YMCA Announces 2022 Lytle Park Triathlon | Entertainment
MATTOON – The Mattoon Area Family YMCA has announced that it will hold its 2022 Lytle Park Triathlon on Saturday, June 18 starting at 8:30 a.m.
“Our competitors ended up having a great time last year despite a summer storm, so we can’t wait to get back to it and see what they achieve this year,” said Race Director Sarah Dowell.
The Lytle Park Tri is a sprint triathlon with 300 meters of swimming, 12.5 miles of cycling and 3.1 miles of running. All stages of the race start and end at the park. “Mid-June is a great time to be outside and enjoy our beautiful city and parks,” Dowell said. “It’s such a unique experience for triathletes.”
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Participants can register individually or as a team. Early bird registration is $65 for an individual and $150 for a team and ends June 11. Late registration is $70 for an individual and $165 for a team and ends June 17. There is no registration on the day of the event.
The deadline to guarantee a race jersey is Tuesday, May 31. Prizes will be awarded to the first two in each age/gender category. Registration is available online at www.mattoonymca.org.
PHOTOS: A look back at Mattoon’s activities over the years
Mattoon Area Educational Extension Center
1965: The school moved to the old Humble Oil Co. building on Route 45 on the south side of Mattoon.
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General Electricity Company.
1950: Proof that flash photography has become a national hobby is the General Electric Co.’s Mattoon factory, which manufactures flash bulbs almost exclusively. A few incandescent or ordinary bulbs of higher wattages are also manufactured here.
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Ellen Kay’s

1989: Pat and Rodney Williamson are ready for dinner. Owner Leonard Losch looks at Ellen Kay.
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Place Rudy East
1992: A cyclist pedals along East Rudy Street where a row of new duplexes have been built, next to a subsidized housing project.
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E. Rudy Place

1992: A group of children line up to challenge the winner to a game of tetherball at the E. Rudy Street housing project.
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Downtown branch
1985: Aerial view of downtown Mattoon.
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Douglas Nursing Center

1977: The acquisition of the Douglas Nursing Center will complete another phase of the Wesley Tower care package.
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Consolidated Telemarketing Association (CTA)
1991: The CTA office is carpeted, air-conditioned, well-lit and includes workstations designed according to the needs of employees. Telemarketers generated $435 billion in sales last year. For every customer who says yes, 99 say no.
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Central Illinois Public Service (CIPS)

1959: CIPS Eastern Division completes its move to the new building in Mattoon. The structure has 36 offices and 23,000 square feet of office space.
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Burtschi
1988: Burtschi is the first store in Illinois south of Springfield to carry Hummel figurines.
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Blaw Knox

1963: A new line of paving equipment is displayed by the Mattoon Blaw Knox factory at the Construction Equipment Exposition and Road Show, Chicago.
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Anaconda
1959: In an effort to better meet the growing needs of the Midwest, Southwest, and Far West market for flexible metal hose and tubing, American Brass Co. builds its American Metal Hose Division plant in Mattoon.
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