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Pre-K Camps

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•July 17, 2024•

The SDS Preschool is offering pre-k childrens summer camps every Tuesday this summer, starting at 9am and running until 11:30. These camps will be hosted by Teacher Miss Jeannie Ruppert and held at the Sullivan Dance Studio. Campers and parents should expect engaging and fun activities, small class sizes and learning. The fee is $20 per camp. The Preschool mission states, “Providing a nurturing environment that promotes learning and development of the whole child, including spiritual, social, and academic”. The remaining camps for this summer are: 7/23- Rainbow Reading, 7/30- Sweet Shapes and 8/6- Super Science.

Mobile Food Pantry

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•July 17, 2024•

The C.E.F.S Moultrie County Food Pantry is hosting a mobile food pantry in Lovington On July 23rd, from 10am to noon. Register and sign up by July 19th. For more information of questions contact (217)-728-7721.

Music Festival

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•July 17, 2024•

The Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be hosting a family friendly music festival on July 20th at 216 West Jefferson in Sullivan. There will be live music, food and children’s actives offered during the festival. Food venders will be none other than Eddie’s Taco and Tropical Sno: Hawaiian Shaved Ice. The festival will run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Recent Obituaries: Donna M. Newcome

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Donna M. Newcome

Donna M. Newcome, 66, of Bethany, formerly of Assumption, died July 10, 2024 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Seitz Funeral Home, Assumption. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time.  Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption. Memorials may be made to Casey Williams Foundation.
Donna was born on May 26, 1958 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Bill G. and Marian E. (Cooper) Williams. She married Robert D. Newcome on July 16, 1977 in Assumption, IL. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2022.
Donna was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She loved to bake, spend time with her grandchildren, and care for her loved ones. Over the years, she worked in the Sullivan area at Hagen’s Family Pharmacy, in the Moultrie County Clerk’s office and at the Little Theatre on the Square.
Surviving are her daughters: Ashley (Brigham) Hagerman of Sullivan, IL and Haley Ann Becker of Lincoln, IL; grandchildren: Eden Hagerman, Elise Hagerman, and Jayden Cabit; brothers: Michael (Sandra) Williams and Patrick (Kathy) Williams all of Assumption, IL; and sister, Lori (Bob) Hearring of Elwin, IL.
Preceding her in death are her husband and parents.
Seitz Funeral Home, Assumption has been entrusted with the care and service arrangements.  Condolences for the family may be left at www.seitzfh.com.

Recent Obituaries: Ardis E. Shuman

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Ardis E. Shuman

Ardis E. Shuman, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday July 10, 2024 in the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday July 13, 2024 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Mike Fender officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Illinois Retired Teachers Association or to the United Women in Faith at the Sullivan First United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Ardis was born May 11, 1938 in Bloomington, the daughter of Jesse Raymond and Helen Marguerite Benjamin Hill. Ardis graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelors Degree in Home Economics. She taught Home Economics in Arthur and then taught fifth grade at Sullivan.  She was a member of the Sullivan First United Methodist Church, the Retired Teachers Association and the Sigma Kappa Sorority. Ardis married Paul E. Shuman on June 25, 1960 in Bloomington and he preceded her in death on February 6, 2021.
Surviving are her son Eric (Lisa) Shuman, grandson Chance and grandaughter April Shuman and fiancé  Brandon Willoughby.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul, son Scott and brothers Wallace Hill and Roger Hill.

House Blessing 2024

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Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity held a house blessing Sunday, June 30 in Sullivan to welcome the family of Jamie Minor to their new home. The Moultrie County Habitat board, family and friends were led in the blessing by Pastor Vanessa Patient.

Historical and Genealogical Society to hold meeting

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•July 10, 2024•

“Broadway in the Corn” will be presented by Nancy Lane Burcham of Sullivan at the July meeting of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society on Thursday, July 18, at 7 pm. Nancy is the author of six popular books including this one about the history of Sullivan’s unique Little Theatre on the Square, the only professional actor’s equity theater in downstate Illinois. She has many stories about the numerous stars of film, TV, and Broadway who have performed in the small rural town of Sullivan and interacted with its citizens. The public is invited to attend this special program at the History Center at 1303 S. Hamilton, Sullivan, and view the new Little Theatre exhibit in the History Center Museum.

LLC announces spring semester honors list

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•July 10, 2024•

Part-time: Lake Land College recently announced that more than 800 part-time students earned academic honors for the 2024 Spring semester.

To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. 

To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79.  Read More

We can and do recover: Anti-Stigma campaign for substance use and recovery

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•July 10, 2024•

The ROSC Council in Shelby & Moultrie County is launching a 12-month Anti-Stigma Campaign titled “We Can and Do Recover.” This campaign aims to challenge the stigma surrounding substance use recovery by sharing stories of resilience, promoting understanding, and fostering support. Our goal is to create a more inclusive and empathetic society towards individuals in recovery. Read More