•February 21, 2024•
Bingo is held every Thursday at the Sullivan American Legion hosted by the Sullivan Singers Boosters. Doors open at 5 pm. Regular Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. Food and drinks available for purchase.
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Windsor Jr. HS Honor Roll Quarter 2
•February 14, 2024•
7th Grade High Honors – Lila Cranmer, Jackson Hartman, Faith Hendrickson, Mathilda Kasey, Addison Montgomery, Arora Rincker, Briar Rincker, Bryce Rincker Honor Roll – Lily Ault, Kleia Voege
8th Grade High Honors – Peter Mast Honor Roll – Monica Baker, Owen Figgins, Evan Pfeiffer Read More
A Look Back…2-14-2024
2014
Sullivan Elementary PTO held their third annual Family Fit Night. A variety of organization were on hand to teach students and their families about healthy activities they can enjoy. People from Sarah Bush Lincoln Dental Services were on hand and showed children how to maintain healthy oral hygiene. There were also several businesses aimed at getting children up and moving.
Sullivan McDonald’s employee Trudy Fleshner was bestowed the Crew Person of the Year Award, a recognition given to one employee, per region, based on criteria such as community involvement, unprecedented customer service and testimonials from customers of the community. Read More
Grammar Moses: Read This Column, If You’re So Inclined
•February 14, 2024•
Is “vernacular” in your vernacular?
While it was part of my mom’s, “funicular” wasn’t. Those mountain-climbing trains — and really anything that climbed higher than a flight of stairs — is something she wanted no part in.
Both “vernacular” and “funicular” are peculiar words. Wouldn’t you agree?
Funicular cars are generally rectangular. Yet they are built on an angle, perpendicular to the horizon and not the tracks. The views from up top are spectacular, the ride up so steep it might have afflicted my mom with a cardiovascular event, however, nothing as serious as ventricular fibrillation. Read More
4 Interesting Facts About the Month of February
•February 14, 2024•
February is the shortest month of the year. Unless it’s a leap year, when an extra day is tacked on to the end of the month, February is just 28 days long. Despite its brevity, February is a notable month, and the following are four interesting facts about the second month of the year.
1. The name “February” comes from the Latin word “februa,” which means “to cleanse.” The ancient Romans celebrated a festival of purification and atonement known as Februalia, and historians believe that celebration, which lasted a month, occurred around the time of year that the month of February now takes place. Read More
Senior Citizens Potluck
•February 14, 2024•
The Bethany Senior Citizens Potluck will be held on Wednesday, February 21 at 11 am at Bethany library. Ham, beans and cornbread will be furnished. Everyone is welcome.
East Central Illinois Area on Aging Holds Moultrie-Douglas County Conversation
•February 14, 2024•
by Crystal Reed
The East Central Illinois Area On Aging (ECIAAA) held the Moultrie-Douglas county conversation at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Thursday, February 8. The mission of the ECIAAA is to lead and advocate for inclusive resources and services that empower their optimal aging of Central Illinois’ diverse older adults, individuals with disabilities and their care partners. The three objectives of these programs are to present the FY 2023 Performance Outcomes Report to the Public on the Older Americans Act, obtain input from County Conversation Participants on how they can improve services provided and serve as an advocacy platform to inform lawmakers of the importance of these programs. Read More
Show Choirs Compete
•February 14, 2024•
On Saturday, February 3, the Sullivan show choirs traveled to Crete, IL to compete at the Crete-Monee Spectacular.
Singers Jr received best vocals, best choreography and Grand Champion in the Jr High division. Will Miller received best bass soloist in their show, as well as outstanding performer in the Jrs show, and Daisy Richardson won the Jr High solo competition.
Singers received Grand Champion in their division and Triniti Preyer was named outstanding performer in the Singers show.
As finalists were announced, Sullivan Singers were called first. This senior class has never had the opportunity to participate in finals, so they were pumped. Then, the next name called was Sullivan Singers, Jr. At the end of finals, Jrs were named 4th runner up and Singers were named 3rd runner up. Triniti Preyer was named best treble soloist of the day.
Multiple Departments Respond to Structure Fire in Bethany
photo by R.R. Best
Bethany firefighters/first responders, John Smith and Dakota Briggs give medical attention to one of the two dogs that was found and rescued from the structure fire on Friday, February 9.
•February 14, 2024•
The Bethany Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire at 11:53 am on Friday, February 9. They arrived within a few minutes to find fire coming out of one window. Crews did an initial attack from the yard while the scene was being sized up determining a room and contents on fire. Read More
Leap Into These Leap Year Facts
•February 14, 2024•
Leap Year typically takes place every four years. The process of adding a day to the calendar every four years was designed to realign the clock and calendar more closely with how long it takes the Earth to rotate around the sun, which is slightly longer than the 365 days attributed to a year. If not for Leap Year, the seasons would slowly shift out of place.
There are many interesting facts to learn about Leap Year, and February 29 is the perfect time to explore them.
• It takes the Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds to circle once around the sun, says Time and Date. Without leap years, we’d lose almost six hours every year. After a century, the calendar would be off by nearly 24 days. Read More