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Remember When? 8-14-2019

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25 Years Ago This Week

Dorothy Phillips retired from Scott State Bank after 31 years in the banking business. She began her career at Mattoon at First National Bank in bookkeeping. Five years after, she found an opening in Bethany where she lived with her husband, Boyd. After her retirement, Dorothy plans to return to Mattoon where four of her six children live.
Sullivan school board has reassigned Nancy Schaljo to the position of principal at Sullivan Middle School after the resignation of Kirby Rodgers. Teacher Rita Florey will now become the principal of Sullivan Elementary School. Some 21 teachers will be joining Sullivan’s staff of about 75 this school year.
A survey of Sullivan school district residents was running 60 percent in favor of consolidation with the Bethany School district. Some 63 percent preferred that Bethany High School students attend high school in Sullivan and each district house their own K-8.
Sullivan’s Frank Hutchcraft celebrates nearly three decades with the local auto dealership now owned by George Rutledge. The original owner, Tom West, sold the dealership to Dutch Horton in 1962. Horton sold to Wilbur Donnell in 1978. George Rutledge took over in 1992, and Frank is his sales manager. Hired by Horton as a parts manager, Hutchcraft became the glue that held the place together according to his son Michael. Read More

Menu 8-7-2019

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Senior Peace Meal

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

Monday, August 12 - Fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit juice, bun, pears

Tuesday, August 13 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, sweet cinnamon carrots, whole grain wheat (1), watermelon

Wednesday, August 14 - turkey salad w/grapes, cucumber salad, fruit cocktail, roll, apple oatmeal bar

Thursday, August 15 - Taco salad w/beans, meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, sour cream and taco sauce, pineapple taco chips, cake

Friday, August 16 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, brussels sprouts, Texas toast, mixed melon salad w/grapes

Obituaries 8-7-2019: Dorothy Freeman

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Dorothy Freeman
Dorothy E. “Dottie” Freeman, 101, of Fairbury, formerly of Clinton, passed away at 2:40 a.m., August 1, 2019 in Fairview Haven in Fairbury.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9 in First Lutheran Church in Pontiac with Pastor Tim Hubert officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 in Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. at the church. Read More

Remember When? 8-7-2019

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25 Years Ago This Week

Sullivan High School head basketball coach, Ted Turner, took a job to head the hoops for the conference rivals, the Clinton Maroons. In Sullivan, Turner taught elementary P.E. for six years. In Clinton he will be teaching high school P.E. and will be with the kids that he is coaching.
A photo shows Courtney and Matt Dyer carrying on the family tradition of selling melons at Kerr-McGee in Sullivan, Their grandfather, Wayne Watkins, sold melons for some 30 years at the same location.
Marilyn Andres, formerly of Sullivan, was presented with a Colorado Distinguished Teacher Award. Andres received a cash award, a plaque, and special certificate during a ceremony held at Colorado State University. Before moving to Colorado nine years previous with husband, Ron Andres, she taught school in the Windsor school district for 14 years. Read More

Obituaries 8-7-2019: Jim Dycus

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Jim Dycus

James Bryan “Jim” Dycus, 54, of Arthur, passed away at 5:19 a.m. Saturday, August 3, 2019, in his home in Arthur.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, August 7) at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery at a later date. Read More

Spruced Up Sullivan Parks Improve Visitors’ Experience

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Tabor Park Bridge decks were replaced earlier this summer by Sullivan Park District summer employees Sterling Howard and Ethan Foster.

Bridge Decks Repaired

•August 7, 2019•
By Wyman Tabor
for The News Progress

It has been a busy summer for the Sullivan Park Dept. benefitting everyone from trail walkers to ballplayers.
Sullivan Director of Parks and Cemeteries Herb Bricker explained park garden beds that began with plant donations from My Garden owner Tina Krigbaum in the fall have grown well with regular rains this summer.
The flower beds at the entries to Wyman Park were planted by mayor Richard Glazebrook with park district employees cleaning the beds and refreshing the mulch for the season.
Bricker said the new irrigation system has made a big difference in the outfield turf condition at Wyman Park’s main diamond with the system also allowing creation of a sod farm. Read More

Bethany Fire District Expands into “No Man’s Land”

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•August 7, 2019•
By Mike Brothers

Bethany Fire Protection District moved to annex 15 square miles of “no man’s land” following a public hearing at the fire station Thursday, August 1.
Bethany Fire Protection District board of trustees president Lowell Ford opened the hearing by explaining the 15 square miles of mostly farmland in Shelby County west of Bethany toward Moweaqua has been covered by the Bethany fire and ambulance service for years without receiving any tax revenue.
Board attorney Steven Wood explained a recent law authorized the action and the area known as “no man’s land” is in no fire protection or 9 1 1 district now. He noted it was divided among bordering fire districts and some 109 different landowners have been contacted concerning the annexation. Read More

Okaw Farmers Coop Meets

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•August 7, 2019•

The Okaw Farmers Cooperative, Inc’s. 14th annual member and shareholders meeting is Thursday, August 15 at Yoder’s Kitchen Restaurant in Arthur.
A dinner will be served between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. preceding the business meeting which will start around 7 p.m.
Tony Brown, president of the Board of Directors of Okaw Farmers Cooperative, will outline goals for the company’s future.
Dave Kieffer, General Manager, will discuss the operations of the company.

Obituaries 8-7-2019: Marc Primmer

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Marc Primmer

Marcus “Marc” Harlan Primmer, 66, of Sullivan, formerly of Moweaqua, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Mason Point in Sullivan with his loved ones by his side.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 3 at Lockart-Green Funeral Home, 301 East North First Street in Findlay with Pastor David Dolan officiating. Burial was in Locust Grove Cemetery in rural Assumption. Read More