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Habitat Care-A-Vanners Ready For 30th County Build

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Habitat Ground Breaking
From left: the Rev. Don Lusk of Southern Baptist Church, David Conklin, Pat Conklin, Stacey Uphoff, Gary Smith and Bob Gillespie break ground for the Conklins’ new Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity home in Sullivan.

•September 5, 2018•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity volunteers, recently arrived Care-A-Vanners, Habitat board members and Pat Conklin and her family gathered with clergy September 2 to break ground for the 30th home build in Moultrie County.
The house under construction at 621 Eden St. in Habitat subdivision donated by Hydro-Gear will be the new home for Conklin and her son David who works at the Habitat ReStore. David is also on the Alpha Bears Special Olympics team, and 25 of his teammates will be volunteering to help build the home.
The groundbreaking took place at the Eden Street home site at 3 p.m. with Gary Smith, president of Moultrie County Habitat, offering the greeting and introductions. The Rev. Don Lusk of Southern Baptist Church gave the invocation and the scripture reading with litany. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Golf Team Wins Ten in a Row

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Team photo: Left to right. Leyton Ellis, Leighton Burcham, Caden Ellis, Drew Rogers, Logan Westjohn and Aiden Short.

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Duo: First place individual Caden Ellis and fifth place Drew Rogers.

•September 5, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

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Hole in one: Gary Herschberger playing in the junior varsity match scored his first ever hole in one on the fourth hole.

The Sullivan boys’ golf team continues to roll.
A 10-0 roll.
The Redskins won a triangular against St. Teresa and Clinton last Tuesday, then knocked off Teutopolis Thursday (Oct. 28), before winning the 11-team Olney Invitational, Friday.
At the Richland Country Club in Olney, the team finished with a low score of 330.
Caden Ellis was the medalist with a two-over par, 73.
Drew Rogers shot an 82 for fifth place.
The teams third and fourth scorers were Leighton Burcham with an 85 and Leyton Ellis with a 90.
This 18-hole invite did not go towards the regular season record, but Sullivan is still undefeated at 10-0.
Ellis was medalist in the other two meets as well.
He won the Teutopolis match with a 36 and won the triangular with a 38.
Sullivan defeated T-town 158-208.
Leighton Burcham shot a 38, and Drew Rogers scored a 40.
Ellis finished with a 44, Logan Westjohn with a 46 and Tim Lawyer 47.
In the triangular, the Redskins shot a 171 for the win.
After Ellis’ 38, Burcham shot a 42, and Rogers scored a 45.
Ellis finished with a 46, Westjohn a 48 and Lawyer a 49.
Sullivan is scheduled to enter a triangular at Eagle Creek hosted by Okaw Valley Tuesday.

Obituaries 9-5-2018: Betty Wise

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Betty Wise

Betty Jo Wise, 71, of Auburn, Ga. passed away Friday, August 17, 2018.
She was born Jan. 17, 1947 in Vandalia, Ill., a daughter of John Robert and Ida Mae Eadie.
She was a native of Sullivan and was of the Methodist denomination. She received her nursing degree from Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill. and spent 17 years as a Registered Nurse. Betty Jo loved to read and was a member of The Auburn Book Club. Read More

Obituaries 9-5-2018: Rowena Webb

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Rowena Webb

Rowena M. Webb, 88, of Bethany passed away at 8:06 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 6 in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Visitation will be held one hour before the services in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Family suggests casual attire. Read More

The SMS HUB-Where Innovation meets Collaboration

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Sullivan Community Education Foundation members Nancy Schaljo and Laura Elder toured the new HUB Innovation and Collaboration Center with SMS principal Nathan Ogle last week. The middle school received a grant from the Foundation to help fund the remodeling of the original high school library into a state of the art collaborative center for students and teachers.

•September 5, 2018•

By Mike Brothers

Sullivan Middle School added fifth grade classes into the original Sullivan High School building which filled classrooms. Thanks to the generosity of the Sullivan Community Education Foundation the original high school library is now the HUB.
SMS Principal Nathan Ogle explained his request to transform the old library into a space for collaborative and creative use by students was filled beyond expectations. With the use of iPads and collaborative teaching between classes, students were exchanging ideas in the hallways and spare alcoves before while space was available in the previous high school library.
The remnants of the original computer lab line the walls of the old library, but the inside is updated with rearrangeable furniture that is both teacher and student friendly.
Thanks to a $12,000 grant from the Sullivan Community Education Foundation there is room and furniture for three classrooms that may be used for a variety of purposes. Read More

WSS Softball Team Wins Three

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•September 5, 2018•

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team picked up two more wins this past week to start the season 3-0.
The Hatchets knocked off Dietrich and Cumberland in straight sets.
Last Thursday, WSS defeated Cumberland 25-10, 25-1.
“The girls came out with a bang in the first set,” said WSS coach Ronda Schlechte. “Everything just flowed really well. We had a few more errors in set two but recovered nicely.” Read More

Golden Goose Lays Eggs Oct. 7

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•September 5, 2018•

To enter the Sullivan High School Class of 1968 raffle, purchase Golden Goose numbered eggs for $10 each or eleven (11) eggs for $100.
The Golden Goose will lay her numbered eggs at 12:30 pm October 7 at the Sullivan American Legion.
The owners of the first three numbered eggs the Golden Goose “pops” out will be the winners of $500, $400 and $300 respectively.
All remaining proceeds will go to the Redskin Achievement Award Fund.

Sullivan Girls Golf Snaps Streak

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•September 5, 2018•

The Sullivan girls’ golf team split a pair of matches this past week and snaped its undefeated streak.
The Redskins defeated St. Teresa at the Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur last Tuesday, but lost Teutopolis last Thursday.
Against the Bulldogs, Addison Darush was medalist, and Alexis Britton, Erin Wallace, and Esther Miller rounded out the team scoring.
Last Thursday, Sullivan hosted Teutopolis in a 196-215 loss. Read More