By Irida Sangemino May 5/6, 2012 –The Hack House Spring Event was a huge success. During the opening weekend, over two hundred visitors dropped in to learn more about their local history. The members of the Milan Area Horticultural Society were very pleased with the official opening of the 2012 season. The Milan [...]
By Irida Sangemino Salt Lake City, Utah –Apr 28 through May 1, 2012, over 14,000 U.S. and foreign students, advisors, businesspersons, and alumni gathered to participate in the 66th annual DECA International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City. Among the participants were Sydney Lammers and Tory Martinsen, both seniors at Milan High School. [...]
By Irida Sangemino A hardware store is not your usual hot-spot destination for a ladies’ night out. However, over 175 female shoppers showed up at Milan’s Ace Hardware store between 6 and 8 pm on May 4th, 2012. The offer of the 20% discount was just too tempting for all those girls and their [...]
By Irida Sangemino Bucket Brigade to the rescue! Friday May 4, 2012 – Perfect weather, lots of great food, and an enthusiastic crowd were all on hand to celebrate a spectacular Firehouse Friday at the Milan Fire Station, 45 Wabash St., Milan. The event was sponsored by KeyBank and the American Red Cross. Brian “Bubba” [...]
Nancy Goings 5/4/12 The Rotary Club of Milan sponsored a fund raiser at the Milan Grill last night, Sun. 4/29. It was a murder mystery dinner theater that was truly delightful, and so funny, people were rolling in the aisle laughing. To get in the front door, you were asked for the password. I [...]
–Submitted by Linda Gilson The Milan Area Historical Society wishes to extend an invitation to everyone to join them on May 5 & 6. The house and grounds will be officially open for another inspiring season. The crew has spent the winter making needed improvements to the outbuildings, creating new displays, and the newly [...]
Marble Memorial United Methodist Church in Milan will be conducting an Offering Of Letters on behalf of Bread for the World on Sunday, May 6 at 11:15 am after the 10 am worship service. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad [...]
By Irida Sangemino – 5/4/12 A new study released by Michelle Lilly, a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University, suggests that dispatchers answering emergency calls undergo tremendous emotional distress while on the job. In many cases, the symptoms equal those of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Lilly, head of NIU’s Trauma, Mental Health and Recovery [...]
— Rod Hill Two Milan area institutions got together on April 19th to promote each other and to introduce some exciting community projects. The Milan Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Evening Social at Milan’s Old Fire Barn at the flatiron on the east end of downtown. The Milan Area Historical Society owns [...]
–Nancy Goings 5/4/12 4 Hands for Kids resides in the Milan Tree House, located at 13 E. Main St. I attended their open house on Saturday, and talked to Jim Smith, the Executive Director. The Milan Tree House is a place where kids can come to play and hear stories read to them. Inside the [...]
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