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ALAH Softball Knocks Off MacArthur in Five

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team finished the week 2-1 and started the season 1-0 in the Little Okaw Valley Conference this past week.
ALAH defeated MacArthur 11-1 in five innings Saturday to improve it record to 7-3 overall.
The Knights scored runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings, including four runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Makenzie Brown was 3-for-3, including a triple, with three runs scored and a stolen base, and Shelby Frederick went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored.
Addi Tinkle and Maria Garza each had two hits and Tinkle added two RBIs.
Kirsten Corum had a hit and scored two runs, and Cheyenne Chupp recorded two hits. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Track Ties for Second at Quadrangular Meet

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Photo by R.R. Best
Jayden Troxell is pictured.

•April 10, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the 49th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Boys Invite Saturday and a quadrangular at Shelbyville last Tuesday.
The Redskins placed ninth out of 15 teams in the ALAH Invite with 25 points.
Tuscola won the meet with 86 points.
Five Redskins placed in the top ten.
Brodie Goss finished second in the 300-meter hurdles and third in the 110-meter hurdles with time of 43.81 and 17.61, respectively.
Leighton Burcham placed top ten in three events.
He long jumped 19 feet 5 inches for second place and triple jumped 36 feet 8 inches for sixth place.
He also ran the 100-meter dash in 12.32 for tenth place. Read More

Sullivan Area Ministerial Association Begins Sunday Outreach Services

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•April 10, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
for The News Progress

The Sullivan Area Ministerial Association began its new initiative of providing Sunday services to local care facilities on the first Sunday of each month on April 7.
Services began at Aspen Creek at 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m. at Courtyard Estates, 2:30 p.m.at Eastwood Terrace and concluded at 2:30 p.m. at Sullivan Health Care and Rehabilitation.
Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ provided services to Aspen Creek and Eastview.
Bethany’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church provided services to Courtyard Estates. Read More

Menus 4-10-2019

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Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, April 15 - Beef stroganoff, Italian mixed vegetables, tomatoes & zucchini, whole grain wheat (1), fruit juice
Tuesday, April 16 - Stuffed chicken breast, potato casserole, seasoned greens, dinner roll, sliced apple rings
Wednesday, April 17 - Pork tenderloin sandwich, baked beans, Midori vegetables, bun, pears
Thursday, April 18 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, peas, whole grain wheat (1), seasonal dessert
Friday, April 19 - Closed for Good Friday holiday

Obituaries 4-10-2019: Bob Shasteen

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Bob Shasteen

Robert Clifton “Bob” Shasteen, 82, of Sullivan passed away at 7:47 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Mattoon Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More

Moultrie Moment of the Week

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Pictured above is Powers School in Sullivan around 1921. 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.

Sullivan Girls’ Track Wins Quadrangular Meet

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•April 10, 2019•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan girls’ track team placed eighth in the Shelbyville Invitational Friday and won a quadrangular meet at Shelbyville last Tuesday.
Friday at the Shelbyville Invite, seven Redskins scored 28 points for eighth place.
Zoe Walton high jumped five feet for first place, and Alaya Bolin tossed the shot put 33 feet 5 inches for second place.
Emily White high jumped 4 feet 10 inches for fourth place and ran the 300-meter hurdles in 52.63 for fifth place.
Ally Elzy threw the discus 92 feet 7 inches for fifth place, and Keelie Fleener long jumped 14 feet 4 inches for sixth place. Read More

Understanding the True Impact of Split Peas on History

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•April 10, 2019•
By Harry Reynolds
Reynoldsharry1943.gmail.com

One of the obligations of a parent is to make their children eat things they hate. Where and when this sadistic practice emerged, no one really knows. Rare is a victory gained for a serving of broccoli.
The readers of this fine, non-fake newspaper, being of a high degree of intelligence and well-read, saturated in philosophy, science, mathematics, physics and President Donald Trump’s tweets, readily understand the impact of spit peas on history.
Historians believe the Roman Emperor Nero was driven mad when his daughter, Claudia Augusta bombarded his porridge with peas. He was so incensed that he bought a fiddle and set Rome on fire. This set off a chain of events which led to his demise.
In 1982, in his second year, our pugnacious son began spitting peas. My wife, similarly, bullheaded, resorted to subterfuge. She hid them in his mashed potatoes, which he ate readily enough, but nary a pea made it to his gullet. Read More

Findlay Legion Hosts Drive Thru Dinner

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•April 10, 2019•

The Findlay American Legion, Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion will host a ‘Drive Thru Dinner’ Monday, April 15.
The menu consists of chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and Texas sheet cake. Advanced tickets only may be purchased from Chris Coventry at the R & K gas station in Findlay. The proceeds from this fundraiser will be used for the Legion / Auxiliary / Sons Scholarship for 2019 graduating OVHS seniors. Tickets must be purchased by April 10. Pick up will be from 4-6 p.m. April 15 at the Findlay American Legion back door.