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Breakfast with Santa

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•December 6, 2023•

Sullivan FCCLA will have Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 9 from 8 to 10 am at the SHS commons. Breakfast will include two pancakes per person and drink choices of hot chocolate, coffee, juice or milk. The event will include activities, crafts, cookie decorating and a chance to take photos with Santa. Entry is free. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas. The Sullivan royalty and the Illinois FCCLA officer team will be in attendance reading Christmas stories. The first 150 kids in attendance will receive a goody bag to take home. Donations accepted for PAWS and Moultrie County Animal Shelter. For more information e-mail Kali Taylor at taylork@sullivan.k12.il.us.

Early Deadlines for Christmas and New Year’s

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•December 6, 2023•

The Moultrie County News Progress will have early deadlines for the Wednesday, December 27 and Wednesday, January 3 papers. Early deadlines for the December 27 paper will be Noon on Friday, December 22. Early deadlines for the January 3 paper will be Noon on Friday, December 29.

Letters to Santa

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•December 6, 2023•

The News Progress will be printing Letters to Santa in our December 20 issue. If your child would like to write a letter to Santa it can be e-mailed to santa@newsprogress.com. It must be received by Noon on Wednesday, December 13.

Santa is Coming to Bethany

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Santa will be coming to Bethany on Sunday, December 3 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the Bethany Train Depot. There will be cookies and hot chocolate at the library and a tree lighting at the village hall. There will also be door prizes. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the Bethany Food Pantry. The event is sponsored by the Village of Bethany, BASO and Bethany businesses.

Upcoming Blood Drives

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•November 29, 2023•

ImpactLife will be holding several upcoming blood drives in the month of December. There will be a drive at Mid-State Tank on Tuesday, December 12 from 7:00 am to Noon on a donor bus at 1357 Jonathan Creek Road, Sullivan. There will also be a drive at Agri-Fab Inc. on Friday, December 15 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Gold Classroom at 809 S. Hamilton Street. The Cadwell community will have a blood drive on Tuesday, December 19 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm in a donor bus parked by M&E Woodcrafts at 1533 CR 1900N. To donate contact (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71293 for Mid-State Tank drive, 71025 for Agri-Fab drive or 70636 for Cadwell drive.

Findlay Lighted Christmas Parade

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•November 29, 2023•

There will be a lighted Christmas parade in Findlay on Sunday, December 3 at 5 pm. Anyone who would like to be in the parade should line up at Okaw Valley Middle School between 4:15 and 4:30 pm that day. The parade will start at the middle school, go east on Division Street, turn right on South Main Street and then left on South 2nd Street, ending at the fire station. Parade entry winners will be announced at the fire station at the end of the parade. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be inside the fire station for children to visit with and children can bring their Santa letters to drop off.

Christmas Bake Sale

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•November 29, 2023•

The United Women in Faith will hold a Christmas Bake Sale and Cookie Extravaganza on Friday, December 8 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Sullivan First United Methodist Church, across from the firehouse. There will be homemade cookies, breads, pastries, candies, pies, jellies and more. All proceeds will support UMW local missions.

Letters to Santa

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•November 29, 2023•

The News Progress will be printing Letters to Santa in our December 20 issue. If your child would like to write a letter to Santa it can be e-mailed to santa@newsprogress.com. It must be received by Noon on Wednesday, December 13.

Sullivan Christmas Parade

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•November 22, 2023•

There will be a variety of activities in downtown Sullivan on Saturday, December 1 starting at 4 pm prior to the lighted Christmas parade. There will be free s’mores, fun food trucks, horse pulled wagon rides and kids activities. Visit Santa in his house near the pavilion before and after the parade. The lighted Christmas parade lineup will start at 5 pm at Sullivan High School. Parade will start at 6 pm and will follow the traditional parade route.

Clayton Receives Scholarship

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•November 22, 2023•

Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville and Charleston, announced numerous scholarship awards for the Fall 2023 semester. Dakota Clayton, of Sullivan, received the LCN Transfer Need-Based Scholarship. Clayton attends classes on Lakeview’s Charleston campus.

Lakeview College of Nursing Scholarships are made possible by generous donations to the College’s scholarship endowment fund. Scholarships are awarded based on criteria established by the donor and each applicant’s financial need and/or academic merit.

Lakeview College of Nursing offers a bachelor of science in nursing degree. It is a single-purpose, private institution specializing in nursing education in the Danville, IL, area since 1894. Lakeview began offering the program in Charleston, IL, in the fall of 2001.