•May 11, 2022•
The Bethany Townwide Rummage Sale will be held May 20 and 21. Over 25 sales have been confirmed as well as the First Christian Church handing out free sandwiches, baked goods and bottled water both days while supplies last.
A complete list of registered sales will be published in next weeks NewsProgress. The advertisement is sponsored by Scott State Bank and Jackson Family of Dealerships.
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Mobile Food Pantry
•May 11, 2022•
The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Windsor School District will have a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, June 8 from 4 to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. Sign up must be completed by June 1 by calling 217-774-9546 Monday through Friday from 8 am to Noon. Once your form is completed by phone, you will be given a number to bring with you on the day of distribution. If you lose your number, you need to bring identification. The food will be distributed according to household size on June 8 from 4 pm to 5 pm at the Windsor Grade School cafeteria.
Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive
•May 11, 2022•
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.
The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.
Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches. Read More
Dawkins honored at Student Recognition Breakfast
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Dawkins honored at Student
Recognition Breakfast
Sullivan Middle School eighth grader Mae Dawkins was honored on Monday, May 2 at the Illinois Principals Association Student Recognition Breakfast in Springfield at the Wyndham Hotel. Mae was nominated by Mr. Ogle and the faculty of Sullivan Middle School for her outstanding character and leadership. Mae was joined at the event by Mr. Ogle and her mother, Alice Dawkins.
Okaw Valley High School Prom 2022
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Okaw Valley High School Prom
Okaw Valley High School Prom was held on May 7, 2022 at the Shelbyville Chautauqua Auditorium. Pictured is the full court. Front row: Crown Bearer Forrest William Kirksey, 2022 King Lathen McLain, 2022 Queen Saskia Breeuwsma and Crown Bearer Violet Grace Kirksey. Back row: Candidates Cale Roley, Kylie Stauder, Amelia Landreth, Braeden Nichols, Kylie Stauder and 2021 Queen and King, Danae and Luke Vander Burgh.
Windsor High School Prom Royalty 2022
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Windsor High School Prom Royalty
Front Row (left to right): Crown bearer Isabelle Barcus, 2022 Prom Queen Karlie Bean, 2022 Prom King Jack Welsh, and Crown bearer Oliver Probus.
Back Row (left to right): Queen Candidates Emma Nichols and Cameron Hughes, 2021 Prom Queen Jessica Rauch, 2021 Prom King Jacob McQueen, King Candidates Brogan Bartimus and Landen Miller.
OV Track Senior Night 2022
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OV Track Senior Night
Senior night for the Okaw Valley Track team was held on May 3, 2022. Seniors include Ikra Gunsoy, Mia Harris, Kylie Stauder, Karlie Stauder, Damien Coney and Seth Webner.
Sullivan Students Participate in 2022 Special Olympics
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Sullivan Students Participate in Special Olympics
The Sullivan School District had 15 students participate in Track and Field Area Special Olympics at Eastern Illinois University on April 29. Our students brought back many medals, with many of them qualifying to participate at the state level. Of these students, six are going to participate at the state level at Illinois State University the weekend of June 17-19.
Sheep to Clothing to Quilts to be Held at Amish Heritage Center on Saturday, May 14
Women spinning yarn in an encampment at a Sealed Knot English Civil war reenactment event. Charlton park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK
•May 11, 2022•
The Illinois Amish Heritage Center will host it’s third annual Sheep to Clothing to Quilts event on Saturday, May 14th (with a rain date of May 21st) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be a $5.00 admission fee.
The event will again feature activities to show how clothing and quilts were made in 19th century and before. Even though woolen mills were making wool cloth by the 1860s, many families still spun their own thread and wove their own cloth. Worn out clothing was turned into quilts. Read More
May is Childhood Drowning Prevention Month
•May 11, 2022•
Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed May Childhood Drowning Prevention Month in Illinois, which serves as a good time to remind parents of the importance of constantly supervising children when they are in or near water to prevent the tragedy of accidental drowning deaths. Read More