The Girl Scouts of Cadette Troop 81265 hosted the Juliette Gordon Low birthday celebration on Nov. 1. Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts USA in 1912. Each year around Low’s birthday, which falls on Halloween, a local teen Girl…
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Local Woodworker Joins National Movement Honoring First Responders
National First Responders Day was Oct. 28. Local woodworker Kristen Richards participated in a nationwide challenge called Makers Never Forget that honors first responders. “A maker in Illinois had the idea to gather as many woodworkers,” said Richards, “to make…
Windsor Knolls Named National PTA School of Excellence
The Windsor Knolls Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association held a “Banner Reveal” and reception at the school media center on Oct. 22 in celebration of being named a National Parent Teacher Association School of Excellence. “As a National PTA…
Urbana Latino Association Hosts Third Annual Celebration
The Urbana Latino Association hosted an outdoor celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday, Oct. 5 beneath beautiful blue skies. As Latin band Grupo Quimboa played, people of all ages moved on the dance floor set in the middle…
Vietnam Veteran to Speak at Urbana Regional Library
Thomas Nikirk describes himself as a “hometown Frederick boy.” On Nov. 10, the Vietnam veteran will be sharing “The Vietnam Experience in Photographs” at the Urbana Library at 1 p.m. Nikirk graduated from Frederick High School in 1964 and headed…
November Is NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, a 30-day period beginning on Nov. 1. Hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world will attempt to write 50,000 words toward a novel; hitting the 50K word count goal is considered…
Soaring Sensations Dream Big, Ready for Competition
It takes a lot of work to #dreambigsoarhigh as the Urbana High School Show Choir hashtag declares, and the Soaring Sensations have been putting in that work. The group of fully choreographed and staged choral performers was established in 1998,…
YA Author Erin Teagan Shares Fast Drafting
Author Erin Teagan will be presenting “Fast Drafting for the Not-So-Speedy Writer” at the Urbana Regional Library on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Teagan wrote the Luciana series (American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year), “The Friendship Experiment”…
Build Provides Beds for Kids Who Need Them
With the tagline, “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town,” the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and its countless volunteers put words into action across the country. SHP was founded seven years ago in Twin Falls, Idaho,…
MOMS Welcomes New Members With First Open House
More than 20 moms and their little ones descended on the Urbana Community Park on Sept. 11 when the MOMS Club of Urbana held their first open house. The club welcomed prospective new members. “It was a great opportunity for…