•December 9, 2020•
The Moultrie County News Progress and The Fish Wrap will have early holiday deadlines for advertising and news. For the Wednesday, Dec. 23 edition of the News Progress and Dec. 24 edition of The Fish Wrap deadline is noon Friday, Dec. 18. The following week Wednesday, December 30 and December 31 edition deadlines are noon Wednesday, December 23. Have a Happy Holiday!
•December 9, 2020•
The Village of Bethany is going to continue the tradition of the Christmas Light Contest!
If you would like to participate:
1) Stop in, comment or call the Village Hall at 665-3351 to get your name on the list
2) From now until December 25th, make sure your Christmas light display is on from dusk until 9pm.
Our judges will come by at some point in that time frame to judge all the displays and will choose the winners!
This year’s prizes are:
1st Place: $100 Utility Credit
2nd Place: $50 Utility Credit
3rd Place: $50 Utility Credit
(4) Honorable Mentions $25 Utility Credit
We can’t wait to see all the beautiful Christmas light displays!!
•December 9, 2020•
The Moultrie County COVID-19 update for December 5-7, 2020 is 46 additional cases of COVID-19 with ages ranging from 1-101. The total residents tested positive to date is 1,006. Total COVID-19 related deaths to date is 11.
•December 9, 2020•
The Findlay Fire Department will be taking Santa through the streets of Findlay on Saturday, December 19 starting at 4:00 pm. The parade route will be announced on the Findlay Fire Department Facebook page. Look for the lights on the big red truck as we drive by. If your child has his or her Christmas list ready, Santa will have his elves pick it up as he drives by.
•December 2, 2020•
The Sullivan Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development has been working with Petersen Healthcare to come up with a safe way to celebrate the holiday. They came up with a reverse parade. The reverse parade will be Dec. 11 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Lighted floats will line up around the square inside and out, and down Jefferson and Harrison as needed. Those who want to view the floats will drive the route and see the parade. Santa will be at the end of the route to take your Letters to Santa, leave your address and he will write back. You can sign up to be in the parade by visiting www.sullivan-chamber.com.
•December 2, 2020•
Notice is hereby given that the office of Marrowbone Township Clerk will be open from 5:00pm to 6:00pm beginning December 14 through December 18 (at 508 S. St. John St., Bethany) and 8:00am through 5:00 pm on December 21 (at the Marrowbone Township shed) for the purpose of accepting candidate petitions or certificates for the consolidated election to be held on APRIL 6, 2021 for the following offices:
Township Supervisor
Township Clerk
Road Commissioner
Township Trustees
•December 2, 2020•
The Sunny Side Flea Flickers 4-H Club will be having a bake sale on Saturday, December 5 from Noon to 3:00 pm outside at the Bethany American Legion. They will be selling cookies, pies, candies, jellies etc.
•December 2, 2020•
The Sullivan Rotary sponsored Pumpkin Town in October as a fundraiser because they were unable to having their golf outing this spring. They raised $2,000 for their projects which are Polio Plus and Sullivan Rotary’s One Book One Sullivan. The high school art department helped paint the pumpkins for the businesses that participated.
The Rotary donated a small amount to the Art Department for their help. This was the organization’s first pumpkin fundraiser but they plan to bring it back next year. They could not have done this without the help of rotarian Mike Walters and his family for cutting all the pumpkins. Linda Carlton Huber and daughter Danielle were integral to the successful fundraiser working with the social media events page which helped to make it a success
Pumpkin winners
Businesses:
Moultrie Counseling: 17 likes on Facebook
Marvin Keller trucking: 18 likes on Facebook
First Community: 29 likes on Facebook
Sloans: 16 likes on Facebook
Metro: 21 likes on Facebook
CFH: 52 likes on Facebook
For small pumpkins:
Erin Kate Bly had 24 likes on Facebook
•December 2, 2020•
The Moultrie County COVID-19 update for November 30, 2020 is 12 additional cases of COVID-19 with ages ranging from 11-90s. The total residents tested positive to date is 892. Total COVID-19 related deaths to date is 10.
•November 25, 2020•
Santa will be visiting Bethany on Sunday, December 6 in the Bethany Village Hall parking lot. The Village tree lighting will be held at 3:00 pm with Santa arriving soon after (weather permitting). Santa will be available for socially distanced visits and pictures until 4:30 pm. Santa and his team need to stay healthy for their Christmas Eve trip so social distancing will be in effect and masks are encouraged. Due to COVID concerns, children will not be allowed to sit on Santa’s lap.
Filled stockings will be available to the first 150 children. The event is sponsored by the Village of Bethany and BASO.