A celebration to honor Than Johnson, retiring from CRSI after 36 years, will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at CRSI (building in the back), 1150 Scioto St., Urbana.

Scott DeLong, the staff and board of CRSI are hosting the reception and invite the public to join them in celebrating his career and wishing him well on his retirement.

Johnson is a life-long resident of Champaign County. The Johnson Family Maple Syrup farm still is active after over 200 years of operation.

For thirty-three years, CRSI has held a golf event known as the Bill Butler Champaign Open or BBCO in support of needs and wishes (for individuals served by the agency) that are not covered by other funding sources. In all that time, only two cars have been given away for the ever elusive hole-in-one and those were awarded just in the last three years. (There were three other aces in earlier years but at that time, cars were not offered as prizes.) 
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