Lincoln Statue Dedicated

This lifesize chainsaw carving of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled Saturday at Lincoln State Park. The Friends of Lincoln State Park group commissioned the work by local chainsaw artist Willy Loper of Grandview. From left are LSP Friends President Dan Wilkinson, and LSP Friends members Shirley Begle, Bonnie Hohl, and Linda Wilkinson. The statue, which commemorates the upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial, is made from a sycamore log. It features a young Lincoln holding an ax in one hand and a law book in the other.