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Tea Party
Local mothers and their daughters enjoyed a fancy tea party at The Red Apple in Sullivan over the weekend. There was tea, snacks, games, big hats, fancy attire, and lots of laughs. The event was hosted by April-Lyn Golden.
•February 16, 2022•
The Project H.E.L.P. Preschool Round Up will be held on Tuesday, February 22nd at the United Methodist Church. Please contact 217-543-2109 to schedule your child for this free developmental screening. Children ages 2-5 are welcome!
•February 9, 2022•
National Burn Awareness Week February 6-12, is an initiative of the American Burn Association. Burn Awareness Week, observed the first full week in February, is a window of opportunity for organizations to mobilize burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in communities.
The theme for National Burn Awareness Week 2022, “Burning Issues in the Kitchen”, where a common risk of injury exists from scald burns, improperly used appliances, and distracted cooking occur. Annually, in the United States, approximately 400,000 people receive medical care for treatment of burn injuries. In 2018 alone, there were 3,655 deaths from fire and smoke inhalation and another 40,000 people were treated in hospitals for burn related injuries. Read More
•February 9, 2022•
The Lady Redskins lost to Mt. Zion by a score of 49-20. It was a very slow start for the Lady Redskins as they scored 7 points in the first half, but tied Mt. Zion 13-13 in the second half. Kiley Dyer led the team in scoring and rebounding as she had 6 points and 5 rebounds. Addison Minor and Chloe Smith each had 4 points. Emily Miller led in steals with 3.
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Sullivan District Spelling Bee
Sullivan School District held their spelling bee on Monday afternoon in the high school/junior high commons. There were 28 students from the elementary school and junior high that participated in the bee. At the end of the bee there was a spell off to see who would be first alternate and second alternate. In total, there were three finalists and two alternates. Pictured are the finalists and alternates: Alex Fultz, sixth grade, Brynner Johnson, sixth grade and Mary Crist, seventh grade, first alternate: Allyssa Prahl, sixth grade and second alternate: Weslee Allen, sixth grade.
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Lake Land Early Childhood Students 100th Day
Lake Land College early childhood education instructor Tanille Ulm, Charleston, poses with her students in front of the bulletin board they designed for the one hundredth day of class. Pictured are Stephanie Miller (Charleston), Ulm, Lauryn Moore (Marshall), Clair Davis (Effingham), Carissa Denny (Tuscola), Hannah Cook (Arthur), Allison Cohorst (Wheeler), Jessica Inglsbe (Assumption), Kiley Tolch (Dieterich) and Katie Williamson (Mattoon).
•February 9, 2022•
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is preparing to make COVID-19 vaccine available to those ages 6 months through 4 years after Pfizer-BioNTech submitted data last Wednesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking to amend its emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow children younger than 5 years to receive its COVID-19 vaccine. The request for authorization of the first two doses of a planned three-dose primary series will still need to be reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More
Elizabeth Monroe
Ms. Elizabeth G. Monroe peacefully passed from this earthly world on February 6, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Ms. Monroe was born in Decatur on April 6, 1947, to the late John and Genevieve Linne Hymer. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son John Ray and an infant brother. She was a member of Piney Baptist Church in Hohenwald. Read More
Ira Jacoby
Ira J. Jacoby, 93, went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2022. Jesus gently took his hand and led him away at 11:40 a.m. Read More
James Bales
James “Jim” Bales, 81, of Sullivan passed away at 10:50a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, February 11, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. before the services. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to AmBuCs of Sullivan. Read More