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Ground broken for new Clinton cinema
CLINTON -- After months of discussion, ground has been broken for Clinton's proposed Clintonian Eagle Movie Theater, located on Kelli Court near the new First National Bank and Trust building. The theater is expected to open by next spring. Developer Eric Gubelman officially signed the papers to secure the property last month. The theater is expected to have five full screens for first-run motion pictures. Details were worked out between Gubelman and the city during the last several months. The theater will be built by C.C.E. of Olney. Construction will start later this month. "We're very excited about this opportunity for Clinton," said Mayor Ed Wollet. "It's been a long time in coming. We haven't had a movie theater here since 1989 and I and several of our citizens are very anxious to have a theater again." Clinton's last theater was destroyed in a heavy snowstorm in the late 1980s. If the theater opens on time, the plan is to offer a summer kids' series at a reduced ticket price and summer move screenings for local groups. A ground-breaking ceremony on Aug. 8 included Gubelman and several city officials. Board set -- The board of directors for the new DeWitt County Corp. has been set and the 11-member economic development board will meet Thursday (Aug. 16) to officially transfer power from the steering committee to the board. The panel consists of two representatives from Clinton (Wollet and developer Don West), two from DeWitt County (Rodger Sprague and Ed Young), one from Farmer City (Dave Joswiak), one from the Clinton Chamber of Commerce (David Wilson), one from the Farmer City Chamber of Commerce (Brian Massey), and four at-large members (Ken Bjelland, Kevin Myers, Melissa Peek and Steve Tribuzzi). YMCA grant -- The Clinton Community YMCA has received an $11,000 grant from the JC Penney Afterschool Fund, which provides afterschool programs to foster academic, physical and social development. "We are grateful for the support as we strive to serve as many children as possible with high-quality afterschool programming and now, we can offer more opportunities to youth who are at risk of involvement in crime, drug abuse and other destructive behaviors," said Ashley Rogers, the Y-Zone Coordinator at the YMCA. E-mail this story | Print this story | Search archives | RSS Show comments |  Hide comments | Hide comments on all stories |
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