COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Wednesday, July 21
Champaign County monthly community blood drive: from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Champaign County Community Center, 1512 S. US Hwy. 68, Urbana. Appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are accepted as space allows. Schedule online at www.DonorTime.com or call (937) 461-3220.
Thursday, July 22
East Fork Buck Creek Conservancy District Public Meeting: 5:30 p.m., Mechanicsburg Public Library, 60 S. Main St., Mechanicsburg
Friday, July 23
“Peter Rabbit 2”: 7:30 p.m. The Gloria Theatre, downtown Urbana. PG
Champaign County Arts Council Sounds of Summer series: Daniel Dye will perform at Freshwater Farms at 7 p.m. (free admission)
Saturday, July 24
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Saturday, July 17
Champaign County Arts Council Sounds of Summer series: Ryan Mundy will perform at Freshwater Farms at 7 p.m. (free admission)
“Black Widow”: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. The Gloria Theatre, downtown Urbana. PG-13 Champaign County Farmers Market: from 9 a.m. until noon. Behind Urbana Municipal Building near Locust Street
Vietnam Wall exhibit: postponed to 2022
St. Mary Church Family Fun Day and Super Sizzler Raffle: Games and rides begin at noon. Call St. Mary Parish office at 937-653-1375 for more info.
Sunday, July 18
“Black Widow”: 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. The Gloria Theatre, downtown Urbana. PG-13
Public preview/Pointe North Nature Park: an event featuring the attributes of the planned park will be held 2-5 p.m. and is sponsored by the Pointe North Nature Park Advisory Committee and local businesses. Area is located north of Grimes Field on Route 68.
Historical Society announces lecture dates
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Dean Wilson is shown in this vintage photo preparing for the plowing contest in 1950 after having won the competition the previous two years.
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The Champaign County Historical Society will present two educational lectures this summer about local history. The programs are free.
Nancy Patzer: A Light In The Sky
At the Urbana Aviation Museum on Sunday, July 25 at 2 p.m., Nancy Patzer will present a program on Warren Grimes, a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Grimes, the inventor of the familiar red, green and white navigation lights still found on the wing tips and tails of modern aircraft, made his home in Urbana, Ohio and created an internationally-known company, Grimes Manufacturing. As businessman and community leader, Grimes provided jobs for thousands of local workers and built the Grimes Field airport on the north side of town.