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A Tribute to Tom Berns by the Executive Committee of the Urbana Parks Foundation Board of Trustees
March 12, 2018 The Champaign-Urbana community lost a great leader when Tom Berns passed away on February 19, 2018. Others can describe better than we can how he founded the engineering firm of Berns Clancy and associates with his partner Ed Clancy, how he was...
Getting to Know UPF Trustee & President Fred Delcomyn
I love Urbana’s parks. From the neighborhood charm of Victory Park to the open spaces of Meadowbrook, each park has its own distinctive character. When my wife and I first moved to Urbana in the early 1970s, Crystal Lake Park was my favorite. Only a mile from our...
Getting to Know Tim Bartlett: Urbana Park District Executive Director & UPF Trustee
I have never written a "blog entry" in my life until now! When the Urbana Parks Foundation Marketing Committee asked me for help, I couldn't wait to talk about one of our UPF Campaign "Pillars"-Crystal Lake Park. To be sure that I don't forget to include ALL of our...
Getting to Know UPF Trustee Libby Tyler
I'm super excited to be the first Urbana Parks Foundation Board member blogger! Let me introduce myself. My name is Libby Tyler and I've lived in Urbana since 1990. In fact, since we're a pretty close-knit community, we probably already know each other! My husband Rob...