•July 14, 2021•
The following individuals have received All-Central Illinois Conference honors for the summer sports season. Tristan Ruppert-2nd Team All-Conference in Baseball, Jake Stewart-2nd Team All-Conference in Baseball, Morgan Moll-2nd Team All-Conference in Softball, Terence McRill-1st Team All-Conference in Track .
•July 14, 2021•
Students added to the Fall 2021 Honors Lists that are full time were: Talon Russell, Bethany, President’s List and Logan Stremming, Windsor, President’s List. Students added to the Fall 2021 Honors List that are part time were Macie Fleshner, Findlay, President’s List and Chloe Pantier, Sullivan, President’s List.
•July 14, 2021•
The 11th Annual Dalton City All Wheel Extravaganza will be Sunday, August 1 from Noon to 5 pm in downtown Dalton City. Registration is $15 and each entry includes a free t-shirt. Goody bags go to the first 75. There will be participant choice trophies and Best of Show. There will also be food and entertainment, vendor booths, a 50/50 drawing, silent auction and door prizes. They are currently seeking vendors and sponsors. For more information call Harley’s Hideout at 217-874-2309, Shamrock Pub at 217-874-9701, or Bob Weltig at 217-413-9292.
•July 14, 2021•
Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive on Thursday, July 22 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Agri-Fab meeting room at 809 S. Hamilton St in Sullivan. To donate please contact Barb Werling at 217-728-8388 ext 281 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. You may also call ImpactLife at 800-747-5401 to schedule. Masks and appointments are required. Donors who last gave blood on or before May 27, 2021 are eligible to give at this drive.
•July 14, 2021•
Erin Donovan of Sullivan was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Donovan was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Donovan is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”
•July 7, 2021•
Lake Land College recently announced that more than 500 part-time students earned academic honors for the 2021 spring semester.
To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79.
To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.64.
A grade “A” is four points, a “B” is three points, a “C” is two points, etc.
The following part-time students have achieved these academic honors:
Melissa Herschberger, President’s List; Andrew Howell, President’s List; Shelbi Swartzentruber, Honor’s List; Abigail Taylor, Honor’s List; all of Arthur. Linda Primmer, President’s List; Danielle Hill, President’s List; Kaitlin Funston, President’s List; Delaney Johnson, President’s List; Luke Vander Burgh, President’s List; Shyanne Harding, President’s List; Jessica Gill, Honor’s List; all of Bethany. Heather Totten, President’s List; Carleigh Bobbett, President’s List; Ryan Christensen, Honor’s List; Samantha Degenhardt, Honor’s List; Grace Brown, Honor’s List; Shelby Woodall, Honor’s List; all of Findlay. Maxwell Allen of Lovington, President’s List. Joshua Ekiss, President’s List; Darby Seabaugh, President’s List; Cynthia Yoder, President’s List;
Molly Shelton, President’s List; Sharon Hayse, President’s List; Avery McGregor, President’s List; Patrick Goble, President’s List; Emma Moran, President’s List; Addison Orris, President’s List;
Hattie Waldhoff,President’s List; Jessica Voyles, President’s List; Gary Herschberger,President’s List; Jade Bassett, President’s List; Jerralee Goad, President’s List; Stephanie Sample, President’s List; Jolynn Barbee, President’s List
Emily White, President’s List; Mallory Nichols, President’s List; Kristie Russell, Dean’s List; Brendon Lane, Dean’s List; Tanya Hendrix, Honor’s List; Parker Whitaker, Honor’s List; Grace Yantis, Honor’s List; Alexa Hauser, Honor’s List; all of Sullivan. Robert Brown, Dean’s List; Scott Fleenor, Honor’s List; both of Windsor.
•July 7, 2021•
The Rena’s Rally Benefit will be held at the fairgrounds in Arthur on July 23-24. There will be a Co-ed softball tournament with concessions. A Kids Corner will be open 10 am to 5 pm. A bake sale will be held Saturday and a raffle starting at 8 am with the drawing at 6 pm. Menu on Friday is pulled pork sandwiches and on Saturday hamburgers and hot dogs. Hot foods are on a donation basis. All proceeds to benefit Rena Herschberger’s fight against Hodgkins Lymphoma. For more information contact Heather Miller at 217-246-7672 or Loretta Gingerich at 217-254-3260.
•July 7, 2021•
Sullivan native Cheyenne Clayton graduated with a MA in Counseling Professional School from Bradley University in May. Clayton was among the 1,000-plus students who earned degrees.
Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering 5,400 undergraduate and graduate students the resources of a larger university and the personal attention of a smaller university. More than 185 academic programs are offered in business, communications, education, engineering, fine arts, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and technology.
•July 7, 2021•
Lake Land College recently announced that more than 800 full-time students earned academic honors for the 2021 spring semester.
To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79.
To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.64.
A grade “A” is four points, a “B” is three points, a “C” is two points, etc.
The following full-time students have achieved these academic honors: Mindy Bontrager, President’s List; Hannah Cook, President’s List;
Makenna Green, President’s List; Kaylee Yeakel, President’s List; Donnelle Daily, Honor’s List; all of Arthur. Mary Hart, President’s List; Savannah McKee, President’s List; Kamryn Landreth, Dean’s List; Ethan Bartimus, Honor’s List; April Decesaro, Honor’s List; all of Bethany.Kailynn Bobbett, President’s List; Cole Nichols, President’s List; Brittany Gordon, Dean’s List; Sophie Zimmerman, Dean’s List; Sadie Zimmerman, Honor’s List; Sidney Zimmerman, Honor’s List; Canaan Christensen, Honor’s List; Sayne Schultz,
Honor’s List; all of Findlay. Rachel Miller, President’s List; Mia Meintjes, President’s List;
Marylee Orman, Dean’s List; all of Gays. Bradley Edwards, President’s List; Ciara Emrick, President’s List; Jessica Diener, President’s List; Daniel Reedy, Dean’s List; all of Lovington. Mindy McPheeters, President’s List; Michelle Williams, President’s List; Maelona Sims, President’s List; Coen Foster, President’s List;
Miles Gregory, President’s List; Seth Mayberry, President’s List; Zachary Kimberlin, President’s List; Michael Gingerich, President’s List; Katelynn Gingerich, President’s List; Kaitlynn McClure, President’s List; Zach Sowers, President’s List; Abigail Hussong, President’s List; Hannah Schlieker, President’s List; Kayla Dowds, President’s List; Amanda Freese, Dean’s List; Rena Herschberger, Dean’s List; Cullen Dyer, Dean’s List; Eleanor Diepholz, Dean’s List; Josie Orris, Dean’s List; Timothy Lawyer, Dean’s List; Layni Boyer, Honor’s List; all of Sullivan. Lesa McDaniel, President’s List; Katherine Greuel, President’s List; Pyrinthia Ballinger, President’s List; Beau Bennett, President’s List; Logan Greuel, President’s List; Nikki Trussell, President’s List; Mason Campbell, President’s List; Jessica Rauch, President’s List; Sydney Tabor, President’s List; Brandon Milligan, Dean’s List; Chelsea Coleman-Scott, Honor’s List; all of Windsor.
•July 7, 2021•
Jeepin’ in Memory of Jessi will be happening on Saturday, July 10 starting at the Toy Bar in Sullivan. This year’s theme is Mardi Gras. Registration is from 10:30 to 11:45 am, they will leave from the Toy Bar at Noon. Cost is $10 per person. Stops are the Toy Bar, Sullivan Country Club, East End-Lovington, Rusty’s-Dalton City, Shamrock-Dalton City, Publisher-Bethany and back to Toy Bar. Dress up with your favorite beads, mask and feathers. Jeeps, motorcycles, trucks and cars welcome. Prizes for best costume and decorated jeep. Got Mardi-Bra? Decorate a bra to auction off on July 10. All proceeds from Jeepin’ in Memory of Jessi go to the family of Shoni Anderson daughter of Jeff and Becky (Clayton) Anderson. Shoni, five-years-old, was diagnosed with leukemia on February 1, 2021 and is undergoing chemotherapy. Save the date: Secret Santa Auction on Saturday, August 21 at Toy Bar. Identity Crisis will be playing.