Boy Scout Troop 39 will hold its annual pancake breakfast 6:30-10 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Sullivan American Legion. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, biscuits, and gravy, orange juice, milk & coffee.  Money raised will help pay for summer camp and other troop activities.

The Miss Lovington Pageant is looking for contestants for four categories. Miss - ages 16-21; Jr. Miss - ages 12-15; Little Miss & Little Mr. - ages 4-7. The Miss Lovington Pageant will be held on June 7 at the Lovington Methodist Church at 7 p.m.

Applications may be picked up at Majestic Cuts Salon, Lovington Grade School office, and Arthur-Lovington High School office. Deadline to submit applications is April 18. For questions, please call pageant director, Julie Kinert at 519-0224.

The Sullivan High School FCCLA (Family, Career, & Community Leaders of America) and the SHS class of 2015 will host their annual Basket Binga Fundraiser Saturday, April 12.

Doors of the First United Methodist Church will open at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are being sold in advance by SHS students. Binga prizes are Longaberger products, and a raffle and silent auction will also take place. Snack foods, and drinks will be available for purchase the night of the event.

For more information or to preorder tickets, contact Marsha Kirby at the high school (728-8311, ext. 287) or email Ginger Voegel at voegelg@sullivan.k12.il.us.

On Tuesday evening, March 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, Dr. Dan Guillory, Professor Emeritus at Millikin University, will present a program entitled “Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.” The talk will focus on such topics as the famous battles and generals of the War, the technology employed by the North and South, the use of African-American soldiers, the medical practices of the day, the secret enlistment of women in the Northern ranks, popular songs of the era, and the “Imperial Presidency” adopted by Lincoln. The conclusion will draw parallels between the politics of 1861 and today. Although the program will begin at 6:30 p.m., audience members who arrive 15 minutes early will be treated to some recorded Civil War music.  A book-signing will follow the event.

The Arthur-Lovington student council is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on March 11 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the west gym at ALHS.

Appointments are open to community members. Vounteers must be age 16 with parent’s permission or 17 and older. Those who last donated on or before January 14 may be eligible to give. Volunteers should bring a driver’s license.

For an appointment, call 543-2146.