Click here to register and download the presentation.

Donate household items for domestic violence survivors

The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable welcomes donations of new household items for its annual Shower for Shelters drive to help families transitioning from a shelter or transitional housing to establish a new home. All gifts collected will be donated to clients of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step, and Voices Against Violence. The drive runs from Monday–Thursday, Sept. 20–30.  New unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at Sudbury Wine and Spirits (410 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury). Requested items include: department store and supermarket gift cards, diapers, twin-size comforters, sheets and pillowcases, bed pillows, towels and face cloths, unscented cleaning products and laundry detergent, laundry baskets, kitchen utensils, flatware, dishes, drinking glasses, small kitchen appliances, and other household items.

Police log for August 10–23, 3021

August 10

Old Cambridge Turnpike (8:16 a.m.) — Caller reported a suspicious party (unknown sex, blonde hair, wearing hood over their head and with a backpack) walking back and forth on Old Cambridge Turnpike. Caller reported when a vehicle would pass they would change direction. Officer spoke to the party, who had arrived early to work and was walking around waiting to start work.

Lincoln Road (10:39 a.m.) — Officer noticed signs and a fence at the commuter lot had been spray-painted. DPW notified.

Lincoln Road (11:40 a.m.) — A bicyclist struck the side of a vehicle on the sidewalk near Lewis Street. The vehicle was pulling out of the business along the railroad tracks. The bicyclist had minor scrapes. They picked up the bike from the police station the next day.

First Parish in Lincoln (12:15 p.m.) — Caller reported receiving a scam email looking for banking information.

Cedar Road 7:33 p.m.) — Concord police received a report of an intoxicated driver in the area of Route 126 and Cedar Road. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate anyone.

August 11

Lexington Road (7:17 a.m.) — Caller reported that someone dumped tree chips on the property. Officers followed up and found it was a miscommunication among family members wanting the tree chips.

August 12

Mary’s Way (2:36 a.m.) — Caller reported a party walking back and forth in the area speaking in a foreign language. Officer responded and located the party, who was having a medical event. The party was brought to Emerson Hospital.

August 13

MMNHP Visitor Center (12:36 a.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle parked in the lot. The parties were star-gazing.

Laurel Drive (10:07 a.m.) — Caller reported receiving a possible scam phone call.

August 14

Old County Road (9:35 a.m.) — Officer spoke with people fishing and sent them on their way.

Lincoln School (8:44 p.m.) — Officer checked on two parties on bikes at the school. They had been looking at the sunset earlier.

Acorn Lane (10:27 p.m.) — Caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked on the road. Officer checked but it was gone on arrival.

North Great Road (10:43 p.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pulled to the side of the road. Driver was all set.

August 16

Midland Drive, Waltham (9:48 a.m.) — Caller asked to speak with Animal Control regarding her missing bird. Animal Control was given the message to handle.

Old Sudbury Road (10:33 a.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a party who missed a meeting with a friend. Officer made contact; the resident will contact the caller.

South Great Road (3:27 p.m.) — Caller reported receiving a scam phone call. No personal or banking information was given.

August 17

Weston Road (1:02 a.m.) — A resident came to the station to speak with an officer about an incident deemed as civil in nature.

Ballfield Road (1:04 p.m.) — Highway Department reported finding medical waste on the side of Ballfield Road near Lincoln Road. Fire Department retrieved the items to be destroyed.

Trapelo Road (2:00 p.m.) — Waltham police contacted Lincoln police regarding a report of a young child walking on Trapelo Road near the town line. Officers responded to the area; Waltham police reported that they located the child.

August 18

Wells Road (10:51 a.m.) — Caller reported a dog was following her and there was no owner in site. Dispatch found the owner and contacted him to pick the dog up.

August 19

MMNHP Hartwell lot (4:07 a.m.) — Officer checked on an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot. Everything was fine.

Bypass Road (10:02 a.m.) — Concord police asked for an officer to assist with blocking Route 2A near Crosby’s Corner.

Old Concord Road (5:20 p.m.) — Caller asked that an officer check on her two daughters whom she was unable to contact. Officers spoke to the parties and everything was fine.

Sandy Pond Road (5:39 p.m.) — Caller reported an odor of gas outside. Fire Department checked but found no measurable amount.

Lincoln Road (11:48 p.m.) — A person walked into the station requesting a ride home. Officer drove the party to their residence.

August 20

Old Sudbury Road (5:22 p.m.) — Weston police asked Lincoln police to contact the owner of a vehicle that was left on private property for a while. An officer spoke to the resident, who said they would contact Weston police.

August 21

Trapelo Road (2:19 a.m.) — Officer checked on a party at the five-way intersection. Party ran out of gas and a friend was bringing them some.

Sandy Pond Road (9:24 a.m.) — Report of people fishing. Officers made contact and sent them on their way.

Mayflower Road, Hanscom AFB (1:37 p.m.) — Officers assisted Hanscom AFB with missing-person investigation regarding a juvenile over age 12. The following night, an officer picked up the missing juvenile, who was located in Arlington.

Donelan’s Supermarket (4:56 p.m.) — Caller reported that a dog was left in a car. Officers responded and spoke with the owner regarding the dangers of leaving a dog in the car.

August 22

Lincoln Road (1:08 p.m.) — Caller reported that a bat was stuck in a window of the house. Animal Control contacted the resident.

August 23

Indian Camp Lane (2:15 p.m.) — Officers checked on the well-being of a senior resident. Everything was fine.

Indian Camp Lane [different address] (3:13 p.m.) — Council on Aging requested a well-being check on a resident. Everything was fine; the resident was at an appointment.

Property sales in July

8 Hawk Hill Rd. — Matthew Bellias to Robrecht Thoonen and Patricia Nobre for $1,500,000 (July 29)

82 Virginia Rd. #B409 — William Stanton to Kathleen Kellett for $399,000 (July 29)

24 Beaver Pond Rd. — Astrid Glynn to Astrid’s Hillside Acre Realty Trust for $1,425,000 (July 28)

28 Old Concord Rd. — Keith Gilbert to Richard and Andrea Patton for $3,200,000 (July 28)

105 Trapelo Rd. — Elizabeth Tylko to Ross Tucker and Hilary Dionne for $1,425,000 (July 28)

28 Windingwood Lane — Elizabeth Whitman Trust to John Rizzo and Donna MacDonald for $725,650 (July 28)

158 Bedford Rd. — Norris Kalisch to Kimberly Kerr and Rita Sherrer for $993,000 (July 28)

208 Concord Rd. — Alexis Borggaard to Ian McMahan and Lee Mei Yan for $1,150,000 (July 23)

264 Lincoln Rd. — Linda Karman to Christine Size and Kelley Kerber for $795,000 (July 23)

15 Goose Pond Rd. — Salvatore S. Pivitera Trust to Roberto Santamaria and Maureen Masterson for $1,400,000 (July 23)

15 Deer Run Rd. — Vincent Cannistraro to Lu Li and Qi Xue for $2,250,000 (July 19)

25 Baker Farm Rd. — Paola M. Rossoni Trust and Peter Rossoni to Peter and Gemma Rossoni for $886,722 (July 19)

5D South Commons — Cherilyn Bruno Lynch Trust to Jeffrey Miller and Jennifer Brown for $560,000 (July 19)

46 Greenridge Lane — James Echmalian to Jean Granick for $585,000 (July 19)

67 Lincoln Rd. — John O’Connor to Stephen Edsall and Janice Owen for $1,500,000 (July 16)

344 Hemlock Circle — Jeffrey Patterson to Lev Lipkin for $730,000 (July 15)

140 Lincoln Rd. — Melody Elliott to John and Diana Cowles for $440,000 (July 14)

23 South Great Rd. — David Skok to Christine Fletcher for $5,800,000 (July 13)

179 South Great Rd. — Dorothy R. Bockoven Trust to Ardit Kotoni and Caroline Keefe for $830,000 (July 12)

111 Tower Rd. — Forrest St. Clair to Satayan Mahajan for $2,175,000 (July 9)

235 Aspen Circle — Anne K. Meade Trust to Christine Sarkisian and Anton Marc for $672,567 (July 9)

46 Round Hill Rd. — Myra Green to Stephanie Delacroix and Jeffrey O’Dell for $1,850,000 (July 1)

47 Old Concord Rd. — Phillip and Suzanne Reynolds Ayoub for $1,425,000 (July 1)

Lincoln’s newest farmer hopes for organic growth

Mohammed Hannan and his wife Kaniz at their farm stand.

Mohammed Hannan grew up on a family farm, but it was thousands of miles away and very different from where he now works the land in Lincoln.

A lot has changed for Hannan, 46, since his days as a boy in rural Bangladesh and as a college student earning a degree in wildlife and conservation biology from the University of Chittagong. He came to America in 2008 on a fellowship from Duke University and now works full-time as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School. But it was food that drove him back toward agriculture.

“Right after coming here, I honestly didn’t have enough money, so I was buying food from Market Basket, Haymarket, and so forth. I quickly realized I needed access to good food but I didn’t have the money for Whole Foods,” he said. He thought of growing food himself but wasn’t sure how to make that happen while working full-time, but he volunteered on a farm on weekends one summer, “and after that I realized it was a lot of fun as well as hard work.”

Hannan learned the ins and outs of New England farming with the help of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. He graduated in 2020 from the program, whose mission is to improve local and regional food systems by training the next generation of farmers to produce food that is sustainable and nutritious, and making this food accessible to everyone. While he was learning to farm in Beverly, he won fifth place in an agricultural contest in the “heaviest tomato” category with a Yellow Brandywine weighing in at just over two pounds.

Now Hannan commutes from his home in Cambridge to manage his crops in Lincoln, where he’s been growing vegetables on the Ricci conservation land off Route 2A since 2018. On Saturdays, he and his wife Kaniz also run a farm stand on Route 117 (the Umbrello hay field, site of the former Blue Heron Farm). During his journey, he’s benefited from an ongoing Lincoln connection — New Entry director Jennifer Hashley also helps run Codman Community Farms with her husband Pete Lowy and continues to advise him.

Hannan Agro Farms has also gotten help through a CSA work-share program and WWOOFers—visitors from the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms program who help out in exchange for produce and learning about organic agriculture. 

During its successful first year, the farm has grown array of traditional veggies and some not-so-familiar produce. These include luffa gourds, which Hannan used to eat in curries back in Bangladesh (the plant can also be dried and used as a sponge). In the future he hopes to include more East Asian gourds and melons, amaranth, and perhaps basil from Ghana. “I’m trying to incorporate quite a bit of stuff from back home and a few other countries,” he said.

Hannan leases both plots of land from the town, which has been very helpful in helping him get started and providing a potable water source on the Umbrello plot, where he brings each week’s load of produce, washes and refrigerates it before arraying it on the tables for sale. He also sells through New Entry’s Food Hub.

Next year, Hannan hopes to use some of the Umbrello land for gourd tunnels — open-ended structures in which the plants grow vertically and the emerging gourds hang upside-down. Salad greens and early-season microgreens are also on his wish list.

“At this point I’m expanding the operation very slowly, taking the time to do this experiment and see where I can take it — see if I can make a living at it,” he said. “To me, I think it’s really, really important that we know our farms and where our food is coming from. During this pandemic, we learned a hard lesson about how the food supply chain can be broken easily. Convenience always comes with a cost. We have our PCP, and we should also have a food care provider — the local farmer.”

Juggling a farm, a full-time job, and a family is rewarding if not always easy. “I believe that whatever you do, if you make a living from what you really like and you have the power of helping other people, it’s really refreshing,” Hannan said.

The Hannan Agro Farms farmstand in the Umbrello hay field opposite 275 South Great Rd. is open on Saturdays from 11 a.m –6 p.m. until late October.

Obituaries

Toni Cantlin

Antoinette “Toni” Cantlin, 100

Cantlin was a resident of Short Hills, N.J. before moving to The Commons in Lincoln several years ago. She died on July 26. Full obituary.

Joseph Santosuosso Jr., 55

Santusosso, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died on August 14. Full obituary.

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Science event for teens on Friday

L-S Students Inspiring Science (SIS) will host a Summer Explo for kids entering grades 7–9 at the high school on Friday, Aug. 20 from 1–4 p.m. SIS is a student-run, teacher-advised organization seeking to engage underrepresented groups, especially girls, in scientific exploration and discovery with hands-on activities like building bottle rockets, extracting DNA, and making ice cream. Click for more information or to sign up.

Play bingo on Aug. 23

The Lincoln Public Library will host bingo on the lawn with caller Sally Kindleberger on Monday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. All ages welcome and prizes offered; no registration necessary. If necessary, weather-related cancellation will be posted on the library’s website, Facebook, and Instagram pages by 4 p.m.

“Winston Churchill Live”

Actor Kevin Radaker will play Winston Churchill on Friday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The History at Play series event encounters Churchill on March 15, 1946. His thoughts turn to the dark days early in the war, when England was embattled against Hitler’s Nazi forces. Churchill recalls the unconquerable will of the British people as well as his friendship with President Roosevelt. Radaker is a former professor of English at Anderson University who has offered his portrayals of Churchill and Henry David Thoreau all over the country. The program is free but registration is required and is limited to 40. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library.