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Cities and villages around Champaign County have organized observances for Memorial Day weekend.Here is a list of events submitted to the newspaper as requ
Indie Spotlight reviews of Doug Hoekstra, Steve Almaas, June Star and more
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By Lee Zimmerman
Doug Hoekstranever settles for the ordinary, but his new album
The Day Deserved may be his most ambitious project yet.. With songs that veer from the cajoling (“Seaside Town”) to the caressing (“Late Night Ramble,” Grace”) to the carousing (“Keeper of the Word”) and even the quirky (“Wintertime”), it is, by Hoekstra’s own description, a record “intended to be a marker of the times, fleshed out by “disenfranchised characters inhabiting the tunes, pressing on through barriers and breaks fostered by their surroundings.” It is, by any definition, an ambitious outing, one that covers a lot of musical turf while keeping its intents intact. Nevertheless, it’s also throughly intriguing and compelling, an album that reaches well beyond the usual melodic and thematic constraints. Hoekstra’s low cast vocals belie the album’s more urgent intents, but the emoti
Urbana Youth Center to open for first time Thursday afternoon
By Brenda Burns - Managing Editor
Previously a book storage area of the old library building, new paint. decor and an abundance of electrical outlets have combined to make the room into a study and homework assistance space. The room will be overseen by an adult who can help youths find resources for enhancing their studies.
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Justin T. Weller, executive director and lead project manager of the Urbana Youth Center, explains the various resources of the center while standing in the “Hangout” area.
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Jan 9, 2021
Following a memorial service for longtime Brooke football coach Paul “Bud” Billiard held inside the Brooke High School gymnasium, his former players followed their beloved coach to the field one final time, walking behind the hearse while the songs “Glory Days” and “Take It To the Limit” played. A crowd spread throughout the bleachers and tributes, such as Brooke flags being lowered and an empty chair placed on the Bruins’ “B” at midfield on the field named after the three-time state champion coach, were around the stadium. The players gathered together near the hearse while the school alma mater played over the speakers, with some also paying respects at the chair. A school official estimated 700 people made their way through the line to pay respects during the five hour viewing inside the gym prior to the service, with at least 200 staying for or participating in the “final walkthrough.” Billiard died Tuesday at the age of 79. (Photo by Andrew Gri