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Community Blood Drive

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•July 10, 2024•

Monarch Manufacturing Inc. will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 12:00 to 3:30 pm on Monday, July 22 at 1157 State Hwy 32, inside ImpactLife Donor Bus. To donate, please contact Ashley Shrode at (217) 728 2552 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71346 to locate the drive. You may also call ImpactLife to schedule at 800-747-5401. Appointments are requested. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call ImpactLife at (800) 747 5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 5/27/24 are eligible to give at this drive.

36th Annual Walleye Festival

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•July 10, 2024•

Findlay is hosting the 36th Annual Walleye festival on July 26th and 27th starting on Friday at 5pm with non-stop events until midnight, where the beer tent will then close for the night. Saturday is the main event, hosting most of the family friendly fun. There will be a total of six live bands, a car show, beer tent, bags tourney, tractor pull, police meet and greet, local celebrity dunk tank, inflatables, face painting and much much more. Acting Grand Marshalls for this year is Jack Getz and Butch Wagner. The parade is open to everyone, professional floats or even just dog walking, Findlay welcomes and encourages all to join in on the parade. Parade lineup starts at 8:30am at OVMS and begins at 10am. If you have questions or need more information contact Ronnie George at (217)-259-4820.

Breast Cancer benefit

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•July 10, 2024•

There will be a breast cancer benefit for Krissy Davis on Friday July 26th from 6 to 10pm at the Sullivan American Legion. There will be a raffle, silent auction, music, food, t-shirts and a bags tournament. Teams must register in advance by calling Sheri at (217)-254-3327. The bags tournaments is teams of two and is double elimination, the games will start at 4 pm.

Concert

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•July 10, 2024•

Collage of Faith will be in concert on Saturday, July 13 at 6 pm at Allenville Christian Church, 201 Allen Street in Allenville. Following the concert there will be finger food fellowship. A love offering will be collected. 

A Matter of Balance Class 

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•July 3, 2024•

Friday’s July 12th-Aug. 30th

1:30pm-3:30 p.m.: Refreshments provided ($20 suggested donation for the 8-week class, Senior Center can assist with payment, just ask) 

217-728-8521 sullivan senior center or  217-428-3458 ext. 231 Carol Logan with Decatur Catholic Charities.

Classes start next week.

ETML July Events

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•July 3, 2024•

Happening at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library:

Story times: Every Wednesday, July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 at 10:00am.  You must register for all of these classes either online, by calling or coming in to the library. Online codes can be found on our Facebook page. Registration for the foam and slime party will not open until July 1st.  

Every Monday at 9:00 am we will be hosting a Memory Café  This is a social gathering for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Get helpful information and support from others who also have loved ones who struggle with memory loss.  

K-5 Summer Reading Classes:  July 9th from 10:00-11:00 we are making twirl sticks July 18th from 3:00-4:30 - Foam and slime party. The prerequisite for attending this party is completing 5 weeks on your reading log.  

YA Summer Reading classes: July 16th at 2pm. We will be painting on candles. You can register online, codes are posted on our Facebook page or by calling or coming into the library. 

Movies: We will show a free kids movie every Friday in July at 1:00pm. We serve free popcorn.  You are welcome to bring your own snack and blanket to sit on. Movies are open to everyone.  

 Open House: July 10 all day. We have a new sublimation printer and will demonstrate new ideas and how to use the printer. Like our 3D printer, there is a small fee to use it but the possibilities are endless. You can print on cloth, such as t-shirts, bags, and flags. You can print coasters for home or car use and print onto water bottles or coffee cups. The uses are endless!   

DMV July 18th from 10-2.  

Closed on the 4th of July and closed early on Monday July 29 at 3:30

The Education Connection

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•July 3, 2024•

The Education Connection Committee develops History-to-Go units for use in classrooms throughout the county. Artifacts are an important component of each unit, helping students to learn more about the place they call home - Moultrie County. “Early Settlers of Moultrie County” is the title of the current unit, and the committee would appreciate help from the community in collecting items from that period, 1826-1890, to include in the unit. The topics include Homes & Homelife, Clothing, Tools, Food and Food Preparation, Transportation, Farming, Music, Games, Art, and Crafts. If you have photos or renderings of the time, letters, and other printed information on the topics, we can make copies and return items unharmed. All other items or artifacts can be loaned or donated to the Center for the unit. Please contact Nancy Schaljo (217-620-4092), Vickie Bowers (217-855-5251) or Linda McCabe (217-201-3480) if you have any questions or are interested in contributing to this History-to-Go project.

Moultrie County tax sale

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•June 26, 2024•

Moultrie County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2020 and mobile homes that were delinquent for 2021 and prior real estate taxes. The County, as Trustee, will now offer for sale the real estate and mobile homes obtained to the public. They will offer approximately four real estate items and three mobile home items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed written bids must be in the Moultrie County Treasurer’s Office located in the Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main Street, Suite 10, Sullivan, no later than the close of business on July 5, 2024. All online bids must be submitted via www.iltaxsalebids.com no later than the close of business on July 5, 2024. 

The sale of these lots and mobile homes should be a major benefit to both the Taxing Districts and the neighboring property owners. This sale will place the real estate and mobile homes into the hands of individuals who have an interest in owning them. The County, as Trustee, hopes that these new owners will both maintain the property and the mobile homes and keep the taxes paid. By eliminating abandoned properties, the appearance of the neighborhood should improve, and the value of adjoining properties should increase. 

The required minimum bid on real estate is $826.00, and on mobile homes is $915.00. All items will be sold to the highest sealed bid received on or before July 5, 2024. Complete bidder’s packets and sale catalogs are now available at the Moultrie County Treasurer’s Office or online at www.iltaxsale.com. 

For further sale information, contact the Auction Sale Department of the Moultrie County Tax Agent’s Office. The telephone number is 1-800-248-2850 or 618-656-5744 or visit us at www.iltaxsale.com. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Fridays.