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The vendor that IDNR chose in 2010 to renovate and ultimately reopen Eagle Creek Resort issued the state agency a notice of termination effective later that week. BMDD Resort, the vendor who was awarded the bid to renovate the resort walked away from the project after what they cited as a frustrating relationship with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 

Two teams from Moultrie County, The Beacon Blizzards and the Bug Squashers raised money for the Special Olympics by taking the Polar Plunge into Lake Decatur. The Bug Squashers team raised $1893 for the Polar Plunge winning the award for the most money raised by a team with five or less members. The Beacon Blizzards, a team from the Moultrie County Beacon raised $1,248. Tara Nickerson of Bethany also participated in the plunge as part of 106.7 The Fox’s team and under the team Future Teachers of America, Bryan Binion of Arthur and Kelsey Bolin and Lane Elliott of Gays all participated. 

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