Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
March 13 - Ham and Beans, Copper Carrots, Fruit, Cornbread
March 14 - Chicken Parmesan, Green Beans, Yellow Squash, Romaine Salad, Spaghetti
March 15 - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Zucchini & Tomatoes, Three Bean Salad, Bread
March 16 - Steak Bites over Noodles, Hot Greens, Basil Carrots, Fruit
March 17 - Salmon Burger, Baked Beans, Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad, Fruit Crisp, Bun
Pictured above is Brownies day camp, Sullivan, 1958 from Moultrie Co. News. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.
•March 8, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
When Gib Van Dine recommended my next column consider Latin roots, I naturally started humming the entirety of Santana’s “Abraxas” album in my head.
You know you love a record when you remember which song comes next, which kicks off Side 2 and how it ends.
But Gib wasn’t talking about music.
He was talking about common Latin and Greek root words.
I’ll hand the keyboard over to Gib to explain. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Seven Sullivan residents spent the last week of February helping build Habitat houses in Clarksdale, Miss. They were Rev. Glen Stewart, Doug DeLong, Nellie Lehman, Jerry Dycus, Vonnie Johnson and Joe and Joan Pound.
Chris Crawford, an eighth grader at Sullivan Middle School, captured first All-Around as a level 5 competitor at the Champaign County YMCA gymnastics meet. Read More
Photo by Crystal Reed
Alex Kor, son of two Holocaust survivors, spoke about his parents Eva and Mickey Kor to a packed room at Arthur Public Library on Saturday, March 4.
•March 8, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
Alex Kor of Terre Haute spoke at Arthur Public Library Saturday, March 4, to a packed room. Both his parents were Holocaust survivors who passed away in the last 3-1/2 to 4 years. His mother was Eva Kor and his father, Mickey Kor.
Mickey Kor was born in Riga, Latvia and was the youngest of four boys. Because his father was a shoemaker, their family did not have the resources to escape when the Nazis invaded and were forced into the Riga ghetto. His father was murdered by a guard on the same day the family was forced into the ghetto, leaving his mother to move them in alone.
When the ghetto was liquidated, his mother saved his life by pushing him into the group of older boys who would be selected for slave labor. This was the last time he ever saw her. His mother and the rest of the ghetto inhabitants who were not selected for forced labor were murdered in a mass shooting. Read More
Rendering Courtesy of Sullivan School District
A rendering of what the new Sullivan High School will look like from Main and McGill. The district had a community forum on Monday, February 27 to go over the details of the elementary school addition that is currently under construction and the future construction of the new high school.
•March 8, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
Sullivan School District held a community forum Monday, February 27, in regard to construction of the elementary addition and the time line for the construction of a new high school. In June, 62.3% of voters approved a $25 million referendum to replace the middle school building with a new high school. The middle school building is 107 years old and has a number of very significant maintenance issues.
High school students will occupy the new building as well as the west portion of the existing high school. Sixth through eighth grade students will move into the existing north portion of the high school. Fifth grade students will move into the elementary school addition. Read More
•March 8, 2023•
Personal Assistant training will be held on Tuesday, March 21 from 1 to 4 pm at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, 2 West Water Street in Sullivan. Personal assistants work for people with disabilities. Training is free and personal assistants have a flexible schedule and can earn $17.25 an hour. You must be 18 to attend this training. Only individuals registered for the training may attend. Social distancing will be practiced and face masks are required. For more information call 217-876-8888 or e-mail edobson@decatursail.com.
•March 8, 2023•
Members and all interested persons are invited to attend the March 19 general meeting of the Decatur Audubon Society at the Rock Springs Nature Center, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, that will begin at 2:00 pm with a bird study. Following brief announcements, Michael Jeffords and Susan Post, both retired educators from the Illinois Natural History Survey, will present the featured program. Join Michael and Susan as they explore the remote wilderness of Zambia. Included will be such destinations as the Bangwelu Wetlands, Mutinondo Widerness, and South Luwanga National Park. Each is unique with regard to seldom seen wildlife and other biodiversity. Following the presentation, light refreshments will be served.
•March 8, 2023•
Mackville will be in concert on Sunday, March 19 at 6 pm at Ash Grove Christian Church, 1369 N. 3150 East Road in Windsor. The concert is free.
•March 8, 2023•
Echoes of Grace, a southern gospel music group from Decatur, will be in concert at Allenville Christian Church on Saturday, March 11 at 6 pm. A free will offering will be collected and refreshments will follow the concert.