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Shop Local this holiday season: Mahomet edition

Yellow & Co., 604 E. Main Street, Suite C, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4, Masks Required to Enter, shop Yellow & Co.’s carefully curated collection of great gifts and decor

Winderson’s Creations, 601 E Main St, Suite 105, Friday 10-7; Saturday 10-6; Sunday 10-4, 15% off in-store purchase – excludes OOTD Boutique IL and The Burlap Ribbon, which are having their own sales.

greener goods, 601 E Main Street Ste. 108, Free local delivery & clothing donation pickup, A space in Sangamon on Main that offers simple, sustainable swaps for the average person.

Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles, 214 S. Lake of the Woods Rd., Friday and Saturday 9-3, Cubs, Cardinals, Bears Sports memorabilia, Mahomet-Seymour Hoodies

Baldwin Bytes, 601 E. Main St., Looking for a new computer or gaming system? Before checking out the big box store, ask Adam Baldwin what he could build for you. Oftentimes, customization is the key to meeting your needs.

En Route Fashion Boutique, 1704 Patton Dr., Suite 2, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10- 4, Sunday 12-4, Women’s Clothing Store

A Quilting Bee, 406 E Main St, Hundreds of Beautiful Fabrics cut to order, fat quarters, charm packs, and jelly rolls! An excellent selection of tools of the trade: threads, needles, rulers of all shapes and sizes, patterns and books for quilts, wearables, totes and other creative projects. Two Long-arm quilting machines for finishing your special project! Quilting Friendly and helpful staff.

Local Authors

Many in East Central Illinois know Fred Kroner as a journalist who followed local sports for 50 years. But in his 2020 memoir, Kroner takes readers through the heart of his life, looking back on his early days in Mahomet, to being a father and a husband, losing his mother and taking life lessons from the greats who spent years shaping memories throughout the region. You can purchase a signed copy of “From the Heart to the Heartland” at Lucky Moon Pies and at fredkroner.com or the paperback edition on Amazon.

Adi Puckett takes a relational approach to some of America’s most pressing issues of race in Graciously Diverse: A Mighty Little Guide to Seeing & Loving Our Neighbors, and self-acceptance in UnSelf Confidence: Loving Yourself Enough to Trust God. You can purchase both books through Amazon.

He’s been telling stories and sharing his heart for decades. Now, David Webb has brought those stories to life in Letters to David, a collection of 33 letters written from an older man to his hypothetical younger self on select critical aspects of living, and Rescue at the Dock, bedtime stories about childhood adventures and growing up in a peaceful lobstering community in Maine. Webb’s work is available at Schnuck’s and at davidkwebb.com.

Dani Tietz

I may do everything, but I have not done everything.

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