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Agronomy: Three ALAH FFA members competed in the Section 17 Agronomy CDE at Parkland College on November 10. Pictured are FFA members Makenna Green, Josiah Kinert, and Taylor Powell.
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4-H Shining Stars Using ADM Grant to Help Food Bank
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Making the check presentation are Mike Schultz and Josh Snelling of ADM (Back row) with the 4-H Shining Stars. The member list includes: Anyssa Coffer, Gareth Coffer, Abagail Dean, Cora Emel, Lena Emel, Mitchell Hooten, Ellie Lehman, Kent Lehman, Rhett Lehman, Aidan Melvin, Alivia Melvin, Emily Miller, Hayden Moody,Julia Moody, Simon Parri, Devon Richardson, Lane Richardson, Gage Simmons, Peyton Simmons, Addison Stollard, Brady Stollard, Ethan Tice, Sophia Tice, Sarina Voegel, John Voyles, Kylie Voyles, Natalie Voyles, Claire Welch, Brycen Wildman Kolton Wiley.
•November 25, 2015•
Archer Daniels Midland Company recently donated $400 to Moultrie County Shining Stars 4-H Club.
The donation will go towards purchasing vegetable plants and seeds for the 4-H youth to grow in their individual gardens. The 4-H members will then donate the produce to the Moultrie County Food Bank where it will be distributed to local individuals.
”For our grant project we are combining agriculture and community service. We will grow gardens and donate the produce back to the food pantry. It will be rewarding to provide fresh vegetables for our local community” said Lane Richardson, president of the club.
The Moultrie County Shining Stars 4-H club was founded in the fall of 2015 and meets the second Tuesday of each month at the First United Methodist Church. Read More
Time to Mail Santa Letters
•November 25, 2015•
Santa Claus is waiting for letters, and we are doing all we can at the Moultrie Country News Progress to make sure he gets those letters.
Starting Monday, November 30 the News Progress Letters to Santa mailbox will be set up at the Monroe Street office in Sullivan.
We will accept Letters to Santa until 5 p.m. Friday, December 11. The letters will be reviewed by Santa and his elves and will appear in the Wednesday, December 16 edition of the News Progress.
The more tech savvy children may email their letter to Santa at santa2015@newsprogress.com observing the same December 11 deadline.
October OV HS Students of the Month
•November 25, 2015•
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Sophomore Danielle Lochbaum, daughter of Greg Williams and Jessie Gipson, and senior Preston Underwood, grandson of Don and JoAnn Gibbons, are students of the month for October at Okaw Valley High School.
Lochbaum is a member of the basketball and softball teams. She enjoys reading, and she plans to become a veterinarian.
Underwood attends Heartland Tech Academy at Richland College during the morning hours and is enrolled in their auto tech program. This quarter he was awarded student of the quarter in his class at HTA. He enjoys playing guitar and riding his motorcycle.
Sabretooth Cave
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Sabretooth Cave was visited by Windsor FFA members: (from left) Mehria Khan, Brad Farmer, Tristan Boehm, Travis Fox, Gillian Sanders, Desirae Milligan, Mitchell Haddock, Advisor Jennifer Boberg. Not pictured Shelby Lawrence.
Obituaries 11-25-2015: Robert Daily
Robert Daily
Robert Jesse Daily, 87, of Sullivan passed away at 10:48 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 24 in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan. Burial was in Windsor Cemetery. Masonic rites by George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764 were given at 7 p.m. Monday in Mason Point Chapel. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. Read More
ALAH FFA Competes in Land Use CDE
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Soil: Pictured are ALAH FFA members in a soil judging pit. From left to right: Zane Crist, Madison Klay, Damian Root, Lucas Eastin, Janette Comstock, Bri Smith, Keegan Morfey, Kyle DeHart, Brad Miller, and Colton Romine.
•November 25, 2015•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond ag science class, which includes Janette Comstock, Zane Crist, Kyle DeHart, Lucas Eastin, Madison Klay, Brad Miller, Keegan Morfey, Colton Romine, Damian Root, and Bri Smith, attended the Section 17 Land Use CDE in September.
After arriving at the site east of Hindsboro, FFA members judged the practice pit. In the practice pit, soil experts assisted with testing soil and discussed right and wrong answers off the card. After the test pit, FFA members were separated and divided into five groups.
At each pit, FFA members were given 10 minutes to judge. Overall, members judged five different pits. In the 10 minutes, members were asked a variety of question as to finding the slope, judging soil profile, determining color and soil structure, as well as other soil management questions. Read More
Community invited to Lake Land College Pathways Auction
•November 25, 2015•
The community is invited to attend the sixth annual Lake Land College Pathways Auction held Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Webb Hall, room 081 on campus.
Pathways to the Future Alternative education program is a an alternative high school program serving Lake Land College’s district students between the ages of 16 to 21 who have dropped out or are at-risk of dropping out of high school. Read More
Christmas Parade
•November 25, 2015•
The annual Hometown Holiday’s Christmas Parade sponsored by Petersen Health Care will be held at noon Saturday, December 5.
Line-up will be in the Sullivan High School parking lot and will follow the normal parade route. Those interested in being in the parade should contact Angie Clawson at 217-454-3845 or email aclawson@petersenhealthcare.net.
No entries will be turned down, and there is no deadline to enter. Along with the parade, Faith Lutheran Church/Thrivent Financial will sell dog and cat treats in front of the Little Theatre to raise money for Homeward Bound Animal Shelter.
First Christian Church will give away hot chocolate and coffee on the south side of the square.
Vineyard Church December Events
Nursing Home Christmas Caroling
•November 25, 2015•
Singers are invited to join members of Vineyard Church at area nursing homes in December to sign Christmas Carols. The tour starts at Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3, then to the Arthur Home at 5 p.m. Dec 10 and finishing with Mason Point at 4:40 p.m. Dec 16. No singing skills are required.
A Heart of a Woman brunch at 10 a.m. December 5 will provide women of all ages a joyous atmosphere of renewal through friendship while enjoying the God-given beauty of who we are in Christ. There is no cost for this event. Read More