Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Mobile Mammography Services will be at the SBL Sullivan Clinic January 14.
The mobile mammography van is available to all women regardless of their financial status. Women with insurance that covers their yearly mammogram are also welcome. Women who qualify will receive their mammogram free.
To make an appointment for a mammogram on the mobile van call 1-800-639-5929.
The First Church of God Community Building will be the site of a blood drive January 13.
The building is located at 232 W. State Street in Lovington, and the blood drive will be held from 3-7 p.m.
For an appointment call Larry Williams at 358-4947 or Harold Renfro at 873-4332. The blood drive is sponsored by the American Legion. Those planning to donate are asked to eat a healthy meal and drink an extra 16 oz. of water and fluids before giving blood. A photo ID or blood donor card or two other forms of ID are also reqested.
As required by Section 200/9-15 of the Property Tax Code, Moultrie County Chief County Assessment Officer Cindy Kidwell advises that she hold her annual meeting with the Moultrie County township and multi-township assessors at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 7 in the Moultrie County Board Room located on the second floor of the Moultrie County Courthouse in Sullivan. The purpose of this meeting is to consult with and instruct the assessors in the uniformity of their functions. The meeting is open to the public.
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, January 15 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212.
Bingo will follow from 9–10 a.m.
The Findlay based group which calls themselves the Bag Ladies is in severe need of blankets.
The group, which has been active approximately 13 years, takes cloth and blanket donations and, in turn, creates sleeping bags for the impoverished. The group says that currently they are out of blankets, and as a result, in severe need of donations.
To donate a blanket, the public may drop their items off at the United Methodist Church in Findlay at anytime.
For more information, contact Carol Siempelkamp at 756-3401.
The Sullivan and Okaw Valley boys' basketball teams will compete in the Team Soy Holiday Tournament hosted by St. Teresa beginning December 22. See the schedule below for match-ups:
The 36th annual Mattoon girls' Christmas basketball tournament will be held from December 26-29. Sullivan will be competing in the tournament. See the schedule below for times:
Session A:
Game 1 8:30 a.m. East Richland vs Sullivan
Game 2 10:00 a.m. Salem vs Galesburg
Game 3 11:30 a.m. Mattoon vs St. Anthony
Game 4 1:00 p.m. Vandalia vs Mac Arthur
Session B:
Game 5 3:00 p.m. Galesburg vs East Richland
Game 6 4:30 p.m. Sullivan vs Salem
Game 7 6:00 p.m. St. Anthony vs Vandalia
Game 8 7:30 p.m. Mac Arthur vs Mattoon
Session C:
Game 9 8:30 a.m. Galesburg vs Sullivan
Game 10 10:00 a.m. East Richland vs Salem
Game 11 11:30 a.m. Mattoon vs Vandalia
Game 12 1:00 p.m. Mac Arthur vs St. Anthony
Session D:
Game 13 4:00 p.m. 3rd place in Pool A vs. 4th place in Pool B
Game 14 5:30 p.m. 4th place in Pool A vs. 3rd place in Pool B
Game 15 7:00 p.m. 1st place in Pool A vs. 2nd place in Pool B
Game 16 8:30 p.m. 2nd place in Pool A vs. 1st place in Pool B
Session E:
Game 17 3:00 p.m. Loser of game 13 (2) vs. Loser of game 14
Game 18 4:30 p.m. Winner of game 13 (4) vs. Winner of game 14
Game 19 6:00 p.m. Loser of game 15 (2) vs. Loser of game 16
Game 20 7:30 p.m. Winner of game 15 (4) vs. Winner of game 16
The Tri-County boys' holiday basketball tournament will be held from December 27 through the 30th. See below for the full schedule:
Pool A (Windsor, ALAH, Westville, and Hutsonville-Palestine)
Pool B (Cumberland, Paris, Tri-County, and Stewardson-Strasburg)
December 27
9 a.m. Westville vs Hutsonville-Palestine
10:30 a.m. ALAH vs Windsor
12 p.m. Tri-County vs Stewardson-Strasburg
1:30 p.m. Paris vs Cumberland
3 p.m. Windsor vs Westville
4:30 p.m. Hutsonville-Palestine vs ALAH
6 p.m. Stewardson-Strasburg vs Paris
7:30 p.m. Cumberland vs Tri-County
December 29
3 p.m. Hutsonville-Palestine vs Windsor
4:30 p.m. Cumberland vs Stewardson-Strasburg
6 p.m. ALAH vs Westville
7:30 p.m. Tri-County vs Paris
December 30
3 p.m. Pool A 4th Place vs Pool B 4th Place
4:30 p.m. Pool A 3rd Place vs Pool B 3rd Place
6 p.m. Pool A 2nd Place vs Pool B 2nd Place
7:30 p.m. Pool A 1st Place vs Pool B 1st Place
-Tie breakers in a pool will be the following: 1. Head to Head 2. Least Points Allowed 3. FT Percentage
The Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan will hold two Christmas services as follows:
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 p.m.
Christmas Day devotionals 8-10 a.m. Guest may come at any time.
For more information, call 728-7711.
The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will not have a December or January monthly meeting but will begin the monthly meetings in February. The Heritage Center will close for the holidays at 3 p.m. Monday, December 22 and open at noon Saturday January 3, 2015.