In our weekly feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell chats with the Rev. Cindy Breeze, associate pastor at First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana from 1992 to 2009.
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The annual downtown Monticellobration is also a key part on Saturday, with a Monticello Theatre Association production also part of the festive weekend.
My family has been enjoying this pasta salad all summer. It truly has something for everyone: My husband approves of the bacon, I like the mustardy dressing, and my toddler daughter seems to find at least one different acceptable ingredient each time we make it.
“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In w…
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Kathy Sweedler is a consumer economics educator at the University of Illinois Extension. Contact her at 217-333-7672 or sweedler@illinois.edu.
A Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment ensures that a pet’s mouth is healthy by diagnosing — and fixing — any issues that are present.
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with Mark Wertz, 36, of St. Joseph, owner of Wertz Chiropractic Clinic, who's an outdoorsman, a family guy and a Christian.
Today in Birdland it’s sunny and cool. Clouds bounce in a blue sky, and black-eyed Susans nod with the breezes that blow through the yard. The beans have set on, and the wind ripples the lovely green fields. All this belies the urgency our planet is under.
Recently, Thomas and I spent a week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Our first night, he mentioned a strong bleach odor in our hotel room. I made an off-hand remark about it being in an upcoming episode of CSI: Spring Break Central.
On the chance you don’t already know it, back in July, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act, and that’s cause for celebration. The act is designed to protect the public interest in clean water by placing more stringent rules on coal ash disposal sites.
How did the oldest experimental plots in the United States get their name?
The tradition started as a collegiate event, but local high schools have a history that goes back 100 years.
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500.
Gardeners now can pick from thousands and thousands of varieties.
In our weekly feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell looks at the 28th CROP Walk for Hunger, which steps off at 2 p.m. Oct. 13 outside Wesley United Methodist Church in Urbana.
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Two mornings in a row, Sunday and Monday, of not getting up over the top early was a treat!
I can’t imagine what it’s like to deal with 25 or 30 kids all day — or a couple hundred middle school or high school students — with all the chatter and missed buses and forgotten lunches and uniforms.
'It's kind of like the U.N. of bicycling,' Kelley Wegeng said of the 750-mile ride from Paris to Brest and back that she undertook in mid-August with about 6,500 other cyclists.
Sept. 28 is World Rabies Day, a time to raise awareness about rabies and promote prevention and control efforts worldwide.
Linda Hewerdine's Society for Hooved Animal Rescue and Emergencies houses as many as 72 of them at a time at her farm outside Dewey. Many will find safe, new homes.
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with domestic violence worker Lisa Little, who tries to find hope and safety for community members in dangerous relationships.
Established in 1956, the Champaign County Historical Archives is a department of the Urbana Free Library that maintains a research-level collection on the history and genealogy of Champaign County and its residents. It’s open seven days a week, year-round. No appointment or library card is n…
Each spring, my colleagues and I in the Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability major at the University of Illinois, in cooperation with the program director for Allen Hall, offer a class for undergraduate students on sustainability and environment in Costa Rica. The class combines …
Separation anxiety can show up in various ways. When school starts up again, you may see your dog and cat acting up in naughty ways or showing signs of anxiety.
In late July, I was just an hour from Hoxie, Kansas, (where I was born and spent my first 10 years) when I passed the exit on Interstate 70 for Victoria, Kan., home of “The Cathedral on the Plains.” For miles you can see the twin 141-foot limestone towers of the St. Fidelis Catholic Church.
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500.
On a beautiful fall-like morning last week, a group of East Central Illinois Master Naturalists helped Urbana Park District Natural Areas Coordinator Matt Balk clip Canada goldenrod stems to stop its spread and collecting seeds from prairie sunflower to spread elsewhere in the park.
In our weekly feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell chats with the Rev. Clyde Snyder, who serves as chairman of the board for the food pantry at Urbana's Wesley United Methodist and pastor of Allerton United Methodist.
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