•April 26, 2023•
SHS Girls Track had a very successful night on Monday, April 17 as they finished in 2nd place with 113 points at the 10 Team Tri-County meet. The 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett picked up two first place finishes with PR times of 51.97 and 1:50. Booker also won the 200 in 27.8, Bennett won the 100 in 13.50, and Short tied in the Long Jump for first at 5.15 meters. Point scorers are listed below: Read More
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May 8 - Burger or Brat, Ranchero Beans, Corn, Pineapple, Bun
May 9 - Chicken Pot Pie, Beets, Fruit, Biscuit, Dessert
May 10 - Marinated Pork Loin, Twice Baked Potato Casserole, Green Beans Italiano, Tropical Fruit, Dinner Roll
May 11 - Chicken Salad, Vegetable Soup, Bean Salad, Fruit, Bread
May 12 - Lasagna, Seasoned Cauliflower, Peas, Romaine Salad
May 15 - Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bake, Roasted Vegetables, Chunky Applesauce, Juice, Biscuit
May 16 - Meatloaf
Creamed Peas & Potatoes, Breaded Tomatoes, Fruit, Bread
May 17 - Beef Stew w/Vegetables, Sweet Potato Souffle, Cucumber Salad, Roll
May 18 - Penne Pasta with
Meatballs & Marinara, Italian Vegetables, Peas, Romaine Salad
May 19 - Hawaiian Chicken, Baked Beans, Asparagus, Tropical Fruit, Bread
Shelby County Health Fair To Be Held Thursday May 4th
•April 26, 2023•
The Shelby County Senior Center, Shelby County University of Illinois Extension, Shelbyville Lion’s Club, and SAIL, Soyland Access to Independent Living, are hosting the Shelby County Health Fair. The health fair will take place on Thursday, May 4th from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at the Shelby Christian Church located at 200 North Hickory Street in Shelbyville. This event is free & open to the public.
There are over 40 organizations participating in the health fair this year. Some of these organizations include the Alzheimer’s Association, Community Care Systems, Inc., Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Prairie Heart Institute of Illinois and SCCS, Shelby County Community Services, Inc. Read More
Obituaries 4-26-2023: Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Alan Johnson, 76, passed away April 8, 2023. He was born October 22, 1946. When he married Linda Evans Johnson in 1968, he was welcomed into the Evans family by Paul and Mary Evans, Eldon Evans and Kent Evans. Read More
Schmohe Signs With University of Wisconsin Whitewater
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Schmohe Signs With University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Ethan Schmohe (center) signed his letter of intent to swim at University of Wisconsin Whitewater on Wednesday, April 19. He is pictured with his parents Angela and Kent Schmohe.
EIU, LLC Pen Exclusive “Transfer Back” Agreement
•April 26, 2023•
Leaders from Eastern Illinois University and Lake Land College signed an agreement today that will provide students who have paused their college education a unique pathway for returning to the classroom. In this collaborative program, students who meet the criteria will have the opportunity to complete an associate degree at Lake Land College and then transfer to EIU to complete a bachelor’s degree. Read More
Follow Me Down the Rabbit Hole of This Phrase
•April 26, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
“Is the expression ‘going down a rabbit hole’ appearing more frequently these days?” reader Cliff Darnall asked.
“I was asked what the expression meant a couple of years ago by an English learner (aren’t we all still to some extent?), and I stumbled to give an adequate explanation. Since then, I have noticed ‘rabbit hole’ more and more in the media, including in your March 11 column and even as the title of a new streaming series.”
Cliff, etymology is all about going down rabbit holes, and there is nothing I love more than to find myself in a warren of word origin stories.
I’d always assumed the phrase has something to do with “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
In this case, I was right. Read More
Remember When? 4-26-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
Sullivan native R. Eden Martin earned the Illinois State Historical Society’s top honor for books for his publication of Ivory and Rose, A Year’s Courtship: The Correspondence of Ivory J. Martin and Rose Eden, Sullivan, Illinois, 1885-86.
Ground was broken for Moultrie County’s first house to be built by the county’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Blair Alexander of Sullivan turned the first shovel of dirt on the lot in the Bragg subdivision at the southwest edge of Sullivan where the home she and her daughter, Brianne, 11, hoped to move in by Thanksgiving was being built. The chapter raised more than $10,000 for the construction of the first home with an addition $5,000 raised during a celebrity auction. Read More
Potential New Math Curriculum Presented
•April 26, 2023•
by Ariana R. Cherry
Principals and math teachers presented a potential new math curriculum for the ALAH school district recently. They have been meeting and researching different ones since last fall. Two pilot ones, Bridges and Reveal, were started around Christmastime. Members of the pilot team for grade school math are Adrienne Seal, Rose Hollingsworth, Rhonda Rhodes, Erin Beck, Chris Foreman, Andrew Peralta and Marla Graham. There were teachers in grades K-5 and Special Ed who participated in the pilot programs. The mathematics program at which the grade schools are looking is called Bridges. Positive points about Bridges include a hands-on curriculum, focus on number sense and explaining different ways to get the answer. Read More
Sullivan HS Teacher Surprised With Retirement Party
Photo by Crystal Reed
Scott Bales teaching the Sullivan High School Spanish Club CPR, which actually turned into a surprise retirement party.
•April 26, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan High School Spanish Club gathered on Friday, April 14, early in the morning to learn CPR. At least that’s the reason for which physical education and health teacher Scott Bales thought he was in the commons area in the high school that morning. Little did he know that the Spanish Club and the high school Spanish teacher Patricia King had a surprise for him.
After Bales had demonstrated how to administer CPR on mannequins and also demonstrated how to operate an AED, there was an announcement made that they had invited him not for a CPR lesson but to celebrate him as he is retiring at the end of this school year. Bales has spent 34 years in the teaching profession, 25 of those in Sullivan. Read More