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Changes made in fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart at Sangamon and Lincoln Trail
As February dawns on the Mahomet-Seymour School District, elementary students and parents may notice one difference: They are not raising money for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart. During the 2016-2017 school year, Mahomet-Seymour had three schools participate in raising money through Jump Rope for Heart: Middletown Prairie, Sangamon and Lincoln Trail. Overall,…
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MSHS Students participate in ILMEA concert
Mahomet-Seymour High School choral students participated in the Illinois Music Educators’ Association (ILMEA) All-State and Honors’ Choirs in Peoria January 25-27. Students were required to audition for a spot in the ILMEA District #3 Choir in October. Seventeen students were selected to represent Mahomet-Seymour High School in the ILMEA District #3 Choir out of hundreds…
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Feb. 1 Bulldog Dialogue Canceled
Superintendent Lindsey Hall sent a note to parents Thursday morning, notifying them that the Bulldog Dialogue scheduled for Feb. 1 has been canceled. The email said the meeting would be rescheduled for a later date.
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Mahomet ACE Hardware named Business of the Year
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Photo by Emily Jankauski: Recognizing Mahomet Ace Hardware as the Business of the Year, Darwyn Boston (left) gives manager Wayne Munster (second from left) and co-owners Amy Hood and Jim Hood their award. Fourteen years ago, Jim and Amy Hood took something familiar and tried something different. The Gibson City couple, who…
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Heroes at Home: Gary and Trudy Matthews
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about the ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetime. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who deserve consideration. We are delighted to tell the stories…
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Quinlan named Cornbelt Firefighter of the Year
By: Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Photo by Emily Jankauski: Darwyn Boston, chairman of the Mahomet Area Chamber of Commerce, provides Bob Quinlan with the Above and Beyond Service Recognition award. Three years ago, Mahomet resident Bob Quinlan joined the Cornbelt Fire Protection team as a volunteer firefighter. All department newcomers go through a rigorous training period. “Every…
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M-S Wrestling capture Apollo Conference title, Basketball and Swimming Round-Ups
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, ended the regular season by overpowering Taylorville and Effingham to win the undisputed Apollo Conference team championship. The Bulldogs (21-2 overall) finished 6-0 in league matches after pinning a 53-18 loss on Taylorville and a 61-7 loss on Effingham on Thursday. In…
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Shopping at Scarlett Moon is like shopping with your best friend
If you want to feel like you’re shopping through your best friend’s closet, look no further than Scarlett Moon Boutique. Mother-daughter duo Stephanie and Kayla Pfeifer decided to venture into the world of selling apparel last fall when Kayla, who graduated from the University of Illinois, shared her desire to get into the marketing side of…
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M-S students Pre-K through 5 to receive sexual abuse education beginning in February
*photo of Erin Merryn as a child, taken from http://www.erinmerryn.net/erins-law.html The Mahomet-Seymour School District will begin educating students in grades K-12 on sexual abuse as mandated by the State of Illinois, beginning in early February. As required by “Erin’s Law,” Public Act 96-1524, school districts are required to adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse…
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Commentary by Fred Kroner: Words in today’s society can mean everything
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Words can hurt. They can destroy families, faith, friendships. They might be ones spoken in the heat of a family squabble. They might be well-intentioned, but misguided, such as when a mourner passes through a funeral line and tells the grieving family, “it will be alright.” But, you no longer need…