As a high school girl from a small town, Sara Sims knew she dreamed of bigger things for herself than marching in her high school band.
“I wanted to better myself,” Sims remarked.
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Jessica Robinson stands with her horse, “Wendy” during the showmanship competition at the Illinois State Fair Grounds in Springfield.
Showing horses in 4-H has been a tradition that Debbie Robinson has enjoyed since she was a child. At nine years old, Robinson began showing horses and made friends that have lasted a lifetime.
“I met these people when I was nine years old, became best friends and was even in each other’s weddings. Once you develop a friendship in 4-H, they become family to you."
In an attempt to provide the perfect candle option for their customers, The Flower Pot of Sullivan took matters into their own hands, literally, by producing their own line of handmade scented soy candles and waxes.
The shop, known for their floral arrangements and specialty gift items, launched the new line of candles two years ago under the management of store owner Ellen Bernius and the craftsmanship of her Flower Pot staff.
Townsfolk from the Windsor area, gathered for their first-ever annual picnic Aug. 29, 1895. The mayor, judges and the reverend gave a full three-hour program of speeches. Soon after, the Big Four Glee Club took the stage, and the Sullivan KP Band followed. Then there was a 3/8 mile-long bicycle race at the track that awarded its first place winner with $5. Later on, the biggest attraction was the “daring aeronautical wonder” (according to an old issue of the Windsor Gazette), that involved a balloonist parachuting a mile into the air. The first annual picnic ended that day with a ball game and then a fanfare from the Glee Club and KP Band.
More than a hundred years later, the people of Windsor are still coming together to carry on this special annual tradition. This year will mark 118 years of harvest picnics. The picnic begins Thursday, August 15 and ends Saturday evening August 17.
Once in every show
Karla Shook, as the Lady of the Lake, is seen in the foreground wielding the Holy Grail, while King Arthur, played by Robert Anthony Jones, motions towards her in the Little Theatre's final production of the 2013 season, "Spamalot."
There comes a song like this
It starts off soft and low
And ends up with a kiss
Oh where is the song
That goes like this?
Where is it? Where? Where?
A sentimental song
That casts a magic spell
They all will hum along —
We’ll overact like hell —
For this is the song that goes like this
Yes it is! Yes it is!
— “The Song That Goes Like This” from “Spamalot”
By Dan Hagen
NP Theatre Critic
It’s the rare musical comedy that can take you from farce to a treatise on political organization with the speed of a galloping coconut. And this is the show that goes like that.
For local woodworker and craftsman Kenny Hochstetler, who owns Yoder's in Sullivan, new opportunities are a lot like planting seeds.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Little Theatre on the Square executive director John Stephens sorts through headshots and resumes for the 2013 season cast. Each year's cast is decided upon in March, while the lineup of shows is decided a full year in advance.
By Mallory Murphy
Sullivan Reporter
Each upcoming season actually starts before the current season begins. In April of this year, as patrons gear up for the 2013 summer season, Stephens and his team will actually be picking the 2014 season line up. They use data from surveys, along with comments collected from patrons to choose which Read More