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All it’s quacked up to be
Some ducks don’t need a pond. Some ducks just need a kiddie pool, a dog cage and a boy to take care of them. This year, ducklings Malley, Taft (also known as Michael Quackson), Peckers and Tiger are enjoying the cool summer days with eighth grade student Ryan Coulson. Ryan has volunteered to raise ducklings…
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Men at First Baptist Church serve community
Men within the New Commandment Ministries group at the First Baptist Church have been serving those in need in the Mahomet community for a few years. New Commandment Men’s Ministries is a national movement that seeks to help widows, single mothers, orphans, elderly and immigrants through service projects such building handicap ramps, raking leaves, plumbing…
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River Festival continues to grow
Organizers of the Sangamon River Music Festival have finally reached their goal of providing quality music throughout the festival. “It’s always been our goal to bring the big names bands in,” said event organizer David Parsons. “It started a few years ago with bringing in the bigger sound stage, and now we’re there with a…
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Champaign County Lacrosse teams compete in league play
The Champaign County Lacrosse (CCL) organization has found success with the growth of their program this year. For the first time since CCL was formed around 2013, there was enough youth interest to form a fifth through eighth grade boys’ team, the CCL Youth Kings. They have also fielded their first girls’ team, the CCL…
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MAYC raises funds for new programming
he Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) is putting the fun back in fundraising. This year’s MAYCelebration will be a “Boot Scootin’ Barn Dance” and barbeque with a live and silent auction on June 14 at the Shroeder farm located at 1097 N. 4000 E., Bellflower. “In the past the focus has been on the fundraiser…
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Good as their last game
The 10U Diamond Dog team found out they are as good as their last play this weekend at the Diamond Dog Classic. After winning two games in dramatic fashion, the 10U team took third place while competing against established baseball programs in Central Illinois. In pool play against the Central Area Indians, the Diamond Dogs…
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Mahomet community reaches out to Moore Oklahoma
Shocked by the tornado devastation in Oklahoma, Darci Dreher, the nursing supervisor at Whitestar Home Health Agency in Danville, planned to take a car full of supplies down on Friday to help. An EF5 tornado roared through Moore, OK on May 20 destroying 4,000 homes and business, killing 27 people. Dreher knew another Covington resident…
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Morefield plans to use life experience to help others
While obstacles like cystic fibrosis, navigating in a wheelchair and losing a brother might hold some people back, Mahomet-Seymour senior Taylor Morefield is looking forward to using her life experiences to help others. Born a triplet with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, Morefield and her siblings Tucker and Tanner have spent much of their lives in wheelchairs.…
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Geetha Sivaguru becomes United States citizen
After years of paperwork and patience, Geetha Sivaguru received her United States citizenship on May 10. Geetha and her husband, Mayandi decided to move to the United States 13 years ago from India. The couple also spent a few years in Japan and Germany while Mayandi worked. Mayandi was then hired on at the University…
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Mahomet runner excels at Illinois Marathon
Tonya Nunn is addicted to running. The Mahomet resident finished the Illinois Marathon 116 overall on April 27. This placed her 18th in the women’s division, and third in her age group. In her fourth marathon, Nunn beat her personal best time at 3:25:09. “Whenever I go to races, it just me and the clock,”…