Nothing about Penny Moisson fits inside a box, so she’s not expecting her job to, either. “I’ve been pursuing who I really am for 25 years,” Moisson said. “I need to be who I am and stop apologizing for it.” With a secure relationship with God, Moisson decided to move […]
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Siblings learn life lessons through competitive swim team
William and Grace Larson have loved being in the water from a very young age. Now the siblings compete with the YMCA Heat and the Indian Acres swim year round. Their mom, Lori, said they would watch the kids dive for treasurers and play with them in the deep water […]
Zumba popular in Mahomet
The Mahomet Park and Recreation Department has taken the party outside with their current Zumba in the Park programming. While their Zumba program has been held in the Mahomet-Seymour High School fieldhouse or the Mahomet Community Building, schedule conflicts forced the department to think outside of the box. They decided […]
Photographer shares her hobby at Coffee House
Picture taking is just a hobby for Mary Alumbaugh, but for guests at the Coffee House, the photographs add a whimsical passage into the artist’s life. Alumbaugh has always loved to take pictures. As a child, she participated in photography through 4-H. As a teacher for 20 years, she loved […]
Life Community Church sprung from Bible study
After five weeks of church services, Life Community Church is focused on bringing all ages of the family to the Word of God. Life Community Church will officially launch their church programming in the fall, although they already hold services at 1204 East Oak across the street from FitTek on […]
Mahomet Mavericks gives boys opportunity to play baseball
The Mahomet Maverick organization started in 2012 to offer boys a chance to play competitive baseball on a local level. This spring, the Mavericks fielded four teams of 12 boys ranging in the 9U, 10U, 11U and 12U divisions. The organization started when approximately 20 Mahomet area boys met at […]
Wallace named Champaign County Queen
Mahomet resident Julianne Wallace won the Champaign County Queen Pageant at the Rantoul Township High School Saturday afternoon. After Wallace was named runner-up at the Miss Fisher Fair Queen Pageant in 2012, she knew she wanted to compete in the Champaign County Queen Pageant. As a contest in each pageant […]
Family wants to share their love through adoption
Chris and Beth Burdette are happy with the family they have created, but the couple, along with their children, Megan and Logan are ready to share their abundance of love with children without a family. “As we had our own family, I felt like something was missing,” said Beth. “There’s […]
Carpenter leaves a legacy of friendship
While many people in the Mahomet community will miss Wes Carpenter, they will be strengthened by sharing stories of how he impacted their lives at his celebration of life on Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene. Carpenter passed away on June 7 after his battle with cancer. But friends […]
Sixth grade students plan vacation bible school
Standing up for what you believe may be hard as a junior high student. But Faithgirz, a Mahomet based group of incoming sixth grade students, started to learn about building a solid foundation of faith and friends last year. Christine Henrichs wanted her daughter, Annie, to talk about social and […]