*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Janet Watkins’ hobby is gardening. She enjoys the process from starting with a seed to nurturing it to life to waiting for the bloom […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It’s been 30 years since Ann Marie Morisette performed as a Madrigal at Mahomet-Seymour High School. But this weekend, her heart will be on the stage as her daughter, Miranda, a sophomore, performs with the beloved Mahomet-Seymour group. When the Morisettes moved to Mahomet-Seymour five years ago, […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com They laugh alike. They talk alike. Sometimes, they even walk alike. But it hasn’t always been this way for Nicolina Di Girolamo and Neenah Williams. In junior high, they didn’t really like each other. “I did not like her because we were always competing,” Nicolina said. “I […]
To Grandmother’s House We Go The Museum of the Grand Prairie will host its annual To Grandmother’s House We Go on Dec. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors can make, wrap, and take home presents and decorations for their families and friends; including popcorn garland, chromolithograph ornaments, and more! The Champaign-Urbana […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Tickets for the 37th-annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal dinner go on sale to the public on Nov. 12. This year’s Madrigal cast, directed by Nicole Kuglich and assisted by Brian Lonergan, features 22 members including: Lord Maxwell Bartlett, Lord Luca Bellini, Lord Logan Burdette, Lord Ryan Bushell, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tracing the origins of events steeped in history can be a bit nebulous. The starting point isn’t always clearly defined like a birthday, which can be verified by an official piece of paper. The beginnings of Janet Watkins’ interest in Madrigals and its arrival in Mahomet […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ellen Bushell can talk knowingly about the advantages of being in the right place at the right time. As a Mahomet-Seymour freshman, she took advantage of an offer to learn the recorder and now — as a senior — is the only fourth-year member of the […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal Singers will continue a tradition in the Community of Mahomet by presenting the 36th annual “Madrigal Dinner,” performances depicting a Christmas celebration in a castle setting during the Renaissance. Elaborate decorations, ornate costumes of the period, humor, and beautiful music combine to provide a very […]
