"When I was growing up, we had several stores, a bowling alley, three or four gas stations, a movie theater and three restaurants." HOMER — Becky Smith remembers what Homer used to be. "When I was growing up, we had several stores, a bowling alley, three or four gas stations, a movie theater and three restaurants," she said. But as her own children were growing up in Homer, the number of businesses began to shrink. "Now," she said, "we have almost nothing." read more
Homer Association Names Smith For Honor
digital.media, The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)
Tue, 07/29/2014 - 5:00am
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