Chambana Dad to Know: Sky Sanborn
The Sanborn Family (photo provided) Sky Sanborn came to Champaign-Urbana to attend the University of Illinois and never left, earning two degrees and snagging a wife along the way. A native of Morris,...
View ArticleA Chambana Dad Reviews Toy Story 3
by Brandon Dohman As the lights dimmed, my 5-year-old destroying a bucket of popcorn next to me, I couldn’t help but think back to my first movie-going experience. A situation very similar to this one...
View ArticleChambana Dad to Know: Kevin Lambert
If you listen to Mix 94.5 in the morning, you’ve probably heard the man we think is one of the funniest in Champaign-Urbana. Kevin Lambert has been in the entertainment business since he was 14, first...
View ArticleA Chambana Dad and Actor Rates Footloose as Family-Friendly
by Jason Cerezo Many people have asked me about the family-friendliness of the Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Footloose. As a father of three young boys – ages 5, 8, and 12 –...
View ArticleDear Old Dad
by Terry Bush I was 56 when my daughter Charlotte was born, pretty mature for a rookie dad. I’m 61 now. Grandfather vintage. I’m going to get a t-shirt to wear when we’re out together: “Nope, I’m...
View ArticleOn Fatherhood and Mortality
by Jason Randall We thought we heard it all. In the months leading up to my wife and I welcoming twins, family and friends showered us with tips, tricks, warnings, you name it. Life as we knew it was...
View ArticleChambana Dad to Know: James Quisenberry
James, his wife, Jill, who has been a 1st grade teacher at Wiley school since 1991, and Will, a 12 year-old in 6 grade at Urbana Middle School. Photo provided. Thank you to Brendan McGinty for...
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