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Glo Bingo for Relay
The Glo Bingo was a huge success for the Relay for Life of Moultrie County. Some 170 people raised more than $3000. Pictured is the 2018 committee. Left to right: Rob Young, Michelle Young, Heather Dendy, Shelby Ray, Angie Ray, Heath Ray and Adam McReynolds.
•August 1, 2018•
The Lake Shelbyville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host Aquafest noon-4 p.m. Saturday, August 4.
Children and adults of ages all are welcome to attend. The beach fee will be waived for the entire day to allow all beach users a chance to come out and enjoy the free games and activities. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, August 6 - Country fried steak, mashed potatoes w/gravy, corn and lima beans, Texas toast, apricots
Tuesday, August 7 - Sub sandwich w/lettuce and tomato, broccoli soup, kidney bean salad, bun, Hawaiian salad
Wednesday, August 8 - Baked spaghetti, tossed salad w/dressing packet, chunky applesauce, whole grain wheat, oatmeal raisin cookie
Thursday, August 9 - Chicken parmesan, zucchini bake, cucumber and onion salad, dinner roll, cake with fruit
Friday, August 10 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, Italian green beans, whole grain wheat, peaches
•August 1, 2018•
By Trudy Lieberman,
Rural Health News Service
Two years ago in this space I told the story of a Mississippi woman Katherine Green who got caught in the unsavory business practices of the air ambulance industry that has trapped many more Americans since then. Green, a college history professor, chose to fight the company that transported her late husband to a Jackson hospital after he suffered a fatal fall in their home.
The ambulance company Rocky Mountain Holdings, a subsidiary of Air Methods, billed her $50,950. Her husband’s insurance company, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, which administered the State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, paid $7,192 of the $58,142 the ambulance billed. She was on the hook for the balance.
Green’s retirement savings was in jeopardy. Alarmed, she took her case to Mississippi state officials and the media, which resulted in lots of publicity about her plight. In a recent phone call, Green told me, “I figured out from this, you have to contact everybody. The more inquiries you get out about your situation it eventually becomes too much trouble for them.” Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Illinois Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Sullivan Battalion headed out to battle the flood on the Mississippi River. Approximately 50 guardsmen assigned to Sullivan have been activated to go south while putting their lives on hold. Area communities are pitching in for flood relief. Volunteers from Bethany are collecting donations to be delivered to the Quincy area. Lovington residents are collecting paper products, hygiene items and non-perishable food while members of the Sullivan American Legion are collecting canned goods.
The Moultrie-Douglas Fair was the scene of the 4-H food and clothing shows. Illinois State Fair representatives in the food division will be Paige Clark of Dalton City, Allison Patrick of Bethany, Heidi Crawford of Sullivan and Sarah Jackson of Lovington. Cassandra Jackson of Lovington and Nicole McCabe of Bethany are alternates. Champions in the food division are Ryan Parsons, Tricks and Treats; Christopher Minnis, Let’s Start Cooking; Patrick and Clark, Breads and Cereals; Alyssa Gilmore, Dairy Foods; Angelina Berg, Outdoor Foods I and Heather Mariner, Outdoor Foods II. In the clothing division, Allison Patrick was chosen as a state fair representative, Denise Albert of Dalton City will serve as a delegate. Lynnae Robinson and Meg Reedy were selected as alternates.
Wheelchair athletes Scot Hollonbeck and fellow racer Tony Iniguez, both of Champaign, recently visited Hollonbeck’s grandparents in Sullivan after racing from Champaign to Sullivan via country roads. The two men, who are racing around the country to train for the 1996 Olympics, have recently formed a program called Wheels for the World which is helping the handicapped in underdeveloped countries. Read More
•August 1, 2018•
Senior Education Ministries, Inc. in partnership with the Sullivan community has scheduled Dine with a Doc ® -Sullivan on the First Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Max J. Knight Community Building Banquet Hall at Mason Point.
Dine with a Doc® is a free educational program that welcomes the local senior public to getting to hear an educational topic while enjoying a complimentary lunch.
This program is a community effort of a doctor, a lunch sponsor, the senior citizens, local churches and area businesses coming together for the good of all to serve the senior citizens. Read More
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Bi-Literacy Award Recipients
Trevor Elder and Lindsay Jones from Sullivan High School received the Illinois Seal of Bi-Literacy Award. Students receive this ward by scoring a four or five on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam and by scoring 18 or above in the English section of the ACT. The Seal of Bi-Literacy is added to the student’s diploma and high school transcripts.
•August 1, 2018•
Representing a quarter of the U.S. population, there are more than 83 million Millennials (those born between 1982 and 2000) in the U.S., surpassing the number of Baby Boomers alive today by nearly eight million people. They’ve grown up in a digital age and want different things when it comes to accessing health care.
A PNC Healthcare study last year found that Millennials are twice as likely as Baby Boomers to prefer retail clinics and acute care facilities for speed and efficient healthcare delivery. More than a quarter of Millennials say that they do not have a primary care provider. They value convenience, availability, cost and speed over a relationship with a health care provider.
OSF HealthCare has launched OSF Urgo, a new, modern urgent care, which is designed to meet the wants and needs of individuals and families who are not yet ready or willing to connect to a health care system through a traditional physician-patient relationship. The term “Urgo” is derived from urgent care for people on the go. Read More
•August 1, 2018•
Teens ages 12 to 19 may come in to hang out, make art or help out at the library Tuesday, August 7 and 28. Activities and snacks available. Service hours available for high school volunteers.
Adult Book Club meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, August 9 for an open choice month. Pick any book.
Friday, August 10 is the last day to write down books on books logs to count for Summer Reading. All prizes must be picked up by Thursday, August 23.
Guests of all ages are invited to join in for a Superhero Tea Party Friday, August 10. Fun snacks, heroic games, crafts and prizes are available. Costumes are not required but are appreciated. (Villains welcome too.) Preregistration by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8 is required to attend.
The library will offer preparation and tests on our computers for those studying for SAT exams 10:30-12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 11 and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, August 13. No registration required. Read More
•August 1, 2018•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with the Lake Volunteers Association, Central Illinois Mountain Bike Association, and the General Dacey Trail Mountain Bike Club to host the First DirtWorx MTB Fest on September 14-16.
DirtWorx MTB Fest invites mountain bikers to spend the weekend camping at Coon Creek Campground as they enjoy the trails Lake Shelbyville has to offer, including the General Dacey Trail and Camp Camfield. Weekend activities include Strava Time Trials, free tune-ups, games, food vendors, live music and pocket-sized maps provided for riders to easily navigate self-guided rides throughout the weekend. Read More