The Museum of the Grand Prairie is ready to introduce its 2017 exhibit titled “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud.” A grand opening celebration will include antique tractors and a Clydesdale horse on March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud” follows the progression of […]
Month: March 2017
Project 47 offers barbecue and flatbreads
It was a whirlwind that generally takes business owners months or years to develop, but Justin Taylor and Brent Chester opened Project 47 Smokehouse located at 101 N. Lombard St. in under a week. Once Main Street Wingery closed last week, Walker and Chester enlisted the help of family […]
Noh transitions to take over Woodruff’s dental office
As Dr. Valerie Woodruff prepares to retire, Dr. David Noh is learning the ins and outs of Woodruff’s office located at 200 Eastwood Drive. Noh purchased Woodruff’s office earlier this year, but continues to work part-time with his former employer until the end of March. Woodruff will continue to see […]
My Daughter Did Not Make the Musical
My daughter found out she did not make the cast of Grease at Mahomet-Seymour High School last night. It wasn’t a surprise when her name wasn’t on the list of nearly 70 cast members, but still, being part of the team is something she really wanted to do. Her interest […]
Fifth-grade students learn independence through Rube Goldberg project
Fifth-grade students in Sandy Prather’s and Dana Martin’s classes are celebrating their first and second place wins at the Rube Goldberg contest at the University of Illinois Saturday. The Lincoln Trail classes scored higher than others in the 15-class competition. Contestants in this year’s Rube Goldberg competition were given specifications […]