•October 17, 2018•
By Josie Orris
for SHS Entrepreneurship
The Sullivan Oktoberfest is always a fun event for families to enjoy. Oktoberfest has activities for everyone such as the bands and choirs performing throughout the day, inflatables, food trucks, and the Chili Cook Off.
The only problem is that once the kids finish racing through the inflatables or participating in the pedal tractor pull contest, what do they do next? Read More
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Sullivan cross country runners competed in the Central Illinois Conference meet at Weldon Springs State Park in Clinton Thursday, Oct.11.
The boys’ team finished last with 137 points, but several runners finished with personal-best times.
Chase McClure ran a personal-record time of 17:49.67 for 13th place, and Noah Bates ran a 19:08.06 for 26th place.
Gunyr Fitzgerald ran a 19:38.64 for 32nd place, and Coen Foster placed 36th with a personal-best time of 20:06.00.
Peyton Pool ran a 20:11.94 for 39th place, and Spencer Johnson ran a 20:19.90 for 42nd place. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Cookout for First Responders
Sullivan IGA showed its appreciation to area police, fire and first responders offering them free ribeye sandwiches Friday, Oct. 12. Above IGA Meat Dept. manager Barry Golden mans the grill during the 2018 Beef Stampede with the help of Seth Cobb. The parking lot cookout offered visitors freshly cooked ribeye sandwiches plus a chance to guess the weight of the Lehman family’s award winning Hereford.
•October 17, 2018•
First Baptist Church will host a community brunch at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 in Fellowship Hall to welcome Larry and Becky Stanton who are missionaries to Hungary.
Following the brunch, the Stantons will present a special informational presentation about their missionary work in Hungary. They are currently serving with the International Missionaries, Hungarian Baptist Aid and the Baptist Union on Hungary. Becky is serving as a teacher, and Larry is working with refugees in various countries around Hungary.
They work with schools in the eastern region of the country, primary and elementary community schools in Teglas and a technical school in Debrecan. The Stantons provide the students and staff with instruction and conversation practice in English and maintenance support in addition to classroom responsibilities. The Stantons participate in school activities and are involved in Christian outreach. Their children attend local schools and are becoming fluent in Hungarian.
First Baptist Church invites the community to join them for this brunch and to learn more about these two International missionaries serving in Hungary. A love gift offering will be taken for Larry’s mission work with refugees.
Pictured above, a time capsule is being buried at Bethany’s 100th Anniversary celebration at Crowder Park in 1977. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.
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The David Davis State Historic Site at 1000 E. Monroe Drive, Bloomington.
•October 17, 2018•
By Julia Evelsizer
Of the (Bloomington) Pantagraph
Grand manors make up the skylines of many Illinois communities, but the history encapsulated at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington holds it above the rest.
Built in 1872 on Bloomington’s then east side, the mansion was home to Judge David Davis and his wife, Sarah.
Davis served as judge of the state’s Eighth Judicial Circuit Court where he met and befriended an Illinois attorney by the name of Abraham Lincoln.
“Davis and Lincoln rode the entire circuit together,” said Jeff Saulsbery, site manager for the mansion. “Davis had to ride the circuit because he was a judge, but Lincoln only did because he was driven to make something of himself.”
Saulsbery said the duo spent plenty of time together, which led to Davis acting as “one of the biggest political operatives” in Lincoln becoming president.
“What Lincoln did for the Circuit and what the Circuit did for him is a large part of Illinois history. His time in Central Illinois is what led to him becoming the 16th president of the U.S. and saving the Union,” said Guy Fraker, retired Bloomington attorney and Lincoln scholar. Read More
•October 17, 2018•
The Illinois Amish Heritage Center will hold its Harvest to Home event Friday and Saturday, October 19-20. The event will start at 9:00 a.m. each day and continue until 8:00 p.m. Friday and 4:00 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is per person or by vehicle load, children under 12 are free. All proceeds go to the development of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center.
On-going active field demonstrations throughout the two day event will include ear corn picking, corn cutting and shocking, disking and plowing, shelling corn with small and large shellers, harvesting and chopping of corn stalks, and grinding corn into corn meal using an early grist mill. Read More
•October 17, 2018•
The Sullivan High School Student Council will host their first blood drive of the year on October 31 from 9:30-2:30 in the high school gym.
Contact Marsha Kirby at 217-728-8311 ext. 1280 to set up a time or walk-ins will be welcomed.
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team could not upset the undefeated Argenta-Oreana Bombers at Arthur Friday night.
AO, which stands atop the Little Okaw Valley Conference at 5-0, scored 38 first half points on mostly big passing plays.
“Argenta is a good team,” said ALAH coach Ryan Jefferson. “They have speed, strength, but I think the difference this year for most teams is their aggressiveness in the trenches, both offensively and defensively. It isn’t matched by many other teams. Most of their scores came from big plays where we had guys to the football, but we just didn’t tackle, and they broke it long.” Read More
•October 17, 2018•
The First Baptist Church will host a chili cook-off following church service at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Serving will begin at 11:45 in Fellowship Hall.
Bring your favorite chili to be judged or act as a judge and sample the entries.
The public is invited to attend.