When Melissa Lankston begins new baton twirling classes at Twirl-N-Talent next Tuesday it will be the continuation of a passion for the Germantown Hills woman.
“Baton twirling became a passion for me early. I was a competitor at 4,” she said.
At 14 Haley Gray has a lot on her plate — the first days of enriched classes at Metamora Township High School, cross country practice and, on Sundays, painting a mural on a 19-foot-by-9-foot wall.
Global Village, a store in Peoria Heights, commissioned Gray to paint a mural on an outside wall to reflect the store’s fair trade philosophy.
An anonymous donor has agreed to match gifts up to $10,000 for the repair of the columns on the Historic Metamora Courthouse.
One of the first donations to be matched is $1,000 donated by the Eureka Community Bank. Groups, individuals and organizations are encouraged to help provide the funds to repair the two columns that are in serious need of repair.
A record number of rubber ducks competed in the 22nd Annual Duck Race to benefit The Center for Prevention of Abuse presented by Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino.
Draw Grandma and Grandpa
Hey, kids: For Grandparents Day — Sept. 12 — we want you to draw pictures of your Grandma and Grandpa, and we may run them in the newspaper.
Send photos with your name, your parents' and grandparents' names, and a daytime phone number to DeWayne Bartels at wt@timestoday.com by Sept. 22. We'll also run some submissions online at www.woodfordtimes.com.
GasBuddy.com warns motorists hitting the road this weekend they may see an unpleasant surprise at the pump before leaving town.
