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‘Glimmer Night’ shines again on October 25

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•October 15, 2025•

The 4th annual Glimmer Night will be held on October 25 at Building 1225 in Sullivan. This unforgettable evening is designed especially for local adults with developmental delays - a true prom night experience filled with joy, celebration, and community.

From the moment guests arrive, they are treated like royalty. Each attendee receives a crown or tiara and a personal introduction before stepping onto the red carpet in dazzling suits and elegant gowns. A professional photo backdrop captures the magic of the evening, ensuring everyone leaves with a keepsake from their special night.

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IDNR issues reminders for 2025-2026 archery deer season

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•October 15, 2025•

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding hunters of key dates, regulations, and safety practices for the upcoming archery deer hunting season.

Illinois’ statewide archery deer season opened Oct. 1. In counties with a firearm deer season and west of Illinois 47 in Kane County, archery hunting will be open for three periods:

• Oct. 1 through Nov. 20

• Nov. 24 through Dec. 3

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Obituaries 10-15-2025: Richard Day

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Richard Day

Richard “Rich” Brian Day

Born July 10, 1950

Completed his journey on October 7, 2025, at 1:21 p.m., at home, with his wife, daughter, and a dear friend at his side

Richard “Rich” Day loved three things most: his family, honest work, and the open road. He was born and raised in Arthur, Illinois, learned early that your word matters, and carried that lesson all his life. He valued accountability, hard work, determination, and the stubborn spirit to never give up. He held those values to his last day.

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Obituaries 10-15-2025: Betty Bolsen

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Betty Bolsen

Betty Lou Bolsen, 99, of Lovington, went to her heavenly home at 8:05 p.m. Sunday, October 12, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, with family by her side.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Lovington First Christian Church. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Burial will be in Turner Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Lovington First Christian Church. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.

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Remembering Who We Are……..78

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Grandma’s Chamber Pot
•October 15, 2025•

by Janet Roney

 I have too much stuff. Henry David Thoreau had a cure for too much stuff in his masterwork, Walden. He said to imagine tying everything you own onto a long rope, then dragging it all behind you everywhere you go. We would soon get rid of most of it.

When I pawed through piles of stuff inside my great aunt Oma Baker’s ancient oak wardrobe, looking for two Afghans I bought for gifts, I wondered who was responsible for all this stuff. Was it my Baker ancestor who came from Wales to Rhode Island in the 1600s to worship freely with Roger Williams? Did he bring a bunch of stuff with him, like this wardrobe, a bedstead, and maybe a chamber pot? Not likely. Did my Shuman ancestor, who left Germany for Philadelphia in the 1830s to escape becoming cannon fodder, bring his beer steins, walking sticks, and a cuckoo clock along with his shoe cobbler tools? No way! Did the little servant girl who came to Jamestown in 1610, the mother of my husband’s family line, drag a line of possessions after her to the new World? I don’t think so. All the stuff I was pawing through accumulated recently. 

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A Look Back…10-15-2025

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Sullivan High School’s Alumni Banquet, held Saturday, was a celebration of heroic efforts and small-town values. The banquet, held in the Sullivan VFW building, included a special ‘Who’s Who” Award for an alumnus who has made a significant moral contribution to her local community. The winner was Kay Roney Chambers.

Harold White is a 30-year volunteer with the Lovington Ambulance Service, and on Saturday, October 17, his service will be recognized. Everyone was invited to stop by the Lovington Fire Department, have a snack, a drink, and thank him for his service.

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HICF adult scholarship recipient Clifton Ulbricht 

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•October 15, 2025•

by DM Williamee

The Heart of Illinois Community Foundation recently began awarding adult learner scholarships, and Clifton Ulbricht of Bethany was the first recipient of this scholarship. We spoke with him recently about the scholarship and the impact it has made on both his personal and academic life.

When asked how he became aware of the scholarship, Clifton advised that he found out about it through the Richland Community College Foundation office. It was a new scholarship, available to Moultrie County residents, and it had just been implemented this year for the Fall semester. He went online and applied, as well as followed through with letters of recommendation and the other typical pre-scholarship award steps. HICF asked him to share who he was, and his goals and ambitions were in the essay portion. Next, he spoke with the foundation and found out shortly thereafter that he was accepted into the scholarship program. Clifton shared that HICF’s scholarship application was one of the most streamlined, efficient, and simplest scholarships he has applied for. The scholarship award amount was $1,500.00, and it can be reapplied for on a semester-by-semester basis. Being awarded this scholarship has immensely helped him and his family. Having a family it helped balance the cost of going into a graduate program in Higher Education and Community College, which he is currently pursuing while also working in his chosen field.

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