Miscellaneous
Curves location offering Complete program
Fitness experts at the Curves Champaign South & Savoy club know that they won’t get the results they want by just dieting.
Celebrity instructors planned at grand opening of CU Woodshop School of Woodworking
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A new woodworking school will open in Champaign this month, and several celebrity woodworkers will be on hand to help launch it.
The CU Woodshop School of Woodworking will operate from the former HL Precision Machining building at 1302 Parkland Court, C.
A grand opening is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22 in the 8,000-square-foot instructional facility.
Sale to be held in former Tolono Curves building
Kathy Harden, former owner of Tolono Curves, will be holding a sale in the building at 104 E. Main St., Tolono in April. There will be some exercise-related items, office items, seasonal decor, household items, tables, lamps, clothing, shoes, books, videos, furniture, Cherished Teddies, baby items and much more. After the sale, Harden plans to put the building up for sale.
Money Smart Week: A chance to prepare for financial decisions
When we’re 9 years old our financial decisions center around remembering that you cannot buy a $2.99 pack of cards with $3 — not when you add in tax! By the time we’re 16, we’re focusing on “gathering” money from jobs or parents so that we can spend it on the weekend. In our 20s, we step into the world of loans: credit cards, student loans and car loans.
Still time to contribute to an IRA for 2011
“If you think it’s too late to do anything that will reduce your income taxes for 2011, think again,” advises Karen Chan, CFP©, Consumer Economics Educator with University of Illinois Extension.
Comptroller initiative helps residents Take Charge of finances
The Office of Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka will present an ‘Identity Theft, Frauds and Scams’ workshop on Thursday, April 12, in Clinton to assist residents in learning the proactive and reactive steps to take when dealing with identity theft.
Curves collecting food
Recognizing that the need for donations is greater than ever at local food banks across the nation, Curves International is challenging all Curves clubs to meet or exceed last year’s donations during the 2012 Curves Food Drive for March. Each club is asking its members to donate bags of nonperishable food or cash throughout the month of March to support their local community food bank.
Topinka staff to present ‘Budgeting Your Money’ workshop
The Office of Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka will present a ‘Budgeting Your Money’ workshop on Monday, March 26, in Farmer City to assist residents in strengthening money management skills.
Clinic to teach consumers to save money on phone bills
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is coming to Champaign to help consumers cut their calling costs by hundreds of dollars a year and alert them to a new Illinois campaign to rid phone bills of fraudulent charges.
Curves® of Champaign reinvents as a Curves Complete Club, offers free one-week trial
Curves, the fitness franchise designed exclusively for women, has developed Curves Complete, a weight-loss plan that combines three keys to taking off weight and keeping it off: diet, exercise and motivation.
Curves of Champaign wants local women to try it free for one week.
