Lincoln Courier
Lincoln College teacher Eric Grunder is an amazing teacher and he has a car to prove it. Grunder, of Lincoln, chose the winning bag that had the key fob that started the 2016 Chevy Cruise.
Eight teachers were praised at the year end ceremony Saturday at Graue, Inc. The program, which started 18 months ago, highlighted area teachers who were nominated by students and parents.
Chris Graue, owner of Graue, Inc., reflected on the process and appreciated reading about Lincoln s educators. We were humbled by the number of nominations and soon realized what a difficult task we had at hand to select from some 25 or 30 entries per month. To narrow this down to one winner per month was not an easy task. We’d like to thank you for your patience, said Graue.
ATOM & HIS PACKAGE - BOAT OF A CAR (THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS PODCAST)
Atom & His Package guested on a new episode of Punknews contributor Greg Simpson s They Might Be Giants podcast This Might Be A Podcast, and in doing so, he also covered their song Boat of Car. Atom and TMBG are both masters of quirk, so it s no surprise that Atom was a good fit for this.
Orange county ska-pop-punks Bite Me Bambi released their debut EP
Hurry Up and Wait today (and we included it on our ska year-end list). The EP includes all of the band s previous singles, and the just-released This Love Is Dead, which finds Bite Me Bambi exploring their darker minor-key side (with a bridge that seems to nod at House of the Rising Sun ). It comes with a
The Courier
According to Gene Burwell’s obituary, “His was an extraordinary life …”
After listening to and reading memories about the man from friends and family, one could easily surmise “extraordinary” might be an understated adjective. When he died Nov. 24 at the age of 85, Gene Burwell left behind indelible marks on Lincoln, Logan County, his family and a wide circle of friends.
One good acquaintance remembers him as “genuine, generous, witty.” “Bigger than life,” another recalls.
One of his children describes his father as “a mix of Steve McQueen, Charlton Heston and John Wayne combined into a fun-seeking and supportive father.”