•December 7, 2022•
The Lovington Park Board will be hosting Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, December 17 from 9-11 am at First Baptist Church, 360 W. Springfield Rd in Lovington. Every child will receive a special gift from Santa. There will also be crafts, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, bacon, orange juice and coffee.
•December 7, 2022•
Santa Picture Bingo and Breakfast will be held on Saturday, December 17 from 8 to 11 am at the Sullivan American Legion Post 68. Breakfast is all you can eat $8 for ages 12 and older and $5 for children under 12. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, donuts, juice, milk and coffee. Picture Bingo is for all ages. The first game will begin at 8:30 am and each game played in just 25 cents. Proceeds go to the Down Syndrome Network.
•December 7, 2022•
On Saturday, December 17 at 3 pm Santa will be making an appearance in the Village of Gays to collect last minute Christmas wishes. The event will include a photo with Santa and a craft, available for purchase and pizza, cookie and drink for a free will donation. Pajamas are encouraged but not required. All proceeds go towards the Two Story Outhouse Festival 2023.
•December 7, 2022•
On Sunday, December 11 at 3 pm Santa will be riding around Findlay on a firetruck.
Susan Matusas
Susan B. Matusas, 57, of Sullivan, passed away peacefully in her sleep in her residence on Saturday November 26, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Nancy Bown.
Evelyn Harris
Evelyn Lenora ‘Nory’ Harris, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:36 p.m. Monday November 28, 2022 at Aspen Creek of Sullivan.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Singing Christmas Carols
This group of ladies came to the event and sang several Christmas carols. Other activities during the event included vendors, cookies and hot chocolate, a craft for children and visits with Santa.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Handmade Decorations
For this Christmas tree entry, the decorations were all handmade and included snowflakes, round plaid fabric ornaments and a large snowflake tree topper. In total there were ten trees decorated by schools, individuals and businesses that were auctioned off.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Tree Decorating Contest
During Christmas in the Park in Lovington there were ten trees that were decorated and auctioned off. Trees were decorated by residents, schools and businesses. The tree pictured was decorated by the Lovington Grade School Student Council and they were the school winner. Residential winner was a tree decorated by Tracy Garmon and Alexandria Poe. Winner in the business category was TGM. Themes included board games, Star Wars, angels, Willy Wonka, and others.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Santa Photo
Santa was at Christmas in the Park on Saturday, November 26 in Lovington posing for photos and hearing requests from children and adults. He arrived at the park in style on a Lovington Fire Department fire truck.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Listening to Christmas Wishes
Santa heard requests from children during Christmas in the Park in Lovington. Here he talks to one of the local children.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Creating a Snowman Ornament
A young child draws a carrot nose on her snowman ornament during Christmas in the Park in Lovington with assistance from her mother. This is one of several activities that was going on that day.
•November 30, 2022•
Lake Land College will host Laker Visit Day from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 2 in the Luther Student Center, giving potential students the opportunity to learn about The Laker Advantage and how it can guide them on the path to success.
Attendees will tour campus with a student ambassador, who will share information from a student perspective. Participants will also meet with faculty to learn more about specific programs. Read More
•November 30, 2022•
By Jerry Nowicki
Capitol News Illinois
jnowicki @ capitolnewsillinois.com
Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that’s more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats.
His goal: “Bring balance to state government.”
“Because we’re going to produce better results with that balance for working families throughout all Illinois communities,” Curran said in an interview with Capitol News Illinois last Wednesday, one day after being chosen as the GOP’s next minority leader.
The Republican from southwest suburban Downers Grove has served in the General Assembly since 2017. In January, he’ll take over for Minority Leader Dan McConchie, a Hawthorn Woods Republican who was chosen for the post in November 2020, but whose caucus chose a new route by electing Curran this week.
“There’s no pivot,” Curran said. “We all sit at one table, this is a few people changing seats, just a couple of different roles as we go forward. But, you know, really, this is about us being a unified caucus.”
Capitol News Illinois · New Republican LeadershipCurran brings a track record of working with Democrats to his leadership role as the caucus looks to navigate a likely 40-19 Democratic majority. Read More
•November 30, 2022•
The Decatur Quilters Guild is requesting youth participants for their Quilt Fest 2023 called “Our Town Kids Can Quilt.”
Participants should be aged 8 – 16 years. The child should make a quilt and enter it in the Decatur Quilt Fest to be held at the Decatur Civic Center on April 14 and 15, 2023. First, second and third place winners will be chosen by the show attendees with prizes awarded for chosen winners. Grand Prize will be a sewing machine. Read More