A few things of note

Here's a couple things of note that I was unable to send through the list serv:

CANDY CANE MAKING ACTIVITY

GOOD MORNING, I WANTED TO SHARE AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE I HAD LAST NIGHT.I WENT TO JIM GOULD'S RESTAURANT AND WATCHED VRINIOS FAMILY MAKE CANDY CANES AND I HELPED MAKE ONE ALSO.VRINIOS FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE CANDY CANE BUSINESS FOR 100 YEARS AND STILL THE SON COMES TO CHAMPAIGN EACH YEAR AND DOES DEMONSTRATIONS AND LETS YOU HELP. HE DONATES THE CANES TO THE CHILDREN CENTERS IN THE THE AREA MAKING 1,000'S EVERY YEAR TO GIVE AWAY.IT WAS A GREAT ADVENTURE AND WOULD BE A GOOD DATE NIGHT. I WENT WITH MY DAUGHTERS, GRANDDAUGHTERS AND HUSBAND. IT WAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR THE 1 YEAR OLD BUT THE 5 YEAR OLD REALLY GOT INTO IT.SEE ATTACHMENT FOR TIMES THIS WEEKEND.LINDA Bucey

HOUSE FOR RENT

Dear sisters, Becky Good/ the bodamers sent this information. If you know of anyone looking for a really nice home in a good area let me know or contact her right away. If you would like to drive by the house to see it from the outside it is at 904 Fairoaks in Champaign, il. Just west of Duncan and Williams street it is in a clean nice area. I have a house available for rent, if anyone is interested or knows anyone interest please have them call me at: 217-369-0541 or e-mail me: good1452@comcast.net.7 bedroom, 3 full bath - completely remodeled and updated. Hardwood floors throughout, bathrooms are tiled, and jacuzzi tub in one bathroom. Fireplace and central air. The basement is finished with 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, living room, and a kitchen and laundry room so it could be used as an "apartment" which would be ideal for roommates and splitting the rent. Landscaped yard with a beautiful coi pond, deck in the front and back, huge kids play structure and poured slab for a pool. 2 car attached garage, and some of the best neighbors in Champaign. It really is a one of a kind house and has a lot of extras and upgrades. The house will be availableJanuary 1st, but you can come and look at it anytime before then. Monthly rent is $1650. I am stressing trying to do this from Washington. Our original tennants signed a 5 year lease with the intent to buy by the end of the lease so I was not prepared for this! If anyone can help out by getting the word out there and helping us to find new tennants that would be awesome!! :) Thanks!!

Garage Sale

I'm having a kind of yard sale tomorrow, trying to get rid of all of Karson and Emi's smaller clothes. Here's the link to my craigslist posting, http://chambana.craigslist.org/bab/1505021220.html (baby & kid stuff)

Monica Kennedy

Water Storage Drums

Hey guys,

I want to buy some water storage drums (like 55 gallon ones) and maybe other emergency preparedness items. Anyone know where I can buy the drums? Is there somewhere nearby, or do you have any online companies to recommend?

You can reply in the comments, so others can benefit from the information, or you can email me directly. Thanks.

posted by: Catherine Cromar, catcromar@gmail.com

Park Sleep Fly in Indianapolis

For anyone traveling soon and wanting to leave their car near the Indianapolis Airport, I recommend staying at Sleep Inn. I checked into park, sleep, fly rates from a bunch of hotels near the airport and most have changed their systems to allow you only 7 free days of parking and $5 per day after that. That still beats the airport parking lot prices, but it makes it pretty expensive.

Sleep Inn gives you up to 30 days of parking for free, and our rate for December 17th was $74.95, before taxes.

I had to call a lot of hotels to find this price, so I thought I'd let you in on it.

posted by: Catherine Cromar catcromar@gmail.com

Free nursing covers

If you're an expecting or nursing mommy or have a baby shower coming up, check out this deal for free nursing covers---you pay shipping and handling, which comes out to $8.95. Go to uddercovers.com, click on "Shop now," and choose the cover you want. Then enter the promo code Thanks at check-out. It knocks the full $32 off the price. They've got some cute styles, though a couple of them are on back-order, so be sure to watch for that if you're in a hurry. The covers just look a lot easier to handle than keeping a blanket on your shoulder. You can order as many times as you want, in case you wanted to stock up for future baby showers. I'm not sure how long the offer lasts, but I suspect it's kind of an ongoing thing.

UP movie coupon

There is a $10 off coupon for Disney's new movie UP. This coupon is good for the BLU-RAY package which also contains a regular dvd! If the movie is bought at Walmart (I think they are selling it for about $20), then the movie comes out to about $10. I think that the coupon is only good until the 14th though. The website to get the coupon is www.disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/up/couponoffer/

Time to Shop for Shoes

Today and Tomorrow at Payless with a coupon from www.oprah.com/payless. You can get shoes for 50% off. It applies to all items not just shoes, so socks, and accessories.

Nicole Simmons

Half-Price Coupons

Some of you may know of this site already, but the News Gazette sells half price coupons to featured businesses in the area. It's called Half-Price Haven and you can find it here: https://secure3.news-gazette.com/halfprice/index.cfm

I'll vouch for Istanbul- we've gone several times and love it.

Rachel Luke

Free Book Downloads

Deseret Book is offering free PDF downloads of the following books for a limited time:
http://deseretbook.com/free
1. Please Pass the Scripture (by John Hilton).
2. What I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Single (by John Bytheway).
3. Women at the Well (by Richard and Jeni Holzapfel).
4. Digging Deeper (by Robert Eaton).
5. 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know (by Brent Top and Bruce Chadwick).
6. Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex (by Brad Wilcox).
7. Saving Kristen (by Jack Weyland). (fiction)
8. The Hidden Path (by C.B. Andersen). (fiction)

luvs diapers

Family dollar has a "buy $25 worth of stuff, get $5 off" deal in their in-store ad through Wednesday of this week. That is $25 after tax. Their LUVS diapers jumbo packs are on sale for $7 each but they also have $1 off tear-off coupons which they will apply to each package you get, so they come out to $6 a package. If you buy four packages of diapers with the coupons and get your $5 off, that should come out to $4.75 a package.
-Ivy

Diaper Deal

I have two $3.00 off coupons for Huggies Pull-Ups if anyone wants them. They expire at the end of this year. However, if you are in need of pull-ups, Meijer has a deal this week, which ends tomorrow, that if you buy two boxes of pull-ups, you get a $5 gift card. I'm not sure how great of a deal this is, but if you use these two coupons to buy them, then you would be saving $11, and that seems like it would be a good deal. You can email me at tiffanykaye@gmail.com or call me.
Tiffany Peterson

Meijer toy clearance 50% + 20% off

Meijer on Prospect has a modest amount of toys on 50% clearance + 20% more off. There is not a lot left, but it is worth checking out if you are there. They did still have a fair amount of Magnext toys left (for about 2/3rd the amazon.com price), and there was a 50 piece train set for $12 that might be compatable with brio/thomas (I haven't had a chance to check it yet). They are on the south side of the store, just west of the Halloween costumes.

Brenda Price

Free Movies at Savoy 16

Savoy 16 is showing free movies on Saturday mornings until Nov 7. Here's the link: http://www.gqti.com/freematinee.aspx

-Tina Stone

Swim mask goggles $4.30 for 2 pair at Sam's

Sam's club has Bodyglove brand youth swim goggles (mask style) on sale for $4.30 for 2 pair (reulalrly $14 or so). They are for older kids or youth--they barely fit my 7-year-old's narrow face, but fit a 5-year-old's wide face. As of this morning, they still had 20+ packages on the swimming pool stuff isle.

$10 gift card

I've never done this before, but it looked real. Free mall gift certificate for $10. http://www.shopsmartlookfab.com/GiftCards I think there is one deal that you have to spend $75, but the other is an actual gift card that you pick up and have to use that day.

Elizabeth Tandy

Museum Day, September 26

Free passes are available for museums around the country on Saturday, September 26th. Check out the website here to search for a museum:

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venue.html

and then go here to print your pass, which is good for you and one other person:

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html

I assume both you and your spouse could print one, which would make the passes good for four people. All of the museums in our area that are participating are always free admission (Krannert Art Museum, Spurlock Museum, and Parkland Art Gallery), so it's not of much use here. But if you're planning a trip, it might be something to check out.

Selling V-Tech Smile

I have a V-Tech Smile for babies with 5 games that I wanted to sell for $35.00.

Thanks!

Jenny Kohler

344-0568

Cheap Bananas

There are some slightly bruised bananas at Jerry's IGA for 99 cents a package(there's around 6 in each package). I figure it's about 30 cents per pound. It's the Jerry's on Kirby across from Custard Cup. Sue Carlson

Air Conditioner For Sale

We are moving on July 17th and would like to sell our air conditioner before we move. If you are interested email veronica12487@gmail.com

Sharp
12000 BTU
has a remote control, energy saving mode, bought it new in Aug '08

http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1989,00.html

Kitchenaid mixer and boppy pillow for sale

I'm selling a boppy pillow with slipcover and a 5-quart kitchenaid mixer with extra attachments. Email if interested: brendalewisprice@hotmail.com

I thought I would share this event because I love the circus and I love a good bargain. The Carson and Barnes Circus will be in C-U July 31-August 2. A radio group is selling discounted tickets. You can get them from the station for $5 a ticket- instead of $18 at the gate. Last time they were here they sold out, so if you are interested I would suggest going soon. Here is the link to the radio station website for more info: http://extra991.com/Circus/4551036.

Also, I wasn't sure where the station even was. It is between Mattis and Duncan on Bradley. It is west of the MVD and Parkland college Bradley street entrance.

Enjoy

Angie Dubson

Nintendo Gamecube with 3 Games For Sale

We are selling a gamecube with 3 games. You can get them separately for the price listed or all of them for $40. The Gamecube includes all of the hook ups, but no controllers or memory card. If you are interested email Jacob at tandeming@gmail.com

Gamecube ($20)
Mario Party 6 ($15)
Mario Kart Double Dash ($5)
Super Mario SunShine ($5)

Clearance Sale at Walmart.com

There are some really good deals on kids clothes at walmart.com. Here is a site that links to the clearance.

http://dealnews.com/Walmart-Infant-and-Toddler-Apparel-Deals-from-1-1-s-h/303016.html

-Catherine Cromar

Cheap Fabric

Savoy Walmart is clearancing off their fabric at 50% along with all of their trims. It's pretty sparse pickings at this point, but you may find something yet.

-Rachel Luke

Country Life Natural Foods Order--no Aug order

In case you were interested in placing an order--I will be making an order tomorrow. I will not be making an August order. (I won't be in town the week of delivery.)

This summer I am going to make an order at Country Life Natural Foods (www.clnf.org). If the order is large enough they will deliver for free to my house. They offer a variety of foods (natural, organic, food storage), as well as buckets and gamma lids if you want them, at a good wholesale price. I ordered a variety of grains, nuts, and beans from them last year and was really impressed with the quality. The next order deadline is this Wednesday, June 10th--not much notice, I know. The delivery will be the next week. Please let me know by Tuesday evening if you are interested in ordering some products with my order.

Thanks,
Brenda Price (brendalewisprice@hotmail.com)

Free Floats at Sonic

Sonic is giving away free 10 ounce root beer floats on June 3rd from 8pm till midnight while supplies last. You may want to your local Sonic to see if they are participating before driving over there though.

-Rachel Luke

Pizza Coupon

I was going through coupons and came across an ad saying that Papa John's Pizza will honor all competitor's coupons and if you use one of the coupons, Papa John's will also give you a 'sweettreat' free. I just ordered from them and used a competitor coupon and they honored it.

Robbie

Town and Country Yard Sale

My apartment complex is hosting a yard sale, and my family and I are in it. It's on June 6th from 8am - 3pm. If rain is in the forecast, the yard sale will be moved to June 13th. We are also selling some of our furniture. Our complex is off of Cunningham, on Kerr Avenue - Town and Country Apartments. Hope to see you all there!
-Laura Cunningham

free fitness from Champaign Park District

The Champaign Park District is offering free group fitness classes all this week, May 26-30.  See the flyer and schedule here.  I assume that you can just show up to any class on this schedule and participate for free!

free book through kids reading program

My cousin told me about a reading program for kids through Barnes and Noble. They are offering a free book if kids read a certain number of books over the summer. It doesn't help me, since I have no kids...but I thought I'd pass it along because it sounds like fun. See the link below:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/

--Mindy Hoffman

Sam's Club membership

I found out that Sam's Club is offering a $15 summer membership--You have to buy it between May 20 and June 7 and it's good through Labor Day. If people go to www.samsclub.com there is a blue box on the right that will give more info.

Robbie Stephens

Like Coldplay?

If you like Coldplay like I do, you can download their latest cd here for free (this is from them directly- nothing illegal):

http://lrlrl.coldplay.com/leftright.html

Rachel Luke

Humane Society HUGE Garage Sale!

I wanted to post this because James and I went to this sale, and got a really nice comfy plush couch nearly new for 20$. They also have a great Christmas section that we snagged ALL of our Christmas items for ultra cheap! This is by far the coolest and biggest garage sale of the entire summer, and you won't want to miss it! All entry fees go to the humane society, so it's for a good cause. Also, it'll be great to get rid of some unused items when you are spring cleaning.

Their website is: http://www.cuhumane.org/

Laura Cunningham

Our 25th Annual GIANT GARAGE SALE!!
Sale Dates: Friday, May 22 - 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Donation: $2 until 3 p.m. on Friday) Saturday, May 23- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ($3 Bag Sale starts at 3 p.m. on Saturday)	Drop offs acceptedat Kesler Hall: Thursday, May 14: noon – 7 p.m. Friday, May 15: noon – 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17: noon – 3 p.m.
Champaign County Fairgrounds, Kesler Hall No drop-offs can be accepted after 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17.

Free KFC

Just a heads up: This is an offer recently aired on the Oprah Winfrey show. Go to this site to download up to four free coupons for a full meal at KFC (including two pieces of grilled chicken, two sides, and a biscuit).
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090430-tows-kfc-coupon-download
It says "at participating locations," so you could call the KFC near you and ask if they're participating before you make the trip. Anyway, it's good until May 19th. Enjoy!
Ashley Bair

Need some advice

I've been contemplating a project, but have run into a dilemma. I have a headboard that I'm fixing up, but I want to cover up a hole someone made in it to put cord through, presumably for a lamp or something. I was thinking about several things I could use- it's a headboard with a bookshelf/cubby type setup. I looked at decorative tile, but they were around $7 a pop. I also looked at a textured, raised wallpaper, but that was $14 a roll and I only need a few squares. Does anyone else know of a cheap fix? I was thinking about grass cloth but I don't know where to buy that or how expensive it is. Fabric would be cheap but difficult to put on because it's not stiff and frays. I'm probably going to paint whatever I put on there. Any help would be much appreciated!

Rachel Luke
bleen03@gmail.com

Update: So I've added some pictures. There's an antique cabinet (another project that I'm planning to refinish once the weather cooperates) that I'm trying to tie together with the headboard that's kind of why I wanted a little decorative embellishment on the headboard. Nothing too matchy matchy, but I wanted the headboard to look a little more intricate. And I do plan to paint the entire headboard.

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Hi all,

Here's the other great ideas I got for Mother's Day gifts.

A DVD of the family. Slide show variety-- with music etc.

A calendar with rip off pages that you can slide into a scrapbook when the month is over.

Scrapbook stuff.

Photos.

A birthstone necklace or other jewelry.

A canvass with black and white photos of the family/kids modge podged to it in collage fashion. (Which I am going to try. Wish me luck!)
Michael's had a 2 pack canvas for $10 (Great for the mom and MIL) and I got the bigger Modge Podge for $8 so that I can so something for Kevin for Father's day too. I have TONS of 4x6 photo paper if anyone needs any for this project!!!!!!! marileejohnson@gmail.com
-- Marilee Johnson

Yard Sale Treasure Map Website

This website, Yard Sale Treasure Map, takes all the garage sale listings from Craigslist in the area you specify and uses Google maps to map them all out for you. I can't wait to try it out. I wish there was a way to get the sales off the News Gazette, but it only does Craigslist. Anyway, I figure it's still a great way to find out which garage sales are near each other, so I don't have to map them myself.

Posted by: Catherine Cromar, catcromar@gmail.com

the BEST hair cutting place in town!

I wanted to tell you of this amazing find for all those who are tired of the choppy wal-mart haircuts and need a professional!

There's a salon off of Cunningham Avenue that is called "The Color Exchange." I believe the owner is Stacy, and she hand picks only a select few of her graduating students to work with her, so they are ONLY the very best in the hair cutting business.

I went in only because my brother, mother in law and husband all raved about her god advice, wonderful time getting their hair cut, and had people work on their hair that clearly knew what they were doing. Stacy is a complete sweetheart and gave me some free shampoo samples to try for my horrible greasy hair problem. If one worked she said she would order some in for me. If none didn't work we would try more samples. How much nicer can you get? She catered to my needs to cut off a certain amount of hair, and told me what I could do better to maintain long hair. It's a wonderful place and I can vouch by me and all my family that they know what they're doing, and for a VERY reasonable price.

The coolest thing about their place is they have a very trendy consignment shop IN the salon, with tons of things like cool clothing, dvd's, gorgeous jewelery, shoes and home decor. I have bought as well as brought goodies there because I thought it was very cool. It's a nice place to look around while waiting as well as after your haircut.

The last thing they have is a massage table in a very zen-like room, and you can get massages as well there.

I just wanted to share this with you because I always find it difficult to get a professional hair stylist for a reasonable price. I've had many a stylist chop my hair off and had bad haricuts before Stacy. I hope you guys enjoy her as much as I did.

Here is the address:

1206 N Cunningham Ave
Urbana, IL 61802

It's by Domino's Pizza and El Toro's, kind of in a slightly hidden location (It's a treasure find!)

They charge 15$ a haircut (shampoo included), male or female, and they are open until 7pm and closed on Mondays.

HOORAY FOR NEW HAIR!

Laura Cunningham

Piano Sale

We have exciting news! Excellent values on Yamaha Grand, Vertical Acoustic Pianos or Yamaha Clavinovas for your home, church, or school.

Thanks to the University Piano Loan Program between Samuel Music, Yamaha Corporation of America, and University of Illinois, the music department enjoys the benefits of new Yamaha grand pianos, professional vertical pianos, and Clavinova™ digital pianos. As we near the end of the academic year, these acoustic and digital pianos along with a broad selection of new and used pianos and clavinovas are now being made available for purchase at substantial discounts.

There is a great selection of instruments ranging from Yamaha Grand Pianos, Professional Upright Acoustic Pianos, and Yamaha Clavinova Digital Pianos. All are being sold at reduced prices – “Great Savings.” All have new Yamaha manufacturer’s warranty!


The Yamaha pianos and clavinovas will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

You can ensure the best selection by calling and scheduling your appointment to come to the School of Music on campus, located at 1114 W Nevada Street.

Thursday, May 7th, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Friday, May 8th, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Appointments are necessary if you wish to come at this time.

To schedule your appointment, please call our University Piano Appointment line (toll-free)… 1-888-742-6632.

If you are contemplating the purchase of a Grand Piano, Vertical Acoustic Piano, or Digital Piano, or know someone who is, this is a wonderful opportunity to purchase a life time quality instrument and support the University of Illinois as well. Your support of this event enables Samuel Music/Yamaha to continue to provide new Yamaha instruments on a free yearly loan basis to the U of I School of Music.

Thank you for your interest and support!

Brought to you by Sharon McFarland

Deals

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our bargain blog for the Champaign area. If you have a great deal to share or anything related, feel free to post. Thanks!

Rachel