Photo by Mike Brothers
Nursing Home Week Celebrations
As part of the American Nursing Home week celebration residents at Sullivan Health Care got dressed up and had a prom Thursday. It was a week of celebration with Western Day and Sports Day preceding Prom for the 75 attendees. After prom? What else but Hawaiian Day on Friday.
•May 22, 2019•
Memorial Day observations begin at the Moultrie County Courthouse at 7:45 a.m. Monday, May 27.
From there the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Honor Guard will lead the Memorial Day Parade to Greenhill Cemetery where a formal service will be conducted at 8 a.m.
The Honor Guard will then attend services at the Wyman Park Memorial followed by breakfast at American Legion Post 68.
They will conduct Memorial services at the Moultrie County Memorial Park at 11 a.m.
Lovington American Legion will host their Memorial Day services Sunday, May 26 at 1 p.m in Tom Conn Park.
Memorial Day mass will be observed at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery in Rural Bethany at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27. Bring lawn chairs.
Memorial Service at Oak Grove Baptist Church, located on Wilborn Creek Road, is 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2.
•May 22, 2019•
Jonathan Creek Christian Church invites children to Roar VBS: Life is wild, God is good.
A summer kids’ event called Roar VBS will be hosted at Jonathan Creek Christian Church from June 3 to June 7. At Roar, kids discover that God is good even when life gets wild. Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Wild Bible Adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summerlong.
Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings.
Each day concludes with the Safari Celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. Family members and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time at 5:30 p.m.
Kids at Roar VBS will join a mission’s effort to provide nutrition packets and health checkups for moms and babies in need in Zambia, Africa.
Roar is for kids from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day. For more information, call 217-728-4369.
•May 22, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team took home the Class 2A Newton Regional after defeating host Newton 7-3 Friday.
The Knights scored a run in each of the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings, and scored two runs in the third inning.
Newton scored three runs in the sixth inning when Knight pitcher Makenzie Brown walked batters before a double down the line.
The only other hit Brown allowed was a bunt single. Read More
•May 22, 2019•
The Lake Shelbyville U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Campground programs are on the agenda for Saturday evening, and rangers will be on beach and lake patrol throughout the weekend.
Campground Programs:
#LakeShelbyvilleMDW19 Instagram Challenge for All Lake Shelbyville USACE Campers in Bo Wood, Lithia Springs, Coon Creek, and Opossum Creek.
Instructions from the sign posted at your campground amphitheater and on our new LakeShelbyvilleUSACE Instagram page; winners will redeem prizes at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center. Read More
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Lions Club Scholarship Award
The Sullivan Lions Club presented Sullivan High School senior Esther Miller with the John Ruscin Award. The $1000 scholarship is in honor of SMS coach and teacher John Ruscin. Pictured during the presentation are Lions Club presenter Dave Walker, recipient Esther Miller and John Ruscin for whom the scholarship is named.
•May 22, 2019•
By Mike Brothers
The Moultrie County Board approved a liquor license for Fairway Family Restaurant, funded a bridge replacement and learned when tax bills are due.
A Class B liquor license ($750) was approved for Panther Property 58 located at Fairways Family Restaurant at the Sullivan Country Club. The annual Special Events liquor license ($100) was granted The Little Theatre on the Square for May 17-18 at the Great Pumpkin Patch Back 40 Market.
Road and Bridge Committee chair Kevin McReynolds moved to approve $150,000 in Special Bridge Funds to aid Sullivan Road District replace the bridge at TR145, CR1125N. The motion was approved unanimously. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, Ma 27 - Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, May 28 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w.gravy, black-eyed pea salad, Texas toast, pineapple tidbits
Wednesday, May 29 - Brat sandwich, corn, broccoli and cauliflower, bun, fruit salad
Thursday, May 30 - Chili w/beans, lettuce salad w/spinach, pears, crackers, cake or brownie
Friday, May 31 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, whole grain wheat, apple slices
Marilyn Bone
Marilyn Hoback Bone, 81, of Decatur, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 3:07 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 in her home in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 in Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany was in care of the arrangements. Read More
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First step in spinning wool into thread is getting the wool. Sheep shearing provides the wool that spins into thread that turns into cloth.
•May 22, 2019•
As the spinning wheel turns, the history of Illinois Amish heritage is revealed in a Sheep to Clothing event Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The fascinating process behind spinning wool fibers into thread will be demonstrated live that day. A spinning wheel made by E.J. Miller in 1864, traveled from Somerset Co., Pa. with the founding three families of the Amish settlement in the Arthur area. It was recovered from the attic of the Moses Yoder home and will be on display during the Sheep to Clothing event.
That spinning wheel spent many years in the attic of the oldest home in the community, the Moses Yoder home, and will be on display.
“It’s a wonder it’s together at all,” Ervin Yoder, grandson of Moses said. “When we were kids, we used to play with it all the time.”
A Nine Patch on Point quilt believed to be made by Moses’ niece, Barbara Yoder Otto, was the inspiration for the Illinois Amish Heritage Center quilt logo and will be among the display quilts. Read More