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Bagpipe Music is a Tradition

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Bagpiper Paul Hinson

•September 16, 2015•

Paul Hinson played the “Flowers of Forest” on Scottish Highland bagpipes for the Patriot Day assembly in Sullivan Friday, Sept. 11.

For Hinson, who lives in Oakland, his interest in the bagpipe started when he heard his first one played in St. Louis.

“That was 37 years ago,” Hinson said, noting he started buying records and then gained enough skills to start playing.

He explained the pipe’s sound comes from the blend of reeds from the clarinet, saxophone and oboe teamed with the consistency of the player in controlling the air flow through the bag.

Mutual friends connected Hinson with Rebecca Lawson which resulted in his performance at the Sullivan Patriot Day assembly.

“Bagpipes are experiencing a bit of a revival,” Hinson continued. The history of the bagpipe started in India and North Africa and was brought to the Irish and Scots by the Greeks and Romans.

Although there are several styles, Hinson plays the fuller sounding Scottish Highland bagpipe because of its superior sound outdoors.

Blue Ridge Invitational for Arcola/ALAH

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•September 16, 2015•

Arcola/Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond competed in the Blue Ridge Invitational on Saturday. Two players placed in the top ten.

Clayton Miller placed second shooting a 78. Shandon Herschberger placed seventh in the tournament shooting an 85.  Read More

Obituaries 9-16-2015: Julia Howard

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Funeral Mass Celebrating the life of Julia “Judy” Ann Howard, 76, of Decatur was held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday September 10, 2015 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Rick Welton, Celebrant. Burial was in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care was in charge of the arrangements.

She died at 5:41 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015, in the Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Julia was born March 27, 1939, in Decatur, a daughter of Victor and Katherine Funk Walters. She graduated from Parkland College with a veterinarian tech degree and worked for several veterinarians throughout her life. She enjoyed many hobbies such as decorating cakes, sewing and showing dogs. She was quite creative in designing flower gardens. She loved her family and her dogs and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Julia married Kenneth Merlin Howard of Dalton City December 28, 1958, and he preceded her in death in 1996. Read More

Redskins Late Game Surge Not Enough to Overcome the Warriors

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Photo by Darian Hays Tuscola Warriors were strong on offense and defense at last Friday’s game. They managed to force the SOV Redskins into more than one turnover situation such as the one above.

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Tuscola Warriors were strong on offense and defense at last Friday’s game. They managed to force the SOV Redskins into more than one turnover situation such as the one above.

•September 16, 2015•

By Matt Kracht
NP Sports Reporter

Before Friday night’s contest Tuscola announced it had been voted the number one ISHA football team in class 2A. The Warriors looked like a number one rushing out to a 35-0 halftime lead and holding on for the impressive win. After the loss SOV head coach Gerald Temples was blunt about what he saw, “We just got whipped up front. Offensively and defensively, we didn’t get the job done. We turned the ball over, gave up some big plays in the passing game. You do all that against a good football team and good things are not going to happen.”

Sullivan received the opening kick and managed a first down, getting near midfield before being forced to punt. Tuscola took over on their own 21 yard line at the nine minute mark in the first quarter. The Warriors proceeded to go on a 14 play six minute scoring drive that paid off on a fourth and nine from the 18 yard line. Evan Barker had just sacked the Warriors QB on third down putting them in a no man’s land, being too close to punt and too far out to try a field goal. On fourth down Warriors wide out Dalton Hoel got man coverage and ran an ankle breaking out route to the left corner of the end zone for the game’s first score. Trailing 7-0 at the three minute mark Sullivan had bad field position starting from their own 10 yard line. An illegal motion penalty made it first and 15 from the five, and the Redskins could not convert. The Redskins forced to punt out of their own end zone setup the Warriors at midfield. On the first play of the Warriors’ second drive Nick Bates ripped off a 45 yard touchdown run. The all-conference quarterback from Tuscola put one foot in the ground made a cut and was gone sprinting down the left sideline for a big score to put the Warriors on top 14-0 with 1:38 remaining in the first quarter.  Read More

Obituaries 9-16-2015: Rosie London

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Graveside services for Roselee “Rosie” Briscoe London, 75, of Sullivan were held at 2 p.m. Friday in Liberty Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements.

She passed away at 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Rosie was born April 30, 1940, the daughter of Durward and Maureen Wheeler Briscoe. She married Wayne London February 13, 2013 in Arthur. She was a member of the Little Flock Baptist Church in rural Moweaqua. Read More

Sangamon Valley wins Knights Classic

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•September 16, 2015•

Saturday night the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights volleyball classic was held in Arthur with Sangamon Valley coming out on top.

Bement finished second, the Knights third and Villa Grove fourth. The ALAH Knights have a 5-4 record overall.

The Knights beat Villa Grove 25-15 and 25-16. Sangamon Valley bested the Knights 13-25 and 23-25 with Bement taking second after a 17-25 loss and 25-11 win and 15-23 loss. Read More

LLC Summer Graduates

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•September 16, 2015•

Included among the 155 summer graduates at lake Land College are these area students: Kelsey Ward of Findlay, AA in art; Danielle Morr of Lovington, certificate in practical nursing; Samantha Tilford of Windsor, certificate in practical nursing and Alexander Bailey, AS in business administration, Tracy Carrington, certificate in practical nursing, Natasha Foley, AS in business administration, Kimberli Hollingsworth, certificate in office assistant/receptionist, Alexandrea Robinson, certificate in practical nursing and Scott Stokes, certificate in cosmetology, all of Sullivan.

Millikin Hosts International Events

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•September 16, 2015•

Millikin University will host an assortment of events to observe International Month from Sept. 17 to Oct. 8, 2015.

Each year, Millikin’s Center for International Education hosts International Month, a celebration of international students, travel and issues. The campus community has the opportunity to discover world cultures, hear from people of other nations and learn about Millikin’s international travel options.

“International Month has been a tradition at Millikin University and every year we highlight countries by presenting activities and guest speakers,” said Carmen Aravena, director of the Center for International Education at Millikin University. “It’s important for the Millikin community to experience the cultural activities of International Month and it’s a great opportunity for our international students to be a part of these events.” Read More

Four Seasons Gardening Program Offers Fall Series

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•September 16, 2015•

Submitted by U of I Extension

The fall series of University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening program, which focuses on environmental stewardship and backyard food production, gets underway this month. The first session of the series is titled, Practical Weed Control. The program is offered at 1:30 p.m. September 22 in both the Coles County Extension Office, located at 707 Windsor Road, Suite A, Charleston, and the Moultrie-Douglas Extension Office, located at 122 South Walnut Street in Arthur.

This session is also available for home participation by pre-registering at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/4seasons/ Read More

T-Town Too Much for Sullivan

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•September 16, 2015•

Sullivan High School volleyball teams traveled to Teutopolis Sept 8. with the junior varsity team winning one of three, but the varsity lost 18-25 and 16-25.

The junior varsity team lost the first match 14-25 but came back for a 25-18 win. dropping the last one to Teutopolis 22-25. Read More