Photo by Madison Uhlrich
Tulip Time
Variegated tulips begin to bloom at Tabor Park in Sullivan giving the prairie a hint of the spring to come.
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Cornwell Honored
•March 29, 2017•
Reid Cornwell of Sullivan was recently honored by LSC Communications in Mattoon. Read More
Findlay High School Alumni Banquet
•March 29, 2017•
The annual Findlay High School Alumni Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 8.
Held in the former Findlay High School gym, which is now know as the Okaw Valley Middle School, classes honored include 1947, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, and 1997. It is the 50th anniversary of the class of 1967.
Reservations are due April 3. Those who did not receive an invitation or need more information may contact Chris Tippit at 217-756-8207.
Ground Breaking at Agri-Fab
Photo by Mike Brothers
Ground Breaking at Agri-Fab
Wyatt Taber, Colin Patient, Ruey Price, Hailey Gullett. Front row- Hazel Crothers, Reed Smith, James Conlin, Brooklynn Clark, Elijah Crosier, Agri-Fab president Mike Cohen, Addi Heaton, Savannah LaDew, Matthew Moody (behind LaDew) and Hope Conner.
Celebrate World Kidney Day
•March 8, 2017•
Decatur Memorial Hospital will host a free educational seminar on World Kidney Day, Thursday, March 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the DMH classrooms. Pediatric Kidney Specialist, Nazia Kulsum-Mecci, MD, from SIU Medicine will be the featured guest speaker.
Mohammed Dawood, MD, Mohammad Hasnain, MD, and M. Mustansar Qureshi, MD, all kidney specialists from the DMH Medical Group, will also be on hand at the event. Refreshments will be served and seating is limited. Call 217-876-2850 to register, or visit dmhcares.com/events.
Obituaries 3-8-2017: Ruth Brooks
Ruth Brooks
Ina Ruth Brooks, 92, of Bourbonnais, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 6 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More
Menus 3-8-2017
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, March 13 - Sausage patty or links, egg, bacon & cheddar scramble, fruit juice, whole grain blueberry muffin, warm fruit strudel bites.
Tuesday, March 14 - Country beef stew w/potatoes, carrots & onions, Mexi corn, roll, cherry pie.
Wednesday, March 15 - Shepherd’s pie w/vegetables, broccoli, warm biscuits, Mandarin oranges.
Thursday, March 16 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, seasoned peas, Texas toast, fresh fruit.
Friday, March 17 - Tuna noodle casserole, Harvard beets, warm black-eyed pea salad, whole grain wheat, pineapple pistachio dessert.
Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast
Monday, March 13 - Warm apple, Ritz crackers, milk.
Tuesday, March 14 - French toast, apple juice, milk.
Wednesday, March 15 - Cereal, apple juice, milk.
Thursday, March 16 - Granola bars, apple juice, milk.
Friday, March 17 - Donuts, apple juice, milk.
Sullivan Pre-School Lunch
Monday, March 13 - Ravioli, lettuce salad, Mandarin oranges, garlic bread, milk.
Tuesday, March 14 - Chicken nuggets, french fries, peaches, bread & butte, milk.
Wednesday, March 15 - Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, pineapple, rolls, milk.
Thursday, March 16 - Sloppy Joe on bun, green beans, pears, milk.
Friday, March 17 - Fish sticks, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, bread & butter, milk.
Obituaries 3-8-2017: Betty Marlow
Betty Marlow
Betty Ellen Marlow, 87, of Sullivan passed away at 12:18 a.m. Monday, February 27, 2017 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Inurnment was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Area Fishermen Help Build Lake Shelbyville Habitat
Photo by Mike Brothers
Assembly line action from volunteers such as Mike Fallert made quick work of the habitat construction process at Chip’s Marine south of Sullivan Saturday, March 4.
Volunteers Make Difference
•March 8, 2017•
By Wally Bass
for the News Progress
Fishing habitat is serious business so it was no surprise to Chip Christensen when so many fishermen showed up for a habitat build March 4.
Chip’s Marine service bays south of Sullivan were converted into an assembly line for building some 50 fish habitats for Lake Shelbyville.
In this joint venture with the Illinois Department of Conservation and Army Corp of Engineers volunteers from a variety of clubs joined individual sport fishermen to build and place the artificial habitats in the lake. Read More
Warmest February
•March 8, 2017•
All those days with temperatures in the 60s and 70s have paid off: February was the warmest February on record for Illinois, according to State Climatologist Jim Angel at University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey.
The statewide average temperature for February was 40.5 degrees, 9.6 degrees above normal, beating the old record of 40.0 degrees set back in 1998.
February was dry too. The statewide average precipitation for February was 0.7 inches, 1.36 inches below normal and the ninth driest February on record.