“Eventually all things flow into one and a river runs through it.” – Norman Maclean Although Norman Mclean was writing about fly-fishing in Montana, he could just as easily have been referring to our own Village. As the Sangamon River Music Festival begins we should take time to ponder the fact that the Sangamon River is right there in […]

   “Look! Up in the sky!” “It’s a plane!” “It’s a bird!” “Well, actually, I guess it is kind of a bird…sort of…” “Yeah, I guess you could call it that…” “…y’mean those things can actually FLY??” “DUCK!” Wait, no, no, don’t worry.  I didn’t mean that. You can get up now.   While Olympians from around the world descend upon […]