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Lovington Board Sets Clean Days

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•March 11, 2020•

At the February 10 Lovington Village Board meeting trustee Brenda Wood reported at 1:00 p.m. April 11 is the annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Townwide Rummage sale dates are May 29 and 30. Garbage day will follow on June 6, with the village furnishing IV container roll offs.
The board approved purchasing a used Ford F450 from the Village of Atwood for $9,000.
Sue Gordon has retired from the village with a cake and punch party held March 6 in her honor.
President Roger Walker, and trustees Wood, Gary Clem, Pam Anklam, Dennis Garmon, April Daily and Al Rennert attended along with Clerk Alma Fair.

Sullivan Legion Has Noodles

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•March 11, 2020•

Homemade noodles are the perfect touch for an Easter meal.
Starting Saturday, March 14, the Sullivan American Legion Post #68 will take orders for pick up on Thursday, March 26.
The homemade noodles are available in frozen one gallon bags and the sale is opened to the public.

Obituaries 3-11-2020: Gene Harshman

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Gene Harshman

Lucius Eugene ‘Gene’ Harshman, 95, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Sunday March 8, 2020, at Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 4 p.m. Thursday in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ with Vanessa Patient and Brigham Hagerman officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Read More

Menu 3-11-2020

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Senior Peace Meal

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

Monday, March 16 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, whole grain wheat (1), apricots
Tuesday, March 17 - Pork chop sandwich, buttered baby baker potatoes, Mexi corn w/lima beans, bun, fruit juice
Wednesday, March 18 - Swissed beef patties w/tomato, onion, celery, green pepper, creamy coleslaw, dinner roll, warm fruit crisp
Thursday, March 19 - Breakfast casserole, warm rosy applesauce, fruit juice, cinnamon roll, cranberries
Friday, March 20 - Salmon burger w/condiment, venetian blend vegetables, potato casserole, dinner roll, mandarin oranges

Windsor Students of February

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Windsor Students of February
Windsor Jr./Sr. High School is pleased to announce their February Students of the Month Dawson Ard and Aubree Brown.
Aubree Brown is the daughter of Robert and Jamie Brown. Aubree is currently and 8th grade student, and her favorite class is Science. After high school she plans to attend college majoring in the medical field.
Dawson Ard is the son of Lisa Ard. Dawson is currently a sophomore and is involved in Art club. wHis favorite class is Art, and he hopes to one day become the CEO of his own company. Pictured (L to R): Aubree Brown and Dawson Ard

Moultrie County 4-H Members Attend 4-H Leadership Conference

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•March 11, 2020•
Sarina Voegel and Hannah Creek both represented Moultrie-Douglas 4-H and their Moultrie County Shining Stars 4-H Club by attending the annual Illinois 4-H Leadership Conference.
This overnight event was held in Effingham on February 22-23. They were two of 100 members in 7th and 8th grade from around the state in attendance.
While at the conference they attended sessions on a variety of topics. The sessions included: Tacky Tourist Trivia, which allowed members to test their knowledge of the world, 4-H, pop, culture and more in teams.
In Flying into the Virtual World, members used virtual reality and took a virtual trip to Europe, South America and Africa and used STEM to help solve international problems in the form of fun engineering challenges. Read More

Free Piano Concert At Methodist Church

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Sullivan piano man Dave Bratton is performing a free concert at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at the First Methodist Church in Sullivan.
Good will donations will go to the Cunnigham Children’s Home in Champaign.
Bratton was born into a musical family learning piano from his Uncle Jim. Dave’s mother Bertha was an accomplished fiddle player and member of the Illinois State Fiddle Players Hall of Fame.
While Bratton and wife Janet were raising their family he worked at Brach’s Candy and later for Hydro Gear never abandoning his musical background.
Dave played with various bands for extra cash, featuring compositions he and Janet had written together.
Bratton plays before and after Sunday services at the Methodist Church as well as special performances for favorite causes like the orphanage in Champaign featured at the April 19 concert.

Donations Not Gifts

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Instead of receiving birthday gifts this year, eight-year-old Gunner Bartels decided to ask his friends to bring a toy to his party on February 22 to give to a child in the hospital. The Mattoon second grader and his parents donated a wagon load of toys, including games, puzzles, action figures, coloring books, and crayons, to bring a smile to children who are hospitalized in the Women and Children’s Center at Sarah Bush Lincoln. “I was feeling bad for kids that are sick,” Gunner said. “I thought they might get bored in the hospital and toys would make them happy.” Parents Jaime and Travis Bartels are proud of their son’s selfless act and contributed a number of toys to the cause as well.

Obituaries 3-11-2020: Virginia Eaton

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Virginia Eaton
Virginia Lee Eaton, age 95, of Mattoon passed away at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Heartland Christian Village.
Memorial services honoring her life will begin at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at East Side Church of the Nazarene, 2129 South 9th Street in Mattoon with Pastor Cameron Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the church. Schilling Funeral Home in Mattoon is assisting the family.
Virginia was born May 8, 1924, in Moultrie County, Illinois, the daughter of Harry C. and Anna (Chaney) Pettit. She married Nehemiah Eaton August 1, 1959, and he preceded her in death in 2001.
Survivors include her children Joyce Baugher (daughter-in-law) of Neoga, Kenneth Phillips (son-in-law) of Mattoon, Teresa (Richard) Turner of Bartlesville, Okla., Marsha Beals of Columbia, Tenn., Cheryl (Greg) Poorman of Oklahoma City, Okla., Carol Edwards of Tulsa, Okla. and Julia (Kevin) Ricke of Bingham, Ill.; 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Virginia was preceded in death by her parents and children Jeannine Phillips, John Eaton and Roger Baugher.
Virginia was a housewife and worked at Brown Shoe Factory in Sullivan and General Electric and RR Donnelley in Mattoon. She was a member of East Side Church of the Nazarene in Mattoon. Virginia loved selling Sara Coventry Jewelry, Princess House Crystal, and Longaberger Baskets because she met new people and made new friends at every party. Most of all, Virginia enjoyed spending time with her family, especially all of her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Memorial donations in her honor may be given to East Side Church of the Nazarene.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home’s Facebook page.

Recent Obituaries: Virginia Eaton

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Virginia Eaton

Virginia Lee Eaton, age 95, of Mattoon passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Heartland Christian Village.
Memorial services honoring her life will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at East Side Church of the Nazarene, 2129 South 9th Street, Mattoon, Illinois 61938, with Pastor Cameron Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the church. Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Virginia was born on May 8, 1924 in Moultrie County, Illinois the daughter of Harry C. and Anna (Chaney) Pettit. She married Nehemiah Eaton on August 1, 1959. He preceded her in death in 2001.
Survivors include her children, Joyce Baugher (daughter-in-law) of Neoga, IL, Kenneth Phillips (son-in-law) of Mattoon, IL, Teresa (Richard) Turner of Bartlesville, OK, Marsha Beals of Columbia, TN, Cheryl (Greg) Poorman of Oklahoma City, OK, Carol Edwards of Tulsa, OK and Julia (Kevin) Ricke of Bingham, IL; 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Virginia was preceded in death by her parents and children, Jeannine Phillips, John Eaton and Roger Baugher.
Virginia was a housewife and worked at the Brown Shoe Factory in Sullivan General Electric and RR Donnelley in Mattoon. She was a member of the East Side Church of the Nazarene in Mattoon. Virginia loved selling Sara Coventry Jewelry, Princess House Crystal, and Longaberger Baskets because she met new people and made new friends at every party. Most of all, Virginia enjoyed spending time with her family, especially all of her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Memorial donations in her honor may be given to the East Side Church of the Nazarene. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home’s Facebook page.