Teri Easton expects a lot of buzz about her new venture. The former athletic department administrative assistant at Champaign’s St.Thomas More needed a hobby to help her into retirement. The White Heath resident found a sweet one. Easton is becoming a beekeeper. She had no background in the endeavor. “I’ve […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Mahomet’s Zainab Susi welcomes sisters to America
Photo by: Fred Kroner/The Mahomet Citizen Mahomet’s Zainab Susi, center, poses with her sisters, Sultana Mumtaz, left, and Saeeda Susi, last week after they immigrated to the United States. For Mahomet’s Zainab Susi, the change is more than the obvious one. Until last week, she spoke with her two oldest […]
Colella family prepares for changes that will come with daughter’s rare disease
Photo: The Colella family, from Mahomet, includes Alexa Colella, Grant Colella, 10-year-old Ryan Colella and 3-year-old Charlotte Colella. Charlotte Colella is, in many ways, a typical 3-year-old. “She runs, jumps in your lap and knocks you over,” said Alexa Colella, her mother. “We call her ‘The Tank’ or ‘The Linebacker.’ […]
Mahomet Public Library Flash Mob logs over 50 hours of reading
Photo (by Fred Kroner): Zaidah Balbuena, 10, left, and Journey Alexander, soon to be 8, participate in the Flashmob Reading on Friday, July 14 at Yo Yo’s Frozen Yogurt. This was one marathon which allowed participants to turn the page and move ahead at their own speed. No one finished […]
Food Truck Friday considered a hit among attendees
Photo: Mahomet’s Erin Arends and her daughter, Maggie, 1, share a blanket and some food at the first Food Truck Friday on July 14 at Barber Park. The lament of residents in small communities is often that there’s nothing to do. Sometimes, what appeals to the older generation is considered “lame” by […]
