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National English Honor Society

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Sullivan High School NEHS installed officers for the coming school year. Current officers are standing and new officers seated. From left to right, standing: Natalie Drury, President; Tim Lawyer, Vice President; Karsyn West, Secretary; Dalton Rogers, Treasurer; Paige McLaughlin, Reporter; Brodie Goss, Sergeant of Arms; and Addison Graham, Director of Activities. Seated from left to right filling the same positions: Aiden Short, Aaron Garvey, Seth Mayberry, Emily White, Zane Gardner, Ashlyn Bennett, and Shyanne Hunter. Cami Badman is the advisor along with Becky Lawson and Annie McClellan as faculty council.

Community Band Invites Musicians

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Community Band rehearsals beginning May 28 are from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Sullivan HS band room, and concerts are 6:30 p.m. in Wyman Park. First concert is scheduled for Thursday, June 6.

•May 8, 2019•

The Sullivan Summer Community Band is preparing to kick off a second season and local musicians are invited to join.
Community band director Shaun Schaefers emphasized the community band is open to incoming ninth-12th grade high school students and adult musicians.
“Last year we had 40 participants with an even mix of student and community members,” Schaefers said.
Interested musicians should sign up online at sullivanband.wordpress.com/scb or contact Shawn Schaefers at schaeferss@sullivan.k12.il.us or call 217/728-8311 ext 1231

Blood Drive Hosted By Sullivan Legion

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•May 8, 2019•
The American Red Cross and The Sullivan Legion will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday May 14th from 12 noon to 6:00 pm at the Sullivan Legion Post 68.
Donating blood is especially important. All Blood Types are needed. In America, every 2.5 seconds someone needs blood to sustain life. Every unit collected can help up to 3 patients survive.
Any healthy individual, ages 16 and older, who meets weight requirements may donate blood. Donors should eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before coming to donate. Donors must have a valid photo ID. Donors can save up to 15 minutes at the drive by using Rapid Pass the day of the drive. Visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass to complete before the drive.
To make an appointment, please call drive coordinator Jeri Davis at 273-9456. Donors can also make an appointment online by visiting redcrossblood.org Walk ins are welcome, but having an appointment, decreases donor wait time and ensure adequate red cross staffing.

Extraordinary Nurses Honored at Sarah Bush Lincoln

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•May 8, 2019•
Staci Murbarger, LPN, was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Sarah Bush Lincoln on April 30.
Murbarger was nominated for making a big impression on a patient at Charleston Family Practice. In her letter, the patient expressed her gratitude to Murbarger for going above and beyond to provide years of compassionate care.
“Staci has provided more than a decade of care to both my husband and myself and she has shown compassion and dedication with each appointment or health issue. No matter how long between appointments, she greets us as if we are friends, and I definitely feel the genuine compassion with the care she provides. Regardless of the issue at hand, Staci always follows through and is very knowledgeable with the logistics, medications, education on diseases, and wellness phone calls. Read More

Menus 5-8-2019

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Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770

Monday, May 13 - Beef stroganoff, Italian mixed vegetables, tomatoes & zucchini, whole grain wheat (1), fruit juice
Tuesday, May 14 - Stuffed chicken breast, potato casserole, seasoned greens, dinner roll, spiced apple rings
Wednesday, May 15 - Pork tenderloin sandwich, baked beans, midori vegetables, bun, pears
Thursday, May 16 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, peas, whole grain wheat (1), seasonal dessert
Friday, May 17 - Orange chicken stir fry w/brown rice and vegetables, baby carrots, dinner roll, fresh fruit

ALAH Baseball Team Sweeps a Doubleheader

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•May 8, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team swept two home games against Cerro Gordo/Bement, Monday.
In the first game of the doubleheader, after a scoreless first four innings, the Broncos plated a run in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead.
The Knights answered in the bottom of the sixth inning with two runs to return the favor.
Lucas Otto pitched seven innings for the win. He gave up one earned run on nine hits and two walks. He struck out 15. Read More

Cannabis, Graduated Tax, Jobs Report and Personal Robots

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•May 8, 2019•
Capitol Wrap
By Capitol News Illinois staff

With the Legislature on spring break until April 30, advocacy groups are working to get their points across on topics such as cannabis legalization.
State Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, said she expects amended language to be filed on her adult-use legalization, Senate Bill 7, by the end of April.
While details of the bill have not been released publicly in an official capacity, 60 state representatives have signed onto a resolution by state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, urging lawmakers to “slow the process of legalizing recreational marijuana.”
On Tuesday, April 16, a mental health advocacy group urged caution in the legalization process as well, noting that legalization will come with a behavioral health care impact, particularly on teens, and lawmakers “must be ready to pony up the money to pay for care.”
Illinois Association for Behavioral Health CEO Sara Howe said data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows the average rate of regular teen marijuana use in the legalized states of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington is 30 percent higher than the U.S. rate as a whole.
Howe said the IABH is ready to assist the Legislature “in crafting a well thought out and carefully implemented policy,” but funding will need to be provided for such measures.
“We cannot and under no circumstances should be expected to, prevent or treat the increase in substance use or mental health disorder diagnoses without a significant and permanent increase in monetary resources – to not do so is simply naïve and ignores the reality of what will occur in communities,” she said in the release. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Bettie P. Davis

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Bettie P. Davis
Bettie P. Davis, 87, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, was born March 24, 1932 and passed away 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Bettie was the daughter of Paul and Mary Wilson. She married Kenneth K. Davis, Sr. on January 14, 1955 and they enjoyed over 64 years together.
Bettie was a wonderful, caring, and loving wife, mother, grandma, and great-grandma. After her own children were grown, she raised her eldest grandson as her own son. Bettie worked for many years and retired from General Electric in Decatur. Her passions were reading and cooking for her family. Her home-made noodles and cooking were loved by everyone. Another joy of hers was shopping and rummaging with her granddaughter. Most of all, she enjoyed taking care of her family and did an amazing job. She found great pleasure in telling stories and reminiscing about the people she loved. Travelling was also something she enjoyed and visited 47 of the 50 states, but one of her favorite vacations was going shopping in Mexico. Her collections were her other passion, which included nutcrackers, placemats and rabbits. She was the sweetest, kindest, most giving woman and we are all lucky that she enriched our lives.
Bettie is survived by her husband, Kenneth K. Davis, Sr.; children, Jack (Judy) Davis, Mary (David) York, Keith Davis, and Robin (Ann) Pollock; grandchildren, Kenneth (Jennifer) Davis III, Andrea (Reuben) Solorio, Deborah Born, Erica (Josue) Mendoza, Crystal (Jesus) York-Cabrera, Jason Davis, Amy (Tony) Wingler, and Michael Pollock; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Olivia, Mason, Mary Beth, Macauley, Jase, Grayson, Landon, Jaxson, Jamison, Cody, Anthony, Kandi, and Hadley; brothers, John (Barbara) Wilson and Donald (Coral) Wilson.
Bettie was preceded in death by her parents, sons, Danny Craig and Roger Davis, sister, Emma Lou Wright, brothers, Robert Wilson and Denton Wilson, grandson, Robbie Davis, great-grandson, Joseph Solorio and daughter-in-law, Jerri Pollock.
Bettie was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all. Please join us for Graveside services which will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2019, at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Monday, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: 501 St Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Easter Hunt Surprise

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Easter Hunt Surprise
Following the Sullivan Fire District Easter Egg hunt at Courtyard Estates Sunday Montana Roberts got a surprise egg from boyfriend Preston Wagner. Inside the egg, an engagement ring!

Hole in One for Ellis at Ironwood Classic

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Ironwood Classic Champions: Ryan Rochholz - 3rd (Moline, IL), Caden Ellis - 1st (Sullivan, IL), Alex McCulla - 2nd (Quincy, IL), Aydin Folker - 4th (Jacksonville, IL)

•May 1, 2019•
Sullivan senior Caden Ellis recorded a hole-in-one during the first round of the Prep Tour Ironwood Classic.
Ellis struck the shot on the 16th hole in rainy and windy conditions at Ironwood Golf Course.
Ellis went on to win the 2-day event.
For the Redskins in the fall, Ellis earned all-state honors with a tie for third place with a score of 76, earned first-team all-area honors.
He was medalist in the regional and sectional titles and finished with a 35.7 nine-hole average.