•September 23, 2020•

Moultrie County Clerk, Georgia England, announces that Sullivan CUSD #300 Board Candidate packets for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election are available for pickup in the Moultrie County Clerk’s office located in the Courthouse, 10 S. Main, Ste. 6, Sullivan, Illinois.
Circulation for Candidate Petitions is now to the last date of the filing period, which is December 21, 2020. Filing of Petitions will be in the County Clerk’s office beginning Monday December 14, 2020 to Monday December 21, 2020. Hours of filing are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except on the last day of filing, when the office will remain open until 5:00 p.m. If two or more candidates file their Petitions simultaneously as of the opening hour of the filing period (December 14) or within the last hour of the filing period (December 21), a lottery will be held December 22, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Clerk’s office to determine candidate placement on the April 6, 2021 Consolidated ballot.
Four seats on the seven-member Sullivan Board of Education will be filled at the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election. The terms for the four seats will expire in April 2025. There is also one 2-year unexpired term to be filled, with that term to expire in April 2023. School Board Member qualifications and requirements are: (1) be a registered voter; (2) be a U.S. citizen, age 18 or over, and a resident of the State of Illinois and the territory encompassing the district for one year preceding the Election; and (3) not be a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Membership on the Sullivan School Board is restricted to a maximum of 3 members from any congressional township. A prospective candidate may inquire at the Clerk’s office which townships have positions available.
For information regarding the duties of serving on the School Board, contact the Illinois Association of School Boards at www.iasb.com/training/community_resources.cfm. For additional information regarding the Petition packets and filing, please contact the Moultrie County Clerk’s office at 728-4389, or e-mail to georgia.england@co.moultrie.il.us

•September 23, 2020•

In the first sentence of last week’s county board article it was incorrectly stated that it was the Macon County Board when in fact it was the Moultrie County Board. Also, the board approved hiring a part-time assistant states attorney because the current full-time assistant States Attorney has resigned. The part-time assistant states attorney will work until a full-time assistant States Attorney is hired.

•September 16, 2020•

There will be a cancer walk for Les Todd on Saturday, September 19 at 4 p.m. at Peterson Park in Mattoon. A $5 donation is requested to help with his expenses.

•September 9, 2020•

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce invite you to come out and celebrate Lake Shelbyville’s 50th Anniversary with a fireworks display over the lake on Saturday, September 12th. Fireworks will be launched at dusk from Ramp Point, located in Dam West Recreation Area. Lake Shelbyville has compiled a list of locations best suited for viewing the fireworks. Locations include: Dam West Recreation Area, Dam East Recreation Area, Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center, on top of the Lake Shelbyville Dam, and Dam West Overlook. At 8PM, the Dam Road will be closed to traffic prior to and during fireworks from the 9th street intersection to Dam East.
Be advised that parking is limited. Alternative locations for parking include Spillway Recreation Area, Forest Park & Dam West High Water Boat Ramp. If parking at the high water ramp, users may access the General Dacey Trail and walk to Dam West.
As always, no outside fireworks of any kind are allowed on government property. Offenders will face a citation if caught in possession of fireworks. We would like to remind all spectators to practice social distancing during the event. For additional information, please contact the Lake Shelbyville Project Office at (217) 774-3951 or the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce at (217)774-2221.

•September 9, 2020•

Are you aware there is a mobile food pantry in Sullivan? Sullivan Church of God partners with Catholic Charities of Decatur, to provide food boxes filled with basic needs that include milk, bread, eggs, canned vegetables, pasta, paper products and frozen foods, to any individual or family in the Moultrie County area. The size of the box(es) are based on the number of members in the family, and this is indicated on the registration form. The only restriction is the recipient(s) must be a resident of Moultrie County. However, because of the dividing line between Moultrie and Douglas County, an exception is made for the entire village of Arthur. If anyone outside Moultrie County needs the same assistance, the church can put them in contact with their county’s MFP coordinator.
Recipients must be registered prior to the distribution day as the boxes are filled according to the specific individual and their dietary needs and restrictions. There is a link on the church’s website at https://sullivanchog.org that will take them to an online form. Once that form is completed and the conditions have been agreed to, the recipient will click “submit.” The information will be sent to Sullivan Church of God, who is instrumental in compiling the list to be sent to Catholic Charities. If there is no access to the internet or any type of technological equipment, individuals may call the church at (217) 728-7855, during normal business hours, and the office administrator will register them over the phone.
Registration typically opens four to six weeks before the distribution day and this, too, will be posted on the church’s website. In addition, a handout will be given to all of the recipients on distribution day, reminding them of the next Mobile Food Pantry date and when that registration will open. Registration closes approximately ten days before the distribution day. The next MFP distribution is October 19 and registration opens on September 10.
Because of COVID-19, recipients are asked to pull up to the front of the church, under the portico, staying in their car. A volunteer will meet them at their car, take their name, give them a number that
corresponds to their box(es), and will direct them on to the fellowship hall. There, a volunteer will take their number, retrieve the corresponding box(es) and load them into the vehicle. All volunteers observe COVID restrictive guidelines including masks, gloves, and social distancing.
In addition to the every-other-month distribution days, the November date gets a little “extra” in the form of items necessary for a full Thanksgiving meal, including the turkey, provided by the Sullivan
Church of God. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the distribution schedule for 2021 will be the third Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November. If a date needs to be changed, for any reason, the change will be posted on the church’s website.
If you have any questions about the Mobile Food Pantry or how to get registered, please contact Lenda Johnson, Office Administrator, at (217) 728-7855.