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America Recycles Day

Submitted by CourtneyR on October 30, 2012 - 3:46pm
Date: 
November 17, 2012 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Celebrate America Recycles Day with U-Cycle and the Urbana Park District! 

The event will be held at the Anita Purves Nature Center (1505 N. Broadway Ave.) in Urbana

The theme for this year's America Recycles Day event is "Recycling for the Holidays"

Join the celebration and pledge to recycle!  Activities include creating holiday cards, gift boxes and gift wrap using recycled materials; participate in recycling games and learn more about Urbana's U-Cycle program; and learn about Fair-Trade and recycled products from Ten Thousand Villages; and more!

Door prizes include LED holiday string lights, reusable shopping bags and more!

Bring your holiday string lights, household batteries and cell phones to recycle at this event!

This is a FREE, all ages event.

For more information call (217) 384-2302 or (217) 384-4062

Happy Recycling!

UC2B Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on October 30, 2012 - 11:33am
Date: 
November 10, 2012 - 12:00am

You're invited to attend the Urbana Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) ribbon cutting ceremony, hosted by Bethel A.M.E. Church & Salem Baptist Church, celebrating the UC2B connection to our community and to the world!

When: Saturday, November 10, 2012 beginning at 1 p.m.

Where: Salem Baptist Church located at 500 East Park Street in Champaign

Light refreshments will be served. 

For more information, please email connectme@uc2b.net.

UHS Boys Basketball Team Host 3rd Annual Euchre Tournament & Fish Fry

Submitted by admin on October 17, 2012 - 12:33pm
Date: 
October 20, 2012 - 3:00pm

Urbana High School Boys Basketball team will host their 3rd annual Euchre Tournament and Fish Fry fundraiser starting at 3 p.m. this Saturday, October 20th at Boomerangs in Urbana.

The Euchre tournament begins at 3 p.m. There is a cost of $20 per team and no pre-registration is required. The fish fry and spaghetti dinner begins at 5 p.m. There will be a raffle with a grand prize of 40” television, a second prize of $300 and a third prize of $200. Grand prize winner need not be present to win. Raffle tickets are $2 per ticket and can be purchased prior to the event from Linda Murphy at the high school or during the Euchre tournament prior to the drawing. All proceeds will go to support the UHS boys basketball team.

Boomerangs is located at 1309 E. Washington, Urbana. For more information about the event or to purchase raffle tickets, please contact Linda Murphy at 384-3505 or lmurphy@usd116.org.

Information provided by the Urbana School District.

First Ever "Tree for All" Festival

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on October 5, 2012 - 11:00am
Date: 
October 13, 2012 - 11:00am to 8:00pm

Join us Saturday, October 13th from 11am to 8pm in downtown Urbana for the first ever “Tree for All” Festival!

There will be plenty of festivities for you, your family, and your friends to partake in! Susan Pryde of Eclectic (an artist co-op) is organizing the festival and the exciting event will revolve around two of Urbana’s passions; a love for trees and a love for the growing Urbana art district!

The downtown businesses are excited and getting involved by decorating the trees outside of their business or creating a tree themed art to put in their windows. Be sure to check them out closely, patrons will be able to cast their vote throughout the day and a winner will be announced at the end of the festival! In addition, be sure to check out the new public tree sculptures!

Public Dedication for the Art in the Park Installation Designed by John David Mooney

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on October 4, 2012 - 2:43pm
Date: 
October 14, 2012 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The City of Urbana cordially invites you to a public dedication for the Art in the Park installation designed by Champaign County-born and internationally acclaimed artist John David Mooney.

  • Date: Sunday, October 14, 2012
  • Time: 5-7 p.m.
  • Location: Just north of the Urbana City Building at 400 S. Vine Street (corner of Green Street and Vine Street)

Light refreshments will be available and brief comments by Mayor Prussing and the artist, John David Mooney, will begin at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Please see the press release below for further Art in the Park information and event details.

Urbana Elementary Schools Celebrating Walk 'N' Roll Day

Submitted by admin on September 27, 2012 - 10:40am
Date: 
October 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Several elementary schools in Urbana School District #116 will be celebrating Walk ‘n’ Roll day on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Students, parents and staff from King, Leal, Paine, Wiley and Yankee Ridge will be joining other area elementary schools and other students and parents around the globe in celebrating International Walk to School Day.

Elementary schools throughout the district will be participating in many ways. Most schools will have pre-designated areas for students and parents to meet so they can walk the last few blocks together. Wiley students will stop as a group before the flag to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Yankee Ridge will provide refreshments for the parents and volunteers. Leal students may break out into the Ped Safety Dance song! Students who ride the bus at all the district elementary schools will be dropped off at a designated meeting area to join a group, and schools encourage parents who drive their children to park and walk a few extra blocks as well. In order to help direct traffic, the Urbana Police Department will have an officer stationed at each school building.

Draft Climate Action Plan Open House

Submitted by KateB on September 25, 2012 - 3:23pm
Date: 
October 2, 2012 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Your input is needed! Join us Tuesday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m. for public review and comment. 

The City of Urbana’s Draft Climate Action Plan Phase 1 will be made available to the public at an open house preceding the Sustainability Advisory Commission meeting Tuesday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Building, 400 South Vine St. Urbana, IL.

City staff will be available to answer your questions on strategies proposed in the Phase 1 Plan. Light refreshments will be served. The Sustainability Advisory Commission will begin their regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. the same evening.