Charlene Elzy
Charlene Joyce Elzy, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:44 p.m., Tuesday November 28, 2023, in Sarah Bush Hospital in Mattoon. Read More
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Obituaries 12-6-2023: Marvin Elder
Marvin Elder
Marvin M. Elder, 69, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 10:56 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2023 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Read More
Obituaries 12-6-2023: Helen Denton
Helen Denton
Helen Darlene Denton, 90, of Statesville, NC, formerly of Sullivan, passed away 8:05 p.m. Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, at The Greens at Maple Leaf Nursing Home, Statesville, NC. Read More
The Secret to Good Spelling: Don’t Memorize, Analyze
•December 6, 2023•
How do people learn good grammar? Likely the same way people learn to be good spellers.
I just read a piece in The Washington Post by ninth-grader Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, in which he talks about how he managed to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year.
In his essay, Dev writes about how reading dictionaries is one way to win, but with more than a half-million words to memorize, intuition is key.
He didn’t expect to win, the contest. He failed to qualify last year and has lost more than two dozen bees in six years.
But he knew this year was his final shot, because he’d age out of the competition.
Of the millions of competitive child spellers out there, just 200 make it to the national bee.
Looking for patterns in pronunciations is key, he says: Read More
A Look Back…12-6-2023
2013
Windsor Jr/Sr High School student council held a fundraising drive to collect money to collect money to be sent to those impacted by tornadoes in Washington. Students sold links for a giving chain for $1 per link. Anyone who donated had their name added to a link that was then put onto the chain. The chain was then hung up in the school so that the students could watch as it grew each day. The WHS student council was able to buy $466 in donations for Secret Santa gifts that were sent to families in Washington.
Moultrie County had a new pet grooming business, Lucky Dog Pet Grooming, opened by Carrie Simmons. The business was located between Sullivan and Bethany. Read More
Funding Released for New Emergency Vehicles
•December 6, 2023•
Illinois State Fire Marshal James A. Rivera and Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) Executive Director Chris Meister issued nearly $7.2 million in no interest or low interest loans to emergency responders across the state. The loans are made available through the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Program and Ambulance Revolving Loan Program.
Sullivan Fire Protection District is a recipient of a $350,000 fire truck revolving grant.
“Our emergency responders put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe, and they need safe and reliable vehicles to get the job done,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “That’s why I’m proud that my administration is ensuring that fire departments across the state can purchase the fire trucks and ambulance they need to save lives.” Read More
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Place First in Meet
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A portion of the Sullivan Blue Dolphins team with their first place trophy from the meet in Terre Haute.
•December 6, 2023•
submitted by Jaime Perrott
SBD brought home a First Place win from the 2023 IN THT Halloween Splash, earning a whopping 2395 points. The team showed up to Terre Haute ready to swim fast and bring home awards.
The following Blue Dolphin swimmers earned special recognition for being High Point Winners in their age group:
Girls 7-8, 2nd Place, Avery Houk
Girls 9-10, 1st Place, Scarlett Perrott
Girls 9-10, 2nd Place, Avery Hess
Boys 9-10, 1st Place, Tyler Blickensderfer Read More
Santa’s Little Helper Workshop 2023
photo by Crystal Reed
Santa’s Little Helper Workshop
Calvin Lawler works on a craft during the Santa’s Little Helper Workshop activities held at the Masonic Temple in Sullivan. Activities included Christmas crafts, cookie decorating, writing letters to Santa and refreshments. The event was free and offered by Dove, Inc.
photo by Crystal Reed
Christmas Fun
Alexis Rosine and Han Warren enjoy the activities in Santa’s Little Helper Workshop.
photo by Crystal Reed
Santa Letter Writing
Employees at Moultrie County Counseling volunteered at Santa’s Little Helper Workshop offering children the opportunity to write letters to Santa and coloring pages. Pictured are Mary Stutzman, Alexa Matthies and Alejandra Huerta.
photo by Crystal Reed
Helping Out at Santa Workshop
Molly Tenuto with Dove and her daughter Maddy helped out in Santa’s Little Helper Workshop prior to the Sullivan Christmas parade the evening of Friday, December 1.
photo by Crystal Reed
Visiting with Santa
Sawyer and Patsy Woodworth visit with Santa during the Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development’s Christmas activities on Friday, December 1.
Santa at the Bethany Depot 2023
photo by Crystal Reed
Santa at the Bethany Depot
Aria Lane visited with Santa when he visited the Depot in Bethany on Sunday, December 3. Santa rode into town in an antique fire truck and the Okaw Valley band played as he rode up to the Depot.
photo by Crystal Reed
BASO Volunteers
Pictured are some of the volunteers that made Santa’s arrival in Bethany possible in front of the village’s Christmas tree.
photo by Crystal Reed
Bethany Royalty Help Santa
Bethany royalty helped Santa at the Bethany Depot. Pictured are Young Miss Bethany Archer McPheeters, Little Miss Bethany Davanee Lenover, Miss Bethany Julia Hildebrandt and Junior Miss Bethany Falynn Irvin.
photo by Crystal Reed
Reindeer Games
Evie Law plays a ring toss game with Bethany Free Methodist Church Pastor Chris Benton. Santa came to Bethany on Sunday, December 3 and activities were held in the library’s community room, Santa photos at Bethany Depot and a tree lighting at the village hall.
Santa Bingo Held at Sullivan American Legion 2023
photo by Crystal Reed
Santa Bingo Held at Sullivan American Legion
Santa Bingo was held on Saturday, December 2 at the Sullivan American Legion. Children of all ages and those young at heart enjoyed breakfast and bingo and also had the opportunity to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Pictured are Sophie Foster, River Helmuth, Indie Harminson and Daniel Cisney with Santa and Mrs. Claus. All proceeds from the event benefit Down Syndrome Awareness.