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Sullivan Blue Dolphins Travel for Honors

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•November 14, 2018•

By J.D. Graham
for the Blue Dolphins

Sullivan Blue Dolphins kicked off the 2018-2019 season with three meets in October.
They started off in O’Fallon competing with the Seahawks, then competed in Stanford where several swimmers placed and came home with trophies and medals. In the Olympia Susan Schuber Memorial meet swimmers placed in the top six honors.
Girls’ divisions: six and under - Addie Hendry earned second place. 10 and under - Alivia Melvin second place, Emily Crosier third and Devon Richardson sixth place.
In the Open Division the Blue Dolphins brought home five of the six trophies with Calista Clark taking first; Anna Wooters second; Madalyn Booker third; Mackenzie Erixon fourth; and Natalie Drury fifth. Read More

Obituaries 11-11-2018: Edna McFarland

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Edna McFarland

Edna Mae McFarland, 95, of Mattoon passed away at 10:20 p.m., Sunday November 4, 2018 in Odd-Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon.
A memorial service in her honor was held at 12 p.m. Friday, November 9 at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue in Mattoon. Pastor Dan Haifley officiated. Burial followed in Rest Haven Cemetery. Military Rites were conducted at the cemetery by Mattoon VFW Post 4325.
Edna was born December 9,1922 in Gravel Switch, Ky., a daughter of the late Sydney and Geneva Roller Phillips. She married Warren Garrett McFarland June 7, 1945 in Norfolk, Va., and he preceded her death in 1992. Read More

County Dive Team is Underwater on Funding

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Dive team members Jesse Scribner, Rob Martz and Amanda Farley make do with outdated equipment.

•November 14, 2018•

By Mike Brothers

Members of the Moultrie County Public Health and Safety committee learned how underfunded the County Dive Team is and will make recommendations for the county board to help.
Moultrie County Dive Team coordinator Clay Brush appeared before the committee recently to explain changes in public safety diving standards and how it affects the ten-member dive rescue team.
With a budget of $5,000 per year the team isn’t able to cover the cost to equip a diver with full dry suits and face masks as required under new standards. The cost is about $7,800 to fully equip and certify one diver.
A separate department of county Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, Brush pointed out the dive team has two of the dry suits, which have a life expectancy of five years, that were purchased in the early 1990s with three others purchased around the turn of the century. Read More

ALAH Girls Open Season with Overtime Win

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•November 14, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 66-54 overtime win against Meridian Monday night.
Down two after the first quarter, ALAH outscored the Hawks 13-8 in the second quarter for a 27-24 lead.
The Knights extended that lead to 41-34 into the fourth quarter, but Meridian mounted a comeback in the fourth to tie the game at 52.
The Knights dominated in overtime, outscoring the Hawks 14-2 for the win. Read More

Sullivan Girls Take Maroa-Forsyth

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•November 14, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan girls’ basketball kicked off its season with a 56-42 win against Maroa-Forsyth in the Maroa-Forsyth Round Robin Monday.
The Redskins took a 3-point lead after the first quarter and gradually extended that lead in the next three quarters for the win.
“We played a much better second half than our first half,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “We still have a lot of work to do, especially on the defensive end. We rebounded well tonight, but we didn’t capitalize on our offensive rebounds. We have to do a better job taking care of the ball and cutting down on our unforced turnovers.” Read More

Petersen Seeks Parade Entries

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•November 14, 2018•

Petersen Health Care will host the annual Hometown Holidays Parade at noon Saturday, December 1.
Entries are being sought for the parade. Any individual, organization, church group, or business may make an entry to the parade. Persons wanting to have an entry are encouraged to call Parade Coordinator, Jeri Davis at 273-9456 to register.
This year’s parade entries will begin line up at 10:30 a.m. in the high school north parking lot. Line up will be on a first come basis.
The parade route will proceed south up Hamilton Street to Jefferson Street. On Jefferson street, the parade will turn west and proceed around the square to Main Street and turn north on Main back to the high school.
This year’s parade will host a variety of entries and floats. Santa Claus will arrive at the end of the parade to greet children.

Obituaries 11-14-2018: Bruce Frederick

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Bruce Frederick

Bruce Edward Frederick, 96, of Westfield, Ill. died Nov. 6, 2018 in Casey Health Care Center in Casey, Ill.
There will be no service.
He was born Oct. 2, 1922 in Moultrie County, a son of M.D. and Edna Matheson Frederick. Bruce was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the ship Saginaw Bay. He received many decorations including the American Pacific Theater of War Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater of War Ribbon with a silver star for Pala, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima & Okinawa Campaigns and Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star for enemy air attack. He was a charter member of the Sullivan VFW. Read More

Moultrie Moment of the Week

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Pictured above is Palmyra School in Sept. of 1912. It was located in East Nelson Twp. Front: Bill Clayton, Oscar Lane, Sidney French, Emery Monroe, Emery Maxedon, Walter Lane, Wayne Weaver, Charley Graven, Jesse Clayton. Row 2: Jennie Judd, Gladys Graven, Edna Sutton, Israel Maxedon, Hazel King, Leoma Monroe, Gladys Sutton, Opal Maxedon. Row 3: Orville Lane, Oletta Lane, Blanche DeLanie, Olive Sutton, Nellie Graven, Ester Clayton. Back: Hattie LeGrand (teacher), Elmer Graven, Elsie Lane, Myrtle Sutton, Rita Delanie and Glenn Shaw. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.

Flesor’s Candy Kitchen Sale Sweetens Food Pantry

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Flesor’s Candy Kitchen is set up at Cathrine’s Gallery in Sullivan Nov. 17. Devon and son Paul will help visitors select from the variety of holiday treats with 20 percent of sales on Saturday helping the Moultrie County Food Pantry. A sweet deal all around.

•November 14, 2018•

By Jimi Candy
for the News Progress

Saturday, November 17 is a sweet time in Sullivan.
The annual Flesor’s Candy Kitchen candy sale for the Moultrie County Food Pantry will be held at Cathrine’s Gallery from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Sullivan.
With 20 percent of all sales donated to the food pantry, Devon Flesor Story and son Paul, a fourth generation candy maker, will be on hand providing delicious hand dipped chocolates, original gift designs including a variety of the Flesor signature candies and the traditional chocolate turkeys just in time for Thanksgiving.
Devon noted visitors to the candy sale Nov. 17 may still make special orders for Christmas gifts.
With Flesor’s prices remaining the same, the value of the custom made gifts increases. “If a customer wants to make a custom order, we can do that,” Devon said of the flexibility of the candy kitchen in Tuscola.
In addition to the favored candy tins and assorted treats, Devon is introducing a larger gift basket just in time for the Sullivan sale this year.
Innovative packaging is part of the creative side of the team of Devon and sister Anne Flesor Beck’s resurrection of their grandfather Gus’s Candy Kitchen. Read More