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Commentary: Continuing to Explore Caesarea Maritima
Welcome back, fellow travelers! So after viewing the Pilate stone from last week, we watched an amazing film regarding the construction of Caesarea Maratima, and at this point, we walked into one of the highlights of ruins of this the port city: an immense and well preserved Roman amphitheatre. What is the story behind this…
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Services set for Joel Roberts
The United Methodist Church of Mahomet, located at 1302 E South Mahomet Rd., will open their doors to family and friends who wish to share their condolences with the Roberts family. Joel Roberts, an 11-year-old Lincoln Trail student passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning. Visitation services will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 15. A…
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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 service of…
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Commentary: Remembering Amity 21-years later
On Nov. 13, 1997, my basketball team sat in my coach’s classroom to have a meeting about our upcoming game. Like always, the team scattered after the meeting, but this time, we were quickly called back together. A senior, Amity Pascal, who played basketball in junior high with many of us, and a volleyball star,…
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Memorial fund for Roberts at Fisher National Bank
A Memorial Fund has been established for Joel Roberts, an 11-year-old Lincoln Trail student who passed away unexpectedly Saturday. Beginning November 13, Fisher National Bank, located at 1501 E. Oak St, will accept donations in his memory. For further details or questions on how to donate, contact the bank at 586-1136.
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Village Board Agenda 11.13.2018
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. on 11.13.2018 in the Village Administration Building. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11132018_SS_PACKET_WITH_LINKS.pdf%22]
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Interact Club to host Family Movie Night Saturday
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Interact Club will host a public showing of the Incredibles 2 on November 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Mahomet-Seymour High School Commons. A $2 donation is suggested for persons over 3-years of age. The group will also have popcorn and drinks for sale.
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Commentary: Sometimes We Don’t Know Why
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life is unfair. So, too, is death. We all like to think that good things happen to good people, and many of us espouse that philosophy on a regular basis. The fact is that bad things also happen to good people. When those instances occur, the natural inclination is to question:…
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MSHS Girls Swimming makes strong showing at IHSA Regionals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour swimmers scored points in six of 12 events at Saturday’s Centennial Sectional and placed ninth in a 35-team field. The Bulldogs totaled 55 points. Meet champion Centennial amassed 189 points. M-S finished ahead of the other three Apollo Conference schools in the sectional. Freshman Olivia McMurry helped account for 37…
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94-year old survivor of USS Indianapolis recounts experience
*Art Leenerman is 94-years old. This picture was taken on Nov. 5, 2018. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some words can be used to form sentences that are both accurate and misleading at the same time. Try this one, for example. Arthur Leenerman and his crew mates didn’t know what they were doing when they left…