A group of women exercising on midday Friday got their adrenaline pumping as a car crashed into the fitness center in which they were working out.Witnesses said a woman in her 70s appeared to lose control of her vehicle and crashed into the Curves fitness center in a shopping center located on Walzem Road about 11 a.m. Nobody was injured in the crash, but it did scare some of those exercising."She said when she pulled in, she felt like she lost control and it kept going," Curves manager Laura Donohue said. "So you know, possibly a gas ...
The Indiana Area Senior High fitness center soon may be open longer and to more people.The fitness center, which was completed in the spring as part of a senior high renovation project, currently is open to students during gym classes and to sports teams before and after school. Senior high principal Paula Daskivich wants to make the center more available to all.At Monday's school board meeting, Daskivich requested the board consider hiring a supervisor for the fitness center, so it can be open longer after school. Daskivich made a si ...
2000 Warren High School graduate Brandon Caselli invites the public to attend Snap Fitness' Gurnee Grand Opening Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.After graduating with his B.A. in Business and Marketing from Carthage College in Kenosha, Caselli opened his first Snap Fitness facility, in conjunction with his business partner, Brad Bayerlein, just one year ago in Pewaukee, Wisc.The quick success of this location prompted him to bring Snap Fitness to his home town.Snap is located at 34491 N. Old Walnut Circle in Gurnee. Individuals who sig ...
The Williamsburg Family Fitness Center will close its doors Thursday, 33 months after Jellico Community Hospital stepped in and agreed to manage the center in order to keep it open.David Delk, Jellico Community Hospital Director of Market and Business Development, said the hospital has decided to terminate its management agreement with Bill Allen, the actual owner of the center."We were just trying to manage it and continue to provide that service to the people of Williamsburg because it wasn't in a great financial situation," Delk sa ...
A new fitness center is open for Rose State College students, faculty and staff."You can not be as mentally fit as you can be until you are physically fit," Rose State College President Terry Britton said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.The 10,000-square-foot Rose State College Wellness Center, which used to be the school's gymnasium, houses a weight room, a cardio room, aerobic area, a basketball court, three multipurpose areas and three classrooms.The Wellness Center will allow the college to offer more academic programs, increas ...