Nauvoo NewsLocal news for Nauvoo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Decision to award contract to outside firm upsets residents- May 31, 2008 More than 30 Warsaw residents, many angry about a recent agreement the city made with an out of town business, let their feelings be known at the Warsaw City Council meeting Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/nauvoo-il/2008/05/decision-to-award-contract-to-outside-firm-ups... Look out, Napa- May 26, 2008 As a Midwesterner prejudiced toward things Midwestern, I was intrigued when a friend reported recently that she'd spent a weekend touring Illinois wineries with wondrous results.http://www.topix.net/city/nauvoo-il/2008/05/look-out-napa?fromrss=1 Illinois Style: Volunteers recreate 1844 militia- May 18, 2008 Caleb Todd, age 7, joined his father, Blair, recently in volunteering for militia service at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site.http://www.topix.net/city/nauvoo-il/2008/05/illinois-style-volunteers-recreate-1844-militi... Spotlight: The Art Needle Worshop in Nauvoo:- May 14, 2008 Over the past two decades, Mary Lou and Buonaveta Fernetti, the owners of the Art Needle Workshop, have been very busy people. via Henderson County Quillhttp://www.topix.net/city/nauvoo-il/2008/05/spotlight-the-art-needle-worshop-in-nauvoo?fro... Artful Illinois wine Downtown event provides opportunity to sample...- May 9, 2008 "Where else can you step from a $150 million museum to one of the longest-running Illinois art fairs to historic sites and a wine tasting" Which state was the fourth-largest U.S. wine producer in 1900 You'll probably be surprised to discover that it was Illinois, where the wine industry's roots go back to the 1770s, when French settlers started ... via Illinois Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/nauvoo-il/2008/05/artful-illinois-wine-downtown-event-provides-o... |