By Jeannie Yockman The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and you are ready to go outside and take advantage of the warm spring weather. You search through your closet to find your running shoes and dust them off. Out come the T-shirts and the exercise shorts. January was...
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By Stephanie Long Where can you pet a snake, ride in a bike rodeo, rock out to the music of Leonardo and pan for gold this summer? At the Urbana Regional Library, of course! As part of our annual Summer Reading program, we will be hosting several fun activities you won’t want to miss...
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Dear Editor: I read the Courier every month and look forward to getting it. I generally don’t read “Ask the Editor,” but today it jumped out at me. I am a caregiver and try to keep in shape at home but have been thinking of going to a fitness center for a one-time consultation...
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By Jeff Kinney and Bethany Starin Testing and replacing smoke detectors is kind of like eating right: Everyone knows they should do it, but who really has the time? Well, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and lots of other government agencies suggest you make the time. In addition, recent events in Frederick County...
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By Jo Ostby Recently, Urbana’s Monocacy Crossing restaurant and the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank formed a partnership. With this relationship in full swing, the Monocacy Crossing will host its first Community Restaurant on Monday evening, April 29. Based on the concept behind Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, N.J., the Community...
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By Emily Feliz Some of the time, he’s John Diamondidis — a husband, father of two, small business owner and Ijamsville resident. Other times, he is Big John Greene, a professional heavyweight wrestler for Covey Promotions Wrestling, a seven-year-old wrestling organization based in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Becoming a professional wrestler was a lifelong dream...
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By Bethany E. Starin and Kristy Crawford Just 18 miles from Urbana, a house fire took the lives of two children in Myersville, Md., on Jan. 31. Jack and Angela Lillard lost two of their four children — 6-year-old Sophie Paige and 3-year-old Madigan Grace. Their other daughters, Morgan, 8, and 7-month-old Sadie lost...
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By Sandra Cartagena Throughout the past few years, several Urbana Regional Library staff members attended trainings to see what other library systems are doing to better serve children and their caregivers. Dominating these training discussions are library early literacy centers. These interactive spaces fill a crucial role in supporting children’s school readiness skills and...
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On Dec. 17, Urbana neighbors came together for a vigil in honor of the 26 victims of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. More than 70 people huddled in the cold and rainy drizzle in front of Centerville Elementary School. Most held lit candles, sang, and listened to Bible verses and original poems...
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The house is quiet. Everyone is winding down for the night. The curtains draw shut, and a small child, snuggled in pajamas, the smell of bubblegum toothpaste on their breath, crawls under the sheets. He beams up at his parent, who takes a seat on the bed next to him, a storybook in hand....
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