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Business Barometer........................................................4 Where is Commercial Real Estate Headed?................5 Business After Hours.....................................................6 Welbrook Ribbon Cutting............................................7 Spring Fling.....................................................................8 Girls World Expo............................................................9 The Apartment........................................................10-11 Home Show...................................................................14 Dan Brady’s St. Patrick’s Day Party...........................15 Business Before Hours................................................17 REALTORS© Unofficial St. Patty’s Day..................19 Lavender and Lemons Kitchen Tour.........................21 11th Annual Gospel Brunch.................................22-23 My Mother’s Love.........................................................24

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Life

Springing Forward into New Ventures......................26-27 Wish Bone Wine and Wishes...........................................28 Bobzbay..................................................................29 Get Ready to “Ooh and Ahh”...........................................30 What to Look for in an Assisted Living Center.............31 Tour the Town....................................................................33 Blessing of the Bikes.....................................................34-35 Mark Peterson Says Goodbye..........................................36 Annual Pushcart Derby.....................................................37 Men’s Lenten Breakfast......................................................38 Inspiration........................................................39

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Jonell Kehias, editor Victoria Weinberg, creative director Deanna Frautschi, writer, photographer, naturalist Tricia Stiller, writer Kim Hill, writer Derek Beigh, writer Michael Escoubas, poet David Proeber, photographer

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Business Barometer Constitution Trail Centre taking off‌

A.B. Hatchery changes owner, not style‌

NORMAL — After a start slowed by the Great Recession, Constitution Trail Centre in north Normal now is reaching the potential officials saw a decade ago with the recent additions of an OSF HealthCare office, Sky Zone trampoline park, Pet Supplies Plus, Jumping Jax Family Fun Center and Technique Tumbling and Cheer Prep.

BLOOMINGTON — A.B. Hatchery and Garden Center in Bloomington, a lawn, garden, wildlife and livestock supply store started in the early 1940s, will remain a family-style business, says new owner Bill Inks of Bloomington.

Ham leaves top EDC post‌

Ham Construction.

NORMAL — Kyle Ham, who has served as CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council since December 2014, resigned, effective April 30, to become vice president of client services at Morton-based Core

5 B-N real estate firms recognized‌

B-N adds 2 senior Epiphany Farms adds 2 eateries‌ living facilities ‌ BLOOMINGTON — Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group, which has opened three farm-to-fork restaurants in McLean County since 2009, is working on launching two more in the next few months: The Bakery and Pickle Bar, offering a speakeasy feel at 513 N. Main St., and a Korean barbecue place at 7 Currency Drive, both in Bloomington.

Rivian to debut vehicles in 2018‌ NORMAL — Rivian Automotive, the Michigan-based electric car startup that bought the former Mitsubishi Motors North America plant in Normal, plans to publicly reveal its first vehicles this year, a major milestone on the road to bringing a five-passenger pickup truck to the market in 2020.

BLOOMINGTON — Real estate analyst REAL Trends listed five Bloomington-based firms as among the top 1,250 Up-And-Comers nationwide: Crowne Realty of Bloomington, which closed 618 transaction sides in 2017; Re/Max Rising with 760; Re/Max Choice with 1,140; Keller Williams Realty with 1,186; and BLOOMINGTON — The jobless rate in Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Snyder the Bloomington metropolitan statistical Real Estate with 1,209. area dropped to 3.6 percent in February from 4.8 percent a year ago, Illinois Department of Employment Security reported in March, continuing a nine-month downward trend.

Unemployment drops in B-N‌

State Farm selling headquarters building‌

BLOOMINGTON — State Farm already has received interest from potential buyers since announcing that it plans to sell its 89-year-old original headquarters building in downtown Bloomington.

The company declined to disclose an asking sale price. The building has a market value under $9 million, according to the McLean County assessor’s office.

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BLOOMINGTON — Two unrelated senior living facilities in Bloomington, the $8 million, 74-unit Villas of Holly Brook, 1815 Towanda Barnes Road, and the $10.5 million, 80-unit Welbrook at Bloomington, 1402 Leslie Drive, Bloomington, announced in March they were ready to open as soon as state licenses were approved.

BroMenn adds imaging equipment‌ NORMAL — Advocate BroMenn Medical Center showcased in early March $4.9 million worth of new medical imaging equipment, including a Siemens open bore MRI system in a Sentient patient experience suite, intended to make patients less anxious and to reduce their exposure to radiation and the need for additional procedures.

Leman unveils $8M Toyota facility‌ BLOOMINGTON — The Sam Leman Automotive Group’s newly opened $8 million Toyota showroom and service facility, 1615 Morrissey Drive, Bloomington, features the latest technology for online car sales and diagnostic and repair work, co-owner Ben Leman said.

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group of us were sitting around the office the other day discussing where we thought the commercial real estate market was going in our market area.

As we mused, we discussed the key influencers that help to drive the local market. A few local factors are: the commercial brokers, investors, and government (through their incentives).

But what about the outside influencers such as national brokers, their investors and state government? No one has a crystal ball for the future but a few have a good picture of what will be coming in the next 12 months. or so, but what about the long term?

How will the ever increasing pace of change drive the future requirements for commercial property?

We have all seen the growth of the east side and the formulation of the Enterprise Zone along the north side of E. Empire which brought the redevelopment of Eastland Mall, the changes to the old Kmart Plaza, and the removal of several buildings in preparation for new businesses.

This is happening today, but what will happen in the future? That seems to be the real question that remains unanswered, but why?

There are many factors. For example, what effect will technology have on growth? If you look at the local agriculture industry, it continues

to grow as technology brings greater insight into how to produce a product with greater efficiency thanks to advancements made in genetics, plant placement, nutrient delivery, GPS positioning (showing the proper placement of fertilizer, lime, pest control and the yields by location at harvest). Today, the solution is placed where it is needed, versus applying them to the entire field as was the practice in the past.

Can a similar approach be brought to commercial real estate? Would it be accepted? We have the demographics in terms of vehicle counts, population within X miles, income ranges for a given radius of a location, purchasing patterns, retail sales volume, etc. We have the basic information today but what does it mean when looking to the future?

Given the struggle that the community faces with the challenge of retaining our young people, both local and imported college students, where should we be looking to determine what commercial real estate resources will be required for the next five years, ten years? Should we as a community be talking to these students about their dreams, ambitions and plans, since they have their future in their hands?

How do we as a community tap into and retain this “local resource”?

What changes do we know are coming? Uber is here in BloomingtonNormal. Rivian is coming. What else is on the way? Restaurants for sure, but what are the new startup companies out there that could find a home in our market? What impact will their acceptance have on our local community? With the ever increasing pace of change, we must be able to move more quickly in responding to the future needs of the community with respect to infrastructure, resources, retention of talent, etc.

However, we can’t give up the ship in the process.

It seems there are more questions than answers. How do you plan for the long term future requirements for commercial real estate in Bloomington/Normal? Standby……..

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Jeremy Daniel, Carly Chianelli, Kyle Myers, Ashley Walter, Bobby Dicken

Debra Leighton, Charles Welde, Bev Edgerton

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Chris and Michelle McConnell, Greg Cook

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Spring Fling

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ative women leaders from all walks of life.

One of the highlights of the day is the Girls of Merit awards ceremony, which honors girls who have been nominated by their friends, family and peers. Sponsored by Little Jewels Learning Center, this event is the heart of the expo and celebrates girls that inspire others.

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cal artists, and the always-popular GWE Marketplace, where girls can see and purchase everything from hair accessories to clothing and jewelry.

It’s not just another day. It’s a very special day. It’s an opportunity to spend a day in a safe, secure environment inspired by the company of other girls and not just seeing, but creating the future. Entry is free but you must have a ticket to enter. To print out your ticket go to https://www.girlsworldexpo.com/ register/?market=bloomington

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Story by Jonell Kehias // Photos by Carlos T. Miranda

fter 45 years in tri-level 3 bedroom home on McKinley St., Normal, Sonja Reece decided it was time for a change.

“I remember being here at One Uptown on the Circle groundbreaking ceremony 11 years ago and thinking ‘Would this not be a cool place to live? Wouldn’t that be fun?’”

Always one who wants to be where the action is, Sonja still struggled with making the decision to move until she just told herself, ”If you want to do it, you have to commit.” And commit she did. When Sonja moved in in early December, she was the second person in the building, on the same floor as her friend Janet Graber.”

As the first person in the building, Janet said to Tartan Realty, which manages the One Uptown property, “I wanted to live in Uptown Normal, just not by myself.” Tartan management gave Janet a room key to the nearby Hyatt Place Hotel, and told her to keep the room for the night or a month or however long it

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took her to be comfortable in her new digs.

Janet stayed one night and has been happily calling her one bedroom apartment home since then.

Janet’s apartment is above Stave Wine Bar and Market and she is extremely impressed with how quiet her apartment is. “The windows were updated for soundproofing reasons,” explained Chris George, development coordinator for developer Tartan Realty Group. “Since we did this, the Uptown Station area has been designated a “Quiet Zone” which will only continue to help address any potential sound issues.”

Sonja chose a 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit approximately 1,500 square feet. There are 21 units total, of which 6 are currently rented.

Rents range from $1,650 per month for a onebedroom, one-bathroom unit to $4,200 for a three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse with a terrace. Standard amenities include GE and Bosch stainless steel appliances, Whirl-

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“Quite the view here,” said George, looking northwest from the heart of uptown, over the Normal Theater to Manchester Hall. “This is something where, when you get people up here, there’s a wow factor. You can’t see this on a plan. You have to see it firsthand.”

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2. Sonja’s memento from 2007 Uptown Circle groundbreaking is prominently displayed.

3. Jane Delgado Shadid and Sonja Reece share a laugh. After visiting Sonja, Jane fell in love with the apartments and will be moving into her own apartment on the fourth floor in May. 4. Sonja decorated her living room in neutrals so she can easily update her look with a pop of color.

5. Every room has a unique view. Sonja’s view from her office is the Normal City Government executive offices.

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Home Show

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Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party Alexander’s Steakhouse, Normal Thursday, March 8 Photos by Thom Rakestraw More photos at pantagraph.com/limited

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Judge William Yoder, Kathy Michael, Kathy Davis, Brandon Shaffer

Carla Barnes, John McIntyre, Susan Shafer

Susie, Megan and Judge Kevin Fitzgerald

Jason Chambers, Mary Caisley

Chris Hudgens, Guy Fraker

Tyler and Ashley Cravens with Katherine and Charlotte

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‌Following the success of last year’s Illinois Symphony Guild Lavender and Lemons Kitchen Tour, this year’s tour is even bigger and better.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 2 and tickets for $20 are available at The Garlic Press, Casey’s, The Olive Bin and HyVee. The event features kitchens in a wide variety of neighborhoods as well as a variety of sizes. The tour includes a kitchen in the One Uptown Circle building, which will also allow patrons to sample new popcorn offerings from The Garlic Press, and show off the store’s table décor. Other kitchens showcase the work of area

designers and local retailers. In keeping with the Lavender and Lemons theme, there will be lavender and lemon extras including lemonade, lemon brownies, lemon candies, lavender sachets and candles.

Proceeds from the tour benefit the Illinois Symphony Orchestra programs for children including the Music Matters! program, in which ISO musicians visit area schools and host an annual concert for school children at the BCPA. Location of houses on the tour include Fox and Hounds Lofts, Sherwood subdivision, Stonebrook Court, Hawthorne Hills and One Uptown Circle.

Left: One of the loft kitchens in the Fox & Hounds building Below right: A huge island, stainless steel appliances and lots of counter space make this Stonebrook kitchen a chef’s dream.

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My Mother’s Love Looking back I’m with her now my small hand lost in hers.

We’re off on one of our many walks—it was the walks we took in early spring that I remember best— there was a fragrance in the air as we picked our way carefully among the bluebells and yellow daffodils. She said, take care, let’s not trample beautiful things. There were robins and red birds on the way, the air was crisp and chilled.

We wore light wraps—her strong hands were always warm. I loved our walks but I would have loved them even without the blue bells and daffodils, because all that really mattered was the love I felt in the confident swish of my mother’s dress and my small hand safely hidden in hers.

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TOP LAWYERS

BLOOMINGTON AREA

These LEADING LAWYERS have been recommended by their peers to be among the TOP LAWYERS in Illinois.

Julia B. McCarthy

Brady Connolly & Masuda PC

Normal

309.862.4914 Workers’ Compensation Defense

A. Clay Cox

Cox & Associates LLC

Bloomington

309.828.7331 Bankrupt/Workout: Comm; Close/Private Held; Emp Benefits; Tax: Business; Trust/Will/Estate

Thomas J. Arkell

Dunn Law Firm LLP

Bloomington

309.828.6241 Employment: Employee; Employment: Mgmt; Immig: Employment; Immig: Individual; School

James P. Ginzkey

Ginzkey Law Office

Bloomington

309.821.9707 Personal Injury: General; Personal Injury: Prof’l Malpractice; ADR: Personal Injury

Thomas N. Jacob

Jacob & Klein LTD

Bloomington

309.664.7777 Gov/Municipal/Lobby/Admin; Public Finance; Real Estate: Commercial

Larry A. Apfelbaum

Kanoski Bresney

Bloomington

309.829.5700 Workers’ Compensation

Todd A. Bresney

Kanoski Bresney

Bloomington

309.829.5700 Personal Injury: General

Timothy W. Kelly

Kelly Law Offices PC

Bloomington

309.820.0600 Personal Injury: General; ADR: Personal Injury

Eitan Weltman

Law Office of Eitan Weltman

Bloomington

309.829.4422 Creditor’s Rights/Commercial Collections ; Real Estate: Residential

Thomas M. Barger, III

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Close/Private Held Business; Real Estate: Commercial; Trust/Will/Estate

Peter W. Brandt

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Commercial Litigation; Med-Mal Defense; PI Defense: General

Thomas A. Jennings

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Agriculture; Real Estate: Commercial; Trust/Will/Estate

Christopher L. Nyweide

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Health; Med-Mal Defense; PI Defense: General

Richard E. Stites

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Comm Lit; Med-Mal Defense; PI Defense: General; Product Liab Def; ADR: PI

William C. Wetzel

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

309.828.5281 Land Use/Zoning/Condemn; Public Utilities; Real Estate: Comm; RE: Residential; Tax: Bus

David M. Moss

Moss & Moss PC

Clinton

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Nathan B. Hinch

Mueller Reece & Hinch LLC

Bloomington

309.827.4055 Construction; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Residential

William A. Mueller, Jr.

Mueller Reece & Hinch LLC

Bloomington

309.827.4055 Assoc/Non-Profit; Close/Private Held; Comm Lit; Construction; Trust/Will/Estate

Jay D. Reece

Mueller Reece & Hinch LLC

Bloomington

309.827.4055 Close/Private Held Business; Land Use/Zoning/Condemn; Real Estate: Comm; RE: Residential

Robert T. Varney

Robert T. Varney & Associates

Bloomington

309.827.4444 Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance; PI Defense: General; Product Liab Def; Tox Tort Def

Terence B. Kelly

Thomson & Weintraub LLC

Bloomington

309.829.7069 Personal Injury: General; Personal Injury: Prof’l Malpractice; Work Comp

Kathleen McDonald Kraft Thomson & Weintraub LLC

Bloomington

309.829.7069 Adoption & Reproductive Technology; Family

Melissa M. McGrath

Thomson & Weintraub LLC

Bloomington

309.829.7069 Civil Appell; Civil Rights/Constitution; Employ: Employee; Land Use/Zoning/Condemn

Gina L. Wood

Thomson & Weintraub LLC

Bloomington

309.829.7069 Criminal Defense: Felonies & Misd; Family; Juvenile

These EMERGING LAWYERS have been identified by their peers to be among the TOP LAWYERS in Illinois who are age 40 or younger OR who have been admitted to the practice of law for 10 or fewer years.

Noah P. Hamann

Brady Connolly & Masuda PC

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Neel Mookerjee

Brady Connolly & Masuda PC

Normal

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A. Christopher Cox

Cox & Associates LLC

Bloomington

309.828.7331 Close/Private Held Business; Commercial Litigation

Patrick R. Cox

Cox & Associates LLC

Bloomington

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J. Harrison Fulk

Cox & Associates LLC

Bloomington

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Amelia S. Buragas

Kelly Law Offices PC

Bloomington

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Laura A. Castagna

Kelly Law Offices PC

Bloomington

309.820.0600 Personal Injury: General

Jonathan J. Bobell

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

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Rachel J. Brandt

LivingstonBarger

Bloomington

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Elizabeth B. Megli

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Bloomington

309.828.5281 Close/Private Held; Land Use/Zoning/Condemn; Real Estate: Comm; Trust/Will/Estate

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Springing Forward into New Ventures Story by Kim Hill

If you’ve been itching to get outside to plant tomatoes or peppers, just imagine Chefarmer Ken Myszka’s obsession with local weather reports. After all, Myszka and his group plant, cultivate and harvest a garden area larger than 20 football fields. These garden beds yield the arugula, beets, radishes, scallions, bok choy and dozens of other varieties of produce that appear on the menus of the Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group (EFHG) restaurants. A good start to the planting season is critical to their success, Myszka says.

“If you are not running at the pace of spring when the weather breaks, it will run you over,” Myszka explains. “When you are trying to run a profitable, midscale organic farm, the spring season can make or break you, depending on how you start it.”

The EFHG business model is simple, yet unique in the restaurant world. The group manages 80 acres that supply their three restaurants with locally grown produce. A fourth restaurant, The Bakery and Pickle Bar, opens this spring in downtown Bloomington. When you dine at an EFHG restaurant, nearly everything on your plate has been grown, harvested or otherwise produced locally by EFHG. To minimize waste and conserve energy,

Seedlings germinating in the greenhouse this Spring, with help from Ken Myszka (watering), and Clover and Comfrey Myszka.

vegetables, berries and charcoal, and the group’s goats and pigs — raised without hormones and antibiotics — forage through the same woodlands.

Food waste from the restaurants goes back to the farm for compost. Chefs plan dishes based on what is in season and what’s readily available.

“The menu lightens up in spring,” says Myszka. “It becomes much greener, with a lot more chlorophyll. The season’s first spinach, arugula, greens – they just taste different to us because our bodies are craving these nutrients. It’s like

and soybeans. Then it’s time for the joys of summer – otherwise known as tomatoes, eggplant and peppers – to be transplanted from one of EFHG’s

EFHG’s pasture-raised hens lay their eggs in converted RVs.

four greenhouses. These plants have enjoyed 75-degree temperatures and high humidity in germination chambers

A duck family at home on EFHG’s Kickapoo Creek farm.

Wild ramps harvested from EFHG’s forests.

Chefarmers and staff plant according to nature’s own cycles. They enrich the soil to leave it better than it was. They also utilize 20 acres of forest on their property for gathering mushrooms,

everything is coming out of hibernation, including our human bodies.”

In an ideal year, the EFHG’s garden beds (some 250 of them) yield spinach, radishes, kale, onions, lettuce and scallions by May. Myszka calls the twohundred-foot rows of vegetables “my spring salad bar,” and his goal each season is to have all those veggies harvested before production farmers can get into nearby fields to plant corn

“The salad bar” fields with two-hundred-foot rows of greens growing.

since the first week of February.

Chefs look forward to coming down with a little ‘spring fever’ in planning

menus. “The design of the plating style of our food is always about nature,” Myszka says. “When we can start adding English peas, spring carrots, or stinging nettles, the dish just starts to look a little more like spring, and this season just allows much more opportunity to do that.”

Spring also brings traditions and holidays that are special not only for guests, but for the EFHG family as well.

Epiphany Farms is only open for brunch on Mother’s Day and Easter, for example,

occasional hat tip to Korean cooking,” further noting the food is “approachable for city and suburban palates alike.”

Further evidence of the group’s growing national reputation came this spring, when Myszka and business partner, Chef Stu Hummel, were invited

mission of championing regenerative agriculture in central Illinois. By working with the land and not against it, and by letting nothing go to waste, Myszka and company strive to be so much more than a farm-to-fork establishment.

Claytonia, a nutritious green, grows in the winter months in EFHG’s greenhouses.

Early spring plantings are insulated with straw.

although Myszka hopes the restaurant one day will be open for breakfast on weekends. Even though more than 1,000 laying hens live at the farm, the group must add to its flock to ensure they have enough eggs to consistently serve weekend breakfast.

Epiphany Farms was recently

EFHG’s goats forage in the woods on the property.

to collaborative with Row 7 Seed Company, a new seed company that develops, promotes and sells seeds for new vegetable and grain varieties.

The company is co-founded by Dan Barber, the James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur and author. Row 7 will collaborate with fewer than 20 farmers around the country to cultivate

“This restaurant,” he says of Epiphany Farms, “is building local, organic, diversified infrastructure for regenerative thought in this area,” noting that EFHG wants to be a beacon for sustainable living. With the enthusiasm of a zealot, Myszka can wax poetic on the benefits of polyculture and local food with anyone at the drop of a chef’s toque.

But first, he’s got tomato seedlings to transplant at the farm.

Turnips packaged and ready to go.

Freshly picked and washed carrots ready for the restaurant.

named as one of 38 Best Midwest Restaurants on Eater.com. Writer Kevin Pang called the food “classic French technique with American roots and the

new varieties of seed and about 50 international chefs who will cook with the new varieties of vegetables as they become available. Other than Myszka and Hummel, only one other chefarmer in the U.S., Thomas Keller at The French Laundry, was selected both as grower and as chef.

The dual roles – the chef who cooks with ingredients he or she is directly responsible for – epitomizes the EFHG

EFHG’s chickens roam the pastures at the Moraine View property.

Wish Bone Wine and Wishes F‌ riday, March 9 DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington Photos by Thom Rakestraw More photos at pantagraph.com/limited

Frank and Angie Hoffman, Kevin Birlingmair, Tim and Debra Leighton, Brad Glenn

Bill and Stacie Croff

Ginnifer Myszka, Samantha Brennan

Aimee and Brock Spack

Chris and Joe Strupek

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Kevin Birlingmair, Larry Apfelbaum, Bob and Traci Freitag, Karen Hansen

Dee Frautschi, Peggy Hundley

Dick and Lucy Meads, Al Bedell

Ronda Glenn, Susan Harris, Felicia Molina

Vishal Sandhu, Emerson Evans

‘So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world’ -Vincent van Gogh Liz Aspbury, Owner – Bobzbay 419 N. Main

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hree years ago, Liz Aspbury was working for family friend Robert Clark at a quirky, unique retailer on Main Street. When Clark announced he wished to retire, Aspbury reviewed her options; she could either look for work, or become her own boss.

With encouragement from her parents, Aspbury secured the financing and bought herself a business.

“I am proud to be a woman in business, “she shares. “ It can be difficult, you know, changing attitudes, changing government, and influencing the people that make decisions, but it feels good. It’s an honor to be here now, in the year of the woman. I can help other women in business; we can help each other, and we can make a difference.”

Bobzbay is a Buy/Sell/Trade Store that has a special fondness for “weird.” A quick look around reveals vintage toys, an impressive robot collection, books, vinyl, jewelry, and an assortment of CD’s and DVD’s.

They also have video games, which they are always in the market for. Especially the classic Nintendo and Sega game systems.

we can buy your items directly, eliminating the hassle of a garage sale. If it’s easier, sell to us.”

Aspbury also assists customers looking for specific items, and enjoys doing research on their behalf. “It’s exciting,” she offers. “It’s like being a detective, and the pay off – when we find what they’re looking for is great.”

Aspbury has regular customers who over the years have become friends. “I like that about Downtown.

I like that about owning a small business. People are loyal. We’ve built a family.”

Bobzbay is open Monday thru Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, and 10-4 on Saturdays. The First Friday of every month they extend their hours to 8 pm.

“This time of year is great because people tend to do deep spring cleaning to prepare for garage sales,” Aspbury explains. “People may not realize this, but

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Get Ready to

S‌ tory and Photos

by Deanna Frautschi

‘Ooh’ and ‘Ahh’ 1

Nothing like new babies to gather the “oohs” and “ahs” and that includes baby animals born at Miller Park Zoo. Last year’s new arrivals included San Clemente goats, swan geese, Tammar wallabies and red wolves.

Snow leopards, North American river otters, and red ruffed lemurs were also favorites in recent years.

According to Miller Park Zoo Director Jay Tetzloff, the zoo is hoping for more new arrivals from the Pallas’ cat, red ruffed lemur, snow leopard, swan goose, common Wallaroo, and red wolf this year.

These babies delight zoo-goers, but what happens when the 2 zoo can no longer keep all the young ones? “When the animal meets the age where they would naturally leave their family group, we work with the national AZA association to find a new home,” said Tetzloff. As examples, North American river otters typically leave about one year of age and snow leopards at two years.

“We have attempted to breed a number of endangered species the past few years and have been fortunate to share new babies with our Miller Park zoo visitors and other zoos,” added Tetzloff.

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1. Baby San Clemente goats 2. Two male 5-week-old otter pups 3. Wallaroo with baby in pouch 4. Wolf pups (John Tobias photo) 5. Snow leopard at six weeks

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What to Look for in an Assisted Living Center

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s people age, they often need extra care. Others may be facing a debilitating illness. The care required can be far more than friends or family can give.

Assisted living centers help patients continue to live an active lifestyle. They can live in comfortable, cost-effective setting that has many conveniences.

However, this center is also a full-time medical facility.

If you are searching for an assisted living center for yourself or a loved one, here are some factors to consider.

HOME AMENITIES

Accommodations at these centers can range from luxurious, detached cottages to cozy condominiums.

Look at the home amenities and consider how they meet your budget.

As you visit the facilities, try to personalize each space. Imagine how your loved one’s belongings might fit into the area and where decorations will be placed.

RECREATION FACILITIES

Game and meeting areas can help the resident make new friends. Leaving the confines of their units is an important part of recovery. Make sure the center offers activities and space to occupy your loved one’s time.

PERSONAL CARE

Ask your loved one’s personal physician how much care is required to function safely. The doctor may even be able to guide you toward an appropriate

facility. Be sure seek advise on what qualifications and certifications you need to look for in the center’s staff. The center’s employees should be well-qualified to handle medical needs. Understand the care the person requires will help you find a center that is a good fit.

living options, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, or memory care that you are looking for, you can rest assured that Welbrook has the experience, understanding and dedication required to exceed your greatest expectations and respond effectively to your every need, keeping you “Living Life Well”.

Choosing an assisted living facility is about finding the right combination of medical services and amenities. With research and thought, you will find the perfect place to bring comfort and care to your loved one.

At Welbrook Senior Living communities, we believe that wellness is the foundation of an active and fulfilling lifestyle. It is our pleasure to provide our residents with individualized care so they can experience life as independently as possible, or receive whatever type of assistance is needed to live a quality life, with comfort.

Oftentimes the needs of our residents change on a daily basis, and at Welbrook we are prepared to provide whatever care is needed to accommodate those changes.

Each of our well-appointed communities has a unique set of living options, as well as a variety of services and amenities. We invite you to carefully review them as you discern the lifestyle options at each community and where you or a loved one would like to call “home”.

Whether it is independent senior living, our assisted

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HERE are the GREAT EVENTS HAPPENING in OUR AREA THIS MONTH! For more information or to submit your own event go to VisitBN.org/events

May 3 KINKY BOOTS Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts 4 F1RST FR1DAY Downtown Bloomington

22 YWCA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD BANQUET Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 24-28 2018 HEART OF ILLINOIS DOG SHOW CLUSTER Interstate Center

5 STAR WARS DAY Miller Park Zoo 6 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATION Kemp Commencement Plaza at State Farm Hall 11-12 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATION Braden Auditorium and Redbird Arena 12 ALABAMA LIVE Grossinger Motors Arena 19-20 SIDEWALK SALES Uptown Normal 19 FAMILY DAY Tipton Park 19 ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY Miller Park Zoo 19 HUMANE SOCIETY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS DINNER & AUCTION Doubletree by Hilton 20 FAMILY SKATE DAY Pepsi Ice Center

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 3201 CIRA Drive, Suite 201, Bloomington, IL / 309.665.0033 / VisitBN.org

The work that the travel and tourism industry does is vital to the economy. In 2017, Bloomington-Normal had 220,000 visitors and 44,611 hotel room nights, which generated an economic impact of $6,959,316.

For every $1 of hotel tax received, $10.04 was returned to the local economy. Nationally, tourism is a $2.1 trillion industry.

The industry is the seventh largest employer in the United States, supporting 1 in 9 jobs.

National Travel & Tourism Week is an annual tradition for the travel industry. It’s a time when travel and tourism professionals from across the country unite to celebrate the value travel holds for our economy and businesses.

To celebrate, the BloomingtonNormal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has created a new event, Tour the Town.

From May 5-20, participants can snap selfies of themselves visiting our participating attractions. By posting them to Instagram and using the hashtag #BNTourismWeek, the Convention and Visitors Bureau will be able to judge the photos based on creativity and quantity

of attractions visited. The winner will receive a gift basket that will include dinner for two at DESTIHL, two tickets to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, a gift certificate to Carl’s Ice Cream and four passes to Miller Park Zoo.

• Ewing Cultural Center, home of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival

It’s easy to forget BloomingtonNormal’s world- class culture and small-town rural charm when you’re living smack dab in the middle of it. We wanted to highlight our area’s major attractions and encourage residents to be a tourist in their own town. Our participating attractions include:

• Normal Theater, originally opened in 1937

• Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, the centerpiece of the city’s Cultural District

For more information on this event, contact the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 309.665.0033.

• Children’s Discovery Museum, whose exhibits can keep kids busy for hours on end • Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center, which provides a time capsule for visitors • David Davis Mansion, home of friend and mentor to Lincoln, David Davis • DESTIHL Brewery, which features 48 taps

• McLean County Museum of History, located on the National Register of Historic Places • Miller Park Zoo, the only zoo located on Route 66

• Pepsi Ice Center, offers numerous skating classes and programs • Ryburn Place, a gift shop located inside Sprague’s Super Service Grab your selfie stick and be a tourist in your own town. We can’t wait to see your photos!

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NORMAL — After 20 years as Normal’s city manager, Mark Peterson retired on March 30 leaving a legacy of hard work, positive culture and extraordinary vision, according to those who’ve worked with him longest and most closely.

Ask Peterson, however, and he’ll say he’s been just part of a high-quality organization — one he inherited from thenCity Manager Dave Anderson and will pass to his successor, former Deputy City Manager Pam Reece.

“When I came here, I never expected to be here this long. I looked at this as a fourto five-year commitment, and then I would probably be ready to look for a city manager job. ... I even had a couple of offers I turned down,” said Peterson. “But I thought, ‘I sure like it here, and it’s a good job.’ I loved working for Dave ... and it was a very dynamic community.”

It’s now a community covered with Peterson’s fingerprints. Though he’s helped shape massive projects including uptown, Constitution Trail Centre, Rivian Automotive and the Shoppes at College Hills (some call the new city hall at Uptown Station the “Peterson Government Center”), his favorite project is one he tackled during his decade as assistant city manager.

“My favorite project was the Normal Theater. ... Many people think that was the start of uptown redevelopment,” he said. “I’d never done anything like that before, so I learned a lot from it, and it was so rewarding when it was done to be in that theater, knowing what we went through.”

Peterson said that through the whole run, he kept the same core values, including honesty, integrity, treating people well and taking smart risks. He’s optimistic the town will continue to keep those values and prosper.

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1: Mark Peterson retired as Normal city manager on March 30.

2: A photograph featuring a younger version of Normal City Manager Mark Peterson.

3: Mark Peterson, right, has a long line of people waiting to greet him during a reception March 29 at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Normal.

4: Pam Reece, center, chats with a group during a reception for Mark Peterson. Reece succeeds Peterson.

Pushcart Derby Join the Children’s Discovery Museum for the 2nd annual Pushcart Derby on June 9, 2018.

3rd- 8th graders will work with Museum staff and students from Illinois State University’s CeMaST (Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology).

Teams of 7-10 youth will construct and race unique Pushcarts.

Prizes will be awarded, all you need to bring is your love of learning and muscle power!

To register or for more information about the event and sponsorship opportunities visit ChildrensDiscoveryMuseum.net or contact Amy Pitzer at 309-433-3448.

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Kid-powered designs drive annual Pushcart Derby on June 9

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he Children’s Discovery Museum’s second annual Pushcart Derby will run at full speed in Uptown Normal on Saturday, June 9. The Museum will team up with Illinois State University’s Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology to host this annual fundraising event that has already stirred creative energy and inspired teamwork.

“The inaugural event was a big success,” said Rachel Carpenter, the Museum Education Manager. “The kids loved working together to build their pushcarts and the race was exciting.

You could see their designs and ideas play out as the kids pushed their carts across the finish line.”

The day begins with a workshop for the participating teams, led by Above: both Illinois Teammates from the Boys and Girls Club provide muscle power as drivers maneuver the course.

State University and Children’s Discovery Museum educators. The teams use this time to research, design and construct the body for their pushcart using the STEAM principles of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Their mission is to create unique carts that are both durable and fast enough to go the distance. Once the carts are completed, the teams will race to the finish on a special road course located just south of the Museum. Prizes will be awarded to recognize best use of STEAM Principles, Teamwork and Speed.

The reigning champions are the DARING DERBY DARLINGS. In 2017, they constructed a girl-power themed pushcart that was decorated with inspirational quotes from female scientists, athletes and leaders.

Construction supplies will be provided, and teams consist of seven to 10 children who are attending 3rd through 8th grades. This event also includes

Right: Henry’s Hooligans won the Teamwork award!

Left: Daring Derby Darlings design and build their pushcart before the derby.

opportunities tunities for adults tto participate.

Parents work alongside their child as a member of their “pit crew.” Proceeds from the event support Museum programs, exhibits, and scholarships for students who need financial assistance for Museum labs or camps.

To register a child for the Pushcart Derby visit childrensdiscoverymuseum.net.

For information about sponsoring a pushcart team or volunteering on June 9, please contact Amy Pitzer at apitzer@normal.org.

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