A Walk-Through Time: The Story of Urbana’s Residential Architectural Legacy
Urbana is home to some of the finest examples of historic residential architecture in the state dating from the 1820s to the 1950s.  Architectural gems can be found on every street in the city representing a range of tastes, styles, and cultural influences. Some of the nation’s and state’s top designers left their mark on Urbana over the centuries that reflected the city’s prosperity. From log homes lurking underneath their weatherboard siding to the enamel paneled homes of Lustron, Urbana is a timeline of American trends and building styles that still draw admirers today.

Here’s the scoop – the Historical Society is holding an old fashion ice cream social on July 24 from 2-5 pm on the lawn of the Museum.  Don’t miss this opportunity to relax under the trees and enjoy your favorite ice cream concoction. A variety of flavors and toppings will be offered along with your choice of cake or pie. There is no entry fee, just pay when you order your favorite sweet!
 
Please contact event chairman, Sandy Gonzalez (937-408-4195) with any questions and to volunteer – we need your help! This is a fundraiser for the CCHS, spread the word!
  
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month the old fashion way – visiting friends under the shade trees while enjoying an ice cold treat on a lazy summer day!   
 
 See you July 24!

Legacy Place is an absolutely magnificent illustration of collaboration, hard work and the tenacity to see a project to realization and successful implementation.  This sentiment was echoed by attendees of the OCCD Hybrid Spring Meeting in Columbus, Ohio this week.  OCCD welcomed members of the re-development team, including Rich Ebert, Executive Director of the Champaign Economic Partnership (CEP), together with Marcia Bailey, past CEP Executive Director, Duane Miller, CEO of T&H Investment Properties, and Joel Hauenstein, VP of Operations at Alliant. 

On May 6th, students from Graham High School will be traveling around their community to clean up around senior citizens homes. If the outside of your home needs a little sprucing up, they have you covered!

Students can lay mulch, plant flowers, pick up sticks, and many other things. They are asking that the home owner provides what is needed, although the school will provide things such as shovels, trash bags, and rakes.

Champaign County Department of Jobs and Family Services/ Adult Protective Services will be hosting an in-person training; "Helping Elders to Avoid: Scams, Fraud, and Exploitation".

The training will be Tuesday, December 14th from 9am-12pm at the CCDJFS Auditorium located at 1512 US Hwy 68, Urbana. Former Special Crimes Unit Detective, Teri Ruslander will be a special guest speaker. Detective Ruslander is an Elder Service Coordinator with the Grove City Division of Police.

RSVP to patricia.mairet@jfs.ohio.gov or call (937)484-1500 ext. 2719.

Breads of the Harvest is a popular fall 4-H School Enrichment program that makes a loaf of bread with every third grader at Graham Elementary School and every fifth grader at Urbana Elementary School. This year, however, they were excited to grow the program to two additional classrooms and incorporate a community service project along with it.

Students in Mrs. Lori Ferryman’s Junior High Intervention Classroom and Mrs. Jennifer Heminger’s High School Intervention Classroom at Urbana not only made themselves a loaf of bread, but they also donated a loaf they made to a local senior housing community.