•May 26, 2021•
The News Progress and The Fish Wrap have an early deadline for the Memorial Day weekend. All advertising and news should be in by noon Friday, May 28 in order to be in the June 2 and 3 editions.
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Community Blood Drive
•May 19, 2021•
Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive on Wednesday, May 26 from 9 am to 2 pm at 809 S. Hamilton, inside the Agri-Fab meeting room. To donate, please contact Barb Werling at 217-728-8388 ext 281 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Masks and appointments are required. Donors who last gave blood on or before March 31, 2021 are eligible to give at this drive.
Moultrie Douglas County Fair Pageant
•May 19, 2021•
Young ladies that would like to participate in the 2021 Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Pageants need to turn in applications by June 4. The ages for Junior Miss and Little Miss have changed for this year only. Ages for the pageant are Miss (16-21), Junior Miss (11-15) and Little Miss (5-8). The new Miss Moultrie-Douglas will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Scholarships will also be given to the first and second runners-up. The new Junior Miss and Little Miss will receive a cash award as will first and second runners-up. For more information contact Sandy Hoke at 493-3583.
Mobile Food Pantry
•May 19, 2021•
The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with sponsors Decatur Catholic Charities and Windsor School District will be having a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, June 16 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. To sign up call 217-855-5616 during business hours of 8 am to 4 pm Monday-Friday prior to June 8. Once your form is completed by phone, you will be given a number to bring with you on the day of distribution. If you lose your number, you need to bring identification. The food will be distributed according to your household size on June 16 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Windsor Grade School cafeteria.
Competition Team Attends Competition
•May 12, 2021•
Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team attended their final competition of the year April 16-18 in St. Louis. The team had dancers in four different sessions categories at the Star Systems Dance Competition.
Specialty numbers began the team’s competition Saturday morning. All received Elite High Gold ratings. In the age 10-12 category, Elizabeth Owens and Miah Voegel received 2nd Place overall with their “I’m Number One” Musical Theater duet and Gabrielle Carpenter, Avery Renfro and Korry Thilker’s Musical Theater Trio received 5th Place overall. In the age 7-9 category, Adalee Foster and Sophie Foster’s “Lilo and Stitch” Jazz routine received 2nd Place overall. Solos in the 4 and under and 7-9 categories also competed during this session. Gianna Krieger placed 2nd overall in the 4 and under category with her open category “Under the Sea performance. Miah Voegel placed 5th overall with her “Show Off” Musical Theater solo, Avery Florey placed 8th overall with her “Dance Like Your Daddy” Jazz number and Adalee Foster placed 9th overall with her “Spoonful of Sugar” Ballet routine.
On Saturday night the two oldest dancers competed with their solos. Both received Platinum ratings and 2nd Place Overall in their respective age categories. Sarina Voegel competed in the 13-15 age category with her “Don’t Give Up on Me” Acrobatic routine and Elizabeth Owens competed in the 16-18 age category with her “Miss Banana” Musical Theater routine. On Sunday morning three dancers competed with their solos in the age 10-12 category. Performing were Lillian Hood with her “Haunted” Acrobatic routine, Lyla Wright with “Uptown Girl” Acrobatic routine and Synthea Doss with “My Adidas” Hip Hop routine.
Awards from the small group competition portion of the weekend’s events are as follows: “Headphones” Hip Hop received first place overall in the age 7-9 competition, while “Grasslands” Acrobatic routine finished 2nd place overall in the same age category. In the 10-12 age division the team’s Musical Theatre routine “Jailhouse Rock” finished 3rd place overall and the Lyrical routine “Live Your Story” finished 4th place overall. All four routines received an Elite High Gold rating.
The Sullivan Dance Studio Competition Team will perform some of their team routines at the Sullivan Dance Studio Spring Recital on June 3.
Sullivan Townwide Rummage Sales
•May 12, 2021•
The Sullivan Townwide Rummage Sales will be Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5. Signup is free and can be done using the form inside. No changes will be made once the form is turned in and there is a 25 word limit. Rummage listing will be published in the June 2 edition of the News•Progress. This is brought to you free by our sponsors Country Financial Representative Elizabeth Houser, CFH Insurance Agency, Sullivan IGA, Jackson Family of Dealerships and First Community Bank of Moultrie County.
A cook-out will be held both days at the Sullivan IGA parking lot by the Boy Scouts.
2021 Mobile Home Privilege Taxes
•May 12, 2021•
2021 Mobile Home Privilege Taxes are due May 17, 2021. Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 S. Main Suite 10, Sullivan,IL 61951. Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County Banks and Scott State Bank in Mt. Zion. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and they can be reached by calling 217-728-4032. Contact the office to apply for a reduction of taxes due to age 65 or disabled.
Bobbett Chosen As Student Ambassador
•May 12, 2021•
Kailynn Bobbett of Findlay was chosen as the Outstanding Student Ambassador by The Student Ambassadors at Lake Land College. She was recognized for this honor during a virtual Student Recognition Event held via Zoom by the college on April 28.
ALAH Drama Club
•May 5, 2021•
The ALAH drama club will be performing ‘Check Please’ on Thursday, May 6 at 6 p.m., Friday, May 7 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 8 at 1 p.m. Cost of admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Pods will be sold in sets of two and reserved on a first come first serve basis. Masks are required for all attendees. The general public can reserve their tickets by calling 543-2146.
SHS Teacher Selected As Representative
•May 5, 2021•
Sullivan High School English teacher Cami Badman has been selected as the Midwest Representative for the National English Honor Society. Badman has been sponsoring Sullivan’s NEHS chapter since 2016, and the group’s support of the arts and community service has only increased in that time. Sullivan NEHS students select books for the library to purchase, sponsor book drives and blanket drives, partner with other classes as pen pals, and host an English week competition at the high school.
As a part of the national council, Badman will work with inactive chapters across 7 states to become active again, seek the establishment of new charters, and assess student writing for various NEHS competitions. Council members are also asked to represent NEHS on a national level at various events like the conference hosted by the National Council of Teachers of English.