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Grand Parade
Friday, December 13 was a Grand night for the Sullivan Christmas Parade. Grand Marshal Rebecca Lawson had a lighted crown leading the parade downtown for the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree at the Cotton Wood Pavilion..
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, December 16 - Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, seasoned black-eyed peas, whole grain wheat (1), grapes
Tuesday, December 17 - Saucy ham loaf, creamed peas and potatoes, Italian mixed veggies, dinner roll, pineapple slices
Wednesday, December 18 - Cabbage rolls in sauce, corn, lyonnaise carrots, whole grain wheat (1), seasonal dessert
Thursday, December 19 - Baked ham, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned green beans, dinner roll, chunky applesauce
Friday, December 20 - Settlers beef and beans, seasoned greens, fresh fruit, biscuit, orange bread
Photo by Kendall Huffman
ALAH DAR/SAR Award Winners
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School is proud to announce the winners of the DAR/SAR Good Citizen Award. The DAR winner is Kaylee Yeakel. The SAR winner is Audrianna Kauffman. The Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, NSDAR, and the Piankeshaw Chapter, NSSAR sponsor the DAR/SAR Good Citizen program each year. Outstanding citizens of the senior class are chosen by the faculty based on their dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Pictured are Audrianna Kauffman and Kaylee Yeakel.
•December 11, 2019•
The CUSD #305 Education Foundation has started a new fund-raising group to support educational opportunities for the students in the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond district.
The group, called One hundred People Who Care ALAH District #305, will meet for the first time Thursday, December 5, at 6:30 at La Cascada in Arthur. Read More
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•December 11, 2019•
Eastern Illinois University’s Dr. Richard G. Jones, Jr., associate professor & introductory course director in EIU’s School of Communication and Journalism, was awarded the Textbook of Distinction Award from the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association for his textbook, Communication in the Real World, Version 2.0.
The Textbook of Distinction Award is conferred to recognize college-level textbooks that show important contributions to the discipline of communication.
Jones received this award November 16 during the National Communication Association’s 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore. Jones has been a longtime member of the National Communication Association, and shared that earning this award recognition is both a career highlight and a personal honor.
•December 11, 2019•
By Ted Walk
Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300
The Sullivan Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a group of volunteers that give a significant amount of time to improve our school.
We are very fortunate to have this organization to host various events, raise funds, and create great experiences for our students.
Some of these experiences include providing field trips such as visits to The Great Pumpkin Patch, Apple Valley Orchard, and to see a show at the Little Theater on the Square. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Bethany school board authorizes $480,000 in working cash bonds. School board members Norma Farris, Carol Gregory, Dick Lamb, Dave McCabe and Paul Roney voted in favor, Steve Funk voted in opposition stating that he would prefer to explore other means of resolving the financial issues. Norma Farris, board president said “This is a band-aid, That’s all it is” and superintendent Marilyn Bayley reported that there’s no way to cut enough from the budget to solve the financial situation we’re in.
Local veterinarian Gregory Mauck recently performed an onychectomy, or surgical declaw, on a five month old male bear. The bear, “Hunter”, was quite aggressive and bit Mauck and it’s owner during the procedure.
Barbara Coslow and Sally Foley of Lovington were recently promoted by the Hardware State Bank. Coslow was promoted to cashier and Foley was named marketing and public relations officer. Read More
•December 4, 2019•
By Supt. Ted Walk,
Sullivan CUSD #300
Sullivan Schools will once again participate in the 5Essentials Survey, which is conducted statewide in Illinois.
This survey, which is completed by students, parents, and teachers, gathers data that can affect academics and school climate.
The five indicators included in the survey are: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environments, and Ambitious Instruction. Read More
•December 4, 2019•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
This column proposes a powerful, practical, if highly unconventional, way to start a national conversation, even a movement, that could possibly help restore a healthy American democracy and solid economic future, and maybe even replace one of our two bankrupt political parties.
Politics and policy are today focused on supporting old coots like me (I’m 78), and the boomers who followed, through oppressive government debt, mountainous student loan burdens, inadequate investment in research and higher education, and generally listless K-12 education. The consequences of our selfish, debt-fueled pandering to my generation will be paid by those who are in college today. Embarrassing.
In the present era, national politics are shaped by winning intra-party primary elections, which are largely captured by activists at polar extremes. The great swath of us in the middle are marginalized, having little impact on who become candidates. Read More
•December 4, 2019•
By Rebecca Anzel
Capitol News Illinois
The office of Illinois’ top lawyer has released its annual safe shopping guide ahead of the holiday season to alert families about recalled children’s toys, clothing and furniture.
The report includes information about goods that are a safety hazard and have been linked to infant deaths. Some of the items featured include choking hazards, articles of clothing that do not meet the government’s flammability standard and furniture that can injure children if not assembled correctly. Read More