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Raising you, my boy
Buddy, When I first held you in my arms ten years ago today, I did not know how to be a mom to a boy. I knew to give you a ball, to teach you how to hit and I thought my duty was to teach you how to be a gentleman. I’d dress you… Read more
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MSHS Ag Store partners with Prairieland Feeds
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Ag Supply Store has partnered with Prairieland Feeds again this year to offer Mahomet residents pet food and bedding at a reasonable price. As the winter months approach, they will also offer salt for sidewalks and porches. “We are a subsidiary of Prairieland Feeds,” Assistant Manager Andrew Johnson said. “It’s the… Read more
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Navigating the Covered Bridge Festival
Growing up in small-town Indiana, it was a treat to go to the Covered Bridge Festival. Not only were there miles and miles of vendors with the important stuff, like paper Chinese fans, but spending hours driving through the winding Indiana roads to view a large concentration of beautiful covered bridges throughout Parke County. With… Read more
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BLAST Zumba invites Bridle Brook residents to dance
Children are exhausting and there are times more often than we want to admit when children are made to feel like a bother. A friend of mine recently pointed out to me how deeply our eldest generation cherish children. She’s completely right. I brought my little girl along to Bridle Brook Assisted Living, as I… Read more
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It Takes a Village
My 30th class reunion is this weekend so I’m in a reflective mood. When I think about my post high school life, I think mostly of the past 20 years. The first 10 years were spent trying to be the cool kid I was not in high school. I first heard the expression “It takes… Read more
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K-5 Report Cards contain more information useful to parents
[two_third]If grandpa gives out a dollar for every A on a report card, students in Mahomet Seymour’s elementary schools may not see any profit at the end of this school year’s grading periods. Mahomet-Seymour School District has gone to skills based report cards in the elementary schools, kindergarten through fifth grade. That means a more… Read more
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Chris Craig Memorial 5K October 17
The 4th annual Chris Craig Memorial 5K Run/Walk to benefit Mahomet-Seymour Schools, the Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department and the Carle Cancer Center will take place on October 17 at Elks Lodge at Lake of the Woods at 8:00 a.m. Chris Craig passed away after battling kidney cancer in 2012. Since then, Chris’ wife, Amy… Read more
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A letter to my 18-year old self
Dear Dani, This isn’t even on your radar. I know you’re not even thinking about turning 36. But here I am, 18 years later, a confident, well-adjusted woman, looking at you, a hurt 18-year old girl with promise, with a few words of advice as you go through the next 18 years of your life.… Read more
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Central Illinois Fall Guide
Click here to see the 2015 Central Illinois Fall Guide! Read more
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Forensic DNA testing may reveal information about Holly Cassano’s murder
The Champaign County Sheriff’s office has released new information in the investigation of Holly’s Cassano’s 2009 murder. The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office hired a private forensic laboratory to do testing and studies, beyond that done by the Illinois State Police Crime Lab, on the DNA recovered at the crime scene. CCSP believes the DNA belongs… Read more