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Pre-K Camps

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•July 17, 2024•

The SDS Preschool is offering pre-k childrens summer camps every Tuesday this summer, starting at 9am and running until 11:30. These camps will be hosted by Teacher Miss Jeannie Ruppert and held at the Sullivan Dance Studio. Campers and parents should expect engaging and fun activities, small class sizes and learning. The fee is $20 per camp. The Preschool mission states, “Providing a nurturing environment that promotes learning and development of the whole child, including spiritual, social, and academic”. The remaining camps for this summer are: 7/23- Rainbow Reading, 7/30- Sweet Shapes and 8/6- Super Science.

Mobile Food Pantry

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•July 17, 2024•

The C.E.F.S Moultrie County Food Pantry is hosting a mobile food pantry in Lovington On July 23rd, from 10am to noon. Register and sign up by July 19th. For more information of questions contact (217)-728-7721.

Music Festival

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•July 17, 2024•

The Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be hosting a family friendly music festival on July 20th at 216 West Jefferson in Sullivan. There will be live music, food and children’s actives offered during the festival. Food venders will be none other than Eddie’s Taco and Tropical Sno: Hawaiian Shaved Ice. The festival will run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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