•May 18, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
Things often don’t sound right to me. But then I have this column, so perhaps I’m predisposed to being picky.
Bill McLean wrote to tell me of a few head-scratchers:
• What I hear: “I live in the suburbs.”
• What I think: I live in Palatine, one suburb.
• What I hear: “Want to go to the movies?”
• What I think: Don’t people usually go to see one movie? Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
The Little Theatre On The Square was opening its 40th season with Sugar Babies, then Brigadoon, Forever Plaid, Crazy For You and closing the season in August with Godspell.
Lovington School District hired a grade school principal. Doug Slover of Flora, who had been an elementary and junior high principal for ten years was hired to replace Rosemary Brown who was retiring. Read More
•May 11, 2022•
The Bethany Townwide Rummage Sale will be held May 20 and 21. Over 25 sales have been confirmed as well as the First Christian Church handing out free sandwiches, baked goods and bottled water both days while supplies last.
A complete list of registered sales will be published in next weeks NewsProgress. The advertisement is sponsored by Scott State Bank and Jackson Family of Dealerships.
•May 11, 2022•
The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Windsor School District will have a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, June 8 from 4 to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. Sign up must be completed by June 1 by calling 217-774-9546 Monday through Friday from 8 am to Noon. Once your form is completed by phone, you will be given a number to bring with you on the day of distribution. If you lose your number, you need to bring identification. The food will be distributed according to household size on June 8 from 4 pm to 5 pm at the Windsor Grade School cafeteria.
•May 11, 2022•
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.
The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.
Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches. Read More
Photo furnished
Dawkins honored at Student
Recognition Breakfast
Sullivan Middle School eighth grader Mae Dawkins was honored on Monday, May 2 at the Illinois Principals Association Student Recognition Breakfast in Springfield at the Wyndham Hotel. Mae was nominated by Mr. Ogle and the faculty of Sullivan Middle School for her outstanding character and leadership. Mae was joined at the event by Mr. Ogle and her mother, Alice Dawkins.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
Okaw Valley High School Prom
Okaw Valley High School Prom was held on May 7, 2022 at the Shelbyville Chautauqua Auditorium. Pictured is the full court. Front row: Crown Bearer Forrest William Kirksey, 2022 King Lathen McLain, 2022 Queen Saskia Breeuwsma and Crown Bearer Violet Grace Kirksey. Back row: Candidates Cale Roley, Kylie Stauder, Amelia Landreth, Braeden Nichols, Kylie Stauder and 2021 Queen and King, Danae and Luke Vander Burgh.
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Windsor High School Prom Royalty
Front Row (left to right): Crown bearer Isabelle Barcus, 2022 Prom Queen Karlie Bean, 2022 Prom King Jack Welsh, and Crown bearer Oliver Probus.
Back Row (left to right): Queen Candidates Emma Nichols and Cameron Hughes, 2021 Prom Queen Jessica Rauch, 2021 Prom King Jacob McQueen, King Candidates Brogan Bartimus and Landen Miller.
Women spinning yarn in an encampment at a Sealed Knot English Civil war reenactment event. Charlton park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK
•May 11, 2022•
The Illinois Amish Heritage Center will host it’s third annual Sheep to Clothing to Quilts event on Saturday, May 14th (with a rain date of May 21st) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be a $5.00 admission fee.
The event will again feature activities to show how clothing and quilts were made in 19th century and before. Even though woolen mills were making wool cloth by the 1860s, many families still spun their own thread and wove their own cloth. Worn out clothing was turned into quilts. Read More
•May 11, 2022•
Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed May Childhood Drowning Prevention Month in Illinois, which serves as a good time to remind parents of the importance of constantly supervising children when they are in or near water to prevent the tragedy of accidental drowning deaths. Read More