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National Championship for Sullivan Tumbler

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National Championship for Sullivan Tumbler
Seven-year-old Sylvia Dawkins of Sullivan won the National Championship on Floor Pass at the 2019 USTA Nationals.
The national event held in Charleston, West Virginia over the course of a week earlier in June had Sylvia competing in five different flights with nine girls in each flight.
Sylvia will be in second grade at Sullivan Elementary School in the fall. Competing since she was four years old, she is a student at Prairieland Tumble and Trampoline in Lovington. She is the daughter of Alice and Bret Dawkins of Sullivan.

Multiple Sullivan FFA Honors at State Convention

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•June 26, 2019•
Members of the Sullivan FFA chapter attended the 91st annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 11-13 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. Chapter delegates included Paiten Coy, Zane Gardner, Dmitiri Tull, John Voyles, and Natalie Voyles.
“Elevate” was the theme of the three-day event which recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the major state officer team, and celebrates agriculture. Read More

All Wheel Extravaganza

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•June 26, 2019•

The ninth annual Dalton City All Wheel Extravaganza is from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, July 21.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors will be on display in downtown Dalton City with goody bags provided to the first 75. Participant choice trophies will be presented and top five and best of show awards presented.
Food and entertainment, silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 drawing and more are included.
For more information call Trish at Harley’s Hideout 874-2309; Bob Weltig 413-9292 or Kristyl Novota at Shamrock Pub 874-9701.

New Table Tennis Club Plays at Sullivan Civic Center

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Bryce King (L) and Greg Brandt prepare for a game of table tennis.

•June 26, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

Greg Brandt is forming a table tennis club at the Sullivan Civic Center. The club is open to ages 16 and above and meets on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 in the racquet ball court.
“The goal of the club,” Brandt began, “is to develop leagues at all ages and skill levels, hopefully, with some of the businesses forming teams.”
The league and teams would compete in intercity competitions.
Brandt grew up in West Salem and has been playing table tennis (or ping pong as it is known in the U.S.) since sixth grade.
“I played intramural at Ohio State and in city leagues there. I have always enjoyed playing,” he said of the game.
He pointed out some of the health benefits of playing table tennis:
1. Develops mental acuity. Practiced players are highly skilled in both creating and solving puzzles. Read More

Stew-Stras Education Foundation Provides Funds to Build a School Garden

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•June 26, 2019•
As part of a generous grant from the Stew-Stras Education Foundation, kindergarten students and their teachers worked together the last two weeks of school to build a school garden. The “kindness garden” is located along the south end of the school. It features four raised bed cedar box gardens, with a mulch walking path between each garden box. All materials were purchased using grant funds as well as other building & grounds materials around the school.
The spring rains delayed the project a bit from the original time frame planned, so in the last week and a half of the school year, the project really came together with some teamwork and cooperation. Read More

Moultrie Moment of the Week

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Pictured above is the Billy Bryant Chevrolet garage on E. State St. in Lovington. The year this photo was taken is unknown. 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.

Obituaries 6-26-2019

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Juanita West

Juanita Frances West, 89, of Decatur passed away at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Moweaqua Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.     Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.     Read More

Civic Center Closed til July 7

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•June 26, 2019•

The Sullivan Civic Center will close Sunday, June 30, the day the carnival arrives, and will remain closed through Sunday, July 7. The closed time will be used to paint in the pool area and locker rooms.

AmBucs Scholar

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Shelby Freeman recently received a $1000 Scholarship from the AmBuc Chapter in Sullivan. Pictured right to left are mother Kim, Shelby, father Bob and AmBucs treasurer Dick Burcham. Freeman will be studying speech therapy at Eastern Illinois University.