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“Out of the Blue”
OVHS Sophomore Olivia Whitney poses with her oil painting (top) “Out of the Blue” at the 37th Children’s Art Exhibition at the EIU Tarble Art Center. Jeremiah Wood, Madalyne McPheeters, Kyla Hutchison and Kaylee Fuentes also had displays at the exhibition.
•March 27, 2019•
The Sullivan Town Wide 2019 Rummage Sale is June 7 and 8.
Boy Scout troop 39 will conduct the annual cookout on the Sullivan IGA parking lot during this community wide event.
The Scouts Cookout has been a Town Wide Rummage Sale event since 2003 and serves as the largest fund-raising event of the year for Boy Scout Troop #39.
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WHS Academic Challenge Team Statebound
The Windsor High School Academic Challenge team competed at Lake Land College recently. The team placed third and advanced to sectionals. Max Carr received a second place medal in biology at regionals and a third place medal at sectionals. Morgan Greuel received a third place medal for computer science at regionals.
The team placed at the EIU sectionals and are now heading to the state competition. Team members are Liam Hortenstine, Payton Nichols, Carson Cole, Nikki Trussell, Lauren Hendershot, Parker Domzalski, Max Carr, Morgan Greuel, Michael McCoy, Maranda Tarvin, Pyrinthia Ballinger, Haley Beck, Logan Greuel, and Beau Bennett.
25 Years Ago This Week
The Sullivan School District is seeking approval in the upcoming election to issue $4,000,000 in school building bonds to build a new K-6 elementary school. The referendum later passed by 887 votes. County Clerk Richard Purdeu is expecting a heavy turnout with cross-over voting. Also on the ballot will be the Sullivan Fire Protection Dist. asking voters to approve a tax rate increase from 30 to 40 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation. This referendum also passed by 14 votes.
Ron Black has been hired by the Lovington School Board to replace former superintendent Dick Nelson when he retires July 1. He comes to Lovington from Hartsburg where he has been the junior-senior high school principal since 1988.
Jibby’s will be serving corned beef and cabbage for lunch and dinner for St. Patrick’s Day. Read More
•March 20, 2019•
By Supt. Ted Walk
Sullivan CUSD #300
On Tuesday, April 2, voters will once again have the chance to make their input on the school heard by participating in the upcoming school board election. Every two years, an election is held to fill either three or four of the seven Sullivan School Board seats.
This coming April, there will be four open seats. A quick glance at the ballot may reveal that there are only a total of four candidates running this year, which could lead to the idea that voting is inconsequential as all four members will fill the four vacancies.
However, upon closer inspection, it would be discovered that membership on the board of education is restricted to a maximum of three members from any congressional township. Read More
•March 13, 2019•
Moultrie County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0196, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. Read More
•March 13, 2019•
SBL AdvantAge 50 is offering a day trip to the International Quilt Festival, Thursday, March 28, being held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
The festival will feature hundreds of vendors, educational programs and all kinds of new and exciting quilting items. Read More
•March 13, 2019•
Several Moultrie County agencies are banding together to co-sponsor a one-day prescription medication take back event 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 in the parking lot of the Moultrie County Health Department.
The Moultrie County Health Department has opened the event in accordance with the DEA National Prescription Take Back Day through the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office and the Sullivan Police Department. Other sponsors include the Moultrie County Counseling Center and New Vision, Inc. of HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, March 18 - Beef tips in gravy, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans w/tomato, onion, and bacon, whole grain wheat (1), mandarin oranges
Tuesday, March 19 - Ham and beans, pickled beets, cornbread, peaches
Wednesday, March 20 - Beef stew w/potatoes, carrots, and onions, seasoned greens, biscuits, pears
Thursday, Mach 21 - Salisbury beef pattie, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, banana bread w/cream cheese
Friday, March 22 - Whitefish burger w/sauce pkt., baked beans, fruit juice, bun, scalloped pineapple
25 Years Ago This Week
Ana Endara, an exchange student from Panama who officially graduated from a private school in Panama in December, came to the United States to earn her second diploma. She is staying with host family Homer and Joyce Russell. In Panama she eats rice, meat, potatoes and some spicy foods. Ana said while in Sullivan she ate fast food at least four times a week. She has enjoyed basketball season, and she also enjoys studying and listening to music. Her favorite classes are U.S. History and Advanced Biology.
Pennies for the Potties has paid off. The Little Theatre-On the Square will begin its renovation of its restrooms soon. The board also has plans for moving the doors and constructing a new concession stand. Read More