This summer, get pumped for a wacky obstacle course unlike anything central Illinois has seen before. The Insane Inflatable 5K bounces into Centennial Park on Saturday, Aug. 6. Race waves begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue every 15 minutes through 11:30 a.m. The traveling race will land in 115 cities during its 2016 tour, 40 […]
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Most excellent adventure
Meet Ben Viele and Alexander Rodriguez. They are co-hosts of Los Angeles’s Universal Broadcasting Network Internet radio show “Happy Hour with Ben and Alexander.” So what are they doing in central Illinois and why are they putting on a show at the Hoogland Center for the Arts? Well, Viele’s hometown is in central Illinois and […]
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A plea for African-Americans to get screened for diseases
A diagnosis with stage three Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 12 led Julius Simmons of Springfield to make a lifetime commitment to health and medical research. While urging a Springfield audience to get more involved in minority health issues, Simmons, now 42, said he learned there was little medical knowledge about the causes of […]
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Fit for a kid
Looking for an activity for your younger ones this weekend? Put on those sneakers and join generation Healthy (genH) Coalition, The Parent Place, American Cancer Society, St. John’s Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s Cares for Kids at the Route 66 Kids Walk/Run/Roll and Health Expo. The free program at the Hope Picnic Shelter, Southwind Park, makes […]
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Walk to heal
Saturday, Aug. 20, the American Cancer Society wants to honor service and family dogs that provide love and companionship for cancer patients and their families, while raising money for local efforts. Some of the fun activities at this walk event include an extreme K-9 dog training demo, musical sit competition, doggy costume contest, dog and […]
