•November 21, 2018•
Santa Claus is coming to the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center 9 a.m.-noon December 8. The Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center is transformed into the North Pole, and the event is open to children of all ages and their caregivers. See Santa and his photographer elves in the Grand Lobby for one free photo print to take home. Read More
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SES Gold Slip Winners
Each month Sullivan Elementary School honors students who go above and beyond expectations by awarding them a “Gold Slip.” Below are the Gold Slip winners from the month of October.
From Left to Right: Nixon Dundee was in the middle of a race during recess when his competitor fell to the ground. Nixon stopped racing and went back to see whether the other student was okay.
Bryar Cowger was playing “Around the World” with the class. He was doing very well as he is a math facts Whiz! After competing against many students and winning, a classmate finally beat Bryar by saying the answer before Bryar did. Bryar calmly sat down since his turn was over but then reached out to “high five” the girl who beat him.
Koda Plumb offered to help another student with his math activity since the other student needed someone to explain the process to him. Koda was patient and helpful.
As her class was headed to the restroom, Paityn Strauf noticed that a student from another room had spilled paint. She offered to clean it up without anyone even asking her to.
•November 21, 2018•
By Ted Walk,
Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300
This year Sullivan High School opened a Student Technology Service Center. During almost every period of the school day, students report to this room to fulfill varied tasks. These can range from editing video, to updating the school website, to repairing student iPads. Students can be assigned to these tasks through the Service Learning Program. The students in this room are led and taught by Mr. Waelde, our District IT Director. He has had significant previous experiences working on Google and Apple products and is a wealth of information for our students. The hands-on learning experienced by our students, coupled with the advantages for students who utilize these services is a great asset to our schools. Teachers and other staff members benefit from different services offered in the Student Technology Services Center as well. These include simple tasks such as making copies, creating materials for teacher web pages, and using Photoshop or Illustrator to enhance projects. I have been very impressed with the skills our students are acquiring as well as the quality of the work produced. This unique opportunity for our students to create materials and products for real-world use is one of the many reasons that I am proud to be a part of the Sullivan School District, where we strive to be Preparing Students for Successful Lives by Inspiring and Expecting Excellence in Ourselves, Our Community, and in Every Student, Every Day!
•November 14, 2018•
Designers are gearing up to transform the Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education at Sarah Bush Lincoln into a shimmering winter wonderland for the annual Festival of Trees, now in its 20th year.
The public is invited to share in this magical event, themed “Mistletoe Magic,” from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, November 16, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, November 17. Sponsors are Consolidated Communications (Principle Media Sponsor); Dale & Marilyn Hoots (Title Sponsor), BSA LifeStructures, Co-Bank & Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, Dr. Lori & Bobbo Cudone, First Mid Bank & Trust, and Leslie Hill (Gala Sponsors); WMCI, The Party, The Axe and Victory (Memory Star Tree Title Sponsors); Adams Funeral Chapel, Adams Memorials, Anderson Electric, and Doug and Tracey McCord (Festival Sponsors).
“Festival of Trees is one of the favorite holiday events in this area and truly helps to get our community into the spirit of the season,” Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation Special Events Coordinator Kim Lockart said. “We’re excited about many new additions to this year’s Festival.” Net proceeds from Festival of Trees support the cardiology expansion project that includes a new Heart Center and 21 new private patient rooms. Read More
•November 14, 2018•
Santa’s Workshop is a fund-raiser for Dove’s Moultrie County Domestic Violence Program.
Join in the family fun Saturday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion in Sullivan. Santa will be present for pictures and visits before and after the city parade. Read More
•November 14, 2018•
By Ted Walk,
Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300
Each year the Sullivan School District meets with members of various local organizations to conduct a safety review for the school system.
Items covered during this time can vary widely but typically include updates on our safety improvements, a review of our safety drill programs, and information on our emergency plans. Read More
•November 14, 2018•
Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England announced post election procedures prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 20 canvass of election returns.
Provisional Ballots are to be processed and counted before the Retab. [10 ILCS 5/18A-15(a)] Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
More than 1,500 members of foster and adoptive families were greeted by an ostrich-riding cowboy at the Festival of Lights at the Inn at Eagle Creek. Arthur, Arcola, and Mattoon have joined with Sullivan, Findlay and Shelbyville to form a circle of lighted communities around Lake Shelbyville.
Even some of the dogs got into the spirit of Halloween. A photo was taken by R.R. Best of Wiggles sporting his rabbit ears. Wiggles is owned by Teri Stone of Sullivan.
Amanda Taylor, Sarah Dean and Brandon Stone have the lead roles as Aunt Eller, Laurey and Curly in the Sullivan Middle School’s presentation of Oklahoma. Blake Lane will play Ike Skidmore, Kyle Wickline is Fred, Greg Seelhoefer is Slim and Derek Elder is Will Parker. Jud Fry will be played by Luke Standerfer, and Ado Annie Carnes will be played by Laine Lewis. Heath Siebert is Ali Hakim, Norah Hallford is Gertie Cummings, Brooke Smith is Ellen, Mandy Kracht is Kate, Sara Holt is Vivian and Scarlett Martin is Armina. Other male roles are Curtis Cornwell as Aggie, Shannon Miller as Andrew Carnes, Jason Fowler as Cord Elam, Phil Jesse is Jess, Ryan Collins as Chalmers, Keath Murray as Mike, Willson Turner is Joe and Jake Pope is Sam. Many other students will be singing in the chorus. Read More
Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Preschoolers gather with Senior Center witches.
•November 7, 2018•
By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress
Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, Oh, My! exclaimed 26 children from Sullivan Pre-School as they paraded their Halloween costumes for the delighted seniors at the Senior Center in Sullivan on Oct. 31.
Led by Meghan Dean, half of the children were dressed in yellow Minion helmets and yellow t-shirts. The other half sported white t-shirts they had decorated for Halloween.
Following their costume parade the children received treat bags from the Senior Center staff who were costumed all in black as good, glam witches.
The seniors then took their turn at celebrating by listening to the duo of Chuck and Roger who presented an hour’s program of country/western music. Read More
•November 7, 2018•
On Tuesday, the Okaw Valley FFA Soil Judging Team competed at the Shelby County Land Use Competition. Okaw Valley won in convincing style earning the top six places. First - Elizabeth Herbord; second Case Crawford; third Sadie Zimmerman; fourth Cole Nichols; fifth Karlie Stauder; sixth Kylie Stauder.
The team will compete on Tuesday when OV hosts the FFA Section Land Use Competition.