•June 27, 2018•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the 4th of July fireworks at Lake Shelbyville will be launched at dusk from Ramp Point, located in Dam West Recreation Area.
Lake Shelbyville has compiled a list of locations best suited for viewing the fireworks which include Dam West Recreation Area, Dam East Recreation Area & Visitor Center, on top of the Lake Shelbyville Dam, and Dam West Overlook. Read More
•June 27, 2018•
The News-Gazette announced its All-Area track and field teams last week.
Several area athletes earned honors.
For Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ team, senior distance runner Logan Hall earned all-area first team honors.
Senior high jumper Kobe Wells earned all-area second team honors.
Freshman distance runner Layton Hall and junior middle-distance runner Austin Romine were named to the honorable mention team.
For the ALAH girls’ team, sophomore hurdler and jumper Kenli Nettles earned first-team honors. Read More
Cowden Free Methodist Offers Week Long Camp
Cowden Free Methodist Camp begins July 13-21, 2018, Dr. Bob and Jennifer Wilkerson will be the Evangelist this year. Services are daily at 10:30 am and each evening at 7:30 pm Sunday evening beginning at 6:00 pm. Cowden Free Methodist Camp is located on 19.5 acres of ground across from the City Park in Cowden. The address is 174 N East Rd, Beecher City, IL.
Photo by Mike Brothers
Summer Refreshment
These Sullivan entrepreneurs decided to take advantage of extra traffic created this week due to Sullivan Independence Celebration setup across the street at the Sullivan American Legion Post 68. Above Alaina Moore (left) and partner Kendall Penberthy create a special mixture of grape Kool-Aid and lemonade as a signature summer drink. Lemonade, grape Kool-Aid or any mixture of the two is only 75 cents this week on Main Street in Sullivan.
Photo by R. R. Best’
Muddy Good Time!
Cody Carlson right and Wesley Bone put forth the true spirit of mud volleyball competition at the Bethany Celebration held this past weekend. The Friday and Saturday events also included three on three basketball and ended with Saturday evening fireworks at Crowder Park.
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, June 25 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, whole grain wheat (1), apricots
Tuesday, June 26 - Savory sausage stew, harvard beets, whole grain wheat (1), warm fruit cobbler
Wednesday, June 27 - Creamed chicken w/green onions & pimentos, peas, chunky applesauce, biscuit, orange bread
Thursday, June 28 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, buttered carrots, dinner roll, fruited gelatin
Friday, June 29 - Chef’s Choice
Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Pictured is Dan Moschenrose.
•June 20, 2018•
By Ellen Ferrera
for The News Progress
Dan Moschenrose is a 21-year veteran whose passion is his love of the history surrounding the birth of our great nation.
He has been concerned, however, that children are not being taught early American history in schools. “ They watch the fireworks and the parades, collect the candy and enjoy the cookouts, but they don’t know why we celebrate the day,” Moschenrose said of Independence Day.
To illustrate his point Moschenrose once promised money to a student trying to fund a school trip if the student could answer a history question. The question was, “In what year did Elvis and John Wilkes Booth declare independence from China?” The student thought for a moment and then gave the year he thought was correct - 1783.
Moschenrose was stunned that the student didn’t even know this was a ridiculous question and is still puzzled by how little kids know about the Revolutionary War. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
Eagle Creek Resort has been closed for nearly a decade, with the state still asking for ideas for the decaying resort along Lake Shelbyville
IDNR officials rejected the one proposal it recently received for the Eagle Creek facility according to IDNR’s Ed Cross. He said the state was still hoping to find a private developer for the facility in Eagle Creek State Park.
He said the department uses a scoring system to determine whether a development plan is viable. The one proposal received last time, from John Fayhee at Sullivan Marina on Lake Shelbyville, didn’t meet the needed score. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Jeff Myers has some catching up to do.
Myers, who was hired as the Sullivan-Okaw Valley football coach a few weeks ago, has a short window to become familiar with his players, hold camps and start practice before the first game on Aug. 24.
“Right now we are primarily working in the weight room on strength and agility,” said Myers. “When we do get outside and use some of our contact days, we are concentrating on fundamentals. Once we come back after the Fourth of July, we will ramp up the football portion of our summer.”
This may sound like an overwhelming task for a first-time coach in his first year, but Myers has been around for more than two decades.
He served as an assistant coach at Central A&M (1992, 1998-2003), South Walton High School (2004-2015; 2017), and St. Teresa High School (2016).
He has been an offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, running backs coach, defensive line coach, defensive backs coach, and strength and conditioning coach. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL) will hold a Personal Assistant Orientation for people interested in working as a personal assistant.
The orientation is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 at the Shelbyville SAIL Office, 1604 West Main, Suite 100 in Shelbyville.
There will be a break for lunch. Personal assistants are employed by people with disabilities to perform household chores and personal care tasks in their homes and are paid by the state of Illinois through the Department of Rehabilitation program.
Participants in the orientation must arrive by 10 a.m., bring their driver’s license or State ID and Social Security card and be prepared to fill out an application with references.
SAIL is a fragrance free facility, and those wearing fragrances will not be allowed to attend the orientation.
For more information about the Personal Assistant Orientation or becoming a personal assistant contact Dorothy Cox-Stowe at 876-8888 or 800-358-8080.