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.
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It takes a conscious effort on the part of forest landowners to maintain a diverse woodland ecosystem on their property.
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The course was recently recertified by marathon Co-Director Mike Lindemann and Doug Thurston, race director of the Big Sur International Marathon, using a Jones Counter, which attaches to the wheel of a bicycle and displays 'clicks' based on the number of rotations.
Thunder to kind of shake my equilibrium, lightning to zap my impurities and a gentle cleansing rain. Yep! That’s what I feel like. Maybe I'm kind of weird, but so be it.
URBANA — A ensemble founded and directed by youths will perform a concert featuring music from films this weekend at an Urbana church.
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with the new assistant superintendent of human resources for the Urbana school district who previously worked in leadership roles across Wright Street in Unit 4.
After spending time with my mom in Wichita, Kan., last month, I drove 300 miles to my northwestern Kansas birthplace to take care of some personal business, including visiting the graves of relatives at the Hoxie, Kan., cemetery. On the hot afternoon I drove into Hoxie, where I spent my firs…
The constantly changing exhibits at the Richmond Family Welcome Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center tell the history of the Urbana campus in vibrant colors.
The mission of the Champaign County History Museum is to discover, collect, preserve, exhibit, study and interpret objects relating to the history of Champaign County and to provide educational programs about the county’s heritage and the museum’s collections.
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.
Thanks to quick action by the state Department of Agriculture and others, potentially infected plant material has been removed from the market.
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Now in its 35th year, the Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is attended by anywhere from 65 to 115 genealogical researchers each year.
Once again, a very quiet afternoon. It would be perfect to go on a picnic or a walk in the woods; I suppose there are some who would want to go fishing.
This month, I would like to share an article from my family-life colleague, Karla Belzer, to help families prepare for another school year.
A UI vet med student who noticed something odd on her betta fish, Francisco, took him to the college’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital to see Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian who is a board-certified specialist in zoological medicine.
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with the 44-year-old cultural and linguistic competence coordinator at the Champaign County Mental Health and Developmental boards.
Here come the elephants! I left Birdland this morning in the capable hands of Michael. My husband will watch out for all the critters, collecting eggs, feeding our feline, canine and avian friends.
Let’s all take a moment to be thankful for modern medicine, especially those of us who are above average in the accident-prone department, primarily due to our curiosity about life.
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.
The Champaign County Museums Network is excited to announce the start of this weekly column, "Inside Out," which will highlight the stories and accomplishments of museums, archives and similar institutions in our community.
Here's what some of the members of the Aspiring Philanthropists Giving Circle told staff writer Paul Wood.
There are more than 20 native species in Illinois, and I am always amazed that many people are unaware of the majority of this interesting and diverse plant family.
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