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Mahomet-Seymour choral students visit New York
Performing on Broadway is a dream many performers never realize. But for 86 Mahomet-Seymour High School choral students, that dream came to fruition when they traveled to Cleveland and New York for five days in June. Prior to leaving for the Big Apple, Choral Directors Jill Rinkel and Nicole Kuglich prepared students for the New… Read more
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Summer Math with My Son
My son thinks I hate him. I think any 11-year old boy who has a mom who makes them do math or reading in the summer months might think his mom hates him. There are three words you hope you never hear when you’re a mom: “I hate you!” and “You hate me!” It will… Read more
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Lucky Moon Pies and More to offer homemade goodies
Waiting 13 years to open your dream business may seem like a task for a saint, but Emily Kroner wouldn’t change the time leading up to opening Lucky Moon Pies and More for anything. A Mahomet native, Emily Kroner, formerly Emily Moon, spent 20-some years away from Mahomet only to return to her hometown. The… Read more
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7 Tips for a Smoother Homebuying Process
Buying a home can be exhausting, exciting and fulfilling—all at the same time. In celebration of American Housing Month in June, Busey Home Mortgage shares helpful and practical home buying tips to avoid potential pitfalls. Create a checklist. List all items, amenities and desires as you weigh prospective homes, and check them off as you… Read more
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Lifeline Connect seeks to raise money for much-needed drug rehab facility
Addiction is not only something that can ruin an individual’s life, but it can also ruin the lives of the individual’s children, spouse, co-worker or neighborhood. For 10 years, Lifeline Connect in Urbana has worked with six or seven men a year who suffer from substance abuse problems to break the cycle of addiction by… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Fourth of July Celebrations
Seymour Start your Fourth of July Celebration off right with the Seymour Fourth of July Parade and Car Show. The parade begins at 10 a.m. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade which started in 1975 with a Boy Scout troop and a fire engine has grown to include over 100 entries year after year. “This… Read more
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Restored Market Co. brings antique experience to downtown Mahomet
In a downtown that used to be filled with antique shops, Courtney Benting and Jacob Waller decided to bring Restored Market Co. to Main Street because of Mahomet’s charm and need for an antique shopping experience. “We’ve been told many many times (downtown) used to be all antiques,” Benting said. After looking in Farmer City,… Read more
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Junior high and high school art camp in July
Many Mahomet parents know about the array of athletic summer camps available to Mahomet students, but for parents with creative young minds, artistic camps are often hard to find. Knowing there was a need to art and music camps, particularly for junior high and high school students, Mahomet Lutheran Church Director of Music and Arts… Read more
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Barrett chooses to fight Stage 4 cancer
*Article originally published July 17, 2015 You Are My Sunshine from ParkLife on Vimeo. When you are 28, married, living in a suburb of Chicago with your dream job and a baby on the way, it is easy to remain positive. But when you decide to get divorced, are riffed from your teaching position and… Read more
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LCC Comfort Dogs help students process grief
Disaster. It strikes when you least expect it. It leaves individuals and, often times, communities feeling uncertain, anxious and heartbroken. Although it takes time to work through the overwhelming emotions that come along with an unexpected event, Lutheran Church Charities’ comfort dogs have seemed to meet a need in the grieving process recently. A registered… Read more