BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com A lot can change in 25 years: hairstyles, styles of jeans, locations of organizations, the use of telephones and smartphones. But there are certain community characteristics that may always stay the same. That’s where the Mahomet Area Youth Club finds itself, having served the Mahomet community by […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Clad in a cornucopia of colors, nearly 500 runners descended on Mahomet last weekend. The draw was the 24th version of Run Mahomet, a fundraiser for the Mahomet Area Youth Club featuring races at various distances. Some competitors were there hoping to achieve a first, the […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetimes. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who warrant consideration. We are delighted to […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Life is a journey for Gary Matthews, and his latest trip was another in a long line of adventures. He and his wife, Trudy, caught the traveling bug decades ago. Now in their 80s, they are not slowing down. They are the Mahomet couple who traveled – […]
BY JESSICA PETERSON Champaign resident Sara Balgoyen is the new Executive Director for the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC). She said although she does not live in Mahomet she sees a lot of overlapping connections between the two communities. “I’ve been meeting a lot of new people and so far […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Chad Hoffman didn’t have a time schedule in mind when he accepted the position as executive director of the Mahomet Area Youth Club in January, 2017. “I really was looking for it to be long-term,” Hoffman said. At the same time, he also wasn’t going to ignore […]
Mahomet Area Youth Club’s Executive Director Chad Hoffman will leave his position with the club after two years with the organization. Hoffman’s last day with MAYC will be March 24. Hoffman has accepted a position as the Executive Director of Habitat of Humanity in Champaign. “Chad’s leadership and direction has […]
The Mahomet Area Youth Club has opened registration for spring break and summer programming. The clubhouse will be open for Spring Break from March 18 through March 22, then again for summer break from June 3 to August 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Youth between the ages of […]
